Coach Pitino, in over his head in payola quicksand...throwing out rumors. Not much credibility in his statements.
Nike, is likely in the pay to recruit business, as are the other named apparel/shoe companies. However, I seriously doubt that Nike would go to bat for DePaul (or Creighton, for that matter) as they are not marquee schools for the brand, both towards the bottom tier of contract schools. Georgetown, probably the Big East leader with Nike, doesn't even make the Top 65 contracts (as per the 2016 data). This data has been tweaked a bit with recent contracts with L'ville, Michigan, Alabama, even Georgetown has a new contract.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlybenja ... c71f37308f ZMagic 30, You are trolling or just a really loyal fan?
(DePaul) Trying their best, I suppose.
[b]I’m just glad that it hasn’t come out that we offered him anything[/b]. Gonna keep holding my breath until it’s over, though
Nike won't pay for a recruit to go to DePaul, or Creighton. Neither school is important enough to "merit" such attention from Nike. Are you so starved for attention, that you'd even welcome a nightmare for our Jays?
Apparently you missed the part where DePaul - who hasn’t had a winning record since 2006 - reportedly offered him $200k. I’m not saying that I believe that Creighton played dirty in any way, I’m just hoping that nothing comes out.
So you believe Rick Pitino's take on DePaul? A desperate coach attempting to recoup his paycheck. The part I really admire about your comments...you don't Believe Creighton is dirty, however, you believe there is Creighton dirt that could come out. Which is it man? You obviously don't think we have a good, clean program. What a tool you are - a great fan of the institution.
Our President, AD, and staff are people of good character. I don't believe any of our leaders would stand for, nor allow, any dishonest or "dirty" behavior or dealings at Creighton.