Lifetime Hate Awards: ARK vs OREGON

At least ARK was not U of NIKE!!!

asfadsfads wrote:

At least ARK was not U of NIKE!!!

You're aware that Nike sponsors nearly a hundred college athletic teams right?

In fact, the current Arkansas happens to be one of them.

Well,for what it is worth, I'm sure that the level of backing that the NIKE sponsored schools does not match what Nike does for the University of Oregon, but let's not forget that the University of Arkansas athletic dept. has had HUGE money come it's way as well. The Waltons, The Tyson's, and J.B. Hunt (Walmart, Tyson Foods, & JB HUNT Trucking) have easily matched the Nike connection, and may have exceded it. In fact their total contribution to the University and what they have built there far exceeds what Bowerman/Knight/Nike have done. Is that the delineator between hate and like? Is it money or the have-been-given vs the have-NOT-been-given? What about T. Boone Pickens and the nearly 200 million during his life that he has given Oklahoma State?

It's just interesting to me as to where the hate/jealousy originates...Maybe there is no rationality in the positions most of you take, maybe it really is just a type of raging madness that someone else has something that you do not?

Oregon actually takes the time to credit its athletes and Eugene has an appreciation for University of Oregon Runners.

Arkansas Runners of the McDonnell era, like today, are over-shadowed by Arkansas Football, Basketball, and Baseball Players.

To put it bluntly they were treated like second class citizens on campus. I had a former Arkansas Runner tell me he was rejected at many Arkansas "Social Functions" because he wasn't a "real" athlete. He had to kick rocks like an outcast. He said that it was "epiphany." He left Arkansas and ended up running for another University.

Reality isn't what one might think.

Arkansas was good because of McDonnell and a lot of Hardworking Athlete's. The only real support system they probably had was each other.

Oregon is hated out of jealousy. This is transparent.

If any runner out of HS wants to reach his/her potential Oregon Should be the first choice for everything from 800M-10K.

Academically:

UO is unrankable but is slotted in the 201-300 range

UA is unrankable but is slotted in the 401-500 range

So UO is better than UA

Go DUCKS! Go Track Town USA!

Oregon by a long shot. They all act like arrogant punks

Prefontaine won 5 Oly GOLDS wrote:

Academically:

UO is unrankable but is slotted in the 201-300 range

UA is unrankable but is slotted in the 401-500 range

So UO is better than UA

Go DUCKS! Go Track Town USA!

If academics plus a Tier 1 Collegiate running program are put in the equation then Stanford trumps all.

Academically the SEC isn't a "Powerhouse."