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Title: Are we going back to Adidas? Sounds like it. Post by: Black Diamond Vol on May 15, 2025, 12:56:11 EDT https://www.fanrunradio.com/sports/sources-tennessee-athletics-mulling-new-apparel-deal-with-adidas
Title: Re: Are we going back to Adidas? Sounds like it. Post by: Tnphil on May 15, 2025, 02:01:25 EDT And....Folks will go out and buy new UT gear if they change. Win win for the University.
Title: Re: Are we going back to Adidas? Sounds like it. Post by: Black Diamond Vol on May 15, 2025, 03:16:00 EDT And....Folks will go out and buy new UT gear if they change. Win win for the University. A positive development since we went through this last time is that "off brand" UT fan gear has gotten a LOT better. Better than either of the big two, IYAM. It used to be you could either get the "official" Nike/Adidas stuff, or some crappy looking Walmart knockoff. But now there's Peter Millar, Cutter &Buck, Volunteer Traditions (my personal favorite) and others, and all of their polos/hats/tshirts/sweatshirts are better than the big brand stuff. So as it concerns what I will personally wear on gamedays, I really have no preference who they go with, because I won't buy either. I always hated Nike (and still do) because they ruined college sports before NIL came along and REALLY ruined college sports. I will admit that our teams generally looked better in Nike than they did in Adidas. Though Adidas seems to have come a long way on that front with other schools. And I understand that all of our uniform designs will be done in house by UT personnel. So that could work out. And Nike still feels like a sleazy outfit to me. I never felt comfortable seeing our teams in their gear. Whatever. Just go with whoever pays the most. :dunno: Title: Re: Are we going back to Adidas? Sounds like it. Post by: Tnphil on May 15, 2025, 04:01:41 EDT And....Folks will go out and buy new UT gear if they change. Win win for the University. A positive development since we went through this last time is that "off brand" UT fan gear has gotten a LOT better. Better than either of the big two, IYAM. It used to be you could either get the "official" Nike/Adidas stuff, or some crappy looking Walmart knockoff. But now there's Peter Millar, Cutter &Buck, Volunteer Traditions (my personal favorite) and others, and all of their polos/hats/tshirts/sweatshirts are better than the big brand stuff. So as it concerns what I will personally wear on gamedays, I really have no preference who they go with, because I won't buy either. I always hated Nike (and still do) because they ruined college sports before NIL came along and REALLY ruined college sports. I will admit that our teams generally looked better in Nike than they did in Adidas. Though Adidas seems to have come a long way on that front with other schools. And I understand that all of our uniform designs will be done in house by UT personnel. So that could work out. And Nike still feels like a sleazy outfit to me. I never felt comfortable seeing our teams in their gear. Whatever. Just go with whoever pays the most. :dunno: Agree....and right there with you on not being a Nike fan. Title: Re: Are we going back to Adidas? Sounds like it. Post by: Coupe De VOL on May 16, 2025, 12:14:17 EDT (https://preview.redd.it/1fk7w5ldqfe71.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=24bed72d7ed8ecef95cd570559ae71bf99b05d1d)
Title: Re: Are we going back to Adidas? Sounds like it. Post by: VinnieVOL on May 17, 2025, 05:05:58 EDT My old TN adidas gear will be cool again! :dcool:
Title: Re: Are we going back to Adidas? Sounds like it. Post by: BanditVol on May 18, 2025, 12:01:40 EDT fizzle Nike. That is all. Carry on. :naughty: :powert:
Title: Re: Are we going back to Adidas? Sounds like it. Post by: volsboy on May 23, 2025, 12:06:59 EDT Their contract with Nike is up in June 2026. Doesn't mean they won't re-up with them. I am okay with Adidas. But some of the Nike stuff looked pretty good, like the smokey grays. All the brands are produced in third world sweat shops.
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