Re: Adidas and Nike... really?

Not in the least do I believe Nike does anything out of “the goodness of their heart”...
Which other shoe company will be lining up?

It may take time - but let’s play this out (hypothetically)...
Let’s say most of the schools in the south fall in line with name/statue changes etc...
All the while - two hugely popular football players are encouraging Clemson to rename some things... two players (former Clemson players no less) that have endorsement deals with Nike and Adidas (who together also happen to have most all the CFB business) ...

Clemson stays stubborn - while the SEC falls in line ... at what point does Nike say - we think the association with Clemson is bad for our brand? And if that happens- which shoe company will jump up and sign us??

You have many massive corporations taking a stand ....
Deshaun is Nike endorsed and about to become one of the faces of the NFL...

Deandre is by many accounts the top receiver in the NFL and Adidas affiliated...

It’s not a stretch to imagine shoe companies throwing their significant economic clout around ...

I could be entirely wrong - none of this is guaranteed but it’s not far fetched either...

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First off, great response. I usually steer clear from political post there’s not so much dialogue back and forth as there is name calling and “gotcha” statements.

I just think that Nike isn’t the only power broker in the equation. I believe Clemson is very lucrative to many corporations out there and with the track record of the team on and off the field, that companies would like to have their products advertised by Clemson football.

I could be entirely wrong as well.

I guess the things that sticks in my craw are twofold

1) When is it going to end?

For the record I think Tillman Hall should go back to the original name it had of Old Main. (That’s just my opinion, and it hasn’t always been my opinion, but thru research and discussion on the matter I have changed my mind) I must admit I was not aware of all the bad history behind Ben Tillman when I was a student at Clemson..... it was just Tillman Hall. Tillman Hall seemed to be renamed in a spiteful way during a turbulent time in our countries history.
The John C Calhoun debacle is more troubling to me. We can’t place our present day social values on someone who lived in the early to mid 1800’s. We find it shocking and horrifying today, but That just was not the case then. So we can’t name anything after anyone who was part of our history from the past. Do we name the building after someone who is alive today? Good luck with that! There will be groups pouring over records to find any dirt they can on whoever the building is named after. Calhoun is a part of Clemson History like it or not. Changing the name of the Honors College will not Change that. There has only been one perfect being to walk this earth and you have groups of people who have dedicated their lives to discrediting him, so good luck finding a mere mortal that will stand up to the scrutiny. Once they change the names of a few buildings will that make everyone happy? Will Clemson lose its whole identity in an endless effort to continue to rename itself as more groups come forward? It’s a slippery slope if there ever was one.

2) The bullying by social media and the General media

The second part that is troubling is the way groups and corporations go about getting change. The whole social media bend the knee or we will destroy you act is getting old. They come out with something and say this is how we feel about this situation and if you are so bold as to have a different opinion we will destroy your employment opportunities, label you racist ,homophobic, misogynist etc, etc, etc. and try and inflict any harm we possibly can on you and your organization. The media whether it’s news, movies, music and social media often seems to think there job is to tell me how I should think about every and all things. It’s not about informing and entertaining it become indoctrination, misinformation and divisiveness. It can be overwhelming at times. Sometime we like to watch a sporting event for entrainment purposes and to forget about the hustle and bustle of the world for a few hours and not be preached at that if we aren’t on board with (Insert social happening here) we are in fact part of the problem, not the solution ( I’m looking at you ESPN) Sometimes I just want a pair of shoes that don’t hurt my feet, not having to worry if I am committing a real faux pas by wearing my red, white and blue PF Flyers tennis shoes after their horrid inaction on ( insert endangered species, banana slug, or spotted owl here).

Nuk and Deshaun are very popular public figures, and tho I have never sat down and had an in-depth discussion with either about any topic at all, they seem like solid grounded people. They are entitled to their opinions on this topic as well as each and everyone of us.

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why would there be a need for a white kids only scholarship?

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wueagle has a Winthrop education, so you can understand