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ADIDAS VS NIKE

Canedude08 said:
Another case of "People just not getting the overall concept". Do you understand WHY Miami out of all the schools in the Adidas stable got those uniforms? The Parley program was done to not only emphasize the concept of recycling, it was something designed to be tied in with the Rosenstiel School. The program got a ton of press and it served as a fundraiser for the school itself(The game worn jerseys were auctioned, and Adidas made a significant donation to Rosenstiel)

Recycled materials were used for the uniforms, but contrary to popular belief, it wasn't typical household garbage. It was fishing nets, and other material that could be recycled into performance wear.
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Cool.

They look like actual garbage despite what they are made from.
 
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The U is back to work said:
I think the ultra boosts are always nice but then I see the shoes they give UM and they are those basic *** large logo adidas shoes lol why aren’t they getting custom boosts with UM colors and logos
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They used to be better, recent year models have slipped downhill. Recently got new balances after having ultras for years and they’re great and also cooler now lol.
 
Canedude08 said:
Another case of "People just not getting the overall concept". Do you understand WHY Miami out of all the schools in the Adidas stable got those uniforms? The Parley program was done to not only emphasize the concept of recycling, it was something designed to be tied in with the Rosenstiel School. The program got a ton of press and it served as a fundraiser for the school itself(The game worn jerseys were auctioned, and Adidas made a significant donation to Rosenstiel)

Recycled materials were used for the uniforms, but contrary to popular belief, it wasn't typical household garbage. It was fishing nets, and other material that could be recycled into performance wear.
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What a load of bull**** lies.

The parley jerseys were NOT NOT NOT done as some sort of special deal with RSMAS. adidas has been doing parley jerseys for various world soccer teams FOR YEARS. Had nothing to do wtih RSMAS. More importantantly, we haven't done a parley jersey since, though we continue to do "Miami nights jerseys", presumably to be tied in to our School of the Paranormal?

Give me a break. This after-the-fact nonsense about how the parleys were some big marine science promo is just bull****.

For the love of god, please just stop lying in your "defense" of adidas.
 
Canedude08 said:
It won't. This board overestimates how cheap our fanbase is and has always been. Even when times are great, our fanbase cheaps out on merch, especially compared to peer institutions.
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Heere we go again with the "Miami has a cheap fanbase" lies. Which is simply not true.

And it CERTAINLY does NOT justify going with the #2 merch company.
 
caneingville said:
Right? I love how people (our own fans!) just throw this out, with no figures to back it up.
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Simple reasoning and decades of observation bears it out. That's why. Nike knew full well how much merch Miami sells(or doesn't), hence why they were comfortable with the crap deal they put out. It's easy to play the "You could POSSIBLY make this much" game when you know full well that unless Miami goes on a major league run, the merch won't sell and you'll never have to worry about shelling out that money. I don't blame Nike for trying, corporations are going to do what corporations do.
 
McGahee2TheHouse said:
Cool.

They look like actual garbage despite what they are made from.
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They would have looked like whatever, no matter which material was used. It was an alternate that was worn once, that no one liked. Whether it was recycled fishing nets, or the best fabric on the face of the earth, it wasn't a design people liked. When you take chances, you run the risk of them not being popular. Then again, I remember there being some pushback when the old 2000-2004 nike templates came out. A lot of people said that they looked like halfassed Broncos jerseys, especially with the side panels.
 
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