Chances of dropping Adidas after our contract is up?

[huKSer]

Some of you need to wake up.

Apparel matters.

No matter how much you wish it doesn't.

It's not that I wish it didn't - I was ignorant that recruits would give two shakes about the apparel manufacturer. I would think fitting in the the team and university, quickness to get onto the field, support facilities, quality of program, chicks, free bicycles, slow campus police, etc would matter to me, but I am an old geeser.

 

[QMany]

Taking less money to go with Nike, I love it.

 

[jaws]

Taking less money to go with Nike, I love it.

Maybe the other companies were asking for more in return from Michigan. Like certain rights and such.

 

[BigRedBuster]

I honestly don't understand the infatuation with Nike. I honestly don't like the company and think their shoes are crap.

 

[papersun87]

Adidas school Mississippi State head coach (and one of the squarest men alive) Dan Mullen wore his Yeezys to SEC Media Days:

Your move, Riley.

 

[Red Five]

I bet Riley could get ahold of some red adidas samba's to wear

 

[papersun87]

Miles has gotten in on the action:

 

[Mavric]

So "sources" say Nike was the lowest bidder but it's the biggest ever. I would guess they're not too worried. To say nothing of the extent to which they were the lowest.

 

[BigRedBuster]

I bet Riley could get ahold of some red adidas samba's to wear

Or, he could switch to Nike and have some of these cool slippers. In red...of course.

 

[Landlord]

Michigan's deal is insane and an absolute game changer going forward. Nike was the lowest bidder, but Michigans $15mil/year is now BY FAR their biggest contract. Florida State was biggest before that at 4.4mil/year

 

[GSG]

Does anyone think the fact that Nike trademarked the "maize" color had anything to do with Michigan signing with them?

UM fans have bitched about the "maize" thing for years

 

[QMany]

Michigan's deal is insane and an absolute game changer going forward. Nike was the lowest bidder, but Michigans $15mil/year is now BY FAR their biggest contract. Florida State was biggest before that at 4.4mil/year

I thought Texas' last contract was roughly $5.5-6M. I have to think Texas' next contract is bigger than UM.

 

[Landlord]

Michigan's deal is insane and an absolute game changer going forward. Nike was the lowest bidder, but Michigans $15mil/year is now BY FAR their biggest contract. Florida State was biggest before that at 4.4mil/year

I thought Texas' last contract was roughly $5.5-6M. I have to think Texas' next contract is bigger than UM.

Lucky for Texas they're the next big team up for a new contract as well.

 

[ColoradoHusk]

Michigan's deal is insane and an absolute game changer going forward. Nike was the lowest bidder, but Michigans $15mil/year is now BY FAR their biggest contract. Florida State was biggest before that at 4.4mil/year

I thought Texas' last contract was roughly $5.5-6M. I have to think Texas' next contract is bigger than UM.

Lucky for Texas they're the next big team up for a new contract as well.

Yep, and Under Armour is ready to throw the bank at them.

 

[cg_8]

Michigan's deal is insane and an absolute game changer going forward. Nike was the lowest bidder, but Michigans $15mil/year is now BY FAR their biggest contract. Florida State was biggest before that at 4.4mil/year

I thought Texas' last contract was roughly $5.5-6M. I have to think Texas' next contract is bigger than UM.

Probably not.

When Michigan signed with Adidas, they had something in the contract that guaranteed that they'd stay their highest paid client. I am unsure if this will be the case with Nike, but I wouldn't doubt that they had that in there as well.

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/threads_and_laces/2013/12/how-michigan-remains-no-1-with-adidas.html