New Uni's again?

[MUfan12]

http://www.cnbc.com/id/31954408

Rumor has it Wade is going to Jordan from Converse. Wonder what that will do (if anything) to MU's Converse relationship.

[TallTitan34]

We are still Nike Elite right?  I'd guess the Converse star logo would just switch to the Nike swoosh or jumpman logo.

But wasn't there a certain length on the Converse contract?

[{Juggernaut}]

It just became offical via jumpman
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4335441

[Thomas' Danish Delight]

Our uniforms are about to be even MORE exclusive 

[mugrad99]

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[PuertoRicanNightmare]

God I hope we don't go to Nike gear. They make every team look exactly the same. Our uniforms right now are perfect.

[BrewCity83]

God I hope we don't go to Nike gear. They make every team look exactly the same. Our uniforms right now are perfect.

+1

Just cuz Wade leaves Converse doesn't mean MU will.  I thought we had like a 5-year deal with Converse.

[bma725]

We are still Nike Elite right?  I'd guess the Converse star logo would just switch to the Nike swoosh or jumpman logo.

But wasn't there a certain length on the Converse contract?

We were Nike Elite before the deal, but that classification ended in 2007.  At that point they became the one and only school to be part of "Brand Wade" as Converse was calling it.  While owned by Nike, that meant that MU was no longer part of the Nike Elite list of schools.

What it means for MU is still to be seen.  There was a new Wade shoe that was supposed to come out in a few weeks, and the players have already had their pictures taken in the old uniforms, so who knows.

[GOMU1104]

God I hope we don't go to Nike gear. They make every team look exactly the same. Our uniforms right now are perfect.

While they are Nike...Not all of those schools are "Jordan Brand" schools.

Jordan Brand is somewhat exclusive...we would join the likes of Georgetown and UNC if we began to wear it.

[YoungMUFan4]

Easy Solution guys...keep the same gear but switch the converse star logo to the jordan jumpman logo

[jaybilaswho?]

Just cuz Wade leaves Converse doesn't mean MU will.  I thought we had like a 5-year deal with Converse.

Wade's deal with converse has what? 3 more years on it? As we have seen with this and with Crean... contracts dont mean sh*t.

They are both owned by NIke so it will be interesting to see if they do switch us.

[TallTitan34]

Considering a lot of the Converse gear at the spirt shop already has Nike tags on it, I dount think it will effect anything except for the star to become a swoosh or jumpman.

[Ari Gold]

Considering a lot of the Converse gear at the spirt shop already has Nike tags on it, I dount think it will effect anything except for the star to become a swoosh or jumpman.

I was gonna say the same thing. I feel like a cruise of the Spirit Shop will yield a lot of Nike swoosh merchandise. I feel like the Shop still sells some Golf Apparel by nike?

[{Juggernaut}]

except for the fact that Jumpman has much better clothing than converse and nike. 

[Chili]

except for the fact that Jumpman has much better clothing than converse and nike. 

Pretty sure the same 6 year old is make clothing for all three brands.

[MUfan12]

From Twitter-

darrenrovell1 With Wade switch to Jordan, Marquette, his alma mater will follow. 3 minutes ago from web

I think it's just MU, UNC, and GTown on that line now. Good company to be in.

EDIT- Forgot about California.

[PuertoRicanNightmare]

Pretty sure the same 6 year old is make clothing for all three brands.

That's a good point. For a school so concerned with "doing the right thing" with respect to our supposedly offensive nickname, how do they feel about young kids using their tiny little hands to stitch our uniforms together?

[HelixAir6]

That's a good point. For a school so concerned with "doing the right thing" with respect to our supposedly offensive nickname, how do they feel about young kids using their tiny little hands to stitch our uniforms together?

Ok, I rarely post, but read everday... and I just have one question for you PRN?  Have you had a nice BIG cry over the nickname change yet?  I mean a BIIIGGG cry... HUGE?  Because that might make you feel a little better.  I mean honestly, 15 years is a long time to hold something like that in... If you do this, then maybe, just maybe, you'll let a thread go by without bringing it up.

But, if you did have this big cry already... then this has caused you more pain than i think i could ever understand

EDIT: just a simple yes or no will suffice, i dont want to turn this into another stupid nickname debate

[dsfire]

See, I was going to compliment PRN on his nearly-superhuman ability to tie the Great Nickname Debate in with completely-unrelated stories.

[PuertoRicanNightmare]

Ok, I rarely post, but read everday... and I just have one question for you PRN?  Have you had a nice BIG cry over the nickname change yet?  I mean a BIIIGGG cry... HUGE?  Because that might make you feel a little better.  I mean honestly, 15 years is a long time to hold something like that in... If you do this, then maybe, just maybe, you'll let a thread go by without bringing it up.

But, if you did have this big cry already... then this has caused you more pain than i think i could ever understand

EDIT: just a simple yes or no will suffice, i dont want to turn this into another stupid nickname debate

You're absolutely right. I'm the only person who is still outraged by it. I am the reason it comes up at nearly every board of trustee meeting. I am the reason they tried to change it back to Warriors a couple years ago. I am the reason our current name is so universally disliked that they actually thought "Gold" would be better. I am the reason that they are hesitant to get merchandise printed with our current name and logo on it because people are ashamed of it. It's all me.

Warrior nickname: Bad
Associating with a company notorious for use of child labor: Good

[HelixAir6]

You're absolutely right. I'm the only person who is still outraged by it. I am the reason it comes up at nearly every board of trustee meeting. I am the reason they tried to change it back to Warriors a couple years ago. I am the reason our current name is so universally disliked that they actually thought "Gold" would be better. I am the reason that they are hesitant to get merchandise printed with our current name and logo on it because people are ashamed of it. It's all me.

Warrior nickname: Bad
Associating with a company notorious for use of child labor: Good

haha, i wasn't asking at all about the overall situation.  I was just wondering where you, specifically, were at in the grieving process.  Which i understand is personal, but i thought i would just try to lend some helpful advice to a fellow Marquette fan.  Because there is nothing like a good cry to ease the pain...

[MU gimp ONE]

PRN - find me a major company that isn't using child labor and i'll show you a company that is operating in the red.  child labor gets stuff done plain and simple.

i agree with mu Helix... there is not a thread that appears nowadays that doesn't turn into a nickname debate or a TC bash.  even if there was a thread about Adam Smith's Invisible Hand Theory, it would turn into how the invisible hand was controlled by TC and the board of trustees.  give it up PRN... get off your soap box and enjoy what is MARQUETTE BASKETBALL.

[PuertoRicanNightmare]

PRN - find me a major company that isn't using child labor and i'll show you a company that is operating in the red.  child labor gets stuff done plain and simple.

Do you think it would be OK to change our team logo to a small, shirtless Vietnamese or Pakistani boy holding a needle and thread in one bloodied hand and spinning a leather basketball on the other?

I think it would be great and Dahmer fans would love it.

[Tom Crean's Tanning Bed]

Do you think it would be OK to change our team logo to a small, shirtless Vietnamese or Pakistani boy holding a needle and thread in one bloodied hand and spinning a leather basketball on the other?

I think it would be great and Dahmer fans would love it.

Nice strawman arguement.

Anyways, in all seriousness, you may be interested in knowing that Marquette signed on last year to an anti-sweatshop pact.

http://planetgreen.discovery.com/fashion-beauty/sweatshop-free-sweats.html


Recently, Marquette University became the 37th school to adopt the Designated Suppliers Program, under which the institution agrees to contract only with suppliers whose factory workers earn a living wage and have the right to form a union. Other participating institutions include the University of California, University of Wisconsin, Georgetown University, and the University of Washington.

[PuertoRicanNightmare]

Nice strawman arguement.

Anyways, in all seriousness, you may be interested in knowing that Marquette signed on last year to an anti-sweatshop pact.

http://planetgreen.discovery.com/fashion-beauty/sweatshop-free-sweats.html


Recently, Marquette University became the 37th school to adopt the Designated Suppliers Program, under which the institution agrees to contract only with suppliers whose factory workers earn a living wage and have the right to form a union. Other participating institutions include the University of California, University of Wisconsin, Georgetown University, and the University of Washington.

Fantastic!!

I'm not arguing, you boob.

There are some seriously humorless people on this board.