Vols Switching to Nike?

[Brave Volunteer]

Shoes- Nike
Clothing and gear- UA


Nothing at all- Adidas


Never cared for Adidas. I hate the small numbers on our jerseys.

??? I thought the size of the numbers were pretty standard on all jerseys. Do you have a hard time reading them or something?

 

[Lefteye]

??? I thought the size of the numbers were pretty standard on all jerseys. Do you have a hard time reading them or something?

I agree the smaller #'s look a little generic, on the football jerseys. Also think Nike > Addidas bball uni's. Love the patterns Nike puts on the back.

 

[n2motorsports]

We need to go back to Sports Bell

 

[Probably_in_Class]

Shoes- Nike
Clothing and gear- UA


Nothing at all- Adidas


Never cared for Adidas. I hate the small numbers on our jerseys.

I think the main issue is Adidas is a soccer company first and foremost. All of its soccer gear is top notch.

 

[Probably_in_Class]

they have no say over it.

You're naive if you actually believe that.

 

[NEO]

Hahaha! Soccer???

Give it ten years and after all the legislation against football and the growth in the latina population here and we may see soccer become the dominate sport.

Its not as far fetched as some believe because of the lawsuits.

 

[NEO]

Im still holding out for British Knights though.

 

[FTCvol]

If Adidas leaves, they need to take those darn grey unis with them.

consarn it!

 

[G0V0LS33]

Kangaroo all the way.

 

[Dan Federman]

Give it ten years and after all the legislation against football and the growth in the latina population here and we may see soccer become the dominate sport.

Its not as far fetched as some believe because of the lawsuits.

I've been hearing that for the last 15 years. There will be many rules changed in football in order to keep it at the top.

 

[callmecrockett]

I hate going to games at other places and seeing their nike fan-gear, because I'm jealous. Nike looks way better. This is all my opinion, but I think nike is a better product. Anyway, go to any highschool and just count people wearing Adidas vs Nike. I think you'll see a large difference.
Nike is American football.
Adidas is German futbol.

 

[FLVOL_79]

Walk in to a gym where people are actually working out.

It's not 90% Nike. In fact, it's very little Nike. It's Fail or Flag or Asics or UA. I see a lot of Mizuna shoes too.

This thread is so American focused it's not even funny.

In countries where soccer (football) is king, Puma is huge.

Puma is not a secondary brand but they are not huge in America due to the types of sports they were geared to.

I own a lot of Puma. Shirts, shoes, etc.

I own two Nike shirts and one was given to me by a friend.

Man, didn't know there was such a thing as Nike fanboys until this thread.

Only people I see in the gym wearing nike are women.

 

[cd12]

Loved how the smokey greys were sold to us as a throwback specific to UT. Then Texas A&M comes out with the same color.

 

[FLVOL_79]

Loved how the smokey greys were sold to us as a throwback specific to UT. Then Texas A&M comes out with the same color.

A good throwback for UT involving grey would have been:

 

[508mikey]

make it stop

 

[VolsSportsFan]

This thread is proof advertising and peer pressure works. I'm laughing at everyone who's so adamant on how Nike is so much better than Adidas...based on....cuz it is!

 

[VolsSportsFan]

From what I can count, which isn't very high on Friday's, all but 2 BCS NC's have worn Nike products. Only 2 that haven't are Tennessee and Auburn. I know apparel doesn't help you win, but Nike obviously associates themselves with successful programs. Seems like it would be a great compliment to be associated with them, and would help recruiting a tiny bit. People underestimate the thought process of 17 year old athletes.

Do you people even read what DeerPark writes?

Unless something radically changes, if we sign with Nike, we'd have very little control over the uniforms because they wouldn't put us as a top tier program.

So unless you really want Nike to be able to dictate what our uniforms look like, why in the world would you just blindly give up control to be associated with a brand that there is no guarantee it would help recruiting or recognition one bit?

 

[butchna]

I have no problem with Addidas. But I do like the modern look of the Nike gear.

Addidas is the knockoff brand with the marijuana leaf...commonly found at flea markets...next to the turkey legs
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[VFL1953]

I live in Portland, the heart of Phil Knight's Evil Empire. I briefly worked for the man. He's a sh*tbag, and Nike can lick my Big Orange Vols. Let Phil be content with being Oregon's pimp. We don't need him.

 

[Face]

I hate going to games at other places and seeing their nike fan-gear, because I'm jealous. Nike looks way better. This is all my opinion, but I think nike is a better product. Anyway, go to any highschool and just count people wearing Adidas vs Nike. I think you'll see a large difference.
Nike is American football.
Adidas is German futbol.

Hm.. so how does Jakob Johnson factor in here? :birgits_giggle:

 

[Jackcrevol]

its all made in the same chinese factory.

ill go with addidas because i like the unis

nike lost credibility with the pro combats

 

[TriedAndTrueVOL]

I tried to avoid this thread because I've posted all of this dozens of times before. Here's the short version:

- Tennessee's contract with Adidas runs through July 1, 2015. Any change in provider will not take place until then.

- Tennessee has had discussions with Adidas regarding an extension, and has also taken meetings with Nike and Under Armour. UA is not a big player in his because they have few connections in football and basketball recruiting camps and travel teams.

- Regarding the "second tier" comments, that has been where Nike has put their contract offers in the past. They see their "top tier" as a group of 7-10 schools that move the meter nationally. If you go in a Champs Sports in any state, you'll see their gear. Florida, Alabama, Ohio State, USC, North Carolina, Texas, Oklahoma, Georgia and Oregon are schools that currently have "top tier" deals. Tennessee is not getting one of these contracts from Nike. Period.

- "Second tier" Nike schools receive a lower payout and give up design control of uniforms. The schools are given several options, but if Nike wants them to wear an alternate, they're wearing an alternate.

- Adidas offers by far the best financial and equipment contract. Our deal with Adidas is worth more in money and product than all but three Nike contracts. Despite our struggles, we are one of their premier schools and are paid like it.

- If we switch to Nike, which is a possibility, we will be taking less money to do so. Adidas has the right to match any offer made by another company, but UT does not have to take it. At this point, that's a moot point, the financial package that is out there from Nike is well below what Adidas has offered.

- Saw a post that Butch is a "Nike guy," which is completely false. His teams at Central Michigan wore Adidas, his teams at Cincinnati wore Adidas and he was a part of Cincinnati extending their department-wide deal with Adidas just last fall.

- Dave Hart was a Nike guy at Florida State, but he inherited that deal from his predecessor and extended it. He wasn't involved in the last renegotiation with Nike at Alabama. He has built a relationship with people at Adidas in his time here, so his prior ties aren't significant.

- A lot of this "smoke" has come from recruits that say coaches have told them that we're changing. Hate to break it to you guys, but coaches have told recruits that for years. If a player says they love Nike, we'll roll out the "Well our deal is up soon" line. Coaches tell recruits what they want to hear. Always have. Our men's basketball staff told a kid recently that plays for an Adidas-sponsored AAU team that we were close to r-signing with Adidas. It's all about who they're talking to at a given time.

- Oranges don't match is a common complaint. Look at any sideline in college football and show me one where every jacket, sweatshirt and jersey match. You notice it here for two reasons. First, it's your school. You're looking for it. Second, the lighter the color, the bigger the difference appears in different lighting and on different materials. Clemson has a similar problem, they're a Nike school. Florida's oranges don't match, they're a Nike school. Look at Florida State's sideline, 50 shades of garnet and 50 more of gold.

Well done. I don't quite get what all the fuss is about anyway tbh. Adidas has put us as a priority for quite a while now. I think it'd be hard for anyone to come up with a deal that tops what Adidas does for the university.

 

[Volnut]

I personally would rather go to Under Armour

 

[butchna]

I tried to avoid this thread because I've posted all of this dozens of times before. Here's the short version:

- Tennessee's contract with Adidas runs through July 1, 2015. Any change in provider will not take place until then.

- Tennessee has had discussions with Adidas regarding an extension, and has also taken meetings with Nike and Under Armour. UA is not a big player in his because they have few connections in football and basketball recruiting camps and travel teams.

- Regarding the "second tier" comments, that has been where Nike has put their contract offers in the past. They see their "top tier" as a group of 7-10 schools that move the meter nationally. If you go in a Champs Sports in any state, you'll see their gear. Florida, Alabama, Ohio State, USC, North Carolina, Texas, Oklahoma, Georgia and Oregon are schools that currently have "top tier" deals. Tennessee is not getting one of these contracts from Nike. Period.

- "Second tier" Nike schools receive a lower payout and give up design control of uniforms. The schools are given several options, but if Nike wants them to wear an alternate, they're wearing an alternate.

- Adidas offers by far the best financial and equipment contract. Our deal with Adidas is worth more in money and product than all but three Nike contracts. Despite our struggles, we are one of their premier schools and are paid like it.

- If we switch to Nike, which is a possibility, we will be taking less money to do so. Adidas has the right to match any offer made by another company, but UT does not have to take it. At this point, that's a moot point, the financial package that is out there from Nike is well below what Adidas has offered.

- Saw a post that Butch is a "Nike guy," which is completely false. His teams at Central Michigan wore Adidas, his teams at Cincinnati wore Adidas and he was a part of Cincinnati extending their department-wide deal with Adidas just last fall.

- Dave Hart was a Nike guy at Florida State, but he inherited that deal from his predecessor and extended it. He wasn't involved in the last renegotiation with Nike at Alabama. He has built a relationship with people at Adidas in his time here, so his prior ties aren't significant.

- A lot of this "smoke" has come from recruits that say coaches have told them that we're changing. Hate to break it to you guys, but coaches have told recruits that for years. If a player says they love Nike, we'll roll out the "Well our deal is up soon" line. Coaches tell recruits what they want to hear. Always have. Our men's basketball staff told a kid recently that plays for an Adidas-sponsored AAU team that we were close to r-signing with Adidas. It's all about who they're talking to at a given time.

- Oranges don't match is a common complaint. Look at any sideline in college football and show me one where every jacket, sweatshirt and jersey match. You notice it here for two reasons. First, it's your school. You're looking for it. Second, the lighter the color, the bigger the difference appears in different lighting and on different materials. Clemson has a similar problem, they're a Nike school. Florida's oranges don't match, they're a Nike school. Look at Florida State's sideline, 50 shades of garnet and 50 more of gold.

HahaHahaha...You got uslol: seriously...where is the real short version?:haha_oh:

 

[lionfoorest]

I'm a huge huge nike fan. My shoes shirts golf clubs every thing is nike for me. With that said I kinda like the fact that we're Adidas Bc every body is with nike now I wouldn't care to switch to them Bc they do offer amazing looking stuff but it's kinda Kool having Adidas just Bc 80 percent has nike... But nike would be more than ok for me just saying I'm not 100 % against Adidas