I'm a huge hockey guy. When I heard the NHL was going with Fanatics for their uniforms and team gear I was so let down. Their stuff for the most part that I have seen is not good.
Same, Go Avs!
A lot of people don't know this but Fanatics has been making NHL jerseys for Adidas for a few years now, as well as Nike jerseys for MLB (they acquired Majestic a few years back) and some Nike jerseys under license for the NFL.
Point being Fanatics is perfectly capable of making quality apparel, but their own branded stuff available to fans is straight trash, and Adidas suffers from the same problem IMO.
This is what you get for a $130 Adidas jersey. It's not even true twill, most everything is heat-pressed on. And yeah, it's the Parlay Ocean Plastic crap, so it's literally trash and it feels cheap.
Now I haven't bought a Nike jersey since we parted ways with them, so if this is what they're offering now too that's unfortunate bc my $85 Jacory Harris era jersey ***** on the Adidas I duped myself into buying last year.
My biggest gripe is the lack of selection Adidas offers to fans. I can't even find half the **** I see the players and coaches wearing on the sidelines. If I pick a random Nike school on Fanatics, FansEdge etc., there's a plethora of shirts, hats, hoodies or whatever you might be looking for. And for my money, the fit and quality with Nike is better than Adidas but your mileage may vary.
The players will be wearing top of the line attire regardless of who we are with, and I trust Rad to work out a deal that benefits the school and its athletes. But if we were a Nike school I'd probably own more Canes attire bc I'm done buying Adidas. And I'm not loyal to any brand, I'm wearing Adidas shoes as I type this.