Under Armour out of the running; decision coming in June

Yeah Teddy Blanks knows

I feel like I won't really understand what is going on until I see it 37 more times.

$4M is about 3% of the AD's current revenue? 0% chance they pass on that kind of dough. OTOH, I'm highly skeptical of that number. $4M seems totally out of whack.

Just leverage Nike for the best deal possible out of adidas.  A switch does not happen unless Nike can beat the deal.  Who does Nike think they are asking M to jump to them for less?  Poney up Knight or go home.  M has been around much longer and is the superior brand to the swoosh.

I'd rather have highlighter yellow But with Nike.

Oh what a favor Adidas would be doing to dull the highlighter yellow and lead everyone to buy all new gear to be uptodate. What a sweet deal for us, no self interest there whatsoever.

Let Adidas give us more money, but design everything in house.  It's been proven that we can't trust Adidas.  Copy the old, solid designs from Nike.

Put pressure on nike and Adidas to bid for us and drive the price up.

$9 Million a year w Adidas and the new deal I am assuming is for at least $10-12 a year for 5-8 years, Nike would have to come in at about $6-8 Millikn a year if they are saying $4 Million apart. That would make Michigan Nikes #1 school. Somehow things don't seem right. I sense we will continue to be a ADIDAS school for about $12 mill a year

I heard a rumor Nike offered the jump man. Also I am sure it has been said Adidas offered Harbaugh his own line, plus more money,

If they stay with Adidas, it looks like I won't be buying Michigan stuff for another 10 years. I cannot stand Adidas apparel.

I just want my next Michigan hat to not have an Arby's logo on it.  That fair to ask?

If there is a $4 million difference...Id got to Nike and say "OK we will take your deal BUT you must feature a Michigan theme in at least 4 major network commercials to be played during CF games on network TV over the next 4 years" or something like that.

The exposure would be worth it....

So MSU can afford to go with Nike but we can't?

Take money off the table (because it is not significant given the impact), who do you want? Seems obvious that we all want Puma.

I think it really stands out and freshens up the look. I hope they continue to make some gear in highlighter yellow.

People are kidding themselves if they think Michigan's choice of apparel provider hasn't cost us some recruits over the past 8 years. That might be a stupid factor to consider when picking a school, but we are all stupid at 17 years old. Things that might seem trivial to us now were important to us at that age. It's just the way it is. 

If Nike wants the deal, they should pony up the cash to make it equal to adidas. Phil Knight can easily afford to make the financial part of the deal equal.  If they do not, see you later.  Otherwise, we look like a bunch of teenage girls at the Gap falling all over ourselves to buy expensive, branded merchandise to make ourselves look "cool."  Hackett is not going to let that happen.  Nike - pony up or no deal.