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

It's obvious Adidas is paying more money. They got long-time Nike school Penn State to switch and they got Tennessee back after Tennessee left Adidas for Nike. But, like I said if Nike offers a deal similar to what LSU got, make the switch.
 
200-2003 uniforms were mid and people only like them because we won a **** ton of games.

I actually preferred the late 90’s Edgerrin James/Bubba Franks model with the outlined numbers.
 
caneingville said:
What Ahmmon said on the pod today about Adidas footwear was interesting. He said he thinks Adidas cleats are the reason he started getting hamstring injuries, and he is interested in seeing Nike school v. Adidas school injury reports. It's a great listen.
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I heard Ahmmon. And, footwear is a biggie for athletes. Like I mentioned, money is a consideration but I would take more money from Adidas ONLY IF the players are satisfied with the apparel and footwear.
 
caneingville said:
What Ahmmon said on the pod today about Adidas footwear was interesting. He said he thinks Adidas cleats are the reason he started getting hamstring injuries, and he is interested in seeing Nike school v. Adidas school injury reports. It's a great listen.
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This has been talked about for awhile, maybe it comes more from the basketball side but adidas has always had that reputation. We even had big issue here with a player, he didnt want to wear their cleats and blamed them for his foot issues, tried many work arounds and wanted to wear taped up nike cleats but they wouldnt let him, became a REAL ISSUE that had second guessing.. I think he ended up getting custom cleats with adidas after for his foot..

Im sure if I know this, this wasnt a secret..
 
TboneJones said:
It's obvious Adidas is paying more money. They got long-time Nike school Penn State to switch and they got Tennessee back after Tennessee left Adidas for Nike. But, like I said if Nike offers a deal similar to what LSU got, make the switch.
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Sorry if I missed it, but what are they giving LSU?
 
The aesthetics are big deal but not as big of a deal as quality and fit especially for the athletes. And, if Mario feels Nike is a better fit (pun intended) I think we switch.
 
skyman said:
This has been talked about for awhile, maybe it comes more from the basketball side but adidas has always had that reputation. We even had big issue here with Ahkeem Mesi, he didnt want to wear their cleats and blamed them for his foot issues, tried many work arounds and wanted to wear taped up nike cleats but they wouldnt let him, became a REAL ISSUE that had second guessing..

Im sure if I know this, this wasnt a secret..
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I didn't realize it was that widespread. I had heard that some athletes didn't like them, particularly the ones with wider feet. However, I didn't know it was a universal thing that they were known to cause injuries.
 
skyman said:
This has been talked about for awhile, maybe it comes more from the basketball side but adidas has always had that reputation. We even had big issue here with a player, he didnt want to wear their cleats and blamed them for his foot issues, tried many work arounds and wanted to wear taped up nike cleats but they wouldnt let him, became a REAL ISSUE that had second guessing.. I think he ended up getting custom cleats with adidas after for his foot..

Im sure if I know this, this wasnt a secret..
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Bro, you remember that's why Kobe left Adidas for Nike. He had complaints about Adidas hurting his feet.
 
This is from the Google AI overview of South Carolina's new Nike deal. Their new uniforms will be revealed next month.

South Carolina's Nike contract is a 10-year, nearly $80 million partnership that began on July 1, 2026, making the Gamecocks an official Nike school. The deal spans all 21 varsity sports and runs through June 30, 2036, ending USC's long-standing partnership with Under Armour.

Here is how the contract breaks down:

Financial Details Product Allotment: $70 million in Nike gear, footwear, and apparel ($7 million annually). Cash Compensation: $5 million total ($500,000 annually). Supplemental Gear: $2.5 million in extra apparel across the 10-year term. Royalties: 15% royalty on all net sales of Nike merchandise featuring South Carolina.

Special Provisions A'ja Wilson Integration: As part of the marketing and outfitting, Nike will provide the men's and women's basketball teams with WNBA star A'ja Wilson's signature sneakers and travel gear. Uniform Redesigns: The contract requires Nike to redesign the football uniforms at least three times in the first four years, and the women’s basketball uniforms at least four times in the same span. Football is slated to wear the same Vapor F.U.S.E. jersey chassis used by the NFL.

Facility Upgrades: Nike designers will lead the redesign of the basketball court at Colonial Life Arena. Performance Bonuses: The university is eligible for cumulative performance bonuses, including up to $230,000 if a major program like football or basketball wins a national championship.
 
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SpaceX has taken a side... lol
 
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TheOriginalCane said:
For the last two years of the Nike deal, Beta Blake was busy converting our equipment and uniform allotments into straight cash payments. Yes, what @Brooklyndee says about the last couple of years of the Nike deal is true, but not because Nike "didn't love Miami". It was because Beta Blake was cutting our equipment and uniforms in order to take cash payments prior to awarding the deal to adidas.

Sad, but true.
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…. So there is a “cash-value” of the non-cash portion of the deal…. Crazy
 
TboneJones said:
This is from the Google AI overview of South Carolina's new Nike deal. Their new uniforms will be revealed next month.

South Carolina's Nike contract is a 10-year, nearly $80 million partnership that began on July 1, 2026, making the Gamecocks an official Nike school. The deal spans all 21 varsity sports and runs through June 30, 2036, ending USC's long-standing partnership with Under Armour.

Here is how the contract breaks down:

Financial Details Product Allotment: $70 million in Nike gear, footwear, and apparel ($7 million annually). Cash Compensation: $5 million total ($500,000 annually). Supplemental Gear: $2.5 million in extra apparel across the 10-year term. Royalties: 15% royalty on all net sales of Nike merchandise featuring South Carolina.

Special Provisions A'ja Wilson Integration: As part of the marketing and outfitting, Nike will provide the men's and women's basketball teams with WNBA star A'ja Wilson's signature sneakers and travel gear. Uniform Redesigns: The contract requires Nike to redesign the football uniforms at least three times in the first four years, and the women’s basketball uniforms at least four times in the same span. Football is slated to wear the same Vapor F.U.S.E. jersey chassis used by the NFL.

Facility Upgrades: Nike designers will lead the redesign of the basketball court at Colonial Life Arena. Performance Bonuses: The university is eligible for cumulative performance bonuses, including up to $230,000 if a major program like football or basketball wins a national championship.
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$7M/yr + 15% royalty.

So Ask it what the royalties+sales would have to make it to make $20M/yr and then compare those sales to what other payouts Nike has sent to other schools for royalties are.

Idk if this has fine print of like 5% for footwear that they normally do, but if it’s all around 15% that Needs like $86M YEARLY in net sales (wholesale price btw) to earn them $20M.

Texas made like $70M from royalties, licensing, etc. so they probably got $10M or so from Nike royalties.

Think Ohio St made closer to $40M/ $6M from Nike?

So I think realistically best case scenario royalty payment would be that $10M/yr from Nike. (Likely less since we are a much smaller school + alumni base). Okay so to reach $20M/yr we would need $100M + 15% royalty from Nike to be better than a $200M deal from Adidas…(just doing 10yrs for number simplicity, I’d prefer 8yr deal). However, if the Adidas number is basically guaranteed, while half the Nike deal is reliant on sales…. We are right back to the very original discussion regarding Nike vs Adidas lol
 
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Calinative said:
$7M/yr + 15% royalty.

So Ask it what the royalties+sales would have to make it to make $20M/yr and then compare those sales to what other payouts Nike has sent to other schools for royalties are.

Idk if this has fine print of like 5% for footwear that they normally do, but if it’s all around 15% that Needs like $86M YEARLY in net sales (wholesale price btw) to earn them $20M.

Texas made like $70M from royalties, licensing, etc. so they probably got $10M or so from Nike royalties.

Think Ohio St made closer to $40M/ $6M from Nike?

So I think realistically best case scenario royalty payment would be that $10M/yr from Nike. (Likely less since we are a much smaller school + alumni base). Okay so to reach $20M/yr we would need $100M + 15% royalty from Nike to be better than a $200M deal from Adidas…(just doing 10yrs for number simplicity, I’d prefer 8yr deal). However, if the Adidas number is basically guaranteed, while half the Nike deal is reliant on sales…. We are right back to the very original discussion regarding Nike vs Adidas lol
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Finally...years later...

...Calidip**** finally acknowledges the existence and importance of a thing called "royalties".

And, no, you don't need to "do the math". Those of us who know the industry can tell you right off the bat, 15% is an incredibly generous royalty in this industry.

Again, Miami could have had a 15% royalty with Nike if we had just stayed. But Beta Blake engineered the exit by shafting his players on uniforms and equipment and then blaming Nike.

As I've said from the beginning of this thread (and others): BET ON YOURSELF. Then, when your idiot conference changes the rules to "success payouts", make a run to the CFP Final. Think of the money we would have made last year selling Nike merch during a CFP run and an NCAA Tournament run.

Finally, we no longer have to listen to Calidip**** telling us how Miami should have taken the "guaranteed annual lump-sum payout"...
 
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