Adidas back at it

[wherrera8]

and they still have a higher valuation than Under Armour.. So keep running your mouth!!! Heineken has a higher valuation than Under Armour. .. Adidas just needs to make better looking basketball shoes. I see kids with Patrick Ewing's and David Robinson's heavy *** shoe more than I see them wearing basketball Adidas shoes.

They have a higher valuation only because of the international market and their large presence in the soccer market. Under Armour is not a huge player internationally but they beat Adidas here in the states.

Adidas brand is building in the U.S. Especially with them getting a couple of nikes top designers, Miami signing with Adidas, Kanye and James harden signing as well. Those yezzy boost shoes are a hot commodity right now,

That's one shoe. One. I read an article that ranked the top ten shoes of 2014. Nike had 9 and UA had one. Adidas just recently fell to third within the last two years I believe. It is absolutely not growing. It is fading. It signed Harden because it was desperate. Rose, Howard, Wall, and Lillard have not worked out as they had hoped. They signed UM because they were the only ones willing to throw that much money at us. It's actually a gamble. No recent history of success but playing the odds the the program will rise up and help the brand simultaneously. It lost Michigan and Tennessee this year and gained ASU and UM. That is my no means an even exchange. Those are all facts. Nothing there states they are growing here. That's actually the opposite of what's going on.

They Yeezy's are hot. That's one shoe. Unless they drop a pair each month, which they can't, it won't last. Nike has shoes drop monthly and people camping for them

UA sparked their basketball line with one strong signing in Curry. They didn't throw $200 million at him. They made a reasonable investment and it's paying off huge. Adidas is desperate to hang on here. That's why they throw these sums of money around.

Being objective here, Miami was a terrible investment. We haven't shown anything to anyone that we will be back soon. Yet they are treating us as a top tier team. If we do get back up then it will pay off. If we don't- chalk that up as another of many bad investments by the three stripe team.

was Nike even dropping a 1/3rd of what Adidas is paying Miami? No... And I don't see how it was a "terrible" investment for them. You act like Miami won't be back anytime soon. Adidas brand is no where near as bad as you say it is. Personally in my closet I have all nikes and retro Jordan's but I'm dying to get those yezzy boost.

An investment's success is measured by the return. The chances of getting a high return or a good return off the investment in Miami are slim because we aren't doing well. The reason Nike wasn't coming close to the offer was because of this simple concept. The risk was too high for them and the return might not come for awhile if at all. Simple business decisions that have to be made.

I'm not saying we won't ever be back. But the truth is neither you nor I know. We can only predict based off historic performance and right now analysts wouldn't peg us to perform well. Could they be wrong? Sure. But chances are they aren't wrong. It will take time. If we don't get back to being good fast. The return on investment won't come to fruition and Adidas will have struck out once again.

Adidas brand might not be as bad as I say it is but that's because I can't stand it. It is still bad though. A one time powerhouse is fading in the U.S. Numbers don't lie. They lost the NFL deal and now the NBA deal. They lost two huge brands in Notre Dame and Michigan. They aren't gaining much in return. They have minimal presence in basketball and football and are almost non existent in baseball. Soccer is what carries them but that isn't enough in the U.S. because soccer isn't a big sport here. Either 4th or 5th. They're lead on Nike is single digits in terms of market share globally for soccer if they lose that, there won't be a single thing they lead in. That's not good especially when a young UA brand is feeding off of it and climbing quickly.

Facts are facts man. I'm very into sports apparel and the industry. Nike is superior. Adidas is fading. Besides the Yeezy's, Adidas hasn't been relevant since RUN DMC.

 

[brock]

They have a higher valuation only because of the international market and their large presence in the soccer market. Under Armour is not a huge player internationally but they beat Adidas here in the states.

Adidas brand is building in the U.S. Especially with them getting a couple of nikes top designers, Miami signing with Adidas, Kanye and James harden signing as well. Those yezzy boost shoes are a hot commodity right now,

That's one shoe. One. I read an article that ranked the top ten shoes of 2014. Nike had 9 and UA had one. Adidas just recently fell to third within the last two years I believe. It is absolutely not growing. It is fading. It signed Harden because it was desperate. Rose, Howard, Wall, and Lillard have not worked out as they had hoped. They signed UM because they were the only ones willing to throw that much money at us. It's actually a gamble. No recent history of success but playing the odds the the program will rise up and help the brand simultaneously. It lost Michigan and Tennessee this year and gained ASU and UM. That is my no means an even exchange. Those are all facts. Nothing there states they are growing here. That's actually the opposite of what's going on.

They Yeezy's are hot. That's one shoe. Unless they drop a pair each month, which they can't, it won't last. Nike has shoes drop monthly and people camping for them

UA sparked their basketball line with one strong signing in Curry. They didn't throw $200 million at him. They made a reasonable investment and it's paying off huge. Adidas is desperate to hang on here. That's why they throw these sums of money around.

Being objective here, Miami was a terrible investment. We haven't shown anything to anyone that we will be back soon. Yet they are treating us as a top tier team. If we do get back up then it will pay off. If we don't- chalk that up as another of many bad investments by the three stripe team.

was Nike even dropping a 1/3rd of what Adidas is paying Miami? No... And I don't see how it was a "terrible" investment for them. You act like Miami won't be back anytime soon. Adidas brand is no where near as bad as you say it is. Personally in my closet I have all nikes and retro Jordan's but I'm dying to get those yezzy boost.

An investment's success is measured by the return. The chances of getting a high return or a good return off the investment in Miami are slim because we aren't doing well. The reason Nike wasn't coming close to the offer was because of this simple concept. The risk was too high for them and the return might not come for awhile if at all. Simple business decisions that have to be made.

I'm not saying we won't ever be back. But the truth is neither you nor I know. We can only predict based off historic performance and right now analysts wouldn't peg us to perform well. Could they be wrong? Sure. But chances are they aren't wrong. It will take time. If we don't get back to being good fast. The return on investment won't come to fruition and Adidas will have struck out once again.

Adidas brand might not be as bad as I say it is but that's because I can't stand it. It is still bad though. A one time powerhouse is fading in the U.S. Numbers don't lie. They lost the NFL deal and now the NBA deal. They lost two huge brands in Notre Dame and Michigan. They aren't gaining much in return. They have minimal presence in basketball and football and are almost non existent in baseball. Soccer is what carries them but that isn't enough in the U.S. because soccer isn't a big sport here. Either 4th or 5th. They're lead on Nike is single digits in terms of market share globally for soccer if they lose that, there won't be a single thing they lead in. That's not good especially when a young UA brand is feeding off of it and climbing quickly.

Facts are facts man. I'm very into sports apparel and the industry. Nike is superior. Adidas is fading. Besides the Yeezy's, Adidas hasn't been relevant since RUN DMC.

I am too, Adidas ain't as bad you say it is. Nike not throwing money out there like that besides that Michigan deal. Fsu total Nike contract is around 40-45 million ....

 

[wherrera8]

Adidas brand is building in the U.S. Especially with them getting a couple of nikes top designers, Miami signing with Adidas, Kanye and James harden signing as well. Those yezzy boost shoes are a hot commodity right now,

That's one shoe. One. I read an article that ranked the top ten shoes of 2014. Nike had 9 and UA had one. Adidas just recently fell to third within the last two years I believe. It is absolutely not growing. It is fading. It signed Harden because it was desperate. Rose, Howard, Wall, and Lillard have not worked out as they had hoped. They signed UM because they were the only ones willing to throw that much money at us. It's actually a gamble. No recent history of success but playing the odds the the program will rise up and help the brand simultaneously. It lost Michigan and Tennessee this year and gained ASU and UM. That is my no means an even exchange. Those are all facts. Nothing there states they are growing here. That's actually the opposite of what's going on.

They Yeezy's are hot. That's one shoe. Unless they drop a pair each month, which they can't, it won't last. Nike has shoes drop monthly and people camping for them

UA sparked their basketball line with one strong signing in Curry. They didn't throw $200 million at him. They made a reasonable investment and it's paying off huge. Adidas is desperate to hang on here. That's why they throw these sums of money around.

Being objective here, Miami was a terrible investment. We haven't shown anything to anyone that we will be back soon. Yet they are treating us as a top tier team. If we do get back up then it will pay off. If we don't- chalk that up as another of many bad investments by the three stripe team.

was Nike even dropping a 1/3rd of what Adidas is paying Miami? No... And I don't see how it was a "terrible" investment for them. You act like Miami won't be back anytime soon. Adidas brand is no where near as bad as you say it is. Personally in my closet I have all nikes and retro Jordan's but I'm dying to get those yezzy boost.

An investment's success is measured by the return. The chances of getting a high return or a good return off the investment in Miami are slim because we aren't doing well. The reason Nike wasn't coming close to the offer was because of this simple concept. The risk was too high for them and the return might not come for awhile if at all. Simple business decisions that have to be made.

I'm not saying we won't ever be back. But the truth is neither you nor I know. We can only predict based off historic performance and right now analysts wouldn't peg us to perform well. Could they be wrong? Sure. But chances are they aren't wrong. It will take time. If we don't get back to being good fast. The return on investment won't come to fruition and Adidas will have struck out once again.

Adidas brand might not be as bad as I say it is but that's because I can't stand it. It is still bad though. A one time powerhouse is fading in the U.S. Numbers don't lie. They lost the NFL deal and now the NBA deal. They lost two huge brands in Notre Dame and Michigan. They aren't gaining much in return. They have minimal presence in basketball and football and are almost non existent in baseball. Soccer is what carries them but that isn't enough in the U.S. because soccer isn't a big sport here. Either 4th or 5th. They're lead on Nike is single digits in terms of market share globally for soccer if they lose that, there won't be a single thing they lead in. That's not good especially when a young UA brand is feeding off of it and climbing quickly.

Facts are facts man. I'm very into sports apparel and the industry. Nike is superior. Adidas is fading. Besides the Yeezy's, Adidas hasn't been relevant since RUN DMC.

I am too, Adidas ain't as bad you say it is. Nike not throwing money out there like that besides that Michigan deal. Fsu total Nike contract is around 40-45 million ....

It's called bargaining power. Schools are willing to take less from Nike. It's the schools with limited options like us that need the big money. Nike won't see a return on our deal if they had matched. Adidas is taking that chance because they have to. A school like us with little booster support compared to the big boys needs that money. We can't afford to take less. That's the big difference. FSU doesn't need Nike money. Miami needs any money it can get.

 

[mydas77]

I remember when this was the rationale site. Smh

 

[brock]

That's one shoe. One. I read an article that ranked the top ten shoes of 2014. Nike had 9 and UA had one. Adidas just recently fell to third within the last two years I believe. It is absolutely not growing. It is fading. It signed Harden because it was desperate. Rose, Howard, Wall, and Lillard have not worked out as they had hoped. They signed UM because they were the only ones willing to throw that much money at us. It's actually a gamble. No recent history of success but playing the odds the the program will rise up and help the brand simultaneously. It lost Michigan and Tennessee this year and gained ASU and UM. That is my no means an even exchange. Those are all facts. Nothing there states they are growing here. That's actually the opposite of what's going on.

They Yeezy's are hot. That's one shoe. Unless they drop a pair each month, which they can't, it won't last. Nike has shoes drop monthly and people camping for them

UA sparked their basketball line with one strong signing in Curry. They didn't throw $200 million at him. They made a reasonable investment and it's paying off huge. Adidas is desperate to hang on here. That's why they throw these sums of money around.

Being objective here, Miami was a terrible investment. We haven't shown anything to anyone that we will be back soon. Yet they are treating us as a top tier team. If we do get back up then it will pay off. If we don't- chalk that up as another of many bad investments by the three stripe team.

was Nike even dropping a 1/3rd of what Adidas is paying Miami? No... And I don't see how it was a "terrible" investment for them. You act like Miami won't be back anytime soon. Adidas brand is no where near as bad as you say it is. Personally in my closet I have all nikes and retro Jordan's but I'm dying to get those yezzy boost.

An investment's success is measured by the return. The chances of getting a high return or a good return off the investment in Miami are slim because we aren't doing well. The reason Nike wasn't coming close to the offer was because of this simple concept. The risk was too high for them and the return might not come for awhile if at all. Simple business decisions that have to be made.

I'm not saying we won't ever be back. But the truth is neither you nor I know. We can only predict based off historic performance and right now analysts wouldn't peg us to perform well. Could they be wrong? Sure. But chances are they aren't wrong. It will take time. If we don't get back to being good fast. The return on investment won't come to fruition and Adidas will have struck out once again.

Adidas brand might not be as bad as I say it is but that's because I can't stand it. It is still bad though. A one time powerhouse is fading in the U.S. Numbers don't lie. They lost the NFL deal and now the NBA deal. They lost two huge brands in Notre Dame and Michigan. They aren't gaining much in return. They have minimal presence in basketball and football and are almost non existent in baseball. Soccer is what carries them but that isn't enough in the U.S. because soccer isn't a big sport here. Either 4th or 5th. They're lead on Nike is single digits in terms of market share globally for soccer if they lose that, there won't be a single thing they lead in. That's not good especially when a young UA brand is feeding off of it and climbing quickly.

Facts are facts man. I'm very into sports apparel and the industry. Nike is superior. Adidas is fading. Besides the Yeezy's, Adidas hasn't been relevant since RUN DMC.

I am too, Adidas ain't as bad you say it is. Nike not throwing money out there like that besides that Michigan deal. Fsu total Nike contract is around 40-45 million ....

It's called bargaining power. Schools are willing to take less from Nike. It's the schools with limited options like us that need the big money. Nike won't see a return on our deal if they had matched. Adidas is taking that chance because they have to. A school like us with little booster support compared to the big boys needs that money. We can't afford to take less. That's the big difference. FSU doesn't need Nike money. Miami needs any money it can get.

Again so what's the reason of downing the deal if you know the situstion... Adidas in terms of marketing has done more for Miami in the past 8 months than nike has in years... That 4.5 million in cash yearly and 4,5 million in apparel gear is great for Miami.

 

[wherrera8]

was Nike even dropping a 1/3rd of what Adidas is paying Miami? No... And I don't see how it was a "terrible" investment for them. You act like Miami won't be back anytime soon. Adidas brand is no where near as bad as you say it is. Personally in my closet I have all nikes and retro Jordan's but I'm dying to get those yezzy boost.

An investment's success is measured by the return. The chances of getting a high return or a good return off the investment in Miami are slim because we aren't doing well. The reason Nike wasn't coming close to the offer was because of this simple concept. The risk was too high for them and the return might not come for awhile if at all. Simple business decisions that have to be made.

I'm not saying we won't ever be back. But the truth is neither you nor I know. We can only predict based off historic performance and right now analysts wouldn't peg us to perform well. Could they be wrong? Sure. But chances are they aren't wrong. It will take time. If we don't get back to being good fast. The return on investment won't come to fruition and Adidas will have struck out once again.

Adidas brand might not be as bad as I say it is but that's because I can't stand it. It is still bad though. A one time powerhouse is fading in the U.S. Numbers don't lie. They lost the NFL deal and now the NBA deal. They lost two huge brands in Notre Dame and Michigan. They aren't gaining much in return. They have minimal presence in basketball and football and are almost non existent in baseball. Soccer is what carries them but that isn't enough in the U.S. because soccer isn't a big sport here. Either 4th or 5th. They're lead on Nike is single digits in terms of market share globally for soccer if they lose that, there won't be a single thing they lead in. That's not good especially when a young UA brand is feeding off of it and climbing quickly.

Facts are facts man. I'm very into sports apparel and the industry. Nike is superior. Adidas is fading. Besides the Yeezy's, Adidas hasn't been relevant since RUN DMC.

I am too, Adidas ain't as bad you say it is. Nike not throwing money out there like that besides that Michigan deal. Fsu total Nike contract is around 40-45 million ....

It's called bargaining power. Schools are willing to take less from Nike. It's the schools with limited options like us that need the big money. Nike won't see a return on our deal if they had matched. Adidas is taking that chance because they have to. A school like us with little booster support compared to the big boys needs that money. We can't afford to take less. That's the big difference. FSU doesn't need Nike money. Miami needs any money it can get.

Again so what's the reason of downing the deal if you know the situstion... Adidas in terms of marketing has done more for Miami in the past 8 months than nike has in years... That 4.5 million in cash yearly and 4,5 million in apparel gear is great for Miami.

It is great for Miami. But as a fan, and I know this sounds ridiculous, I won't ever buy merchandise unless Nike makes some on the side, or we go back to Nike. I'm not eating my money on garbage Adidas gear. That's me man. I don't like Adidas and while they are paying us it doesn't do anything else other than that.

Second, I'm not knocking Miami's side of the deal I'm knocking Adidas as a company. They are managed terribly. The Harden deal and our deal were bad from their perspective. If they don't see a return it's going to fail. They have a track record in basketball with that. Rose. Howard. Wall. Lillard hasn't made it big yet and it's his third shoe. That's too long to wait. Now Harden is up and he has never ever sold a shoe like that much less carried a brand. He isn't KD LeBron Kobe or MJ. The deal is great for us but that doesn't mean it's great for them.

 

[TreOFive]

Not gonna lie, I was concerned when we left nike...but these Adidas unis and cleats look bad as fug.

 

[TreOFive]

the deal I am sure helps with AG's buyout too

 

[westcoastcanes]

An investment's success is measured by the return. The chances of getting a high return or a good return off the investment in Miami are slim because we aren't doing well. The reason Nike wasn't coming close to the offer was because of this simple concept. The risk was too high for them and the return might not come for awhile if at all. Simple business decisions that have to be made.

I'm not saying we won't ever be back. But the truth is neither you nor I know. We can only predict based off historic performance and right now analysts wouldn't peg us to perform well. Could they be wrong? Sure. But chances are they aren't wrong. It will take time. If we don't get back to being good fast. The return on investment won't come to fruition and Adidas will have struck out once again.

Adidas brand might not be as bad as I say it is but that's because I can't stand it. It is still bad though. A one time powerhouse is fading in the U.S. Numbers don't lie. They lost the NFL deal and now the NBA deal. They lost two huge brands in Notre Dame and Michigan. They aren't gaining much in return. They have minimal presence in basketball and football and are almost non existent in baseball. Soccer is what carries them but that isn't enough in the U.S. because soccer isn't a big sport here. Either 4th or 5th. They're lead on Nike is single digits in terms of market share globally for soccer if they lose that, there won't be a single thing they lead in. That's not good especially when a young UA brand is feeding off of it and climbing quickly.

Facts are facts man. I'm very into sports apparel and the industry. Nike is superior. Adidas is fading. Besides the Yeezy's, Adidas hasn't been relevant since RUN DMC.

I am too, Adidas ain't as bad you say it is. Nike not throwing money out there like that besides that Michigan deal. Fsu total Nike contract is around 40-45 million ....

It's called bargaining power. Schools are willing to take less from Nike. It's the schools with limited options like us that need the big money. Nike won't see a return on our deal if they had matched. Adidas is taking that chance because they have to. A school like us with little booster support compared to the big boys needs that money. We can't afford to take less. That's the big difference. FSU doesn't need Nike money. Miami needs any money it can get.

Again so what's the reason of downing the deal if you know the situstion... Adidas in terms of marketing has done more for Miami in the past 8 months than nike has in years... That 4.5 million in cash yearly and 4,5 million in apparel gear is great for Miami.

It is great for Miami. But as a fan, and I know this sounds ridiculous, I won't ever buy merchandise unless Nike makes some on the side, or we go back to Nike. I'm not eating my money on garbage Adidas gear. That's me man. I don't like Adidas and while they are paying us it doesn't do anything else other than that.

Second, I'm not knocking Miami's side of the deal I'm knocking Adidas as a company. They are managed terribly. The Harden deal and our deal were bad from their perspective. If they don't see a return it's going to fail. They have a track record in basketball with that. Rose. Howard. Wall. Lillard hasn't made it big yet and it's his third shoe. That's too long to wait. Now Harden is up and he has never ever sold a shoe like that much less carried a brand. He isn't KD LeBron Kobe or MJ. The deal is great for us but that doesn't mean it's great for them.

Wherrera8, let me give you a little advice. When you argue long enough with an idiot, eventually people forget who the idiot was. Just bow out of this exchange now before you have to sink any lower and are forced to try and match broke's lack of wits.

 

[gogeta4]

Adidas just needs to make better designed shoes. They've always thrown around money, see Kobe and tmac deals. But they just make ugly sh/t. He'll Adidas had lebron in the bag as well.

Yeezy has boosted their appeal.. Harden deal will do better than all the above you named as all those guts are dude and have no value out of the bball world .( he'll no one gives a chit about Lillard or drose outside of Portland andvsouthdidevchicago)

Not going to lie I actually like the stuff I seen so far for us. I own one pair of Adidas and their solid black shell toes.
Their investment in us might boost sales IMO regardless if we win or not as we are still a cool, known brand regardless.

 

[cane since birth]

An investment's success is measured by the return. The chances of getting a high return or a good return off the investment in Miami are slim because we aren't doing well. The reason Nike wasn't coming close to the offer was because of this simple concept. The risk was too high for them and the return might not come for awhile if at all. Simple business decisions that have to be made.

I'm not saying we won't ever be back. But the truth is neither you nor I know. We can only predict based off historic performance and right now analysts wouldn't peg us to perform well. Could they be wrong? Sure. But chances are they aren't wrong. It will take time. If we don't get back to being good fast. The return on investment won't come to fruition and Adidas will have struck out once again.

Adidas brand might not be as bad as I say it is but that's because I can't stand it. It is still bad though. A one time powerhouse is fading in the U.S. Numbers don't lie. They lost the NFL deal and now the NBA deal. They lost two huge brands in Notre Dame and Michigan. They aren't gaining much in return. They have minimal presence in basketball and football and are almost non existent in baseball. Soccer is what carries them but that isn't enough in the U.S. because soccer isn't a big sport here. Either 4th or 5th. They're lead on Nike is single digits in terms of market share globally for soccer if they lose that, there won't be a single thing they lead in. That's not good especially when a young UA brand is feeding off of it and climbing quickly.

Facts are facts man. I'm very into sports apparel and the industry. Nike is superior. Adidas is fading. Besides the Yeezy's, Adidas hasn't been relevant since RUN DMC.

I am too, Adidas ain't as bad you say it is. Nike not throwing money out there like that besides that Michigan deal. Fsu total Nike contract is around 40-45 million ....

It's called bargaining power. Schools are willing to take less from Nike. It's the schools with limited options like us that need the big money. Nike won't see a return on our deal if they had matched. Adidas is taking that chance because they have to. A school like us with little booster support compared to the big boys needs that money. We can't afford to take less. That's the big difference. FSU doesn't need Nike money. Miami needs any money it can get.

Again so what's the reason of downing the deal if you know the situstion... Adidas in terms of marketing has done more for Miami in the past 8 months than nike has in years... That 4.5 million in cash yearly and 4,5 million in apparel gear is great for Miami.

It is great for Miami. But as a fan, and I know this sounds ridiculous, I won't ever buy merchandise unless Nike makes some on the side, or we go back to Nike. I'm not eating my money on garbage Adidas gear. That's me man. I don't like Adidas and while they are paying us it doesn't do anything else other than that.

Second, I'm not knocking Miami's side of the deal I'm knocking Adidas as a company. They are managed terribly. The Harden deal and our deal were bad from their perspective. If they don't see a return it's going to fail. They have a track record in basketball with that. Rose. Howard. Wall. Lillard hasn't made it big yet and it's his third shoe. That's too long to wait. Now Harden is up and he has never ever sold a shoe like that much less carried a brand. He isn't KD LeBron Kobe or MJ. The deal is great for us but that doesn't mean it's great for them.

Nike fan boy coming out lol, but i agree with you, i dont knock miami at all for doing the deal, it really is a great deal for us and they are marketing the **** out of us, addidas is making a huge push down here, im liking the custom shoe idea, performance wise ive talked to some kids who hace used addidas gear and they love them especially the cleats

 

[Classic]

Our new **** looks real slick. Who gives a rat's *** whose logo is on it?

 

[passitback]

Uniforms are surprisingly nice.

However, I'm more of a traditionalist with uniforms, so I'm a bit biased.

I think customizing shoes for college players could be a major distraction for the team. I'll just leave it at that.

 

[Cane Dynasty]

is it me or do our new uniforms look like they have tread marks on them.... is a Adidas trolling us, hinting that we get run over...?

Photos: up close with Miami Hurricanes’ new Adidas uniforms | Canes Watch

Wait till you see the stripper pants.

It's embarrassing.

 

[wherrera8]

I am too, Adidas ain't as bad you say it is. Nike not throwing money out there like that besides that Michigan deal. Fsu total Nike contract is around 40-45 million ....

It's called bargaining power. Schools are willing to take less from Nike. It's the schools with limited options like us that need the big money. Nike won't see a return on our deal if they had matched. Adidas is taking that chance because they have to. A school like us with little booster support compared to the big boys needs that money. We can't afford to take less. That's the big difference. FSU doesn't need Nike money. Miami needs any money it can get.

Again so what's the reason of downing the deal if you know the situstion... Adidas in terms of marketing has done more for Miami in the past 8 months than nike has in years... That 4.5 million in cash yearly and 4,5 million in apparel gear is great for Miami.

It is great for Miami. But as a fan, and I know this sounds ridiculous, I won't ever buy merchandise unless Nike makes some on the side, or we go back to Nike. I'm not eating my money on garbage Adidas gear. That's me man. I don't like Adidas and while they are paying us it doesn't do anything else other than that.

Second, I'm not knocking Miami's side of the deal I'm knocking Adidas as a company. They are managed terribly. The Harden deal and our deal were bad from their perspective. If they don't see a return it's going to fail. They have a track record in basketball with that. Rose. Howard. Wall. Lillard hasn't made it big yet and it's his third shoe. That's too long to wait. Now Harden is up and he has never ever sold a shoe like that much less carried a brand. He isn't KD LeBron Kobe or MJ. The deal is great for us but that doesn't mean it's great for them.

Nike fan boy coming out lol, but i agree with you, i dont knock miami at all for doing the deal, it really is a great deal for us and they are marketing the **** out of us, addidas is making a huge push down here, im liking the custom shoe idea, performance wise ive talked to some kids who hace used addidas gear and they love them especially the cleats

It's just brand loyalty man. There are people who feel like this about Apple over Samsung. Good companies had loyal followers.

I'm not complaining about the deal on our end but it wasn't the smartest on their end.

 

[cane since birth]

It's called bargaining power. Schools are willing to take less from Nike. It's the schools with limited options like us that need the big money. Nike won't see a return on our deal if they had matched. Adidas is taking that chance because they have to. A school like us with little booster support compared to the big boys needs that money. We can't afford to take less. That's the big difference. FSU doesn't need Nike money. Miami needs any money it can get.

Again so what's the reason of downing the deal if you know the situstion... Adidas in terms of marketing has done more for Miami in the past 8 months than nike has in years... That 4.5 million in cash yearly and 4,5 million in apparel gear is great for Miami.

It is great for Miami. But as a fan, and I know this sounds ridiculous, I won't ever buy merchandise unless Nike makes some on the side, or we go back to Nike. I'm not eating my money on garbage Adidas gear. That's me man. I don't like Adidas and while they are paying us it doesn't do anything else other than that.

Second, I'm not knocking Miami's side of the deal I'm knocking Adidas as a company. They are managed terribly. The Harden deal and our deal were bad from their perspective. If they don't see a return it's going to fail. They have a track record in basketball with that. Rose. Howard. Wall. Lillard hasn't made it big yet and it's his third shoe. That's too long to wait. Now Harden is up and he has never ever sold a shoe like that much less carried a brand. He isn't KD LeBron Kobe or MJ. The deal is great for us but that doesn't mean it's great for them.

Nike fan boy coming out lol, but i agree with you, i dont knock miami at all for doing the deal, it really is a great deal for us and they are marketing the **** out of us, addidas is making a huge push down here, im liking the custom shoe idea, performance wise ive talked to some kids who hace used addidas gear and they love them especially the cleats

It's just brand loyalty man. There are people who feel like this about Apple over Samsung. Good companies had loyal followers.

I'm not complaining about the deal on our end but it wasn't the smartest on their end.

Its smart on their end if we start winning again, they have been wanting to get a foot into SoFl and what better way to do it by sponsoring the local college

 

[whoopingcane]

Joe, I don't want to make excuses, but we just weren't getting the traction on the field that we like to see. We broke in some new cleats this week. I saw a least two guys slip a little that were in position to makes plays. You just can't have that when you're trying to win ball games.

 

[dk72]

Players work their azzes off and deserve perks like this. Especially Miami players who have so many ******** for fans.

All I see is a soft team spending more time talking dress up, about their weight, gossip in the locker room.

Miami Canettes.
OMG I LOVE YOUR NEW SHOES
YEAH TOTALLY SO FRESH SO FLY. CUSTOM CLEATS
OMG!?!?! Did you hear what Gadbois said?!?! Uh...OMG he is so toxic...let's go tell coach.
Just lost 3 lbs. OMG you are so not fat anymore. I feel fat... no you aren't fat... the NFL will call you up in no time. Better look your best.
Hey wanna take a selfie with Coach? OMG #BFFweareallwinners

That is Miami football. READ IT PEOPLE READ WHAT WE HAVE BECOME!

All I see from you is a soft, whiny, juvenile "fan" who lives to complain, *****, and moan.

 

[KevinCaneFace]

Miami is one of the most recognizable brands in the country. Addicts makes their money on that not how much we win. It helps some but fans wear Miami gear all over the country. I'm way up in Orange Park and there is Miami fans everywhere here in North Florida. Oregon wasn't exactly dominating when Nike started with them either. (Even though that's a different situation)

 

[wherrera8]

Again so what's the reason of downing the deal if you know the situstion... Adidas in terms of marketing has done more for Miami in the past 8 months than nike has in years... That 4.5 million in cash yearly and 4,5 million in apparel gear is great for Miami.

It is great for Miami. But as a fan, and I know this sounds ridiculous, I won't ever buy merchandise unless Nike makes some on the side, or we go back to Nike. I'm not eating my money on garbage Adidas gear. That's me man. I don't like Adidas and while they are paying us it doesn't do anything else other than that.

Second, I'm not knocking Miami's side of the deal I'm knocking Adidas as a company. They are managed terribly. The Harden deal and our deal were bad from their perspective. If they don't see a return it's going to fail. They have a track record in basketball with that. Rose. Howard. Wall. Lillard hasn't made it big yet and it's his third shoe. That's too long to wait. Now Harden is up and he has never ever sold a shoe like that much less carried a brand. He isn't KD LeBron Kobe or MJ. The deal is great for us but that doesn't mean it's great for them.

Nike fan boy coming out lol, but i agree with you, i dont knock miami at all for doing the deal, it really is a great deal for us and they are marketing the **** out of us, addidas is making a huge push down here, im liking the custom shoe idea, performance wise ive talked to some kids who hace used addidas gear and they love them especially the cleats

It's just brand loyalty man. There are people who feel like this about Apple over Samsung. Good companies had loyal followers.

I'm not complaining about the deal on our end but it wasn't the smartest on their end.

Its smart on their end if we start winning again, they have been wanting to get a foot into SoFl and what better way to do it by sponsoring the local college

It's smart IF... Huge If. Klee haven't shown anything recently so say we will so it is a big risk on their end.