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The normal world vs. NikeWorld

By Paul Lukas
Special to Page 2

Thursday, November 9, 2006

With college hoops getting started this week, Uni Watch thinks it's time to admit that the terms "pro basketball" and "NCAA basketball" have become obsolete. Instead, let's take an instructive example from the gridiron. When it comes to football, the real distinction isn't pro vs. college. It's the normal world, where you can find most NFL teams, vs. NikeWorld, where more and more NCAA teams feature the same basic template, no matter how stupid it looks. (Of course, there's also Bizarro World, ...

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