St. John's to Leave Nike?

I wore a hat ( Johnnies) from Lids at the NCAA Elite 8 playoffs in Tennessee. Got plenty of attention from Louie, Redmen fans and the team. Have to agree that Johnnies is a great nickname but doesn't seem to fit - St. John's Johnnies.
 
Just got an e-mail that Nike & St. John's are holding an Official Athletic Apparel Sale today from 10 - 6 and Friday May 10th, from 10 - 4. Clearing out merchandise maybe?
 
Just got an e-mail that Nike & St. John's are holding an Official Athletic Apparel Sale today from 10 - 6 and Friday May 10th, from 10 - 4. Clearing out merchandise maybe?
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Yes, after June 1 they can"t sell anything Nike.
 
Just got an e-mail that Nike & St. John's are holding an Official Athletic Apparel Sale today from 10 - 6 and Friday May 10th, from 10 - 4. Clearing out merchandise maybe?
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Yes, after June 1 they can"t sell anything Nike.
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They can likely still sell off. But team uniforms after that are UA
 
I wore a hat ( Johnnies) from Lids at the NCAA Elite 8 playoffs in Tennessee. Got plenty of attention from Louie, Redmen fans and the team. Have to agree that Johnnies is a great nickname but doesn't seem to fit - St. John's Johnnies.
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St. John's Johnnies makes as much sense as Los Angeles Angels, and the womens teams would then have to be the Lady Johnnies. We need a new nickname, but Johnnies would be as bad as red storm. Do what Marquette did and solicit ideas from alums and students.
 
I don't understand these suggestions for a new mascot, name and nickname. Where was it stated that STJ is looking to re-brand when they switch over from Nike to Under Armour?
 
The St. John's Red.

Then we can put Red Men on apparel.

The women can be the Lady Red or the Red Hots.
 
Why don't we just stick with Red Storm
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Other than this great fan site (thank you Paul), redmen will be part of our long legacy but we have been also known as the Johnnies for many years now.
 
Rumour has it we might be gimping back to SJU instead of STJ.
 
Just got an e-mail that Nike & St. John's are holding an Official Athletic Apparel Sale today from 10 - 6 and Friday May 10th, from 10 - 4. Clearing out merchandise maybe?
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Yes, after June 1 they can"t sell anything Nike.
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If I didn't have to work I would take the trip to check out what they have.
 
Just got an e-mail that Nike & St. John's are holding an Official Athletic Apparel Sale today from 10 - 6 and Friday May 10th, from 10 - 4. Clearing out merchandise maybe?
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Yes, after June 1 they can"t sell anything Nike.
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If I didn't have to work I would take the trip to check out what they have.
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I picked up some game used lacrosse stuff, shorts and practice jersey for my son. They had lots of game used softball and baseball stuff left as of 5 pm Wed.. Lots of really big sizes xxxl and up.
 
The following is a true story as I indirectly know one of the parties involved.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/177556-washington-redskins-win-in-court-too-keep-name

Several years ago the Washington Redskins football team won their years old lawsuit defending and asserting their right to use the team name "Redskins". At the Washington law firm there was a huge celebration, with one of the senior parties sending out a global e-mail congratulating the legal team that had prevailed.

A newly hired lawyer, who is a Yale law school graduate, and is 1/2 Sioux Indian, hit reply all and sent a response that said "Not everyone here is happy that we won this suit."

A partner responded to him, saying, "Congratulations, you just sh*t all over the team that just won a very hard fought and very public lawsuit." He may have included a few more expletives.

The young part Sioux lawyer fired back, telling the senior partner what he could do himself, sending the partners response and his own, to the entire company.

When the phone rang in his office a couple of minutes later, the young lawyer said, "I guess I'm fired." The partner responded, "You guessed correctly."

I told this story to a young Washington lawyer who was out in Denver watching the Brigham Young game and sitting in our (SJU) section. He laughed and said, "You won't believe this, but I've heard that story."

It would be nice if SJU would stop being so politically correct and just go with Redmen. After all, I'd bet Orangemen could be construed as having native American origins.
 
The following is a true story as I indirectly know one of the parties involved.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/177556-washington-redskins-win-in-court-too-keep-name

Several years ago the Washington Redskins football team won their years old lawsuit defending and asserting their right to use the team name "Redskins". At the Washington law firm there was a huge celebration, with one of the senior parties sending out a global e-mail congratulating the legal team that had prevailed.

A newly hired lawyer, who is a Yale law school graduate, and is 1/2 Sioux Indian, hit reply all and sent a response that said "Not everyone here is happy that we won this suit."

A partner responded to him, saying, "Congratulations, you just sh*t all over the team that just won a very hard fought and very public lawsuit." He may have included a few more expletives.

The young part Sioux lawyer fired back, telling the senior partner what he could do himself, sending the partners response and his own, to the entire company.

When the phone rang in his office a couple of minutes later, the young lawyer said, "I guess I'm fired." The partner responded, "You guessed correctly."

I told this story to a young Washington lawyer who was out in Denver watching the Brigham Young game and sitting in our (SJU) section. He laughed and said, "You won't believe this, but I've heard that story."

It would be nice if SJU would stop being so politically correct and just go with Redmen. After all, I'd bet Orangemen could be construed as having native American origins.
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Syracuse changed its name to the "Orange."
 
Speaking of switching names. Back and forth.

In a "stunning reversal of his first major decision as University of Hawaii athletic director, Ben Jay has changed course and will name all of Manoa's men's athletic teams Rainbow Warriors," according to Reardon & McInnis of the HONOLULU STAR-ADVERTISER. Jay became UH AD in January. In February, he announced that "all UH men's teams would be named Warriors, dropping Rainbows from those that still had it part of their name." Since '00, some had "been named Rainbows, some Warriors and some Rainbow Warriors." Jay said, "The only clear consensus on this topic over the last 13 years has been that a decision needed to be made to unify our men's teams under one nickname. That goal will still be accomplished as we retain the Rainbow and Warriors names, both of which are near and dear to the hearts of our fans, whom we represent." Jay in February said that the "various names caused confusion and a single name was needed for marketing and branding purposes." The women's teams "will remain Rainbow Wahine, as Jay originally decided." The football team had been "unofficially referred to as Rainbow Warriors prior to 2000, when football coach June Jones led a successful effort to officially change the name to just Warriors." Coaches were "allowed to choose the names of their teams, and volleyball, golf and tennis switched to Warriors, basketball and swimming and diving went to Rainbow Warriors and baseball remained Rainbows" (HONOLULU STAR-ADVERTISER, 5/15).

Jay at a news conference said that there are "no significant cost differences from the original plan with the football team changing" (AP, 5/14).

CBSSPORTS.com's Jerry Hinnen wrote, "With the 'rainbow' restored to the nickname, the next question for the football team becomes: will it abandon the black-and-green uniform motif associated with the 'Warriors' name and return to the bright-green-and-multicolored look from the decades prior?" (CBSSPORTS.com, 5/14).
 
@ChrisRonca: @AdamZagoria St. John's University will officially leave Nike and become an Under Armor school on June 1st.

I do not know what kind of sources this guy has...
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The SVP of Brand and Sports Marketing at Under Armour, Matt Mirchin, is a St. John's grad.

http://www.underarmour.jobs/executive-leadership.asp
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That's a good connection. Helps to have somebody with ties to the school and city. Improves the chances of getting it right.
 
So are we to start being able to purchase the new Under Armour St. John's gear starting on Saturday June 1st?
 
So are we to start being able to purchase the new Under Armour St. John's gear starting on Saturday June 1st?
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Unlikely. They are re-branding. So things won't be ready on June 1st. You might find some current STJ logo shirts with UA but that is 'maybe' at best. Its the offseason. It takes awhile to make product.
 
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