They'll keep things close to the same for a couple years, like how Nike kept the MLB Majestic template when they took over in 2020. Then when they come out with their new template, that's when all the corner cutting will happen
It's already confirmed that the materials are changing based on the caps posting their 24-25 jerseys, I think that gives fanatics more than enough opportunity to ruin them.
Pretty big stretch to say “the materials are changing.” The dimps are gone, but the shoulder material is now just the same that the body has been since Adidas took over
If those champions hats are any indication, this deal will not go well. They literally gave out generic trucker hats and the put a “Panthers Champs” Velcro patch on there, basically cheaping out on making hats for both teams (and therefore not letting the kids of Africa get some sweet merch). Fanatics sucks at every level and I hope Michael Rubin enjoys hell someday
On the plus side you can wear a garbage bag for the next 10 years with a picture of your teams logo taped to it and it would still be higher quality than this fanatics garbage so you can save some money.
Fuck, I nearly forgot about this tragedy.