So I Got a Bone to Pick About Our Corporate Sponsors...

[OuterBanksVol]

Having just witnessed the "Dish Network" O&W game with our players dressed in Adidas apparel, a question just crossed my mind: Why do we have second-tier sponsors? Are we a second-tiered football team?

Let's start with Adidas. A German-based company that appeals to European soccer ("real football") fans. Great. How many Adidas shirts you got in your closet? Alternative: Nike. US-based company that dominates the world market. Guessing 90% of other D1 teams are Nike teams. Hmmmm....

Then Dish Network. IDK, I guess some people have DN, but if you are a huge NFL fan like me, you have DirecTV with its NFL Sunday Package. No. Questions. Asked.

My guess is that both Adidas and Dish pay UT handsomely to be our red-headed stepchild sponsors. Great. I says a pox on ye, second-tiered, foreign-owned lame-a$$ second-stringers!!!

 

[YankeeVol]

Michigan, Norte Dame, and Nebraska all disagree with you.

 

[dyer_maker]

You don't know dish!!

 

[Crew]

You do realize that the founder of Dish Network is an alumnus, right?

 

[wolfej]

Well first off one of our most wealthy alumni who gives lots of money to the school founded Dish Network. As to Adidas over Nike, I have no idea.

 

[rockytop9808]

The adidas thing has been addressed many times. They pay us way more than Nike would.

End/delete thread.

 

[Volgrad98]

You do realize that the founder of Dish Network is an alumnus, right?

I'm betting not until just now.

 

[Biopsyman]

Having just witnessed the "Dish Network" O&W game with our players dressed in Adidas apparel, a question just crossed my mind: Why do we have second-tier sponsors? Are we a second-tiered football team?

Let's start with Adidas. A German-based company that appeals to European soccer ("real football") fans. Great. How many Adidas shirts you got in your closet? Alternative: Nike. US-based company that dominates the world market. Guessing 90% of other D1 teams are Nike teams. Hmmmm....

Then Dish Network. IDK, I guess some people have DN, but if you are a huge NFL fan like me, you have DirecTV with its NFL Sunday Package. No. Questions. Asked.

My guess is that both Adidas and Dish pay UT handsomely to be our red-headed stepchild sponsors. Great. I says a pox on ye, second-tiered, foreign-owned lame-a$$ second-stringers!!!

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The team would be dressed out in BK'a if they paid out enough

 

[ManningBerry#1]

I'm glad we aren't Nike or under armor. Adidas makes great products.

 

[Slydell]

Mods, please merge into the other whiny thread about uniforms. I have Adidas golf shirts among other things. I do not own any Nike, have never owned any and won't ever own any.

 

[Biopsyman]

Does it really matter?

 

[rockytop9808]

I'm betting not until just now.

And all it takes is brains and slight feeling of willpower to find these things. 1/10, awful thread by OP.

 

[triad280]

2 words...Adidas Climawear...try it out and tell me its crap... I'm betting no

 

[Wylo]

Mods, please merge into the other whiny thread about uniforms. I have Adidas golf shirts among other things. I do not own any Nike, have never owned any and won't ever own any.

I call bullshyte on the never owning anything Nike statement.

Just sayin'. ..

 

[VolinWayne]

Does it really matter?

It apparantly does to some people.

 

[TVA]

The founder of Dish is an alumnus of UT and it doesn't have all of the complaints that Direct does. Also, who gives a chit about the NFL? You might be interested to know that the Vols are a college team.

 

[SaluteToTheHill]

Having just witnessed the "Dish Network" O&W game with our players dressed in Adidas apparel, a question just crossed my mind: Why do we have second-tier sponsors? Are we a second-tiered football team?

Let's start with Adidas. A German-based company that appeals to European soccer ("real football") fans. Great. How many Adidas shirts you got in your closet? Alternative: Nike. US-based company that dominates the world market. Guessing 90% of other D1 teams are Nike teams. Hmmmm....

Then Dish Network. IDK, I guess some people have DN, but if you are a huge NFL fan like me, you have DirecTV with its NFL Sunday Package. No. Questions. Asked.

My guess is that both Adidas and Dish pay UT handsomely to be our red-headed stepchild sponsors. Great. I says a pox on ye, second-tiered, foreign-owned lame-a$$ second-stringers!!!

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Not sure which of these statements is dumber. You may want to learn who Charlie Ergen is.

 

[lovavol]

Nike based where? So you put up some cash and they may switch

 

[rkw38]

I heard talk at the Orange and White game that we were switching to Nike. I don't know it to be true.

 

[Slydell]

I call bullshyte on the never owning anything Nike statement.

Just sayin'. ..

Never, ever.

 

[rockytop9808]

I heard talk at the Orange and White game that we were switching to Nike. I don't know it to be true.

100% false.

 

[Volosaurus rex]

OuterBanksVol, take a look at remarks by DeerPark12 in this thread: http://www.volnation.com/forum/tenn...l-uniform-helmet-design-discussion-ii-16.html. He has explained, on many occasions, the financial ramifications of our current deal with Adidas in relation to what we might receive from Nike. In short, we are a preferred customer of Adidas.

 

[golfballs]

I like Adidas

:twocents:

 

[DL916]

I had no idea that Hank Hill likes to start threads and thread accessories on volnation.

 

[UTjonez]

I actually like Adidas over Nike. Have you seen how many times Nike has butchered teams jerseys with their "Nike Style"? Outside of those god awful Notre Dame jerseys (Why they have gotten on this neon green kick is beyond me) Adidas has done a great job with Jerseys. OP sounds like a Nike homer.