Much respect to the Bearcats for standing their ground, but these are the some of the pitfalls that come with being a non Nike school.
Cincinnati is moving on to Under Armour in a few months — so the relationship was already severed. Animosity may really grow after the Bearcats refused to wear the Adidas March Madness uniforms.
@PhilHecken UC is refusing to wear the Adidas March uniforms. Here are the shorts that Adidas has planned pic.twitter.com/zS6Dl3iooK
— Uniform Nation Blog (@UniNationBlog) February 27, 2015
In fairness to the Bearcats, the Adidas look is comparable to Louisville’s on a dark colored day.