Good for Adidas. First of all, the kid isn't good enough to be demanding to wear "his" shoes. Second, UCF shouldn't have lied to the kid. Third, UCF has no balls...the AD or the football program should have nipped this in the bud. An apparel agreement is big even if it is Adidas. And I think it's hilarious Nike doesn't want UCF.
on top of future income from trademarks, contracts, shoe revenues, ect... i guess he was thinking that it was the principle of it all...lol
Spoiled little kid. LOL! Like father like son. I hope this teaches BOTH of them a lesson. You're no different. You might be a good basketball player, but you're above no one else IN A TEAM that's supposed to be together.
I really doubt either Jordan is really concerned about what happened. Marcus can probably payback the lost revenue with a week's allowance. I doubt that he has the same appreciation for the value of a dollar that everybody else does.
I feel that. Still once they found themselves in a bind. The School before the player. Rocket River MJ2 is not *as* wrong as I originally thought . . but it is still sh***y I wonder how many other kids' scholarships team equipment etc this effected Rocket River
Probably none. They'll still get their scholarships and gear. The university will just have to foot the bill. UCF is a huge school. A little bigger than Florida actually. They probably get a good chunk of change from student fees for athletics.
I think forcing kids to wear a certain pair of shoes is r****ded. How about if the shoes don't fit right. Can the kid sue the school or the Adidas for foot injuries. There was a case like that with a junior tennis player is suing Adidas for jacking up her feet because the shoes they supplied her were ill-suited for her.
well the university gets money for the game tickets (if they are selling) because they want to see the son of jordan playing, but I heard he plays bad. Marcus is a spoiled kid that always gets whatever he wants because of his father.
A scholarship is normally a contract and the athlete'll be bound to whatever terms he/she signed to which may involve wearing equipment provided. However, if this is indeed the case, I expect the athlete to, at the very least, be able to demand proper gear, in this case, properly fitting shoes, unless stipulated explicitly that he/she is to wear whatever is provided unconditionally.
This. The coaches quotes at the end are merely a coach (rightly or wrongly) defending his player. And shame on MJ for letting this happen.
I can imagine MJ telling his kid, "A Jordan does not wear Adidas (or any other major competitor to the Jordan Brand)" Situation makes me think of the Magic story where Magic intentionally got under MJ's skin by telling him he was making money off Jordan by selling licensed NBA jerseys.
I heard the opposite when they were talking about it on Jim Rome. But then again, that's why I don't listen to Jim Rome.
