Flagg signed with his HomeState New Balance before going to Duke in 2024. Started doing commercials immediately & was a multimillionaire before taking a penny from Duke.
Still blows my mind that Nike would sign a kid, then allow him to go to an Adidas school.
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At this point I donāt think there is a deadline. Kid could wait till March if he wanted too
He's going to end up skipping college and entering the draft. Watch him go overseas for a year.And how did that affect his status? It didn't and that was my point. Go back and read my original post. It's clear that I didn't care why as much as that it doesn't apply here. So, what's the point in arguing about technicalities? It didn't apply...period! It didn't stop him...period! What difference does it make unless Stokes signs with NB instead of Adidas or Nike? Well, it makes a big difference, as you can see going on before our eyes.
I really donāt know why he doesnāt at this point. He could completely sit this year out and still be a lottery pick for now reason. The only reason heās going to college is to collect a check. Donāt be surprised if he ends up sitting out the majority of the seasons no matter where he goes
You are mostly correct. He has until the deadline to enroll for the fall semester.
Has to be a student in good standing & register in school to practice & use facilities, even in summer. If he goes past May 22 , heās not going to Kentucky.
WTF does Kirk have to do with anything in sports? Good God politics is poison.
I don't think that New Balance has the same history as Nike and Adidas. It's a completely different dynamic. You figure that they could work something out behind the scenes.
Stokes is a big fan of TPUSA? I don't know what to tell ya. These are student athletes
Yeah. If I'm the Nike rep I'm like look it's for 10 months. Go play for the largest most passionate fanbase and raise your stock even more. Bet on yourself to make this miney look small. If your successful you'll have a loyal fan following throughout your career.
Go Adidas and well you're on your own.
That wasn't direct competition. New Balance isn't sponsoring the other school.
Xanax is your friend. Is it possible youāre having a bad day? He signed the deal on August 26 a few days before beginning enrollment at Duke.
The other poster stated he signed the deal just before his freshman season at Duke. You responded,
That's not how I remember what I read. Perhaps it went into effect after he left. Got a link? Still apples vs oranges comparing a home state New Balance to Adidas or Nike. Different hemispheres. But post a link. Maybe I'm wrong.
You were wrong
we want Jimmy
We want Jimmy
We want Jimmy
Coach Norman Dale tells Jimmy chipwood ā I donāt care if you play on the team or notā.
Stokes loving this stall.
Pope mormoning around being weird, just f ing land this recruit Pope! Give him half of your salary and whatever we got to get the best team we can.
We want Jimmy
We want Jimmy
Coach Norman Dale tells Jimmy chipwood ā I donāt care if you play on the team or notā.
Stokes loving this stall.
Pope mormoning around being weird, just f ing land this recruit Pope! Give him half of your salary and whatever we got to get the best team we can.
As if there arenāt judges just waiting to make a kid eligible no matter what ārulesā there are
They arenāt looking at it that way. itās 6 months of his total career. I do think
Oregon is the best loom for him. Heāll dominate in that league and be right on Nikes campus. SEC, heāll get bullied on a lot of nights.
You do know Oregon is in the Big 10- right? If he can dominate the Big 10 he would be OK in the SEC.
Nike hasn't gone out of their way to help UK since Cal spurned Phil Knight it seems.
Cal was afraid of the competition in the Knight tournament in Portland.
If Nike lets him go to Kansas itās time for us to think about changing. I read a few weeks ago that LSU had changed to Adidas and immediately 11 football players signed NIL contracts. I didnāt verify this but wouldnāt be surprised. Itās time to shop our name around.
With the amount of euros coming to college basketball, I feel like the adidas ties might help more nowadays
We need to be the first Kangaroo's school. They can put some of that NIL money in the little pocket. 
Young dudes on here are probably really confused by this statement.
Young dudes on here are probably really confused by this statement.
I never thought of that angle, but if UK is long term with Pope, that maybe a great idea.