- September 18th, 2018, 7:44 am
#558673
Under Armour tried to position themselves as an elite, high dollar brand and the market has simply decided they aren’t worth it.
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oldflame wrote:I´m curious to know whether our teams are actually sponsored by Nike (free gear) or we are just purchasing their stuff wholesale. I understand that Nike is still the gold standard for attracting recruits, but I can´t imagine that there are that many kids who actually make their decisions based on the brand of gear the school uses, especially at our level and the type of recruits we target.It’s the wholesale route. Nike is slowly getting rid of those sponsorship deals for most schools. Some P5s have been dropped from the sponsorship deals and moved to wholesale over the last few years.
ballcoach15 wrote:Starter used to be good, I not know how their stuff is now. I have a Starter Alabama polo shirt that I got at Value City 20 years ago for 6.00. I still wear it and it looks new.Uncle Rico, is that you?
But best brand ever is Russell.
ballcoach15 wrote:Starter used to be good, I not know how their stuff is now. I have a Starter Alabama polo shirt that I got at Value City 20 years ago for 6.00. I still wear it and it looks new.Do you wear that polo with your Members Only jacket?
But best brand ever is Russell.
Purple Haize wrote:Interesting how this is becoming a thread on CK as opposed to a thread on LU and Nike. Should we switch the title to Colin Kaepernick? I mean I just posted some of his quotes but whether he knelt or not seems irrelevant to the Nike Deal discussion. He has been on Nike’s payroll since 2011 I believe. So, LU has been wearing Nike while Nike has been paying Kaep. The issue at hand IMO now becomes they reupped his contract and made him the face of a morjeting campaign. Thus with CK now being the Face of Nike, people and organizations have to weigh Association with that along with other factors. Not wanting to be a part of it doesn’t make you 1 step from Klan Membership and on the Heinrich Himmler Fan Club Membership List. And agreeing with it doesn’t come with its own personalized halo and bonus Woke Points.+1
But all hail Nike for making a splash.
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