Nike ad honors Oregon Ducks after non-win

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The Oregon Ducks lost to the Auburn Tigers 22-19 in Monday's college-football championship game. Nike provided the Ducks' attire. The snug white uniforms and black helmets were OK. The grey-silver-lime cleats and electric-lime socks, however, were distractingly awful. It looked like the team vomited mojitos on their feet before the kickoff. Nike wisely opted to show only the helmet in a consolation ad celebrating the Ducks—despite their failure—that ran the next day. The text proclaims, "Everyone loses games.

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