The Bayou Classic is one of the centerpieces of Black college football. It features two of the premier HBCUs going head-to-head on the gridiron and on the instruments.However, for one CEO, it was another dream come true. Flashing back to 2006, Kerry Horton was just finishing up generating his business idea, Mascot Kicks."You see 10,000 fans, wearing hats shirts, sweatshirts and sweatpants," said Horton. "The only thing they were missing were the shoes. That's how we came up with the idea of Mascot Kicks. We take the school logo wit the school colors and put them on the shoe."Horton is a former baseball and football player for GSU.In coming up with the idea, Horton, an GSU alumnus, ran into several problems along the way, most importantly, licensing."We can't just run out there and use their logo that'd be copyright infringement," he explained. "It took us about two years to get to the point we are now."And the end result of the hard work over the years came to fruition on Friday. After negotiating with Grambling State University and the World Famed Tiger Marching Band, the band wore some fresh footwear, designed by Mascot Kicks."Those two years were well worth it," said Horton. "To actually see the [World Famed] wear Mascot Kicks at the Battle of the Bands … that was a blessing in disguise."
damn grambling will try anything are they the "mikey" of hbcu's naw just kidding thats a ok idea as long as the shoes are hot but unless u get with nike or somebody the majority will be hesitant to wear them
i thot it was thowed most of yall had the same kicks on, didn kno they were made for yall, i thot it was jays or forces from a distance. when the JUKE's commin out lol j/k
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I like the fact that two of Louisuana's HBCU's are doing it Big
GSU alums with the GSU Gear
SU with the XBOX Game ...
Alcorn need to be on a can of Chunky Soup.
SU need to be held for trial for steroid use. J/K they should be advertising for GNC stores.
PV need to be on a box of Wheatey's after their Rose bowl performance
TxSU need to be on a bottle of water.
and stuff like that.
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