skyscraper wrote:We aren't part of the elite Nike level yet so we don't get the fancy unis. I actually like the set we've been using and I like the big SMU. It pops on tv.
I think the unis are fine and love the throwbacks - those should be standard.
One note is that you just simply pay money to be part of the elite Nike group.
JasonB wrote:In football you can pay to get out of templates, right?
No. Either you're Nike Elite or you're not. Everyone else orders from the same catalog. There are a few different versions (cut, material, lettering, etc.), but it's the same catalog for all non-Elite schools.
JasonB wrote:One note is that you just simply pay money to be part of the elite Nike group.
Umm, no.
Definitely the post of the day haha!
That said, SID, my initial comments probably came down harder on the jerseys than I intended. I'll reiterate that I think our colors and layout are great, and I'm glad to see a lot of people like them too. My thought was just that some of the little sophisticated details that go into the design on bigger programs' jerseys could bump ours up to the next level.
Is there a certain level of design that Nike allows certain schools to incorporate, do they collaborate with hand picked programs? I guess I was wondering how the templates are selected, and where the inspiration for the design really comes from.
JasonB wrote:In football you can pay to get out of templates, right?
No. Either you're Nike Elite or you're not. Everyone else orders from the same catalog. There are a few different versions (cut, material, lettering, etc.), but it's the same catalog for all non-Elite schools.
Thanks for that insight, I posted before seeing that response. I'll say it again, inside of the template we've been offered, they look really good. Any way to get in with the Nike elite? Is it basically a matter of them viewing our program as a marketable team worthy of showcasing their top notch gear
