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

TheOriginalCane said:
I promise you, corporations like Nike and adidas are not in the charity business. They are not going to offer Miami "200 million" on the next deal because we made one CFP final.

The only way that Miami elevates its numbers is via competitive bidding. And by not ****ing and moaning about how Nike "isn't willing to pay what adidas will". I'm not criticizing you personally, I'm just talking about the process. Having a bunch of Miami fans yapping about how Nike doesn't want to do business with us and how we are probably going to re-sign with adidas is what will depress the money.

At a bare minimum, we need to get SOMEBODY involved who drives the price up. Even if used as a bargaining chip, you go back to Nike and tell them how much you want to reunite. Call up Under Armour. ****, call up Lululemon, I don't give a ****. But adidas is not going to pay $200 M without being PUSHED to do so. That's called "negotiating against yourself". It's stupid. So, yeah, I guess adidas MIGHT be stupid, but there is literally no reason to pay Miami tens of millions more than ANYONE ELSE is willing to pay Miami.

Finally, for the love of God, I hope nobody thinks we are getting $200 M in CASH. That's not how these work. About 1/3 of an apparel deal is cash and about 2/3 is in-kind equipment, merch, marketing, etc.

So whenever you see the announced number, divide by 3 to figure out how much cash we will be paid.
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Speaking of lululemon, UCF, UF, and FSU all have lululemon collabs, but UM doesn't. We women keep getting screwed!

Carry on.
 
DMoney said:
I get the complaints about the adidas gear, and Nike is definitely considered the premier brand.

But our uniforms from 2000-2015 were mostly garbage. Adidas was a breath of fresh air when they took over.
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People always complain about the uniforms we lost in. For most fans its either fhe traditional 3 strkpeor nothing. Alot of them even complained about the 2001 era unoforms which are some of the best in college history.

The last Nike set was AMAZING. The Smoke was iiconic. Then people complained about the "FAMU" combinations. People complain about the black.

The so called " eyebrows" to this day are some of the cleanest, most original uniforms I have ever seen. Now the bra strap with the stripe on the back was stupid should have jst put that on the end of the sleeves an down the side of the pants.

Old heads just hate change and variety. One woman, one car, one whiskey, one tv channel, one *** position. Never change anything unless we win in it then it barely becomes acceptable.
 
TheOriginalCane said:
Another hot-take that isn't based on reality.

2015 was an adidas jersey that is probably the worst of all-time.
2014 we got the Nike Smokes, an incredibly popular jersey with both the players and fans.
2008-2013 were not bad jerseys. The only thing that people could question would e the stripes on the back of the jersey.
2004-2007 were the horrendous "bra strap" jerseys.
2000-2003 were classic jerseys. Yes, they were the first non-traditional jerseys, but they had the strongest storyline of any of our jerseys ever.

On the other hand, the "alternate" jerseys from 2004-2014 were almost always terrible.

I'll grant anyone on this board "2004-2007". But, seriously, please explain how 2000-2003 and 2008-2013 were "mostly garbage". That's just nuts. Look, I laugh when people wear knock-off 2008-2013 jerseys with super-wide stripes that do not match what our players actually wore on the field. And I realize all our 2000-2003 jerseys are getting threadbare from wear.

But let's not complain about "Pro Combat" and all the other one-offs that our idiot ADs approved.

I know you're a company guy, @DMoney, but please stop with "adidas was a breath of fresh air". RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX, adidas gave us the worst Miami jersey of all-time, an execrable piece of **** that was gone in ONE YEAR. Even the bra-straps lasted for 4 seasons.
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Don't forget the 98-99 era traditional Nike 3 stripe. Those were awesome. With a modern cut and smaller mesh, I would love something similar when we finally dump Adidas.
 
DMoney said:
First year was garbage. 2016 on has been money.

We should have as much variety as the other traditional powers. In other words, very little.
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We aren' t a traditional power.

We made our name being the Anti Blue Blood.

I don't get why so many of our fans want to be like the delusional losers we mock and despise.

This is Miami. WE ARE DIFFERENT.
 
Canesfan1993 said:
A&M, Penn St, Nebraska, Washington, Tennessee, Kansas all other adidas schools. Utah is moving to 3 stripe along with a few others. Adidas is making an effort in the NIL space that programs are noticing and is needed in new era. Not saying nike isnt. But just because nike is the predominant brand historically doesn't mean they will be in next decade nor does it mean they are willing to meet miami at what adidas is (not saying they aren't either). I could care less on the other stuff. Just give us the most competitive $ available to fund our rosters. And now I'll turn off notifications before the Nike zombies attack.
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"A&M, Penn St, Nebraska, Washington, Tennessee, Kansas all other adidas schools. Utah is moving to 3 stripe along with a few others."

Apparently they haven't gotten the message that adidas "uniform technology" is bad

People outside the program make this claim. But people inside these programs obviously don't seem to agree.
 
DMoney said:
I get the complaints about the adidas gear, and Nike is definitely considered the premier brand.

But our uniforms from 2000-2015 were mostly garbage. Adidas was a breath of fresh air when they took over.
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P-Tizzle said:
This isn’t my field of expertise. But here’s my question. Why wouldn’t Reebok jump back into the game and make Miami their flagship program in this new era? Something like a 10-year $350m
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Because shaq is using up all their budget on **** eaters in the wnba like brick baby angel reese for one. For two if we'd even consider tying on to that dumpster fire I'm gonna do like will farrell and repeatedly streak to the kfc cause it's end days for real
 
Brooklyndee said:
Because shaq is using up all their budget on **** eaters in the wnba like brick baby angel reese for one. For two if we'd even consider tying on to that dumpster fire I'm gonna do like will farrell and repeatedly streak to the kfc cause it's end days for real
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We may as well go with Skechers if that’s the case
 
DMoney said:
I get the complaints about the adidas gear, and Nike is definitely considered the premier brand.

But our uniforms from 2000-2015 were mostly garbage. Adidas was a breath of fresh air when they took over.
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Highly disagree.

2000-2002 r literally & universally known as Miami’s best unis.
2004 is one of my favorites, albeit it’s controversial
2014 was a very well received uniform, including the viral video of the players going HAM.

Now, w/ that said, Miami had some ugly jawns in this period, as well, namely
•The mismatched shoulder pads
•The radioactive orange

It also didn’t help that the players chose FAMU Temu, either.

Now let’s look at Adidas unis:
•2015 The Flamingos
•2015 The High School Miami Silvers
•2016 The Strawberry Patch No Collars
•2018-2021 The V
•2019 The Aqua Blue & Tangerine Orange Trash
•2021 The Futbol Off White & Pine Green Maze
•2025 The 7-11 Markets
•2026 The camo green that bled into the TV

Bro, yes they stepped up in both material in aesthetics in 2024, but let’s dial it back on the breath of fresh air.
 
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It’s fairly obvious we are reupping with adidas, it would be great if they could start custom measuring the uniforms for each player. If they do that, I’ll be alight with it.

Love Nike, runs
 
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Rellyrell said:
Highly disagree.

2000-2002 r literally & universally known as Miami’s best unis.
2004 is one my favorites, albeit it’s controversial
2014 was a very well received uniform, including the viral video of the players going HAM.

Now, w/ that said, Miami had some ugly jawns in this period, as well, namely
The mismatched shoulder pads
The radioactive orange

It also didn’t help that they players chose FAMU Temu, either.

Now let’s look at Adidas unis:
•2015 The Flamingos
•2015 The High School Miami Silvers
•2016 The Strawberry Patch No Collars
•2018-2021 The V
•2019 The Aqua Blue & Tangerine Orange Trash
•2021 The Futbol Off White & Pine Green Maze
•2025 The 7-11 Markets
•2026 The camo green that bled into the TV

Bro, yes they stepped up in both material in aesthetics in 2024, but let’s dial it back on the breath of fresh air.
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I don't usually find much to agree with on here. But in house the common sentiment was Nike was just ****ting on us by that point. That doesn't mean now or ever that I been a fan of Adidas. It's me, we're back with Nike along time ago. Even with them considering us and afterthought for a minute there.
 
PalyCane said:
"A&M, Penn St, Nebraska, Washington, Tennessee, Kansas all other adidas schools. Utah is moving to 3 stripe along with a few others."

Apparently they haven't gotten the message that adidas "uniform technology" is bad

People outside the program make this claim. But people inside these programs obviously don't seem to agree.
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Adidas is loading the market with money trying to force Nike out. Schools don't pick the best material, they pick the best contract.

The german national soccer team was Adidas flagship program for decades upon decades. This is the final world cup with german players wearing Adidas because Adidas decided to make a lowball offer that Nike ultimately capitalized on.

I can assure you that Adidas has taken that to the heart. Which is why they've stepped up their efforts in America.

Doesn't change the facts that their cleats are terrible...
 
OK, so @Hufftwoseven asked my thoughts. Well, we’re in a weird situation.

Let me preface this by saying that I fully expect us to re-up w Adidas. A while ago I said based upon what I was informed, it made me feel very uneasy & stated I felt it was 75% Adidas / 25% Nike. I will now say 85% Adidas / 15% Nike just b/c I know who’s involved.

Now, here’s y I say this is a weird situation:
•Back in 2015, we signed a “monumental deal” w/ Adidas making us the “Flagship of Adidas” in The ACC.
•2 yrs later (this is important), UL’s deal trumped ours
•2 yrs later, KU’s deal trumped ours
•3 yrs later, UW’s deal trumped ours

But here’s the kicker, Texas A&M decided not to do a long term deal w Adidas; they took a 5 yr deal that expires the same exact day as us.

Here’s what’s interesting:
1. Adidas spent a ****, & I mean a **** ton of $$ to both PSU & UTenn.
2. UL, TAMU, & Miami all r expiring around the same time.
3. Allegedly, Adidas wants in on Utah now, whose contract ALSO expires at the same time as us & TAMU.

As I said yrs ago, signing the 12 yr deal was going to bite us in the *** due to being outdated & now….coming off our best season since 2002, here we r having to compete w TAMU, Adidas potential overpay for Utah, & UL.

So it’s going to be interesting.

Lastly, as I check Miami x Adidas branded merchandise via Adidas: 23
Miami x Adidas via Fanatics: 106

FSU via Nike: 97
FSU x Nike via Fanatics: 335

UF x Nike/JB via Nike: 131
UF x Nike/JB via Fanatics: 292

Then there’s this



There’s also this little habit of Adidas:



At the end of the day, what’s going to happen is going to happen, & it’s going to be interesting to see how this plays out.
 
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