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ts1227
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Posted: 11/29/2016 8:18 PM
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bornacatfan wrote:expand_more
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.
I still have an Adidas polo that I wear to work as well. If this happens it should work well, with hopefully more options and a supplier looking to make a splash with new schools since they lost a few.
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Posted: 11/30/2016 3:37 PM
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Does anyone know the specifics of the new deal? I wonder how it compares to the Russell deal.
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Posted: 11/30/2016 7:32 PM
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Drewbenz24 wrote:expand_more
Does anyone know the specifics of the new deal? I wonder how it compares to the Russell deal.
The only thing that worries me is the only source so far is one person with 4 posts. Hopefully they are just preparing a big announcement and we'll get some more leaks soon.
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Posted: 12/21/2016 10:29 PM
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Who do I contact at Adidas to ask them to reissue what I consider to be the greatest Ohio t-shirt design of all time ("The Real O-H-I-O")?
Last Edited: 12/21/2016 10:30:11 PM by RPO R6V
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Posted: 9/28/2017 11:09 AM
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^$$$$$$$^
But the money wouldn't be coming from the AAU coach would it?
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.
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Posted: 9/28/2017 11:50 AM
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OhioStunter wrote:expand_more
^$$$$$$$^
But the money wouldn't be coming from the AAU coach would it?
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.
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cc-cat nailed it! Thanks for the bump.
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Posted: 9/28/2017 12:41 PM
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We can sign with L.A. Gear if this whole adidas thing gets out of hand, right? British Knights? Etonic? SPX? Mitre? Brooks? Those all-black work clogs they sell at Wal-Mart for $13?

Also, this: https://twitter.com/DavidGlennShow/status/913451107023818752
Last Edited: 9/28/2017 2:47:40 PM by Brian Smith (No, not that one)
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Posted: 9/28/2017 4:04 PM
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BK's! That would be a flashy brand for Ohio Athletics!
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Posted: 9/29/2017 11:58 AM
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Great quote from Georgia Tech football coach Paul Johnson the other day

"I've never been more happy to say that I'm with Russell Athletic"
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Posted: 9/29/2017 1:03 PM
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GoCats105 wrote:expand_more
Great quote from Georgia Tech football coach Paul Johnson the other day

"I've never been more happy to say that I'm with Russell Athletic"
Yeah, and I'm wishing we still were.
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Posted: 9/29/2017 2:02 PM
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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 --
Tennessee? LOL!

A bit off topic but can an athletic dept. do less with more money and resources and facilities than the little orange does? 100,000 seat football stadium and they haven't beat a team ranked in the AP top-10 in like 12 years. That is the longest losing streak in the SEC for that metric and one of the longest in the nation.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DK0Wb1BXkAArnMB.jpg
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Posted: 9/29/2017 5:27 PM
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greencat wrote:expand_more
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 --
Tennessee? LOL!

A bit off topic but can an athletic dept. do less with more money and resources and facilities than the little orange does? 100,000 seat football stadium and they haven't beat a team ranked in the AP top-10 in like 12 years. That is the longest losing streak in the SEC for that metric and one of the longest in the nation.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DK0Wb1BXkAArnMB.jpg
That's a serious list of schools.

That said, for useless trivia, Russell Athletic still owns the original Alabama Crimson and Tennessee Orange. Looks those up sometime, pretty cool to say the least.
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Posted: 9/29/2017 7:04 PM
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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?
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Posted: 9/29/2017 10:00 PM
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SKECHERS!!!!
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Posted: 10/2/2017 9:40 AM
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Tom Valentino wrote:expand_more
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?
https://sc01.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1rh5mMVXXXXaoXpXXq6xXFXXXX/...

Does this come in green?
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