{"id":1214891,"date":"2022-01-13T18:04:27","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T23:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1214891"},"modified":"2022-01-13T18:04:37","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T23:04:37","slug":"it-aint-harvard-kayvon-thibodeaux-chose-oregon-to-avoid-stigmatism-of-alabama-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/it-aint-harvard-kayvon-thibodeaux-chose-oregon-to-avoid-stigmatism-of-alabama-education\/","title":{"rendered":"&#039;It Ain&#039;t Harvard&#039;: Kayvon Thibodeaux Chose Oregon to Avoid &#039;Stigmatism&#039; of Alabama Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fit-aint-harvard-kayvon-thibodeaux-chose-oregon-to-avoid-stigmatism-of-alabama-education%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1214891&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon\u2019s outstanding defensive end and potential top 5 selection on the 2022 NFL Draft, says he chose Oregon over the Crimson Tide to avoid the \u201cstigmatism\u201d of an Alabama education.<\/p>\n<p>The #2 overall prospect in the 2019 recruiting class, Thibodeaux, sat down with Fox Sports\u2019 Joel Klatt to explain why he chose the Ducks over the Tide.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cDo you know the stigmatism of Alabama education? It ain\u2019t the West Coast,\u201d Thibodeaux said. \u201cIt ain\u2019t Harvard.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">More than an athlete \ud83d\udcaf<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kayvont?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KayvonT<\/a> offers perspective as to why choosing <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/oregonfootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@OregonFootball<\/a> was about more than just what happens on the football field \ud83d\udc4f<\/p>\n<p>(Presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FTX_Official?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FTX_Official<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CFBPlayoff?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CFBPlayoff<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FTXChampTailgate?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FTXChampTailgate<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nNcCN6ktGf\">pic.twitter.com\/nNcCN6ktGf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CFBONFOX\/status\/1481297815640944644?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 12, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Of course, in explaining his choice of schools, Thibodeaux proved that Oregon \u201cain\u2019t Harvard\u201d either. The star defender clearly meant to say \u201cstigma,\u201d a \u201cmark of disgrace.\u201d Not \u201cstigmatism,\u201d or \u201castigmatism,\u201d a \u201ccommon vision condition due to improper curvature of the cornea, the lens or the retina.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>While Thibodeaux had a virtual guarantee of winning a national championship at Alabama, he says, the decision was about more than that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know what I sat back and thought about? I sat back and said, what world do I want to be a part of? I said if I go to Alabama, I\u2019m going to win national championships, literally,\u201d Thibodeaux said. \u201cBut do I want to be a guy who\u2019s known as a national championship winner, or do I want to be a guy who\u2019s known for being a part of the greatest organization in the world?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In Thibodeaux\u2019s view, the \u201cgreatest organization in the world\u201d is Nike. Thibodeaux chose the university in part due to the tremendous influence of Nike Owner Phil Knight, who annually deposits millions of dollars into the school\u2019s athletics programs.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/13180432\/cofounder-and-chairman-of-nike-phil-knight-looks-on-as-the-oregon-picture-id107198162\" alt=\"Co-founder and Chairman of Nike, Phil Knight, looks on as the Oregon Ducks warm up before the game against the Arizona Wildcats at Autzen Stadium on...\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>EUGENE, OR \u2013 NOVEMBER 26: Co-founder and Chairman of Nike, Phil Knight, looks on as the Oregon Ducks warm up before the game against the Arizona Wildcats at Autzen Stadium on November 26, 2010, in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Steve Dykes\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat people don\u2019t realize is that football is an American sport,\u201d Thibodeaux said. \u201cSo, no matter how great Alabama is, you only play football in America, Canada, and a couple other places. But a brand like Nike, I mean, for me, it was like what brand associations do I want to be tied to?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s certainly an interesting perspective. However, it is noteworthy that of the top 3 pitchmen in Nike history, none of them went to Oregon. Michael Jordan went to North Carolina, Tiger Woods went to Stanford, and LeBron James didn\u2019t go to college at all. So, while going to Oregon certainly wouldn\u2019t hurt anyone\u2019s chances of landing a deal, if Thibodeaux doesn\u2019t ball when he gets in the league, it won\u2019t matter where he went to school.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon\u2019s outstanding defensive end and potential top 5 selection on the 2022 NFL Draft, says he chose Oregon over the Crimson Tide to avoid the \u201cstigmatism\u201d of an &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":92,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1214891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1214891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/92"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1214891"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1214891\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1214891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1214891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1214891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}