On Sunday the Michigan Athletic Department distributed a survey to its student athletes asking which brand of apparel they would most want to wear. Predictably, the vast majority of athlete responses look to be in favor of Nike, which last outfitted the Wolverines in the spring of 2008.

Michigan has been with Adidas since then, but the end of the contract is creeping closer and closer. When it expires at the end of the 2016-17 athletic year, the company will have paid nearly 80-million dollars to the school. In this contract, it’s stipulated that Adidas will make Michigan its top-paid school if the company signs a richer deal with someone else.

The survey, sent via email, is being conducted by associate athletic director of student-athlete health and welfare Darryl Conway. He was hired by former AD Dave Brandon in the summer of 2013.

The school’s introductory press release reads: “Conway is responsible for facilitating the development and delivery of services intended to help support physical, emotional and social health and success while promoting and maintaining the highest levels of academic and athletic performance. Conway will supervise the athletic medicine trainers, nutritionists and equipment managers. He will also serve as a liaison to the team physicians.”

In talking to players from multiple smaller sports along with players from the basketball and football teams, and nearly all of them say they’re pushing for Nike to be next at Michigan. One athlete said that it’s a topic that came up frequently when Brandon met with visiting recruits in years past. They all want Nike.