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MEGA New Miami Adidas UltraboostšŸ”„ - The Shoe and Nike/Adidas Thread.

Sometimes the inner me want to ether, scorched earth this board as i keep receipts on a lot of ****, but the new, calmer me just let ppl be.

Anyways, speaking of propaganda

 
Bender said:
If I start listing the stuff that is wrong with Adidas in regards to both availability and quality in gear, I wouldn't be done by next week.

So let's stop with the narrative that Nike has issues at this years world cup on its own. Adidas has severe ones that extend beyond Nikes on top of the fact that their shoes are significantly worse.
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Iā€™m still laughing at the crap gear that was given to the team a few years ago for the schools first final four appearanceā€¦ looked like they went to the local outlet and screen printed a few logos on the fly.

If I remember one of the players had a blowout on one of the shoes they wore during the game too
 
Canesfan1993 said:
The deal was done through the county with Miami Dade public schools so yes it was a competitive bid process.

As for the jersey comment, these are directly from nike. Though yes the fanatics thing is a whole different can of worms one could bring up when you talk about bad quality of fan gear.

The shoulders stand up when worn. Something to do with the way the seaming was done.

Again i'm not here for an argument on whos better. I'm not an apparel guy, but i just think some of the stuff being posted on this thread ignores context and/or is a blatant misrepresentation of the way the apparel stuff has been handled by UM. I can't speak in detail to prior to Rad taking over and how the school did things but i've got a pretty good idea of how they've conducted themselves since and some of the narratives on this thread could not be further from the truth. Miami received bids and has had talks with multiple apparel companies for example. Not sure where this closed bid storyline came from.

Again I don't care about apparel as much as some. I think both companies leave much to be desired when it comes to quality from the consumer perspective. But if you think mario Cristobal, who has a huge nike bias, and others in leadership signed off on a deal with adidas without speaking to nike and trying to get the best deal for the university then i dont know what to tell you.

On that note, back to lurking and talking about things i actually care about like where we'll be playing football in 3 years.
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LOL nothing in miami is done on competitive bids. melreese orange bowl etc. all were no bids im pretty sure and same with the construction companies the county uses
 
ColdCane said:
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What good ole reliable Rellyrell said June 12, 2026:

Hereā€™s whatā€™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.

Now, y did I say ā€œallegedly?ā€ B/c while some in Utahā€™s AD was pushing for Nike, I know a guy who knows a guy that said thereā€™s a booster thatā€™s pushing for Adidas due to ties + hatred for BYUā€™s affiliation w Nike. Iā€™m assuming, w/o talking to a guy who knows a guy, thatā€™s the reason for a shorter term vs. the traditional 8-10 yrsā€¦aka, see how it goes.

Iā€™m also wondering y would Adidas make this deal when the orchestrator of Utahā€™s success is in Ann Arbor, & I fully expect Utah to take a precipitous step back. They r not the darlings of that area; that area is pillaged by UO, BYU, & UW. Utah was a steady program, getting more out of less due to 1st, Meyer, & then Whittingham. Prior to, they were a doormat. Nevertheless, here we r.
 
Am i the only one who thinks our current uniforms (maybe minus the blackout) are actually rly good? The stormtroopers looked nuts in the CFP. I know the mess of uniforms that came before it, but Iā€™m surprised to see all the hate against adidas by including current pics in the posts.

I donā€™t care too much about what they wear. If they win championships they cld rags and i wouldnā€™t care. Obvious is nice to look good. All seems a bit unnecessary. Letā€™s be excited about the awesome team not get in a hissy fit about fine details of the jerseys
 
JeremiyahLove'sPassifier said:
Am i the only one who thinks our current uniforms (maybe minus the blackout) are actually rly good? The stormtroopers looked nuts in the CFP. I know the mess of uniforms that came before it, but Iā€™m surprised to see all the hate against adidas by including current pics in the posts.

I donā€™t care too much about what they wear. If they win championships they cld rags and i wouldnā€™t care. Obvious is nice to look good. All seems a bit unnecessary. Letā€™s be excited about the awesome team not get in a hissy fit about fine details of the jerseys
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The fine details of the jerseys are not the problem.

The problem is is that we play in a climatic environment where rain can occur at any point in amounts that allow people to shower outside.

Adidas has not brought seven studs to any football game that we have participated in. Which is, to be quite frank, an absolute disgrace.

You want to see us win and dominate? How about we start wearing proper gear that allows us to have adequate footing. That would be a great start.
 
hoops156 said:
LOL nothing in miami is done on competitive bids. melreese orange bowl etc. all were no bids im pretty sure and same with the construction companies the county uses
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In fairness, I have absolute respect for @Canesfan1993 and he definitely knows SoFla high school sports.

But I've also been watching Dade County "business as usual" politics since the 1980s, and full-blown competitive bidding is a rarity.

I'm still hopeful that adidas promises a lot and delivers a lot. But I was born in Missouri. "Show Me".
 
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TheOriginalCane said:
In fairness, I have absolute respect for @Canesfan1993 and he definitely knows SoFla high school sports.

But I've also been watching Dade County "business as usual" politics since the 1980s, and full-blown competitive bidding is a rarity.

I'm still hopeful that adidas promises a lot and delivers a lot. But I was born in Missouri. Show Me.
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also former miami dade county superintendent resigned for LOL
 
Rellyrell said:
Nah; they fa sho careā€¦.they heavy criticize anything. Now, do they care about the bag more? 100%, but Iā€™ve seen enough fights at stores over certain drops to know they care.
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Back in our day, we only would wear nike.. I seen kids go in last 5-ish years from yeezy to vans to New Balance to Sambas to Golas to Asics to crocs, they are wayyyyyy wider palate to things that would get you laughed off the court or football fields.. These jits different but if you believe they nike/jordan til they die like we were back in day then it is what it is..
 
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n0rcalcane said:
You posting this to make us mad?

Nike is so much cleaner. Even the sweatsuits/tracksuits blow adidas out of the water (maybe thatā€™s personal bias tho as Iā€™ve been rocking them for years).
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Simply posting due to a lot of internet chatter of Nikeā€™s fall off b/c of their low stock prices, which if u were around during the ā€œcancel Nike movementā€ of ā€˜98 after the stock soared in ā€˜96 or the Yeezy over Jordan movement of 2016 where Nikeā€™s stock steadily declined this is nothing new. The Opening coming back is a big deal.
 
skyman said:
Back in our day, we only would wear nike.. I seen kids go in last 5-ish years from yeezy to vans to New Balance to Sambas to Golas to Asics to crocs, they are wayyyyyy wider palate to things that would get you laughed off the court or football fields.. These jits different but if you believe they nike/jordan til they die like we were back in day then it is what it is..
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Bro, we wore Karl Kani, Vans, Reeboks, KSwiss, Chucks, Lugz, Timbs. Saucony, Pumas in the 80ā€™s - early 2000ā€™s. Lol.

Never in my life have I ever seen kids just wear exclusively Nikes, b/c most couldnā€™t even afford them. ****, Iā€™m literally living my childhood dreams as an adult. When I start making $$ hustling around 10th grade, then u saw me in the Air Max Up Tempos, Jordan 11ā€™s, Diamond Turfs, etc. B4 that, I was in Reeboks, Chucks, Ponyā€™s, Vans.
 
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