Adidas Confident Michigan Will Re-sign

Submitted by OaklandInPlay on
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/201… "It was a good meeting, very positive," Chris McGuire, Adidas director of sports marketing, told The Detroit News. "They're doing their due diligence, as we would expect. It went well, and we really like the direction Jim has Michigan going. We have a sense of Jim's vision, which is exciting."

CoverZero

May 17th, 2015 at 3:57 PM ^

Adidas Football Jerseys are Fugly. 

The Special Uniformz are Fugly. 

Adidas was responsible for the infamous Clowniformz.

The Adidas Unis have Odd looking Fits.

The Adidas Unis have Odd looking Small Numbers.

Adidas can not get Maize right.

Michigan Football has been Terrible during the Adidas Error. 

It is time to End Adidas.

In reply to by CoverZero

Ronnie Kaye

May 17th, 2015 at 5:16 PM ^

Another really embarrassing tidbit from that day was we warmed up in our normal road uniforms and then went back into the locker room to change into the infamous bumble bee garb. Did they think that would psyche MSU out or something? It's painful to think about how much fodder for mockery we provided in the Hoke/Brandon era. A true clownshow.

LSAClassOf2000

May 17th, 2015 at 4:57 PM ^

That quote is one of those that you'll hear from time to time and usually should not be interpreted because I am sure many of us have been to those meetings where someone said that on the record and of course the next day...well....

As someone said upthread, that they shopped around probably doesn't sit well with Adidas and it isn't the best endorsement you could hope for if you were them either. It would have been interesting to be a fly on the wall in this meeting though. 

SalvatoreQuattro

May 17th, 2015 at 8:32 PM ^

Boy, are you clueless.

 

Let's see, raising a flag on blood-drenched battlefield turned intro a collection of  men raising a basketball hoop. 

It's offensive to use imagery of war for reasons of profit and sports. I'd bet that those men would not appreciate their act of patriotism being used to sell a product.

 

What the hell is wrong with you?How do you not understand that this is offensive? Are you so ignorant of war that the solemnity of the moment escapes you?

UofM626

May 17th, 2015 at 6:42 PM ^

Pony up some serious $$$ we will be staying w Adidas for 7-8 more years at about $10-12 Million a her is my guess. If Nike can get to about $8 million or close then I can see us switching.

Also if they put a clause in the contract that includes dollars based on sales increase then I can see us switching to Nike for less money. If not were staying w Adidas and the $10-12 Million they will offer. That's my take on things

Lampuki

May 17th, 2015 at 8:21 PM ^

There will be no switch. Others have laid out the economics. We slot in. We are either bluffing to increase our pay out or negotiating with Adidas to have more control over the style to stay in line with tradition. Coach Harbs gets a veto on bumble bee costumes and hi liter yellow. That's ALL this is about



Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad

jblaze

May 17th, 2015 at 9:29 PM ^

And rightfully so. I think Michigan can't turn down the additional money simply because there is no way to make it up

The only think I can think of is some kind of profit sharing with Nike, where Michigan takes lower guaranteed money, but gets some sort of share of the profits. That limits Nike's downside and increases Michigan's upside (with Harbaugh and Beilein is a good assumption).

Leonhall

May 17th, 2015 at 8:54 PM ^

I really couldn't care less about who our sponsor is. I would like victories. We've been shit since we signed with Adidas, the apparel isn't great, but I buy all of my Michigan gear at MgoBlog anyway...



Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad

Hill Street Blue

May 18th, 2015 at 12:13 AM ^

about Michigan being the "flagship" school.  What a crock.  If that were truly the case, they wouldn't have shoved their corporate designs and slogans down our throats, making M look like every other school in their stable.  They took liberties with the maize color, used the same font on our gear as used on sportwear at all their schools, and made the basketball team wear inane company sloganed t-shirts, just to name three.

No matter what happens with the supplier, I hope Hackett puts an end to that.