Bradley Adidas deal

[Old Coach]

I know there is already a thread that covers this, "College Basketball Uniforms", but I think it isn't clear in what it's covering. I assumed that there would be greater interest and more discussion on this topic, since it's the first deal of its type for the athletic department.

[Da Coach]

Hasn't Bradley had several previous exclusive contracts with apparel and shoe companies? I know the basketball team has had several deals with Nike in the past.

[Old Coach]

Hasn't Bradley had several previous exclusive contracts with apparel and shoe companies? I know the basketball team has had several deals with Nike in the past.

Yes, but this is the first one that is athletic department wide.

[Future Walk-On]

I like the Adidas college basketball jerseys I see

like Indiana, Michigan, ND, and Wisconsin

[Da Coach]

I am sure it's good for all the other non-revenue producing athletic programs that usually don't get much from the apparel and shoe companies, but isn't such a deal detrimental to the only true revenue producing program, the basketball program?
There is a reason most schools negotiate these deals for their football and basketball teams separately from their other teams.

[SFP]

They should negotiate a nice coupon for the alumnus to buy Adidas.

I also bet you the soccer team is quite pleased over this deal. I usually buy Adidas when I can. For some reason their shoes fit me real well and they tend to last.

[Future Walk-On]

They should negotiate a nice coupon for the alumnus to buy Adidas.

I also bet you the soccer team is quite pleased over this deal. I usually buy Adidas when I can. For some reason their shoes fit me real well and they tend to last.

same here. the Adidas shoes I am wearing now I have had for maybe over 3 years (I usually only have 1-2 pairs of shoes too so I wear them all the time)...

[Old Coach]

I am sure it's good for all the other non-revenue producing athletic programs that usually don't get much from the apparel and shoe companies, but isn't such a deal detrimental to the only true revenue producing program, the basketball program?
There is a reason most schools negotiate these deals for their football and basketball teams separately from their other teams.

Like I've said, if Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, and Notre Dame can make Adidas work, then I'm sure that Bradley can.

[Da Coach]

Like I've said, if Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, and Notre Dame can make Adidas work, then I'm sure that Bradley can.

Are you saying Bradley got the same deal Kansas, Indiana, and Michigan got? Wow!


Maybe we can get a shoe design similar to these Adidas classics-

http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/fashion/adidas-pulls-shackle-shoe-outcry-racism-article-1.1098306

[Old Coach]

Are you saying Bradley got the same deal Kansas, Indiana, and Michigan got? Wow!


Maybe we can get a shoe design similar to these Adidas classics-
http://www.nydailynews.com/life-styl...icle-1.1098306

Not at all... I'm saying that folks shouldn't be concerned about the quality of the products or whether or not kids only wore Nike growing up.

[Da Coach]

Bradley will soon be wearing Adidas uniforms. And today, Adidas just unveiled what the future of their college uniforms looks like.
What do you think? I think they look like 1980's Zubaz...yuck.
Note some of the comments below the article- mostly negative.

http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/28/picture-the-new-adidas-uniforms-are-here/

I wonder if Bradley will be wearing the ones with the sleeves?


Yahoo Sports calls them "Hideous"-

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaab-the-dagger-college-basketball-blog/adidas-unveils-hideous-jerseys-six-flagship-programs-march-160002792--ncaab.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Remember these Zubaz pants? I think I had a few pair of these a couple decades ago. It looks like Adidas ripped off their design-

[tornado]

twitter is abuzz with how terrible these look...especially if a team wears dark green or gray on a court like this..

http://dimemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Oregon-Court3.jpg

[peoriaspitfire]

Those old pants were hideous and I'm not a fan if that new combination I'm seeing posted here. I do prefer Adidas over Nike, so I??™m looking forward to seeing what products the fans might have access to buy.

I thought I heard or read that all BU teams be Adidas by this fall with the exception of the basketball team. I thought they still had to honor Nike this fall before making the switch? Can anyone confirm this?

[Da Coach]

I thought I heard or read that all BU teams be Adidas by this fall with the exception of the basketball team. I thought they still had to honor Nike this fall before making the switch? Can anyone confirm this?

Yes, that is correct. The men's basketball team only will stay with Nike for 1 more year, then switch to Adidas in 2014.

[Da Coach]

These uniforms are being universally panned by media and just about everyone else.
USA Today-
Adidas unveils preposterous sleeved college hoops uniforms

http://www.usatoday.com/story/gameon/2013/02/28/adidas-college-basketball-sleeves-stripes-zubaz/1953549/

Last I checked, the rules of basketball, written by former Kansas coach James Naismith, say nothing about wearing shorts that look like the ugliest pair of bathing trunks you saw on your last trip to the beach.