The Driver
I drive.
Guess I'm a little minion then.
That time of year to make the switch from shoes to boots..
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Guess I'm a little minion then.
oldngray
nowhere special
watdaflock?
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Don't mind me. A few very strong stouts into watching the Buckeyes crush Wisco and posting my opinion why N$ke sucks. Not many in the amateur wrestling crowd like N$ke.
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In 2006, The Oregon State Beavers won the second of two consecutive College World Series titles. It left the Ducks (who didn’t have a baseball team) feeling like the little brother.
So, instead of adding a baseball team and a women’s component to remain in compliance with Title IX, the federally mandate that requires equal opportunity for both men and women, the University of Oregon dropped wrestling and added hardball.
It was a real low blow to us in the wrestling world. Not only do we hate to see college programs dropped, but when successful ones are cut, the pain is that much sharper.
The Ducks had just crowned two All-Americans that year, Joey Bracamonte and National Champion, Shane Webster.
And there was no good reason for it.
Oregon, which serves as ground zero for Nike and its founder, billionaire, Phil Knight, could have easily afforded to subsidize both programs. If it was about money they wouldn’t have cut the relatively cost-efficient wrestling team in favor of a money-pit that is an NCAA ball club. The fact that they decided to cut a healthy and productive program still leaves a bad taste in the mouths of conscientious wrestling folks.
The irony is, Nike continues to make money off wrestling products. The confusing part is why anyone in their right mind would purchase them. Why would any wrestling person support an entity the holds the sport in such obvious disregard. Nike’s and the University of Oregon’s collective actions made it clear that their singular interest in wrestling is how much money they can make off its consumers. Buying Nike wrestling products (or non-wrestling products, for that matter) it is like buying a beer for someone that just punched you in the face."
(Quote from Willie S.)
ManInBrown
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Nike ACG on days with no rain or snow
RedWings on rain or snow days
RedWings on rain or snow days
TooTechie
Geek in Brown
That shoe in the picture doesn't meet the requirements for drivers.New Balance H710 or 978's (pic below) in EEEE is available online I'm darn sure.
(Gore Tex is awesome)
box_beeyotch
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I personally like red wings, just breaking in my first pair.
Bottom rung
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You can. Just buy the all black ones. Go to the adidas website.They really push the polishable leather at my center. Riding the new guys about it lately. But I do like the adiddas ones. Wish I could use those.
brown bomber
brown bomber
Agree w/ Sober,..bought a pair of Danners 10 yrs. ago,..I only wore them in the worst conditions. Every year I reapply waterproofing, I only wear them now when I'm snowblowing the driveways in the neighborhood. I also have a pair of Dunham boots, that are just about as old, they only have half the insulation, and they're a lower cut boot. The Dunhams are American made,..they are a division of New Balance, if I recall at the time the Danners were also made in the USA.
greengrenades
To be the man, you gotta beat the man.
I always liked Justin's. I got a pair under the tree right now actually. I just got the basic brown boots. I really want a pair of the flat toe stampede kind though. They look pretty damn cool.
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ZQXC
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My everyday shoes get me through the "winter" here.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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Perhaps he should consult the Queen of Soul.
upsbeernut
Sometimes i feel like a nut sometimes i dont
I wear rubber overshoes over my Avias running shoe. No snow down here in the south yet.
upsbeernut
Sometimes i feel like a nut sometimes i dont
They gave up here on polishable shoes thank goodness.
Is that Aretha Franklin?
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