Equipment: Michigan to sport Mantraflage cleats in 2015

Submitted by Wolverine Devotee on

I've been sitting on this for awhile now, so I figure I'd post an equipment update since spring practice has started.

In 2015, Michigan will sport the new adidas CrazyQuick 5.0 cleats. One of the version they will wear are the Mantraflagfe cleats. They'll look something like this but will obviously have 6 words relevant to Michigan like "Victors, Valiant" on them and will be in Maize and Blue.

Mid-cut version for linemen

Pattern pallette

 

Here is what Miami's will look like. These were released when Miami announced that they were signing with adidas.

 

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benjamin

February 25th, 2015 at 8:47 PM ^

I value the opinion of professionals and student-athletes over looking purely at company total footwear revenue. In fact, those numbers don't appear to be filtered enough to even be relevant. Now, please spare us and stop posting.

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Auerbach

February 25th, 2015 at 12:51 PM ^

What exactly is Adidas' issue? Do they just have a small design deparment or pay their designers less than Nike and UA? Poor corporate leadership? Their long streak of awful can't be explained by just bad luck. 

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JamieH

February 25th, 2015 at 1:03 PM ^

There are two ways to get attention:

 

#1: Really good design.  Everyone notices it because of how awesome it is.  This is really hard and takes lots of effort and top designers.

 

#2: Really awful design.  Everyone notices because of how god-awful it is.  This is really easy because you can hire shit-designers and tell them to make the most ugly-awful crap they can possibly dream up.  You can easily replace your shit-designers with other shit-designers because, hey, they are all shit anyway so who cares who you are hiring?



Adidas has decided that approach #2 is the more cost effective way to do business.

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MGlobules

February 25th, 2015 at 2:23 PM ^

and accuse one another of stealing design and material ideas all the time, too. They pump out 1,000s of designs a year, some good, some bad. In soccer, of course, everyone thinks Nike sucks, and Adidas dominates. Personally, I like the stripes better than the swoosh. But beyond that, if you've got a scintilla of consciousness you know that these are mostly matters of marketing and hype. BOTH companies, and UA too, have been pumping out god-awful unis for half a decade now. What we need--maybe even have, now--is an AD and department that scrutinize the product and reject fugly-a** unis in all sports. Suggesting that Nike is better because more people buy it? Likely won't get you a high score on your SATs.

If you get a woody any time one company's product or the other gets run up the pole you are an idiot.

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Moe

February 25th, 2015 at 12:59 PM ^

And how it's communicated.  I'm not just taking a shot at you WD, but it bothers me.  Do you actually have information from the athletic department on what they will be using for next year? Or do you read the Adidas equipment catalog, see that they are offering this, and assume Michigan will wear them?  If it's the later, then I feel your post should reflect that it's an assumption, not fact like you make it seem.  

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Wolverine Devotee

February 25th, 2015 at 1:11 PM ^

It's the annual adidas templates that Michigan has been using for years now.

I was perfect last year when it came to equipment posts. That was before you were around here.

The only time I wasn't right was with the pink gear. I actually used logic and thought Michigan would wear their pink gear sometime in October, when they wore it on November 1st.

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LJ

February 25th, 2015 at 1:37 PM ^

WD, I think this is a pretty reasonable request.  Your post certainly gives the connotation that you have some insider info.  If you don't, but you want to reflect that your educated guesses are almost always correct, why not just say "this is an educated guess, but here's x y z instances in which my guesses have been correct"?  Especially in a situation like this one, where other people claim to have insider info to the contrary of what you're saying.

P.S. - I find the lovers' quarrels between you two hilarious.  Plz never stop.

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Moe

February 25th, 2015 at 1:40 PM ^

Have that classic older brother and little brother(NTLB) relationsihp.  Sometimes the little brother does some things that annoy you.  I really do like WD, and he's a great asset around this blog.  But I just have issue with this being stated as fact when it's a strong assumption.  

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LJ

February 25th, 2015 at 2:14 PM ^

Okay.  Then I think you should make that clear in the main post.  When you say "Michigan will wear," it implies 100% certainty.  But it seems likely, or at the very least possible, that Michigan won't wear these, based on the reports others are saying in this thread.

For the record, I like the content you contribute on this blog, and I appreciate it.

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rob f

February 25th, 2015 at 4:58 PM ^

I negged you, WD,  for going Brian Williams/ Bill O'Really on us.  Also for "sitting on this" so-called information. 

A bit of advice: don't risk the credibility you correctly regained in the aftermath of the demise of Dave Brandon.   Right or wrong when it happened, your credibility took quite a beating over those e-mails before you were finally more-or-less vindicated.   If you have facts, report them as facts.  Otherwise, tag your speculation as exactly that, regardless of how well or lucky you've been speculating in the past. 

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tlo2485

February 25th, 2015 at 1:01 PM ^

I have a feeling a lot of the players will love these. I don't care that much about the cleats, and I'm willing to bet we won't be able to read the words from the stands or on tv, so whatever.

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caup

February 25th, 2015 at 1:11 PM ^

Why is input on uniform decisions one of their privileges?  That's not a player privilege at Alabama or USC (and the list goes on).

Get that Brandon-era stink the hell off our program.

HARBAUGH.

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LJ

February 25th, 2015 at 1:42 PM ^

It's not a "player privilege."  They have no final say.  The program can do whatever it wants.  If they think the recruiting edge attained by UNIFORMZ is worth whatever irritation the fans, that's their prerogative.  It doesn't seem like a crazy decision to me.  And decent hunks of the fanbase (especially the younger ones) probably like it as well.  Don't make the mistake of thinking people on this blog represent the mainstream fanbase.

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caup

February 25th, 2015 at 2:03 PM ^

If the program says "this is what we want to look like" then fine, whatever, we'll agree to disagree.

But it irritates when the AD trots out "well the players want it" as a reason.  There are countless organizations that wisely reserve any decisions on their outward appearance to the public for upper management to make.

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LJ

February 25th, 2015 at 2:22 PM ^

Again, these decisions ARE reserved for upper managment.  And upper management has decided that the perception bump in the view of teenagers (with their poor taste in style) in order to help recruiting or whatever else is worth whatever tradeoff they get in the view of older fans that like the classic style.

All of our views (both players' and fans') are subservient to whatever the powers-that-be in the program think is best for the program.  Just like every decision of every other program, uniforms or otherwise.

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caup

February 25th, 2015 at 2:44 PM ^

I just hope our NEW upper management agrees with the opinion of the upper management at Alabama, LSU, Oklahoma, Auburn, Florida State, and USC. 

 

Those programs think that UNIFORMZ add no tangible benefit.  Their 11 National Titles in the last 16 years seems to indicate their opinion has merit.

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DFW_Michigan_Man

February 25th, 2015 at 1:20 PM ^

Are you sure they are wearing these? Like you have confirmed with someone associated with Michigan Football? Equipment Manager? Or are you speculating based on the release by our outfitter Adidas?  Not trying to be a dick, but you made an announcement as if you had some inside info that Michigan Football would assuredly be wearing what may be the ugliest piece of footwear released in the 21st century.....I say keep it classic and go back to black cleats.

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markusr2007

February 25th, 2015 at 1:24 PM ^

I'm sorry, but that's tradition too. And sort of a law.

I don't recall seeing any white shoes before. But  I'm pretty sure this is going to royally suck visually.

Thanks Adidas for getting it wrong. Again.

 

This might be acceptable,

but it looks gray, to which:

GODDAMMIT NO WHITE SHOES AFTER LABOR DAY!!!!!!!!

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WFDEric

February 25th, 2015 at 1:33 PM ^

As long as the helmets and the home uniforms don't change I'm good with it.

Shoes live or on TV won't be big deal.

Away uniforms let the "players" have their say for what's fun for them. 50:50 split for the "Get off my lawn" types and the kids busting their asses for the best damn University in the world!

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caup

February 25th, 2015 at 1:40 PM ^

It is because it looks NICER than your lawn.  Nobody is trampling all over it, like your lawn.

 

My lawn has no neon yellow weeds. And no stripey crabgrass.

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The Mad Hatter

February 25th, 2015 at 1:42 PM ^

talking about this at all.  I love that story about how Bo had Woody all paranoid and freaked out one year thinking that Michigan had some kind of special shoes for the OSU game.

 

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Brunswick_Blue

February 25th, 2015 at 2:20 PM ^

If you are interested in hearing about some equipment, and uniform news, I emailed Hackett yesterday and someone in the athletic department reached out to me, and thanked me for supporting the University. I stated that we the fans were tired of the defects on the Adidas uniforms. I also told them that we wanted jerseys that you couldn't see through, and we wanted jerseys that were darker like the 2004 uniforms. I also asked for the shiny maize pants back. They said they would send it over to their apparel partner and the pertinent personnel in the uniforms and equipment department for review. 

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caup

February 25th, 2015 at 2:49 PM ^

stating that "we the fans" kinda like the big mesh look of the old school 70's-90's jerseys and that the pants should be a true pale yellow MAIZE matte color like they were for decades, and NOT shiny.

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