Thoughts on first year of Jordan/Nike gear?

Submitted by Wolverine Devotee on

Well, since the season is over, I'd like to hear your thoughts on the gear after one year.

The uniforms? The fan gear? What is your favorite? The shoes? Was it everything you expected it to be?

You know my thoughts.

Rickett88

January 11th, 2017 at 3:40 PM ^

Thats my biggest complaint about the Jordan gear is that as a 6'4 male (humble brag) it is all very awkward around the shoulder and armpit area. I got a #4 jersey for Christmas and had to return it after trying to exchange a Large for an XL, and neither fit as well as my Adidas. 

Love the shoes though. Got me a nice pair of Jordans and those are great. 

alum96

January 11th, 2017 at 3:42 PM ^

One of the FSU players said pre bowl if Jumpman was a "thang" in his day of recruiting he would have come up to UM for an official just for the gear.  So to that end, it's a positive to me.  Since I'm not a fashionista the rest is whatever - I didn't see anything embarassing like in the Adidas era so that was a positive.  Based on non UM Nike stuff I'm sure everything was tagged for extraordinary pricing for a basic product with just a swoosh and a nice mini man figurine on it.

Still wish we had maize pants on the road but that's not a Nike thing.

ADKGoBlue

January 11th, 2017 at 3:43 PM ^

Going along with a lot of people are saying ITT, the Jordan brand stuff for fans looks good, but is super expensive. I can't really swing 80 bucks for a hoodie. The team's football uniforms, however, looked fantastic. Absolutley loved them. Everything looked better than last year, and I think it helps with recruiting that all the kids are getting Jordans.

outwest

January 11th, 2017 at 3:44 PM ^

I have purchased two long sleeve and a handful of t-shirts and love them all.  Only one shirt had a weird fit but after looking at reviews that specific shirt was that way for everyone.  I am hoping I can get back to the employee store and get stuff at a reasonable price.

 

I like the look of the stuff the players are wearing and I think Nike has done a great job so far. 

L'Carpetron Do…

January 11th, 2017 at 3:45 PM ^

Love the Jordan cleats - look sharp as hell.

I thought the hoops uniforms were gonna be great but they're butt.  Makes the team look unathletic.  Jersey is too tight in the chest and the numbers are too high and small on the back.  I think it looks really weird.  Michigan basketball uniforms should always in some way pay homage to the Fab Five era of 92-95. 

I'm a lacrosse nerd so I'm looking forward to that - don't know if they'll be Jordan or Nike or what, but the unis of the last few years have been pretty lame.

A Lot of Milk

January 11th, 2017 at 3:47 PM ^

Football unis are amazing, basketball unis are awful and awkward, hockey looks fine except for those horrendous blue alternates. Fan gear isn't great in my opinion, it just all looks a little extra, I only bought a few t-shirts but they fit well enough. I think just in general I don't like the new letter and number fonts though

Heptarch

January 11th, 2017 at 3:48 PM ^

Absolutely love the satin finish helmet and the sleek, black facemask.

Hated the weird font for '4" at first, but it's tolerable to me know.

The rest of it... I don't really see much difference from before.

GoBlueGladstone

January 11th, 2017 at 3:50 PM ^

The script stuff and Block M stuff is all industry standard andI love it without the Addidas (Brandon?) neon Maize. Other than that, the "fashion forward" Swoosh inventory is off to kind of a rough start in my opinion. Weird cloth mashing and threading is distracting. My favorite Addidas stuff ranks with the new stuff but the crapier Nike stuff is way better than the Addidas misfires. Paradox. Discuss. 

 

PS

The basketball unis would be awesome if they weren't so weirdly sized. 

Guy Fawkes

January 11th, 2017 at 3:52 PM ^

I thought the gear was great, I have a few pieces of both the Nike and Jordan gear. I do agree that the Jordan fits a little snug but I'm really impressed with the quality and the amount of options both lines offer. The bball stuff is subpar in my opinion, which is strange cause Jordan. The whole team should have standard fit uniforms instead of choosing short shorts and a form fitting jersey.

Michifornia

January 11th, 2017 at 3:53 PM ^

Obviously a great brand and helped hype the football team this year.  Even my middle schooler daughters knew the Jumpman logo.  Basketball jerseys are hard to look at.  Looks like someone shrunk them in the wash.

Overall, good deal, good publicity.

GO BLUE!

ElBictors

January 11th, 2017 at 3:54 PM ^

The Jumpman gear I bought is holding up well.  No holes or fading or shrinking from the dryer or anything.  The swoosh on the regular Nike and the Jumpman logos are all still looking sharp and the shorts I bought haven't fallen down yet.

Clarence Boddicker

January 11th, 2017 at 4:04 PM ^

The football uniforms were spectacular--just perfect. The basketball uniforms are a bit of a disappointment which is really a surprise. The M on the shorts should be larger and the lettering on the jerseys is...I don't know, off somehow.

Last of the Me…

January 11th, 2017 at 4:07 PM ^

Overall I like it. I like the Nike/Jordan gear way more than the Addidas stuff. I like the designs and fit. However, I do not like the look of our bball jerseys. They just look strange to me

othernel

January 11th, 2017 at 4:09 PM ^

Liked most of the gear, but thought some of the designs were just lazy (and got negged for voicing that opinion), like the shirts below. 

But then a few weeks later, Nike revealed the ugly stuff was just part of their 2016 template for all teams:

 

 

 

OwenGoBlue

January 11th, 2017 at 6:12 PM ^

A lot of the templated stuff is just noisey for no reason (top left in your example; works better with the Cowboys and just one logo on the front). They did a fantastic job on football units and the shoes are great, but would like to see cleaner design on the fan gear, especially the shirts. The Nike fan gear has been pretty good.

LSAClassOf2000

January 11th, 2017 at 4:09 PM ^

I would agree with others - no complaints about the look of the football uniforms at all, and I like that we've basically stuck with the classic look that makes Michigan's uniforms as iconic as they are in the sport.

I have complex feelings about the basketball gear - I think there's some room for improvement on those uniforms honestly. I am just not a fan of the overall aesthetic in this case. 

Fan gear is sort of a mixed bag for me - some of the Nike stuff I liked and have bought, whereas other designs I couldn't fathom. That's probably any fan gear really, but I would add that it seems like I'll either really like or really hate it. Very little in between for me.

Kevin13

January 11th, 2017 at 4:12 PM ^

difference in them and not sure why so many people worship at the alter of Nike. Thought the football uniforms looked fine, but no better or worse then they looked last year. Really don't care for the jumpman on the football uniforms.

Actually don't care for the basketball uniforms, look like they don't fit properly or just a strange cut.

I really don't care who's emblom is on the uniform. Craps all made in the same sweat shops in Malaysia, they just put a different logo on them at the end. I care more about how a team plays rather then worry about the shade of maize on the uniform and over the years I can't say I've ever really noticed anything that really bothered me about a uniform a UM team wears. When I watch a game I'm looking at the plays and how they develop and what the players are doing and not the size of the wings on the helmets or exact placement of a letter, I leave that up to the fashion police.

ElBictors

January 11th, 2017 at 5:03 PM ^

Nike to Cease Manufacturing Products

BEAVERTON, OR—Citing creative confinement and a desire to focus exclusively on what it does best, the Nike Corporation announced Monday it will cease manufacturing athletic shoes and other sports-related merchandise in order to devote itself fully to the creation of state-of-the-art television advertisements.

 

http://www.theonion.com/article/nike-to-cease-manufacturing-products-16…

mgowild

January 11th, 2017 at 4:15 PM ^

Football uniforms look great... basketball uniforms are solid... hockey jerseys are not great. Bought a few Nike shirts and they all fit small and differently than my other Nike shirts. It's weird.

uofmchris

January 11th, 2017 at 4:16 PM ^

The jumpman tee shirt that I got sucks balls. I wear a large and I swear this thing fits like a smedium. 

uofmchris

January 11th, 2017 at 4:17 PM ^

And maybe it's just me, but I really prefer the classic ''SWOOSH" over the jumpman logo. It was cute for about a day or so. 

a2bluefan

January 11th, 2017 at 4:18 PM ^

I was in need of a couple new Michigan polo shirts to wear in the office on Fridays. I looked at all the Nike/Jumpman ones at M-Den and frankly didn't care for any of the designs, especially the ones with the plasticky block M that feels like it easily fall off or be ripped off. At a price point of $65-$80, NO THANKS. I might have bitten the bullet if I had really liked one of them. But no way am I paying that just because it's the latest thing.  I ended up buying a pretty sharp polo shirt at JCP for about $35 that I love.

I do think the football unis and general use/placement of the Jumpman logo is pretty cool and classy.

BlueinOK

January 11th, 2017 at 4:22 PM ^

I love how the football team looked. Uniforms were great. I don't own anything from Nike/Jordan yet because the prices are way too high for me...Maybe it's the teacher salary, but the prices just seem way way too high. I'll wait until it's on sale like I always do.

mgoblue0970

January 11th, 2017 at 6:36 PM ^

+1

Especially cleats.  adidas all day long over Nike when it comes to shoes.  

Unless you have perfect stride; don't pronate or supinate, or need arch support... then go with Nike.

1201 S. Main St.

January 11th, 2017 at 4:26 PM ^

I think a lot of the gear looks pretty cool.  The football jerseys and equipment, including the helmets, looked fantastic.  As for the items at the M Den, eh, could have been better.  A lot of it was kind of generic, which I guess is to be expected for it being the first year.  I ended up buying a hat, a few shirts and a football jersey.  The jersey sizing is really weird, I'm 5'10" about 170 pounds and found that a medium was pretty restricting, I mean, I couldn't lift my arms above my shoulders becaues of the tight fit across the chest and uder the arms.  I ended up having to return it for a large.  I wear a small when it comes to NHL or usually any other jersey, so to be wearing a large, which actually fits pretty well, is a bit odd.  Also, one of the Jordan Brand shirts I got was pretty snug under the arms too, but I attribute that to more of the slim fit style than anything else.  Wasn't a big fan of any of the shoes that came out, but I'm definitely excited for what they come up with over the next few years.