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11 minutes ago, gobiggergoredder said:

Ask your mom how out of touch I am.

She’s your age. In her 70s

37 minutes ago, El Straino said:

Man, how on earth are we getting all these fantastic volleyball players and recruits when we wear *shuddering* adidas...

Volleyball the big bread winner of sports…

43 minutes ago, Comish said:

I would submit that the Dion versus Rhule argument is incongruous simply because there is only one Deon. Deon would never come to an "uncool" place like Nebraska  because it doesn't fit his persona. I'm not judging whether that's correct or not, or even fair or not; but the reality is that  Colorado is a perfect FIT for the elitist bandwaggoners who don't historically have much passion for college football. This hire at Boulder is a rare golden junction of opportunity. There just aren't very many Deons out there.  To roughly quote Bum Phillips, "I don't know if he is the best of all time, but it don't take long to call the roll".  Most believed it would take Coach Rhule a few years to establish his culture and methods and recruits and accepted that over the last 8 months. Now, after two games, a few are suggesting it can't be done. Really?  After two games on the road vs.  2 power 5 opponents? (and leading the nation in turnovers);  I'm more that willing to continue to trust in the process and then see if development can even the field. GBR

I believe we would win with both, but with Deion it comes sooner with the risk of him leaving after 2-3 seasons vs taking 2-3 years to possibly turn a program around. Matt Rhule is proven. His offensive staff is not. His QB is not. Love the defensive staff.  I truly believe this program will not return to glory without taking the current blueprint to win titles (Money out the wazoo). We didn’t spend anything compared to top programs this year on staff, recruits, etc

1 hour ago, soup said:

If this happens Deion will be on the first plane out of Boulder.  He Leaving!  And he won't be going to a Texas school.  That schtick won't fly in Texas, just like it wouldn't work in any midwest school.  If he goes anywhere it will be to the Southeast, or California.  I also wouldn't be shocked at all if he retires from coaching as soon as his kids are done.  I also don't see his schtick working in the NFL

Colorado is literally the mid west

On 9/10/2023 at 7:19 AM, olddominionhusker said:

It won’t. This is a pretty thin team with some good skill position players that will get exposed when they play a decent team. 

This team kicked our a$$ after half time 

https://fashinza.com/brands-and-retail/news/what-are-the-top-10-clothing-brands-in-america/  
most of life is off the field 

8 minutes ago, gobiggergoredder said:

Jim Thorpe wore two different shoes.  I think one was Sketcher and the other was ProWing from Payless.

 

 

Another reference to the good ol times of the early 1900s? This explains why you are so out of touch with the new age 

Just now, MyBloodIsRed16 said:

Aaron Rodgers wears Adidas. I know this because I saw them in numerous replays where he tore his Achilles 

His shoe got caught in the turf, was it an Adidas shoe?

2 minutes ago, AlaSker said:

Don't make incorrect statements then. 12 schools have won national titles since 2000. Should the other  57 Nike schools give up?

Why are all the top recruits going to Nike Schools? Why does Adidas have zero titles with so many schools sponsored? One of which is always top 5 in recruiting (Money reasons) with a championship coach 

Just now, knapplc said:

 

Those are Cheese Fries! Get your head on right, man!

It was a joke about overlooking things… I changed it for you

4 minutes ago, RedDenver said:

So no reason then.

 

And now for something far more pertinent:

Cheese Fries are more relevant than Nebraska

2 minutes ago, Red Five said:

Keep living under your rock

Just now, AlaSker said:

2010 Auburn was Under Armour

Oh nice you found one. Still not Adidas. Appreciate your research time

3 minutes ago, Crusader Husker said:

2 things

 

Nike will never deliver the cash to UNL that Adidas does.

 

Being at a HS that switched all of our stuff from Adidas to Nike...their quality is absolutely trash.  I get it that the kids like it.  Nike is all flash.  But their stuff is crap.  We tried on coaching shirts.  The Nike shirts are all 2 small and the sizes are not consistent.  you can put on 3 shirts of the same size and they are all different.  When you get Nike you are dependent on if the 5 year old in Asia is having a good day of not.  

 

In conclusion.  Nike will not give us the cash.  Nike is crap.  Kids aren't coming here because of the product on the field not the logo on the jersey.  But, if Nike doesn't turn the ball over??  By all means switch.

Haven’t done any research on what kids like? This isn’t about equipment quality, it’s about the visual graphics and what kids see on champions, influencers, pro athletes, etc. Nike dominates the football world and sponsors all the top programs. Not even a competition. Failing to understand a large part of the youth and what attracts them is on you.

1 minute ago, RedDenver said:

 

This might be the saddest, dumbest reach for evidence I've seen on this board.

 

Please at least tell us you're a marketing or sales person for Nike, so that there's some reason for this.

How’s life in the bubble? Nike has sponsored every championship team this century. Move along

8 minutes ago, El Straino said:

Good Lord, this thread has gone all the way round the ole bend into 408ville. Let's just keep going back. Anyone got any hot takes on Fielding Yost? Or how many titles Dana X. Bible could have won with Nike uniforms?

Can we just agree that Nike has sponsored every national title team this century? Or are facts just going to continue to be disregarded by the bubble of Nebraska

11 minutes ago, gobiggergoredder said:

Only an idiot would try to redefine idiot.

Only an idiot doesn't understand the meaning behind calling people idiots.

5 minutes ago, LennynSquiggy said:

Pelini's losses were blowouts and guess what else? The 1950's were at least as bad as the situation we had with Riley.

The 1950's? What are we talking about here? Pelini coached well enough to win a Big 12 title and we were relevant every year. We went to a bowl game every year. We were in the top 10 at times. BUT we didn't have the top coach in the nation at the time and 9-10 wins a year was not good enough since we were still in the conversation of titles. 

20 minutes ago, Red Five said:

 

Ahh yes.  Good players become bad once they put on an Adidas uniform.  And bad players become good once they put on a Nike uniform.  It's science.

 

“You’re an idiot” actually means “I can’t find a good argument to counter yours, so I’ll just insult you instead”.  Often when people don’t share the same view point they turn around and say that the other person is an idiot.

When someone calls you an idiot, the person saying this to you is trying to piss you off and get a response out of you with their words.

Statistically Speaking Nike Dominates College Football (samford.edu) Oldie but a goodie

Breaking Down College Football's Apparel Brand Partners - Boardroom NIKE HAS WON EVERY CHAMPIONSHIP THIS CENTURY!

1 minute ago, unl7fan said:

We have top 25 talent according to composite, but its going to take top 5 to win a natty

Maybe you need to research and understand life before calling people idiots behind a screen.

12 minutes ago, gobiggergoredder said:

We have talent now?  You said we couldn’t get talent.

We have top 25 talent according to composite, but its going to take top 5 to win a natty

1 minute ago, Red Five said:

 

Ahh yes.  Good players become bad once they put on an Adidas uniform.  And bad players become good once they put on a Nike uniform.  It's science.

 

Just now, Red Five said:

 

Its amazing how Texas A&M and Miami recruit in the top 15 every year with a 3 stripe logo on their jerseys.  You would think being Adidas schools would cost them 5-10 spots in the recruiting rankings every year.

 

And I am not saying that Adidas is better than Nike or Under Armor.  But assigning even 2% of the blame for why Nebraska is not a good football program anymore to Adidas is asinine.

Oh yes, It's amazing they can recruit that many top talent players and still suck year after year. DRESSING AND PSYCHOLOGY (linkedin.com)

8 minutes ago, BoSolich said:

every big time school has NIL. even if we can pay slightly more than most other schools, it's probably not going to sway a recruit from florida to come here.

More money can always sway someone, but it needs to be tied to a popular, relatable top level Coach.

3 minutes ago, Red Five said:

 

I wasn't making a comment on MLS (and MLS is at best the 3rd most popular soccer league in the United States, but probably closer to 4th or 5th).   I was implying that Adidas is very relevant because they are endorsed by the most popular athlete in the world.

 

Fun fact:  Two brothers in Germany started making shoes 100 years ago.  They had a falling out, and one brother (Adi Dassler) started Adidas and the other brother started Puma.

I definitely understand the history of Adidas as I have collected and resold sneakers for years now. Nike is far superior outside of the middle of the country. You know, where all the talent is. 

8 minutes ago, Nebfanatic said:

With brand ambassadors like Aaron Rodgers and Patrick Mahomes, how will Adidas survive?

Aaron Rodgers career is almost over, if not already now. Pat Mahomes is big time, but Adidas is still not even close to the top brand in Football.

6 minutes ago, BoSolich said:

no. there's almost no scenario where we can acquire the talent necessary to win 3 nattys in the same decade.

 

luckily the playoff is expanding to 12, so maybe we can make that once every decade if the university ever figures out how to properly use the insane resources they have.

We should be in the conversation every year to make the playoff with the talent we get year in and year out.  NIL should be able to break the top 10 in talent. We had the best coach in college football in the 70s, 80s and 90s and the continued winning brought big time recruits along with it until we were on top. Same formula now as always, TOP COACH, TOP TEAM.