Lol these threads are dope. Between the old guys who want us to look like Penn st or alabama and the guys who think the program is done because we're not wearing nikes, there's a whole bunch of stupid in these threads. I want to make 2 things abundantly clear...
1.) The uniform game is different now, stop fantasizing about only wearing the classic uniforms. Miami will have multiple unis, multiple helmets, and multiple pants just like every other major program and that won't change anytime soon. Maybe you can get a classic uni for a game or 2 but that sure as fvck isn't happening with nike. Adidas on the other hand has actually tried to embrace the past (a la Michigan), so your best bet of seeing a classic uni probably lies with Adidas.
2.) The great Nike myth. All that work they put in attaching themselves to all those cool athletes back in the 80's and 90s is what nike is living off at this point. There shoes/gear USED to be top **** but now with more competition Nike has come back down to earth and there isn't any gap in quality. It's all little Chinese kids feverishly pumping out those products. Nike is living off the fact that it launched itself into pop culture 25-30 years ago. After all....
Right?
They are living off their past and the gap is closing, huh? LBJ, Kobe, KD, Melo, CP3, Dirk, Griffin, Jimmy Buckets, Pau Gasol, Mark Gasol, Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Chris Bosh, Klay Thompson....etc. Brazil, Italy, Germany, USA, Canada, Switzerland...etc....OSU, FSU, BAMA, UF, LSU, OU, OU, OSU, UT...etc.
What do they all have in common? Not only are all of the aforementioned represented by Nike, but they have been winners since 2000. Either in the olympics, playoffs, or respective individual sports. Nike align themselves w/ winners, period.
Everyone was talking about how TAMU is doing just fine recruiting head to head w/ UT and TAMU is an Adidas school....are you seeing what's happening this recruiting cycle?? UT is smoking the **** out of TAMU. TAMU had a glimmer of hope when UT was down, but now that they have an equally good coach, all of those TAMU locks flipped to UT and UT had a bad year this yr.
It's the same thing w/ UCLA v. USC. UCLA got big recruits only b/c USC was down, now that USC is off of sanctions, you're not hearing any kids going to UCLA.
Kids are kids...they want to be associated w/ what's hot and Nike is what's hot. All of the sports video games have Nike as the optimum success in career modes. The NIKE Sparq camp is still the end all camp for all big time recruits.
The only competition to Nike in the football world is Under Armour, and we didn't even switch to them!!! We went w/ a company that specializes in European designs. Trust and believe FSU will continue to smoke us on the recruiting trail. This is another neg recruiting method that they and UF can use against us.
