Kapernick and Nike Deal......

Check out the ADIDAS energy Boost. Used to be "softer" feeling but still damn comfortable.

New Balance fit weird.

 

Funny you say that.... the choice of words is very deliberate and you're skipping the operative one.

"...even IF it means sacrificing everything".

NIKE isn't saying Kap "sacrificed everything". They're saying he sacrificed something, which is the first step to sacrificing everything.

Unfortunately no one understands nuance anymore, and I'm sure NIKE was fine with that. There's an implication there and I'm sure they said let's roll with it. Like many have already observed, they knew this was coming and they're counting on it.

I have no dog in this fight, I've been wearing PUMA since 1983. Got made fun of a LOT in the mid-to-late 80's.

 

Help me keep track here:

I don't want to wear Nikes, use a Yeti cooler, shop at Dick's sports, or watch the NFL.

Is there any more stupid tribalry I'm missing?

 

True but it needs to be put in context. Nike stock dropped @3% Tuesday. Amounting to $3.75billion.

BUT Nike's stock is still up nearly 30% in 2018, even after Tuesday's drop.

So not really a big deal considering.

 

You honestly think Kaepernick is worse than Colt McCoy or Chad Henne? Both are currently employed. The kneeling stuff is too much baggage, we all know it. I'm not saying it's wrong - he made a choice and good on him. He's living with the consequences, and that's how it works. He sacrificed opportunity for a (misguided) principle. He might have flamed out anyway, but that's not really the point.

 

Then New Balance. They make some shoes just for that reason.

 

Yeah that’s it. Again, it’s not me keeping CK out of the NFL. The teams have made that decision. You seem to think that talent is absolute and that it applies equally to each player relative to each team, which is not the case. Again, if CK had a higher talent level, there is no doubt he would be in the NFL. This doesn’t mean he is a no talent hack, far from it. Derp.

 

i'll stick to wearing Altra's. i haven't touched a pair of Nike's in 20 years. The last pair of Air Max's I got last 200 miles of running in them, no thanks. They have every right to hire who they want to represent them, everyone else has the right to buy or boycott. The market will speak and then they will decide to renew or dump Kap.

 

Who wouldn't be happy to pay $15K for a 1998 Yamaha YZF 600?

 

Been nothing but Reebok and NB since forever. I had a couple pair of Nike track (spike) shoes in HS and College. But have nothing but NB for training and running. They make a wide option which fits my feet better.

 

I haven't had Nike stuff since 1993. Every shoe fell to pieces so fast. Switched to Adidas in 10th grade and haven looked back. They have been great and last.

I have the same Spezials from March 2012 as a daily walk around shoe.

New Balance makes a great running shoe as well...i got them for those awesome Army PT runs

 

that's why I went to Altra's. Ugly shoes but have a wide toe box so they are great to run in.

 

Got a DSW near you? Check there.

I had 3 or 4 sets of the 476s over the years and they held up great. They are trail and off pavement runners and they were a bit heavy but great.. . . and cheap.

I have tried a pair of their Fresh Foams and they are okay. Went back to ADIDAS.

If you need lacrosse cleats, well, New Balance Freezes are the best.