So, they got Adidas to release them from the contract with very little penalty. Now Nike can be the hero and pick up the sponsorship, getting plenty of extra good publicity.

Well played, UCF.

/ the Marcus Jordan shoe, preferred by attention whores everywhere

Don't they all have to be barefoot in the octagon?

Big deal. $3mil over a 5 year contract? MJ makes that much in about a month. The JORDAN brand will just start sponsoring the team.

He didn't do as his corporate masters told him, surprised he wasn't taken out at sunrise and shot.

Jordan should have reproduced with a taller, more athletic woman.

MBK: I knew one of his sons quit playing basketball at U of Illinois and decided to focus only on his academics.

I'm pretty sure he's back on the team now. Both of his kids are extremely athletic but don't have the same size as MJ. I think Jeffrey (UofI) is only about 6'1", probably about 180.

It doesn't matter what these kids do.

They are loaded for life.

Their kids will be loaded for life.

Their grandkids will be loaded for life.

And so on. And so on.

Marcus is just more of a defensive-minded player. Watched him in the exhibition game, he missed some FGs but he made up for it in defense. He'll be an okay player, he isn't his dad, but give the kid credit for what he does do well.

So it was the last year of a five-year deal, the crappy economy being it all....I'm sure Adidas was more than happy to terminate the deal.

I don't see why Jordan's kid or UCF keeps getting blamed for this.

1. Marcus was told he would be able to wear the Nike brand shoes when he was recruited (clears him)

2. UCF was told by Adidas regional management that it would be fine to make an exception for Jordan's kid, and it wouldn't affect the deal. (clears UCF)

It only became a problem once the top execs in Adidas got wind of this. Jordan's kid didn't back down, UCF didn't back down, so they made the call to cancel the deal. This is totally on Adidas and I'm sure some of the management that dealt directly with UCF doesn't have their jobs anymore.

Kyosuke: So, they got Adidas to release them from the contract with very little penalty. Now Nike can be the hero and pick up the sponsorship, getting plenty of extra good publicity.

Well played, UCF.

This. Supposedly Nike is already involved in negotiations with the school.

Mr. Coffee Nerves: So Michael Jordan's son is playing at UCF?

He must run the court slower than Kirstie Alley runs from the Ben & Jerry truck. His shooting accuracy must be shamed by Helen Keller's archery stats. I'm guessing he couldn't get a rebound if you dunked him in chocolate and money and sent him to a Hugh Grant movie marathon.

Yes, UCF is a Division I program, but this is Jordan's kid. I can't imagine North Carolina would have turned him down even if he knew less about handling balls than k.d. Lang.

As a UCF student, I find this whole thing laughable.

He wasn't even flaunting the Nike brand or anything. It seems like the shoes he was wearing must have been custom made, because they were ALL white, without so much as a black nike swoosh anywhere.

In fact, the only branding on or around his feet, were ADIDAS ankle guards, which clearly showed not only the adidas 3 stripes logo, but the adidas name as well.

Personally, I'm excited. Since adidas canceled the contract, hopefully it means our football uniforms get reworked. I hate them.

Mr. Coffee Nerves: So Michael Jordan's son is playing at UCF?

He must run the court slower than Kirstie Alley runs from the Ben & Jerry truck. His shooting accuracy must be shamed by Helen Keller's archery stats. I'm guessing he couldn't get a rebound if you dunked him in chocolate and money and sent him to a Hugh Grant movie marathon.

Yes, UCF is a Division I program, but this is Jordan's kid. I can't imagine North Carolina would have turned him down even if he knew less about handling balls than k.d. Lang.

metaphors and similes...u haz them.

I went to UCF, so I am getting a kick. I'm friends with the team's manager and apparently they are in talks with Nike but nothing solid just yet.

/has hung out with Marcus
//cool guy
///kinda looks like a tall Urkel

CastorTroy: MattyFridays: It doesn't matter what these kids do.

They are loaded for life.

Their kids will be loaded for life.

Their grandkids will be loaded for life.

And so on. And so on.

Not if that nasty little gambling habit has anything to say about that.

You're forgetting the divorce and how Jordan had to hand over tons and tons of cash to his wife. She doesn't have a gambling problem.

Loaded is relative, but the Jordan family line won't be hurting for cash any time soon.

OtherLittleGuy: BarrRepublican: Mr. Coffee Nerves: So Michael Jordan's son is playing at UCF?

He must run the court slower than Kirstie Alley runs from the Ben & Jerry truck. His shooting accuracy must be shamed by Helen Keller's archery stats. I'm guessing he couldn't get a rebound if you dunked him in chocolate and money and sent him to a Hugh Grant movie marathon.

Yes, UCF is a Division I program, but this is Jordan's kid. I can't imagine North Carolina would have turned him down even if he knew less about handling balls than k.d. Lang.

Yeah, you found Dennis Miller's Fark Handle.

So this is where Dennis Miller's funny went.

CastorTroy: Not if that nasty little gambling habit has anything to say about that.

No shiat. The kids ain't gonna be broke but paying off old mistresses and compulsive gambling have a way of diminishing fortunes.

IAmRight: Yeah, I guess you can't make the exception because then EVERY kid whose dad has his own line of shoes and has had them for longer than most kids that are currently in college have been alive is going to want the exception.

Exactly.

JohnBigBootay: CastorTroy: Not if that nasty little gambling habit has anything to say about that.

No shiat. The kids ain't gonna be broke but paying off old mistresses and compulsive gambling have a way of diminishing fortunes.

Again:

Jordan gave 170 million dollars to his wife as part of the divorce settlement. Jordan could be piss poor when he dies and the kids will still be plenty well off..

Jpeg22: As a UCF student, I find this whole thing laughable.

He wasn't even flaunting the Nike brand or anything. It seems like the shoes he was wearing must have been custom made, because they were ALL white, without so much as a black nike swoosh anywhere.

In fact, the only branding on or around his feet, were ADIDAS ankle guards, which clearly showed not only the adidas 3 stripes logo, but the adidas name as well.

Personally, I'm excited. Since adidas canceled the contract, hopefully it means our football uniforms get reworked. I hate them.

Yeah, our football uniforms are pretty bad. I don't know who thought urine yellow was a good color.

As for Marcus, he seems pretty much in keeping with the quality of player we normally recruit. Based solely on the exhibition game, I'd say he is the second best of our four freshman.

Mr. Coffee Nerves: So Michael Jordan's son is playing at UCF?

He must run the court slower than Kirstie Alley runs from the Ben & Jerry truck. His shooting accuracy must be shamed by Helen Keller's archery stats. I'm guessing he couldn't get a rebound if you dunked him in chocolate and money and sent him to a Hugh Grant movie marathon.

Yes, UCF is a Division I program, but this is Jordan's kid. I can't imagine North Carolina would have turned him down even if he knew less about handling balls than k.d. Lang.

Do you write your own snaps?
because I laughtered, and a bit of it was out loud.