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Originally Posted by wpgflamesfan
Yeah but Texas doesn't have the world's largest athletic equipment company behind them (which in this case is extremely important since we're discussing college players becoming spokespersons for a brand). In all likelihood, it would be Oregon (Nike) vs Maryland (Under Armour) battling it out for the best recruits year after year (there may also be an Adidas school but they're german so I don't see them throwing themselves behind a school as easily as the other two).
Probably also true but you'd have to think Uncle Phil (Nike) and Kevin Plank (UA) would give their respective alma matters a leg up on the rest.
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No more than the Uncle's at any other school. Oregon and Maryland don't have the market cornered on wealthy alums (Maryland even being in this conversation is bizarre, if UA is so interested why are their facilities pathetic by big program standards?). Business decisions would see money spent at a number of schools, personal decisions wouldn't be any different than what we see now.