A few disclaimers to start off the year: First, I watched exactly zero football over the holiday weekend, so you’ll have to forgive me if I missed a few things. Also, I spent very little time on the computer over the past few days (I’m still catching up on e-mail and reading through the Comments sections), so if you sent me something and I didn’t respond or include it in the ticker, hang in there — it’ll take me a few more days to get back up to speed.
Now then: Back on December 20th, I linked to this article about the Redskins’ cheerleaders, which in turn included a link to this timeline. That prompted a my-t-informative dispatch from Becky Stein, as follows:
Thought you’d like to know that that “present” outfit [in the timeline] is actually not the current one. I know, cuz I worked for the company that made ‘em (and the outfits for a bunch of other squads, too) from 1999 until last June. The uni has changed very slightly each of the last few years. The one shown in the timeline was from about 2001. We dropped the waistband on the shorts slightly each of the next two years, redesigned the top (that one was the “420-3F,” and their current top is a version of the “260-2″ halter [you can see these and many of the company’s other standard styles here — PL]), changed the rhinestone patterns, etc. Also: This year Donald Wells — Director of Cheerleaders and Entertainment for the Redskins — asked for a short that has striping on the side to match their neckline trim, and to go with their “jersey tops.”
There’s a good photo gallery here that shows a lot of the company’s cheerleader uniforms. If you go look closely at the New England Patriots pic, you’ll notice that she’s wearing a Buffalo Jills skirt — they screwed up during the photo shoot two years ago!
As far as I know, only a few companies make the girls’ unis, and you might be surprised to know that they aren’t the logo-creepers — at least not for the signature outfit each team wears. The big three are the Line Up, Satin Stitches, and Angela King Designs [you might want to mute your computer’s sound before checking out the Angela King page — PL].
If you want to know more, there’s a blog specifically geared to pro cheerleading, with GREAT photos and links to all the other cheerleading pages.
I think I speak for everyone here when I say I’d like to do a cheerleader on the 50 yard line thanks to Becky for that dynamite introduction to the world of cheerleader uni design.
A few thoughts:
• I like it when a cheerleader’s uniform mimics a few elements of the team’s football uni. Striped sleeves? Good. Striped boots that look like striped socks? Even better.
• It strikes me as nothing short of bizarre that you can dress up your very young child as an NFL cheerleader (additional disturbing examples here and here).
• If the NBA can have cheerleaders on the court, why can’t the NHL have cheerleaders on the ice? A marketing coup waiting to happen!
• Is it just me, or do some of those NFL cheerleaders look a bit androgynous?
Coming tomorrow: a thorough examination of the waitress uniforms at Hooters.
Uni Watch News Ticker: Sunday’s entry about sailor-hatted school mascots brough this from John Okray: “The ‘Strutting Wolf’ of NC State, who also wears a sailor hat, was designed in the 1970s by a student. However, everyone knows that the student ripped off the idea from Bucky Badger of the University of Wisconsin (which was designed in 1940). The logo theft is still a controversy today in Madison.” … Movie review from John Philips: “While watching the Will Smith movie Pursuit of Happyness, I completely irritated my wife with my noting of an erroneous uniform worn in a 1981 Giants/49ers game that’s central to the movie. While the 49er uniforms were the old 1980s style, the Giants were wearing blue pants, which were only worn from 1975 through 1978. My wife gave me a disgusted look and munched some popcorn.” … The minor league Grand Rapids Griffins rang in the new year with tuxedo-styled jerseys (an extra champagne toast to Brittany Mohr). … Anyone know what the story is behind the new jerseys being worn by the Wisconsin hockey team? … The new MLB batting practice jerseys (slightly updated from the last round we saw), straight off of Majestic’s web site. … Great first-hand report from Matt Ryburn, who writes: “I’ve worked the Rose Bowl as an usher the past nine years. We wear a Rose Bowl cap, which we keep, and a Rose Bowl jacket, which has be returned in order to get paid. Anyway, we had these old, ratty button-up jackets for several years, and they were pretty horrible. But this year we got new ones, and I had to smirk when I saw the supplier. But I was very grateful for the jacket’s quality. Our hats are also made by the same supplier, but they were ugly in my opinion, so I did not wear mine.”
#1 by ML on 01.02.07 9:09 am |
Wow, I kinda liked the Rose Bowl hats. Usually from “that supplier” I expect something hideously garish, and this one seemed (at least on TV) to be nicely understated.
#2 by Erik on 01.02.07 9:15 am |
The Wisconsin hockey duds look like a pawn job on the old-school Detroit Red Wings jerseys that the Wing-nuts resurrected a couple years back for the 75th anniversary of the NHL… Anyone agree?
#3 by frankenslade on 01.02.07 9:19 am |
Way to ring in the new year!
One minor correction regarding the title of that new Will Smith film: it’s spelled “Happyness”. This will warrant a post on HollywoodTitleWatch, where editors like myself continue to grumble about the lack of a needed apostrophe in the title of the Sandra Bullock vehicle “Two Weeks Notice”.
#4 by Miguel on 01.02.07 9:20 am |
Between his Subway commercials and being a part of the Rose Bowl staff, Jared stays pretty busy.
Seriously, those jackets are pretty cool…even cooler if they get to keep them.
#5 by chris on 01.02.07 9:31 am |
Hockey does have some semblance of cheerleaders on the ice. The Flyers have their Ice Team that clears the ice build-ups during stoppages and shoot t-shirts out of cannons (Flyers Ice Team), and I seem to recall the Carolina Hurricanes had more traditional cheerleaders during their Stanley Cup run although I can’t confirm it.
#6 by Dane on 01.02.07 9:36 am |
The Detroit Red Wings will retire Steve Yzerman’s number 19 tonight before their game against the Ducks.
I hope we don’t see all the Wings wearing #19 during the pregame warmup. I think the Wings would be above that. Right?
#7 by Burrill on 01.02.07 9:43 am |
Yeah, that was the first thing that came to my mind. I wonder if they meant to design jerseys like the old Wings jerseys.
Oh, and Minna, I know what happened to Michigan: they traveled to the west coast. That’s almost always bad news (see also: previous regular-season games against Oregon, Washington and UCLA). There are other things I could say, too, but I’m leaving that alone until I settle down a little bit.
#8 by Matt Konrad on 01.02.07 9:44 am |
as for the Wisconsin jerseys — they hosted their annual holiday tournament last weekend, which is usually a chance to break out the alternates. why they chose that particular ugly-ass style, i do not know.
oh, and my beloved Minnesota Golden Gophers hockey squad has on-ice cheerleaders, as do a couple other college teams …
#9 by Joe Hilseberg on 01.02.07 9:47 am |
You beat me to this! I went to the Devils game in Philly and saw those girls for the very first time. One of the girls forgot to take off her skate guards before coming out and took a spill right on her back side…the highlight of the game!
#10 by Pat on 01.02.07 9:48 am |
Is it just me or do the Red Sox new batting practice jerseys look like they have blue/red pit stains? Why don’t they get a contrasting colored side panel instead like every other team instead?
#11 by John on 01.02.07 9:54 am |
The Islanders were the first NHL team to have “cheerleaders“, and god bless’em for it.
#12 by chris on 01.02.07 9:55 am |
Haha I remember that! I was listening to it on the radio and after the break the announcers had a little chuckle about it. To defend her they also gave stories about the times they did it, and how it can almost pull an ACL or really break some bones if you don’t catch yourself.
#13 by Anthony Verna on 01.02.07 9:58 am |
*snarky mode on*
Or, better yet, just make it all red.
*snarky mode off*
#14 by chris on 01.02.07 9:58 am |
do any NHL teams have traditional cheerleaders (ya know, with pom-poms etc…) instead of the ‘clean-up crews’ that I’ve seen?
#15 by Erc on 01.02.07 10:00 am |
http://www.bostonbru...
Not cheerleaders but they halp clean up the ice shavings during time outs.
#16 by Erc on 01.02.07 10:03 am |
Go to college at Mn-Deuluth
http://www.uscho.com...
#17 by Dane on 01.02.07 10:06 am |
I attended the 1995 ACHA Division I National Tournament (club-level collegiate hockey), where North Dakota State University brought their cheerleaders. They did not make it on the ice, but performed their cheers standing in the aisles.
#18 by Teebz on 01.02.07 10:08 am |
NHL cheerleaders are a bad idea for two reasons: 1) cheerleading requires some pretty good skill and ability, and adding skates to cheerleaders opens the door to a world of injuries; and 2) figure skaters would be insulted to be called “cheerleaders”. Pom poms and skates don’t go together when doing a dance routine on the ice.
Even though some figure skaters dress like cheerleaders, I don’t think you’d find too many female figure skaters lining up for this “opportunity”.
However, I do have to say that I watch figure skating for the “wow” factor. Wow!
#19 by Pat on 01.02.07 10:12 am |
Well, clearly. But since they seem intent on some sort of side coloring why not the whole side panel instead of just a small spot under the arm? I’d rather see them do away with the red anyway and just go with navy blue for the BP jersey and the sometimes Sunday jersey.
#20 by Brother B on 01.02.07 10:14 am |
Man, do I miss Miami.
Anyhow, looks like the “Ditch the Black” campagin has made its way to the HS level…sort of.
VT School Says NO! to Black Unis
#21 by Teebz on 01.02.07 10:16 am |
Following my Canadian Olympic roots after that Jamie Salé picture show, here are the cheerleaders from the ice hockey competition at the Turin Olympics.
They actually have these cheerleaders in a lot of arenas in European hockey. It’s supposed to be for entertainment for the fans, but the majority of fans just ignore them. Some dance with them, but I’d say 90% don’t even pay attention.
#22 by todd krevanchi on 01.02.07 10:16 am |
is there anyone here “in the know” about how the field graphics transition will take place for the national title game?
new sod and paint?
i would assume that the field for the national title game would get preferential treatment over the fiesta bowl.
like usual this game featured a ton of field paint for the endzones, as well as the oversized midfield graphic. it looks bush league to paint over any existing graphics to create a blank canvas. (see psu/tenn. game midfield graphic and lincoln financial field after the army/navy game)
is there enough time to “wash out” all that paint?
#23 by Anthony Verna on 01.02.07 10:18 am |
The Canucks’ ice team?
http://www.canucks.c...
#24 by Andrew on 01.02.07 10:21 am |
Something from the ugly Michigan game last night, Michigan WR Adrian Arrington did not have the horrible Nike mismatched “culture” sleeves early in the game (like West Virginia’s): See 14th photo back (Click Previous) in this gallery, look for #16 but later on, he had them on about t-shirt length, looking like he stole them from West Virginia. I couldn’t find photo confirmation, but he was definitely wearing them, the first time I’ve seen a Michigan player wear them
#25 by tedkerwin on 01.02.07 10:23 am |
I am sure this topic has been addressed here before, but I am curious, are the number fonts on the back of Oklahoma’s uniforms as big as they get or has some team worn even larger numbers then they do?
#26 by Thorold Blair on 01.02.07 10:28 am |
I’m not exactly in the know, but doesn’t the field in glendale have removeable turf so they can remove portions of it on trays for better growing? Could they possible have 2 different endzone and 50-yard line sections? It’d look a lot better than trying to repaint with such a short turn-around, and likely wouldn’t be overly expensive.
#27 by Jeff E. on 01.02.07 10:30 am |
I wonder if the NHL has a template for the ice crews to follow. I’ve gone to a few Columbus Blue Jackets games, and their ice crew “uniforms” are very similar to what others have posted today.
#28 by Kerry on 01.02.07 10:32 am |
Wow…this is prehaps the greatest topic EVER on here. I can’t wait until tommorrow’s topic!!
On another note….although this mascot is NOT depicted wearing a sailor hat, I thought our friends in North Carolina and Wisconsin would like to see an old EASTERN ILLINOIS logo.
#29 by ML on 01.02.07 10:34 am |
Yes, the stadium actually rolls the entire field out of the building to grow in the sunlight. Therefore, I’d imagine they have extra sections growing for this reason, and it had to be a selling point when they asked for two bowl games in a week…
#30 by BCrisp on 01.02.07 10:37 am |
There has been some black Bball uniform rumors at Texas A&M. Apparently they are new alternate unis that the team loves. Here are two pics.
A&M 1
A&M 2
Another team pulling black into their color scheme to update thei image or something. As an Aggie grad, I have a maroon and white painted room in my house. Where did the black come from?
#31 by ML on 01.02.07 10:43 am |
Man if I were the AD there, I’d tell every player that there are hundreds of schools they could have gone to if they wanted to wear black. Here, it’s maroon. Deal with it!
#32 by Anthony Verna on 01.02.07 10:47 am |
This weekend, I saw “Little Miss Sunshine,” so here’s a socks picture from the movie, for Paul.
http://imdb.com/gall...
#33 by Korch on 01.02.07 10:49 am |
Here’s Pittsburgh Penguins Patrol:
http://www.pittsburg...
#34 by neal s on 01.02.07 10:59 am |
I second the NFL Cheerleader blog — that’s actually where I found the inspiration for the original post. All kinds of aesthetics/uni-related goodness over there.
#35 by UwantRadie on 01.02.07 10:59 am |
“Coming tomorrow: a thorough examination of the waitress uniforms at Hooters.”
Paul, I assume you are just kidding here, but now that you tempted us, I will never read this blog again if I dont see at leat one Hooter picture tomorrow.
Perhaps you can find one with a variation on the normal Hooters attire.
Just make sure the girl in the pic is genuinely qualified to be a Hooters girl.
#36 by Kim on 01.02.07 10:59 am |
I don’t think there’s any ‘extra’ sections of turf. The field is one unit that rolls in and out of the stadium. I think they’d just repaint the sucker.
#37 by Bob A on 01.02.07 10:59 am |
Speaking of cheerleaders… gotta like this pic from yesterday’s Rose Bowl game.
#38 by Banker Bill on 01.02.07 10:59 am |
Wholeheartedly - and I like!! Badger Bob Johnson is smiling down I’m sure…
#39 by Anthony Verna on 01.02.07 11:01 am |
Can I have Nicole’s phone #? (Redheads rock!) Oh, wait, I live nowhere near Pittsburgh?
#40 by Banker Bill on 01.02.07 11:03 am |
Me - high school freshman at the time - league championship game, older brother on the team notices that I have not removed my skate guards - comes up with some bull%#$@ story about the freshman going out on the ice first, about 400 people in the arena, and I wipe out one step onto the ice and get laughed at by the entire arena…
We won by the way….
#41 by Ian K on 01.02.07 11:04 am |
First, I took 11 days off work, so I have a lot of catching up to do. It’s hard to stay up to the minute on uni news when you’re skiing in New Mexico.
Second, this topic is dangerous for surfing at work! I tell my co-workers, I swear it’s a sports uni blog, I promise.
And finally, in preparation of MLB’s change in caps to polyester, my dad, brother, and I all got classic new LA Dodgers wool caps for Christmas. Pic here: TX based Dodger fans
Note the TCU sweatshirt I got my brother. As a courtesy to Paul I opted for purple-on-gray rather than white-on-purple.
Happy New Year to all Uni Watchers…it’s good to be back.
#42 by Anthony Verna on 01.02.07 11:08 am |
I went to law school with a TCU grad. He had to wear something that was purple every single day. If he wore a suit, the tie was purple. Else his shirt or pants or SOMETHING was purple.
#43 by Dane on 01.02.07 11:13 am |
One of the FOX commentators actually made a good point that they really don’t need to do much of a decoration change between last night’s Boise St./Oklahoma game and the Florida/Ohio St. game - very similar color schemes for the pairs of schools. And Tostitos sponsors both games.
And do you think the University of Phoenix is a little upset today? They pay all of this money for naming rights to the stadium in Glendale, and FOX kept calling it “Cardinals Stadium.” Think the NCAA had a hand in that decision? I do.
#44 by Shane on 01.02.07 11:13 am |
I wouldn’t doubt it. Their AHL team has had a dance team for a few games this year.
What’s up with the BP jerseys? It looks like the only difference with the Blue Jays and Yankees home and away ones is white/grey accents.
And what’s up with home and away BP jerseys? Unecessary.
#45 by Banker Bill on 01.02.07 11:18 am |
All the bad high school porno movie fantasies I ever had just came back for a split second…DON’T DO THAT TO UNSUSPECTING PEOPLE! Just kidding…
Seriously, any women posters on here - explain to me why a young lady wearing a skirt that short would not wear something underneath…unless it was a prank. I thought all cheerleader uniforms had the shorts underneath that look like a bathing suit…could she be wearing a thong? Maybe a Britney Spears fan?
#46 by The Gov'Nah on 01.02.07 11:25 am |
Dan Marino must be proud of those Miami Cheerleaders. you usually dont see cheerleaders, mascots, etc wearing numbers of current of former ball players
#47 by Broker75 on 01.02.07 11:28 am |
nice cheeks
#48 by Natron on 01.02.07 11:29 am |
At least they weren’t the goofy ‘Sconnie unis from last years Frozen Tundra Hockey Classic… although this season’s version are a little reminiscent of this season’s.
The only think missing from those “bubble” numbers from last season’s are hearts and smiley faces dotting the i’s.
#49 by Bill on 01.02.07 11:30 am |
In Minnesota, hockey cheerleaders, both High School and College, have been around for at least 40 years. They are on the ice performing cheers before the game and in between periods. And of course they are in the stands cheering during the game. Also back in the early 70s, the Minnesota Fighting Saints of the WHA had a figure skater perform in between periods. She was dressed cheerleader-like in Saints’ colors.
#50 by Mike on 01.02.07 11:37 am |
Here indeed is the Carolina Hurricanes Storm Squad. They were formed in 1999 when the team moved to the new arena in Raleigh.
#51 by Original Jim on 01.02.07 11:41 am |
UMass-Lowell used to have cheerleaders for its hockey games, but got rid of them when the school moved the games to Tsongas Arena.
UMass-Lowell and Maine are playing a “turn back the clock” series this weekend back at the old arena (complete with 1981-era jerseys), and I am curious to see if the cheerleaders come back.
#52 by Natron on 01.02.07 11:43 am |
Don’t forget about about the North Stars’ “Electric Stars”! Although they were never on the ice, as I recall. Norm sucks…
I went to a Maple Grove hockey game a couple of weeks ago and saw an interesting cheerleader uni set up… they’re cheerleaders all wear small (girl) hockey jerseys with their graduation year on the back (08, 09, etc.). I wanted to snap a couple of pictures to post here, but I thought it might look a little creepy… a 30-something year old dude sitting by himself at a high school game snapping pics of cheerleaders…
#53 by Matt B on 01.02.07 11:44 am |
The special Badger jerseys for the Showdown are miles better than the infamous “jammies” of the late 90s. Ug-ly.
Call me unsentimental, but I think that helmet stickers for deceased players, alumni, etc are kinda tacky. I just can’t picture Schembechler watching the game in the great hereafter and saying, “I, tell you what, Jerry, those little stickers made it all worthwhile,” and giving the late Prez a big high-five.
#54 by Anthony Verna on 01.02.07 11:44 am |
*Paul Zimmerman Flaming Redhead mode on*
What? No redheads? They lose status in my book.
*Dr. Z. Flaming Redhead mode off*
#55 by todd krevanchi on 01.02.07 12:01 pm |
2k4s
http://us.i1.yimg.co...
#56 by chris on 01.02.07 12:04 pm |
hmm… if you go to the Line Up’s website and click on their ‘Classic’ and ‘Classic Enhanced’ designs, you’ll notice something very unsettling about their colors…
#57 by Teebz on 01.02.07 12:06 pm |
Um, they have a much longer, much more vomit-inducing sponsored name than the “Storm Squad”.
The squad’s official name is “BlueCross BlueShield of NC Storm Squad”.
#58 by Smail on 01.02.07 12:17 pm |
Ok, let’s see…
Cheerleaders: yes please
LA Angels: Kudos for being the only team to not fill the BP jersey side panels with one or two accent colors.
Song Girls: Anybody with HD and a DVR care to take a closer look?
#59 by joe on 01.02.07 12:19 pm |
http://chicagoblackh...
look at the photoshoot vid for the most excellent miniskirt uni’s. Almost good enough to make me forgive Wirtz for his terrible ownership.
#60 by Jon in SLC on 01.02.07 12:19 pm |
I don’t know if she’s a Devils Cheerleader, but she made my morning a little cheerier.
#61 by Bob A on 01.02.07 12:21 pm |
Fox Sports has a Hooters Babe Poll going. Just a FYI.
#62 by Ben on 01.02.07 12:25 pm |
#63 by Teebz on 01.02.07 12:32 pm |
Ben, do you wanna tone down the language? There are people younger than 16 that read this.
Personally, if you have to swear to get your message across, it isn’t worth posting.
#64 by Howler on 01.02.07 12:37 pm |
for whatever it’s worth, the phoenix coyotes claim to have the first and only “traditional” cheerleaders in the nhl (i.e. no skates, wear special shoes on the ice, use pom-poms, and do “regular” dance routines).
http://www.phoenixco...
#65 by UwantRadie on 01.02.07 12:42 pm |
EGADS MAN!
What happened to you as a youth to make you desire such a hideous “woman”. She looks like my high school math teacher, and trust me, HE wasnt too easy on the eyes.
Come on man, with so many pics of cheerleaders on here, that is the one girl you single out?
I hope for your sake that you were being sarcastic.
#66 by Greg Riffenburgh on 01.02.07 12:44 pm |
While watching Boise State’s back-and-forth victory last night I noticed some odd chinstrap inconsistencies.
-First, Jared Zabransky has a habit of unbuckling his chinstrap Brett Favre style frequently after plays. I noticed he always unsnapped his left side and pulled only once to get it off, but side still attatched had two hook-ups buckled. Upon further review, he sure had two straps on one side and only one on the other.
-Not everyone on the Broncos had matching chinstraps as you can see on these three guys.
Oh and Ben, I’m with Teebz on this one.
#67 by Vince Grzegorek on 01.02.07 12:46 pm |
The field has also seen more use.
High school championship games for Class 4A Division II and 5A Division II were played at the stadium on Dec. 2. On Saturday, the 4-month-old facility hosted two Division I title matches.
The Cardinals beat the Seattle Seahawks the next day. The Cardinals play their last home game against the Denver Broncos this Sunday.
Cardinals spokesman Mark Dalton, whose team is responsible for maintaining the field during the NFL season, said that while the center of the field looked “slightly discolored,” he hadn’t heard any complaints from coaches or players about loose turf or footing issues.
“Having played three football games in 36 hours, there was some wear that affected it aesthetically,” Dalton said. “But from a performance standpoint, it was as good as it’s been.”
With just three weeks to go before the Fiesta Bowl, spokesman Shawn Schoeffler said the organization will evaluate the condition of the field after the Cardinals’ last home game, then decide where new sod is needed.
After Boise State and Oklahoma duel in the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 1, ground crews will cover the field with a second layer of sod for the first-ever BCS national title game, Schoeffler said. Ohio State takes on Florida on Jan. 8,
“We want to make sure the field is in the best possible shape for the four teams playing in the two bowls,” Schoeffler said.
Both Cardinals and Fiesta Bowl officials said they backed having the series of high school games at the $455 million, multi-use facility, saying the experience of playing in an NFL stadium gives students a lasting memory.
But Davis, the Tucson fan, didn’t share in that sentiment.
“Those high school games were a mistake,” he said, adding that the grass was too young to handle so much activity. “Ryegrass roots are not that deep, and having all those games just tears it up.”
From http://www.azcentral...
As an answer to the turf debate.
#68 by ML on 01.02.07 12:49 pm |
So they’re just gonna stack new sod on top of the old? Interesting… figured if they had another field prepared they’d toss out the old one instead of using it as a base for the new one. Seems like it would add a lot of weight to the system that pulls the field out of the stadium.
#69 by Peter Wunsch on 01.02.07 12:49 pm |
The NY rangers had “ice girls” for awhile, unitl they sued the team because the under-21 girls cliamed they being plied with liquor and lewd comments from management. (And, this was before Isiah Thomas.)
#70 by Mark on 01.02.07 12:57 pm |
The turf issue reminded me of an article a friend of mine and I talked about recently. Here is a link, but for those who don’t want to read it, this company has found a way to weave fiber-optic cables into sport turf. The cables would then allow for different messages to be displayed during “down time” in the course of the game. The application in this debate would be the flipping of a switch to change the end zones from Boise State and Oklahoma to Florida and Ohio State. Oh the marketing (logo creep) opportunities! Interesting article if you have the time to read it.
#71 by Surly on 01.02.07 1:01 pm |
At the Saginaw Spirit game they used quite a few cheerleaders. Mostly they were in the aisles in the seating area however they had a separate group perform at centre ice during the second intermission. Only team i’ve seen do this so far.
#72 by Banker Bill on 01.02.07 1:02 pm |
Was going to mention that…in fact one of the former ice girls sued the Garden…seems to be a recurring theme at the Dolan Estate at 32nd and 33rd and 7th and 8th. We don’t need ice girls - I’d rather have a fine looking girl next to me in a jersey who can honestly point out that the power play looks like garbage because they don’t shoot the puck enough. Now THAT’S sexy!
#73 by Teebz on 01.02.07 1:06 pm |
I’ll one-up that, Bill. If she can tell me that the PP sucks because they don’t shoot enough while looking for the pretty pass, and rip the team for letting Jagr wander around the ice for the entire two minutes while doing nothing productive, I’d marry her on the spot. :o)
#74 by Paul Lukas on 01.02.07 1:07 pm |
Regarding profanity on the board: I have no problem with the occasional “fuck” or “bullshit” (as I just demonstrated). Most of us talk this way at least some of the time, and I see nothing wrong with a conversational writing style. Everyone here, regardless of age, should be able to handle that.
An overly aggressive or combative tone is more problematic, whether it includes profanity or not. In other words, it’s not so much what you say — it’s how you say it.
Basically, keep it civil and intelligent, in equal measure.
#75 by Ben on 01.02.07 1:18 pm |
Oh please.
You can’t possibly be that naive, to believe that in this day and age a kid hasn’t heard and used all of the major swear words by the time they’re in first grade.
And you seem to think it’s perfectly alright for an oh-so-impressionable youth to look at pictures of a cheerleaders naked ass, but if they see the word fuck they’re going to go on a shooting spree.
Talk about being a hypocrite.
#76 by schuby on 01.02.07 1:21 pm |
I have noticed that Iowa’s and the Steeler’s jerseys look alarmingly alike. Mostly the shoulder stripes.
#77 by schuby on 01.02.07 1:24 pm |
woops my bad. Here’s the steelers.
#78 by concealed78 on 01.02.07 1:29 pm |
Personally, I’ve heard 16 years olds voice much worse language. If anything that sucks about the world, is people trying to make everying kiddy-friendly / G-rated.
#79 by Banker Bill on 01.02.07 1:29 pm |
If they could use that technology for something positive, like lighting up where the first down yard line would be, that would be a good thing…but for advertising? I don’t want to see that…
#80 by concealed78 on 01.02.07 1:34 pm |
Personally, I feel that women have no business being in any men’s sporting games. I find cheerleaders a distraction, annoying, and just flat-out irrelevant. I came to watch my team play & win, not to be distracted by dance moves and loud & general redundant music on the P.A. system.
#81 by Anthony Verna on 01.02.07 1:34 pm |
I think the NFL was experimenting with technologies to create an “on-field” movable first-down marker (besides the guy holding the orange stick). It seems that lasers were the preference. I can’t find articles to show that at the moment.
#82 by Brooks on 01.02.07 1:35 pm |
I agree, it is up to the parents to limit what thier childern are exposed to, not to censor everyone else because of it. I grew up in the late eighties early nineties, and we thought we were cool in third grade using every fould word in the book, didn’t know what they meant, but we sure used them.
#83 by ML on 01.02.07 1:35 pm |
If anything that sucks about the world, is people trying to make everying kiddy-friendly / G-rated.
If you think THAT is what really sucks about the world, then you must live in Neverland.
#84 by BCrisp on 01.02.07 1:36 pm |
More pics of the USC song girl.
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#85 by Banker Bill on 01.02.07 1:36 pm |
To all you who don’t mind the profanity, for the most part I don’t mind it either - heck this is the internet where a google search on the mammal “beaver” can bring you to 43,627 porno sites. That being said, if I’m walking with my kids and I hear someone dropping f-bombs in the mall, I have been known to say on more than one occasion “I don’t use that language in front of my children - I’d appreciate if you didn’t either.” Of course, my kids are 9,6 and 3 - I don’t think they’re on here. It’s like Richard Pryor - when he cursed, it was shocking and to make his points. Now every comic drops f-bombs and it’s not even shocking anymore.
I agree with you Paul - this is conversational, and I don’t care one way or the other really about the cursing, but I don’t see an arbitrary reason to just start dropping f-bombs.
#86 by Original Jim on 01.02.07 1:38 pm |
Who needs cheerleaders when you have Steagle Colbeagle the Eagle!
#87 by schuby on 01.02.07 1:42 pm |
It would be extremely hard to make the first down lines. You would have to run cables throughout the whole field cause the first down is all over the field the entire game. Or you could move the cables after every play, but that would be simply illogical.
#88 by Matthew S. on 01.02.07 1:45 pm |
The Stars have the Ice Girls who do touch up work on the ice during timeouts and in between faceoffs.
Dallas Stars Ice Girls: http://www.dallassta...
#89 by Philly Bill on 01.02.07 1:56 pm |
Nice job with the Stars Ice Girls photo — I recently got to see them up close at a game in Dallas, and I have a new appreciation for the entire concept. Certainly, there are worse things you can do during TV timeouts at the game (not long enough for a trip to the restroom or concession stands) than watch the Ice Girls.
I recently attended a Capitals game in DC and noticed they have local peewee or mite players cleaning up the ice during TV timeouts. Can’t find a photo at the moment…
#90 by Natron on 01.02.07 1:59 pm |
This was touched on a couple months back… see here.
Long story short… it’s not a coincidence.
#91 by concealed78 on 01.02.07 2:00 pm |
And I do live in Neverland. Come on, loosen up the fucking language. This is the internet. This isn’t the library or the church. We don’t need the P.C. or Language Police on here.
#92 by Anthony Verna on 01.02.07 2:05 pm |
My brother-in-law’s bachelor party was at a Flyers’ game - we had box seats for it. His brother and I - in an elevator carrying 3 beers each - ran into the woman who did the in-game, commercial-break contests for the night.
She was 1) wearing the pink Flyers “fashion” jersey (and I joked that it was making me blind - and wished that she didn’t have to wear more pink). She laughed.
2) She was on “Survivor.”
#93 by Teebz on 01.02.07 2:05 pm |
My point exactly, Bill. Hypocrisy? Hardly. I hold this site and the readers of this site to a higher esteem than other forums. All are intelligent, and all speak rationally and calmly. Dropping two F-majors when they weren’t needed was my point. Funny how it turned into a personal attack.
That being said, “they’re going to go on a shooting spree” is a conclusion you’ve jumped to, not me. I never mentioned anything about a spree, and I never will.
Paul stated that “[a]n overly aggressive or combative tone is more problematic, whether it includes profanity or not. In other words, it’s not so much what you say — it’s how you say it”. One of your sentences was “[e]ither bring the blue back or change the name of the [expletive] team”. Was there any need for the swear? No.
It wasn’t a personal attack on you. It was a suggestion to choose your words a little more carefully. Rip me all you want… but if you find it acceptable that first-graders are using that kind of language, that’s your opinion, not mine. And that is the the definition of hypocrisy.
#94 by joe on 01.02.07 2:10 pm |
thats just awesome.
#95 by Matthew S. on 01.02.07 2:11 pm |
I went to the Stars-Predators game at the AAC a few days ago and during the first lengthy break in play, the Ice Girls came skating out to do their work. I hadn’t been to an NHL game in a few years, so I didn’t know a concept such as ‘Ice Girls’ even existed. They were all pretty good skaters too. Since the Ice Girls only appear during breaks in the action and actually do work on the ice, I wouldn’t necessarily consider them cheerleaders though.
P.S. dibs on Ice Girl Katy, middle of the back row.
#96 by Natron on 01.02.07 2:12 pm |
My former high school will be playing an outdoor hockey game in northern Minnesota later in the month, so per usual, I decided to waste valuable work hours by checking out the website for the event.
I tripped upon some pretty cool old-school uni pictures on the righthand side of this page (it’s a Flash app, so I couldn’t link directly to the pics… sorry!). Anyway, I highly recommend checking out the 1938 & 1939 pics (pictures 3-7 as you flip through).
#97 by Banker Bill on 01.02.07 2:13 pm |
I’ve never heard them referred to as F Majors - as a former music student I would assume that an F minor would then be “freakin’” or “friggin’”…am I right?
#98 by Matthew S. on 01.02.07 2:13 pm |
Probably should’ve included that link again. Dallas Ice Girls: http://www.dallassta...
#99 by Teebz on 01.02.07 2:14 pm |
I like the 1939 jerseys. They look like the old-time Bruins! :o)
#100 by todd krevanchi on 01.02.07 2:14 pm |
agreed, kids probably have heard all of the major swear words by that time of their lives. but that doesnt justify the rest of to just freely use profanity around them or others.
agreed. this is the internet. but it is also a site that you have chosen to be on. it is a site run by someone who requests some basic manners from you. nothing overwhelming. simply,
that shouldnt be too hard.
#101 by Teebz on 01.02.07 2:18 pm |
Possibly. We never defined the “F-minor” because our band leader never used anything but the “F-major” when he was angry. :o)