What is the "uniform surprise"?

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bumpdaddy said:
Well, I think we've found our problem then.

I think you might be right that MF may have preferred Nike but even if that's true it doesn't mean he was less than thrilled after the new UA deal was finalized.

Everything else I said is backed up by this video I posted in this thread last Aug.

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I then pointed out the takeaway from the video was the following:

  • MF revealed that he told JS "Part of my discussions with Jack when we started talking about Under Armour... I said, hey, take care of our players," which confirms 2 things: MF had direct discussions with JS about the next apparel deal and that his number 1 concern was "take care of our players" which directly implies NIL.
  • The next words out of MF's mouth were, "One of those things is they already did an NIL deal with Sam." The words "those things" in that sentence refer to the things MF was telling JS he wanted UA to do for ND players and he confirmed UA was already doing it. They were already doing an NIL deal with at least one ND player. And since MF said "take care of our player(s)", plural (I don't mean to be pedantic), doing 1 NIL deal with 1 ND player was not going to be enough. He was talking about NIL deals for multiple players.
  • The fact that this video was even made and posted to ND's official Twitter account makes it obvious that MF wanted to very publically announce the fact that one primary reason the UA deal was made was to "take care of the players", i.e., NIL.
So regardless if MF originally preferred Nike, he still had a say in what the next apparel deal should entail, he seems to be very happy with it, and he made it clear that he's willing to talk openly about it to the players and potential recruits.
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How does Sam Hartman gifting players UA sneakers--something UA should be doing themselves many times over with the apparel deal anyway--a sign of some glorious NIL deal for ND players? That sounds like it sucks, plus they are UA sneakers anyway.
 
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Rocket89 said:
How does Sam Hartman gifting players UA sneakers--something UA should be doing themselves many times over with the apparel deal anyway--a sign of some glorious NIL deal for ND players? That sounds like it sucks, plus they are UA sneakers anyway.
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Your question would make sense if I was focusing on SH giving ND players shoes. I wasn't and it wasn't even remotely part of the point I was making.

SH handing out shoes wasn't his NIL deal with UA. It was a perk but not the deal itself. SH was getting paid. How much? No one knows for sure outside of the parties involved. NIL terms are seldom made public. The point was UA did an NIL deal with SH because he transferred to ND. MF publically stated that NIL was "one of the things" he talked to JS about when it came to finalizing the UA apparel agreement. He wasn't referring to giving out free shoes. He was referring to NIL which means paying players for name/image/likeness.
 
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bumpdaddy said:
Your question would make sense if I was focusing on SH giving ND players shoes. I wasn't and it wasn't even remotely part of the point I was making.

SH handing out shoes wasn't his NIL deal with UA. It was a perk but not the deal itself. SH was getting paid. How much? No one knows for sure outside of the parties involved. NIL terms are seldom made public. The point was UA did an NIL deal with SH because he transferred to ND. MF publically stated that NIL was "one of the things" he talked to JS about when it came to finalizing the UA apparel agreement. He wasn't referring to giving out free shoes. He was referring to NIL which means paying players for name/image/likeness.
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Nike and Adidas have NIL deals with college football players, too. The quarterback of Notre Dame having a NIL deal with the school apparel provider should be the absolute minimum and in no way points to a highlight of why ND should've signed with UA.
 
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The Shirt should be navy or green. Gold would also be acceptable, but it can come off as yellow often times. The shirt this year? It's too light, it doesn't fit the color scheme. It's not really a gold, it looks like a piss yellow.
 
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ulukinatme said:
The Shirt should be navy or green. Gold would also be acceptable, but it can come off as yellow often times. The shirt this year? It's too light, it doesn't fit the color scheme. It's not really a gold, it looks like a piss yellow.
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ND to re-reveal the Matte Sandstorm pant to match the just released The Shirt 2024.

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Replica jerseys have always been trash, but that might be a new level. And, let me guess, those are $145?
 
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Why have a monogram if you can’t see it from further than 3 feet away?


Bring back the Weis tv numbers.
 
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Yeah, hard to say because those are replica jerseys, but if the monogram looks like that on the official ones...yeah, that's a no from me dawg.
 
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Replicas always look like trash.

This seems to confirm the CFB 25 videos that show this exact blue jersey.

UA logo moved to underneath the collar and on the authentic jersey the monogram will be a shiny metallic gold.
 
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Rocket89 said:
Replicas always look like trash.

This seems to confirm the CFB 25 videos that show this exact blue jersey.

UA logo moved to underneath the collar and on the authentic jersey the monogram will be a shiny metallic gold.
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Yeah, I really hope the monogram is shiny. That salvages it. The plain gold look is just ugly. Seriously don't get why ND doesn't implement more shine into their uniform like they did in 2018 for the playoff game
 
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Jimmy3Putt said:
Bring back the Weis tv numbers.
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Boo hiss. The shoulder monogram is a unique ND thing and we should encourage it. But it should be white. I don't even think I'm going to like it if the ND is metallic gold. That seems like it would be too loud.
 
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