jdub27 Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 9 minutes ago, MafiaMan said: So why is it that Michigan, Wisconsin, Notre Dame, etc. couldn't dump Adidas fast enough? $$$$$ It's what it has always been about. Quote
geaux_sioux Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 1 minute ago, MafiaMan said: So why is it that Michigan, Wisconsin, Notre Dame, etc. couldn't dump Adidas fast enough? $169,000,000 / $96,000,000 / $90,000,000. For some reason the perception is that Adidas is second tier. That's not even close to true. http://campusinsiders.com/news/richest-apparel-contracts-college-sports-10-22-2015 UCLA switched over to UA for $280,000,000. Looking at that list Adidas is right up there. My personal pick would be UA but in reality you can't go wrong with Adidas, UA, or Nike. In terms of football UA makes the best gloves, Adidas makes the best shoes, and Nike has the swoosh. The uniforms are a wash these days in terms of quality. Quote
geaux_sioux Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 13 minutes ago, MafiaMan said: Grey helmet, grey jersey, grey pants? Just say "no" to monochrome, whether it's blue-blue-blue, ketchup packets, unitard black, or grey. NO! Green helmet with grey and grey would look pretty nice. Old school grey helmet white jersey grey pants would be interesting. Green grey green? Maybe. Grey green grey? Quote
geaux_sioux Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 If you look at the pic of the uni combos you can notice the grey pants have a green and white stripe down the side. I wish they would have done that with the white and greens. They will looks great. Now we just need to have our PR people pull their heads out of their asses because Clive was wearing Nike socks in the picture..... 2 Quote
UND-FB-FAN Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 17 minutes ago, geaux_sioux said: Green helmet with grey and grey would look pretty nice. Old school grey helmet white jersey grey pants would be interesting. Green grey green? Maybe. Grey green grey? As I mentioned earlier, grey helmet, green jersey, and grey pants would look the sharpest in my opinion. Quote
Siouxperfan7 Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 33 minutes ago, geaux_sioux said: If you look at the pic of the uni combos you can notice the grey pants have a green and white stripe down the side. I wish they would have done that with the white and greens. They will looks great. Now we just need to have our PR people pull their heads out of their asses because Clive was wearing Nike socks in the picture..... Lots of jersey combinations there!! Might as well ad a white helmet to the mix too!! 2 Quote
NewUNDAlum Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 1 hour ago, geaux_sioux said: $169,000,000 / $96,000,000 / $90,000,000. For some reason the perception is that Adidas is second tier. That's not even close to true. http://campusinsiders.com/news/richest-apparel-contracts-college-sports-10-22-2015 UCLA switched over to UA for $280,000,000. Looking at that list Adidas is right up there. My personal pick would be UA but in reality you can't go wrong with Adidas, UA, or Nike. In terms of football UA makes the best gloves, Adidas makes the best shoes, and Nike has the swoosh. The uniforms are a wash these days in terms of quality. As someone who is a die hard Michigan football fan I can tell you it's widely known that Michigan left millions on the table to get away from Adidas. They've had issues such as the student body/athletes not wanting Adidas, Adidas screwing up their school colors, and uniforms literally falling apart during games. "According to ESPN's Darren Rovell, Nike was actually the lowest bidder for the rights to be U'M's official outfitters." http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/index.ssf/2015/07/nike_michigan_1.html Whether people want to admit it or not Adidas has a MAJOR perception problem in the States. Nike is far and away the most popular provider followed by UA. Adidas is in a distant third.http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-adidas-aims-to-get-its-cool-back-1427072066 1 Quote
Siouxperfan7 Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 http://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-football/4079362-und-football-fighting-hawks-release-new-jersey-option Schweigert said a rumored gray helmet won't be an option in 2016, but "you never know where this goes." Quote
UND-FB-FAN Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 1 hour ago, NewUNDAlum said: As someone who is a die hard Michigan football fan I can tell you it's widely known that Michigan left millions on the table to get away from Adidas. They've had issues such as the student body/athletes not wanting Adidas, Adidas screwing up their school colors, and uniforms literally falling apart during games. "According to ESPN's Darren Rovell, Nike was actually the lowest bidder for the rights to be U'M's official outfitters." http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/index.ssf/2015/07/nike_michigan_1.html Whether people want to admit it or not Adidas has a MAJOR perception problem in the States. Nike is far and away the most popular provider followed by UA. Adidas is in a distant third.http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-adidas-aims-to-get-its-cool-back-1427072066 Im firmly of the opinion that any apparel deal is better than no deal at all. I'm thankful UND is at least consistent now in wearing Adidas gear. Quote
dakotadan Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 I didn't realize that gray was now a school color. Quote
Old School Guy Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 Adidas is simply not on par with Nike but they support college football and probably charge less to do so. Therefore, it balances out. They do need to improve the quality of football cleats IMO. Quote
Teeder11 Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 5 minutes ago, dakotadan said: I didn't realize that gray was now a school color. Orange isn't either, but you'll find it in the school's flame logo. Not unprecedented. Quote
KoolGuy2K Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 We're all about adidas now, but the one dude is wearing Nike socks. Haha! Quote
Teeder11 Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 8 minutes ago, KoolGuy2K said: We're all about adidas now, but the one dude is wearing Nike socks. Haha! You're late to the party..... That's already been pointed out earlier in the thread. Quote
MafiaMan Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 4 hours ago, jdub27 said: $$$$$ It's what it has always been about. WRONG in regards to Michigan. The Wolverines walked away from a TON of Adidas cash. Quote
geaux_sioux Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 1 hour ago, dakotadan said: I didn't realize that gray was now a school color. We did pretty well with our gray pants in the 70s Quote
jdub27 Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 45 minutes ago, MafiaMan said: WRONG in regards to Michigan. The Wolverines walked away from a TON of Adidas cash. Maybe technically but Nike still gave them the richest athletic deal in college sports (at the time). Supposedly adidas offer was reportedly worth more, but as far as I can tell there was never any public release of what the differences were in value and actual cash, not to mention other stipulations. Michigan has also historically been a Nike school until Nike refused to match adidas offer in 2008 that was again, at the time, the largest one in college athletics (publicly known) and there had been people pushing to go back to Nike as soon as they switched. So they moved to adidas because of money and guessing they didn't leave a ton on the table going back to Nike. Quote
geaux_sioux Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 1 hour ago, Old School Guy said: Adidas is simply not on par with Nike but they support college football and probably charge less to do so. Therefore, it balances out. They do need to improve the quality of football cleats IMO. I can't really disagree with you more here. UND had Nike shoes when I play and we constantly had shoes where the cleats would tear off. Most people looked past that because of the almighty swoosh of course. We had a guy go through 3 pairs of nikes before buying his own pair of adidas cleats that could stay together. Cleats are not Adidas' problem. It's mostly a perception thing due to missing out on MJ and LeBron. Quote
82SiouxGuy Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 1 hour ago, dakotadan said: I didn't realize that gray was now a school color. 1 hour ago, Teeder11 said: Orange isn't either, but you'll find it in the school's flame logo. Not unprecedented. http://und.edu/identity/color.cfm Quote
Teeder11 Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 4 minutes ago, 82SiouxGuy said: http://und.edu/identity/color.cfm True and good call, I was trying to keep it in the context that Dan was using, as in primary school colors. Quote
MafiaMan Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 1 hour ago, dakotadan said: I didn't realize that gray was now a school color. You didn't get the memo - grey (or gray) is now EVERY school's color. Just ask Oklahoma State...or Kansas...or Eastern Michigan...or Baylor...or West Virginia...or UCLA...or Washington State...or... Quote
geaux_sioux Posted July 23, 2016 Posted July 23, 2016 16 minutes ago, 82SiouxGuy said: http://und.edu/identity/color.cfm Let me guess, next we'll have white alternates? Quote
JohnboyND7 Posted July 23, 2016 Posted July 23, 2016 5 hours ago, MafiaMan said: So why is it that Michigan, Wisconsin, Notre Dame, etc. couldn't dump Adidas fast enough? I dont know about the other two, but ND follows the money. They have the easiest uniforms to make in football. Navy blue. Gold pants. Nothing more. Nothing less. Now that I think about it, same goes for those other two....nice simple uniforms. Quote
jdub27 Posted July 23, 2016 Posted July 23, 2016 5 minutes ago, JohnboyND7 said: I dont know about the other two, but ND follows the money. They have the easiest uniforms to make in football. Navy blue. Gold pants. Nothing more. Nothing less. Now that I think about it, same goes for those other two....nice simple uniforms. adidas had issues getting Michigan's maize right. Quote
82SiouxGuy Posted July 23, 2016 Posted July 23, 2016 12 minutes ago, geaux_sioux said: Let me guess, next we'll have white alternates? Spoiler alert. 1 Quote
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