Notre Dame Switching to UnderArmour

[wizards8507]

looks a tad too mustardy to me, think the Georgia Tech uniforms they tried few seasons ago..

 

[NCND]

The mustard pants are awesome....you shut your damn mouth!

+100000. Compare the uniforms now to the ones when BK first arrived.. night and day difference.

 

[gkIrish]

Here's the link to the presser

WatchND.tv

 

[wizards8507]

The mustard pants are awesome....you shut your damn mouth!

+100000. Compare the uniforms now to the ones when BK first arrived.. night and day difference.

Know what looks great on mustard pants? Grass stains.

*Prepares for butthurt.*

 

[dublinirish]

you guys see the comments on the ND football facebook page? Lotta folks RAGE QUITTING

 

[wizards8507]

you guys see the comments on the ND football facebook page? Lotta folks RAGE QUITTING

I saw a bunch of Bible quotes about serving both God and Mammon.

SMH

 

[Pops Freshenmeyer]

Can someone post the corresponding Adidas jersey? Just curious to see the difference.

I give up trying to embed from my phone but rest assured: they are pretty bad this year.

In fact, Adidas hasn't done anything good with ND's basketball unis (though I am a fan of their football uniforms).

 

[#1rish]

I can't tell if my feed is frozen or if they just haven't started yet. Luckily there's a dude sticking his elbow into the video.

 

[gkIrish]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>"By any measure, it is the largest deal in the history of college athletics.” Swarbrick on the Under Armour deal</p>— Irish Illustrated (@NDatRivals) <a href="https://twitter.com/NDatRivals/statuses/425660807041785857">January 21, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[#1rish]

10-year deal with UA.

 

[wizards8507]

Largest agreement in college athletics.

10 years.

Largest cash component any school has ever had. ND has the option to take cash in the form of UA stock.

Largest merch agreement any school has ever had.

 

[gkIrish]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23NotreDame&src=hash">#NotreDame</a> will take part of its payment in <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23UnderArmour&src=hash">#UnderArmour</a> stock, a unique deal when it comes to college apparel contracts.</p>— Dan Murphy (@BGI_DanMurphy) <a href="https://twitter.com/BGI_DanMurphy/statuses/425660908115734528">January 21, 2014</a></blockquote>
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WOW

 

[dublinirish]

aw man the facebook comments killing me - "another tradition ruined" god sure didnt Knute Rockne himself love Adidas sneakers

some old bastards still salty ND dumped Champion too haha

 

[zelezo vlk]

Whoa that's huge.

 

[GowerND11]

Can anyone embed the pics? Work has twitter links blocked. Will rep.

 

[Ironman8]

Wow stock options?

 

[connor_in]

Can anyone embed the pics? Work has twitter links blocked. Will rep.

+1

twitter blocked and facebook and live feed...happy to get IE tho

 

[wizards8507]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23NotreDame&src=hash">#NotreDame</a> will take part of its payment in <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23UnderArmour&src=hash">#UnderArmour</a> stock, a unique deal when it comes to college apparel contracts.</p>— Dan Murphy (@BGI_DanMurphy) <a href="https://twitter.com/BGI_DanMurphy/statuses/425660908115734528">January 21, 2014</a></blockquote>
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WOW

Notre Dame CAN, at their sole option. Not Notre Dame WILL.

Can anyone embed the pics? Work has twitter links blocked. Will rep.

 

[dublinirish]

nvm

 

[johnnycando]

the helmets gold and the gold on the jerseys are going to be pretty different looking, i am a bit worried about that

Agreed!

 

[connor_in]

Wow stock options?

I know...especially at the start of the deal...that could mean waaaay more money on the front end much less later if it helps their business grow with other schools

 

[wizards8507]

Make that money, watch it burn.

 

[gkIrish]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>4 important factors in connecting the Irish with <a href="https://twitter.com/UnderArmour">@UnderArmour</a>: Strong identity, Resources, Committed Partners, and Competitive Edge <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23TeamUA&src=hash">#TeamUA</a></p>— The Fighting Irish (@FightingIrish) <a href="https://twitter.com/FightingIrish/statuses/425661917294653440">January 21, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[dublinirish]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en data-scribe-reduced-action-queue="><p>Swarbrick says Notre Dame lacking in entrepreneurial culture, which Under Armour can help fill, keeping program creative.</p>— Irish Illustrated (@NDatRivals) <a href="https://twitter.com/NDatRivals/statuses/425662194189991937">January 21, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[#1rish]

Basketball Jersey:

Football jersey teaser:

 

[irishroo]

Notre Dame CAN, at their sole option. Not Notre Dame WILL.

Kinda tough to tell from the pics, especially on the shorts, but at first glance these appear to be much more simple/traditional than our adidas unis, which to me is almost always a good thing

 

[Whiskeyjack]

Wow stock options?

Jack's like the guy from that Coke Zero commercial:

UA: "Eleventy Billion dollars? You drive a hard bargain Mr. Swarbrick, but you have a deal."
JS: "Annnnnd?"
UA: "And you've got stock options."

 

[dublinirish]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en data-scribe-reduced-action-queue="><p>Jack Swarbrick tells school’s website that football uniforms will remain “status quo” with move to Under Armour.</p>— Irish Illustrated (@NDatRivals) <a href="https://twitter.com/NDatRivals/statuses/425663141297389568">January 21, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[connor_in]

Basketball Jersey:

Football jersey teaser:

Thanks...but still blocked for me...crap...reps fpr trying

 

[Whiskeyjack]

I know...especially at the start of the deal...that could mean waaaay more money on the front end much less later if it helps their business grow with other schools

Not sure what it's at now, but ND's endowment was ~$6b when I graduated from law school in 2009. According to my IP prof, a huge chunk of that came from getting in on the ground floor with Google. If ND specifically bargained for stock options, it's surely part of their investment strategy.