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MEGA New Miami Adidas Ultraboost🔥 - The Shoe and Nike/Adidas Thread.
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No, that one's a fair observation.
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what the **** is a hype beast.. and i ain't googling it lmao
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A hype beast is someone who is all about the hype of the shoe/apparel (rarity, celebrity endorsement, popularity, word-of-mouth, impressing-others) rather than the quality of the shoe/apparel.
People who talk about the next drop as "must-have", before it's even commercially available. And then they try to profit from the resale market.
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Since we talking stocks who wants to give me some investing advise? lol ready to put my savings into investment instead of sitting in my saving account
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I've got just the place for you:
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If your question is a serious one, the best advice I can give you is to get with a financial advisor, and think about some mutual funds, index funds, and other investment vehicles so that you can invest your money in something that is compatible with your risk tolerance.
And by financial advisor, I would recommend someone that is with one of the major houses, and is a fiduciary. Assuming your question is a serious one, what you probably don’t want to do is jump into the water by yourself, so it’s really important to talk it out with someone more knowledgeable than yourself and who understands what your needs, financial situation, and employment benefits are, as well as ultimate goals are.
One little bit of advice I would give when you’re talking to an advisor: since you’re a novice, probably the best way to go would be to get some type of portfolio that involves balanced asset allocation, dollar cost averaging if you’re in an employee savings plan, and has mentioned previously something that jives with your risk tolerance.
A good place to ask questions would be the thread that @JD08 linked you to, but bear in mind, there’s some cowboy investors in there who have high risk tolerance, and that may not be what you want now., but there are probably also other investors who might understand where you’re coming from
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Thanks. I was going to get with Charles Schwab I think that’s who USAA is sort of partnered with.
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Sounds like a plan. I wish you the best of luck.
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U say things w/ so much hubris, yet u’re often wrong. So my only ?’s to u r, y do u continue to pontificate on matters u’re literally out of ur depth on? Y do u continue to spread information that’s not only easily verifiable, but has been debunked time & time again?
Believe it or not, many smaller schools once affiliated by Adidas have made switches to Nike or Under Armour due to:
1. Quality of fan merch
2. Availability of fan merch
3. Teams given mismatched uniforms
4. Lack of attention
In fact:
Howard and Jordan Brand Sign 20-Year Partnership | Howard Magazine
Howard University and Nike’s Jordan Brand recently formed a historic 20-year partnership, aimed to elevate Howard’s athletic department, create recruitment opportunities, and increase influence of HBCUs on collegiate sports and global culture. The football team’s uniforms were unveiled on August 27.
Murray State Athletics Inks Seven-Year Extension with Nike and BSN SPORTS - Murray State University Athletics
Murray State Athletics will continue to rep the world's leading brand for apparel and footwear after inking a transformational, seven-year agreement with Nik...
USC Upstate, BSN Sports and Nike extend exclusive apparel rights partnership - University of South Carolina - Upstate
SPARTANBURG, SC -- Thanks to a renewed partnership between USC Upstate Athletics, BSN SPORTS and NIKE, the next generation of Spartans will continue to be outfitted
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Checks over stripes
On Oct. 23, UTSA Athletics announced that they will partner with Nike and Game One starting in 2025. All UTSA apparel dating back to 2013 has been handled by Adidas. Now, as the UTSA brand grows, the department has decided to make a supplier change. “We are excited to partner with Nike and Game...
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Swoosh, there it is: After 15 years with Adidas, Utah Valley signs on with Nike
Another Utah collegiate athletic department is signing with the Swoosh.
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Hofstra Athletics Extends Partnership With Nike And BSN Sports - Hofstra University Athletics
Hempstead, NY - The Hofstra University Department of Athletics is excited to announce that it has extended its partnership with Nike and BSN Sports to outfit Pride
I literally can go on & on & on. U keep equating what happened w our practice jerseys or Nike’s unwillingness to match Adidas’ offer w “they don’t care about programs”, & I already told u they this school chose to convert uniform supplies for cash, & no one was willing to match Adidas’ offer b/c it was a bad deal.
****, we now have UW fans crying about the quality of fan gear, availability, & Adidas’ inability to restock on item they do like, citing they feel Adidas focuses on who’s hot for the brand at the time. Lmao
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CaneDUD is a clown of the highest order. Talks out of his *** constantly like he’s some kind of insider.
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Had to keep this one under wraps, but it’s official, official now.
I’m posting this to highlight two things:
1. Y u never sign a mediocre deal for over 10 yrs
2. How base #’s are never the guideline.
AU has renewed twice w Nike, while we have been stuck in the same Adidas contract during this time frame. ASU has renewed twice w Adidas, while we are still stuck in yr 1.
Nike has more than doubled Arizona’s financial allocations, however, what u won’t see r the incentives that’s laid out.
1. Our current contract pays us roughly $7m via apparel + cash allotment, w zero performance incentives or % of royalties
2. AU’s new contract is going to be a base of $5.15 - 5.85m/yr.
On the surface, this looks like $7>5.85m, & this is where a couple of posters continually mistake raw data as “better.”
This new contract will also add bonuses for different program’s achievements (i.e football team makes bowl games/CFP, basketball team wins conference/NCAA tournaments, etc). More importantly, it will come w/ merchandising royalties. (A standard 15%)
Every season, their contract will outperform ours despite what the base #’s look like.
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I’m posting this to highlight two things:
1. Y u never sign a mediocre deal for over 10 yrs
2. How base #’s are never the guideline.
AU has renewed twice w Nike, while we have been stuck in the same Adidas contract during this time frame. ASU has renewed twice w Adidas, while we are still stuck in yr 1.
Nike has more than doubled Arizona’s financial allocations, however, what u won’t see r the incentives that’s laid out.
1. Our current contract pays us roughly $7m via apparel + cash allotment, w zero performance incentives or % of royalties
2. AU’s new contract is going to be a base of $5.15 - 5.85m/yr.
On the surface, this looks like $7>5.85m, & this is where a couple of posters continually mistake raw data as “better.”
This new contract will also add bonuses for different program’s achievements (i.e football team makes bowl games/CFP, basketball team wins conference/NCAA tournaments, etc). More importantly, it will come w/ merchandising royalties. (A standard 15%)
Every season, their contract will outperform ours despite what the base #’s look like.
University of Arizona, Nike agree to contract extension
The University of Arizona announced Monday that it has agreed to an extension with Nike until June 30, 2033.
arizonasports.com
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Had to keep this one under wraps, but it’s official, official now.
I’m posting this to highlight two things:
1. Y u never sign a mediocre deal for over 10 yrs
2. How base #’s are never the guideline.
AU has renewed twice w Nike, while we have been stuck in the same Adidas contract during this time frame. ASU has renewed twice w Adidas, while we are still stuck in yr 1.
Nike has more than doubled Arizona’s financial allocations, however, what u won’t see r the incentives that’s laid out.
1. Our current contract pays us roughly $7m via apparel + cash allotment, w zero performance incentives or % of royalties
2. AU’s new contract is going to be a base of $5.15 - 5.85m/yr.
On the surface, this looks like $7>5.85m, & this is where a couple of posters continually mistake raw data as “better.”
This new contract will also add bonuses for different program’s achievements (i.e football team makes bowl games/CFP, basketball team wins conference/NCAA tournaments, etc). More importantly, it will come w/ merchandising royalties. (A standard 15%)
Every season, their contract will outperform ours despite what the base #’s look like.
University of Arizona, Nike agree to contract extension
The University of Arizona announced Monday that it has agreed to an extension with Nike until June 30, 2033.
It's almost as if...certain posters...should actually listen to the people who have worked in the sports industry and know these numbers well...
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Its actually almost as if this changes the argument I made literally 0 lol. I do wonder if at any point you will ever admit you have been basically fully misrepresenting my argument the entire time lol. Half his main point, yet again, is about the contract length. Do I gotta find the post where I clearly pointed to all the evidence of me agreeing with that point the entire time, which you just happen to ignore/lie about? lol. Like Come on....
And I'd hope a brand new contract outperformed ours in year what 10 of our deal lol. The argument has literally never been is it possible to make more with a lower base amount lol. But if we have a new offer from Adidas with a base contract value of $15M vs Arizonas $5M, then it's maybe up for debate on who makes more, and whether the more money upfront guaranteed is likely or not to be surpassed with a back-end heavy contract.... You know my entire point the entire time lol....
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Go ***** yourself with this dopey argument.
I don't give two ***** if you can be dragged, kicking and screaming, into an admission that the length of the contract is too long.
You continue to lie and spin and act as if you have not previously touted the "guaranteed money" that adidas promised which you assume exceeded what Nike offered (which we cannot know for certain, due to fact that Beta Blake lied about everything involved).
Again, you choose to ignore and deny the central part of the argument related to compensation. That a HIGH ROYALTY contract for a TOP TEN BRAND will always outearn some pathetic "guarantee" of cash. Just like your hero, Beta Blake, you continue to put forth a false argument that caters to the lazy ***** crowd of "pay me, I don't want to do any work to improve my sales, just pay me a guarantee and let me feel like I've actually done something".
Here's the sad thing. You can pat yourself on the back for actually granting your superiors a "partial win" (as you "agree" with us that the contract term was too long). But the reality is that I have spoken with many people at UM who are far closer to these issues than you are. And the regular refrain is that there was a culture change that occurred when Shalala secured us the ACC bag (which on its face should be a good thing) while entrusting the athletic department to unqualified ***** like The Shermanator and Beta Blake. And, ****, we can probably even include Mr. One Eye on a Better Job Kirby Hocuntt too. By delegating power and an unprecedented budget on young boys who didn't know what it was like to turn an Independent UM dime into a million, we lost our incentive and motivation to outwork every other better-funded athletic department.
No worries, though, you are sooooo proud of some "guaranteed apparel contract", even though it has had the reverse impact on UM Athletics that it was intended to have. We no longer are a market leader. We no longer outsell our fellow Top 10 Brand universities. We no longer have shoes or apparel that are the best of the best. We are associated with the "Burger King" of the apparel business. We are not, nor have we ever been the "flagship" program of adidas. That honor is reserved for Louisville. And soon to be Tennessee.
@Rellyrell has continued to post the complaints from other adidas school alums/fans who have realized what we've been describing for years. The breadth of adidas offerings of branded UM merchandise is anemic compared to Nike and Jordan Brand. The resale value is not there. The "hot new products" each year are soon available at markdown prices. The player-exclusives are nearly non-existent (oh, but that Fear of God crap was da bomb!). We never got UM Yeezys, even before he became a Nationalist Socialist and wrote a song about how he gave his cousin head. We haven't had a true UM Ultraboost shoe in, what, 4 years (and UltraBoost is the only non-player-name-model that is worth a ****). Where are the Miami Hardens available to the general public? Where are the Miami Dames available to the general public?
At least New Balance and Under Armour and Reebok and every other brand can admit they are distant "third place at best" and don't try to tell lies to a bunch of schools about making them a "flagship". adidas is like the University of Florida back in the day, they act like they are Alabama when their accomplishments are Vanderbilt. adidas is not good.
But you're going to keep yapping about the guaranteed money.
@Rellyrell and I have tried. We have explained that the "sticker price" of the contract is roughly 1/3 equipment/player merchandise and roughly 1/3 activation/marketing. Which SHOULD mean that the only aspect of the contract that we need to debate is the 1/3 portion devoted to the money generated by merch sales to the public, either as a guaranteed payment, a straight royalty payment, or some mixture of the two.
But you keep trying to humble-brag about how you know that a 12 year contract is too long, while denying the truth about how much a 15% royalty contract would pay Miami, over and above our "negotiated-ten-years-ago" guaranteed pittance.
adidas could give Miami a raise. But they won't. They're going to ride out this gravy train until we end it.
Thanks for admitting that 12 years is too long. If adidas really believed in Miami, they would give us the SAME ANNUAL PRICE they would offer for a 12 year contract ON A ONE-YEAR BASIS. But they won't.