Cool way to look at today's Oregon-Winthrop tilt via Jerry Brewer of the Seattle Times: through their shoes. Oregon, which plays in the backyard of sports apparel giant Nike, is outfitted as such. Small school Winthrop rocks New Balance. Oregon wears the Filet Mignon of sneakers; Winthrop the much less flavorful (and popular) skirt steak. Just how little clout does New Balance have in the basketball world? The Eagles have been mocked by ballers from Northern Illinois and New Zealand.
"We've been laughed at plenty of times," Eagles guard Chris Gaynor said.
In December, Winthrop visited Northern Illinois, and the student section began chanting, "We hate New Balance! We hate New Balance!"
The Eagles' trainer turned and exclaimed, in a singsong tone, "We do, too!"
Last May, Winthrop toured New Zealand, and an opponent called its kicks "moon shoes."
"We won the game, beat them pretty good," guard Torrell Martin said.
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