Just Jack Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 If they want a good reason for the Bills (and other teams) to switch, this could be it..... Nike Awarded NFL Apparel License, Replacing Reebok Oct. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Nike Inc., the world’s largest sporting-goods provider, will replace Reebok as the maker of National Football League-branded apparel and uniforms in a bid to drive sales growth in its largest market. NFL owners approved a licensing deal with Nike that will begin in 2012, the league said in an e-mailed statement today. Reebok, which was acquired by Adidas AG in 2006, has held the license since 2001. The agreement will last five seasons, Brian McCarthy, a spokesman for the NFL, said in an e-mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Day 10 Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Regardless, this is great news. Nike seems to produce apparel that is much better than Reebok. It doesnt really have that much correlation to teams changing their unis though IMO. The design of the actual uniforms should remain somewhat the same. In the NHL they switched for that design and material that forced almost every team to change which flopped for the most part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thoner7 Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 by new I hope you mean old. Bring back the AFLs. If not, bring back the 90s jerseys. Both of which are awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Hansen Forever Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Bring back the 90's uni's and the standing buffalo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphean Bills Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 How about a Buffalo that looks like a Nike swoosh with a grin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Oh sweet Jesus! From your lips to God's ears. Make it so. The Donna-ho unis are the root of all evil. !@#$ the Flutie curse. It's the goddamned unis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stonehands85 Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Oh thank God. A new uniform and all our troubles are over. Get freakin' real !Who gives a tiny rats ass what we wear ! just f#@%in' win !! Or at least move out or the basement. Holy crap can't believe this makes a thread, at least we ain't Detroit or the Raiders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew026 Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Oh thank God. A new uniform and all our troubles are over. Get freakin' real !Who gives a tiny rats ass what we wear ! just f#@%in' win !! Or at least move out or the basement. Holy crap can't believe this makes a thread, at least we ain't Detroit or the Raiders. Look good play good. You've obviously never heard of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stonehands85 Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Look good play good. You've obviously never heard of it. Yeah, sounds like a Nike sound bite. Don't care what we wear. It's ALL about the "w" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Yeah, sounds like a Nike sound bite. Don't care what we wear. It's ALL about the "w" If you look at this from a merchanidising and marketing view than you will see this will increase revenue for the team which can allow for more money to flow in to the team which in turn is used to support the team. Even if we cannot spend it on players there is a ton of other stuff to worry about... Also, I sort of wish they allowed teams to choose their own providers, yet, work it out that all teams contribute x% of this deal. I would love to see what Underarmour could produce. I was rocking that stuff in high school, it is amazing. You may say, so what, every high school kid wears it. Well, not in 1998/99. I was made fun of, actually, because wearing this tight outfit that looked like a giant spandex outfit. If you have never felt the advantage of it, than you're missing out. Nike and other companies has created their versions, but honnestly, it's no where near what UA has. I can put on the cold gear shirt and be entirely comfortable with a thin long sleeve tshirt on top in the winter. In the summer I can wear the tank top with a dress shirt on top of it and feel a lot cooler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stonehands85 Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Don't care what we wear , care about what we win ! Simple Sorry ....... PS. UA is great gear use it all the time , but more importantly your team looks good , or plays good ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan714 Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Anything but the standing buffalo, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seq004 Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Yeah, sounds like a Nike sound bite. Don't care what we wear. It's ALL about the "w" Nothing wrong with looking good while winning. Brings along more fans. Current unis are horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uticaclub Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 we haven't been good since we moved training camp and changed uni's. u gotta billieve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 (edited) Anything but the standing buffalo, please. I think you and me are the only ones who think the standing buffalo is lame. And that's a deliberate word choice, lame. It's a STANDING buffalo. The god damn thing is STANDING THERE. A BUFFALO. First off, the American layman won't hear the "buffaloes are a potentially dangerous animal" argument, as is. So how does the league's least dangerous franchise pose its questionably dangerous mascot? In a grazing position. Inattentive, indifferent, immobile, it's just !@#$ing standing there. Would someone please present a non-nostalgic argument for the standing Buffalo? Would someone please open my eyes? Edited October 17, 2010 by The Big Cat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uticaclub Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 throwback jerseys with the charging buffalo. keep the standing buffalo for throwback days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 I think you and me are the only ones who think the standing buffalo is lame. And that's a deliberate word choice, lame. It's a STANDING buffalo. The god damn thing is STANDING THERE. A BUFFALO. First off, the American layman won't hear the "buffaloes are a potentially dangerous animal" argument, as is. So how does the league's least dangerous franchise pose its questionably dangerous mascot? In a grazing position. Inattentive, indifferent, immobile, it's just !@#$ing standing there. Would someone please present a non-nostalgic argument for the standing Buffalo? Would someone please open my eyes? As someone who has toured Buffalo farms and seen the working facilities I can explain a lot of differences between buffalo and cattle. I have Charolais, they are 1800 lbs animals on average with bulls over 2000. Buffalo/Bisons generally reach the same size. Except they are a lot stronger, can be a lot more aggressive, and are much faster. The headgates used in buffalo chutes have crash cages. Because the animals are so strong, so fast, and have such broad shoulders the animals usually run full speed, head on in to a cage which stops their momentum. I can use 16 guage steel gates, I have seen Buffalo tear through these, bend these, dent them, too. When a Buffalo merely itches his head on the side of a building he will pretty much knock holes in it. They are big, strong, smarter than you can imagine animals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 As someone who has toured Buffalo farms and seen the working facilities I can explain a lot of differences between buffalo and cattle. I have Charolais, they are 1800 lbs animals on average with bulls over 2000. Buffalo/Bisons generally reach the same size. Except they are a lot stronger, can be a lot more aggressive, and are much faster. The headgates used in buffalo chutes have crash cages. Because the animals are so strong, so fast, and have such broad shoulders the animals usually run full speed, head on in to a cage which stops their momentum. I can use 16 guage steel gates, I have seen Buffalo tear through these, bend these, dent them, too. When a Buffalo merely itches his head on the side of a building he will pretty much knock holes in it. They are big, strong, smarter than you can imagine animals. Oh, I know. I've seen the Animal Planet specials. Seriously, I do appreciate the buffalo/bison's baddassery. It's just not a common appreciation, hence my beef with an idling buffalo as the team logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobody Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 How about a Buffalo that looks like a Nike swoosh with a grin? Only if it is colored 'gold'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTW2012 Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Oh thank God. A new uniform and all our troubles are over. Get freakin' real !Who gives a tiny rats ass what we wear ! just f#@%in' win !! Or at least move out or the basement. Holy crap can't believe this makes a thread, at least we ain't Detroit or the Raiders. Every time there's a new thread about changing the uniforms some clown comes out of the woodwork with the old "you people should care about winning rather than the uniforms." People can care about the team winning as well as having good-looking uniforms. It's not one or the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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