Monday this show said Keith Carter had said nothing about the adidas deal. That is no longer true, and what he did say changes the shape of the story. Brad Logan of Talk of Champions, on this week's episode: Carter was on their programme last week and said it is in Nike's hands to counter what adidas has put out there. That is an athletic director confirming a number is on the table and publicly inviting his current partner to beat it. The reporting so far: first put out by Chase Parm at 247Sports, added to by Brett McMurphy and others, with figures attached in the hundreds of millions. All report, not announcement. Logan does not expect Nike to counter big. Nike's stock has struggled, Under Armour has pulled back out of college, adidas has pushed in. Segment two is creative control, and it is where Logan and I disagree on the record. His words: it just flat doesn't matter, whoever pays you the most money, that's who you need to go with. Mine: Ole Miss has worn essentially the same uniform since the early eighties and that is an asset worth keeping the pen over. The honest counterweight: Logan has the stronger evidence. A department that takes less money to protect a jersey stripe pays for that stripe somewhere else, and that somewhere else is the roster. The money or the look? Tell me in the comments. Locked On Ole Miss Hits - quick takes on the Rebels every weekday. Subscribe and hit the bell. Hotty Toddy. #OleMiss #HottyToddy #RebelNation #SECFootball #Adidas #KeithCarter
Monday this show said Keith Carter had said nothing about the adidas deal. That is no longer true, and what he did say changes the shape of the story.
Brad Logan of Talk of Champions, on this week's episode: Carter was on their programme last week and said it is in Nike's hands to counter what adidas has put out there. That is an athletic director confirming a number is on the table and publicly inviting his current partner to beat it.
The reporting so far: first put out by Chase Parm at 247Sports, added to by Brett McMurphy and others, with figures attached in the hundreds of millions. All report, not announcement. Logan does not expect Nike to counter big. Nike's stock has struggled, Under Armour has pulled back out of college, adidas has pushed in.
Segment two is creative control, and it is where Logan and I disagree on the record. His words: it just flat doesn't matter, whoever pays you the most money, that's who you need to go with. Mine: Ole Miss has worn essentially the same uniform since the early eighties and that is an asset worth keeping the pen over.
The honest counterweight: Logan has the stronger evidence. A department that takes less money to protect a jersey stripe pays for that stripe somewhere else, and that somewhere else is the roster.
The money or the look? Tell me in the comments.
Locked On Ole Miss Hits - quick takes on the Rebels every weekday. Subscribe and hit the bell. Hotty Toddy.
#OleMiss #HottyToddy #RebelNation #SECFootball #Adidas #KeithCarter