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(04-03-2024 07:48 AM)Monarchist13 Wrote:  

(04-03-2024 07:39 AM)MonGNARch Wrote:  I want to be careful as to not disparage UA too much as compared to what Nike gave ODU, UA has given us a king's ransom (no pun intended) including outfitting our entire athletic department. But I wonder who is responsible for ordering things like sideline gear, etc. Is it Follett who is tasked with reaching out to UA every year and placing the orders for us? Is it UA not making them at all? I would imagine if a rep from ODU reached out to their uniform supplier and asked if they could place an order of XYZ they would manufacture it, but I don't know enough about that

So the teams place their own order. UA supplies the team with the uniforms and sideline gear and ODU then sends the sideline gear to BSN to have the logos added. Some teams will allow fans to join their order before it is submitted, like volleyball, soccer, etc.

Given the position I am in and my love for sideline gear, I have tried to urge each coach to open up team orders to fans for this purpose. Since I don’t trust Follett to do it.

As for football sideline gear, I had a good talk with Ricky about this last year and he is on our side in this. He has been pushing for sideline gear to be sold at the bookstore as well. He said it was a part of his decision to go with the racetrack logo.

The licensing guy has also said he supports sideline gear to be added to the bookstore.

But again, it’s up for Follet to follow through. Now the good news is this. Brian Eubank (licensing) hasn’t been here long but he is here now and in a position to stay on top of Follett to help improve what they are doing. It’s not a guarantee that anything will happen but he can try to pester them. It sucks that they suck but at least we know some are trying to fix it.

That's great, and thanks for the detailed reply. Sounds like the common demoninator here is Follett. Looking at their website they are the bookstore supplier for hundreds of univeristies including many P5's. I hope Brian is able to push them enough

Coach said on the podcast, that if the fans want Old Dominion on the jersey, then thats what they will get. May not be this year though

(04-03-2024 04:19 PM)odubsu Wrote:  Coach said on the podcast, that if the fans want Old Dominion on the jersey, then thats what they will get. May not be this year though

In that same design, have the same picture of MonGNARch picture on his sign in. More fearful lion, less crown. Put on the side of the pants or under monarchs on the jersey.

(04-03-2024 04:19 PM)odubsu Wrote:  Coach said on the podcast, that if the fans want Old Dominion on the jersey, then thats what they will get. May not be this year though

Yes he did! He also said uniform design was pretty far down on his list of worries! He’s got a plate full already. Good news is he has enough staff to tell someone to look into having the words Old Dominion on our uniforms.

It sounded like to me it was more of "we will try to get that"

(04-07-2024 08:30 AM)mac Wrote:  

(04-03-2024 04:19 PM)odubsu Wrote:  Coach said on the podcast, that if the fans want Old Dominion on the jersey, then thats what they will get. May not be this year though

Yes he did! He also said uniform design was pretty far down on his list of worries! He’s got a plate full already. Good news is he has enough staff to tell someone to look into having the words Old Dominion on our uniforms.

I really hope he gets his pr coaches, to at least get started. It would be nice to start a new team, with a winning type uniform. I am mindful to know it may be too late, but we will still have a winning program.

(04-07-2024 08:30 AM)mac Wrote:  

(04-03-2024 04:19 PM)odubsu Wrote:  Coach said on the podcast, that if the fans want Old Dominion on the jersey, then thats what they will get. May not be this year though

Yes he did! He also said uniform design was pretty far down on his list of worries! He’s got a plate full already. Good news is he has enough staff to tell someone to look into having the words Old Dominion on our uniforms.

Yeah as much as I'd like a clean overhaul, I'm perfectly fine waiting as he has a program to build lol

(04-09-2024 07:57 AM)MonGNARch Wrote:  

(04-07-2024 08:30 AM)mac Wrote:  

(04-03-2024 04:19 PM)odubsu Wrote:  Coach said on the podcast, that if the fans want Old Dominion on the jersey, then thats what they will get. May not be this year though

Yes he did! He also said uniform design was pretty far down on his list of worries! He’s got a plate full already. Good news is he has enough staff to tell someone to look into having the words Old Dominion on our uniforms.

Yeah as much as I'd like a clean overhaul, I'm perfectly fine waiting as he has a program to build lol

If its too late to make the change, that is fine. But, I think this argument is silly. How much of Mike Jones's time would it take to make a jersey change. Tell somebody in the admin you want jerseys that say Old Dominion, like the old ones, they reach out to UA and ask for some options, present options to MJ, "I like option 3", done. Like, it would maybe take 10 minutes of his time to make a change.

(04-09-2024 08:03 AM)Monarchblue Wrote:  

(04-09-2024 07:57 AM)MonGNARch Wrote:  

(04-07-2024 08:30 AM)mac Wrote:  

(04-03-2024 04:19 PM)odubsu Wrote:  Coach said on the podcast, that if the fans want Old Dominion on the jersey, then thats what they will get. May not be this year though

Yes he did! He also said uniform design was pretty far down on his list of worries! He’s got a plate full already. Good news is he has enough staff to tell someone to look into having the words Old Dominion on our uniforms.

Yeah as much as I'd like a clean overhaul, I'm perfectly fine waiting as he has a program to build lol

If its too late to make the change, that is fine. But, I think this argument is silly. How much of Mike Jones's time would it take to make a jersey change. Tell somebody in the admin you want jerseys that say Old Dominion, like the old ones, they reach out to UA and ask for some options, present options to MJ, "I like option 3", done. Like, it would maybe take 10 minutes of his time to make a change.

Yes

(04-09-2024 08:03 AM)Monarchblue Wrote:  

(04-09-2024 07:57 AM)MonGNARch Wrote:  

(04-07-2024 08:30 AM)mac Wrote:  

(04-03-2024 04:19 PM)odubsu Wrote:  Coach said on the podcast, that if the fans want Old Dominion on the jersey, then thats what they will get. May not be this year though

Yes he did! He also said uniform design was pretty far down on his list of worries! He’s got a plate full already. Good news is he has enough staff to tell someone to look into having the words Old Dominion on our uniforms.

Yeah as much as I'd like a clean overhaul, I'm perfectly fine waiting as he has a program to build lol

If its too late to make the change, that is fine. But, I think this argument is silly. How much of Mike Jones's time would it take to make a jersey change. Tell somebody in the admin you want jerseys that say Old Dominion, like the old ones, they reach out to UA and ask for some options, present options to MJ, "I like option 3", done. Like, it would maybe take 10 minutes of his time to make a change.

And I think six pages about what the uniforms look like is silly. To each his own I guess.

Auburn announced today that they are switching from Under Armour to Nike in July 2025. Auburn and Under Armour were partners for 18 years.

Hmmmmm. Maybe ODU should take the hint too.

(04-09-2024 01:11 PM)ODURallyFox Wrote:  Auburn announced today that they are switching from Under Armour to Nike in July 2025. Auburn and Under Armour were partners for 18 years.

Hmmmmm. Maybe ODU should take the hint too.

With our UA deal expiring in 2025, an RFP is going out in the coming months for our merch deal.

(04-09-2024 01:13 PM)Monarchist13 Wrote:  

(04-09-2024 01:11 PM)ODURallyFox Wrote:  Auburn announced today that they are switching from Under Armour to Nike in July 2025. Auburn and Under Armour were partners for 18 years.

Hmmmmm. Maybe ODU should take the hint too.

With our UA deal expiring in 2025, an RFP is going out in the coming months for our merch deal.

If I recall correctly, Baze helped negotiate our deal with UA and it was much, much better than our previous deal with Nike. Like 7x greater. With Baze retired, and our programs not doing so great, Id think we may be happy renewing what we had if we can even get it. That said, I really did expect some way cooler stuff from UA than we got.


To jog peoples memories: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/1504...rry-armour

"It wasn't a thankless effort for Bazemore, either. Now, three years later, he makes six figures annually with Under Armour, according to Walton, an unusually high figure for a player of his profile. "That was signed before last summer when he signed with the Hawks," Walton says. For context, Bazemore averaged 6.0 points the season before inking that lucrative shoe deal. Since then, he has grown into the Hawks' rotation, playing 28 minutes per game, helping to further justify a sneaker deal that needed no justification. UA owes him now. Big time.

That has something to do with why Bazemore's alma mater, Old Dominion, is now an Under Armour school. "We just signed Old Dominion, so that was kind of a giveback to Kent, so he's happy about that," Stone says. Under Armour paid nearly seven times what Nike was paying the school annually before. In turn, Bazemore has poured his resources into ODU, building a new practice facility and submitting the largest donation by an athlete in school history. Bazemore gets his name on a building and the "UA" symbol is emblazoned on jerseys in Norfolk, Virginia, because an athlete in Oakland, with no visible connection to the university, signed with Under Armour."

(04-09-2024 01:19 PM)monarx Wrote:  

(04-09-2024 01:13 PM)Monarchist13 Wrote:  

(04-09-2024 01:11 PM)ODURallyFox Wrote:  Auburn announced today that they are switching from Under Armour to Nike in July 2025. Auburn and Under Armour were partners for 18 years.

Hmmmmm. Maybe ODU should take the hint too.

With our UA deal expiring in 2025, an RFP is going out in the coming months for our merch deal.

If I recall correctly, Baze helped negotiate our deal with UA and it was much, much better than our previous deal with Nike. Like 7x greater. With Baze retired, and our programs not doing so great, Id think we may be happy renewing what we had if we can even get it. That said, I really did expect some way cooler stuff from UA than we got.


To jog peoples memories: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/1504...rry-armour

"It wasn't a thankless effort for Bazemore, either. Now, three years later, he makes six figures annually with Under Armour, according to Walton, an unusually high figure for a player of his profile. "That was signed before last summer when he signed with the Hawks," Walton says. For context, Bazemore averaged 6.0 points the season before inking that lucrative shoe deal. Since then, he has grown into the Hawks' rotation, playing 28 minutes per game, helping to further justify a sneaker deal that needed no justification. UA owes him now. Big time.

That has something to do with why Bazemore's alma mater, Old Dominion, is now an Under Armour school. "We just signed Old Dominion, so that was kind of a giveback to Kent, so he's happy about that," Stone says. Under Armour paid nearly seven times what Nike was paying the school annually before. In turn, Bazemore has poured his resources into ODU, building a new practice facility and submitting the largest donation by an athlete in school history. Bazemore gets his name on a building and the "UA" symbol is emblazoned on jerseys in Norfolk, Virginia, because an athlete in Oakland, with no visible connection to the university, signed with Under Armour."

A lot of the benefits from that initial deal weren't there for the 2nd (current) deal with UA. It shouldn't be hard for Nike, New Balance, Adidas or whoever to get involved and make a competitive offer to what we currently have from UA.

(04-09-2024 01:13 PM)Monarchist13 Wrote:  

(04-09-2024 01:11 PM)ODURallyFox Wrote:  Auburn announced today that they are switching from Under Armour to Nike in July 2025. Auburn and Under Armour were partners for 18 years.

Hmmmmm. Maybe ODU should take the hint too.

With our UA deal expiring in 2025, an RFP is going out in the coming months for our merch deal.

Check out these Nike Coaches' polos.

Fantatics Nike apparel

These Nike polos are so much nicer looking than anything ODU has out right now. ODU needs to put the roaring lion logo on this Nike branded shirt, and they will sell out like hot cakes. UCF and VT have nice looking black polos.

Check out more Nike branded items here:

Nike website

The Nike ballcap and shoe lines are also superior to anything we have out right now.

To each their own, that is some ugly looking apparal.

I like the idea of partnering with UA over Nike, but all I would really like to see is bigger, bolder numbers on our uniforms.

(04-10-2024 07:28 AM)The Flagship Wrote:  I like the idea of partnering with UA over Nike, but all I would really like to see is bigger, bolder numbers on our uniforms.

I'd like to see bigger, bolder players wearing our uniforms.

(04-10-2024 12:48 PM)PhillyFlorz Wrote:  

(04-10-2024 07:28 AM)The Flagship Wrote:  I like the idea of partnering with UA over Nike, but all I would really like to see is bigger, bolder numbers on our uniforms.

I'd like to see bigger, bolder players wearing our uniforms.

Correct. If our teams are winning, whatever jersey they're wearing will look sweet.