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5 months ago

Jersey Vol said...
I'm an Adidas guy too, but Asics will always be king of the wrestling shoe. I gave you a +1 just or being a wrestler (still the best sport in the world). I despise Nike for the crooked stuff they pull on the basketball recruiting trail, but I'm afraid they may be a necessary evil. I'll never by a Nike product that doesn't say UT on it, and if we go that way I'll go out of my way to buy UT stuff that's Cutter and Buck, Ping etc.

No question, they are king of the mat. I just never could get into Asics. +1 to you, my friend.
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OrangeVol79 said...
E. LA Gear

+1 for the laugh! It also looks like you were born in a good year!! haha!
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5 months ago via 247Sports Mobile

Gruden!
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camrox said...
If you want basketball to be better you go with Nike. You will get better recruits automatically with Nike. Tennessee misses out on at least one upper level recruit a year bc they aren't a Nike school.

Can you name one or more of those recruits? I don't like Adidas and feel the same way about Nike so one of the others by default.
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Nike or stay with Adidas. Under armor is terrible and Russell is for poor people. Nike is superior to all and makes the nicest looking gear.
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VFL4Life said...
Nike or stay with Adidas. Under armor is terrible and Russell is for poor people. Nike is superior to all and makes the nicest looking gear.

1 - that is condescending and ignorant
2 - your name is Vol 4 Life for life
Is redundancy for poor people?
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TexasseeVol said...
1 - that is condescending and ignorant 2 - your name is Vol 4 Life for life
Is redundancy for poor people?

+1
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VFL4Life said...
Nike or stay with Adidas. Under armor is terrible and Russell is for poor people. Nike is superior to all and makes the nicest looking gear.

VFL4Life
For the record, Russell is the sponsor of my alma mater (who is going to a bowl game this year) and several other schools.
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TexasseeVol said...
1 - that is condescending and ignorant 2 - your name is Vol 4 Life for life
Is redundancy for poor people?

Now that's funny. +1
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5 months ago

Under Armour equipment is pretty bad...the jerseys and cleats just aren't as good of quality of NIke or Adidas, and their footballs are pretty terrible. Granted, Adidas's footballs are terrible too and thats why we still use Wilson. If we switch I would vote for Nike, because they have quality as well as style.
I wouldn't want something crazy but I would understand an update for the kiddos...
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tnbear66 said...
Can you name one or more of those recruits? I don't like Adidas and feel the same way about Nike so one of the others by default.

Keith Easterwood said on the radio he was taking a van load of recruits to Knoxville during Pearls tenure. He said he got a call from a Nike rep asking him what was going on he told them driving some kids to see UT on an unofficial visit. The rep said turn the van around and go to Memphis for the unofficials. Gary Parrish said one of the biggest reasons UT got Hubbs this year is bc he didn't play for a Nike AAU team.
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5 months ago

camrox said...
Keith Easterwood said on the radio he was taking a van load of recruits to Knoxville during Pearls tenure. He said he got a call from a Nike rep asking him what was going on he told them driving some kids to see UT on an unofficial visit. The rep said turn the van around and go to Memphis for the unofficials. Gary Parrish said one of the biggest reasons UT got Hubbs this year is bc he didn't play for a Nike AAU team.

Thanks for the info. These sports apparel outfits are a little too powerful for my taste. I'm sure the NCAA would look into it if they weren't getting their palms greased like so many others.
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5 months ago

Speaking of apparel, here's a new T-shirt in the UT Bookstore.
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Damn, more time is spent on this board worrying about uniforms that most girls spend on their prom dresses.
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5 months ago

Another vote for Adidas. It's better quality.
It doesn't carry the weight in "coolness" that Nike has, but it's better stuff. I used to work at footlocker. I won't buy anything Nike. Ever.
I like UA stuff as well.
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volfanrbf said...
Damn, more time is spent on this board worrying about uniforms that most girls spend on their prom dresses.

We could talk about our bowl game.......
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5 months ago

for me:
1. Nike
2. Adidas
2. UA
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At thi point, we have to go with Nike when our contract is over with Adidas, Nike is at the top of the sports world for apparel and lthe kids coming in love it.
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TitanDoug said...
We could talk about our bowl game.......

Nice!
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5 months ago

Whichever company coughs up more resources for UT is who I'll back. Athletic supply is lucrative business for the universities and apparel brands. If it takes a couple of funky outfits per season to attract top-level recruits, bring 'em on.
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From what I see, Nike has a better distribution network. Wherever I go wether it be a sporting goods store or the pro shop at the country club, Nike has such a huge presence. It's unbelievable how many of these places don't even carry UT stuff. Nike is everywhere and would probably make the school more money. How many times have you been in a place and seen tons of stuff for every other team and maybe 1 for UT? It's because Nike sells. Just do it.
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