Adidas Bowl Teams using the Tennessee Football

#52
#52
Jackson_Harris said:
So you guys honestly think that 9 of the 12 SEC schools are playing with an "inferior ball"?
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I sure do, because their contracts with Nike require them to use it.

Our contract with Adidas does not include balls, specifically for that reason, and we are free to use any ball we please in any sport, including Nike balls.

Adidas does make a ball that is used by some of their lower-tier schools because Adidas provides them for free.

UT tests balls from different manufacturers on a regular basis. They have balls from other manufacturers that are used to get returners used to other teams' balls.
 
#53
#53
MoB_MoVols said:
and 9 of 12 teams excluding Mo and A&M use Nike footballs in the SEC
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Incorrect, it's 8 of 12 and will be 9 of 14 next year.

Tennessee, South Carolina, Auburn, Mississippi State and Texas A&M all use Wilson.

Tennessee, SC and A&M use the GST, easy to spot because of the orangish color and black laces. Auburn and MSU use another Wilson model that has white laces.
 
#54
#54
DeerPark12 said:
Incorrect, it's 8 of 12 and will be 9 of 14 next year.

Tennessee, South Carolina, Auburn, Mississippi State and Texas A&M all use Wilson.

Tennessee, SC and A&M use the GST, easy to spot because of the orangish color and black laces. Auburn and MSU use another Wilson model that has white laces.
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Thanks DeerPark! You definitely da man when it comes to discussing the footballs!
 
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#55
Here is the ball we use up close. Think it's the only ball with sewn in stripes.

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#58
#58
It still seems to me that white laces would provide better contrast on that ball versus the black laces. But besides that detail, looks like a good ball to me.
 
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#60
T Vols 21 said:
How do u get one with the T on it? Ive been trying to get one or me and my dad
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They're nearly impossible to come by. The game balls are very rarely offered at charity auctions, but that's about it. You'll see them on ebay from time to time, usually for hundreds.
 
#64
#64
Steve Spurrier had his team using an orange Wilson GST on January 2nd. I have followed Steve's golf game for many years and he knows how to pick the best equipment. If Steve is using the ball, then we are in very good shape.
 
#65
#65
Jackson_Harris said:
So you stole it? lol....I think?
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No I didn't steal it. If you find a $100 bill in a hotel room do you turn it in? My cousin manages some chalets in gatlinburg & found the ball in one a few months ago. When I visited at thanksgiving they let me have it because nobody ever claimed it. They find all kinds of stuff. Somebody left an Apple MacBook.
 
#66
#66
Oh sorry thought u were being sarcastic when u said u found it. Do the practice balls have the t on it?
 
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