Just stop.
If u’re going to put out a narrative, make sure it can’t easily be disproven by a simple search & a guy who happens to post on here who not only has a frat brother who works for Nike, but a client who’s the nephew of the VP of Jordan Brand.
1. Nike had 1st right to refuse any deal offered. The deal offered by Nike was one Blake James felt was low, so Nike gave us their blessings to shop. Adidas & UA got into a bidding war, & per usual, Adidas made promises it couldn’t keep, namely, making sure no ACC Adidas branded school had a more lucrative contract than us.
2. Nike backed the brink truck to Michigan b/c Michigan hired the hottest name in coaching in Harbaugh. Harbaugh’s 1st request was to drop Adidas b/c of the perception it gives Michigan. Mind u, Michigan, like us, is an OG Nike school, & Nike did the same chit w/ Michigan. Ironically, Adidas did the same chit back in 2008, which was over bid for a fallen product. (Michigan was the highest compensated school at that time under Adidas). When the product didn’t come to fruition, they got bored w/ them. And actually, it was Charles Woodson, a JB athlete, that put that JB deal in motion.
3. Tennessee, on the other hand, was an original Adidas school; in fact, the last Adidas school to win a Nat’l title. Nike did not break the bank for them. LMAO; They received an 8 yr, $32m contract. UTK wanted to change its image, and again, & THEY CHOSE to leave Adidas to go w/ the popular brand for perception purposes. Football team still sucks, but their other programs r doing just fine.
Again, u don’t have to put 20 inch rims on a 10 in wheel base. If u’re going to put a narrative out make sure it’s accurate. One last thing, from my understanding, the Nike offer was incentive based, and Blake wanted the guaranteed $. Also, even though UA was a strong brand at this time, even they wouldn’t offer the type of deal Adidas is offering. Why? B/c Adidas in 2015, was in a mono y mono war w/ Nike, desperate to make a dent in the P5 game. It’s failed & trust me, they r having buyers remorse, just like UA had w/ UCLA trying to accomplish the same.
And no, our merchandise ain’t moving, LIKE AT ALL. Maybe it is from the student sector, but definitely not from the fan sector, which is the bull of sales. Mostly everything is marked down, b/c it ain’t moving. U can go & check it out for urself.
