Keyser Söze
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...unless they give the Patriots helmets like the Oregon ones from the Bowl game
Again, we're talking about two distinct issues. So as not to get too technical:
The NFL and the individual teams control the look of the uniforms.
Reebok and now Nike control the feel of the uniforms.
Nike can suggest changes, but cannot make wholesale changes (at least ones not required by manufacturing adjustments) without the approval of the league/teams.
So the abomination in the post above this one isn't happening unless someone in the Pats organization goes on an all-night bender.
I I think changing the uniforms could affect the game business/rating wise.
Patriots Adidas uniform in 01...exactly the same as the current Reebok ones from what I can see so the Nike ones are probably going to be the same too.
The only change I can see them making is a pro combat version of the current designs
Forgot where I read it, but Nike NFL Jerseys will go for $100 just for replicas.
Really? Affect ratings? The look of the jersey's could affect the sales of the jersey's. If they are ugly, people might not buy them.
But if on 1 pm on a Sunday you might be someone to say to yourself, "I would have watched the football game, but I don't like the new colors on the team uniform, I think I will watch the show 'what not to wear on' on TLC instead." Then turn in your man card right now!
Nike can't change the uniforms other than put their logo where the Reebok logo used to be. And believe you me, there are probably 25 pages of legalese describing exactly where Nike can place their logo, how big it can be, what color it can be, whether it is just the logo or the logo with "Nike" under it, etc, etc, etc.Maybe I am confused, but how can Nike just arbitrarily change the uniforms? Sure they supply the uniforms, but why can they just change them? Isn't that a decision made by each team's ownership?
I've seen that site. Some of the designs are cool and some are ugly, but please let's be clear about one thing: That site is not "possibly real or fake". It is absolutely, certifiably, 100% fake.Here's the site where all (possible real or fake) uni's of all NFL teams are shown.
The Vikings and Bengals uniforms are quite impressive. It appears that no amount of creativity can upgrade the drab Browns colors.
New NFL Nike Uniforms for 2012, Real or Fake? [31 Team Pics] | JOCKpost
The people on this forum would never do such a thing, but I'm sure there are plenty of casual NFL fans where such a thing could make a difference. The NFL has a well established brand identity. Radical changes to such a well established brand could certainly hurt things like ratings or overall interest in the league. None of us would care, but the casual, borderline fan could be swayed one way or the other.Really? Affect ratings? The look of the jersey's could affect the sales of the jersey's. If they are ugly, people might not buy them.
But if on 1 pm on a Sunday you might be someone to say to yourself, "I would have watched the football game, but I don't like the new colors on the team uniform, I think I will watch the show 'what not to wear on' on TLC instead." Then turn in your man card right now!
The people on this forum would never do such a thing, but I'm sure there are plenty of casual NFL fans where such a thing could make a difference. The NFL has a well established brand identity. Radical changes to such a well established brand could certainly hurt things like ratings or overall interest in the league. None of us would care, but the casual, borderline fan could be swayed one way or the other.