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ConnHuskBask said:
Wasn't Michigan originally with Nike anyway?

I'd prefer UConn to stay with Nike, but if UA offers more, than take it.
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Yes, they were. Adidas wooed Michigan with a huge chunk of change and the guarantee that they would be the highest paid school for the length of the contract. Nike "trademarked/copyrighted" the maize color before we left them. The horrible highlighter yellow was Adidias' color for our uniforms.

Here is an example:

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dayooper said:
Yes, they were. Adidas wooed Michigan with a huge chunk of change and the guarantee that they would be the highest paid school for the length of the contract. Nike "trademarked/copyrighted" the maize color before we left them. The horrible highlighter yellow was Adidias' color for our uniforms.

Here is an example:

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Had no idea a company could copyright a color haha. The original certainly looks a lot better.

I would imagine Nike would want to retain UConn, especially after going through the rebrand.
 
FDNY99 said:
I liked the uniforms we had before the rebranding. But I think these are pretty cool. The helmet is definitely better...it was cool to ask the kids about what they thought at the bbq. They all said there is a 3rd jersey they couldn't talk about in detail that we will see this year.
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ECU game perhaps??? Could be the game of the year there. I stress...."could". Seeing as it is 10/30, maybe NIKE made the logo slightly ferocious looking? All gray? The uni's that have been produced on this board blow away anything that Phil's company has produced.
 
ConnHuskBask said:
Had no idea a company could copyright a color haha. The original certainly looks a lot better.

I would imagine Nike would want to retain UConn, especially after going through the rebrand.
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CornHusk - I realize this is OT. It is extremely difficult to trademark a color but (for example) Owens Corning trademarked pink for its Fiberglas insulation. To illustrate the difficulty to trademark color, Sweet & Low tried to trademark pink for its artificial sweetener packaging but they did NOT get the trademark.
 
hexlub said:
Or the Starter basketball gear from 1993-4?
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Starter was less of a surprise as the company has CT roots (New Haven) and it is a sports company versus a teen fashion label.
 
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Fishy said:
"ENOUGH ABOUT UCONN...

I FOUND ANOTHER ARTICLE ABOUT FLORIDA STATE!"
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Hey! I found a FSU article too! http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoo...b-deandre-johnson-who-allegedly-punched-woman

Poor kid. Probably didn't read the the FSU Student Code of Conduct, where it clearly states...

1. Never smack your B1tch and/or Ho on camera.

I mean, it's the first rule for a reason! There's nothing good ol' boy Jimbo and the TPD can do when the assault/rape/smackin' is caught on tape.

Aside: how long before this kid ends up at Louisville??
 
Dooley said:
Hey! I found a FSU article too! http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoo...b-deandre-johnson-who-allegedly-punched-woman

Poor kid. Probably didn't read the the FSU Student Code of Conduct, where it clearly states...

1. Never smack your B1tch and/or Ho on camera.

I mean, it's the first rule for a reason! There's nothing good ol' boy Jimbo and the TPD can do when the assault/rape/smackin' is caught on tape.

Aside: how long before this kid ends up at Louisville??
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Let's be serious. If the kid was as good as Winston they would have found a way to keep him. I guarantee Billy would have come in here and would have said the girl started it.
 
The X Man said:
Let's be serious. If the kid was as good as Winston they would have found a way to keep him. I guarantee Billy would have come in here and would have said the girl started it.
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They kept it under wraps for three weeks while they decided. . .
 
Fishy said:
"ENOUGH ABOUT UCONN...

I FOUND ANOTHER ARTICLE ABOUT FLORIDA STATE!"
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Thanks for keeping me updated on the shill I put on ignore...i miss his propaganda.
 
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Michigan just changed its apparel supplier and has signed with Nike. The university will receive 122 million dollars for 11 years to wear Nike. There is then a 4 year option for 47 million. Plus the school gets a 15% royalty on all Michigan apparel sales.
 
APA said:
Michigan just changed its apparel supplier and has signed with Nike. The university will receive 122 million dollars for 11 years to wear Nike. There is then a 4 year option for 47 million. Plus the school gets a 15% royalty on all Michigan apparel sales.
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You'll be pleasantly surprised as to why UCONN's negotiations are on hold. Think of the process that our spray tan friends to the south followed...
 
I'm sure once the Nation Championships start rolling in this year, Nike among others will be throwing money at us to get their logo on our jerseys
 
APA said:
Michigan just changed its apparel supplier and has signed with Nike. The university will receive 122 million dollars for 11 years to wear Nike. There is then a 4 year option for 47 million. Plus the school gets a 15% royalty on all Michigan apparel sales.
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There has been a thread in the Conference Realignment Board about this since July 1:
http://the-boneyard.com/threads/nike-contract.78291/
 
Rumrunner said:
You'll be pleasantly surprised as to why UCONN's negotiations are on hold. Think of the process that our spray tan friends to the south followed...
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What do you know? I think you posted here a few days ago that the Big12 was not an option.
 
WestHartHusk said:
What do you know? I think you posted here a few days ago that the Big12 was not an option.
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UCONN's Nike contract ends in 2018 WestHartHusk...I don't think he knows anything
 
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Then Rumrunner and his ilk are lucky I don't run this site because I would ban these fake insiders...have we not suffered enough yet?
 
I really hope UConn doesn't leave Nike... While I think the uni re-design has been an abortion, I do like the new logo, and in general the merch that they've produced for college football gear nationwide. I also think (although its small) it does give UConn some substainal legitamacy for our football program over having Adidas as our athletic equiptment partner. They're college football stuff recently has been trash.... Under Armour would be interesting here at UConn but only if we get sweet one-off uni combos!
 
SonsOfNutmeg said:
I really hope UConn doesn't leave Nike... While I think the uni re-design has been an abortion, I do like the new logo, and in general the merch that they've produced for college football gear nationwide. I also think (although its small) it does give UConn some substainal legitamacy for our football program
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I bet 99.9999% of people couldn't tell you who our contract is with.
 
CAHUSKY said:
I bet 99.9999% of people couldn't tell you who our contract is with.
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I don't know? Any serious fan could, Nike is fairly prominate in our stadium/arena(s) and on the jerseys of our athletes.
 
Under Armour just resigned South Carolina to a 10 yr $71.5 Million dollar apparel deal..also contains a $2 million dollar signing bonus.
 
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CL82 said:
I am good with Nike or UA. Adidas is a nightmare.
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What about New Balance? I do not believe they are in college sports; but, they have been making a strong push elsewhere, especially European soccer.
 
Since Nike just did a major rebranding of UCONN, I doubt we are going to go with anyone else anytime soon.
 
NC_Uconn_Fan said:
Since Nike just did a major rebranding of UCONN, I doubt we are going to go with anyone else anytime soon.
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Who ever ponies up the most $$$ will get the contract. My guess is it will come down to UA and Nike. According to South Carolina they negotiated the 7th most profitable apparel deal in the country.
 
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I was a Nike guy for a long time, but I feel like UA really puts all of their resources into each of their accounts. Sometimes Nike appears to be a bit lazy in their designing; UA always has numerous and interesting uniform combos...and kids seem to like it.
 
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