Nike connections at Oregon

[tornado]

You think maybe the powerful and wealthy people at Nike don't have a little undue influence at Oregon?
The Nike CEO, Phil Knight, actually had a headset on and was in on the coaching at Oregon's last FB game..

http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/what-if-booster-could-listen-on-oregon-headset-29311

[theBUer]

No different than someone parking near the airport listening to air control traffic, no?

Well wait, this seems like a bizarre way to reward a wealthy booster.

[tornado]

makes me wonder if he didn't get his way or get his perks, would he have the coach fired?? Dana better watch out.....

[SFP]

I wish BU had a supporter like Phil Knight. Nothing wrong with that. Last I saw Oregon was competing for the national title in football and a spanking brand new arena was built for their basketball program. Everyone knows that Nike is connected to Oregon.

[Lakeview Brave]

We have CAT

[theBUer]

We have CAT

Yet if CAT gave more money to athletics than academics, people would whine that BU would deprive itself of Nobel Peace Prize winners.

It's jealousy, pure and simple.

[SFP]

CAT has been great and I do like that they have put money into the programs that will help them most! That is just smart. Also, the money is fungible which means other funds have been able to make its way towards the athletic department and their spanking new facilities but in no way have they matched what Phil has done for Oregon.

BTW theBUer Nice try for the dig! I still believe we need to be more concern about our academic reputation then sports. I'd like both as very few schools can pull off. Guns and butter

[amckillip]

Yet if CAT gave more money to athletics than academics, people would whine that BU would deprive itself of Nobel Peace Prize winners.

It's jealousy, pure and simple.

I'm not following this. Explain? (Just the bold part)

[AZ BU Fan]

Wonder if the Oregon athletes wear 'Adidas'?

[BSSFan#1]

makes me wonder if he didn't get his way or get his perks, would he have the coach fired?? Dana better watch out.....

Seriously? The Oregon AD is Phil Knight's best buddy.

http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2008/04/07/oregon-ad-id-probably-talk-to-phil-knight-before-hiring-firin/

[theBUer]

I still believe we need to be more concern about our academic reputation then sports. I'd like both as very few schools can pull off. Guns and butter

That's all well and fine. We could certainly win an NCAA title if we had the talent in our sports, but we're not a high-level research institution. Noam Chomsky is not going to come to Peoria to merely teach intro courses and some upper-division courses without much time or money for research.

[SFP]

That's all well and fine. We could certainly win an NCAA title if we had the talent in our sports, but we're not a high-level research institution. Noam Chomsky is not going to come to Peoria to merely teach intro courses and some upper-division courses without much time or money for research.

Throw out my Nobel prize quote (that was more of an aspiration then reality but sometimes dreams do become true) and let's just think how BU can become a premier place of higher ed. Ever hear of shooting for the moon? You have to think big to get big. When your goals are small your achievement are small. BU has the right make up to become truly a nationally recognized University known for academics. If our basketball program follows suit, the better. Really who cares which came first, the chicken or the egg? We are in America whatever happened to thinking about achieving the impossible?

"Great Minds Discuss Ideas; Average Minds Discuss Events; Small Minds Discuss People."

[SFP]

BTW theBUer Noam Chomsky would never last a day in Peoria where he would be a classical fish out of water. In Peoria you need to be able to hop on your right foot.

[theBUer]

Throw out my Nobel prize quote (that was more of an aspiration then reality but sometimes dreams do become true) and let's just think how BU can become a premier place of higher ed. Ever hear of shooting for the moon? You have to think big to get big. When your goals are small your achievement are small. BU has the right make up to become truly a nationally recognized University known for academics. If our basketball program follows suit, the better. Really who cares which came first, the chicken or the egg? We are in America whatever happened to thinking about achieving the impossible?

"Great Minds Discuss Ideas; Average Minds Discuss Events; Small Minds Discuss People."

No doctoral programs, especially in the sciences and the humanities. That is why the professors who do a lot of research would not come here.

Also, there is no medical school nor law school (although the school wants a law school here, but that will take some time to develop a reputation if it comes to fruition).

BTW theBUer Noam Chomsky would never last a day in Peoria where he would be a classical fish out of water. In Peoria you need to be able to hop on your right foot.

Okay, he's an eccentric man. But Grinnell, which is out in the middle of Iowa cornfields (between Iowa City and Des Moines anyway) is a little slice of radical heaven.

And it's ironic that you want the brightest minds to come to Peoria, when you pretty much think they'd be miserable here. Pity them that they cannot sail off the Atlantic/Pacific or take a trip to Tahoe.

[SFP]

Okay, he's an eccentric man. But Grinnell, which is out in the middle of Iowa cornfields (between Iowa City and Des Moines anyway) is a little slice of radical heaven.

And it's ironic that you want the brightest minds to come to Peoria, when you pretty much think they'd be miserable here. Pity them that they cannot sail off the Atlantic/Pacific or take a trip to Tahoe.

Did I say miserable? I'm not sure I even hinted that they would??? I was pointing out that P-town is a touch right of center. Am I wrong? I'm sure there would be a few right wing intellectuals that would find Peoria stimulating. One thing I never do is criticize conservative or liberal thinking. What I do criticize are the people that cannot change their mind once common sense and rational objectives are put in front of them. A dogmatic approach to anything never leads to long term success, IMHO.

BTW... Grinnel is a fine Liberal Arts school and Iowa has always been known for their acceptance of liberal teachings much more then central Illinois.