Just looking on a couple different social media accounts, it does appear that at a minimum, Miami got bowl gear on par with the other Adidas schools in the playoffs. Just haven’t posted about it. Even the Nike schools are going pretty base design-wise.
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And you do realize that this is about more than sending 85 swag-packs to a school, right?
There's all kinds of contractual language specifying that adidas is supposed to PROMOTE Miami, to MARKET Miami, to PUSH Miami. This is the functional equivalent of belatedly mentioning Cam Ward as a Heisman candidate. It didn't help him in the voting, and he quickly signed a deal with another company not named adidas.
If adidas is lucky enough to get a few teams in the CFP, they should be letting THE WORLD know about it. Lazy second-place brand which should be in third place or lower.
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I just bought a couple hoodies from Peter Millar and about to order a couple more. Classic, simple styles with what appears to be premium fabric.
And if you like that simple styling, I would recommend Cutter & Buck. You can order direct from their site, lots of options.
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I'm secretly hoping for New Balance (my old man feet favors their sneakers) to go big in the football game and make us their flagship program so I don't have to wear soft Adidas shoes that hurt after several hours or Nike that is mostly way too narrow for my feet and gives me shin splints in less than an hour.
Adidas apparel has gotten much better in looks and feel since we first signed with them and it's not that hard to find prime barely used or new team issued gear for sale online at a discount although with this playoff run the prices haven't been as good lately. I'd still rate nike higher overall for apparel but their top of the line **** is way more expensive than the most expensive Adidas **** sold
Adidas apparel has gotten much better in looks and feel since we first signed with them and it's not that hard to find prime barely used or new team issued gear for sale online at a discount although with this playoff run the prices haven't been as good lately. I'd still rate nike higher overall for apparel but their top of the line **** is way more expensive than the most expensive Adidas **** sold
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Maybe they are Ohtani fans or fans of that white guy from duke. NB is really comfortable now that I have flat feet and shin splints issues if I wear Nike or Adidas for an afternoon
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Cool! Wasn’t arguing any of that.
I mean sweatsuits, shirts, a sneaker or 2, slides maybe, bookbags, travel bags… just Nike or Adidas versions of a lot of the same types of ****. A lot of these kids are making real NIL money. They’re wearing Amiri, Christian Dior, Rick Owens etc. at the gas station photo shoots
… does it matter THAT much anymore?
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I mean sweatsuits, shirts, a sneaker or 2, slides maybe, bookbags, travel bags… just Nike or Adidas versions of a lot of the same types of ****. A lot of these kids are making real NIL money. They’re wearing Amiri, Christian Dior, Rick Owens etc. at the gas station photo shoots
All of this is true.
And this is where I would argue that the Nike advantage comes into play.
Nike is giving the players at the top schools "player edition" (special editions) of particular colorways and particularl shoes. Yes, the players now have enough money to buy a few pairs of $250 shoes online, but do they have ACCESS to limited edition stuff.
adidas sends Miami players the same-old same-old. Even during the heyday of Kanye West, the UM players NEVER got player-edition Yeezys.
While all the players at the Nike schools are rocking rare versions of classic shoes.
And that's what's so appealing to the players who are sneakerheads. Limited edition shoes. Like the UM alums who were wearing the Solefly "Fruits of our Labors" Jordan 3s earlier this season.
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Can someone who has been keeping up with this thread TLDR this for me? Are we switching to Nike, what's happening? Adidas is *** and retarded, all the big school are Nike. Adidas is popular with European soccer fans, the logo doesn't hold any weight in the US
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Grown *** man @ing Nike lmfao
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That's a lot of words for you to say that you're just guessing something is true because you want it to confirm your hypothesis.
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I've talked to you and @Rellyrell about the ridiculous lack of women's gear. Pressbox makes my favorite shirts, so if any of you want to get your wives/girlfriends anything, I highly recommend. They are the only brand that makes cute stuff for women that isn't frumpy and isn't cropped/fitted for young college-aged girls. Fanatics, Nordstrom, and Caneswear too I believe carries them.
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You will never. Ever. NEVER EVER get any evidence or proof from Canedouche08. Never.
He will tell you about how cheap the Miami fans are. And how the merch never sells.
And yet...in nearly every year since I first enrolled at UM in 1986...the crowds are HEAVY in the fall semester to buy the "latest gear", and there are rarely any huge clearance sales in the spring-summer months.
I've had season tickets (in one form or another) for nearly 40 years. Whenever I've gone to AllCanes and/or CanesWear on the September/October/November weekends, the sales are always brisk. Yes, the last couple of years have been more exciting, you can sense the positive feelings. But the merch sells...EVERY SINGLE YEAR...
Now, you'd have to sit down with Harry and a spreadsheet to measure the VOLUME of sales in certain years. I'm sure there was a bump in the early 2000s. And what people FAIL to gauge over the last few years is how much merch is being fulfilled via internet and phone-in orders.
The fact remains, as the school year winds down into summer, there is no panic of unsold merchandise that must be moved with huge markdowns. And to be honest, I would be happy to pay discounted prices to save some cash. But each spring/summer, I have to get lucky to find styles I like with enough leftover inventory in my sizes. I would conservatively guesstimate that about 75-80% of clearance items that I click on are only available in one or two sizes.
But...yeah...Miami fans are so cheap that our merch never sells, and we should be OH SO GRATEFUL that one company decided to overpay us with an overly-generous guaranteed payment that they will never recoup on our volume of sales....
When I read that sentence back again, it just makes me laugh and laugh, it's so ri-god****-diculous...
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I appreciate you backing me up. He was replying to me though.
It is, indeed, laughable.
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The eve of our biggest game in 23 years and the Nike Queens are twittering like birds over shoes and shirts.
This is worse than the posters that joke about cranking their puds to highlight reels.
SEEK HELP
This is worse than the posters that joke about cranking their puds to highlight reels.
SEEK HELP