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Oct 11, 2010 4:14 PM
Adidas is stepping up their game a bit and has released new jerseys, the Adidas TECHFIT. Apparently it will reduce weight by 30%, making guys like Denard Robinson and Theo Riddick even faster. I guess the included cleats, the Adizero Scorch, weigh a ridiculously low 8.6oz, compared to Nike's 9.6oz Vapor Jet.

http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/adidas/46598/

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Hopefully Crist's jersey doesn't look so stupid now (by the way he's not black like in the video haha). Notre Dame will begin wearing them immediately, starting against Western Michigan.



Basically, this is Adidas' way of combating Nike's procombat jerseys. Personally I prefer Nike, but it's better than Under Armour. I'm just glad they don't fuck up Notre Dame's jersey with some stupid alternate jersey a la anything Nike has made for their teams. I have a friend in Jim Tressel's class at Ohio State, and apparently Tressel was pretty steamed when they told him they had another procombat for Ohio State. I'm sorta glad Notre Dame is subject to that.
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Oct 11, 2010 4:19 PM


Compared to Ohio State's procombat. Adidas basically did the same thing but kept a more traditional-looking thigh pad. Wayyyy too huge.

Oct 11, 2010 4:19pm
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Oct 11, 2010 4:26 PM
Those are some gigantic thigh pads
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Oct 11, 2010 4:27 PM
Haha.

I bet that 1 ounce will bake a huge difference.
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Oct 11, 2010 4:27 PM
Didn't need the lifesize version! Haha!
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Oct 11, 2010 4:28 PM


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Oct 11, 2010 4:28 PM
TOS, I don't think we need to see moose-knuckles.
Oct 11, 2010 4:28pm
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Oct 11, 2010 4:32 PM
I like them a lot better than the current jerseys.


Anything is better than Crist's wings.
Oct 11, 2010 4:32pm
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Oct 11, 2010 4:34 PM
sjmvsfscs08;516361 wrote: Hopefully Crist's jersey doesn't look so stupid now (by the way he's not black like in the video haha). Notre Dame will begin wearing them immediately, starting against Western Michigan.

I haven't read a lot of Notre Dame threads but every time I watched the domers Crist's jersey annoyed the hell out of me.
Oct 11, 2010 4:34pm
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Oct 11, 2010 4:39 PM
The kid in the commercial plays in Friday Night Lights.
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Oct 11, 2010 5:28 PM
Instead of worrying about being 30% lighter, maybe they should worry about losing 30% less games.
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Oct 11, 2010 5:30 PM
Zing!
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Oct 11, 2010 5:47 PM
F for originality. They just completely ripped off Nike's Pro Combat unis. Although I should say that these are better than Nike's Pro Combats because they actually stay pretty faithful to traditional designs (i.e. they didn't totally bastardize an old uniform in an effort to increase jersey sales)
Oct 11, 2010 5:47pm
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Oct 11, 2010 7:44 PM
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Oct 11, 2010 8:10 PM
Well I think it's just Nike being ahead of the curve, but I do essentially agree with you.

As long as they don't fuck up the jersey, I'm fine.

I would like to see an alternate away jersey akin to what Notre Dame wore against Florida in the bowl game in the 1990's. Love the green numbers against the white.
Oct 11, 2010 8:10pm
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Oct 11, 2010 8:16 PM
sjmvsfscs08;516652 wrote:Well I think it's just Nike being ahead of the curve, but I do essentially agree with you.

The thing I don't understand is that Nike always pimps the fact that Pro Combat unis are so much lighter and better to wear, yet the programs only wear them one time per season? That doesn't make sense. If they are better why wear them one week per year?
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Oct 11, 2010 9:52 PM
ccrunner609;516655 wrote:ND and UM have alot more to worry about then their uni's.

You have a lot more to worry about than ripping on Notre Dame and Michigan all of the time. Get a real job.

You should probably use "much" and "many" instead of "a lot" though, "a lot" is frowned upon by people who actually know the language.
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Oct 12, 2010 8:58 AM
jordo212000;516510 wrote:F for originality. They just completely ripped off Nike's Pro Combat unis. Although I should say that these are better than Nike's Pro Combats because they actually stay pretty faithful to traditional designs (i.e. they didn't totally bastardize an old uniform in an effort to increase jersey sales)

So all the other companies should quit making their product better since Nike got it to market first?
Oct 12, 2010 8:58am
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Oct 12, 2010 12:38 PM
WebFire;517178 wrote:So all the other companies should quit making their product better since Nike got it to market first?

Not what I was saying at all. Just found it funny how nearly everything about Nike's ProCombat was copied. The look, the weight, and even the player model photos. Wasn't very subtle.

However, this is exactly why Nike kicks the crap out of Adidas, etc. every single year. Adidas and the other companies just sit back and react to Nike, when most of the time they should try and make that the other way around
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Oct 12, 2010 2:01 PM
At least Adidas keeps the uniform look. Some of the Pro-Combat are just awful. No way do I want Michigan's uniforms messed with like that.
Oct 12, 2010 2:01pm
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Oct 12, 2010 2:25 PM
WebFire;517434 wrote:At least Adidas keeps the uniform look. Some of the Pro-Combat are just awful. No way do I want Michigan's uniforms messed with like that.

I have a feeling that this year may be the last year for the goofy special pro combat jerseys. Nike has done this for two years now and if these uniforms are supposed to be superior to their normal uniforms now then teams aren't going to be content any longer to wear them just once a year. I think that next season a lot of the Nike schools will begin wearing their normal jerseys made out of the pro combat material.
Oct 12, 2010 2:25pm
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Oct 12, 2010 3:27 PM
I think you're right krambman, and Adidas' probably only expedited Nike's intentions on that matter.
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Oct 12, 2010 5:57 PM
WebFire;517434 wrote:At least Adidas keeps the uniform look. Some of the Pro-Combat are just awful. No way do I want Michigan's uniforms messed with like that.

Agreed 100%. The ProCombat uniform designs are overwhelmingly horrible.
Oct 12, 2010 5:57pm