PSU moving to Adidas
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I approve of going with whoever offers us the most money.Darn. I do not like this move at all. I get potentially moving on from Nike but Adidas?? Thoughts?
Only needs the BOT stamp of approval next week. Unless Phil Knight steps up quickly it's over. I still don't like the way Phil left Joe to twist on a limb but as the BOT says that is all forgotten now
Fine with me. I can’t stand Nike the company.
My first track shoes I bought in high school were Addidas. My track spikes were Onitsuka Tigers (now Asics). Pumas were also popular then. Nike was the least popular because it was less well known.
My first track shoes I bought in high school were Addidas. My track spikes were Onitsuka Tigers (now Asics). Pumas were also popular then. Nike was the least popular because it was less well known.
Surprising after 3 decades, but I'm fine with us going with the more lucrative offer and I've never really cared for Nike or Knight. Just glad it's not the Jordan brand. A basketball player logo on a football uni, etc.?
I assume this is school wide, correct? Funny, after reading this on a football board my first thought was the wrestling team's shoes. When I wrestled in HS back in the dark ages (1978-1981) we had to buy our own shoes and the only thing available were ASICS. I found them to be quite narrow and would have loved to get my hands on a pair of Adidas, which I heard had a wider fit.
Who was our sponsor before 1993?
I assume this is school wide, correct? Funny, after reading this on a football board my first thought was the wrestling team's shoes. When I wrestled in HS back in the dark ages (1978-1981) we had to buy our own shoes and the only thing available were ASICS. I found them to be quite narrow and would have loved to get my hands on a pair of Adidas, which I heard had a wider fit.
Who was our sponsor before 1993?
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Nike sucks.
Bring back Spot-Bilt, Pony, and Converse - all made in the USA.
Bring back Spot-Bilt, Pony, and Converse - all made in the USA.
Same shoes and jerseys as Rutgers, but I can guarantee our contract is much more lucrative. They are on the list, but we are at the top of the list.
I just looked at the list of Adidas sponsored college programs. We are by far the most iconic and important sports program listed. That's football, wrestling, vball, and others....not even close! A major coup for Adidas.
I just looked at the list of Adidas sponsored college programs. We are by far the most iconic and important sports program listed. That's football, wrestling, vball, and others....not even close! A major coup for Adidas.
You are probably right on this. Cross country and track & field might be the only PSU sports that this brand switch is viewed as impacting performance.
I don't like selling Nike merchandise, when that money is being used to fund a conference member in Oregon.
The timing of this couldn't be more perfect! My daughter plays D3 soccer and is a cleat lover. She asked for a pair of $325 Nike cleats for this past Christmas for her sophomore year. She had rough 2024 so I bought them reluctantly. Like a cleat is a cleat right? But this is what she asked for thinking I would never buy them. Anyway, they sat in a box until April until she started ramping up her workouts for the season that started last week. 3 weeks ago, she made a cut and one of the cleats tore 3/4 of the way off. I thought, 2 year warranty, we'll just send them back and get a replacement or at least Nike credit. Wrong. They said it was normal wear and tear and didn't even refund the $17 shipping it cost me to send them to inspect. I'll never buy another Nike product ever again.
Again, #effPhilKnight #effNike
Again, #effPhilKnight #effNike
Yeah, if you look at some of the most catastrophic sports scandals and controversies, a common theme has often been Nike enabling them through money and yes men.
Lance
Tiger
Kaepernick
Salazar
and yes psu
Wearing them since April? It might be a little early for them to fall apart, but it happens, and I wouldn't expect any kind of refund/replacement.
If you're going to buy ultra-expensive cleats, buy a cheaper pair for most workouts/practices and make the ultra-expensive cleats gamer-only (except to break them in).
One of my boys tears through 2 pairs of football cleats a season. And that's only 4 months or so.
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I had the same track spikes in HS. It didn’t help running against Cefalo in a 220. All I saw in that race were his giant calves getting further and further away.
It's a good thing Adidas was never wrapped up in anything scandalous.
No doubt Tiger banged all those women because he was wearing Nikes. If he had on some Under Armour, he would have kept it in his pants.
Oy.
So don't wear "high quality" cleats for practice twice a week? Honestly, I'd rather that happen in practice rather than a game. They're junk and the company customer service sucks. I had to have my wife call because I was gonna chew someone's așs if they gave me the answers they gave my wife. I'll be at the White Out screaming that much louder in a few weeks.
Darn. I do not like this move at all. I get potentially moving on from Nike but Adidas?? Thoughts?
PSU is being paid to essentially act as an advertisement for Nike. If Adidas is willing to pay more, i'm not sure what there is to dislike.... quite to the contrary there is more to like in regards to the primary motivation of such a deal.
Smart. Soccer teams do this all the time. Go to highest bidder. What do we owe Nike?
Correct. I mean, you can ... just be prepared for them to possibly get shredded. So if you're ballin' on a budget, or are just interested in getting more bang for your buck, buy "gamers" and keep them as such.
Okey doke. Again, that's April-August usage, so poop happens. One of my boys chews through 2 pairs of football cleats per season, and that's over fewer months. It happens. He actually ripped off his front cleat on his New Balance baseball cleats toward the end of the summer season, after 3 months of intermittent usage (mostly practiced and played on turf, so didn't use them that much ... his turfs and moldeds held up). I didn't expect a refund or replacement. We've tried almost all major brands across multiple sports and it's all the same.
The key to longevity, in terms of equipment, is limiting usage. Practice gear and gamer gear. Separate them. And if you game enough (like baseball - especially batting gloves), even having multiple gamers helps them last longer than if you bought one gamer after the other.
Never had this issue in the past 10 years playing year round with indoor, travel and HS. Now she plays much less and this BS happens.
Cefalo was fast. I played basketball with him a half-dozen times; he wasn’t the world’s best player but he’d go by you as if you were standing still.
Uh, those aren’t Adidas.
But if you want to look like a low level English gangster, you can find those on the internet.
This is devastating news. Every year I buy the Penn State Nike sneakers. My Pegasus got here 2 weeks ago and my Air Max Verse arrived today. What am I going to wear next year????
That was ugly, but I wish I myself had had the guts and/or common sense to have done the same thing the day of my first wedding. That would have spared people a lot of grief. I knew it was a mistake but thought we’d be able to make it work. She knew too. Biggest break I ever got in my life was when she walked out on me. Tough lady, smarter than me. I hope she’s happy now.
