The debate about whether “the U is back” has been going on for two decades. Each time the Hurricanes got a pulse, everyone was ready to proclaim the program back, before each time they fell into a tailspin.

Now, fresh off a national championship game appearance, the Hurricanes are indeed “back” — something that Mario Cristobal openly hates. He prefers to say the U is “here” instead.

And Miami will never be that strutting, dancing, smack-talking, headhunting, get-off-the-plane-in-camo personality again. Can’t get away with that stuff anymore. And it’s what made Miami unique and hated, but respected.

It was Miami in all of their Nike-era glory. And now, the Hurricanes will once again return to the swoosh. Per multiple outlets, the university is switching back to Nike after a decade with Adidas, and it was an offer the Canes could not refuse: a 10-year, $200 million deal.

Miami switching back to Nike on a mega-deal of 10 years, $200 million

The deal will consist of $20 million annually to the school. According to Miami Herald’s Barry Jackson, about two-thirds of that will be in cash with the remainder in apparel. Jackson added that Miami was making around $6.5 million per year from Adidas (and apparently did not quite meet Nike’s offer), so this is quite the bump for the university.

Miami joined Nike beginning in 1987, when they won their second national championship and began a run of three titles in five years (1987, 1989, 1991). The Hurricanes became arguably the face of all of football, college or otherwise, over that span.

The original Nike deal ended in 2015, and given the largely unpopular uniform designs at the time, some Hurricane fans were likely glad that came to an end.

But now, as Miami continues its ascension back to national relevance, they’re accepting an offer they can’t refuse. And just like in 1987, it comes right at the time that the Hurricanes appear poised to stamp their name prominently on college football again.