I think what may have happened with the gold jerseys may have been somewhat of a rush order? Possibly CGC wanted to get some new gold ones a few months ago and adidas had to really find a solution quickly for the ask. I’m probably wrong but, just from the look of the jerseys, I’d be pretty disappointed in the company if that’s what they ultimately decided they would be after their “commitment to innovation” when they inked the deal with us.
These jerseys really don’t make sense if you think about it - no announcement from the school online which doesn’t really align with CGC’s marketing tactics. It’s all about making a statement... and I just don’t see that with these.
USF had a situation where they signed their adidas deal months before the football season started after switching from UA and had to settle with some generics in their 1st year. This was confirmed by their AD.