Phil Knight stepping down at Nike
An interesting development to happen at the exact time we are about to announce our apparel contract. Nike chair Phil Knight, of Pimp my Middling Athletic Department fame, is stepping down. There's absolutely no way this has anything to do with us, right? I'm guessing the answer is somewhere between no and audible laughter that I even suggested it... The guy is 76. This is just weird timing.
http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/13176681/nike-phil-knight-76-hand-offing-chairman-duties
Wonder how this wil affect Oregon's athletic department
I bet they go to Adidas.
I think not!
who is the girl in your avatar/gif?
si senor.
Googling her now...NICE!
watch M announce a deal with Nike and Dave Brandon take over....OH CRUEL FATE
Well he can't do that until he screws with Toys R Us.
...which could be any day
Knight also says he will transfer most of his Nike stock to a limited liability company called Swoosh LLC
and said he has been noticing visitors coming in. Based on this traffic he said he would be shocked if Nike isn't announced very soon.
What are you saying? Don't understand.
I dont understand... even if we switch to Nike, we still have to wear Adidas for another year.
Oregon and Ann Arbor. I would assume Nike representatives just might be around to finalize a deal and for an announcement.
Nike!
Maybe Dave Brandon will replace Phil Knight?
announce his retirement and then drop the mic and walk off stage.
this
That
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And the other thing
WD's Tennessee UNIFORMZ post must have taken Knight down. Another head for WD's trophy wall.
I laughed wayyyyyy too hard at this comment.
How much creative control did Knight have? Just curious if we'll see any difference with him in or out like some other companies.
it's never weird timing when a 76 year old retires.
Unless that 76 year old is the Pope- that'd be weird...
Average retirement age: 78.7
Percent to die in office since 1789: 54.4
Rehnquist is the only one to die in office since 1955, and justices are retiring later than in the past.
But they're practically a bunch of spring chickens these days. Last time I looked the Senate had a bunch of guys in their 80s and some in their 90s...McCain in his mid-70s was like #15 in age. Now the median age is 61, there are only five over 80, and the oldest is Feinstein (just turned 82 in June). So scratch that.
Said on there Knight has advised the board to find his replacement and recommended the current CEO take the Chair when he steps down. I don't remember them saying that he was stepping down and I have not read the official statement from Nike.
Parker of PSU? So we can expect that swoosh-shaped mana will continue to rain from heaven in Happy Valley.
Could this have anything to do with the FIFA scandal?
Also. I saw someone posted about Oregon. I doubt this will affect them much in the short term. But once Phil passes away, I wouldn't be stunned to see them eventually slip back into mediocrity. How many historical no name programs have made it to the big time and held on long term? Oregon has had a nice 10+ year run. But somewhere down the road I'm guessing they regress.
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It's possible. It happened to Miami.
it happens to every program. Bama had their down years, Note Dame had decades. Michigan, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Penn State and several other "powers" went through slumps
Oregon is not a "traditional power."
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Except of course our biggest rival :( they are always good.
I thought he was in his mid 60's. Phil should in enjoy retirement since he is a billionaire and the Swoosh is billion dollar empire. Michigan will be Nike's Crown Jewel in matter of days again which Michigan should have never left the Swoosh for 3 lines Adidas.
What happens to the ducks now???!!?
Huge donations from Swoosh LLC.
You guys with your sneaky uniform posts.
You forgot the OT
Part of Hackett's demands.
/s... maybe
I will now only wear Michigan "McGregor" or "Voit" swag moving forward.
Your a CHAMPION!
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Right on. I'm more of a MTA guy myself.
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Without getting political I will suggest watching Michael Moore's "The Big One." Documentary on corporate myths that ends with an interview of Phil Knight where he comes off about as well as Charlton Heston did in "Bowling for Columbine."
I'd recommend never watching anything produced by Michael Moore.
Why not? Every film is an ideological work, Moore just doesn't mask his views at all. The interview he references is actually quite interesting, Phil Knight basically comes out and says 1) he isn't interested in visiting the factories that make his shoes in Indonesia, and doesn't really care that they support a genocidal regime, and 2) he doesn't think unemployed Americans really want to work. Moore didn't have to put any words in his mouth.
Oh because they aren't America - Indonesia must have a "genocidal regime"? Are you fucking kidding me? It's a democratically elected government. And Michael Moore doesn't have to put words in people's mouths? Try watching any of his other deceptive films and tell me that. That giant cheese puff acts like he fights for the common man while raking in millions by making untruthful documentaries. Calling his work "documentary" is a disservice to all other documentaries. It is more like unapologetic socialist whining covered by deceitful editing.
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