At 8:52 this morning I received a facetime call from a friend. Halfway sleep I answered the phone only to hear him slightly shout "YOU COMING TO THE GRAND OPENING?". It was the first time in a while that someone has called me with this level of excitement, especially this early. Today is May 26, and it's the day that Nike plans to take the city by storm and open up its store in the heart of Downtown.

Me, myself... I wasn't to impressed. I'm passed the stage where I wake up super early in the morning to purchase shoes and being a Kanye stan has led me to pretty much abandoned the Nike brand altogether. But after 45 seconds of hard thinking, I remembered what this really was about. This isn't about Jordan, LeBron or Kyrie, this isn't about sneakers... This is about having a retail space downtown with a brand recognition as big as Nike. This is about those who want to enjoy the life downtown and not feel the need to go to Chicago or New York to purchase something. This was going to be the city's example that big brands can be here...

The release was wild, hundreds lined up simply to visit the new storefront. The press was there and everyone was excited to get the chance to talk to Tom Izzo, coach of the Michigan State Spartans. I'm no press, but I wanted to see this unfold, I wanted to see the city's reaction. I wanted to see everyone leave with Nike bags and in all honesty, I was just happy to see people.