CR 2,446 Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 (edited) Tate said on todays podcast that Nikes a done deal. UA deal runs thru summer of 25 so not clear on announcement Edited March 26 by CR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird 60,580 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 34 minutes ago, CR said: Tate said on todays podcast that Nikes a done deal. UA deal runs thru summer of 25 so not clear on announcement That what I've been told too. Working on the buyout 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potatooooooes!! 1,375 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 6 minutes ago, bigbird said: That what I've been told too. Working on the buyout Thank God. I saw summer 25 and got sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird 60,580 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 14 minutes ago, Potatooooooes!! said: Thank God. I saw summer 25 and got sad It may end up being that, but I don't think so. FWIW, check out this pic https://x.com/ITATJason/status/1772746777927496187?s=20 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU_Canoe 234 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Maybe AU needs time to dump garbage UA stock before going public. 😅 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR 2,446 Posted March 27 Author Share Posted March 27 14 minutes ago, AU_Canoe said: Maybe AU needs time to dump garbage UA stock before going public. 😅 Those stock papers are worth nothing but a bonfire at this point. Good riddance to UA, thanks for NOTHING Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglenest 332 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 (edited) 2 hours ago, bigbird said: That what I've been told too. Working on the buyout If a buyout is in play this is the last year in under armor gear we will start 2024 football season in Nike apparel why else would you buyout a contract that runs up to summer of 25. Edited March 27 by eaglenest 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronCrazy 1,093 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 3 hours ago, bigbird said: That what I've been told too. Working on the buyout 3 hours ago, CR said: Tate said on todays podcast that Nikes a done deal. UA deal runs thru summer of 25 so not clear on announcement This is the best news that I’ve heard in a long time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAPvsOA 332 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 (edited) On 3/26/2024 at 6:55 PM, eaglenest said: If a buyout is in play this is the last year in under armor gear we will start 2024 football season in Nike apparel why else would you buyout a contract that runs up to summer of 25. 🏀🏀🏀 Edited March 28 by HAPvsOA 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dual-Threat Rigby 8,797 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 11 hours ago, HAPvsOA said: 🏀🏀🏀 USC also just had their coach, an ace recruiter, leave for another spot btw 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUwent 3,777 Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 (edited) Can someone explain exactly how apparel impacts recruiting? I’m sure it does but I’d love to hear the…mechanics of it. After tonight I would love to believe that especially in basketball we’ve been playing with a handicap that’s about to be rectified. Edited March 31 by AUwent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglenest 332 Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 29 minutes ago, AUwent said: Can someone explain exactly how apparel impacts recruiting? I’m sure it does but I’d love to hear the…mechanics of it. After tonight I would love to believe that especially in basketball we’ve been playing with a handicap that’s about to be rectified. no problem, when you make the best apparel and sports equipment and shoes and oh by the way they are global it's a no brainer really. They make sure to endorse the absolute best athletes, they have one of the biggest brands in the market share, tons of advertising, Nike plus ESPN runs all things sports period. Let me go back in time, Auburn fans are hard headed, my dad use to say to me a hard head totes a sore rear end. Tony Barbie tried telling y'all that Nike was needed in order to compete but y'all let politics cloud y'all judgement.... 2019 was just an outlier 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dual-Threat Rigby 8,797 Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 1 hour ago, eaglenest said: no problem, when you make the best apparel and sports equipment and shoes and oh by the way they are global it's a no brainer really. They make sure to endorse the absolute best athletes, they have one of the biggest brands in the market share, tons of advertising, Nike plus ESPN runs all things sports period. Let me go back in time, Auburn fans are hard headed, my dad use to say to me a hard head totes a sore rear end. Tony Barbie tried telling y'all that Nike was needed in order to compete but y'all let politics cloud y'all judgement.... 2019 was just an outlier No real disagreeing here from me, but Barbee was a wrong guy about 90% of things from what I've read about the guy lol. I can see why someone would think UA is perfectly fine if he said differently. I forgot the stat, but I think like one non-Nike/Adidas school has won the basketball title this millennium? Something wild like that. Article from 2016: Nike Has Sponsored Almost Every Final Four Team in the Last Decade Nike/Jordan Brand sponsors 42 teams from the 68 team field this year: March Madness: Nike, Jordan top Under Armour and Adidas in NCAA tournament field Every remaining team in the current bracket except 11th seeded NC State is a Nike school btw. It's basically giving yourself a prohibitive disadvantage to not be a Nike school unless you're Kansas, who is a brand unto themselves. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dual-Threat Rigby 8,797 Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 and yeah that 2019 final four was one of the most anomalous you'll see. Two UA schools made it, one in the title even. Texas Tech has only made it out of the opening weekend once since then and obviously Auburn... This is ignoring context like the 2020 tourney being canceled, TT having to fire one of their best coaches due to non-basketball reasons, etc. but it was definitely an anomaly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglenest 332 Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 10 hours ago, Dual-Threat Rigby said: No real disagreeing here from me, but Barbee was a wrong guy about 90% of things from what I've read about the guy lol. I can see why someone would think UA is perfectly fine if he said differently. I forgot the stat, but I think like one non-Nike/Adidas school has won the basketball title this millennium? Something wild like that. Article from 2016: Nike Has Sponsored Almost Every Final Four Team in the Last Decade Nike/Jordan Brand sponsors 42 teams from the 68 team field this year: March Madness: Nike, Jordan top Under Armour and Adidas in NCAA tournament field Every remaining team in the current bracket except 11th seeded NC State is a Nike school btw. It's basically giving yourself a prohibitive disadvantage to not be a Nike school unless you're Kansas, who is a brand unto themselves. And Notre Dame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU_Canoe 234 Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 13 hours ago, AUwent said: Can someone explain exactly how apparel impacts recruiting? I’m sure it does but I’d love to hear the…mechanics of it. After tonight I would love to believe that especially in basketball we’ve been playing with a handicap that’s about to be rectified. I believe Nike sponsors specific tournaments and development showcases that only their partner schools can attend. Outside of quality of products vs. UA, I believe this has been a selling feature for basketball. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigeraddikt 1,621 Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 On 3/30/2024 at 9:55 PM, AUwent said: Can someone explain exactly how apparel impacts recruiting? I’m sure it does but I’d love to hear the…mechanics of it. After tonight I would love to believe that especially in basketball we’ve been playing with a handicap that’s about to be rectified. https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2018/02/26/nike-adidas-shoe-companies-college-basketball-recruiting/372313002/# Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerOne 1,159 Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 On 3/26/2024 at 7:38 PM, CR said: Those stock papers are worth nothing but a bonfire at this point. Good riddance to UA, thanks for NOTHING That’s kinda like Auburn’s football coaches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU9377 5,109 Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 I'm all for the change, but Under Armour has been good for Auburn Athletics overall. They paid us twice what Nike was willing to pay for years and at a time when we actually needed the revenue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeek 16,660 Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 It's finally official. The deal will actually start in 2025 but I am thankful we can move on to the better brand. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PigskinPat 2,579 Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Looks like it’s official: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PigskinPat 2,579 Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 It may have already been suggested, but how cool would it be to have Bo on the Auburn Nike apparel like Jordan? Since it’s so recognizable and one of his most famous photographs a silhouette of the image below. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitanTiger 20,531 Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Sweet. I think this is the best option across the board and I think it will be a nice boost to basketball recruiting. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sizzle 3,920 Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR 2,446 Posted April 9 Author Share Posted April 9 2 hours ago, Sizzle said: Players have hated UA shoes since the beginning. I know a lot of them taped their nikes in the beginning so the logo wouldnt show, but I think they finally had to stop. Im sure there are alot of happy players tonight, I only wish a settlement couldve been reached on the final UA season so we could use nike this fall. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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