It was no surprise that those Bills throwbacks looked awesome yesterday (you can bask a bit more in their magnificence here, here, here, and here). But it was surprising, at least to me, that the throwback helmets were completely blank in the back — no NFL logo, no American flag, not even the usual warning decal. The rear helmet view was so plain that the molded lower contour on the Riddell Revolution helmets — a contour that I’d frankly never noticed before — suddenly appeared much more prominent.
After a bit of photo research, it turns out that the Bills’ throwback helmets were blank last season as well. Not only that, but the Chargers’ throwback helmets are blank on the back side too, all of which is very odd, since the throwback jerseys still have Reebok sleeve logos, the NFL Equipment collar logo, etc. How did the helmets earn a logo creep exemption?
Other NFL notes from yesterday:
• Byron Leftwich had the two-towel thing going on.
• More hosiery shenanigans from Clinton Portis: Look closely and you’ll see that he was wearing burgundy leggings over white shin pads and no socks (here’s another view).
• As if the Vikings didn’t have enough problems: purple gloves.
• Here’s something I’ve been meaning to investigate: There are always all sorts of people on the sidelines wearing garish vests — the guy with the red X, the guy with the orange K, and so on. Does anyone know which vest symbols match up with which specific duties?
Uni Watch News Ticker: In what is no doubt an NHL first, the Rangers and Panthers wore Puerto Rican flag patches for their exhibition game on Saturday, which was played in San Juan. … Latest Japanese baseball observation from Jeremy Brahm: Check out the bizarre glove worn by Osamu Hamanaka. … “Here’s the worst prep uni ever,” says Uni Watch Nebraska bureau chief Bryan Redemske. “It’s from St. Cecilia High School in Hastings, Nebraska. I challenge you to find a worse one.” … LSU, which usually wears white at home (and also on the road, natch), broke out the rarely seen purple jerseys for Saturday’s game against Tulane. … My latest eBay score: this super-cool 1928 uniform ad (better pics to follow when I actually receive the item). … Unfortunate news out of Toronto, where Brian Tallet’s totally bitchin’ stirrups are already a quickly fading memory. He was pajama-pantsed during yesterday’s game, and Mike Priest took a truly disturbing photo of him in the bullpen. Didn’t realize MLB was now offering boot-cut pants. … Latest Nike brainstorm: Outfitting the English rugby team in longjohns. Full details here. … And Nike also appears to be taking their mismatched-sleeve program to new extremes (with thanks to Seth Harris). … To give credit where it’s due: Jonathan Carone notes that Nike has actually improved the look of D-IAA Liberty, which has gone from this and this to this and this. “We no longer look like an Arena League team!” he says. … Classy move yesterday by the Nationals, who all wore their pants hiked up high in honor of teammate Nick Johnson, who broke his leg on Saturday. … The Padres ran their annual “Shirts Off Their Backs” charity promotion yesterday, marked by a special Swinging Friar right-sleeve patch. … If you didn’t check the site over the weekend, be sure to scroll down to webmaster John Ekdahl’s Ryder Cup coverage — great stuff.
#1 by Gregg on 09.25.06 8:58 am |
Speaking of “logo creep exemption,†and I’m guessing this has been discussed here prior to my discovery of this site, but here goes…
It seems like every MLB team has the Majestic logo on their uniform, except the Yankees. Interestingly, the officially licensed jersey does have the logo. Also, I noticed in a recent Subway commercial that Torre’s uniform has the logo. (And I recall an XM ad where Jeter’s uniform had it also.) Is there some on-field logo exemption for the Yankees? If so, why wouldn’t more teams take advantage of it?
#2 by Peter Wunsch on 09.25.06 9:01 am |
The sideline Orange K signifies the ball boy who is in charge of the special Kicker ball. The NFL mandated that only kicker balls can be used on kick-offs, FG attempts and punts because there was the feeling that some home teams were changing the pressure on certain balls so that their kickers would have an advantage.
#3 by Tom on 09.25.06 9:02 am |
Those guys on the sidelines are “ballboys”. The one with the red X has regular footballs, while the one with the orange K has kicking balls. The NFL decided a couple years ago to use “fresh” footballs for kicking to make it a little more difficult. Teams are allowed to break in the balls they use on offense but they cant touch the kicking balls.
#4 by Ethan on 09.25.06 9:02 am |
Not quite sure exactly but I image the K dude on the sideline is in charge of keeping the kicking balls separate from the regular footballs. I think it was a couple years ago when they required brand new footballs to be used for kicking because some kickers would throw balls in the washer and dryer to get them to become “beachball like” when they kicked ‘em. As mentioned, no research or anything…just a quick gut feeling…
#5 by Jim on 09.25.06 9:06 am |
I’m pretty sure the “X” vest means the person carries spare footballs to hand to the officials in case balls go out of bounds, or far out of play. It keeps the game moving quicker, as play doesn’t have to be stopped to retrieve them. Each team uses it own balls, and there might be two players from each team stationed along each sideline.
The “K” vest is worn on the player who holds the kicker’s footballs.
Teams use different balls to kick than to run normal scrimmage plays. Why, I’m not sure. But the kicking balls have the circle-K logo thing stamped on them, and the referees are supposed to inspect them before the game starts, to make sure the kicking balls are the same as the scrimmage play balls. This way, there’s no chance of a kicker using a ballooned/overinflated ball.
The guy with the “K” vest is the keeper of the K-balls, so there’s no worries about any shenanigans with substituting approved footballs for illegally inflated ones.
#6 by Paul Lukas on 09.25.06 9:06 am |
Much to all the other owners’ annoyance, Steinbrenner engineered his own deal with Adidas for on-field attire, but only the Majestic logo is allowed to be shown on the field, so the Yankees go logo-less. The merchandised stuff is done by Majestic, and that’s often what gets used for commercials.
#7 by Jill on 09.25.06 9:20 am |
About the Swinging Friar sleeve patch.
Am I the only one that does not see a patch in this picture? All I see is the catcher grabbing the pitchers ass.
#8 by Jon on 09.25.06 9:23 am |
Patch is on the catcher’s right arm… blow up the picture for a better view.
#9 by Adam on 09.25.06 9:47 am |
I was watching the MSU-ND game and some of the MSU helmets looked oversized, especially on Drew Stanton. I thought the Revolution helmets looked pretty good compared to the oversized helmet. Anybody know the story on the MSU helmets?
#10 by Buckeye Mike on 09.25.06 9:54 am |
So Browns fans, I think I know why were are now 0-3. It’s easy and has been covered here. it’s the socks. but here is the new part, it’s not just the lose of the stipes. I have watched all 3 games, and i figured it was a bad pic on my tv, but yesterday, I saw the game somewhere else for part of it, and it was the same thing there. Some of the Browns Players are wearing BLACK socks. D. Jackson, the rookiw LB has on brown here, but look at Frye, our QB, he’s got what looks like ribbed almost black sock on, and I’d say Edwards is for sure sporting black. Just to make sure, here is a pic from last week, and that looks really close to black too!
#11 by Dane on 09.25.06 9:54 am |
Got my Eastbay catalog over the weekend, and found the NFL Shine jersey - just in case last year’s Shadow jersey wasn’t obnoxious enough.
Who’s ready to step up and say they’re willing to wear the Be-Dazzled Chad Johnson jersey shown here:
http://www.eastbay.c...
#12 by Mycoskie on 09.25.06 10:26 am |
Here’s another candidate for the worst high school uniforms, the Rock Bridge Bruins of Columbia, MO.
#13 by Miguel on 09.25.06 10:33 am |
The kid from St. Cecilia is wearing soccer socks.
#14 by allenjd on 09.25.06 10:43 am |
I think those helmets are made by Schutt. Penn State and Texas Tech seem to wear them exclusively, bit I’ve noticed players on other teams wearing them this year including quote a few Oregon players.
#15 by Tim B on 09.25.06 10:44 am |
Deadspin has the DBacks and Reds uni changes…
DBacks
http://i23.photobuck...
Reds
http://i23.photobuck...
#16 by allenjd on 09.25.06 10:47 am |
More info:
http://www.schuttspo...
#17 by DJL on 09.25.06 10:48 am |
In preparation of next summer’s Rugby World Cup, Nike is testing new materials for the English side designed to be impossible for opponents to grab hold of.
Article, complete with pics is available here: http://www.dailymail...
Congrats to England, the Oregon Ducks of World Cup Rugby.
For those who aren’t familiar with England’s current duds, you can view them here:
http://www.scrum.com...
I hope this article finally puts the “Rugby” tag into use…
#18 by Paul Lukas on 09.25.06 10:56 am |
I linked to this same article in today’s post (which is indeed categorized under the Rugby tag, among many others).
#19 by ninchaku on 09.25.06 10:57 am |
Hey my uniform related brethren! I have an older patriots authentic jersey with my name on it. Is it possible to remove the nameplate by hand without it looking like crap? I don’t want my name on it anymore. Please, someone help me. I appreciate it much!!!
#20 by Dane on 09.25.06 10:59 am |
The alternate db logo shaped as a snakehead is sweet - I will definitely get a cap with that logo on it.
#21 by Brian on 09.25.06 11:00 am |
The kid wearing the one sleeved Nike shirt made these alterations himself. THis is not a Nike Product. I know it goes against everything you hold dear, but don’t blame Nike on this.
#22 by Jason on 09.25.06 11:07 am |
Agreed about the D’Backs snake logo. Very sharp.
#23 by Mark on 09.25.06 11:22 am |
Why is red such a dominant color in baseball unis? Boston, Minnesota, Cleveland, Anaheim, Texas, Philadelphia, Washington (nee Montreal), Atlanta, St Louis, Houston, Cincinnati…they all use red in their uni’s. There is such little variability I often mistake which team(s) are actually playing. Basketball also has a lot of red teams. Football is nice because of the non-traditional color schemes used.
Speaking of which, those Buffalo throwbacks are a classic! Any rumors about switching back to them permanently? And what about the Chargers switching? It certainly says something when teams realize you shouldn’t mess with a good thing.
#24 by Dan from PC on 09.25.06 11:22 am |
I’m rather disappointed by the Reds new logos. Unless my eyes are lying to me, or this copy is bad, they still have the dreaded black. I thought they were going with a navy blue next year.
#25 by Will on 09.25.06 11:26 am |
I thought the Reds were ditching the black entirely and going back to red and blue. I think Deadspin may have jumped the gun on the Reds unis.
The D-backs snakehead is pretty sweet.
#26 by Riff on 09.25.06 11:28 am |
I don’t think those Chargers throwback helmets are blank. It looks like it still has a Riddell logo on the back bumper.
#27 by Kim on 09.25.06 11:29 am |
What’s up with the Diamondbacks using an abbreviation on their home uni’s? It seems kind of awkward to me.
The db snakehead is wicked cool, though.
#28 by Robert on 09.25.06 11:44 am |
I reallyy like the Reds’ use of the old-fashionged Running Man, but I do not like seeing the more recent version ignored, in particular in the logo in which the Running Man has the wishbone “C” behind him.
#29 by redemske on 09.25.06 11:46 am |
It’s probably OK that the St. Cecilia kid is wearing soccer socks. He’s running in the outfield of an old brick baseball park — might as well get another sport into it.
#30 by Chad on 09.25.06 11:49 am |
Hey, anyone know where those MLB logo cards(or whatever they are) come from, and if so can we see them for all the teams?
#31 by Ian K on 09.25.06 11:53 am |
I agree, using an abbreviation is a little too bush league for my tastes. Weren’t the Devil Rays moving toward using “D-Rays” on their uniforms too?
The colors are alright, at least there’s no other red team in the NL West (but there is an abundance of it in the MLB in general). But the typography and logos, while cool right now, seem destined to be dated in years to come.
#32 by Seth on 09.25.06 12:01 pm |
Here’s another canidate for worst prep uni
here is the Jones Falcons from Houston Texas (the yellow team…the blue team is the Friendswood Mustangs)
and another look
http://www.photos.rl...
#33 by Seth on 09.25.06 12:06 pm |
ooops messed that up
just click both lines
the first is a good shot, but the second offers a better view of the helmet decal.
I suppose some would nominate The Mustangs too, but i tend to think its a good look
road back
http://www.photos.rl...
road front
#34 by Kim on 09.25.06 12:06 pm |
Yes, there is too much red in baseball right now.
The Phillies, Cardinals, Reds, Red Sox all have legitimate historical claim to red.
In addition to the Diamondbacks, the Astros, Rangers, and Angels have all moved towards (and away, and back towards) it in recent years. Along with the Nats abondoning Expo blue.
The Rangers have reverted back to blue, but that’s still 8 out of 30 teams using red, the Rangers still in our recent memory, and teams like Atlanta using it as an alternate color.
#35 by Scott Turner on 09.25.06 12:06 pm |
“Why is red such a dominant color in baseball unis?”
It isn’t. First, this is only 11 of 30 teams. Second, only Anaheim and Philly wear red as a primary color for both its home and away uniforms.
Three other teams — St. Louis, Washington and Cincinnati, switch their primary color from red to navy or black on the road. (A questionable switch, considering the color-centric names of two of the three: Cardinals and Reds.)
Many debate whether the Astros’ “brick” is actually red, but let’s say it is.
The rest of these teams are navy-clad (or royal, in Texas’ case).
There’s also the Dodgers and Cubs who have a smidgen of red trim, but they hardly count as red-wearing teams.
In short, red really isn’t a dominant color in baseball uniforms today. An oft-used trim color? Yes. But dominant…no.
#36 by Jonathan on 09.25.06 12:13 pm |
With Hockey season upon us, a good look at ranking all of the D1 College hockey jerseys from a right thinking writer (see Rule #2) at Inside College Hockey
I mentioned this last week but FINALLY found the link!
#37 by Dan from PC on 09.25.06 12:14 pm |
Here’s a pretty terrible High School Uniform…Bellport…a long island high school
#38 by Joel Keller on 09.25.06 12:15 pm |
Also, Big Stein has said that he doesn’t want any other logo on the jersey than the “interlocking NY,” as Michael Kay used to call it. He relented when the MLB logo was put on the backs of every jersey in 2000, but I’m sure he didn’t relent without a fight first.
If you notice, not one jersey manufacturer has ever had their logo on an in-game Yankee jersey, even before the Adidas deal went through.
#39 by Greg on 09.25.06 12:16 pm |
Hate to have to do this, but I’ve got to nominate my alma mater and this damn Vikingesque look they are throwing down.
Politically incorrect mascot
Purple
Monochrome
Bad striping
Port Neches - Groves Indians (TX)
#40 by Dan from PC on 09.25.06 12:16 pm |
whoops heres that Bellport link
#41 by Joel Keller on 09.25.06 12:17 pm |
Sorry about that. This will make it a little clearer:
Also, Big Stein has said that he doesn’t want any other logo on the jersey than the “interlocking NY,” as Michael Kay used to call it. He relented when the MLB logo was put on the backs of every jersey in 2000, but I’m sure he didn’t relent without a fight first.
If you notice, not one jersey manufacturer has ever had their logo on an in-game Yankee jersey, even before the Adidas deal went through.
#42 by Greg on 09.25.06 12:21 pm |
Didn’t post the link for some reason.
http://pngindians.sm...
#43 by Jonathan on 09.25.06 12:25 pm |
Also, Big Stein has said that he doesn’t want any other logo on the jersey than the “interlocking NY,” as Michael Kay used to call it. He relented when the MLB logo was put on the backs of every jersey in 2000, but I’m sure he didn’t relent without a fight first.
If you notice, not one jersey manufacturer has ever had their logo on an in-game Yankee jersey, even before the Adidas deal went through.
At the risk of being repetitive (because I think I asked this last week), does anyone else remember (or care?) that until the last 10 years or so, you couldn’t even BUY a Yankees pinstriped authentic jersey. You could buy road greys, but to own a home jersey you had to “earn” it
Or is this something my parents told me a long time ago to avoid shelling out cash for a jersey?
#44 by Dre on 09.25.06 12:34 pm |
Very classy of the Nationals to pay tribute to their first baseman Nick Johnson, however, I would have liked to see them take it a step further and have all of the players grow the “Nick Johnson ’stache” to go along with the high socks.
#45 by Forrest on 09.25.06 12:40 pm |
I’ll have to nominate my old high school, Lyons M/S High in Lyons, Colorado- they decided it would be really smart to look like the Atlanta Falcons, except with more striping on the sleeves, black jerseys on black pants, and the stupidest white stripe coming UP the pants. Homecoming game this weekend. I shall try and obtain pictures.
#46 by Kenny on 09.25.06 12:41 pm |
Nomination for worst prep unis…Lake Zurich H.S. in Illinois (the purple unis)
Bonus points for my alma mater and the socks!!! (at least for that player)
also
Mismatched sleeves for fans or cheerleaders?
#47 by Miguel on 09.25.06 12:46 pm |
I’m pretty sure you’re right, because I couldn’t get a Yankees home uniform as a kid. I remember that they weren’t even available in the old “Manny’s Baseball Land” catalogs, and they seemed to have everything, including a lot of the Cooperstown Collection hats and jerseys.
I miss that catalog…
#48 by Jonathan on 09.25.06 12:52 pm |
Manny’s Baseball Land . . .I remember those guys. I miss those catalogs too. (They were bought and consolidated by Star Struck, Inc, in 2002) The pages in mine were always ripped and dog-eared. My sister always folded up the Toys R Us catalog for christmas . . .I folded up Manny’s Baseball Land!
#49 by Gregg on 09.25.06 12:54 pm |
My dear friend Paulie notwithstanding, it’s pretty tough to grow a ’stache in a day.
#50 by Hey Whoa on 09.25.06 12:56 pm |
Ugh, this is my second attempt at my first post,, i forgot to fill in my name and stuff, oops…Ive been a huge fan of uni watch and was so pumped when i learned about it a year ago. These are some observations from the weekend. In Indiana’s hoem game on sat against uconn they wore an all red uni, but it looked terrible b/c the red of teh jersey didnt match teh red of the pants, making a really weird visual effect. This could be one of teh worst uni’s in college football, you can see this red problem in picture #45 in this photo gallery Anopther observation came in the Arizona USC game, arizona had very strange pant detail on teh bottom of their pants there was a red and white stripe that was only on the back side of the bottom of teh pant, and i’m not sure how i felt about it, their unis do already have a tons of unessecary stripes. Finally in teh sunday night football game, the Pats had “China Bowl” painted on the field, whihc looked rediculous, esp b/c the Pats field is just painted dirt.
#51 by Ryan Real on 09.25.06 12:58 pm |
I think the “db” snake head logo might be my new favorite current logo. Very nice.
#52 by Jonathan on 09.25.06 1:01 pm |
At the risk of being asked to leave the comments posting section, I believe the time has officially come to add a SPELL CHECK to the preview panel . . . .
In an effort to redeem myself, Gillette Stadium is one of the nicest facilities in the NFL but the fact that the MLS games tear up the field so heinously is an abomination . . .
#53 by Hey Whoa on 09.25.06 1:05 pm |
HAHA, Yea I’ve never claimed to be a great speller. I’m 23 and part of teh Microsft Owrd Spell Check generation, without I’m lost. And I agree Gillette is a great stadium, but as you said their turf is a wreck b/c of MLS, but reguardless I think that “China Bowl” logo is so stupid, it’s a year away and you knwo they will be shoving it down our throats with comercials and print ads as it comes closer, do we really need the logo on the field?
#54 by Kenny on 09.25.06 1:09 pm |
They announced it at halftime or at some point that night…it’s a huge event for the NFL and the Patriots are playing in it, so why wouldn’t they want to do something like that?
#55 by Jonathan on 09.25.06 1:11 pm |
The spell check comment was made in fun (and it appears you took it that way : ) (and I read my own post 5 times to make sure I wasn’t begin hypocritical!)
Open wide (that way the NFL won’t have shove it down your throat) . .’cause here it comes. Can the TV ads with Yao or Jackie Chan be far behind? Is the NFL going to send a crew to Beijing to teach about the NFL in the ensuing year? Otherwise it’s going to be a really quiet stadium! (BTW, can anybody else wait for the “Kick-a-Football-Over-The-Great-Wall contest?)
#56 by Hey Whoa on 09.25.06 1:12 pm |
b/c it’s a year away? and the NFL has already played an exibition game over seas. I think it was in Japan or something, and they may have played a game in London. SO saying it’s a huge event is a bit of an overstatment, b/c again it’s an exibition game.
#57 by Hey Whoa on 09.25.06 1:15 pm |
“Open wide (that way the NFL won’t have shove it down your throat) . .’cause here it comes. Can the TV ads with Yao or Jackie Chan be far behind? Is the NFL going to send a crew to Beijing to teach about the NFL in the ensuing year? Otherwise it’s going to be a really quiet stadium! (BTW, can anybody else wait for the “Kick-a-Football-Over-The-Great-Wall contest?)”
HAHA!!! CLASSIC!
#58 by Buckeye Mike on 09.25.06 1:15 pm |
#59 by Jake K. on 09.25.06 1:16 pm |
Cabell Midland high school in Barboursville, WV has great uniforms. Simple color scheme. Great stripes/piping.
#60 by Dane on 09.25.06 1:18 pm |
Well, we have Toronto and Tampa using Jays and Rays on their home jerseys. And I would rather have an Oakland jersey with A’s instead of Athletics. (Preferably a green shirt with yellow lettering, but that’s just me.)
#61 by Paul Lukas on 09.25.06 1:18 pm |
Actually, that’s the Chargers’ old “goalpost” logo (visible toward the bottom of this page). But in any case, while the bumper may have something on it, the helmet shell itself is still blank.
#62 by Terry Mark on 09.25.06 1:19 pm |
I like Arizona’s new colors, but don’t they look a little too much like Houston’s? Other than a new wordmark, what’s so different about Cincinnati — still looks like red and black.
I also want to second Hey Whoa’s opinion of IU’s all crimson outfits. What’s the matter with crimson jerseys with white pants? The monochromatic look is way out of hand. Indiana also wears white-on-white on the road, which I like, but I’d rather see them break out the crimson pants on the road.
#63 by Jonathan on 09.25.06 1:20 pm |
The NFL has played exhibition games in London, Tokyo and Mexico City (off the top of my head) already, but anytime you’re talking about exposing the world’s most populated country to our National Obsession (Baseball’s still the National Pasttime in my book!) it’s a big deal. It’s also a big deal because Bejing is hosting the Summer Olympics in 2008 and the date of the Pats-Seahawks game marks the “One Year to Go” countdown to the opening ceremonies of the Olympiad.
I agree it’s early, but it really is a big deal!
#64 by Paul Lukas on 09.25.06 1:21 pm |
Oh, please. Last September, which team wore a Salvation Army sleeve patch, for Hurricane Katrina relief? I’m not saying it was bad to wear the patch; I’m just saying let’s not get carried away with the myth of the “pristine” Yankee jersey.
#65 by Andy on 09.25.06 1:27 pm |
Big deal or not, the big ugly logo looked stupid on the field.
Which reminds me…what is that strange gray space-ship looking thing on that field is supposed to be?
#66 by Kenny on 09.25.06 1:27 pm |
Thank you!! I mean yes they have played games outside the US before, but not in the fastest growing market in the world
China Bowl 2007
#67 by John Ekdahl on 09.25.06 1:33 pm |
And they wore the “Ricoh” patch in Japan for the opening series against the D-Rays two years ago….
And on the helmets.
Yes, those were real games, not the exhibition games against the Hanshin Tigers or Yomiuri Giants.
Here’s another view.
#68 by Jonathan on 09.25.06 1:36 pm |
Which is also a comment on the Patriot’s offense last night . .
Can’t find a picture, but the “space-ship looking thing” could be a lighthouse. It’s part of the New England theme that surrounds the stadium . ..
#69 by redemske on 09.25.06 1:42 pm |
Lake Zurich and St. Cecilia need to get together for a friendly. Those two on the same field is an epileptic’s worst nightmare.
#70 by Kenny on 09.25.06 1:48 pm |
Lake Zurich used to have something like this too…more of a blue color
#71 by Av Doomchin on 09.25.06 1:50 pm |
Can you people please stop posting pictures of high school uniforms. For most of you im sure your only putting the pictures up because it was your rival high school back in the day but please most of those uniforms are not that outlandish and dont deserve to be chastized here. After seeing some of the “worst high school jerseys off all time” pictures put up im assuming that the only uniforms that would meet your quota would be plain white jersey plain white pants, no logo, no name, no numbers. Stop this madness, and move on with your life.
#72 by Kim on 09.25.06 1:50 pm |
Please. MLS has nothing to do with the sad state of the field. The rather large men that stand around the center of the field do. Belicheck reportedly likes having the lumpy, uneven surface, so the Gillette stadium ground crew doesn’t need to do much in the fall.
If MLS were a problem, I’m sure the field at RFK for Nationals games would be all torn up, too. Or Arrowhead would show ill effects.
#73 by Nastykjn on 09.25.06 1:52 pm |
First, I’m totally stoked about my boys returning to the Superdome tonight. Big night for that area. I just wish we could get some Archie Manning Era throwbacks going.
Second, doesn’t the “99″ on that helmet look like it’s placed a little close to the lightning bolt?
#74 by ninchaku on 09.25.06 1:55 pm |
The spaceship was actually the Gillete Stadium logo. Those Broncos jerseys are very ugly. Why did they go to that from the Orange Crush. The are stupid, and represent all that you guys depise. And, was I the only one who noticed that Brady was scared to step up in the pocket? Is that why he stunk up the joint? Is he sad about crazy Uncle Deion? I’m not. He is stupid. Brady’s my boy, but he sucked ass. I hate to lose.
#75 by bluenoser on 09.25.06 2:01 pm |
While I acknowledge the new Diamonbacks unis are a marked improvement, actually what wouldn’t be, I must ask how long is it going to take for the “phallic” jokes to start, in reference to the “db” logo that is receiving so much love?…….Or maybe they just did!
#76 by Kenny on 09.25.06 2:03 pm |
They aren’t a rival school at all…just noticed it when I was looking at my high school’s website, just though I would share the purple jersey with everyone knowing how much the color is loved around here
#77 by Fraser on 09.25.06 2:10 pm |
Paul,
I understand that you are a purple hater. But what other colour could the vikings use for their unis? Are they really that bad? The pant lines echo the viking horn, and the purple gloves are a formality much like all of the other teams gloves. Not every team can be Blue or Red, so we have to accept their attempts, especially if they are embracing their own colour.
I enjoy your work and I think you are a great read, I just have to go the other way on this because I find that a lot of people are way too eager to echo what you have to say than to bring up new ideas or create discussion. I think that most writers are at their best when people are contantly challenging them and giving them new ideas to work with than just repeating everything they have to say. But that’s just my two cents.
#78 by Josh on 09.25.06 2:15 pm |
When Russell Athletic had the MLB contract the Cardinals unis were made by Rawlings (a St. Louis based company). You will never see a Russell Athletic R on the sleve of any Cardinals action photo. Russell still had the license to market the jerseys, so the ones sold in stores had the Russell R on the sleeve, but the Cardinals’ gamers were logoless.
#79 by Andy on 09.25.06 2:17 pm |
Ahh, right. I see it here on the stadium website.
I found it explained on a Patriots forum:
What were those things painted on the 50-yard line at Gillette Stadium in Game 1, against the Raiders?
Frank Baldwin
Frank this isn’t your fault. You must be new to this forum, but for the last time, that is the Gillette Stadium logo. It is the bridge and lighthouse that stands as the stadium’s signature marking.
On TV it’s upside down on the top of the field, which makes it look even more silly than it does when viewed right-side up (and also makes it look like some sort of spaceship thing).
#80 by Matt on 09.25.06 2:17 pm |
The Rochester Red Wings (baseball) & Rhinos (soccer) used to share the same field up until this year… the field was torn to shit by the soccer team… there were all these patches of turf all over the place to replace where the soccer tam tore up the field… this year, now that the soccer team has its own field, the baseball field is in much better shape…
#81 by Jeff on 09.25.06 2:19 pm |
so the Arizona DoucheBags it is?
#82 by Kim on 09.25.06 2:21 pm |
I loved the old Vikes unis. Classic look, and like you said, a unique color combo. Especially since it originated in an era when purple wasn’t cool.
But the new edition of the uniforms are just too busy. Fine the pants have a swishy bit that is reminicent of a viking horn. Does there need to be some sort of viking horn reminder on every inch of the uniform? If they do the pant thing, then they should have a simpler shirt.
You’re right that there’s not too many options for gloves, the players can probably go purple, white, or black. And there’s probably some lame NFL rule (or there will be after this post) that the team needs to declare what color gloves they’ll use.
#83 by MetsfanAZ on 09.25.06 2:23 pm |
Anopther observation came in the Arizona USC game, arizona had very strange pant detail on teh bottom of their pants there was a red and white stripe that was only on the back side of the bottom of teh pant, and i’m not sure how i felt about it, their unis do already have a tons of unessecary stripes.
This game was a great example of what Nike can do good and bad. USC’s uni’s looked classic. Not much different than the Simpson or White days. Upon closer inspection you could see the seams/piping between the performance fabric panels that PL mentioned last week. But they kept those seams/piping white. Arizona (my alma mater) on the other hand looked like just any other Team Nike school with piping, haphazzard stripes, panels, bibs, etc. U of A has no real uni tradition but like we often argue, less if more.
#84 by Chris Coleman on 09.25.06 2:24 pm |
Scott, Thanks for bringing some sanity to Uniwatch!
#85 by Bill on 09.25.06 2:34 pm |
The Rangers should go BACK to the red…the only years they made the playoffs were when they wore the red uni’s and shoes…
#86 by Kim on 09.25.06 2:34 pm |
But the Gillette field was fine until the Pats showed up in August. If the Revs had really torn up the field, that would have shown up early in the season like May or June….or even July. The MLS season is long enough that it should have made it’s impact long before the big racks of meat came back for the fall.
Football/Lacrosse cleats tear up fields much worse than soccer cleats. Think about it, a football player is supposed to dig his feet in to hold ground or push through an opponent.
#87 by Kenny on 09.25.06 2:35 pm |
Agreed…and with these jerseys came one of the best nicknames in all of sports…The Purple People Eaters!!!
#88 by Josh on 09.25.06 2:40 pm |
I hate to break it to you but as a fellow UofA grad, I must.
I was at the mall and I saw a new UofA basketball jersey. I took a pic with my phone since I was so disturbed by the development.
They only had one blue and one red, so I don’t know if the Cats are actually going to these or if they are some sort of prototype. They are not womens’ jerseys either since they have the silver Nike Elite tag on the neck.
Here’s the pic:
#89 by Kenny on 09.25.06 2:42 pm |
#90 by Josh on 09.25.06 2:43 pm |
Oops! The link didn’t work. New Arizona Basketball jersey :(
#91 by Paul Lukas on 09.25.06 2:46 pm |
I’ve been meaning to say this for a while: I think the type of shoulder striping used by USC and the Houston Texans is a great example of how to mordernize without looking ridiculous. It’s particularly well executed in USC’s case, because it’s an update of the old design that’s true to the spirit of that design while also incorporating the functionality of today’s tailoring templates. It looks like a natural, organic design evolution that honors aesthetics and performance in equal measure.
#92 by Nastykjn on 09.25.06 2:55 pm |
I just see on ESPN that unfortunately a DB for Rice died during a workout. I’m sure we’ll see a memorial patch or helmet sticker in the near future.
#93 by Nastykjn on 09.25.06 2:57 pm |
what wonderful English. Correction…I just “saw” on ESPN.
#94 by Forrest on 09.25.06 3:03 pm |
Or Mile High Stadium, but it always looks good. The only way you know soccer is played there are the yellow soccer lines, and they’re hardly noticeable.
And, can everyone please take a second to spell ‘the’ correctly? It makes the world just a little bit of a nicer place.
#95 by Matt on 09.25.06 3:06 pm |
for those who want a hat with the snakehead DB on it… if you read underneath it, it says “Jersey Sleeve Emblems”… up in the top right is where the hat logos are… its the same ones they have had but in their new color scheme..
#96 by MetsfanAZ on 09.25.06 3:12 pm |
SHUDDER… I only say this out of sheer desperation but that looks like the women’s B-ball jersey even though you say it’s not. Since we’re on the topic (sort of) kudos to Coach Olson for always keeping the shorts length reasonable.