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I will say this to the Nike people, your outlet stores swamp Adidas'. I recently moved to upstate NY, needed some cold weather gear(never needed a ton of sweatshirts and the like in Phoenix). The fact that the Nike outlet had some legit stuff, compared to the tumbleweeds running through the...

If Nike comes correct next negotiating window, then let's rock with them. That said, the way they treated our student athletes and University the last contract was beyond unacceptable. I'm loyal to The U, period, not some apparel provider. If you do what you are supposed to do, and the...

"I'm an insider, so despite having little to no actual evidence of anything, I'm right" That's the rationale we're going with here. One thing I learned in law school, "Trust me" are the worst two words in the english language. If you can't prove something, or at least logically think through...

You really think Notre Dame is letting Swarbrick, who has already announced his retirement( and his successor has already been named) make decisions that affect the program long term without any oversight? Really? I know you jock Nike so hard that objectivity went out the window a long time ago...

Or maybe Nike as has been their MO for years tried to cheap out on ND, and UA made the best offer. ND has been with Champion, Adidas and UA over the years so brand loyalty isn’t a thing for them. You’d think Nike would be willing to overpay to have ND in their stable. Then again, they rely on...

Image is secondary to revenue, this is a business decision. If Nike isn't treating us right both in regards to support and revenue, then who cares about what the streets think? Same for Adidas. I'm conditionally loyal to everything and everyone outside of immediate family and close friends and...

Nike meets or exceeds Adidas offer, then so be it. This is about revenue, whomever pays more, we should roll with. I'm not the one jocking an organization that treated Miami like trash for 20 years.

Most schools sign apparel deals for anywhere from 8-12 years. Miami signed on the longer end of that span, and even then, with the money Adidas was offering at the time, along with the escalator clauses and the like(Which Miami legal should have known about, seeing that they helped draw up the...

Miami legal shortchanged Miami. Its on us to enforce the terms of a contract we signed. Never mind the fact that when it was enforced, Adidas didn't give any pushback. But hey, keep sucking from that Nike teat, as they low balled us by tens of millions.

The problem is that Nike refused to cut the check LAST TIME. They low balled Miami and basically dared the school to leave. Miami called their bluff.

When Nike decides to pay Miami like they paid Michigan, Tennessee and other schools, we can talk. Until then, they can kick rocks. The fact that we have so many fans willing to tolerate a company that treated my alma mater like trash is beyond me.

How much of that stuff actually sells? Just having a ton of ugly crap, just to say we have a lot of stuff is a bit pointless. I looked at what Nike put out for OSU, a lot of it is filler, shelf puppies. Then again, I'm quite sure OSU fans actually buy apparel, so they feel comfortable putting...

It's the same crap that Nike was putting out. The difference is minimal at best. What difference does it make anyway? The typical Miami fan buys merch once a decade anyway....

Why would Miami go back to a company that treated them like crap? I'm still waiting for someone to answer that question besides saying "Perception is reality". Amazing how many people are willing to overlook basic elements of successful management, all because of a stupid logo. A bit of a...

It doesn't. Because most coaches don't give a **** about the apparel supplier especially when you are splitting hairs in regards to quality. People act like Adidas is some third tier company, when they are one of the largest companies on earth, and a close second behind Nike in the sports...

Kids follow trends. When Yeezy was crushing it, kids were all in. Now, people are migrating back to Jordans, despite them not having an original idea in well over 20 years. It's a cycle and what would help Miami more than the swoosh is hiring a top end coach and staff. Adidas with their...

It sure as **** hasn't hurt Katie and L(When he had the program rolling). It hasn't hurt Dimare. You get a competent coach here in football, and they would be able to recruit at an acceptable level. There are plenty of kids that aren't married to brands, that can play. Find them.

You know why I crap on our fanbase? Because our fanbase is one of the worst in collegiate sports, bar none. Never mind the fact that our fanbase historically doesn't spend, barely shows up(Even when times are good) and the like, they also push for things that are **** near impossible(The...

So, Miami should take a garbage deal from Nike that is backloaded and hope it works out? Miami should tolerate that deal, knowing full well that schools, with no national relevance whatsoever, and no cache are getting better deals, despite being complete garbage dumps as well? Yes, Miami has to...

Money overcomes emotions in a lot of cases. This is Mario's career, and he knows that Oregon can give him things that Miami most likely never can. Even with the cash infusion, there's certain things I'm quite sure he can do at Oregon that he can't do at Miami. He can't run his program SEC...