Mars Blackman or MJ? tough call.

Last night Marcus Jordan (yeah, that Jordan’s son) wore Nike’s to play in their exhibition game against Saint Leo last night (which they won 85-64).

I get it, this is one sloppy mess over wearing the greatest basketball shoes ever made, or some crappy Adidas basketball shoes. It is a big deal, lots of money at stakes from Adidas.

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I don’t understand why this is such a big deal to everyone. Do we REALLY think that now Adidas has officially become the sponsor of schools not name Central Florida, do we really think UCF is going to be left standing the cold?

Let’s do the math. Michael Jordan is Marcus’s dad. Michael Jordan put Nike on the map. So you see where I’m going with this?

The only ones that get left in the cold on this deal is Adidas.  It makes no sense why they just wouldn’t let little MJ wear his Nike’s and keep the rest of the team in their three striped kicks.  They lose a whole school, most likely to their biggest rival.

I was thinking this may not be allowed somehow under NCAA regs because new ones are cooked up all the time. However, according to the cover of the 08-09 media guide from Illinois, they are wearing Nikes. Guess what Jefferey’s last name on that team is? Jordan. His younger brother? Marcus.

If I were a betting man, I’d put my money on Marcus Jordan not being the only athlete around campus that will be wearing Nike’s in the coming weeks.

(BONUS: Old MJ as – see above “Michael Jordan put Nike on the map”)

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