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Re: IU, adidas agree to eight-year, $21 million deal

JohnM — Thu, 01 May 2008 17:11:17 -0000

Much fun as it might be to blame Nike for the Randle El era, that was not Nike's fault. IU wore the STP logo from 1997-2001, and IU didn't wear Nike until the 2001 football season, the last year of the ugly football uniforms (they were slightly different from the 1997-2000 uniforms--in 2001 the home unis were all red and both home and away uniforms had a Denver Broncos-like stripe down the side. Nike even produced the first couple years of Dinardo uniforms, which basically were like what we wear now. Nike doesn'r require schools to whore themselves out in terms of design, but it must be lucrative to do so.

Re: IU, adidas agree to eight-year, $21 million deal

BGleas — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:20:07 -0000

This sounds stupid, but a lot of recruits want to wear the same gear that guys like Jordan and LeBron wear. Not saying they decide their college choice on this, but it's something to think about.

Re: IU, adidas agree to eight-year, $21 million deal

MikeinNC — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:32:12 -0000

I'm all for anything that meets two important criteria:

1. Good quality stuff that gives the players what they need and represents the school well.
2. Ain't Nike. They blow.

Re: IU, adidas agree to eight-year, $21 million deal

neale — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:35:40 -0000

yes, i agree nike sucks. do we really want tight jerseys and ridiculously baggy shorts? and do we really want that ugly template EVERY school has for football and basketball. i like having our own style. and i also like not having 11 year old laotian children now make my hoodies.

Re: IU, adidas agree to eight-year, $21 million deal

Hoosier_Hound — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:14:20 -0000

I'm glad, I like adidas. All Nike was good for was that horrific oval logo and a bunch of black on the unis, no thanks.

Re: IU, adidas agree to eight-year, $21 million deal

neale — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:32:51 -0000

if you gave me $21M, I would wear whatever you wanted me to. forever.

Re: IU, adidas agree to eight-year, $21 million deal

RD21 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:40:46 -0000

Booooo. This sucks. Adidas equipment sucks. Nike or Jordan would be the best. Oh well

Re: IU, adidas agree to eight-year, $21 million deal

Ryan — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:06:06 -0000

I want Nike back.

Re: IU, adidas agree to eight-year, $21 million deal

ZachH — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:38:40 -0000

I like the three stripes.