Recently, many college football teams who use Nike as their supplier for athletic apparel have been wearing what is known as a "Nike Pro Combat" uniform. These uniforms are meant for a once a season, one time usage for a major game on the team's schedule. An example this season of teams who have already worn a Nike Pro Combat uniform would be Boise State, Georgia, and Oregon. Stanford, LSU, Ohio State, Michigan State, Navy and Army will also wear one later this football season.
Ever since the introduction of the Nike Pro Combat uniforms, a discussion is stirred up every year about the necessity of these uniforms. One argument states that the uniforms are unnecessary because most of theses special uniforms made by Nike aren't very appealing. However, this argument is made by the seasoned businessman who still believes Notre Dame uniforms are relevant. Unfortunately for you, Mr. Businessman, these uniforms aren't meant to catch your eye. They're meant to catch the eye of your seventeen year old son who is deciding on where he should go to play football next fall.
Picture yourself as a high school football player in his senior year. You've received a scholarship from so many schools you've lost count. The start of the college football season opens up with Boise State vs. Georgia in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta Georgia. You watch both teams take the field in their brand new one time use only Nike Pro Combat uniforms which are both eye catching. You begin to think to yourself "If these teams were deemed good enough by Nike to get special uniforms, they might get them again so I should play for one of those teams."
The truth is that there is a very good point for Nike Pro Combat uniforms. The point being that these schools choose to wear them in order to get high school football recruits interested in their football program enough to hopefully commit to their school for football.
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