Two MGoPoints for you, sir.
When Dave thinks about The Brand, he gets a BrandOn.
(When I think about hot chicks, I get a....you know.)
That's for when he thinks about the Easter Bunny.
I can't imagine this is anything but an arival of spring or summer gear vs. the winter apparal. Our contract with Adidas goes through 2016 so I doubt we'd break that for no good reason.
"Adidadidisas "
"Adadaidias"
Intentional? Funny, either way.
Just remember "All Day I Dream About Sex".
No. Now go back to sleep.
Ha you guys are thinking small time... Michigans selling all apparel rights to Li Ning. They more than doubled the Adidas deal
April 21st, 2014 at 10:56 PM ^
We're switching to Puma
British Knights?
Light-up cleats UNDER THE LIGHTS!!!1!!!1!
We definitely have to go with Lottos. The only way to do it these days.
For those that don't remember, link! https://www.google.com/#q=lottos+shoes&tbm=shop
Before the days of shoe companies outfitting entire athletic departments, Michigan wore Puma and a host of other shoe brands.
April 22nd, 2014 at 10:05 PM ^
http://features.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2013/03/22/the-hatred-and-bittern…
April 21st, 2014 at 11:26 PM ^
Michigan had such a run of bad seasons I was shod in PF Flyers.
April 22nd, 2014 at 11:16 AM ^
Not a basketball fan?
I hate "sun." And how has the team done since we signed the Adidas deal anyway? I believe the contract was signed less than two months before App. St. I think it's safe to conclude our football woes are the fault of Adidas. Last time we wore Nike, we played in the Rose Bowl and the game before that we were possibly a personal foul away from playing in the Title game.
Think about it.
/s (aside from the maize/sun comments)
Our basketball team has done quite well actually.
Nike has it trademarked somehow. I think TomVH or Mike Rothstein explained it one time when they covered Michigan for ESPN. Nike owns the name of the color, and the primary pigments for it or something like that.
but in attributing Michigan's pre-2007 success to Nike, I was pulling for a return to Nike and their trademarked Maize. Nike = wins, B1G championships, and Rose Bowls, obvs. Plus, their uniformz aren't as bad as Adidas (not saying I'm a fan of them or anything).
why Michigan didn't at least put up a fight. I'm curious if Nike has other colors trademarked, like North Carolina's Carolina Blue, for instance.
April 22nd, 2014 at 11:03 AM ^
except in very VERY rare cases. This is not one of them - it has to have an exclusive market implication as to a product or brand. And even if it was, there is no way that Nike could own the trademark... if anyone owned it it would be the University, since the color is associated with the athletic department and existed many years before Nike existed. If suckiness in uniform design could be trademarked, however, I am pretty sure Adidas would hold the rights.
But, when we DID start donning Adidas, we had two losing seasons in a row and got in hot water with the NCAA for extra practice. My theory still stands.
we lost to App State. Let's ask Nike to not be our sponsor this year at all costs
Lottos against App State. Nike for the rest of the year.
And Oregon... hmmm.
based on the existing contract, talks for the next contract start this september.