OT: UCLA leaving Adidas for Under Armour
The hits just keep on coming for Adidas.
They're getting dumped by everyone.
In the last few years, these teams have left-
- Michigan
- Notre Dame
- Wisconsin
- Tennessee
- UCLA
http://www.bruinsnation.com/2016/5/23/11758290/uni-watch-ucla-expected-…
Now adidas is left with Kansas, Indiana, Nebraska, Miami, NC State, Arizona State, Texas A&M, Louisville and Mississippi State.
In other words, Nike vs Under Armour is the real battle now. Wouldn't be surprised if Adidas eventually pulls out of college sports.
Maybe msu can get out of their Mickey Mouse Nike contract and go to Adidas?
Sucks to suck.
They're just not cool any more.
As a related aside, anyone else wear adidas indoor soccer shoes around during midddle school or early high school? Maybe it was just the kids I hung around with (nearly all of whom played soccer) but I seem to recall that was a fad at one time.
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Every couple years I buy a new pair of shell toes.
lol...i really hope you're not kidding cause that would be awesome.
Wondering when I'm going to convert from Nike to New Balance dad shoes. I'm in my 30's so it can't be too far off.
You forgot to mention how UCLA just got the largest apparel deal in history.
Since Michigan-Nike's 15-year, $173.8M deal ...
— Brendan F. Quinn (@BFQuinn) May 24, 2016
• Texas: 15 years $250 M (Nike)
• OSU: 15 years, $252 M (Nike)
• UCLA: 15 years $280 M (UA)
Those are obscene numbers.
Well maybe we should have structured ours to look better too if the cashflows are the same, because to the majority of people it looks like the Michigan brand is valued less than UCLA, Texas, and OSU now.
It doesn't help when a supposed Michigan beat writer (seriously with a Jizzone background) portrays it incorrectly.
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Full of people that were produced from semen that should have been flushed down the toilet - so yes.
Nothing makes you sound like a douche faster than using juvenile nicknames for rivals.
Honestly, who cares? I don't know a singld person that chooses a college team to play or root for that cares how much the school's "brand" is valued at. It's a dumb, useless metric.
Obviously "brand value" can affect some things that do matter, like the amount of money that can be paid to coaches. But I don't think we're ever going to be hurting in those areas where it counts.
false.
Yout 100% correct. While I have not ran the numbers for the new UCLA deal both the Texas and OSU deals are almost the same as Michigans. When comparing deals like this it is important to view the amounts paid on a timeline not just in a lump sum like that which is posted above.
Michigan's Nike deal is actually worth 13 million more in cash than OSU's. OSU's deal is inflated because they are getting a 2 dollar shirt and Nike is saying it has a 30 dollar value.
These numbers look great on paper but most aren't nearly what they claim. A lot like big NFL contracts.
At the end of the day, the cash is the only thing people care about. Plus, an OSU Nike shirt is inherently worth less than a Michigan Nike shirt. Especially since one has a picture of a Jumpman on it.
We got jumpman. Checkmate.
The funniest part is the batshit(read the rest of site as to why my operating assumption that every writer for that site is batshit) Bruins Nation writer somehow thinking that signing a deal with a new apparel company will somehow solve issues with the uniform such as the length of the UCLA stripe and maintaining a consistent shade of blue that are primarily due to factors beyond the apparel companies control or even level of give-a-damn.
Interesting that UA is making such a concerted play for college sports, hopefully this makes them raise their footwear game which as far as I can tell is the most commonly cited issue with the company.
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Maybe it's a little different for Adidas across the pond, but in America it seems like it's Under Armour, Nike, and then everyone else.
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They're a huge soccer brand and are Europe based, so I think their marketing there is better, just something has never quite clicked for them in the US, Run DMC's classic "My Adidas" Notwithstanding.
y'all can sign up the University of Manitoba. That might be a longshot because Avia is also interested.
I don't think Nike paid us enough. Yes, Adidas sucked and we were right to change companies, but I'm not a fan of leaving a bunch of cash on the table.
The Nike deal should have been structured in a way that made sure we were the highest paid Nike school for the entire contract, like our Adidas deal was. UA probably would have offered that.
I'm cool with Nike and Jordan, for sure.
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I think you are right btw.
Jordan is where it is at.
weigh....
Will help us with BB recruiting, but I'm not sure how much it will help with FB.
I honestly don't care either way, just as long as they don't fuck around with the shade of maize we're using right now.
/also, not a Michael Jordan fan in general.