2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Champion Jimmie Johnson at the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Awards Ceremony on December 1, 2006 in New York City, sporting a less-sponsored uni than he’s used to wearing.
No comments so far … guess it’s because the posted subject matter ISN’T ABOUT SPORTS. I’ve driven pretty fast in my time. Not once has a police officer ever suggested that I become a professional athlete because of it.
I pulled a Fred Sanford, “fake heart attack” yesterday when I read ( here, of course) that the Maple Leafs are going to modernize their logo! I smell a train wreck here!
I pulled a Fred Sanford, “fake heart attack” yesterday when I read ( here, of course) that the Maple Leafs are going to modernize their logo! I smell a train wreck here!
Hopefully they are not going to follow in the MLB teams’ footsteps. The Blue Jays elimiated one of my favorite logos. And now they have a hat that is off-center to match those bland uni’s.
Let’s just hope it is not another Buffaslug. O
No comments so far … guess it’s because the posted subject matter ISN’T ABOUT SPORTS. I’ve driven pretty fast in my time. Not once has a police officer ever suggested that I become a professional athlete because of it.
If you’d like to talk about something else, by all means, do so. It’s an open thread that’s titled with a picture from the weekend. If you don’t like NASCAR, that’s fine. Let’s just not start up the same tired arguments about it not being a sport because they aren’t world class athletes, or they don’t wear uniforms.
Anyone else notice ESPN’s huuuuuuuge mistake in the West Virginia-Rutgers game? They panned on a section of WVU fans, and stopped on a particular section for about five seconds, pretty close up, and the guy in the front row, clear as day, had a “West F***ing Virginia” sweatshirt on. They stopped on him for like 5 seconds. Uh-oh. Hello FCC.
No comments so far … guess it’s because the posted subject matter ISN’T ABOUT SPORTS. I’ve driven pretty fast in my time. Not once has a police officer ever suggested that I become a professional athlete because of it.
The “(NASCAR/golf/whatever) is (or is not) a sport” debate became tiresome decades ago. Please feel free to take it up with your buddies for the umpteenth time, but we don’t need it here.
Going back to the Reds new uni’s. I am with Paul. Lose the black brim on the cap. Just go with all red. Some teams look good with the two color cap/brim but not the Reds.
In reference to the Maple Leafs, they are probably just going to outline the “leaf” in black.
Add black = logo change.
What a mess this BCS year has turned out to be huh? Since no one can clearly define who gets to play Ohio for the championship I say they leave it up to the uniforms to be the deciding factor. Michigan over Florida. (tic)
Anyone else notice ESPN’s huuuuuuuge mistake in the West Virginia-Rutgers game? They panned on a section of WVU fans, and stopped on a particular section for about five seconds, pretty close up, and the guy in the front row, clear as day, had a “West F***ing Virginia” sweatshirt on. They stopped on him for like 5 seconds. Uh-oh. Hello FCC.
I saw that too, but ESPN needn’t worry about the FCC, which has no authority to fine cable broadcasters. If this was an “ESPN on ABC” production, that would be a different story.
I have to be honest, I agree with Paul most of the time… but I really like the new Cinci uniforms. I liked the old 60s-80s uniforms, but I really think the drop-shadow *works* here.
And I hate drop shadows for the most part.
Compared to some other new MLB uniform mistakes (D-backs, Nats, etc.)– these are rather classy.
I agree with Christopher. The new Reds home uniform is great. Maybe people hate it because it’s so close to perfect, but doesn’t *quite* make it, instead of being an utter travesty.
on my low def television, the officials in pants look just like the chargers in their white jerseys and dark blue pants. Thats gotta suck when JP losman drops back to pass.
Plus, Ed Hochuli in long sleeves and loose pants just isnt the same.
Just to add one more thing, the Bears uniforms are not complete until they are shown with a cloud of hot air coming from the facemask, that is football. Could use some snow to set the football mood.
I think its the first time since the 2000 season (I may be wrong on this) that the saints have worn black on black.
I don’t like the look at all. And with rumors swirling that the Saints will go to a Black helmet next year…not good.
I think its the first time since the 2000 season (I may be wrong on this) that the saints have worn black on black.
I don’t like the look at all. And with rumors swirling that the Saints will go to a Black helmet next year…not good.
Looks like Mr. Bryant for the 49ers is back up to his old tricks. On the previous play, he landed on his butt, and once again had to hike his pants up so his crack would no longer be showing.
what’s with the Jets’ Cedric Houston having what looks like a belt of white tape??? I don’t know if it’s being used to hold up his pants or the handwarmer, but it’s weird.
I realize w/o a pic it’s tough, but does anyone else see this??
our high school basketball team( who’s star is ralph sampson’s son) played a team last night who’s uniforms were purple and black. and had been nike-ized. i’m now blind.
Briefly mentioned earlier, but the Nuggets busted out the 1967-68 ABA Denver Rockets throwbacks last night, complete with orange warmups and 40th anniversary patch on the shorts.
Watching the Chargers-Bills game – the black pants look a bit like the Cooperalls, but more like the bad track suit people wear over their bad shorts at the Y.
Add the bonus comedy of a buckled belt and the fact that the black pants blend a little too well with the Chargers’ dark blue pants/socks (to the point that the Umpire looks like an extra defender when the Bills have the ball) and it’s altogether ugly.
The pants stripe does match the arm stripe on the long sleeve windbreaker shirt thing, but the officials generally look like they lost a bet.
The Saints look horrible with their black on black combo. Why don’t the black pants have some kind of stripe pattern? It would make all the difference. I do like their black jerseys though.
Anyone else notice ESPN’s huuuuuuuge mistake in the West Virginia-Rutgers game? They panned on a section of WVU fans, and stopped on a particular section for about five seconds, pretty close up, and the guy in the front row, clear as day, had a “West F***ing Virginia” sweatshirt on. They stopped on him for like 5 seconds. Uh-oh. Hello FCC.
ABC also showed a rather well-constructed female USC fan in the crowd wearing a “BOOTY CALL 10″ shirt. You could almost hear the director yell to change cameras.
Temperature: 14 degrees
Winds: WSW 14 m.p.h.
Wind Chill: -2 degrees
Referee pants: white
Number of Bears wishbone-C decals off: zero, but it’s still the 1st half.
Bryant for the 49ers just went for a long pass, he missed it, and in the slow-motion replay of his tumble, I caught man butt-crack again.
Doesn’t he wear compression shorts?
Saints in all black. They look like a college team. Bleck.
Tell you what. As a Niners fan here in SF, when I look at Drew Brees throwing downfield, I am scared out of my mind. What a win win for both teams. Rivers tearing it up in SD, Brees in NO. Rivers has more upside due to age and lack of major injury, but both are killing this season. Wait a sec, Rivers gets the powder blue throwbacks, and NO is in all black.
Baby blue jerseys are one thing. Baby blue jerseys with matching pants…swing and a miss, Titans. The least they could’ve done is break out those uniforms in a game they have a possibility of winning.
This has probably been discussed, but the Tennessee Titans’ Pacman (no hyphen, according to nfl.com) Jones’s jersey reads “P. JONES.” I’m aware of the same-surname-on-the-same-team rules, but Jones’s real first name is Adam…how does that work?
I love watching the 49ers on the road just becasue I still feel their road jerseys with the gold pants and helmet are among the top best jerseys in the league
OK, A)On the refs new “costumes”; Did they lose their luggage and stop buy Mo’s for some sweat pants on the way to the stadium? B) Great socks for the Bills. C) Powder blue might have been OK for baseball But not football!
Anybody else see the uniforms for FIU? Florida International apparently flew to wisconsin for their game yesterday but their jerseys didn’t. Instead of postponing the game, Wisconsin bought em these practice uni’s and had them numbered. Sorry if this was posted yesterday… i was hammered this weekend with a snowstorm and still having problems with the net and what not…
Heres some pics
This has probably been discussed, but the Tennessee Titans’ Pacman (no hyphen, according to nfl.com) Jones’s jersey reads “P. JONES.” I’m aware of the same-surname-on-the-same-team rules, but Jones’s real first name is Adam…how does that work?
Anybody else see the uniforms for FIU? Florida International apparently flew to wisconsin for their game yesterday but their jerseys didn’t. Instead of postponing the game, Wisconsin bought em these practice uni’s and had them numbered. Sorry if this was posted yesterday… i was hammered this weekend with a snowstorm and still having problems with the net and what not…
Heres some pics
I motion that the bills convert fully to their throwback unis that they are wearing today…
I second the motion.
Not for nothing, but when in Parliamentary procedure, you make a MOTION, but the verb form is “move” just like in regular English:
i.e: “I would like to make a motion to eliminate all traces of black from the New York Mets uniform” or “I move that the New York Mets remove all traces of black from their uniforms”
New helmets are hard to get used to and broken-in, thus the week of practice.
well yeah, but I wanted a throwback practice jersey…
oh, and I just got another shot of cedric houston’s ‘tape belt’ (again, sorry for no pics). It see,s to have rolled up and showed that, well from what it looks like, his belt loops are ripped off…
Anybody else see the uniforms for FIU? Florida International apparently flew to wisconsin for their game yesterday but their jerseys didn’t. Instead of postponing the game, Wisconsin bought em these practice uni’s and had them numbered. Sorry if this was posted yesterday… i was hammered this weekend with a snowstorm and still having problems with the net and what not…
Heres some pics
BTW – Note that there’s no Adidas logo on their normal unis.
Natron? Is this the MN Natron? If so, then why are you not watching the Vikes? If not, my apologies. Are you also the Natron44? Or maybe he’s the MN Natron? I’m so confused!
I *love* the purple pants for the Vikes. If they would keep those with the white jerseys and strip off the silly swooshes, then they would have something.
I also really like the Saints’ unis (of course), but the huge gold numbers have to go.
The ref crew for the MN/CHI game are wearing gortex hoodies (probably part of the shirts). They look goofy.
Ok. Back to watching my Vikes (sigh) lose in what is possibly the worst-played ‘professional’ football game of the year.
p.s. for more on the FIU-Wisc. game snafu, read yesterday’s open thread.
Paul- am looking for a holiday gift for a co-worker and remember a link to a t-shirt site you provided (maybe a year ago???) that had NHL table (rod) hockey players silkscreened on the front, which were outstanding…
Interesting thought by 49ers play-by-play man, Joe Starkey, he said that maybe the black on black scheme was making Drew Brees a little more comfortable. As in, Back to the college days.
i think you guys are nuts
i like the saints in all black
the problem is that black has been bastardized and ruined
by so many other teams. Imagine if black was a less often used
scheme (gimmick?) by so many teams who do not wear it well.
If the saints and raiders were the only two NFL teams to rock it (correct me if im wrong but the only 2 teams who really have a claim to it as one of their major colours..j..jaguars? ravens?) than we would only have the silver and black & the black and gold in the NFL and i for one think that would be pretty sweet.
but you’ll probably all call me nuts cause i wouldnt mind seeing
the Ravens in there aill Black w/ Purple for big games either.
on another note
3rd td for Reggie Bush today. Congrats Mr President.
the bills in throwbacks and the ref’s in cooperalls makes for a surreal viewing experience. and i agree, putting Ed Hochuli in this conservative uniform is like putting Heidi Klum on the Jordanian soccer team.
Anybody else see the uniforms for FIU? Florida International apparently flew to wisconsin for their game yesterday but their jerseys didn’t. Instead of postponing the game, Wisconsin bought em these practice uni’s and had them numbered. Sorry if this was posted yesterday… i was hammered this weekend with a snowstorm and still having problems with the net and what not…
Heres some pics
BTW – Note that there’s no Adidas logo on their normal unis.
Natron? Is this the MN Natron? If so, then why are you not watching the Vikes? If not, my apologies. Are you also the Natron44? Or maybe he’s the MN Natron? I’m so confused!
I *love* the purple pants for the Vikes. If they would keep those with the white jerseys and strip off the silly swooshes, then they would have something.
I also really like the Saints’ unis (of course), but the huge gold numbers have to go.
The ref crew for the MN/CHI game are wearing gortex hoodies (probably part of the shirts). They look goofy.
Ok. Back to watching my Vikes (sigh) lose in what is possibly the worst-played ‘professional’ football game of the year.
p.s. for more on the FIU-Wisc. game snafu, read yesterday’s open thread.
Yeah, both are me… I will occasionally throw the old hockey jersey number after some of my screen names. It occurred to me after a couple of posts today that I was doing that, but I don’t usually do that here so I stopped…. Oops!
Anyhoo… why am I not watching the Vikes? I was for a while, but now that Johnson has thrown his 4th interception and Fason has decided that it’s a good idea to run backwards in his own endzone, I’ve decided to make good use of the Sunday Ticket and follow my fantasy teams. ;-)
Paul- am looking for a holiday gift for a co-worker and remember a link to a t-shirt site you provided (maybe a year ago???) that had NHL table (rod) hockey players silkscreened on the front, which were outstanding…
I have to be honest, I agree with Paul most of the time… but I really like the new Cinci uniforms. I liked the old 60s-80s uniforms, but I really think the drop-shadow *works* here.
And I hate drop shadows for the most part.
Compared to some other new MLB uniform mistakes (D-backs, Nats, etc.)– these are rather classy.
i think you guys are nuts
i like the saints in all black
the problem is that black has been bastardized and ruined
by so many other teams. Imagine if black was a less often used
scheme (gimmick?) by so many teams who do not wear it well.
If the saints and raiders were the only two NFL teams to rock it (correct me if im wrong but the only 2 teams who really have a claim to it as one of their major colours..j..jaguars? ravens?) than we would only have the silver and black & the black and gold in the NFL and i for one think that would be pretty sweet.
but you’ll probably all call me nuts cause i wouldnt mind seeing
the Ravens in there aill Black w/ Purple for big games either.
on another note
3rd td for Reggie Bush today. Congrats Mr President.
the bills in throwbacks and the ref’s in cooperalls makes for a surreal viewing experience. and i agree, putting Ed Hochuli in this conservative uniform is like putting Heidi Klum on the Jordanian soccer team.
Paul- am looking for a holiday gift for a co-worker and remember a link to a t-shirt site you provided (maybe a year ago???) that had NHL table (rod) hockey players silkscreened on the front, which were outstanding…
Paul- am looking for a holiday gift for a co-worker and remember a link to a t-shirt site you provided (maybe a year ago???) that had NHL table (rod) hockey players silkscreened on the front, which were outstandingรขโฌยฆ
Look here.
Gracious…it is bookmarked and appreciated…
Slapshirts is also an outstanding name.
Paul- am looking for a holiday gift for a co-worker and remember a link to a t-shirt site you provided (maybe a year ago???) that had NHL table (rod) hockey players silkscreened on the front, which were outstanding…
Baby blue jerseys are one thing. Baby blue jerseys with matching pants…swing and a miss, Titans. The least they could’ve done is break out those uniforms in a game they have a possibility of winning.
well well well
would you like a bottle of water
with which to wash down your words??
Check this out: When the Giants kick an extra point, their radio play-by-play guy, Bob Papa, usually says, “The kick is up and it is… true blue.” But when the red-clad Jints kicked their first PAT a minute ago, he said, “… and it is.. dead red.”
I actually like the all light-blue Titans…but I’m biased being that it’s my favorite color. To the people moving that the Bills use the throwbacks forever, how about going back to the Jim Kelly-era jerseys?
Baby blue jerseys are one thing. Baby blue jerseys with matching pants…swing and a miss, Titans. The least they could’ve done is break out those uniforms in a game they have a possibility of winning.
Check this out: When the Giants kick an extra point, their radio play-by-play guy, Bob Papa, usually says, รขโฌลThe kick is up and it isรขโฌยฆ true blue.รขโฌย But when the red-clad Jints kicked their first PAT a minute ago, he said, รขโฌลรขโฌยฆ and it is.. dead red.รขโฌย
Smells like Bob’s working towards a big-time sponsorship deal for the FAN…
รขโฌลThe kick is up and it isรขโฌยฆ Chase Bank.. true blue.รขโฌย
รขโฌลThe kick is up and it isรขโฌยฆ Staples…dead red.รขโฌย
Need to get him to start saying the referee throws the “Uniwatch” yellow penalty flag…
This has probably been discussed, but the Tennessee Titans’ Pacman (no hyphen, according to nfl.com) Jones’s jersey reads “P. JONES.” I’m aware of the same-surname-on-the-same-team rules, but Jones’s real first name is Adam…how does that work?
the NFL doesn’t allow players to put nicknames on jerseys (ie “He Hate Me”), but for whatever reason players are apparently allowed by listed by nicknames in place of their first name. Adam Jones is officially listed as “Pac Man Jones”, hence P. Jones
One interesting thing about the Giants reds are the rounded name plates.
The NY Giants alternate uniforms just scream “intramural football” to me… while less is more can be argued…i prefer the “nothing equals nothing” on this brand lame effort.
I don’t like the giants red jerseys at all. But i like the white with red, but wish they could add some blue to the white jersey to match the pants. The pants are very neat with those thin red and blue stripes
Yeah, both are me… I will occasionally throw the old hockey jersey number after some of my screen names. It occurred to me after a couple of posts today that I was doing that, but I don’t usually do that here so I stopped…. Oops!
Anyhoo… why am I not watching the Vikes? I was for a while, but now that Johnson has thrown his 4th interception and Fason has decided that it’s a good idea to run backwards in his own endzone, I’ve decided to make good use of the Sunday Ticket and follow my fantasy teams. ;-)
Thanks for clearing that up, Natron. Those of us with no cable were stuck watching the Vikings cough up the game—almost literally.
I usually like red (my second favorite color), but it’s just wrong on the Giants.
I will restate for those claiming that everybody on this board hates black:
I LIKE THE SAINTS’ ALL-BLACK UNIS—just not the gold numbers.
Back to ‘classic’ Dallas against eyeball-poking Giants.
p.s. Natron, thanks for the clear shot of Ed Hochuli. Made my day a wee bit brighter, even with those awful pants and no short sleeves.
Baby blue jerseys are one thing. Baby blue jerseys with matching pants…swing and a miss, Titans. The least they could’ve done is break out those uniforms in a game they have a possibility of winning.
well well well
would you like a bottle of water
with which to wash down your words??
I would enjoy that water, for these words are harsh going back down the throat. As they say, “that is why they play the game.”
Didn’t get any screen grabs of refs in buffalo, sorry. Going to be cold in Denver tonight, so everyone may get a second chance to see them
Giants red jerseys are too bright or something, hard to watch in high def without going blind.
I think the black is good, especially on a team like the saints that incorporates the color normally, I agree with Paul though on being against teams that use the color strictly for accent, like the Mets or formerly the Cincinatti Reds.
Titans looked like crap.
Buffalo looked good, but anything is better than their “standard” unis
All their jerseys have rounded nameplates, not just the reds. To my knowledge, they’re the only NFL team that does this. I assume it has to do with the stitcher their equipment manager hires.
Going back to the Reds new uni’s. I am with Paul. Lose the black brim on the cap. Just go with all red. Some teams look good with the two color cap/brim but not the Reds.
In reference to the Maple Leafs, they are probably just going to outline the “leaf” in black.
Add black = logo change.
The A’s all-green road cap is much better. As was last season’s Reds black road cap with a red brim. The red cap with black brim doesn’t look as good.
I think its the first time since the 2000 season (I may be wrong on this) that the saints have worn black on black.
I don’t like the look at all. And with rumors swirling that the Saints will go to a Black helmet next year…not good.
The A’s all-green road cap is much better. As was last season’s Reds black road cap with a red brim. The red cap with black brim doesn’t look as good.
Yeah, The orioles do that too, wearning an orange brim at home and a solid black hat on the road. What I always thought was strange too is the fact that their batting helmets are always solid black, matching their road uni scheme. I’m not unhappy with the O’s unis, but I would ditch the orange brim and go back to putting “Baltimore” on the road unis, as opposed to “Orioles”.
…oh, and if I was in charge, I would also go to an all black version of the hat they used in the early 70’s
The Giants went all out with the red theme. They changed the nose bumper decal on all the helmets to a red NY to match the jerseys instead of the usual blue NY. It is still of the raised rubberized variety. Maybe they should put more resources into playing good football instead of on uni-related minutiae though.
Baby blue jerseys are one thing. Baby blue jerseys with matching pants…swing and a miss, Titans. The least they could’ve done is break out those uniforms in a game they have a possibility of winning.
Ooh… yeah. Hope you didn’t have any money on that one…
I think its the first time since the 2000 season (I may be wrong on this) that the saints have worn black on black.
I don’t like the look at all. And with rumors swirling that the Saints will go to a Black helmet next year…not good.
Is the owner of the saints goth? lol
No… but he is a moron.
That bizarre dancing with the cheerleaders on the field with an umbrella after the Falcons game removed all doubt.
our high school basketball team( who’s star is ralph sampson’s son) played a team last night who’s uniforms were purple and black. and had been nike-ized. i’m now blind.
what school is this? because i know ralph sampson jr was at mt pisgah christian school in alpharetta, ga last year, and i figured he transfered after wining the state title. i played against him last year and it was weird because he’s a junior like me, but he’s 6′11″. i’m 6′6″ so playing against him (and another 6′11″ guy they had) was strange for me, because i’m not used to being smaller than other people.
i guess to keep it uni related, titans record in:
baby blue pants: 2-0
all navy: 2-1
even though i’m not a fan of the all navy combo, whatever keeps us winning.
Everybody wants to complain (well, most everybody, yes, we hear you, Minna) about the Saints’ all-black look. I seem to recall a thred earlier in the season while the Saints were wearing white at home that people were worrying Sean Payton was displaying “dark-jersey phobia” and that they wanted the black jerseys back. I know the ideal situation would probably be to have black jerseys and gold pants, but come on, people. You can’t have it both ways.
This is not a personal condemnation of anyone, and for those who like both looks or hate both of them, that’s fine, too.
I know that but look at the stripes on the side. They’re wearing the pattern they wear on the road instead of the pants they usually wear with the blue jersey. So is this the first time they’re worn the road pants with the red jersey? or not? Anyone have a picture of the last times they’ve worn red?
Yeah, both are me… I will occasionally throw the old hockey jersey number after some of my screen names. It occurred to me after a couple of posts today that I was doing that, but I don’t usually do that here so I stopped…. Oops!
Anyhoo… why am I not watching the Vikes? I was for a while, but now that Johnson has thrown his 4th interception and Fason has decided that it’s a good idea to run backwards in his own endzone, I’ve decided to make good use of the Sunday Ticket and follow my fantasy teams. ;-)
Thanks for clearing that up, Natron. Those of us with no cable were stuck watching the Vikings cough up the game—almost literally.
I usually like red (my second favorite color), but it’s just wrong on the Giants.
I will restate for those claiming that everybody on this board hates black:
I LIKE THE SAINTS’ ALL-BLACK UNIS—just not the gold numbers.
Back to ‘classic’ Dallas against eyeball-poking Giants.
p.s. Natron, thanks for the clear shot of Ed Hochuli. Made my day a wee bit brighter, even with those awful pants and no short sleeves.
Eddie’s always good for a smile.
The all black Saints unis are not, however. I will say this though, if you’re going to do it, at least the Saints have the good sense to doing while wearing black shoes (sort of). This mess has always made me crazy. I mean honestly… it looks ridiculous with white shoes.
fuck Reebok and fuck those cold weather referee uniforms. Even the Cowboys silver and almost silver uniforms match better than that black and almost black.
Refs with black pants sited at the Broncos-Seahawks game!
Quoting my own post, you’d think that at the very least, the black pants and the jacket’s black stripes would be of the same shade. The stripes on the refs’ jackets seem to be a lighter shade than the pants
Denver’s punter just ran out onto the field wearing a toque. He ran back off the field, ripped off said toque, crammed on his helmet and ran back on. Madden said, ‘He doesn’t need to wear that.’ Truer words have not been spoken, but it was funny.
The all black Saints unis are not, however. I will say this though, if you’re going to do it, at least the Saints have the good sense to doing while wearing black shoes (sort of). This mess has always made me crazy. I mean honestly… it looks ridiculous with white shoes.
Ed is hot. So are the Saints’ unis. Verrry intimidating.
Oh! During the Wolves’ game, the announcers showed a clip of the Marko foul-up with his jersey (see yesterday’s open thread). Then they said that every bench player admitted to checking his jersey right after it happened. To add insult to injury, Marko got a delay of game called on him.
everyone see the broncos punter forget his helmet?
Damn it, Josh W., you beat me to it. I have to keep my comments shorter.
Haha, i actually kept it short for that reason. that and i was pretty sure that most people were watching the game so they saw it. plus, they pointed that out, so its not like i needed an explination for a small thing i noticed.
Enough about the Giants already. I think we can all just agree that those red unis are hideous and move on, hoping never to see them again. On another hand, the Bills need to start wearing those throwbacks as their regular unis. Those are nice!
There are way too many football teams wearing the full-body colored jerseys today. This trend needs to go away. This is just a random thought, but does anyone know why the Dolphins don’t wear their blue pants much anymore?
I hope with today’s sorry-ass performance the Vikings bury their purple pants again, and with any luck, those new unis with them. That’s two losses with purple pants. Time to get rid of them for good.
Not only are the refs wearing nylon sweats, in the Denver game, but at least one has a white hand muff. It really makes them look like they should be doing a JV game.
I think it’s time for da Bears to go with a new decal supplier! BUT the look of missing or half-missing “C”s went right along with the ugliness of the game. That was a sad attempt at football. All the Vikes have to do now is go purple on purple so they can suck wearing all three combos. By the way, Giants in red – NICE!!!
There was an interesting article in Sunday’s Columbus Dispatch about the NFL Uniform Police – that are comprised of none-other-than former players. David Fulcher in Cincy and Felix Wright in Cleveland.
They touched on Fulcher’s brush with Ocho Cinco
From the article –
“Bengals inspector David Fulcher spied the bogus nameplate in warm-ups and told Johnson to remove it. After the Fox pre-game show aired clips of the stunt, the voice mail on Fulcherรขโฌโขs cell phone quickly filled.
“I had about 20 messages, almost all from the league office, telling me to get that thing off him,” said Fulcher, a partner in a sports-collectibles company.
I had a nice, long and drawn out post, but thanks to the security code (Paul, why do we need this??), it was erased after being overzealous and clicking Say It! without the code. Blah…
Anyway, I would like the Cardinals to make throwbacks a regular thing. Like the Brewers do on home Sundays.
Has anyone noticed Duke’s basketball unis this season? They were slated to try on Nike’s template design that everyone is wearing (like this) but have (to my knowledge) only used their old unis (like this.) I know that it’s up to the captains to decide which jerseys they wear, so does anyone know if that’s why the new unis haven’t caught on?
I swear I’m not prone to hyberole, but the blue top/blue pants monstrosity the Broncos are wearing tonight are the most horrificly awful uniform in the history of civilization, or at least since the last Bengals or Oregon game. Okay, so maybe I am prone to hyberbole. But my non-football-interested wife, giving me a kiss good night as she went to bed, just said, looking at the tv, “Who are they supposed to be, Superman?”
#162 by Vincent A. Cipollone on 12.03.06 11:00 pm |
Watching the college bowl selection special right now, and Matt Winer (sp?) has openly said that he hopes Cal does not wear their yellow unis for their bowl.
These new “winter uniforms” that the NFL refs are wearing are truly an abomination against man and God. Christ, NFL, please go back to the old uniforms!
I had a nice, long and drawn out post, but thanks to the security code (Paul, why do we need this??), it was erased after being overzealous and clicking Say It! without the code. Blah…
Anyway, I would like the Cardinals to make throwbacks a regular thing. Like the Brewers do on home Sundays.
Retro sundays are the worst thing to happen to the brewers in a long time. I like their blue alts, and the team needs to get out of the past!
Everybody wants to complain (well, most everybody, yes, we hear you, Minna) about the Saints’ all-black look. I seem to recall a thred earlier in the season while the Saints were wearing white at home that people were worrying Sean Payton was displaying “dark-jersey phobia” and that they wanted the black jerseys back. I know the ideal situation would probably be to have black jerseys and gold pants, but come on, people. You can’t have it both ways.
This is not a personal condemnation of anyone, and for those who like both looks or hate both of them, that’s fine, too.
C.N., whew. I am glad people can hear me because I’m shouting myself hoarse. Or typing my fingers off. Good point (and good memory) about those earlier on who wanted to see the blacks.
Enough about the Giants already. I think we can all just agree that those red unis are hideous and move on, hoping never to see them again. On another hand, the Bills need to start wearing those throwbacks as their regular unis. Those are nice!
There are way too many football teams wearing the full-body colored jerseys today. This trend needs to go away. This is just a random thought, but does anyone know why the Dolphins don’t wear their blue pants much anymore?
I hope with today’s sorry-ass performance the Vikings bury their purple pants again, and with any luck, those new unis with them. That’s two losses with purple pants. Time to get rid of them for good.
Hey, Wayne! This Vikings fan likes the purple pants. Too bad the team sucked playing in them.
I like the monochromatic look in general, except for teal, some white, and yellow. Black, yes. Red—if it’s maroon. Dark blue, yes. Green—if it’s dark. In general, I like dark crayons and not light ones.
MNF just talked about the officials garb. They just compared them to guys who look like their bowling or are getting ready for the luge. Madden’s initial reaction to the question was “Uhh…I don’t know.” Very humorous interaction.
MNF just talked about the officials garb. They just compared them to guys who look like their bowling or are getting ready for the luge. Madden’s initial reaction to the question was “Uhh…I don’t know.” Very humorous interaction.
Incorrect. Its Sunday Night Football, not Monday. haha.
#173 by your sister's gay boyfriend on 12.03.06 11:49 pm |
ashuman said:
Michaels and Madden on the new ref jerseys during the 4th quarter.
Al: “They look like they’re getting ready for luge which reminds me, NBC Winter Olympics 2010.”
Madden: “To me they, uh, look like some guys who are going bowling.”
My favorite comment on the whole affair (from Deadspin): Michael is asking Madden, who used to rock the beltless polyester pants on the sidelines, what he thinks of the referees’ Old Navy performance fleece pants. That is insight I needed to hear.
Something interesting I just saw on a commercial for NBA League Pass where they ask the players what was their favorite thing to watch on League Pass. They are talking about Kobe’s 81 last year and they show Dwayne Wade in a locker room with all Heat stuff in lockers behind him. Then they show Captain Kirk Hinrich in a locker room and there is a Bulls warmup next to him and a Gilbert Arenas uniform behind him. This is weird. Why would they have a Wizards uni in the background when all the other lockers have Bulls stuff. Anti-Bulls propaganda I believe, just thought I would say something about this. No pics though. Later. Go Bulls.
San Jose’s Pavelski’s Reebok logo was still upside down on Saturday night. I’m surprised no one’s caught it yet.
In the NFL, I like the powder blue Titan’s unis, but not matched with the pants. I like dark blue with powder pants, or vice versa, as the shoulder yoke matches the pants. Also, in the Titans-Colts game today, they were two of only five NFL teams with white helmets. (Dolphins, Cardinals, and Jets, plus the Chargers and Bill throwbacks)
I don’t like the Saints in all black, especially without pants striping. Maybe okay with the white uniforms.
Giants in red? No way. And even the white unis look goofy with red trim, but a blue helmet. When will teams figure out that helmet color should match the uni color? (with the obvious exceptions, or course.)
I love the Bills’ throwbacks, hate their current unis.
Any early OSU-Florida predictions based on uniforms?
This has probably been discussed, but the Tennessee Titans’ Pacman (no hyphen, according to nfl.com) Jones’s jersey reads “P. JONES.” I’m aware of the same-surname-on-the-same-team rules, but Jones’s real first name is Adam…how does that work?
This has probably been discussed, but the Tennessee Titans’ Pacman (no hyphen, according to nfl.com) Jones’s jersey reads “P. JONES.” I’m aware of the same-surname-on-the-same-team rules, but Jones’s real first name is Adam…how does that work?
I was thinking the same thing!
This has officially taken over for the ‘Kenny Rogers low profiled hat’ as the most asked question on uniwatch. Krev, are you counting?
This has probably been discussed, but the Tennessee Titans’ Pacman (no hyphen, according to nfl.com) Jones’s jersey reads “P. JONES.” I’m aware of the same-surname-on-the-same-team rules, but Jones’s real first name is Adam…how does that work?
I think the reds jerseys are pretty cool. I agree there is a lot of red in baseball but hey, its better than PURPLE, and teal and colors like that so before we start complaining we should be thankful lol…the saints in all black was pretty sweet, definately didnt look like a college team cuz..oh yeah..they arent. Titans in all baby blue=amazing
What a mess this BCS year has turned out to be huh? Since no one can clearly define who gets to play Ohio for the championship I say they leave it up to the uniforms to be the deciding factor. Michigan over Florida. (tic)
couldn’t disagree more. knee jerk reax say that “ORANGE = BAD/HAVING SAME UNIFORMS FOR 200 YEARS = GOOD” . personally, i like the florida uniforms. esp the 60s throwbacks they pulled out earlier this year. i do have to say they could use a new helmet. the cursive ‘gators’ script does look a little dated. but the michigan helmet, well, it means nothing, its just a pattern that the princeton coaches used to differentiate receivers from defenders. if it had any connection to a wolverine (AND i know tghere is some argument that says its looks like a pattern on a wolverines head…whatever…)
butpersonally, if there is any color that needs to go, it is yellow. complain about purple and orange all you want. to me nothing looks worse, and less imposing, than yellow…and this isnt gold, here, but yellow…ughhh…
but also, any other year, and the team that loses latest ends up geting the shaft. why should there be an exception this year? also, michiga scores late to cur the 11 pt lead to 3. it wasnt as close as that. florida, on the other hand, got screwed on a terrible call inside auburns 10, and auburn scored on the last play of the game, to make it appear worse.
the sec is top to bottom a better cnference…dont believe me? the number 3 team in the big 10 is wiosconsin. number 3 in sec…lsu..
anyway, enough of this here…but i think florida has the better uniform, even. they deserve the chance…prob to lose to ohio st…but dont think the michigan unis are better.
no no, it’s not yellow, it’s Maize. And no, the second best team in the Big 10\11 is not better than everyone else in the country (especially when you ask in Gainesville).
anyway, as for UF’s helmets, which I happen to like (though not as much as the 60’s White alternates which were cool, though in a really startling way in person), I really want to see this, if only for one game. Regular Gator-head logo would be cool too.
Also, I’d love to see an Orange jersey brought into occational rotation (maybe for FL\GA) like the Irish do with the Kelly Green.
This has probably been discussed, but the Tennessee Titans’ Pacman (no hyphen, according to nfl.com) Jones’s jersey reads “P. JONES.” I’m aware of the same-surname-on-the-same-team rules, but Jones’s real first name is Adam…how does that work?
it seems like i am completely in the minority on thiks board, b/c i seem to go against conventional wisdom every time but i LOVE the giants red…honestly, i see no reason why ever team cant have an alternate uniform. that way, if you Are mired in tradition and refuse to change your 300 year old uniform, you can add a look that allows the ‘traditional’ look to stay, but to add some variety to a look for fans who want something new
so, yeah, i LOVE the giiants red alternates. i loved the dolphins orange. i love the browns orange. i really like solid color unis. about the only thing i dont like is all white…ive said it before, but it reminds me of ’surrender’, with the white flag and all. i would wager that the all white uniform has been worn in more losses than any other uniform combination…no scientific proof, just an idea…
i dont see any reason in having a color in your trim or on your logo if you arent going to use it. and why all the complaints ove an alternate uniform that gets worn maybe twice a season? do ‘traditionalists’ have to have all of it, every single game with their preferred uniform? what does a 3rd jersey hurt? nothing, esp if it sells a few more jerseys and gets some more people interested in uniforms.
btw, i know i will be the minority here too, but i love hawaii’s uniforms, in every sportm, but i really love their football unis. i like the all black, whioch seems an odd choice, gven that the islands are so hot and humid, and a black uni would seem to only exacerbate that…
but i love the font on the jersey. i live the helmets. i really love the way samoan culture is represented in the design, incl the helmet strips and trim on the sleeves. i love the silver alternate helmet…i just think it looks amazing. i love the way the black has a green cast to it, and the same effect on the uniforms.
does anyone know if they have a dark jersey that is more green and less black?
just my .02. i know there are lots of you out there just waiting to pile on and say how nuts and moronic i am, but it is just an opinion. i just think that uniforms too often get stuck in ‘tradition’, even when those traditions were due to shortcomings or lack of options than any choice.
and personally, i think the worst color combination i can think of is yellow and black…and btw the steelers.pirates/boston bruins, etc are not ‘black and gold’ they are black and YELLOW!’
I’m surprised nobody’s mentioned the University of Florida’s….BLACK ALTERNATES!
Thankfully, f state wiped the floor with them, so I would hope that would teach Florida’s powers-that-be a lesson.
a 4pt win at home against a team just off the road from las vegas is not quite ‘wiping the floor’…and anyway, even a blind squirrel finds a nit every now and then. hope they enjoy this meaningless w. it wont matter in march when they are 13 – 17 and watching everyone else play. in 10m years they may win another one. that school is on a serious decline, and i think they will be back where they belong, begging games from ucf/usf soon.
personally, i have no probl;em w/florida breaking out black unis. the last time i saw them wear these was 7 years ago, so its not like they are trying to do anythikng but update their look and excite people a little bit. i dont think tying something new w/you unis means you should immediately lose, per se…
i know its neither here nor there, but i hate f$u…
no no, it’s not yellow, it’s Maize. And no, the second best team in the Big 10\11 is not better than everyone else in the country (especially when you ask in Gainesville).
anyway, as for UF’s helmets, which I happen to like (though not as much as the 60’s White alternates which were cool, though in a really startling way in person), I really want to see this, if only for one game. Regular Gator-head logo would be cool too.
Also, I’d love to see an Orange jersey brought into occational rotation (maybe for FL\GA) like the Irish do with the Kelly Green.
Orange and Blue, Baby!
fair enough…maize…
i too would like to see the old albert, although i think the athletic dept has mothballed him for official use in favor of the new, more streamlined gator head…but that would make a hot helmet! i really liked the old interlocking “uf” helmet, too.
and yeah, i think orange jerseys should be broken out every now and then, also. how long has it been since they wore orange jerseys? was it the pre spurrier era, or did someone in the spuurier/zook/meyer link somewhere pull them ut along the line?
i think michigan could have a really sharp helmet…that big “M” on the side…i wouldnt even mind see them flipping the unis and going ‘maiuze’ on top, blue pants, a la cals alternates
This has probably been discussed, but the Tennessee Titans’ Pacman (no hyphen, according to nfl.com) Jones’s jersey reads “P. JONES.” I’m aware of the same-surname-on-the-same-team rules, but Jones’s real first name is Adam…how does that work?
Watching the college bowl selection special right now, and Matt Winer (sp?) has openly said that he hopes Cal does not wear their yellow unis for their bowl.
The pattern seems to be that the yellow jerseys are used for home night games. So if the Holiday Bowl is at night and Cal is designated as the home team, then the yellow jerseys are probable.
I love watching the 49ers on the road just becasue I still feel their road jerseys with the gold pants and helmet are among the top best jerseys in the league
Agreed.
The only blip on the Niners pants history was the white pants they trotted on the field in the 1996 season. It could have resulted in Seifert’s firing they were that tacky.
Baby blue jerseys are one thing. Baby blue jerseys with matching pants…swing and a miss, Titans. The least they could’ve done is break out those uniforms in a game they have a possibility of winning.
Ooh… yeah. Hope you didn’t have any money on that one…
Yeah newsflash to that guy – Titans lost by 1 point in IND in October.
If anything the Titans are resembling UNC Tar Heels.
#1 by Jim on 12.03.06 8:51 am |
No comments so far … guess it’s because the posted subject matter ISN’T ABOUT SPORTS. I’ve driven pretty fast in my time. Not once has a police officer ever suggested that I become a professional athlete because of it.
#2 by Chuck Ryals on 12.03.06 9:28 am |
I pulled a Fred Sanford, “fake heart attack” yesterday when I read ( here, of course) that the Maple Leafs are going to modernize their logo! I smell a train wreck here!
#3 by Dave on 12.03.06 9:39 am |
Chuck Ryals said:
Hopefully they are not going to follow in the MLB teams’ footsteps. The Blue Jays elimiated one of my favorite logos. And now they have a hat that is off-center to match those bland uni’s.
Let’s just hope it is not another Buffaslug. O
#4 by Dave on 12.03.06 9:57 am |
The Blue Jays elimiated one of my favorite logos.
Eliminated, sorry need coffee.
#5 by Mike Miller on 12.03.06 10:15 am |
I forgot my comment yesterday on the new “EM” logo.
They squished it, skewed it and turned it all around. But they forgot the fangs.
#6 by John Ekdahl on 12.03.06 11:01 am |
Jim said:
If you’d like to talk about something else, by all means, do so. It’s an open thread that’s titled with a picture from the weekend. If you don’t like NASCAR, that’s fine. Let’s just not start up the same tired arguments about it not being a sport because they aren’t world class athletes, or they don’t wear uniforms.
#7 by Andrew on 12.03.06 11:03 am |
Anyone else notice ESPN’s huuuuuuuge mistake in the West Virginia-Rutgers game? They panned on a section of WVU fans, and stopped on a particular section for about five seconds, pretty close up, and the guy in the front row, clear as day, had a “West F***ing Virginia” sweatshirt on. They stopped on him for like 5 seconds. Uh-oh. Hello FCC.
#8 by Robert on 12.03.06 11:03 am |
Jim said:
The “(NASCAR/golf/whatever) is (or is not) a sport” debate became tiresome decades ago. Please feel free to take it up with your buddies for the umpteenth time, but we don’t need it here.
#9 by Robert on 12.03.06 11:05 am |
Dang, Ek beat me to the punch. Sorry for being duplicative.
#10 by Tim B on 12.03.06 11:13 am |
Going back to the Reds new uni’s. I am with Paul. Lose the black brim on the cap. Just go with all red. Some teams look good with the two color cap/brim but not the Reds.
In reference to the Maple Leafs, they are probably just going to outline the “leaf” in black.
Add black = logo change.
#11 by Christian Wininger on 12.03.06 11:15 am |
What a mess this BCS year has turned out to be huh? Since no one can clearly define who gets to play Ohio for the championship I say they leave it up to the uniforms to be the deciding factor. Michigan over Florida. (tic)
#12 by Steve on 12.03.06 11:35 am |
Andrew said:
I saw that too, but ESPN needn’t worry about the FCC, which has no authority to fine cable broadcasters. If this was an “ESPN on ABC” production, that would be a different story.
Also, the Giants will be wearing their red jerseys today, as they did against Dallas last season.
#13 by Christopher on 12.03.06 12:02 pm |
I have to be honest, I agree with Paul most of the time… but I really like the new Cinci uniforms. I liked the old 60s-80s uniforms, but I really think the drop-shadow *works* here.
And I hate drop shadows for the most part.
Compared to some other new MLB uniform mistakes (D-backs, Nats, etc.)– these are rather classy.
#14 by Jacob on 12.03.06 12:08 pm |
Jimmie Johnson gets to keep that Super Bowl-sized ring AND that freaking huge trophy?? Good for him, racecar driver or no.
#15 by Ian on 12.03.06 12:29 pm |
I agree with Christopher. The new Reds home uniform is great. Maybe people hate it because it’s so close to perfect, but doesn’t *quite* make it, instead of being an utter travesty.
#16 by Natron44 on 12.03.06 1:03 pm |
Bears vs. Vikings. Temp: 15, Windchill: 1. Refs? White pants.
Packers vs. Jets. Temp: 19, Windchill: -3. Refs? White pants.
So much for the slacks today, and my guess would be ever. If they won’t wear them at these temps, they probably won’t wear them period.
#17 by Mike Miller on 12.03.06 1:05 pm |
Natron44 said:
Not so fast, officials black pants sighting in Buffalo.
Buffalo wearing throwbacks kind of cancels it out.
#18 by Dave on 12.03.06 1:08 pm |
Officials in Buffalo wearing black pants. Not sure what to think of the Titans tone-on-tone baby blues.
#19 by Natron44 on 12.03.06 1:08 pm |
Mike Miller said:
Nice catch… I figured since it’s quite a bit wamer in Buffalo than in GB or Chicago, I wouldn’t even bother to check, but you’re right.
Damn… they really do look like Cooperalls, don’t they?! lol
#20 by Dave on 12.03.06 1:11 pm |
Saints in all black. They look like a college team. Bleck.
#21 by Timmy D on 12.03.06 1:11 pm |
Dick Stockton: Only the second time since 1964 that the Vikings have worn purple pants…first time was earlier this year
And as stated above…18 degree fahrenheit and no black slacks
Go Bears
#22 by Willy Billy on 12.03.06 1:14 pm |
on my low def television, the officials in pants look just like the chargers in their white jerseys and dark blue pants. Thats gotta suck when JP losman drops back to pass.
Plus, Ed Hochuli in long sleeves and loose pants just isnt the same.
#23 by Natron on 12.03.06 1:15 pm |
Dave said:
I think they look a lot like another team.
#24 by Dave on 12.03.06 1:15 pm |
Timmy D said:
Bear down Chicago Bears…
#25 by Dave on 12.03.06 1:19 pm |
Natron said:
Good call.
#26 by Timmy D on 12.03.06 1:19 pm |
Just to add one more thing, the Bears uniforms are not complete until they are shown with a cloud of hot air coming from the facemask, that is football. Could use some snow to set the football mood.
#27 by Dave on 12.03.06 1:20 pm |
D.Manning’s mouthguard went flying on his INT return.
#28 by DRob on 12.03.06 1:22 pm |
I think its the first time since the 2000 season (I may be wrong on this) that the saints have worn black on black.
I don’t like the look at all. And with rumors swirling that the Saints will go to a Black helmet next year…not good.
#29 by Brian E on 12.03.06 1:24 pm |
Anybody have links to pictures of all these special uniforms?
I’m not near a television, unfortunately..
#30 by Boilermaker on 12.03.06 1:24 pm |
Those titan jerseys want to make me puke, uh.
#31 by Boilermaker on 12.03.06 1:25 pm |
DRob said:
Is the owner of the saints goth? lol
#32 by Mike Miller on 12.03.06 1:29 pm |
Natron44 said:
The white stripe on the sides completes the effect. Plain black might be acceptable.
#33 by Matt06 on 12.03.06 1:30 pm |
It’s my belief that the Giants should scrap their alt. red unis and their road white/red trimmed unis….and I’m not a Giant fan (GO JETS!)
#34 by Gibby on 12.03.06 1:33 pm |
Looks like Mr. Bryant for the 49ers is back up to his old tricks. On the previous play, he landed on his butt, and once again had to hike his pants up so his crack would no longer be showing.
#35 by Matt06 on 12.03.06 1:36 pm |
what’s with the Jets’ Cedric Houston having what looks like a belt of white tape??? I don’t know if it’s being used to hold up his pants or the handwarmer, but it’s weird.
I realize w/o a pic it’s tough, but does anyone else see this??
#36 by DRob on 12.03.06 1:38 pm |
This isn’t from the game today, but this is what the Saints’ black on black looks like.
No stripes on the pants. No good, IMO.
#37 by Ryan on 12.03.06 1:39 pm |
You beat me to it on the Antonio Bryant ass crack alert, Gibby. It’s at about the 8 minute mark of the 1st quarter if anyone can get a screen grab.
#38 by byron wages on 12.03.06 1:41 pm |
our high school basketball team( who’s star is ralph sampson’s son) played a team last night who’s uniforms were purple and black. and had been nike-ized. i’m now blind.
#39 by Matt06 on 12.03.06 1:45 pm |
DRob said:
now could you imagine a black helmet with that?? I think i just threw up in my mouth a little bit…
#40 by Steve on 12.03.06 1:51 pm |
Nothing posted yet, but the latest photos are always found here.
#41 by TD on 12.03.06 1:51 pm |
Briefly mentioned earlier, but the Nuggets busted out the 1967-68 ABA Denver Rockets throwbacks last night, complete with orange warmups and 40th anniversary patch on the shorts.
Watching the Chargers-Bills game – the black pants look a bit like the Cooperalls, but more like the bad track suit people wear over their bad shorts at the Y.
Add the bonus comedy of a buckled belt and the fact that the black pants blend a little too well with the Chargers’ dark blue pants/socks (to the point that the Umpire looks like an extra defender when the Bills have the ball) and it’s altogether ugly.
The pants stripe does match the arm stripe on the long sleeve windbreaker shirt thing, but the officials generally look like they lost a bet.
#42 by Brian on 12.03.06 1:53 pm |
Charles Woodson of the Pack is wearing Nike gloves against the Jets today. Ill look for pics after the game.
#43 by TD on 12.03.06 1:57 pm |
Fantastic Rocky Mountain News article about the throwbacks here, including a great story about painting the basketball ABA colors on opening night.
#44 by Meiz on 12.03.06 2:00 pm |
Man, I thought I was gonna be all over the referee pants today. Uniwatch does not sleep. Ever.
#45 by Jill on 12.03.06 2:04 pm |
The Saints look horrible with their black on black combo. Why don’t the black pants have some kind of stripe pattern? It would make all the difference. I do like their black jerseys though.
#46 by TD on 12.03.06 2:11 pm |
I can’t decide which is stranger – the fact that Ed Hochuli’s crew decided to wear the black pants, or that Ed isn’t wearing short sleeves with them.
#47 by Sean on 12.03.06 2:13 pm |
Andrew said:
deadspin was obviously all over this
you stay classy morgantown!
#48 by TD on 12.03.06 2:17 pm |
ABC also showed a rather well-constructed female USC fan in the crowd wearing a “BOOTY CALL 10″ shirt. You could almost hear the director yell to change cameras.
#49 by concealed78 on 12.03.06 2:21 pm |
Chicago:
Temperature: 14 degrees
Winds: WSW 14 m.p.h.
Wind Chill: -2 degrees
Referee pants: white
Number of Bears wishbone-C decals off: zero, but it’s still the 1st half.
#50 by Natron on 12.03.06 2:22 pm |
Brian E said:
Here are a couple of crappy screen pics of the Saints (another), and the Titans (again)
#51 by DRob on 12.03.06 2:23 pm |
Bryant for the 49ers just went for a long pass, he missed it, and in the slow-motion replay of his tumble, I caught man butt-crack again.
Doesn’t he wear compression shorts?
#52 by bg on 12.03.06 2:26 pm |
Dave said:
Tell you what. As a Niners fan here in SF, when I look at Drew Brees throwing downfield, I am scared out of my mind. What a win win for both teams. Rivers tearing it up in SD, Brees in NO. Rivers has more upside due to age and lack of major injury, but both are killing this season. Wait a sec, Rivers gets the powder blue throwbacks, and NO is in all black.
Edge to Rivers and SD.
#53 by Forrest on 12.03.06 2:28 pm |
One of the announcers for the Bills-Bolts game just said the new uniforms for the refs (with those waiter slacks)were ‘really nice’
…seriously.
#54 by Natron on 12.03.06 2:31 pm |
Natron said:
And here’s a pic of the refs.
#55 by Matt06 on 12.03.06 2:33 pm |
I motion that the bills convert fully to their throwback unis that they are wearing today…
#56 by Natron on 12.03.06 2:34 pm |
Matt06 said:
I second that.
#57 by David on 12.03.06 2:37 pm |
Natron said:
Ahhh, much worse than expected, and I expected something around the level of “train wreck”.
#58 by Timmy D on 12.03.06 2:39 pm |
Natron said:
Third
#59 by Matt06 on 12.03.06 2:39 pm |
And here’s a pic of the refs.
I remember wearing pants like that for roller hockey…just terrible
#60 by Dave on 12.03.06 2:39 pm |
Matt06 said:
I second the motion.
#61 by maximumK on 12.03.06 2:40 pm |
Baby blue jerseys are one thing. Baby blue jerseys with matching pants…swing and a miss, Titans. The least they could’ve done is break out those uniforms in a game they have a possibility of winning.
#62 by Ryan Real on 12.03.06 2:56 pm |
This has probably been discussed, but the Tennessee Titans’ Pacman (no hyphen, according to nfl.com) Jones’s jersey reads “P. JONES.” I’m aware of the same-surname-on-the-same-team rules, but Jones’s real first name is Adam…how does that work?
#63 by T.C. on 12.03.06 2:56 pm |
I love watching the 49ers on the road just becasue I still feel their road jerseys with the gold pants and helmet are among the top best jerseys in the league
#64 by Bill Campbell on 12.03.06 2:56 pm |
OK, A)On the refs new “costumes”; Did they lose their luggage and stop buy Mo’s for some sweat pants on the way to the stadium? B) Great socks for the Bills. C) Powder blue might have been OK for baseball But not football!
#65 by FloPoErich on 12.03.06 2:57 pm |
Anybody else see the uniforms for FIU? Florida International apparently flew to wisconsin for their game yesterday but their jerseys didn’t. Instead of postponing the game, Wisconsin bought em these practice uni’s and had them numbered. Sorry if this was posted yesterday… i was hammered this weekend with a snowstorm and still having problems with the net and what not…
Heres some pics
#66 by FloPoErich on 12.03.06 2:58 pm |
#67 by FloPoErich on 12.03.06 2:59 pm |
Ok… these link things hate me.. the pics are on yahoo’s recap of the game.. Sorry!
#68 by Bill Campbell on 12.03.06 2:59 pm |
Ryan Real said:
I was thinking the same thing!
#69 by Jill on 12.03.06 3:05 pm |
NFL.com gamecenter lists Pacman as A. Jones, not P. Jones so it seems like it is just his jersey.
I wish I could actually watch my favorite teams (Colts and Bears), but no I get stuck with New Orleans, Houston, and Dallas every week.
#70 by Natron on 12.03.06 3:12 pm |
FloPoErich said:
Here you go. Nice catch.
BTW – Note that there’s no Adidas logo on their normal unis.
#71 by Matt06 on 12.03.06 3:13 pm |
I just saw this on the bills’ picture page on espn…
apparently when they wear their throwbacks, they practice with the throwback helmets, but their 06 practice jerseys…
#72 by Bill Campbell on 12.03.06 3:15 pm |
Any else whish that the Chargers could also wear their throwbacks today. That would have been sweet!
#73 by GoTerriers on 12.03.06 3:22 pm |
Dave said:
Not for nothing, but when in Parliamentary procedure, you make a MOTION, but the verb form is “move” just like in regular English:
i.e: “I would like to make a motion to eliminate all traces of black from the New York Mets uniform” or “I move that the New York Mets remove all traces of black from their uniforms”
#74 by TD on 12.03.06 3:22 pm |
New helmets are hard to get used to and broken-in, thus the week of practice.
I don’t think the Chargers have a road throwback prepared, which is too bad really.
#75 by Matt06 on 12.03.06 3:26 pm |
TD said:
well yeah, but I wanted a throwback practice jersey…
oh, and I just got another shot of cedric houston’s ‘tape belt’ (again, sorry for no pics). It see,s to have rolled up and showed that, well from what it looks like, his belt loops are ripped off…
#76 by Natron on 12.03.06 3:28 pm |
Here’s a better pic of the Titans.
#77 by T.C. on 12.03.06 3:32 pm |
Wow those Titan uniforms are terrible. I’m surprised no one has mentioned anything about the throwbacks worn by the Warriors last night
#78 by Minna H on 12.03.06 3:33 pm |
Natron said:
Natron? Is this the MN Natron? If so, then why are you not watching the Vikes? If not, my apologies. Are you also the Natron44? Or maybe he’s the MN Natron? I’m so confused!
I *love* the purple pants for the Vikes. If they would keep those with the white jerseys and strip off the silly swooshes, then they would have something.
I also really like the Saints’ unis (of course), but the huge gold numbers have to go.
The ref crew for the MN/CHI game are wearing gortex hoodies (probably part of the shirts). They look goofy.
Ok. Back to watching my Vikes (sigh) lose in what is possibly the worst-played ‘professional’ football game of the year.
p.s. for more on the FIU-Wisc. game snafu, read yesterday’s open thread.
#79 by JimmyMac on 12.03.06 3:39 pm |
Solid stripe on jersey top doesn’t match the navy white navy on the pants? Why? Reebok.
http://images.nfl.co...
Paul- am looking for a holiday gift for a co-worker and remember a link to a t-shirt site you provided (maybe a year ago???) that had NHL table (rod) hockey players silkscreened on the front, which were outstanding…
Can you please provide that link for me?
Thanks a bunch.
#80 by John on 12.03.06 3:40 pm |
Interesting thought by 49ers play-by-play man, Joe Starkey, he said that maybe the black on black scheme was making Drew Brees a little more comfortable. As in, Back to the college days.
#81 by blakeruns on 12.03.06 3:42 pm |
i think you guys are nuts
i like the saints in all black
the problem is that black has been bastardized and ruined
by so many other teams. Imagine if black was a less often used
scheme (gimmick?) by so many teams who do not wear it well.
If the saints and raiders were the only two NFL teams to rock it (correct me if im wrong but the only 2 teams who really have a claim to it as one of their major colours..j..jaguars? ravens?) than we would only have the silver and black & the black and gold in the NFL and i for one think that would be pretty sweet.
but you’ll probably all call me nuts cause i wouldnt mind seeing
the Ravens in there aill Black w/ Purple for big games either.
on another note
3rd td for Reggie Bush today. Congrats Mr President.
the bills in throwbacks and the ref’s in cooperalls makes for a surreal viewing experience. and i agree, putting Ed Hochuli in this conservative uniform is like putting Heidi Klum on the Jordanian soccer team.
#82 by Natron on 12.03.06 3:42 pm |
Minna H said:
Yeah, both are me… I will occasionally throw the old hockey jersey number after some of my screen names. It occurred to me after a couple of posts today that I was doing that, but I don’t usually do that here so I stopped…. Oops!
Anyhoo… why am I not watching the Vikes? I was for a while, but now that Johnson has thrown his 4th interception and Fason has decided that it’s a good idea to run backwards in his own endzone, I’ve decided to make good use of the Sunday Ticket and follow my fantasy teams. ;-)
#83 by TD on 12.03.06 3:44 pm |
The Steelers might want to be included in the black discussion..
#84 by concealed78 on 12.03.06 3:45 pm |
2:44 CST Vikings / Bears.
At least two Bears on the Defensive Line have the top half of their wishbone-C decals messing.
#85 by Natron on 12.03.06 3:46 pm |
JimmyMac said:
Is this it? It’s the shirt I have.
#86 by MikeR on 12.03.06 3:47 pm |
Christopher said:
I’m with you.
#87 by Wayne on 12.03.06 3:49 pm |
Looks like Hunter Hillenmeyer is having helmet decal issues again today. I just saw a half-C on the right side of his helmet.
#88 by blakeruns on 12.03.06 3:55 pm |
bah! of course
thank you TD
i knew i was missing at least somebody
how could i forger the “defending” super bowl champs =]
#89 by Matt06 on 12.03.06 3:56 pm |
they just showed a clip in the jets game of eric mangini coaching football in australia for the kew colts and the helmets were kinda cool..
this is the best pic i could come up with in a quick turn around..
#90 by mark on 12.03.06 3:59 pm |
blakeruns said:
You forgot the Panthers
#91 by Chris on 12.03.06 4:09 pm |
In the Bears Vikings game, Mewelde Moore appeared to have a muff sewn into the front of his jersey. Anyone else notice that?
#92 by Paul Lukas on 12.03.06 4:12 pm |
JimmyMac said:
Look here.
Meanwhile: Definitely need more screen grabs of the black-trousered officials in Buffalo. Those of you who have Sunday Ticker and TiVo, get crackin’!
#93 by Elliott on 12.03.06 4:15 pm |
1:12 left in the 4th quarter of the Vikings-Bears game, Hunter Hillenmeyer had half of the C on his helmet missing…again…
#94 by Bill Campbell on 12.03.06 4:20 pm |
Matt06 said:
Those helmets look like the old CFL Baltimore Stallions helmets. Not good with links but there should be one in “The Helmet Project”.
#95 by B on 12.03.06 4:22 pm |
The Giants red unis make me want to vomit. They’re horrendous.
#96 by JimmyMac on 12.03.06 4:22 pm |
Paul- am looking for a holiday gift for a co-worker and remember a link to a t-shirt site you provided (maybe a year ago???) that had NHL table (rod) hockey players silkscreened on the front, which were outstandingรขโฌยฆ
Look here.
Gracious…it is bookmarked and appreciated…
Slapshirts is also an outstanding name.
#97 by Cornellian on 12.03.06 4:23 pm |
The Giants red alternates are so bad they make my TV cry. It’s only the first quarter. I’m not sure I can take this for 3 more hours.
#98 by Natron on 12.03.06 4:24 pm |
Paul Lukas said:
Here are a few: 1,profile, Good one of Hoculi, rear
#99 by Paul Lukas on 12.03.06 4:26 pm |
Natron said:
Excellent work, Natro — I hadn’t looked at the team web sites yet. You’re a first-rate photo-researcher!
#100 by blakeruns on 12.03.06 4:28 pm |
maximumK said:
well well well
would you like a bottle of water
with which to wash down your words??
#101 by JT_Dutch on 12.03.06 4:31 pm |
Natron said:
… That jersey’s from 1978, and it shows that Creamer’s site is slightly incorrect with their jersey replication for that season.
#102 by Paul Lukas on 12.03.06 4:32 pm |
Check this out: When the Giants kick an extra point, their radio play-by-play guy, Bob Papa, usually says, “The kick is up and it is… true blue.” But when the red-clad Jints kicked their first PAT a minute ago, he said, “… and it is.. dead red.”
#103 by Adam on 12.03.06 4:47 pm |
Not sure if this was mentioned already, but there’s a piece in today’s New York Times about eye black which was discussed here several days ago.
#104 by Thorold Blair on 12.03.06 4:57 pm |
Who is the terrible looking high school team playing the Cowboys? And why are they playing in plain red practice jerseys?
#105 by Ed from Dallas on 12.03.06 5:01 pm |
I actually like the all light-blue Titans…but I’m biased being that it’s my favorite color. To the people moving that the Bills use the throwbacks forever, how about going back to the Jim Kelly-era jerseys?
#106 by WVU Tom on 12.03.06 5:07 pm |
maximumK said:
…hmmm
#107 by JimmyMac on 12.03.06 5:17 pm |
Check this out: When the Giants kick an extra point, their radio play-by-play guy, Bob Papa, usually says, รขโฌลThe kick is up and it isรขโฌยฆ true blue.รขโฌย But when the red-clad Jints kicked their first PAT a minute ago, he said, รขโฌลรขโฌยฆ and it is.. dead red.รขโฌย
Smells like Bob’s working towards a big-time sponsorship deal for the FAN…
รขโฌลThe kick is up and it isรขโฌยฆ Chase Bank.. true blue.รขโฌย
รขโฌลThe kick is up and it isรขโฌยฆ Staples…dead red.รขโฌย
Need to get him to start saying the referee throws the “Uniwatch” yellow penalty flag…
#108 by WVU Tom on 12.03.06 5:22 pm |
Ryan Real said:
the NFL doesn’t allow players to put nicknames on jerseys (ie “He Hate Me”), but for whatever reason players are apparently allowed by listed by nicknames in place of their first name. Adam Jones is officially listed as “Pac Man Jones”, hence P. Jones
…at least that’s how I understand it.
#109 by steve on 12.03.06 5:26 pm |
One interesting thing about the Giants reds are the rounded name plates.
#110 by LunchBox on 12.03.06 5:27 pm |
Is it just me, or is the blue stripe on the one side of the Bills throwback helmet smaller than the one on the other?
Look: Here, here and here.
I noticed it on a close up of the back of Peerless Price’s helmet but I have no screenshot.
#111 by JimmyMac on 12.03.06 5:33 pm |
One interesting thing about the Giants reds are the rounded name plates.
The NY Giants alternate uniforms just scream “intramural football” to me… while less is more can be argued…i prefer the “nothing equals nothing” on this brand lame effort.
#112 by James M. on 12.03.06 5:35 pm |
I don’t like the giants red jerseys at all. But i like the white with red, but wish they could add some blue to the white jersey to match the pants. The pants are very neat with those thin red and blue stripes
#113 by Minna H on 12.03.06 5:39 pm |
Natron said:
Thanks for clearing that up, Natron. Those of us with no cable were stuck watching the Vikings cough up the game—almost literally.
I usually like red (my second favorite color), but it’s just wrong on the Giants.
I will restate for those claiming that everybody on this board hates black:
I LIKE THE SAINTS’ ALL-BLACK UNIS—just not the gold numbers.
Back to ‘classic’ Dallas against eyeball-poking Giants.
p.s. Natron, thanks for the clear shot of Ed Hochuli. Made my day a wee bit brighter, even with those awful pants and no short sleeves.
#114 by maximumK on 12.03.06 5:45 pm |
blakeruns said:
I would enjoy that water, for these words are harsh going back down the throat. As they say, “that is why they play the game.”
Unis are still horrendous, though
#115 by WVU Tom on 12.03.06 5:55 pm |
comments on NFL:
Didn’t get any screen grabs of refs in buffalo, sorry. Going to be cold in Denver tonight, so everyone may get a second chance to see them
Giants red jerseys are too bright or something, hard to watch in high def without going blind.
I think the black is good, especially on a team like the saints that incorporates the color normally, I agree with Paul though on being against teams that use the color strictly for accent, like the Mets or formerly the Cincinatti Reds.
Titans looked like crap.
Buffalo looked good, but anything is better than their “standard” unis
#116 by Paul Lukas on 12.03.06 5:57 pm |
steve said:
All their jerseys have rounded nameplates, not just the reds. To my knowledge, they’re the only NFL team that does this. I assume it has to do with the stitcher their equipment manager hires.
#117 by C.N. on 12.03.06 6:02 pm |
Tim B said:
The A’s all-green road cap is much better. As was last season’s Reds black road cap with a red brim. The red cap with black brim doesn’t look as good.
#118 by C.N. on 12.03.06 6:06 pm |
Boilermaker said:
No… but he is a moron.
#119 by WVU Tom on 12.03.06 6:12 pm |
C.N. said:
Yeah, The orioles do that too, wearning an orange brim at home and a solid black hat on the road. What I always thought was strange too is the fact that their batting helmets are always solid black, matching their road uni scheme. I’m not unhappy with the O’s unis, but I would ditch the orange brim and go back to putting “Baltimore” on the road unis, as opposed to “Orioles”.
…oh, and if I was in charge, I would also go to an all black version of the hat they used in the early 70’s
#120 by Andy F. on 12.03.06 6:13 pm |
The Giants went all out with the red theme. They changed the nose bumper decal on all the helmets to a red NY to match the jerseys instead of the usual blue NY. It is still of the raised rubberized variety. Maybe they should put more resources into playing good football instead of on uni-related minutiae though.
but still…
GO GIANTS!!!
#121 by C.N. on 12.03.06 6:13 pm |
maximumK said:
Ooh… yeah. Hope you didn’t have any money on that one…
#122 by John Ekdahl on 12.03.06 6:13 pm |
C.N. said:
That bizarre dancing with the cheerleaders on the field with an umbrella after the Falcons game removed all doubt.
#123 by C.N. on 12.03.06 6:16 pm |
concealed78 said:
Same thing happened to an Oklahoma player yesterday. Didn’t catch his name.
#124 by Steven on 12.03.06 6:16 pm |
The Titans won their last two games wearing the powder blue pants so I think we could be seeing a lot more of them.
ESPN.com’s front page has a great photo of the Titan’s powder blue on powder blue uniforms.
I personally think a bull should be unleashed onto the field of the Dallas vs. New York game and let him have a field day…
#125 by Josh W. on 12.03.06 6:21 pm |
byron wages said:
what school is this? because i know ralph sampson jr was at mt pisgah christian school in alpharetta, ga last year, and i figured he transfered after wining the state title. i played against him last year and it was weird because he’s a junior like me, but he’s 6′11″. i’m 6′6″ so playing against him (and another 6′11″ guy they had) was strange for me, because i’m not used to being smaller than other people.
i guess to keep it uni related, titans record in:
baby blue pants: 2-0
all navy: 2-1
even though i’m not a fan of the all navy combo, whatever keeps us winning.
#126 by Jim H on 12.03.06 6:23 pm |
Yeah look at Big Blue….wait that doesnt make sense.
#127 by C.N. on 12.03.06 6:34 pm |
Everybody wants to complain (well, most everybody, yes, we hear you, Minna) about the Saints’ all-black look. I seem to recall a thred earlier in the season while the Saints were wearing white at home that people were worrying Sean Payton was displaying “dark-jersey phobia” and that they wanted the black jerseys back. I know the ideal situation would probably be to have black jerseys and gold pants, but come on, people. You can’t have it both ways.
This is not a personal condemnation of anyone, and for those who like both looks or hate both of them, that’s fine, too.
#128 by TD on 12.03.06 6:35 pm |
I think the Giants are hoping that the ‘Boys are subconsciously conditioned to see unstriped red jerseys and think ‘no contact’.
#129 by MAO on 12.03.06 6:41 pm |
Here’s an example of team names on uni backs. UCLA in the college cup finals against UCSB.
Link
#130 by Cornellian on 12.03.06 6:43 pm |
Would it kill Tom Coughlin to wear something red. He looks like he should be coaching Dallas over there in the sea of ugly red jerseys.
#131 by your sister's gay boyfriend on 12.03.06 6:43 pm |
John Ekdahl said:
While I won’t argue that Benson isn’t a moron or a douche, I hope you see the connection between New Orleans and umbrella dancing.
#132 by brian on 12.03.06 6:47 pm |
Is this the first time the Giants have worn the road pants with the red jerseys — and with that, the first time they’ve worn the road pants at home?
#133 by TD on 12.03.06 6:50 pm |
brian said:
The Gints wear the grey pants at home as well as on the road.
#134 by Jim H on 12.03.06 6:53 pm |
Antonio Piece is wearing a red eyeshield for the Giants, usually dont see the colored visors in the NFL just the black or clear, or so I think.
#135 by TD on 12.03.06 6:54 pm |
(oops – my bad. The striping is different – blue-red-blue solid at home, three individual stripes on the ‘road’..)
so yeah, good point! :)
#136 by TD on 12.03.06 7:00 pm |
The Giants should do a throwback version of this helmet to add some flavor.
#137 by brian on 12.03.06 7:09 pm |
TD said:
I know that but look at the stripes on the side. They’re wearing the pattern they wear on the road instead of the pants they usually wear with the blue jersey. So is this the first time they’re worn the road pants with the red jersey? or not? Anyone have a picture of the last times they’ve worn red?
#138 by Jamikel on 12.03.06 7:24 pm |
This Giants-Cowboys game also stands out for being the battle for the title of team with the most pointless alternate pants.
#139 by Matt06 on 12.03.06 7:24 pm |
thank god the giants game is over, so we don’t have to look at the horrid jerseys, i personally think it contributed to the loss…
#140 by Natron on 12.03.06 7:31 pm |
Minna H said:
Eddie’s always good for a smile.
The all black Saints unis are not, however. I will say this though, if you’re going to do it, at least the Saints have the good sense to doing while wearing black shoes (sort of). This mess has always made me crazy. I mean honestly… it looks ridiculous with white shoes.
#141 by bg on 12.03.06 8:22 pm |
Denver in all blue. and it’s S I X T E E N degrees. ack!!
#142 by Jeff on 12.03.06 8:22 pm |
Refs with black pants sited at the Broncos-Seahawks game!
#143 by michael on 12.03.06 8:23 pm |
fuck Reebok and fuck those cold weather referee uniforms. Even the Cowboys silver and almost silver uniforms match better than that black and almost black.
#144 by Allison on 12.03.06 8:24 pm |
Whoever came up with the idea for black referee pants needs to be taken out behind the shed for a good old butt-whoopin
#145 by Jeff on 12.03.06 9:01 pm |
Jeff said:
Quoting my own post, you’d think that at the very least, the black pants and the jacket’s black stripes would be of the same shade. The stripes on the refs’ jackets seem to be a lighter shade than the pants
#146 by Josh W. on 12.03.06 9:01 pm |
everyone see the broncos punter forget his helmet?
#147 by Minna H on 12.03.06 9:02 pm |
Denver’s punter just ran out onto the field wearing a toque. He ran back off the field, ripped off said toque, crammed on his helmet and ran back on. Madden said, ‘He doesn’t need to wear that.’ Truer words have not been spoken, but it was funny.
#148 by bg on 12.03.06 9:04 pm |
Just turned on ESPN Radio- they referred to the ref’s as “Footlocker salesmen.”
#149 by Minna H on 12.03.06 9:05 pm |
Natron said:
Ed is hot. So are the Saints’ unis. Verrry intimidating.
Oh! During the Wolves’ game, the announcers showed a clip of the Marko foul-up with his jersey (see yesterday’s open thread). Then they said that every bench player admitted to checking his jersey right after it happened. To add insult to injury, Marko got a delay of game called on him.
#150 by Minna H on 12.03.06 9:06 pm |
Josh W. said:
Damn it, Josh W., you beat me to it. I have to keep my comments shorter.
#151 by Josh W. on 12.03.06 9:18 pm |
Minna H said:
Haha, i actually kept it short for that reason. that and i was pretty sure that most people were watching the game so they saw it. plus, they pointed that out, so its not like i needed an explination for a small thing i noticed.
#152 by Wayne on 12.03.06 9:18 pm |
Enough about the Giants already. I think we can all just agree that those red unis are hideous and move on, hoping never to see them again. On another hand, the Bills need to start wearing those throwbacks as their regular unis. Those are nice!
There are way too many football teams wearing the full-body colored jerseys today. This trend needs to go away. This is just a random thought, but does anyone know why the Dolphins don’t wear their blue pants much anymore?
I hope with today’s sorry-ass performance the Vikings bury their purple pants again, and with any luck, those new unis with them. That’s two losses with purple pants. Time to get rid of them for good.
#153 by Bill Campbell on 12.03.06 9:41 pm |
Not only are the refs wearing nylon sweats, in the Denver game, but at least one has a white hand muff. It really makes them look like they should be doing a JV game.
#154 by Ben N on 12.03.06 9:47 pm |
Do any Broncos fans know what is cheered in Mile High Stadium after their defense makes a play?
#155 by dirtydust on 12.03.06 9:55 pm |
I think it’s time for da Bears to go with a new decal supplier! BUT the look of missing or half-missing “C”s went right along with the ugliness of the game. That was a sad attempt at football. All the Vikes have to do now is go purple on purple so they can suck wearing all three combos. By the way, Giants in red – NICE!!!
#156 by Nick on 12.03.06 10:02 pm |
There was an interesting article in Sunday’s Columbus Dispatch about the NFL Uniform Police – that are comprised of none-other-than former players. David Fulcher in Cincy and Felix Wright in Cleveland.
They touched on Fulcher’s brush with Ocho Cinco
From the article –
“Bengals inspector David Fulcher spied the bogus nameplate in warm-ups and told Johnson to remove it. After the Fox pre-game show aired clips of the stunt, the voice mail on Fulcherรขโฌโขs cell phone quickly filled.
“I had about 20 messages, almost all from the league office, telling me to get that thing off him,” said Fulcher, a partner in a sports-collectibles company.
#157 by Davd on 12.03.06 10:04 pm |
Ben N said:
“IN – COME – PLETE”
Only after incomplete passes, of course. It comes from the way the PA announcer always says it.
#158 by John H in Bham on 12.03.06 10:10 pm |
FYI:
UNC – Tennessee Women’s Basketball:
A plethora of striped socks are being worn by the Lady Tar Heels.
#159 by Allison on 12.03.06 10:25 pm |
I had a nice, long and drawn out post, but thanks to the security code (Paul, why do we need this??), it was erased after being overzealous and clicking Say It! without the code. Blah…
Anyway, I would like the Cardinals to make throwbacks a regular thing. Like the Brewers do on home Sundays.
#160 by Chatham on 12.03.06 10:44 pm |
Has anyone noticed Duke’s basketball unis this season? They were slated to try on Nike’s template design that everyone is wearing (like this) but have (to my knowledge) only used their old unis (like this.) I know that it’s up to the captains to decide which jerseys they wear, so does anyone know if that’s why the new unis haven’t caught on?
#161 by Fair Hooker on 12.03.06 10:58 pm |
I swear I’m not prone to hyberole, but the blue top/blue pants monstrosity the Broncos are wearing tonight are the most horrificly awful uniform in the history of civilization, or at least since the last Bengals or Oregon game. Okay, so maybe I am prone to hyberbole. But my non-football-interested wife, giving me a kiss good night as she went to bed, just said, looking at the tv, “Who are they supposed to be, Superman?”
#162 by Vincent A. Cipollone on 12.03.06 11:00 pm |
Watching the college bowl selection special right now, and Matt Winer (sp?) has openly said that he hopes Cal does not wear their yellow unis for their bowl.
#163 by Kevin on 12.03.06 11:02 pm |
These new “winter uniforms” that the NFL refs are wearing are truly an abomination against man and God. Christ, NFL, please go back to the old uniforms!
#164 by Ben N on 12.03.06 11:05 pm |
Allison said:
Retro sundays are the worst thing to happen to the brewers in a long time. I like their blue alts, and the team needs to get out of the past!
#165 by Minna H on 12.03.06 11:08 pm |
C.N. said:
C.N., whew. I am glad people can hear me because I’m shouting myself hoarse. Or typing my fingers off. Good point (and good memory) about those earlier on who wanted to see the blacks.
#166 by Eric G. on 12.03.06 11:09 pm |
T.C. said:
I regret to inform you that that is Paul’s favorite NBA uniform, and discussing it in a negative light is not such a good thing [right?].
#167 by Minna H on 12.03.06 11:14 pm |
Wayne said:
Hey, Wayne! This Vikings fan likes the purple pants. Too bad the team sucked playing in them.
I like the monochromatic look in general, except for teal, some white, and yellow. Black, yes. Red—if it’s maroon. Dark blue, yes. Green—if it’s dark. In general, I like dark crayons and not light ones.
#168 by Korryn on 12.03.06 11:19 pm |
MNF just talked about the officials garb. They just compared them to guys who look like their bowling or are getting ready for the luge. Madden’s initial reaction to the question was “Uhh…I don’t know.” Very humorous interaction.
#169 by ashuman on 12.03.06 11:21 pm |
Michaels and Madden on the new ref jerseys during the 4th quarter.
Al: “They look like they’re getting ready for luge which reminds me, NBC Winter Olympics 2010.”
Madden: “To me they, uh, look like some guys who are going bowling.”
#170 by Matt06 on 12.03.06 11:21 pm |
anyone else just catch al micheals and john madden comment on the ref’s unis??
al michaels talked about them looking like uniforms used in the winter onlmpics, madden goes “the refs looks like they are about to go bowling…”
#171 by ashuman on 12.03.06 11:22 pm |
ditto Korryn.
#172 by Josh W on 12.03.06 11:27 pm |
Korryn said:
Incorrect. Its Sunday Night Football, not Monday. haha.
#173 by your sister's gay boyfriend on 12.03.06 11:49 pm |
ashuman said:
My favorite comment on the whole affair (from Deadspin):
Michael is asking Madden, who used to rock the beltless polyester pants on the sidelines, what he thinks of the referees’ Old Navy performance fleece pants. That is insight I needed to hear.
#174 by Timmy D on 12.04.06 12:08 am |
Something interesting I just saw on a commercial for NBA League Pass where they ask the players what was their favorite thing to watch on League Pass. They are talking about Kobe’s 81 last year and they show Dwayne Wade in a locker room with all Heat stuff in lockers behind him. Then they show Captain Kirk Hinrich in a locker room and there is a Bulls warmup next to him and a Gilbert Arenas uniform behind him. This is weird. Why would they have a Wizards uni in the background when all the other lockers have Bulls stuff. Anti-Bulls propaganda I believe, just thought I would say something about this. No pics though. Later. Go Bulls.
#175 by Sammy on 12.04.06 12:09 am |
San Jose’s Pavelski’s Reebok logo was still upside down on Saturday night. I’m surprised no one’s caught it yet.
In the NFL, I like the powder blue Titan’s unis, but not matched with the pants. I like dark blue with powder pants, or vice versa, as the shoulder yoke matches the pants. Also, in the Titans-Colts game today, they were two of only five NFL teams with white helmets. (Dolphins, Cardinals, and Jets, plus the Chargers and Bill throwbacks)
I don’t like the Saints in all black, especially without pants striping. Maybe okay with the white uniforms.
Giants in red? No way. And even the white unis look goofy with red trim, but a blue helmet. When will teams figure out that helmet color should match the uni color? (with the obvious exceptions, or course.)
I love the Bills’ throwbacks, hate their current unis.
Any early OSU-Florida predictions based on uniforms?
#176 by AJ on 12.04.06 12:13 am |
The Spurs busted out their silver alts last night, which I have only seen a few times before… the shorts are the same style as the Bulls.
#177 by James on 12.04.06 12:28 am |
Ryan Real said:
Ever heard of Boomer Esiason?
#178 by Al on 12.04.06 12:41 am |
Bill Campbell said:
This has officially taken over for the ‘Kenny Rogers low profiled hat’ as the most asked question on uniwatch. Krev, are you counting?
#179 by Al on 12.04.06 12:42 am |
steve said:
the rounded nameplates also appear on the blue jerseys.
#180 by Al on 12.04.06 12:56 am |
AJ said:
Aren’t these George Gervin era throwbacks? Say circa 1976 ?
#181 by Eric on 12.04.06 12:57 am |
James said:
When Jonathan “Fast Freddie” Smith was with the Bills recently, he had “F. SMITH” on the back of his jersey.
#182 by Tim on 12.04.06 1:11 am |
I think the reds jerseys are pretty cool. I agree there is a lot of red in baseball but hey, its better than PURPLE, and teal and colors like that so before we start complaining we should be thankful lol…the saints in all black was pretty sweet, definately didnt look like a college team cuz..oh yeah..they arent. Titans in all baby blue=amazing
#183 by obliv326 on 12.04.06 1:12 am |
Christian Wininger said:
couldn’t disagree more. knee jerk reax say that “ORANGE = BAD/HAVING SAME UNIFORMS FOR 200 YEARS = GOOD” . personally, i like the florida uniforms. esp the 60s throwbacks they pulled out earlier this year. i do have to say they could use a new helmet. the cursive ‘gators’ script does look a little dated. but the michigan helmet, well, it means nothing, its just a pattern that the princeton coaches used to differentiate receivers from defenders. if it had any connection to a wolverine (AND i know tghere is some argument that says its looks like a pattern on a wolverines head…whatever…)
butpersonally, if there is any color that needs to go, it is yellow. complain about purple and orange all you want. to me nothing looks worse, and less imposing, than yellow…and this isnt gold, here, but yellow…ughhh…
but also, any other year, and the team that loses latest ends up geting the shaft. why should there be an exception this year? also, michiga scores late to cur the 11 pt lead to 3. it wasnt as close as that. florida, on the other hand, got screwed on a terrible call inside auburns 10, and auburn scored on the last play of the game, to make it appear worse.
the sec is top to bottom a better cnference…dont believe me? the number 3 team in the big 10 is wiosconsin. number 3 in sec…lsu..
anyway, enough of this here…but i think florida has the better uniform, even. they deserve the chance…prob to lose to ohio st…but dont think the michigan unis are better.
#184 by bj on 12.04.06 1:20 am |
Jim H said:
It’s not red, it’s bronze tint:
here.
#185 by maximumK on 12.04.06 1:37 am |
I’m surprised nobody’s mentioned the University of Florida’s….BLACK ALTERNATES!
Thankfully, Florida state wiped the floor with them, so I would hope that would teach Florida’s powers-that-be a lesson.
#186 by bj on 12.04.06 1:38 am |
no no, it’s not yellow, it’s Maize. And no, the second best team in the Big 10\11 is not better than everyone else in the country (especially when you ask in Gainesville).
anyway, as for UF’s helmets, which I happen to like (though not as much as the 60’s White alternates which were cool, though in a really startling way in person), I really want to see this, if only for one game. Regular Gator-head logo would be cool too.
Also, I’d love to see an Orange jersey brought into occational rotation (maybe for FL\GA) like the Irish do with the Kelly Green.
Orange and Blue, Baby!
#187 by maximumK on 12.04.06 1:38 am |
Apologies if someone did mention it. I don’t feel like reading the other 184 comments to find out.
#188 by Minna H on 12.04.06 1:42 am |
OSU over the Gators, sartorially-wise. Burrill—I’m sorry I couldn’t give you the Christmas present you wanted—I did the best I could.
You know, all the speculation could be eliminated with a play-off, but that’s just talking crazy, I know.
#189 by bj on 12.04.06 1:47 am |
the black alts have been available for a while, so I’m pretty sure they’ve been used before.
The first Basketball/Football double National Championship in NCAA DI history (or maybe all of it) is going to be mighty exciting.
#190 by smcs on 12.04.06 2:09 am |
Eric said:
This was also because the Equipment Manager on the Bills thought his name was actually Fred, and then they just never bothered to change it.
#191 by obliv326 on 12.04.06 2:37 am |
hey
it seems like i am completely in the minority on thiks board, b/c i seem to go against conventional wisdom every time but i LOVE the giants red…honestly, i see no reason why ever team cant have an alternate uniform. that way, if you Are mired in tradition and refuse to change your 300 year old uniform, you can add a look that allows the ‘traditional’ look to stay, but to add some variety to a look for fans who want something new
so, yeah, i LOVE the giiants red alternates. i loved the dolphins orange. i love the browns orange. i really like solid color unis. about the only thing i dont like is all white…ive said it before, but it reminds me of ’surrender’, with the white flag and all. i would wager that the all white uniform has been worn in more losses than any other uniform combination…no scientific proof, just an idea…
i dont see any reason in having a color in your trim or on your logo if you arent going to use it. and why all the complaints ove an alternate uniform that gets worn maybe twice a season? do ‘traditionalists’ have to have all of it, every single game with their preferred uniform? what does a 3rd jersey hurt? nothing, esp if it sells a few more jerseys and gets some more people interested in uniforms.
btw, i know i will be the minority here too, but i love hawaii’s uniforms, in every sportm, but i really love their football unis. i like the all black, whioch seems an odd choice, gven that the islands are so hot and humid, and a black uni would seem to only exacerbate that…
but i love the font on the jersey. i live the helmets. i really love the way samoan culture is represented in the design, incl the helmet strips and trim on the sleeves. i love the silver alternate helmet…i just think it looks amazing. i love the way the black has a green cast to it, and the same effect on the uniforms.
does anyone know if they have a dark jersey that is more green and less black?
just my .02. i know there are lots of you out there just waiting to pile on and say how nuts and moronic i am, but it is just an opinion. i just think that uniforms too often get stuck in ‘tradition’, even when those traditions were due to shortcomings or lack of options than any choice.
and personally, i think the worst color combination i can think of is yellow and black…and btw the steelers.pirates/boston bruins, etc are not ‘black and gold’ they are black and YELLOW!’
#192 by obliv326 on 12.04.06 2:47 am |
maximumK said:
a 4pt win at home against a team just off the road from las vegas is not quite ‘wiping the floor’…and anyway, even a blind squirrel finds a nit every now and then. hope they enjoy this meaningless w. it wont matter in march when they are 13 – 17 and watching everyone else play. in 10m years they may win another one. that school is on a serious decline, and i think they will be back where they belong, begging games from ucf/usf soon.
personally, i have no probl;em w/florida breaking out black unis. the last time i saw them wear these was 7 years ago, so its not like they are trying to do anythikng but update their look and excite people a little bit. i dont think tying something new w/you unis means you should immediately lose, per se…
i know its neither here nor there, but i hate f$u…
#193 by obliv326 on 12.04.06 2:54 am |
bj said:
fair enough…maize…
i too would like to see the old albert, although i think the athletic dept has mothballed him for official use in favor of the new, more streamlined gator head…but that would make a hot helmet! i really liked the old interlocking “uf” helmet, too.
and yeah, i think orange jerseys should be broken out every now and then, also. how long has it been since they wore orange jerseys? was it the pre spurrier era, or did someone in the spuurier/zook/meyer link somewhere pull them ut along the line?
i think michigan could have a really sharp helmet…that big “M” on the side…i wouldnt even mind see them flipping the unis and going ‘maiuze’ on top, blue pants, a la cals alternates
#194 by NMK on 12.04.06 4:06 am |
I liked the Titans uniforms today!
And please don’t make me go through the yellow/gold thing again.
#195 by Matt06 on 12.04.06 7:28 am |
James said:
I read somewhere that Ohio St will wear their whites, so that means Florida wears their blues.
Of course both teams with wear an annoyingly too big if a bcs title game patch…
#196 by Hank on 12.05.06 6:41 am |
Vincent A. Cipollone said:
The pattern seems to be that the yellow jerseys are used for home night games. So if the Holiday Bowl is at night and Cal is designated as the home team, then the yellow jerseys are probable.
#197 by ACC (the Brain) on 12.05.06 1:43 pm |
T.C. said:
Agreed.
The only blip on the Niners pants history was the white pants they trotted on the field in the 1996 season. It could have resulted in Seifert’s firing they were that tacky.
#198 by ACC (the Brain) on 12.05.06 1:48 pm |
C.N. said:
Yeah newsflash to that guy – Titans lost by 1 point in IND in October.
If anything the Titans are resembling UNC Tar Heels.