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by HullieAndMikes, Yelling at Sam Cane, Dunedin, Thursday, June 11, 2026, 08:48 (1 day, 22 hours, 58 min. ago) @ BillyGoat

I think there are perks to having favored nation status, and I'm not entirely sure how ND would fare if they went to Nike's stable. I know Nike is likely still the gold standard and better than UA in sneakers, but from a global sports perspective Adidas is the leader in cleats. UA and Nike, in my experience, are fungible (with UA often slightly ahead) in baselayers and performance fabrics.

So what could ND lose by trying to gain some sort of cool factor? I'd be interested in hearing from experienced equipment folks on that.

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Utah is dumping Under Armour - domer.mq, 2026-06-10, 18:20
- Anybody want to share key details of the break up? - Domer99, 2026-06-11, 09:57
- Interesting. And there might be different mechanics - BillyGoat, 2026-06-11, 07:46
  - UA's survival may well hinge on keeping us in the portfolio - Brendan, 2026-06-11, 09:03
    - Depends, does Pete have kids who need a grift job? - Savage, 2026-06-11, 10:40
  - Maybe - HullieAndMikes, 2026-06-11, 08:48
    - UA is almost impossibly uncool. - domer.mq, 2026-06-11, 15:08
      - One of my favorite Onion headlines: - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2026-06-12, 07:07
      - Better uncool than to have jock itch - HullieAndMikes, 2026-06-12, 05:10
    - Nike has so many schools, what does "favored nation" - BillyGoat, 2026-06-11, 09:43
      - Does American football have an equivalent to the Predator? - HullieAndMikes, 2026-06-11, 09:59
        
        Nope. The top priority is football. After that comes - BillyGoat, 2026-06-11, 10:57
        
        Give me a few adizeros, I'll lead the lobbying effort - HullieAndMikes, 2026-06-11, 12:17
        
        O'neill's then. - IrishGuard, 2026-06-11, 10:03

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