Hot Take: Tinman Won't Change Their Name

I agree. They won't change it.

Maybe a lawsuit will be involved on Tom's part.

They are undoubtedly trying to get Adidas to allow for an "Adidas Elite" re-name.

Or something to do with "Hammer and Axe".

It will take a while and will be a "big event" thing. Like, months of "coming this fall" posts.

Ideally for them, they would add people, add a coach, move somewhere else, and get a new product line and announce them all at the same time as a big thing.

people are so fixated on this. there's nothing to say the athletes will be bitter enough to not change the name. It's a shame for all their branded merch but they'll probably just carry on with "Hammer & Axe"

Adidas will cut Tom Schwartz a check and purchase his brand.

I think Adidas will help them avoid a PR disaster. Probably keep the logos and swap out tinman somehow.

I'm coach Tinman yes I'm the real tinman all you other coach tinmen are just tinmantating

So won't the real coach Tinman please stand up, please stand up, please stand up

Scarecrow elite wrote:

I think Adidas will help them avoid a PR disaster. Probably keep the logos and swap out tinman somehow.

No PR disaster. They could rename it Cows in the Sky and their next lines will still sell out. It does look like they were already gearing up for a drop soon. Curious to see if they'll throw out the thousands of dollars in gear they planned to sell that still read tinman.

When you say “Tinman won’t change their name” do you mean Tinman Elite or Tinman the coach and are using they/them pronouns?

the new name is DANCAN

The Original Poster wrote:

When you say “Tinman won’t change their name” do you mean Tinman Elite or Tinman the coach and are using they/them pronouns?

Tinman the coach should change their name.

Hardloper wrote:

I'm coach Tinman yes I'm the real tinman all you other coach tinmen are just tinmantating

So won't the real coach Tinman please stand up, please stand up, please stand up

0/10

Yalnago wrote:

Scarecrow elite wrote:

I think Adidas will help them avoid a PR disaster. Probably keep the logos and swap out tinman somehow.

No PR disaster. They could rename it Cows in the Sky and their next lines will still sell out. It does look like they were already gearing up for a drop soon. Curious to see if they'll throw out the thousands of dollars in gear they planned to sell that still read tinman.

They'll sell it as "ultra limited" until Schwartz sends them a cease & desist.

How many Tinman Elite are there? They should just cut a few of the worst runners and go by Ten Men.

it feels like they have already been slowly transitioning to a hammer and axe brand....which doesnt sound like much of a name, but keeping TME would seem a bit silly. only a handful? of them are actually addidas athletes so i really doubt that would be a part of it unless the whole team is about to undergo a transformation too.

Hammer and Axe is horrible. Sounds like a deodorant brand.

Adidas would never allow the team to be renamed Adidas Elite with a group of sub-elite talent that won't ever sniff the world stage

oh no no no wrote:

They are undoubtedly trying to get Adidas to allow for an "Adidas Elite" re-name.

Or something to do with "Hammer and Axe".

It will take a while and will be a "big event" thing. Like, months of "coming this fall" posts.

Ideally for them, they would add people, add a coach, move somewhere else, and get a new product line and announce them all at the same time as a big thing.

The Harrier via their Instagram story said someone dug up the trademark claims for “Tinman” and/or Tinman Elite. I believe it was filed in December 2020 and is filed under or by a certain Drew Hunter. They are trying to keep the name it looks like, assuming this is all legit.

Not controversial: The Tinman Group was barely relevant before. With their coach leaving, they are completely irrelevant.

Honestly more people now know of tinman elite than Tubman Tom. He was never the attraction