Recruiting Forum Football Talk IX

[SoilVol]

There's literally nothing negative to say about the Adidas deal. We can even go back to pointing out how Nike uses more slave and child labor than any other apparel company.

If you want to complain about design bc of how bad our stuff was just prior to Nike then sure... except the team that designs Vols stuff with Nike is being retained to design the new stuff AND the bad Adidas designs were for a short period. Their stuff prior to Dooley/Butch was fine.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

What do you know about the state of Franklin?

 

[SSVol]

What do you know about the state of Franklin?

One of the higher traffic streets in JC.

And the state those of us from TriCites might have been living in now, cept not.

 

[SSVol]

There's literally nothing negative to say about the Adidas deal. We can even go back to pointing out how Nike uses more slave and child labor than any other apparel company.

If you want to complain about design bc of how bad our stuff was just prior to Nike then sure... except the team that designs Vols stuff with Nike is being retained to design the new stuff AND the bad Adidas designs were for a short period. Their stuff prior to Dooley/Butch was fine.

You underestimate the commitment to misery of some of our fans.

In other news, had a little ringneck sunning on my sidewalk yesterday. Handsome fella.

 

[Tri-CitiesVol]

What do you know about the state of Franklin?

Cootie browns is tasty and the intersection at the hospital is dangerous.

 

[JCVol00]

What do you know about the state of Franklin?

It’s exit 19 and a giant cluster f***

 

[Orange_Crush]

I have a Damascus bladed Bowie knife that is such a work of art that I almost hate to stab people with it! (You can take the Memphian out of Memphis, but you can’t get the Memphis out.)

In my experience, you should be OK if you stab them in soft spots, away from a lot of bone. (Come to think of it, you should be a SME on that.)

 

[Orange_Crush]

Cootie browns is tasty....

 

[Glitch]

How did I get stuck in there?

 

[BigSteve09]

News Flash: If you really care if Tennessee is a Nike or Adidas school you're eating too much soy.

I didn't care until our AD was putting it out there that Nike was trying to treat us like 2nd rate trash.

 

[BigSteve09]

So, probably not the time to bring up that I still have some Russell Athletic UT stuff

the vintage stuff I like the most are the jackets and coats that inexplicably have navy on them as a secondary color

 

[BigSteve09]

So let me get this straight:

• DW tries to renegotiate the Nike contract.
• Nike won’t budge because they think we’re only worth $5M a year.
• Adidas steps in with one of the largest endorsement deals in college history at $20M per year (per DW).
• Adidas hands full creative control to the Tennessee Athletic Department.
• Adidas also starts to work on undisclosed NIL deals for current and future Vol athletes, entirely separate from our own NIL program.

And yet… Negavols will still find a way to on this because they’re convinced the jerseys will somehow suck

@Ulysees E. McGill doesn't call all the losers out for nothing. He's right about the legion of the miserable

 

[Orange.]

Update: Best uniform deal (recruiting money advantage) in the SEC...

 

[Glitch]

Well..... maybe just 1

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Get that nasty rabied up possum, boys!

 

[Orange.]

Advantage: VOLS!

 

[BigSteve09]

To be completely fair to Adidas, the shirts and other items I saw on Miami’s website were actually decent looking, if not better than Nike’s, but the shoes were absolutely horrendous. lol

At least Adidas has some classic/comfortable shoes we can choose from until they figure out whatever they're doing with the current shoes. They have enough classics in whatever colorway or scheme we would need (orange, white, black, grey)

Superstar
Stan Smiths
Sambas
Gazelles
Spezial
Campus

 

[SergeantVol]

What do you know about the state of Franklin?

@Glitch was the first president/ Gov of Franklin in it's short existence.

 

[VOLINVONORE]

Unbelievable how many fans are crying and whiny over this Adidas deal.

Maybe they are retired from Nike. Nothing else make sense.

 

[all_volz]

"Tennessee Mafia

 

[NMVol]

@Glitch was the first president/ Gov of Franklin in it's short existence.

I did not know that.

 

[TN-POSSUM]

How did I get stuck in there?

The Gov abides

 

[Brillovol]

County. Specifically North where their pet project off Emory is more then they thought it'd be

You’ll have to take that up with Mayor Jacobs. I do recall there being some federal money in that one tho.

There will be more coming. Edgemoor will be next between Oak Ridge Hwy and Clinton Hwy. Then Watt and Campbell Station interchanges. Then 40/75. That’s just stuff we’re doing at the state. Idk what else the county and city have cooking.

 

[Orange.]

You’ll have to take that up with Mayor Jacobs. I do recall there being some federal money in that one tho.

There will be more coming. Edgemoor will be next between Oak Ridge Hwy and Clinton Hwy. Then Watt and Campbell Station interchanges. Then 40/75. That’s just stuff we’re doing at the state. Idk what else the county and city have cooking.

VN RF. One stop shop for knowledge on every subject.

 

[Vawlz]

I get it, to some degree. Most casual fans are thinking about:

A. They remember the way our uniforms looked
and/or
B. How the fan apparel was that they could buy

Both were terrible. So I get why people would be a little iffy about going back, although I'm sure it's better than it was then.

Respectfully, IDGAF what some “fans” think about old Adidas UT merch and unis when Adidas is willing to pony up this type of $ and support. The NIL support alone will be a massive selling point.

I have no doubt that these are the same “fans” that complain UT doesn’t have $ or $ to compete in NIL.

 

[Heupel's Offseason Beard]

Man, these throws and decisions by Aguilar give me a ton of hope. He goes through progressions, he makes quick decisions, and the ball fires out of his hand. I'm cautiously optimistic about the Heupel/ Aguilar duo.