Nike countdown: jersey pricing guide

For those of you who like buying and wearing jerseys to games, I thought I'd make this helpful since there are definite differences between the retail jerseys sold by adidas and Nike.

I've had this buyer's guide set up since last year, but since it's OT season and the countdown clock keeps ticking, I figure I'd share it.

Football

Adidas has 3 types of jerseys: Replica ($65), Premier ($85) and Authentic ($180). 

Replica was the cheapest material. Mesh and screen-printed numbers. Premier had sewn-on numbers but still had a pure mesh material, but it also had polyester sleeves.

Authentic was the authentic thing, as evidenced by the price. 

Nike has only two types available at the moment for college teams. Replica ($85) and Limited ($135). 

Replica ($85)-

Screen-printed numbers, and less detailed.

Limited($135)-

Stitched, tackle twill numbers. A lot more detail to the jersey in terms of its cut.

Nike has authentic jerseys for their NFL teams, but they do not have an authentic model for college teams. If they do, those jerseys would be priced at $295.

Personally, I do not care. The Limited is a much option if you want an authentic jersey IMO.

Basketball

There are two types of model for Nike basketball jerseys, as opposed to the one there was with adidas and their Replica version with screen printed graphics.

adidas replica jerseys were $60.

Your two options of jerseys are-

Replica ($75)-

Screen-printed graphics, just like the adidas Replica model.

Authentic ($120)-

These were actually $135 not that long ago. It appears the price has gone down.

Clearly you can see the difference here. More detailed, the "undercarriage" design on the back is featured and the numbers are stitched, tackle-twill.

Hockey

Just one model here. But the cool thing is that it comes with B1G logo patch like our Hockey jerseys did when we were in the CCHA. 

It will run you about $125, just $5 more than the jerseys we had while with adidas.

The countdown to Nike/Jordan rages on.