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[QUOTE="SUMB, post: 470244, member: 1426"]
This is not stupid!  To answer your questions, there have been anywhere between 185 and 204 members of the SUMB the last four years.  So, we average at just under 200 members usually.  The "rule" with uniforms is that you always buy 50% more than your membership.  This is for two main reasons: it allows for growth and it gives you a good mix of sizes as you get kids who are tall, short, fat, skinny, etc.  By this math we are looking to get 300 uniforms.  
 
We estimate the cost of a single uniform to be between $500 and $600.  If it's $500, that gets us to $150,000 for a set of 300.  If it's $600, we get $180,000.  When you add in the cost of accessories and extras: hats, plumes, garment bags for storage, etc. we get to a range between $150,000 and $200,000.  
 
As for the University's Nike contract, I am not at all familiar with it, but I can tell you that the kids in the SUMB are either not included in it or are not subject to its benefits.  
 
This is probably more than you or any college football fan wanted to know about band uniforms...but there it is!
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