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Nice failed attempt at acting like you’ve got some superior command of the English language.

The audit bidding process is precisely a situation where the contenders know they have VERY little chance of unseating an incumbent and yet they roll out the red carpet every time for the slight chance they could get a win. Nobody needs to fake anything in that process.

Also, there is no Big 4 and there hasn’t been for years. Saying there’s a Big 4 is like saying there’s still a Power 5.






Now I know you're full of ****.

"There is no Big 4 and there hasn't been for years." Hilarious.

Between Deloitte, PWC, KPMG, and E&Y, which one are you going to inform that they are "out" of the Big 4?

Good lord, you go to extreme lengths to prop up your bull****...

I'm still waiting on you to tell us HOW MUCH MONEY adidas will "help us" with for the ACC buyout. YOU raised the issue, and now you've gone silent. Which I expected would happen.



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I wonder if adidas is going to display another UM Parley knock-off jersey and then issue a press release explaining how the stripes "represent a nod to the history and heritage of the proud state of Pennsylvania by commemorating the lines of state residents waiting for welfare checks" or some such similar nonsense like what they spewed at the Nebraska jersey unveiling...
 
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TheOriginalCane said:
Nice failed attempt at acting like you’ve got some superior command of the English language.

The audit bidding process is precisely a situation where the contenders know they have VERY little chance of unseating an incumbent and yet they roll out the red carpet every time for the slight chance they could get a win. Nobody needs to fake anything in that process.

Also, there is no Big 4 and there hasn’t been for years. Saying there’s a Big 4 is like saying there’s still a Power 5.






Now I know you're full of ****.

"There is no Big 4 and there hasn't been for years." Hilarious.

Between Deloitte, PWC, KPMG, and E&Y, which one are you going to inform that they are "out" of the Big 4?

Good lord, you go to extreme lengths to prop up your bull****...

I'm still waiting on you to tell us HOW MUCH MONEY adidas will "help us" with for the ACC buyout. YOU raised the issue, and now you've gone silent. Which I expected would happen.



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KPMG is out. Lagging behind in revenue and woefully behind in reputation.
 
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Not gonna lie, I like the vintage uni. Does adidas make those for us, their alleged “flagship” program?
 
CaneBorn1983 said:
KPMG is out. Lagging behind in revenue and woefully behind in reputation.
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Hilarious. I'll talk to the KPMG auditors sitting outside my office door in order to break the bad news to them.

The funny part is...your claim that the Big 4 is actually just a Big 3...actually MAKES MY POINT EVEN STRONGER. Because the fewer providers you have in the industry, the more that you need to maintain good relations with them all.

So even if I were to grant you the bizarre notion that the Big 4 is actually the Big 3...that is precisely the same number of major apparel companies that outfit P4 schools (i.e., Nike, adidas, and Under Armour).

Thank you for strengthening my "comparison". Or "analogy". Or, as I made clear, my "example".
 
TheOriginalCane said:
CaneBorn1983 said:
KPMG is out. Lagging behind in revenue and woefully behind in reputation.
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No, doesn’t strengthen your argument. You don’t have to worry about maintaining relationships with audit firms. That’s their job because they are groveling droolers. They are like abused dogs. No matter how much you beat them, they always come back for more.

Whatever word you want to call it, it was a bad “example”.
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TheOriginalCane said:
Or, you know, "moot".

Again, I've said that they point-by-point deal points will not be the same. Nike will offer us a 14-15% royalty, adidas will offer us lots of seemingly-**** trinkets.

I just know that a heavy royalty will result in more cash than the other option(s).
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I don't think the financial aspect is as significant as many of you are making it out to be. Ultimately, Mario is going to have a major say in our direction regarding apparel. If he feels that the players prefer the products offered by a different outfitter, we will move on from Adidas.
 
TheOriginalCane said:
They will bump us up a bit "because we might be Big 10 soon" and "because we have been good in basketball and football lately".

But that doesn't mean we are going to get better deals than those offered to Pedo State and Tennessee. Two of the most boring "white and one other color" schools on the planet. Not a great palate to work with there.

No, it's about the size of those flagship schools and the number of sports they offer, two areas where UM is somewhat limited, now and forever.

I want the best for my alma mater. But I'm not going to be tricked by 30 pieces of silver to HELP us pay our ACC buyout.
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All that applies to Nike as well but even stronger for our perspective regarding sales with royalties vs a big state school with a 10x larger alumni base.
 
TheOriginalCane said:
I wonder if adidas is going to display another UM Parley knock-off jersey and then issue a press release explaining how the stripes "represent a nod to the history and heritage of the proud state of Pennsylvania by commemorating the lines of state residents waiting for welfare checks" or some such similar nonsense like what they spewed at the Nebraska jersey unveiling...
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Who cares?
 
Did anyone like the uniforms that were unveiled today? I like the Penn State unis. That's about it. GA Tech is what happens when you don't have a brand identity. GA Tech has to be the most underachieving athletics program in the south if not the country.
 
Calinative said:
All that applies to Nike as well but even stronger for our perspective regarding sales with royalties vs a big state school with a 10x larger alumni base.
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Yes, but you can't limit this to big state schools.

Miami, Notre Dame, USC...all outsell their alumni base. And don't get me wrong, it's a great headstart to have an alumni base the size of Florida's. But you can definitely make up for that by being a program that is beloved by a TON of non-alums.

Even when Miami was not that great (late 2000s), we were a top 10-15 merchandise program. Meaning, we outsold A LOT of other schools with bigger alum bases.
 
TheOriginalCane said:
Maybe schools (and the fans of schools) that have been promised "special" treatment from adidas would be interested to find out that it's all a bunch of crap.
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It’s all marketing man. Nobody is special. They’re trying to make money off you
 
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