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[MENTION=1740]brock[/MENTION]: My comment to you was based upon your statement about Adidas "building" in the U.S, that's all. I never said that Miami is "third-tier", I said they are being represented by a third tier company and I then provided reasons as to why they are third tier.
I'm not from Miami...Born on the So. Side of the Chi and grew up in Compton (Bompton), CA. And you're right, Miami gear flies down in L.A too, considering that USC dominates in the West Coast. Miami is still a popular brand, but it's not "as" popular anymore, and it hurts my feeling to admit that. We haven't won anything meaningful since 2004. No ACC titles, no bowl game, no division titles, no heisman winners...nothing.
Both my and my ninja [MENTION=6738]wherrera8[/MENTION] point were is that a third tier brand in Adidas is trying to use us, a former top brand in Miami, to catapult it's status in the U.S b/c right now, they have NO footing in the U.S. They are bleeding money in their U.S endeavors. Futbol is what's saving them and Nike and Puma are trying their damnest to get that script flipped. Adidas is getting smoked by an orthopedic shoe in Skeckers right now.
I appreciate the love they are giving us, I appreciate the money they spent on us, but let's be real, do you think this same love is going to continue to come our way if we keep stinking it up on and off the field? Do you think we would be having this same convo if we were still a team that remotely mirrored how we were in the 80's and 90's and early 2000's? Do you really think Nike wouldn't have matched and or smashed an Adidas deal?
Again, I admonish you to look at the other U-M; Adidas rolled out the red carpet for them, too. They were their biggest college sports client. They gave them all the bells and whistles, and as U-M started to stink it up both on and off the field, the bells and whistles stopped b/c they were losing money on them. U-M gets a new, hard nose, AD who put WINNING over everything, and they hire arguably one of the best coaches in football and Nike said, beep-beep, move over Adidas, we want back in on our lost child; they've now found their way.
Just saying, don't be surprised if nothing changes on and off the field, these custom jerseys and cleats don't start fading away. Everyone loves the new girl-friend, but at the end of the day, when you realize she's just as crazy as your last chick, the roses and wining and dining begin to stop. Right now, we are that new new girl friend. Hopefully, we morph into wifey material. Adidas is gambling on us, but history has shown for the past decade, that Miami has not been rewarding those who have put faith in us (see the Nike contract in 2004, and the ACC's bid to get us over into their conference.)
