First Comment!!!! Booyah!!! so i loved florida’s unis yesterday but even more i loved my Ducks’ win over ASU, in not so bad looking all white unis i might add. i cant wait till we do something stupid and break out the yellow jerseys.
Does the F on the helmet stand for “fugly?” On half the helmets the F’s were obscured by the chinstraps, which was awful (see #67 above) and the half-assed shoulder stripes looked totally cheap.
The “half-assed” shoulder stripes are infinitely better than some of the trendy jersey obscenities foisted on the athletic world. For some reason, many teams that formerly featured all-around shoulder stripes have now moved to this version (e.g., the Indianapolis Colts). Why? I wonder.
Anybody know the reason behing the NCAA conference flags on the jerseys? More to the point is it up to the schools?
Here is a great shot of Ainge with an SEC patch (and the academic patch as well) Ainge
But in this shot Cal has the Pac 10 banner but Oregon State does not. Cal/OSU
today’s raiders-browns game will be a truly great game uni wise but this proves that no matter how good you look, it unfortunately doesnt help your play on gameday
The “half-assed” shoulder stripes are infinitely better than some of the trendy jersey obscenities foisted on the athletic world. For some reason, many teams that formerly featured all-around shoulder stripes have now moved to this version (e.g., the Indianapolis Colts). Why? I wonder.
I obviously don’t know for sure, but I suspect it’s because most players don’t really wear sleeves anymore (especially linemen). Since most jerseys end at, or even wrap around, the edges of the shoulder pads, there’s no material for the shoulder stripe to continue on. The same is true for a lot of teams with sleeve stripes (the Steelers come to mind). A lot of them have stripes that end about 3/4 of the way around the “sleeve” instead of all the way around.
Being a Colts fan, I agree with you that they are really ugly compared to the complete stripe wrap around, but I’ll still take that over some of the new designs that have come out over the last few years.
Purdue came out for yesterday’s game against Notre Dame in South Bend with black pants. In previous seasons under Joe Tiller, the Boilermakers have worn primarily gold pants for road games. I only know of a couple exceptions. During Tiller’s first season, Purdue, I believe, wore black pants with their road whites.
The only other exception I’m aware of is when the Boilers traveled to Ann Arbor to take on (sort of) Michigan in 2003. For that game they wore white pants, but got absolutely spanked, presumably ending the white pants-area at Purdue.
Maybe no one else cares about this, but I did. :) I kind of liked the black pants. I’d honestly like to see the black pants with the home black jersey. (Sorry, Paul.)
For some reason, many teams that formerly featured all-around shoulder stripes have now moved to this version (e.g., the Indianapolis Colts). Why?
Because jersey tailoring/construction is different today than it used to be. There are now seams and fabric panels in places where they didn’t used to be, and the stripes frequently “bump into” these panels and are therefore interrupted and truncated.
As I’ve said before, I think USC’s solution — a stripe that’s tapered at each end (also used by the Houston Texans) — is a good solution/update to this problem. Not as cool as the full-on wraparound stripes, but a good way of echoing the old design while working with today’s tailoring templates.
BTW there was a time when many teams featured contrasting color stripes all across the jersey shoulder yoke. As I recall, W.B.Ray HS in Corpus Christi, Texas, has done so since the school opened back in the 1950s.*
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* Another Texas HS, Burnet, once wore both a striped shoulder yoke and stripes all the way down their long-sleeved jerseys.
Really liked the Buffalo Bills throwbacks last weekend.
Looked like an old AFC or even AFL game out there.
Kinda expected #12 to thrown the bomb to #13 of the Jets …
and yes … a big run (sans knife) by #32 of the Bills …
A couple of Buckeye Notes:
After all the hub bub about the changes in the offseason, I hardly notice the change of the sleeves on the Buckeyes.
Bubble Boy Gonzalez is leaving the belt open on his pants. Gonzo
Pittman had the camo undershirt on again last night. I haven’t heard what the reason is behind it. Iowa
Here’s a better shot if it from the Penn St game: PSU
Another Buckeye note: AJ Trapasso had on an undershirt with unmatched sleeves, one red and one black. If they pull some FLA/ VT crap and come out in assymetrical sleeves, I am moving out of state and never watching them again.
I think the Buckeye white jerseys look better than the reds with the new stripes.
Maybe this is common knowledge to everyone else, but it just occured to me. Does anyone know if the Cleveland Browns’ usage of the bulldog logo comes from the Cleveland Bulldogs franchise that played from 1924-1927, and won the NFL Championship in 1924? That would make a whole lot of sense, and if true, it would solve at least one logo mystery (for me anyway).
If anyone could confirm or deny this, I would really appreciate it. Thanks!
As a grad student at UF (my 5th year), I found it bizarre to see the team lining up in the tunnel wearing those white throwback helmets. Overall, I liked the look.
They used the throwbacks as part of the “100 Years of Florida Football” celebrations this year. And they couldn’t have picked a better team to wear them against than Bama, whose uniforms are pretty much throwbacks anyway.
Oh, and anyone who doesn’t like the jersey from yesterday: ask yourself if it’s worse than the one-armed Nike-issued monstrosity from last year.
Washington State wore some interesting jerseys for yesterday’s game. Have they ever worn them before? I’m curious to see how everyone else felt about them. They reminced me of some of the jerseys I’ve seen in pictures from the 1920s and 30s.
Washington State wore some interesting jerseys for yesterday’s game. Have they ever worn them before? I’m curious to see how everyone else felt about them. They reminced me of some of the jerseys I’ve seen in pictures from the 1920s and 30s.
Awful and disasterous. Only the best helmets in football kept them from looking completely silly.
And I say that as someone who was born and raised a Coug.
Washington State wore some interesting jerseys for yesterday’s game. Have they ever worn them before? I’m curious to see how everyone else felt about them. They reminced me of some of the jerseys I’ve seen in pictures from the 1920s and 30s.
Awful and disasterous. Only the best helmets in football kept them from looking completely silly.
And I say that as someone who was born and raised a Coug.
Absolutely horrific uniforms. Must be something about that Pacific Northwest air…
In related news, my roommate told me he liked Oregon’s uniforms. He still hasn’t gotten the pencil lead out of his arm.
I need some help. I can’t seem to find any of the “Turn Ahead the Clock” jerseys that the MLB wore in ‘99 does anyone have a link? Also i can’t find any pics of the Alt. jerseys the Steelers wore in ‘94 (I think it was ‘94). Any help on these?
I need some help. I can’t seem to find any of the “Turn Ahead the Clock” jerseys that the MLB wore in ‘99 does anyone have a link? Also i can’t find any pics of the Alt. jerseys the Steelers wore in ‘94 (I think it was ‘94). Any help on these?
Links for the Turn Ahead the Clocks and for the NFL’s ‘94 throwbacks are both listed in the “Links” section on our page here. Scroll up from this comment to see.
As I’ve said before, I think USC’s solution — a stripe that’s tapered at each end (also used by the Houston Texans) — is a good solution/update to this problem.
The Chargers’ design is pretty good too. I think the key is that the stripe is angled/placed such that it ‘disappears’ into the armpit, giving the illusion that it goes all the way around.
Stipes dead-ending into solid color fabric just look tacked-on and incomplete, be they vertical (FLA, Indy) or horizontal (Wisco, Ohio State). The Florida stripes looked like handles to me, like a giant could reach down from above and pick someone up by them.
Friday night on ESPN Classic they had the 1990 game of Iowa and Ohio State, and I think my beloved Buckeyes would look great again if they contiued to wear the red nikes. (sorry no pics, help if you can).
And I believe that the Bulldog for the Browns is for the DAWG POUND. Just a thought.
About the cathcer’s mask straps. They came out last year I believe and are a much better alternative to the old style. They are made outof a material that is stretchy and sticky on the inside (not to the touch) so they stick really well to skull caps.
RE: Packers/Steagles The Packers player has the ball according to the caption, so they have the darker hockey-style shoulder panels while the Steagles would appear to be wearing the sleeve stripes. I’m pretty sure that’s the Eagles’ old helmet design as well…
I was at the Twins’ Turn Ahead The Clock Game in 1999 against the Royals. As bad as the massive ‘handshake logo’ Twins jerseys were, the Royals look was mostly metallic silver. Awful.
I need some help. I can’t seem to find any of the “Turn Ahead the Clock” jerseys that the MLB wore in ‘99 does anyone have a link? Also i can’t find any pics of the Alt. jerseys the Steelers wore in ‘94 (I think it was ‘94). Any help on these?
Links for the Turn Ahead the Clocks and for the NFL’s ‘94 throwbacks are both listed in the “Links” section on our page here. Scroll up from this comment to see.
I actually own a Pirates turn ahead the clock jersey. It’s all the rave with my friends. I thought I was the only one who had one until today. I was watching the end of the Pirates/Reds game as they were honoring Freddy Sanchez for winning the NL Batting Title. The cameras were panning the fans in the outfield bleachers and there was a guy wearing one to the game. It’s only the second one I’ve seen outside of mine.
Ok, I finally got my FTP stuff up and running once again. This link is the Timelords’ version of the Dr. Who Theme. I don’t who they are signed to, but I cannot believe there isn’t a team out there who hasn’t tried to get this song, especially with every arena playing the same tired music.
Not really. In the accompanying photo, the Packers have a solid contrasting-color shoulder yoke, no sleeve stripes. At that time, I believe the jersey was blue and the yoke gold (yellow?), and Packer official colors were green, blue, and gold.
That Burnet HS team had green jerseys with white transverse stripes all across the shoulder yokes and white stripes all the way down the long-sleeve jerseys, shoulder to cuff.
Maybe this is common knowledge to everyone else, but it just occured to me. Does anyone know if the Cleveland Browns’ usage of the bulldog logo comes from the Cleveland Bulldogs franchise that played from 1924-1927, and won the NFL Championship in 1924? That would make a whole lot of sense, and if true, it would solve at least one logo mystery (for me anyway).
If anyone could confirm or deny this, I would really appreciate it. Thanks!
I have no proof to back this up, but I think it has absolutely nothing to do with the Canton/ Cleveland Bulldogs. In the mid to late 80s, the Browns defensive backs were known as the Dawgs, from Hanford Dixon’s barking at teammates. The bleacher endzone at Municipal Stadium took it a step further and became the Dawg Pound.
Personally, I hate the bulldog logo, it really has nothing to do with the team, but in the age of sports marketing, someone decided that the team needed a marketable logo. I prefer the old style Brownie mascot. Growing up all my gear either just said Browns or had the helmet. I do like their use of the script Cleveland and Browns in the endzones this year in honor of the 60th anniv.
Anyways, until I see proof the bulldog logo comes from the old teams, this is my explaination.
I know that many on this site prefer the powder blue Chargers unis, but I think their pacific blue and gold togs look great! I am bumming at the moment, as my beloved Browns are getting beat again today. Buckeyes spanked Iowa last night :-) I still say Iowa needs to get rid of their “Pittsburgh Stiller” replicas and get their own identity!
this jersey is great. it breaks the mold of all the other nike template jerseys that look like they belong in the toilet. also, florida’s throwbacks are nice excpet for those ugly stripes on the shoulder that, it seems, a lot of teams are copying from the NFL colts. props to wsu for wearing a uniform, minus the ugly helmet, that is unique and still looks great.
For some reason, many teams that formerly featured all-around shoulder stripes have now moved to this version (e.g., the Indianapolis Colts). Why?
Because jersey tailoring/construction is different today than it used to be. There are now seams and fabric panels in places where they didn’t used to be, and the stripes frequently “bump into” these panels and are therefore interrupted and truncated.
As I’ve said before, I think USC’s solution — a stripe that’s tapered at each end (also used by the Houston Texans) — is a good solution/update to this problem. Not as cool as the full-on wraparound stripes, but a good way of echoing the old design while working with today’s tailoring templates.
sorry about posting again, but i totally agree with paul. i have also noticed in the past little while that stripes only half way around the sleeve are as nice looking as oregon’s or minnisota vikings unis. what e-mail do we send questions to for paul’s upcoming interview?
What’s with the blue line across the chest on the Bill’s uni’s? And that purple!! I know we’re beating a dead horse, but it’s awful, just awful! Bring back the Bills throwbacks permanently, PLEASE!
I liked the UF unis from yesterday, reminds me of the Bills throwbacks (which may be my favorite uni ever). In response to the OSU black-stripe debate, I concur that really, it’s not a big deal.
I always assumed the bulldog was because of the Dog Pound and the barking from Dixon, Minnifield, & Co. Although the Canton Bulldogs connection could have some validity to it. They should start using Brownie the Elf. Nothing crazy, but it would make a nice accent piece. I’d buy something with him on it.
The Wash St jerseys were seriously awful. They looked like a bad h.s. team or an MLS team. They have a track record here though, so it’s not much of a surprise–plus it’s Russell outfitting them, it’s probably just their underfunded attempt to make Nike-esque waves.
Worse than the awkward jerseys and odd rear calf swooshes, the helmets are a slightly different color (ala the NY football Giants prior to their recent reclamation). Nothing looks cheaper than a team with helmets that are trying to match the jersey but don’t make it… like a women with fat ankles in cheap pumps.
While we’re at it, someone claims that the WSU helmet is the best in the land?! Has optometry not been discovered in certain parts of te country? How can this be? There’s absolutely nothing special about the Cougs’ helmets other than the gimmicky two-shells thing. Pick another team, odds are their helmets looks sharper.
The Florida throwbacks looked great, get over the stripe issue… it’s like wishing for long sleeve jerseys and leather helmets at this point, they’re not coming back.
What I’m most interested in is federal legislation requiring the Bills to abandon those modern crimes against humanity they wear… even if they don’t switch back to their similarly boss looking retro gear.
I’m watching the Angels-A’s game right now, and I believe we have a logo creep happening on the Angel’s vest. It’s new to me, I have been watching the Angels all season and haven’t seen this on there before… I don’t know what the logo is but it is on the left shoulder of the vest….. anyone know what this is?
… it’s like wishing for … leather helmets at this point, they’re not coming back.
No! Say it ain’t so … please. The old leather helmets, with their variety of different designs and shapes, were things of beauty. Bring ‘em back, I say.
Did they wear these throughout the season or only all at the same time on one weekend? I forgot. EIther wat, they’re pretty cool. I especially like the Bears one.
Hey Paul, I know we all run to our computers when we see uniform disasters such as Wash St, or the Vikings bills game, argue over questionable ones such as the Sabres, or who cringe when the mets put on the black, and it’s all well and fun. But is there a possible way the site could interview or get in touch someone involved within the organizations or the actual design of the uniforms to rationalize their creations? It would be nice to hear the flip side of the argument, because on this website we tend to pretty much agree with disasters. You know that as we all sit around watching TV or sit in a stadium and think wow that looks awful, there’s some guy out there who made the uniform going “damn those unis look good.â€
Florida’s throwbacks were better than their regular unis. As were Purdue’s earlier this year. The Evil Swoosh needs to take a step back and consider what looks good versus what looks new and innovative. I have some hope. After all, they came to their senses with BYU. I’ll take yesterday’s Gator unis over the Duck’s ugliness every time.
The Twins win! Woo-hoo! Now that, my friends, is a division race.
To make this relevant—I think the Vikes have beaten me into submission. As I flipped back and forth between games, I said to myself, “The Vikes’ unis aren’t so bad. Take away the random striping, make the purple matte, make the leggings one solid color, and you might have something there.” Of course, that’s essentially what last year’s unis were like, but I digress. I also thought the Bills’ unis were fine, so what do I know.
On the Mets’ futuristic Mercury jersey—I like it. Wish I had known about it before the auction ended. Know where I might get one?
With the 49ers and Chiefs playing today, has anyone else ever noticed the similarities between the script used in both logos? It has always bothered me. The interlocking SF and KC seem to be identical. Anyone else know if these are the same? And if so, did they start using it at the same time? The Creamer page shows the 49ers using the font since 1962 (on the helmet), and the earliest I can see the Chiefs using it was 1963.
Deion Branch is wearing the gross neon green gloves. Yuck.
I guess he is allowed to because if you look closely, the piping on the sleeves of the Seahawk’s jerseys as well as the piping of their strip on thier pants are that gross neon green color.
I was at the Bengals Patriots game today and i noticed that #87 for the Patriots was wearing red socks instead of the usual striped ones. Dont have any pictures though.
This probably will go unnoticed, but as a Coug fan and student I was not exactly thrilled with the Washington State uniforms from yesterday. My understanding from a member of the team was that the unis were fresh out of the box for the game. They planned to wear the usual silver helmets for the home game, however the helmets were shinier than the new grey pants and shoulder strips (i.e. it looked ridiculous) so they switched to the red helmets right before gametime. I hope to god that this is not an attempt to be like Oregon like someone else suggested…
I was at the Bengals Patriots game today and i noticed that #87 for the Patriots was wearing red socks instead of the usual striped ones. Dont have any pictures though.
I looked into this and noticed that Reche Caldwell (#87) did actually have the matching team striped socks. I believe he had the red sox underneath the striped socks. He can be seen after the game walking around with the red sox exposed (likely just pulled down the other socks). Or quite possibly he didn’t know where he was or what he looked like after taking that hit from Kaesviharn in the 3rd quarter (where you can see both pairs of socks).
The “half-assed” shoulder stripes are infinitely better than some of the trendy jersey obscenities foisted on the athletic world. For some reason, many teams that formerly featured all-around shoulder stripes have now moved to this version (e.g., the Indianapolis Colts). Why? I wonder.
I obviously don’t know for sure, but I suspect it’s because most players don’t really wear sleeves anymore (especially linemen). Since most jerseys end at, or even wrap around, the edges of the shoulder pads, there’s no material for the shoulder stripe to continue on. The same is true for a lot of teams with sleeve stripes (the Steelers come to mind). A lot of them have stripes that end about 3/4 of the way around the “sleeve” instead of all the way around.
Being a Colts fan, I agree with you that they are really ugly compared to the complete stripe wrap around, but I’ll still take that over some of the new designs that have come out over the last few years.
Well said. But on the huge NHL linemen, some of those shoulder stripes look like more of an inconvenience than a jersey design. There must be some way to preserve the aesthetic even on the “half-assed” jersey sleeves. It looks bad.
Webmaster, I’m very frustrated. I just wrote a fairly lengthy post and, even though I made sure I entered the security code, when I clicked “Say It!” I got an invalid security code message.
All I did besides type was I opened a new window to find a link to a photo I referenced. I then copied and pasted it into the window you get when you click the “Link” button. Does that invalidate the security code? What am I doing wrong?
Did they wear these throughout the season or only all at the same time on one weekend? I forgot. EIther wat, they’re pretty cool. I especially like the Bears one.
The ‘94 throwbacks were only required on certain days of the season, but some teams liked ‘em enough to keep wearing them, notably the 49ers, who decided they were lucky and won the Super Bowl in them. Similarly, the turn ahead the clock unis were only worn for certain dates, and in this case, no teams decided to wear them for other games (because there are no clubs currently run by blind, hyperactive monkeys. Okay, Tampa Bay. But even they didn’t wear them except when mandated).
this jersey is great. it breaks the mold of all the other nike template jerseys that look like they belong in the toilet. also, florida’s throwbacks are nice excpet for those ugly stripes on the shoulder that, it seems, a lot of teams are copying from the NFL colts. props to wsu for wearing a uniform, minus the ugly helmet, that is unique and still looks great.
Someone else might have mentioned this, but:
1. WSU’s is not a Nike jersey
2. It’s been done before, only better.
I personally love the WSU logo! Someone mentioned how bad they are. i’m gonna disagree. I love the idea of creating an image out of merged letters. Slick…
I’m watching the Angels-A’s game right now, and I believe we have a logo creep happening on the Angel’s vest. It’s new to me, I have been watching the Angels all season and haven’t seen this on there before… I don’t know what the logo is but it is on the left shoulder of the vest….. anyone know what this is?
The “half-assed” shoulder stripes are infinitely better than some of the trendy jersey obscenities foisted on the athletic world. For some reason, many teams that formerly featured all-around shoulder stripes have now moved to this version (e.g., the Indianapolis Colts). Why? I wonder.
The Carolina Panthers and San Diego Chargers can have all-around shoulder stripes. Why can’t the Colts, LSU and Florida’s throwbacks? That was the only thing that ruined Florida’s unis Saturday–other than that–sheer perfection.
I was at the Bengals Patriots game today and i noticed that #87 for the Patriots was wearing red socks instead of the usual striped ones. Dont have any pictures though.
I looked into this and noticed that Reche Caldwell (#87) did actually have the matching team striped socks. I believe he had the red sox underneath the striped socks. He can be seen after the game walking around with the red sox exposed (likely just pulled down the other socks). Or quite possibly he didn’t know where he was or what he looked like after taking that hit from Kaesviharn in the 3rd quarter (where you can see both pairs of socks).
Yeah i didnt notice it til after the game so i was wonderingif thats what happened
#1 by Tako on 10.01.06 7:02 am |
First Comment!!!! Booyah!!! so i loved florida’s unis yesterday but even more i loved my Ducks’ win over ASU, in not so bad looking all white unis i might add. i cant wait till we do something stupid and break out the yellow jerseys.
#2 by Matt on 10.01.06 9:06 am |
Does the F on the helmet stand for “fugly?” On half the helmets the F’s were obscured by the chinstraps, which was awful (see #67 above) and the half-assed shoulder stripes looked totally cheap.
#3 by StevieW on 10.01.06 9:13 am |
I liked the Florida throwbacks, especially the shoulder stripes. Also noticed the Ducks didn’t look so bad in the white/white uni.
#4 by Warren Thompson on 10.01.06 9:37 am |
The “half-assed” shoulder stripes are infinitely better than some of the trendy jersey obscenities foisted on the athletic world. For some reason, many teams that formerly featured all-around shoulder stripes have now moved to this version (e.g., the Indianapolis Colts). Why? I wonder.
#5 by Rick on 10.01.06 10:10 am |
A couple of Buckeye Notes:
After all the hub bub about the changes in the offseason, I hardly notice the change of the sleeves on the Buckeyes.
Bubble Boy Gonzalez is leaving the belt open on his pants.
Gonzo
Pittman had the camo undershirt on again last night. I haven’t heard what the reason is behind it.
Iowa
Here’s a better shot if it from the Penn St game:
PSU
#6 by Rick on 10.01.06 10:21 am |
An even better shot of Gonzalez: Belt
Anybody know the reason behing the NCAA conference flags on the jerseys? More to the point is it up to the schools?
Here is a great shot of Ainge with an SEC patch (and the academic patch as well) Ainge
But in this shot Cal has the Pac 10 banner but Oregon State does not.
Cal/OSU
#7 by Nick on 10.01.06 10:27 am |
I don’t know if it’s unusual or not, but National’s catcher Brandon Harper has cool straps on his facemask.
#8 by Kramer on 10.01.06 10:44 am |
today’s raiders-browns game will be a truly great game uni wise but this proves that no matter how good you look, it unfortunately doesnt help your play on gameday
#9 by Jeff E. on 10.01.06 11:02 am |
Warren Thompson said:
I obviously don’t know for sure, but I suspect it’s because most players don’t really wear sleeves anymore (especially linemen). Since most jerseys end at, or even wrap around, the edges of the shoulder pads, there’s no material for the shoulder stripe to continue on. The same is true for a lot of teams with sleeve stripes (the Steelers come to mind). A lot of them have stripes that end about 3/4 of the way around the “sleeve” instead of all the way around.
Being a Colts fan, I agree with you that they are really ugly compared to the complete stripe wrap around, but I’ll still take that over some of the new designs that have come out over the last few years.
#10 by Warren Thompson on 10.01.06 11:07 am |
I should know … but don’t: has UCLA, perhaps the very first team to sport all-around shoulder stripes, gone “half-assed”?
#11 by Ryan B. on 10.01.06 11:11 am |
Purdue came out for yesterday’s game against Notre Dame in South Bend with black pants. In previous seasons under Joe Tiller, the Boilermakers have worn primarily gold pants for road games. I only know of a couple exceptions. During Tiller’s first season, Purdue, I believe, wore black pants with their road whites.
The only other exception I’m aware of is when the Boilers traveled to Ann Arbor to take on (sort of) Michigan in 2003. For that game they wore white pants, but got absolutely spanked, presumably ending the white pants-area at Purdue.
Maybe no one else cares about this, but I did. :) I kind of liked the black pants. I’d honestly like to see the black pants with the home black jersey. (Sorry, Paul.)
Anyone else see this? Comments?
#12 by Paul Lukas on 10.01.06 11:12 am |
Warren Thompson said:
Because jersey tailoring/construction is different today than it used to be. There are now seams and fabric panels in places where they didn’t used to be, and the stripes frequently “bump into” these panels and are therefore interrupted and truncated.
As I’ve said before, I think USC’s solution — a stripe that’s tapered at each end (also used by the Houston Texans) — is a good solution/update to this problem. Not as cool as the full-on wraparound stripes, but a good way of echoing the old design while working with today’s tailoring templates.
#13 by DenverGregg on 10.01.06 11:12 am |
Did Michigan’s jerseys really have yellow seams on them? It sure looked that way when I caught a few plays of the Mich/Minn game. Weird.
#14 by Warren Thompson on 10.01.06 11:14 am |
BTW there was a time when many teams featured contrasting color stripes all across the jersey shoulder yoke. As I recall, W.B.Ray HS in Corpus Christi, Texas, has done so since the school opened back in the 1950s.*
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* Another Texas HS, Burnet, once wore both a striped shoulder yoke and stripes all the way down their long-sleeved jerseys.
#15 by dw438 on 10.01.06 11:46 am |
Really liked the Buffalo Bills throwbacks last weekend.
Looked like an old AFC or even AFL game out there.
Kinda expected #12 to thrown the bomb to #13 of the Jets …
and yes … a big run (sans knife) by #32 of the Bills …
#16 by Clevo on 10.01.06 12:13 pm |
Rick said:
Another Buckeye note: AJ Trapasso had on an undershirt with unmatched sleeves, one red and one black. If they pull some FLA/ VT crap and come out in assymetrical sleeves, I am moving out of state and never watching them again.
I think the Buckeye white jerseys look better than the reds with the new stripes.
#17 by mike on 10.01.06 12:42 pm |
Maybe this is common knowledge to everyone else, but it just occured to me. Does anyone know if the Cleveland Browns’ usage of the bulldog logo comes from the Cleveland Bulldogs franchise that played from 1924-1927, and won the NFL Championship in 1924? That would make a whole lot of sense, and if true, it would solve at least one logo mystery (for me anyway).
If anyone could confirm or deny this, I would really appreciate it. Thanks!
#18 by Paul Lukas on 10.01.06 12:44 pm |
Warren Thompson said:
Like the old Packers jerseys.
#19 by Daniel on 10.01.06 12:48 pm |
Nick said:
Yeah, most catchers have straps like that since most use All Star gear and that comes standard.
#20 by Brian on 10.01.06 1:17 pm |
As a grad student at UF (my 5th year), I found it bizarre to see the team lining up in the tunnel wearing those white throwback helmets. Overall, I liked the look.
They used the throwbacks as part of the “100 Years of Florida Football” celebrations this year. And they couldn’t have picked a better team to wear them against than Bama, whose uniforms are pretty much throwbacks anyway.
Oh, and anyone who doesn’t like the jersey from yesterday: ask yourself if it’s worse than the one-armed Nike-issued monstrosity from last year.
#21 by Andy on 10.01.06 1:34 pm |
Paul Lukas said:
In response to the photo, what kind of uniforms did the Steegles wear?
#22 by Rick on 10.01.06 2:06 pm |
Washington State wore some interesting jerseys for yesterday’s game. Have they ever worn them before? I’m curious to see how everyone else felt about them. They reminced me of some of the jerseys I’ve seen in pictures from the 1920s and 30s.
#23 by Erik on 10.01.06 2:15 pm |
Rick said:
Awful and disasterous. Only the best helmets in football kept them from looking completely silly.
And I say that as someone who was born and raised a Coug.
#24 by C.N. on 10.01.06 2:52 pm |
Erik said:
Absolutely horrific uniforms. Must be something about that Pacific Northwest air…
In related news, my roommate told me he liked Oregon’s uniforms. He still hasn’t gotten the pencil lead out of his arm.
#25 by Gabe on 10.01.06 3:00 pm |
I need some help. I can’t seem to find any of the “Turn Ahead the Clock” jerseys that the MLB wore in ‘99 does anyone have a link? Also i can’t find any pics of the Alt. jerseys the Steelers wore in ‘94 (I think it was ‘94). Any help on these?
#26 by Paul Lukas on 10.01.06 3:08 pm |
Gabe said:
Links for the Turn Ahead the Clocks and for the NFL’s ‘94 throwbacks are both listed in the “Links” section on our page here. Scroll up from this comment to see.
#27 by Hey Whoa on 10.01.06 3:09 pm |
Turn Ahead The Clock Jersey’s
1994 75th NFL Aniversery Jersey’s
#28 by Matt on 10.01.06 3:13 pm |
As I’ve said before, I think USC’s solution — a stripe that’s tapered at each end (also used by the Houston Texans) — is a good solution/update to this problem.
The Chargers’ design is pretty good too. I think the key is that the stripe is angled/placed such that it ‘disappears’ into the armpit, giving the illusion that it goes all the way around.
Stipes dead-ending into solid color fabric just look tacked-on and incomplete, be they vertical (FLA, Indy) or horizontal (Wisco, Ohio State). The Florida stripes looked like handles to me, like a giant could reach down from above and pick someone up by them.
#29 by Tony Edwards on 10.01.06 3:13 pm |
Friday night on ESPN Classic they had the 1990 game of Iowa and Ohio State, and I think my beloved Buckeyes would look great again if they contiued to wear the red nikes. (sorry no pics, help if you can).
And I believe that the Bulldog for the Browns is for the DAWG POUND. Just a thought.
#30 by Gabe on 10.01.06 3:16 pm |
Thanks….
#31 by mnhockeyfan on 10.01.06 3:54 pm |
About the cathcer’s mask straps. They came out last year I believe and are a much better alternative to the old style. They are made outof a material that is stretchy and sticky on the inside (not to the touch) so they stick really well to skull caps.
#32 by TD on 10.01.06 4:07 pm |
RE: Packers/Steagles The Packers player has the ball according to the caption, so they have the darker hockey-style shoulder panels while the Steagles would appear to be wearing the sleeve stripes. I’m pretty sure that’s the Eagles’ old helmet design as well…
I was at the Twins’ Turn Ahead The Clock Game in 1999 against the Royals. As bad as the massive ‘handshake logo’ Twins jerseys were, the Royals look was mostly metallic silver. Awful.
#33 by Rich on 10.01.06 4:13 pm |
UF had bad UCLA stripes…how is it that so many teams have horrid chopped UCLA stripes while Ole Miss manages to have decent looking stripes?
#34 by Joseph on 10.01.06 4:29 pm |
Paul Lukas said:
I actually own a Pirates turn ahead the clock jersey. It’s all the rave with my friends. I thought I was the only one who had one until today. I was watching the end of the Pirates/Reds game as they were honoring Freddy Sanchez for winning the NL Batting Title. The cameras were panning the fans in the outfield bleachers and there was a guy wearing one to the game. It’s only the second one I’ve seen outside of mine.
#35 by Teebz on 10.01.06 4:34 pm |
Ok, I finally got my FTP stuff up and running once again. This link is the Timelords’ version of the Dr. Who Theme. I don’t who they are signed to, but I cannot believe there isn’t a team out there who hasn’t tried to get this song, especially with every arena playing the same tired music.
Dr. Who Theme
#36 by Warren Thompson on 10.01.06 4:34 pm |
Paul Lukas said:
Not really. In the accompanying photo, the Packers have a solid contrasting-color shoulder yoke, no sleeve stripes. At that time, I believe the jersey was blue and the yoke gold (yellow?), and Packer official colors were green, blue, and gold.
That Burnet HS team had green jerseys with white transverse stripes all across the shoulder yokes and white stripes all the way down the long-sleeve jerseys, shoulder to cuff.
#37 by Clevo on 10.01.06 4:53 pm |
mike said:
I have no proof to back this up, but I think it has absolutely nothing to do with the Canton/ Cleveland Bulldogs. In the mid to late 80s, the Browns defensive backs were known as the Dawgs, from Hanford Dixon’s barking at teammates. The bleacher endzone at Municipal Stadium took it a step further and became the Dawg Pound.
Personally, I hate the bulldog logo, it really has nothing to do with the team, but in the age of sports marketing, someone decided that the team needed a marketable logo. I prefer the old style Brownie mascot. Growing up all my gear either just said Browns or had the helmet. I do like their use of the script Cleveland and Browns in the endzones this year in honor of the 60th anniv.
Anyways, until I see proof the bulldog logo comes from the old teams, this is my explaination.
#38 by Ryan B. on 10.01.06 4:54 pm |
Which football game staged in western New York this weekend had an uglier uniform combo? Was it…
…the Vikings and the Bills, or…
…was it Wyoming and Syracuse?
To be fair, I believe the question is actually rhetorical. :)
#39 by Chuck Ryals on 10.01.06 4:56 pm |
I know that many on this site prefer the powder blue Chargers unis, but I think their pacific blue and gold togs look great! I am bumming at the moment, as my beloved Browns are getting beat again today. Buckeyes spanked Iowa last night :-) I still say Iowa needs to get rid of their “Pittsburgh Stiller” replicas and get their own identity!
#40 by Steve-O on 10.01.06 5:16 pm |
from yesterday
Hey Whoa said:
this jersey is great. it breaks the mold of all the other nike template jerseys that look like they belong in the toilet. also, florida’s throwbacks are nice excpet for those ugly stripes on the shoulder that, it seems, a lot of teams are copying from the NFL colts. props to wsu for wearing a uniform, minus the ugly helmet, that is unique and still looks great.
#41 by Steve-O on 10.01.06 5:20 pm |
Paul Lukas said:
sorry about posting again, but i totally agree with paul. i have also noticed in the past little while that stripes only half way around the sleeve are as nice looking as oregon’s or minnisota vikings unis. what e-mail do we send questions to for paul’s upcoming interview?
#42 by Mark on 10.01.06 5:26 pm |
That “turn ahead the clock” link got me obsessed with finding a pic of the “Mercury Mets” jersey, here’s an expired ebay listing that has it:
bizarre, and not in a good way.
#43 by Brinke Guthrie on 10.01.06 5:34 pm |
http://shop.mlb.com/...
plaques from MLB showing uni history
#44 by Mark on 10.01.06 5:36 pm |
What’s with the blue line across the chest on the Bill’s uni’s? And that purple!! I know we’re beating a dead horse, but it’s awful, just awful! Bring back the Bills throwbacks permanently, PLEASE!
I liked the UF unis from yesterday, reminds me of the Bills throwbacks (which may be my favorite uni ever). In response to the OSU black-stripe debate, I concur that really, it’s not a big deal.
I always assumed the bulldog was because of the Dog Pound and the barking from Dixon, Minnifield, & Co. Although the Canton Bulldogs connection could have some validity to it. They should start using Brownie the Elf. Nothing crazy, but it would make a nice accent piece. I’d buy something with him on it.
#45 by Clevo on 10.01.06 5:53 pm |
Mark said:
you are in luck my friend, go to the Browns page, to the team shop. in the throwbacks area they have a few things with the Brownie.
#46 by Frank Mercogliano on 10.01.06 5:54 pm |
Idaho State uses the Timelords….the actual name of the song is Doctorin’ the Tardis, which is actually a Police Car….it’s an 80s thing.
Frank
#47 by Mediocre Joe on 10.01.06 5:54 pm |
I think it is a toss up between Washington State and the Vikings as to who had the worst uniforms this weekend.
#48 by Brinke Guthrie on 10.01.06 5:59 pm |
I didn’t think the Vikes uni’s were that bad- cept for that little squiggle panel on the pants.
but then..i saw the purple pants today.
And the clip I saw of Jets-Colts; where there was like 8 laterals one ONE PLAY..it coulda been SUper Bowl III. retro-look city.
#49 by Grant on 10.01.06 6:00 pm |
The Wash St jerseys were seriously awful. They looked like a bad h.s. team or an MLS team. They have a track record here though, so it’s not much of a surprise–plus it’s Russell outfitting them, it’s probably just their underfunded attempt to make Nike-esque waves.
Worse than the awkward jerseys and odd rear calf swooshes, the helmets are a slightly different color (ala the NY football Giants prior to their recent reclamation). Nothing looks cheaper than a team with helmets that are trying to match the jersey but don’t make it… like a women with fat ankles in cheap pumps.
While we’re at it, someone claims that the WSU helmet is the best in the land?! Has optometry not been discovered in certain parts of te country? How can this be? There’s absolutely nothing special about the Cougs’ helmets other than the gimmicky two-shells thing. Pick another team, odds are their helmets looks sharper.
The Florida throwbacks looked great, get over the stripe issue… it’s like wishing for long sleeve jerseys and leather helmets at this point, they’re not coming back.
What I’m most interested in is federal legislation requiring the Bills to abandon those modern crimes against humanity they wear… even if they don’t switch back to their similarly boss looking retro gear.
#50 by andrew on 10.01.06 6:07 pm |
I’m watching the Angels-A’s game right now, and I believe we have a logo creep happening on the Angel’s vest. It’s new to me, I have been watching the Angels all season and haven’t seen this on there before… I don’t know what the logo is but it is on the left shoulder of the vest….. anyone know what this is?
#51 by Warren Thompson on 10.01.06 6:09 pm |
Grant said:
No! Say it ain’t so … please. The old leather helmets, with their variety of different designs and shapes, were things of beauty. Bring ‘em back, I say.
#52 by Jack H. on 10.01.06 6:12 pm |
Hey Whoa said:
Did they wear these throughout the season or only all at the same time on one weekend? I forgot. EIther wat, they’re pretty cool. I especially like the Bears one.
#53 by Av Doomchin on 10.01.06 7:04 pm |
Hey Paul, I know we all run to our computers when we see uniform disasters such as Wash St, or the Vikings bills game, argue over questionable ones such as the Sabres, or who cringe when the mets put on the black, and it’s all well and fun. But is there a possible way the site could interview or get in touch someone involved within the organizations or the actual design of the uniforms to rationalize their creations? It would be nice to hear the flip side of the argument, because on this website we tend to pretty much agree with disasters. You know that as we all sit around watching TV or sit in a stadium and think wow that looks awful, there’s some guy out there who made the uniform going “damn those unis look good.â€
#54 by Eric G. on 10.01.06 7:14 pm |
I noticed the NFL shield still has 31 stars.
Was Tagliabue too lazy to throw on a 32nd for Houston?
#55 by Harry on 10.01.06 7:21 pm |
StevieW said:
I just wish the Florida cheerleaders would have also gone “old school” like the Kentucky cheerleaders sometimes do.
#56 by Brian A on 10.01.06 7:47 pm |
Daniel said:
While it is true that this is All Star gear, I completely disagree that most catchers use that brand of mask. I only know of a handful.
#57 by APM on 10.01.06 7:47 pm |
Florida’s throwbacks were better than their regular unis. As were Purdue’s earlier this year. The Evil Swoosh needs to take a step back and consider what looks good versus what looks new and innovative. I have some hope. After all, they came to their senses with BYU. I’ll take yesterday’s Gator unis over the Duck’s ugliness every time.
#58 by Minna H on 10.01.06 8:18 pm |
The Twins win! Woo-hoo! Now that, my friends, is a division race.
To make this relevant—I think the Vikes have beaten me into submission. As I flipped back and forth between games, I said to myself, “The Vikes’ unis aren’t so bad. Take away the random striping, make the purple matte, make the leggings one solid color, and you might have something there.” Of course, that’s essentially what last year’s unis were like, but I digress. I also thought the Bills’ unis were fine, so what do I know.
On the Mets’ futuristic Mercury jersey—I like it. Wish I had known about it before the auction ended. Know where I might get one?
#59 by Jon in SLC on 10.01.06 8:21 pm |
With the 49ers and Chiefs playing today, has anyone else ever noticed the similarities between the script used in both logos? It has always bothered me. The interlocking SF and KC seem to be identical. Anyone else know if these are the same? And if so, did they start using it at the same time? The Creamer page shows the 49ers using the font since 1962 (on the helmet), and the earliest I can see the Chiefs using it was 1963.
#60 by Thomas on 10.01.06 8:33 pm |
Deion Branch is wearing the gross neon green gloves. Yuck.
#61 by Jeff on 10.01.06 8:43 pm |
Thomas said:
I guess he is allowed to because if you look closely, the piping on the sleeves of the Seahawk’s jerseys as well as the piping of their strip on thier pants are that gross neon green color.
It still looks pretty uggly.
#62 by Trevor on 10.01.06 8:46 pm |
so florida’s throwbacks might be even better than their freakin awesome regular jerrseys?
#63 by Teebz on 10.01.06 9:08 pm |
Frank Mercogliano said:
Sweet! Finally, a sensible stadium music guy. :o)
#64 by Kevin on 10.01.06 10:25 pm |
I was at the Bengals Patriots game today and i noticed that #87 for the Patriots was wearing red socks instead of the usual striped ones. Dont have any pictures though.
#65 by fred on 10.01.06 11:08 pm |
This probably will go unnoticed, but as a Coug fan and student I was not exactly thrilled with the Washington State uniforms from yesterday. My understanding from a member of the team was that the unis were fresh out of the box for the game. They planned to wear the usual silver helmets for the home game, however the helmets were shinier than the new grey pants and shoulder strips (i.e. it looked ridiculous) so they switched to the red helmets right before gametime. I hope to god that this is not an attempt to be like Oregon like someone else suggested…
#66 by Gibby on 10.01.06 11:49 pm |
Kevin said:
I looked into this and noticed that Reche Caldwell (#87) did actually have the matching team striped socks. I believe he had the red sox underneath the striped socks. He can be seen after the game walking around with the red sox exposed (likely just pulled down the other socks). Or quite possibly he didn’t know where he was or what he looked like after taking that hit from Kaesviharn in the 3rd quarter (where you can see both pairs of socks).
#67 by Pat on 10.02.06 12:58 am |
Jeff E. said:
Well said. But on the huge NHL linemen, some of those shoulder stripes look like more of an inconvenience than a jersey design. There must be some way to preserve the aesthetic even on the “half-assed” jersey sleeves. It looks bad.
#68 by Terry Mark on 10.02.06 1:00 am |
Webmaster, I’m very frustrated. I just wrote a fairly lengthy post and, even though I made sure I entered the security code, when I clicked “Say It!” I got an invalid security code message.
All I did besides type was I opened a new window to find a link to a photo I referenced. I then copied and pasted it into the window you get when you click the “Link” button. Does that invalidate the security code? What am I doing wrong?
#69 by Craig on 10.02.06 1:30 am |
Jack H. said:
The ‘94 throwbacks were only required on certain days of the season, but some teams liked ‘em enough to keep wearing them, notably the 49ers, who decided they were lucky and won the Super Bowl in them. Similarly, the turn ahead the clock unis were only worn for certain dates, and in this case, no teams decided to wear them for other games (because there are no clubs currently run by blind, hyperactive monkeys. Okay, Tampa Bay. But even they didn’t wear them except when mandated).
#70 by Riff on 10.02.06 2:59 am |
Steve-O said:
Someone else might have mentioned this, but:
1. WSU’s is not a Nike jersey
2. It’s been done before, only better.
I personally love the WSU logo! Someone mentioned how bad they are. i’m gonna disagree. I love the idea of creating an image out of merged letters. Slick…
#71 by Riff on 10.02.06 3:03 am |
andrew said:
It’s the Majestic logo, and yes, it’s been there all year.
#72 by George Phillips on 10.02.06 2:23 pm |
Warren Thompson said:
The Carolina Panthers and San Diego Chargers can have all-around shoulder stripes. Why can’t the Colts, LSU and Florida’s throwbacks? That was the only thing that ruined Florida’s unis Saturday–other than that–sheer perfection.
#73 by Kevin on 10.02.06 4:51 pm |
Gibby said:
Yeah i didnt notice it til after the game so i was wonderingif thats what happened