Alternate POV on Seb Coe and Nike

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8 years ago 11/30/2015 5:01pm EST

LRC is littered with quotes re: Seb Coe's conflict of interest with Nike.

I have zero problem with it.

The guy's been on the Nike payroll for decades. It was known when he was running for office. He made no claim (that I'm aware of) that he's was going to quit Nike if elected.

On the conflict of interest angle, of course there is a conflict of interest, but Nike is by far the best company to sponsor T&F. Why, as the head of IAAF, would you want to alienate your sponsor?

The point is, whether he's on the Nike payroll or not, he should be kissing some serious Nike a__ on a regular basis. Quitting Nike changes nothing (except Lord Coe loses 6 figures / year).

This idea that he needs to take Nike to task is ridiculous. That would be like Roger Goddell prosecuting Gatorade. Never going to happen.

What he needs to do is clean up the sport, primarily Russia, Africa and Europe, and bring in the $$$. That's it.

8 years ago 11/30/2015 8:38pm EST

re: johnny dangerously

Thank you. I'm completely in agreement. All we are managing to do is make the sport continue to look like a B league sport for scrubs being run like someone's lemonade stand.

johnny dangerously wrote:
LRC is littered with quotes re: Seb Coe's conflict of interest with Nike.
I have zero problem with it.
The guy's been on the Nike payroll for decades. It was known when he was running for office. He made no claim (that I'm aware of) that he's was going to quit Nike if elected.
On the conflict of interest angle, of course there is a conflict of interest, but Nike is by far the best company to sponsor T&F. Why, as the head of IAAF, would you want to alienate your sponsor?
The point is, whether he's on the Nike payroll or not, he should be kissing some serious Nike a__ on a regular basis. Quitting Nike changes nothing (except Lord Coe loses 6 figures / year).
This idea that he needs to take Nike to task is ridiculous. That would be like Roger Goddell prosecuting Gatorade. Never going to happen.
What he needs to do is clean up the sport, primarily Russia, Africa and Europe, and bring in the $$$. That's it.

8 years ago 11/30/2015 8:42pm EST

re: johnny dangerously

johnny dangerously wrote:
LRC is littered with quotes re: Seb Coe's conflict of interest with Nike.
I have zero problem with it.
The guy's been on the Nike payroll for decades. It was known when he was running for office. He made no claim (that I'm aware of) that he's was going to quit Nike if elected.
On the conflict of interest angle, of course there is a conflict of interest, but Nike is by far the best company to sponsor T&F. Why, as the head of IAAF, would you want to alienate your sponsor?
The point is, whether he's on the Nike payroll or not, he should be kissing some serious Nike a__ on a regular basis. Quitting Nike changes nothing (except Lord Coe loses 6 figures / year).
This idea that he needs to take Nike to task is ridiculous. That would be like Roger Goddell prosecuting Gatorade. Never going to happen.
What he needs to do is clean up the sport, primarily Russia, Africa and Europe, and bring in the $$$. That's it.

You fargin icehole bastage corksoaker.

8 years ago 11/30/2015 8:43pm EST

re: johnny dangerously

johnny dangerously wrote:
On the conflict of interest angle, of course there is a conflict of interest, but Nike is by far the best company to sponsor T&F. Why, as the head of IAAF, would you want to alienate your sponsor?

Uhhh you're missing the very relevant fact that adidas is the current IAAF sponsor, not Nike.

8 years ago 11/30/2015 9:05pm EST

re: johnny dangerously

Mr Coe,

It's clear to anyone paying attention that Nike is influencing the outcome of sports administration. Nike is not a passive supporter.

8 years ago 11/30/2015 10:45pm EST

re: polevaultpower

polevaultpower wrote:
johnny dangerously wrote:
On the conflict of interest angle, of course there is a conflict of interest, but Nike is by far the best company to sponsor T&F. Why, as the head of IAAF, would you want to alienate your sponsor?
Uhhh you're missing the very relevant fact that adidas is the current IAAF sponsor, not Nike.

No, this is true cutthroat international business . It is up to Adidas to have inside IAAF "consultants". Also Adidas path to the IAAF deal wasn't exactly that tidy.

8 years ago 12/01/2015 6:53am EST

re: johnny dangerously

johnny dangerously wrote:
LRC is littered with quotes re: Seb Coe's conflict of interest with Nike.
I have zero problem with it.
What he needs to do is clean up the sport, primarily Russia, Africa and Europe, and bring in the $$$. That's it.

I agree. But I like the UK article quotes posted in the header of this website.

Great, 'yellow journalism' i.e., the picture of Coe's slouching, very nice. But the article doesn't address the main of issue of Coe's objective to clean up T&F as well as road racing.

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