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MEGA New Miami Adidas Ultraboost🔥 - The Shoe and Nike/Adidas Thread.

TheOriginalCane said:
ST26 said:
Dude, they're essentially the same jerseys lol. I get it, we were winning National Championships back then and Nike is the popular brand. However, if you take the logo off the uniforms, the 2025 jerseys clears just about everything

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To me, continuous year-over-year improvement in uniforms over a 10-year span is a lot better than significantly declining year after year over a 27-year run

At the end of the day, all signs point toward us staying with Adidas. Whether you like it or not, that seems to be the direction we’re heading. There’s no sense in going back and forth about it. Let’s be real, the fans opinions on the merch and uniforms means nothing to our athletic department
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TheOriginalCane said:
Here's what people like @DMoney try to forget.

The "2015 jersey" wasn't just a one-off abortion.

The jersey was SUPPOSED TO BE our permanent jersey for 2016 and beyond (photos below).

The "clean, traditional jersey" was SUPPOSED TO BE A THROWBACK FOR THE FSU GAME.

Except for the fact that Richt hated the 2015-2016 jersey SO BAD that we wore "throwbacks" for the next 9 games.

And made the "throwback" our permanent jersey in 2017.



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And we've worn it for ten years since.

We found the right look, and it's the same look we made famous. I don't want to go back to the USFL Nike uniforms.
 
Arguing with @TheOriginalCane over Nike and Adidas uniforms is like trying to argue with Cody Campbell and Texas Tech about why gambling on college sports is wrong and you should do something about it. Just in reverse

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ST26 said:
To me, continuous year-over-year improvement in uniforms over a 10-year span is a lot better than significantly declining year after year over a 27-year run

At the end of the day, all signs point toward us staying with Adidas. Whether you like it or not, that seems to be the direction we’re heading. There’s no sense in going back and forth about it.
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Not sure how to make this point if you don't want to acknowledge it.

There was not a "decline" under Nike. The first millenial design was pretty well-received, even if people in 2026 are now downgrading it.

The bra-straps were not good.

There was nothing wrong with the 2008-2013 design besides the "framing stripes" on the back of the jersey. I wish that Hocuntt or the Shermanator would have stepped in to fix that. Everything else was a clean and simple design.

People tend to forget the HUGE positive reactions the players had on the 2014 uniform unveiling. They loved it. If the 2014 jersey has suffered in people's estimation since then, that's a different issue.

I have NEVER said anything about adidas not being the likely company to get the next contract ever since I was told that the fix was in. I'm not saying Nike WILL get the contract. I know that is unbelievably unlikely to happen, though I'd like to think that the next AD might have the same veto power that Mark Richt exercised in 2016 after the F$U game.

What I am arguing against is the Miami Mafia (store owners, media reporters, etc.) continuing to spin a bunch of bull**** lies that make it appear that adidas is the clearly better choice over Nike, in much the same way that they did back in 2014-2015.

Vote for whomever you choose. But don't base that vote on lies and myths.
 
DMoney said:
And we've worn it for ten years since.

We found the right look, and it's the same look we made famous. I don't want to go back to the USFL Nike uniforms.
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Uhhhh...yes. As I acknowledge. Because our coach forced the AD to do so, but otherwise Beta Blake was THRILLED with the 2015-2016 jersey design.

And, no, we don't have to "go back" to anything. Miami decides what jerseys it will wear, not Nike. Nike can design and propose, but Miami decides. And THAT fact has gotten lost in all of the myth-making.

We "found" the right look? You mean the one we had in the 1980s and 1990s? How does adidas get credit for Mark Richt demanding that we make our throwbacks our permanent uniform?

This is like being in the Twilight Zone...
 
TheOriginalCane said:
ST26 said:
To me, continuous year-over-year improvement in uniforms over a 10-year span is a lot better than significantly declining year after year over a 27-year run

At the end of the day, all signs point toward us staying with Adidas. Whether you like it or not, that seems to be the direction we’re heading. There’s no sense in going back and forth about it.
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Not sure how to make this point if you don't want to acknowledge it.

There was not a "decline" under Nike. The first millenial design was pretty well-received, even if people in 2026 are now downgrading it.

The bra-straps were not good.

There was nothing wrong with the 2008-2013 design besides the "framing stripes" on the back of the jersey. I wish that Hocuntt or the Shermanator would have stepped in to fix that. Everything else was a clean and simple design.

People tend to forget the HUGE positive reactions the players had on the 2014 uniform unveiling. They loved it. If the 2014 jersey has suffered in people's estimation since then, that's a different issue.

I have NEVER said anything about adidas not being the likely company to get the next contract ever since I was told that the fix was in. I'm not saying Nike WILL get the contract. I know that is unbelievably unlikely to happen, though I'd like to think that the next AD might have the same veto power that Mark Richt exercised in 2016 after the F$U game.

What I am arguing against is the Miami Mafia (store owners, media reporters, etc.) continuing to spin a bunch of bull**** lies that make it appear that adidas is the clearly better choice over Nike, in much the same way that they did back in 2014-2015.

Vote for whomever you choose. But don't base that vote on lies and myths.
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At the end of the day, I’m in support of whatever brand gives us the best deal. We could go out to games wearing our practice uniforms and I honestly wouldn’t give a **** lol. I get it — you’re passionate about this stuff. The uniforms we’ve had the last few years have, in my opinion, been the best we’ve ever had, so it’s one of those things where if it isn’t broke, don’t fix it.

As far as the “athletic wear” goes, I tend to avoid both Nike and Adidas. I don’t particularly love either brand’s stuff, and there are probably 10 other brands I’d rather wear. Even with running shoes, I usually just go to Fleet Feet because there are a lot of better options. As long as it has a cool Miami design, I’ll buy it. The brand itself doesn’t matter that much to me. There are so many brands out there that sell canes gear
 
ST26 said:
At the end of the day, I’m in support of whatever brand gives us the best deal. We could go out to games wearing our practice uniforms and I honestly wouldn’t give a **** lol. I get it — you’re passionate about this stuff. The uniforms we’ve had the last few years have, in my opinion, been the best we’ve ever had, so it’s one of those things where if it isn’t broke, don’t fix it.

As far as the “athletic wear” goes, I tend to avoid both Nike and Adidas. I don’t particularly love either brand’s stuff, and there are probably 10 other brands I’d rather wear. Even with running shoes, I usually just go to Fleet Feet because there are a lot of better options. As long as it has a cool Miami design, I’ll buy it. The brand itself doesn’t matter that much to me. There are so many brands out there that sell canes gear
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My friend, I am not just "passionate about this stuff". I've actually worked in this area when I was with NASCAR (apparel contracts, marketing, co-branding, etc.). This is why I am insistent upon "actual facts and data" for our apparel deals, rather than Harry yapping about how Nike gives "bad customer service" (which somehow is not a complaint at the 100 other schools that work with Nike) or random Miami fans spinning archaic myths on how big bad Nike hated Miami 12 years ago and treated us like a dog.

So when you speak of "best deal", it MIGHT...hear me out...just MIGHT be a good idea to put two vicious animals in a ring to let them battle it out. I fail to see how a bid-free award of renewal rights to adidas will yield a "best deal", particularly given how quickly adidas gave Louisville a better deal than Miami's deal 10 years ago. Do you personally think we will get a "best deal" by giving adidas the inside-track and not allowing a comparable Nike presentation or bid? Even Michael Jordan wanted to pick adidas in 1984, before he heard what Nike had to say.

Right now...right now...Utah is about to flip from UnderArmour to adidas. Yay, another non-blue-blood on the adidas roster. Yay. Seriously, besides Miami, who are the college football blue-bloods with adidas?

Nebraska? Washington? GaTech? Indiana? Those are all schools that have won a championship in the last 40 years, but it's not an impressive roster of football teams (except maybe for Indiana, who was **** for the prior 39 years).

If these are our peers, just kill me now. Can't we be mentioned in the same breath as Alabama or Southern Cal or Georgia or Clemson or Michigan or Taint or even (god help me) Florida?

We. Were. THE FIRST-EVER ALL-NIKE SCHOOL. That should mean something. Instead, we have a bunch of people arguing over how much we should value a throwback uniform that became our permanent uniform, as if that is the apex of our considerations.
 
DMoney said:
And we've worn it for ten years since.

We found the right look, and it's the same look we made famous. I don't want to go back to the USFL Nike uniforms.
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Couldnt we just tell nike we want to stay as close to this traditional look and Everyone is happy? Product on field stays same and fans get quality apparel to support team
 
skyman said:
DMoney said:
And we've worn it for ten years since.

We found the right look, and it's the same look we made famous. I don't want to go back to the USFL Nike uniforms.
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Couldnt we just tell nike we want to stay as close to this traditional look and Everyone is happy? Product on field stays same and fans get quality apparel to support team
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If that happens, I’m happy.

All I care about is the money paid to the school and the uniforms.
 
TheOriginalCane said:
Uhhhh...yes. As I acknowledge. Because our coach forced the AD to do so, but otherwise Beta Blake was THRILLED with the 2015-2016 jersey design.

And, no, we don't have to "go back" to anything. Miami decides what jerseys it will wear, not Nike. Nike can design and propose, but Miami decides. And THAT fact has gotten lost in all of the myth-making.

We "found" the right look? You mean the one we had in the 1980s and 1990s? How does adidas get credit for Mark Richt demanding that we make our throwbacks our permanent uniform?

This is like being in the Twilight Zone...
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How is it so hard for people to understand this?
 
TheOriginalCane said:
My friend, I am not just "passionate about this stuff". I've actually worked in this area when I was with NASCAR (apparel contracts, marketing, co-branding, etc.). This is why I am insistent upon "actual facts and data" for our apparel deals, rather than Harry yapping about how Nike gives "bad customer service" (which somehow is not a complaint at the 100 other schools that work with Nike) or random Miami fans spinning archaic myths on how big bad Nike hated Miami 12 years ago and treated us like a dog.

So when you speak of "best deal", it MIGHT...hear me out...just MIGHT be a good idea to put two vicious animals in a ring to let them battle it out. I fail to see how a bid-free award of renewal rights to adidas will yield a "best deal", particularly given how quickly adidas gave Louisville a better deal than Miami's deal 10 years ago. Do you personally think we will get a "best deal" by giving adidas the inside-track and not allowing a comparable Nike presentation or bid? Even Michael Jordan wanted to pick adidas in 1984, before he heard what Nike had to say.

Right now...right now...Utah is about to flip from UnderArmour to adidas. Yay, another non-blue-blood on the adidas roster. Yay. Seriously, besides Miami, who are the college football blue-bloods with adidas?

Nebraska? Washington? GaTech? Indiana?

If these are our peers, just kill me now. Can't we be mentioned in the same breath as Alabama or Southern Cal or Georgia or Clemson or Michigan or Taint or even (god help me) Florida?

We. Were. THE FIRST-EVER ALL-NIKE SCHOOL. That should mean something. Instead, we have a bunch of people arguing over how much we should value a throwback uniform that became our permanent uniform, as if that is the apex of our considerations.
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All I said was I disliked our uniforms between 2000-2016, and these recent ones are my favorite. My argument really wasn't about watch direction we should go in. I see the benefits to both sides, and I honestly don't really care which brand we pick.

And for the love of god, please don't send me a four paragraph explanation on why I should care and why Nike may benefit us more. I'll save you some time lol
 
skyman said:
Couldnt we just tell nike we want to stay as close to this traditional look and Everyone is happy? Product on field stays same and fans get quality apparel to support team
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Yes. And by no means am I calling out @DMoney on this. I just think that the "normal" comparison that many fans make is "2026 adidas vs. 2014 Nike".

But if you say "hey, Nike, let's go back to our 1987-1996 uniforms", I know that Nike would do it.
 
9oh4Cane said:
How is it so hard for people to understand this?
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Uncertain. I get that some people have preferences and some don't give a **** about any of this. Fine. Fair.

But it seems like a bunch of people who SAY they don't have an opinion....actually have an opinion.

I'm just honest. I am wearing an adidas UM polo today and Nike "Ceramic" Dunks. Do I prefer Nike? Sure. But I'd be OK with adidas IF IF IF there was a huge differential on the contract AND adidas started producing better merchandise.

Unfortunately, I don't think a no-bid insider contract renewal will get us to the money we want. Even though plenty of adidas fanboys TELL US that adidas loves Miami and will pay Miami, in what world do we ever see a publicly-traded company be OVERLY GENEROUS with the cash when there is no competition? And as for the merch, I've already given up. I haven't purchase any adidas merch in a year.
 
ST26 said:
All I said was I disliked our uniforms between 2000-2016, and these recent ones are my favorite. My argument really wasn't about watch direction we should go in. I see the benefits to both sides, and I honestly don't really care which brand we pick.

And for the love of god, please don't send me a four paragraph explanation on why I should care and why Nike may benefit us more. I'll save you some time lol
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I've already stated why Nike will benefit us more. No need to repeat.

And everyone is entitled to their preferences. I'd never try to change that.
 
DMoney said:
If that happens, I’m happy.

All I care about is the money paid to the school and the uniforms.
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Would you agree that in American capitalism, the key to getting more money from a long-term contract is to have two or more bidders involved in a spirited and motivated bidding process?

I am not sure why certain people (not on this board, but on the BOT, etc.) do not want to allow an open bidding process, even if they were going to give it to adidas all along. At least promote the ILLUSION of a competitive bidding process.
 
JohnnyLegume said:
My biggest gripe with Adidas is their best gear is only provided to the athletes. Hoodies, tees, etc., I see so many awesome designs worn by players, and we fans are never able to purchase. Adidas invests a lot in equipping athletes and advertising, but their fan service is really lacking. If you ask Harry I suspect he’d tell you the same, retailers can’t get access to the most requested or highest quality items.

Sizing is also weird. An Adidas medium is bizarrely sized in comparison to what my tiny arms are used to
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Who tf are you bro
 
I am not a fan of Adidas fan gear - nothing is consistent, from quality of clothes to sizing to design. Sometimes I just want the exact same shirt in all the school colors, and they come out with same designs for 2-3 colors, and then the 4th they change it up.

That said, the actual jersey technology leaves a lot to be desired by Adidas. I think someone posted the differences in that and how the end fit for players is better with Nike.

And then you have the brands themselves - in basketball more than football, Nike is signing HS kids and they don’t go to Adidas schools. Adidas signs some kids, but they don’t care where they go, they are more interested in their pro years. Which doesn’t help Miami.

Lastly, if we insist on staying with Adidas because they give us best pricing, than we can we have someone who will hold Adidas to the contract? I am 95 percent sure we probably have a favored nations clause in our contract, but 10 minutes after we sign, another school comes along and gets more. We need someone to monitor that and ensure we are the true flagship program (especially since they are selling that in partnership with the soccer guy).
 
FuriousStyles said:
Best I recall Zachariah and Zion Branch… heard rumors about others too.

And I’m not saying Miami would’ve been the landing spot if not for Adidas only but the affiliation was a part of the exclusion because they preferred Nike sponsored schools.
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Funny thing is Missing on Branch is the best thing that happened to us. Dude would have had to play the same role Toney did imo. Guy average like 10 screens a game.
 
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