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2026 Tristen "TK5" Keys 5* WR from Hattiesburg, MS commits to LSU

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Rellyrell said:
Brother, lol…

Adidas, UA, or NB athletes at a respective school is obligated to wear that school’s sponsorship on court/field & off court/field they represent their NIL deal.

Which is y I’ve told this board that Adidas, UA, & NB allow their NIL signees to sign w rival sponsors, while Nike does not. Trevor Lawrence had a back door w Adidas his entire time while playing at Clemson. On field, Nike, off field he was rocking Adidas shoes.
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That arrangement might be one of the most retarded things I’ve ever heard. 99.999% of fans will never see a player off the field so why would a shoe company pay a player any amount of money to wear the brand off the field? At the very least these companies better be telling their NIL signees that they strongly prefer the players go to schools that wear the same brand.
 
JHallCanes said:
Some people have said that NIL has negated Mario’s best ability with his recruiting

I feel a bit of the opposite. Not saying that thought process is wrong I just think that you’re gonna see situations like you’re saying where the money is equal, so it still comes down to old fashioned recruiting
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At the end, $ talks, bs walks. Thankfully, our NIL is arguably stronger than ever! Let’s hope Mario is aggressive in this department.
 
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Squid Bumciorek said:
That arrangement might be one of the most retarded things I’ve ever heard. 99.999% of fans will never see a player off the field so why would a shoe company pay a player any amount of money to wear the brand off the field? At the very least these companies better be telling their NIL signees that they strongly prefer the players go to schools that wear the same brand.
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It’s y I legit ? those aforementioned brands. Even Nike took a jab at NB when Cooper Flagg hit a game clinching shot saying “still powered by Nike.” Lol. Then NB responded officially saying they have no problem w Flagg wearing Nike on court b/c it’s temporary.

Imo, it’s a big mistake for those companies to allow their NIL players rep other brands in school while playing b/c of what u said. Only Nike/JB NIL guys specifically go to Nike/JB schools. I posted a list of Adidas NIL athletes attending rival brands, & often times it backfires 2-3 yrs down the line.
 
JHallCanes said:
Some people have said that NIL has negated Mario’s best ability with his recruiting

I feel a bit of the opposite. Not saying that thought process is wrong I just think that you’re gonna see situations like you’re saying where the money is equal, so it still comes down to old fashioned recruiting
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Mario was always going to recruit like this, that’s why he interviewed Miami for the job….they didn’t interview him. He wanted to make sure he had similar bags like Oregon. That’s all he needed, dude learned from the goats of recruiting. Butch and Saban
 
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Rellyrell said:
It’s y I legit ? those aforementioned brands. Even Nike took a jab at NB when Cooper Flagg hit a game clinching shot saying “still powered by Nike.” Lol. Then NB responded officially saying they have no problem w Flagg wearing Nike on court b/c it’s temporary.

Imo, it’s a big mistake for those companies to allow their NIL players rep other brands in school while playing b/c of what u said. Only Nike/JB NIL guys specifically go to Nike/JB schools. I posted a list of Adidas NIL athletes attending rival brands, & often times it backfires 2-3 yrs down the line.
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Nike runs **** in America it’s that simple. Anyone saying otherwise is fried, you can’t save them Rel. you tried but you just can’t save them
 
Dwinstitles said:
Mario was always going to recruit like this, that’s why he interviewed Miami for the job….they didn’t interview him. He wanted to make sure he had similar bags like Oregon. That’s all he needed, dude learned from the goats of recruiting. Butch and Saban
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I don’t even read these post OV stories anymore. They are all pretty much the same regurgitated fluff unless the kid is on the verge of pulling the trigger. As I’ve said 3040599 times with this kid, I’m not paying attention to anything he does until Thanksgiving. Even if he were to commit to us tomorrow, 😴.
 
Their are several combo's of WR's we are on that would pop other than, Keys and Russell. Some, you might not know we're still recruiting.
I am old enough to have seen Adidas be on top, basically leave the US and make a shocking return and rise in the US, seen Puma be big in the US, leave and make a somewhat comeback, their back at least, seen the rise and fall of Converse, Reebok and Pony. converse came back. I was the 1st person I knew to get a pair of Nike's in middle school, in like 1980. Just timing and I liked the look of this new brand, leather-red swoosh. They came out originally with a canvas shoe and a leather shoe. Canvas was their initial focus. Nike has definitely fallen off, big. They are a little ahead of Adidas in US Sales. Surprising to me, New Balance and Converse are next. This was from about a year ago.
 
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