The Internet was supposed to break today. Foot Locker was slated
to release the Nike Air Yeezy II "Red October" at 8 a.m., and
servers were expected to crash as a flock of sneakerheads, Kanye
fans, and anyone with an interest in style attempted to snatch a
pair of the long-awaited kicks off the retailer's website. But
that potentially catastrophic event never happened. Foot
Locker—after confirming that it would release the
sneakers—tweeted that the release had been cancelled with no
further explanation. People, of course, were perturbed that they
wouldn't get the sneakers that they had been hyped on since
before Kanye rapped about them on his track, "Hold My Liquor."
But, at this point, does it even matter if the "Red Octobers"
ever release?  By now, everyone is well aware of Kanye's falling
out with Nike, and how he has since moved onto adidas. Although
Kanye will forever be linked to the Air Yeezy I and II, not
having Kanye directly connected to the release of the sneaker
hurts the "Red October's" cache. T