Agreed. It is not good when my favorite warmup (white) is not one of the main colors. And those blue shorts? Without reading any other comment on the thread my thoughts of lol will be echo'd I'm sure. And some of those hats are ...cheesy.
looks like the stuff you see in a random souvenir shop
the polo's are just ok. Not a fan of the maize stripe across the back and 2/3 of the sleeves.
I think I could hire my 17-year old son to produce better product than this. I have pretty much refrained from the Adidas/Nike/etc. argument, but this is an awful selection of gear.
I feel no urge or impulse to purchase any of these items. Any of them.
sorry. Hammered drunk.
Rule 76 no excuses play like a champion.
Right. You're SO drunk, but were able to type a coherent post.
A couple nice pieces, but IMO mostly garbage designs.
I, too, also want Nike again.
Time to pull the cord... Nike, Under Armour, whomever... Just make the switch.
I apologize in advance if you feel different or indifferent but I think the adidas product (among many factors) contributes to use being held back. Adidas has cornered a solid portion of the market (football products and merchandise) here in the state of Michigan, but I think it is really driven of the University of Michigan. Kids do not care for their gear as much as say, Nike and UA. Get rid of Adidas and recruits will take notice, even if we do not do anything crazy with uniformz. (Which I hope we never touch the home unis)
Obligatory monthly rant about Michigan merchandise and adidas inferiority over.
The truth of the matter is that no, recruiting has not been bad. In fact it has been pretty good. But we have missed out on plenty of big name recruits. Yes I know, I am crazy to think a small factor in these decisions might actually have something to do with the gear the players wear and not just the sub-par play on the field that has become our standard and seemingly calling card. Let's just say Adidas is not helping us.
When these guys are making their decisions, for the most part their parents are saying go for academics, the prestige, etc while the recruit and the recruits friends are saying go for the campus life, the path to the NFL, and the statement/fame. To me, and my hunch would be for many recruits, the Adidas gear is simply not a +1 when making that difficult decision where to spend the next four years. The inverse, say nike or UA, would only be considered a positive and a added benefit.
So to readdress the statement, no recruiting has not been a major concern in recent years under Hoke & Co. However, I would bet if the current players were polled the majority would say they would prefer Nike. It's far and away the most popular brand with the 14-25 year old
Demographic. Raptor claw marks may have been cool in 1995-1996 but that isn't helping our cause now. I'm sure it's much more of a non-factor than an actual factor but if we simply dropped Adidas after the contract we wouldn't have to worry about it at all. I don't care how much they offer.
Compared to last year's, this batch is MUCH better. Last year really made me question adidas.
Perhaps I'm so defensive of adidas because of how much I've invested in their gear. Not just the Michigan gear, but every pair of shoes/socks/boxers/shorts/athletic wear since the change I have bought has been adidas. More days of the week than not, every article of clothing on my body is adidas-made. No days go by where I don't wear something made by them. Zero. Hell, even when I played football in junior high when the change happened, I made sure to get adidas cleats & helmet visor.
The last Nike thing I bought of any kind was a #86 jersey that was on sale before the switch to adidas became official in 2008 with the first day of fall camp.
Although, I do genuinely like the stuff this year like the polos and the white pullover. The second hat I like, the others not so much. Hell, I didn't even notice until now that I'm wearing the Maize shorts.
that i would like to buy (if i had any money). which is probabyl 2 or 3 more than typical years. i'll agree with you.
that i would like to buy (if i had any money). which is probabyl 2 or 3 more than typical years. i'll agree with you.
I know we can't get out of the contract until '16 (or whenever), but this product is trash. Please do not renew this contract. Please!
I recognize I'm being dickish, but you didn't "invest" in Adidas—you spent money on it. None of it will ever appreciate in value.
Given what this stuff looks like, it's a depreciating asset even before it's sold. Fugly.
I just looked at your 2013 link and I like about half the stuff that year versus uhh 1.5 items of 2014. The grey long sleeve T, the white pullover, and both polos look better in 2013. And there is actually a hat that while still a bit loud doesn't scream Meijer in the 2013 group. The maize hooded sweatshirt of 2013 is also do-able. All the stuff from 2013 that sucks focuses on things where the block M is 2/3rds of the real estate on the front.
Almost none of this 2014 stuff is decent.
I miss nice Michigan stuff...
Are they serious with those hats?
I wouldn't wear any of those hats if someone gave them to me.
The only two things I care at all for are the white pull-over and the 2014 Student T (which my daughter already got for me for Father's Day). The rest of it is feces.
I was going to say I must be old because those hats are hideous.
the guy at the ann arbor sports memorabilia store on liberty just bought a collection of...i think he said 500 vintage hats. he'll give you a great deal if you buy 4 or 5. i'm slowly building up my collection...
i've gradually amassed a respectable amount of vintage michigan memorabilia.
The trick is to NEVER throw anything out. And this is DEFINITELY has station gear. Ohio gas station gear-it's horrible.
for the unenlightened (like me), what is 'gas station gear'?
Gear you could purchase at the gas station for the more bandwagon or transient of the fan base.
Even the shorts are ugly.
I like the white pullover, they have it in blue as well.
I thought we were recruiting pretty well.
Ha gas station apparel is exactly what I thought of when I saw this.