Been waiting for this ...it is about the bucks....and recruiting ....and image

We were an adidas school when Tommy took his unofficial then Russell came. I have a few shirts with the Adidas logo on them but this is a much welcomed and well timed change. I am not such a fan of the shoes but they are solid and should help with our injury pic more than the present Nike collection. UA was my fave for the takeover but now we will have the funky unis worn by Louisville, Cincy, Wisky, ND and others with the wild graphics and colors. Sounds good.

Does anyone know the specifics of the new deal? I wonder how it compares to the Russell deal.

Not from him - to him. From shoe companies (and colleges). I know of a guy here in the Carolinas whose primary source of income is payola for directing his players to specific coaches/schools. Coaches have always had a huge impact on where a player gets directed (read Game Changer re: Charlie Scott), the more the money gets involved, the more impact - especially with kids that do not have the strong, stable family structure that your son has.

It is interesting, I was reading back through the thread re: Tariq Owens and his departure from Ohio (heavily influenced by his AAU coach - led to a Twitter tiff between the coach and Bobcat Love). At issue was whether we should let Owens out of his LOI. General take was that the kid commits to the school, not the coach - appears they are now starting by considering the shoe partner. Not because of an allegiance to a "brand" or podiatry fit, but because. as always, one must follow the money.

Meh...Adidas has lost a ton of key schools the past few years -- off the top of my head: Cincinnati, Wisconsin, Notre Dame, Michigan, Tennessee --

So, while we're waiting for British Knights or LA Gear to swoop in, have we heard when adidas is going to finally unveil our hoops uniforms?