As many of you have heard by now, Miami will have new football uniforms next season. Naturally, it’s premature to judge a set simply on the basis of an illustration schematic, but that’s never stopped us before, so let’s take a look:
• Jerseys: The uni numbers are supposedly wider, although it’s hard to tell from the illo. The bigger issue is that handlebar piping, which looks pretty bad on the front (where you can bet that it won’t look nearly so slick and streamlined when it’s stretched over a 300-pound lineman’s torso) and totally bogus on the back. Nameplates look kinda small too, although I’ve gotta believe the type will be bigger on the actual jerseys. Meanwhile, count all the seams and panels — it’s a friggin’ crazy quilt!
• Pants: I’m gonna say it right now: I love — love — how the top stripe sort of crosses over the smaller stripe. Looks so damn cool. Did I mention that I love it? I wish the top stripes didn’t wrap all the way around to the butt cheeks, but maybe it’ll create a sort of faux belt effect — need to see it on an actual player before deciding how much to hate it. And what’s that little logo on the rear-center belt loop? Closer inspection reveals it to be the team’s secondary ibis/hurricane logo. I’m generally opposed to putting any logo in that spot (the only other example I can think of is the Rice University baseball team), but having a storm cloud emerging from the players’ butt cracks seems like a particularly bad idea, y’know?
All in all, on a scale of one to five quacks (one being relative normalcy, five being a full-on U. of Oregon nightmare), I’d rate this a fairly tame 2.5.
NBA Raffle Reminder: In case you missed it on Friday, I’m raffling off a Tracy McGrady NBA All-Star jersey. Entries are running fairly slow at the moment, so your odds of winning aren’t too shabby, at least for now. For details, scroll down to the “Yet Another Raffle” section of Friday’s entry.
Uni Watch News Ticker: The player names on the back of the North Texas State jerseys sure are big. … System of Dress undershirt sighting here (good catch by Bryan Redemske). … Fascinating note from Matt Fitzpatrick, who recently took a tour of Chase Field, the Diamondbacks’ stadium: “The tour guide said the team decided last season to add a red Sunday jersey for this year and filed the proper paperwork with MLB. The league responded by asking if the Diamondbacks would instead consider a complete overhaul and sent out a representative to make a presentation to the team. MLB wanted colors that better reflected the region, but the guide noted that Arizona merchandise sales had dropped to 29th in the league last year. He said his info came straight from the team president and he seemed pretty reliable. I know that leagues always have input but I am disturbed by the idea that they are now initiating uniform changes.” … Jeremy Brahm notes that Chunichi Dragons catcher Masaumi Shimizu wears his uni number on this throat protector. … Also from Jeremy: Amusing crackpot-ish article here about cricket team colo(u)rs. … And yet one more from Jeremy: “Hichori Morimoto has been named an ambassador for the Hokkaido Shinkansen Construction Promotion Association. So to enter the field, he wore a special bullet train hat, which matches the one shown on the Association’s home page.” … The Red Sox, who wore green jerseys for St. Patrick’s Day, plan to wear them again on April 12th as a tribute to Red Auerbach. Whatever you think of the symbolism (hmmm, Red Auerbach, Red Sox), I believe this is the first time a team has uni-memorialized someone from another sport since 2000, when the Expos wore that black “9″ for Rocket Richard. … Good news from Flushing, where an inside source reports, “The Mets’ black uniforms are to be used less this season. How much less isn’t yet clear.” … Reprinted from Saturday’s comments: Good PDF article here about U. of Wisconsin’s seemingly never-ending battle against motion-W logo ripoffs. … Good article here about USC’s Ryan Francis memorial patch. … If you skip ahead about two-thirds of the way through this podcast, you’ll hear some interesting comments about uniform numbers from John Madden (with thanks to Uni Watch ukulele songstress Christine Freeman). … A few days ago there was a good discussion in the comments section about official scorers wearing zebra-striped shirts at college and high school basketball games. But Brian Temke noticed an interesting variation on this theme during the Pitt/VCU game: The scorer was wearing a zebra-striped vest. … For those sad, benighted few who might not get the reference in today’s headline, click here.
#1 by Matt from the 'Ville on 03.19.07 7:55 am |
When did UNLV go to these Montrosities (sp?). I haven’t seen these before.
#2 by jesus on 03.19.07 7:56 am |
North Texas State? I’m assuming you mean the University of North Texas. We haven’t been NTSU since 1988.
#3 by stuby on 03.19.07 7:57 am |
I wonder what kind of scientific research went into the bottom jersey slit in the front and back vs. the old slits on the sides. What does it accomplish? Did Nike develop this thing?
#4 by warren thompson on 03.19.07 8:02 am |
There was a time (1950s? early 1960s?) when Miami sported a representation of the hurricane warning flag on their jersey shoulders.
#5 by Rich on 03.19.07 8:10 am |
“…just open your mouth.” ah! good ol’ Alice!
#6 by TBDRO on 03.19.07 8:11 am |
Looks like the Devil Rays new color scheme will be unveiled by the end of March.
The Devil Rays also participated in the St. Patrick’s Day fun…
#7 by TBDRO on 03.19.07 8:22 am |
Here are the links for post 6:
http://www.draysbay....
Devil Rays St. Patrick’s Day 1
Devil Rays St. Patrick’s Day 2
#8 by Chris on 03.19.07 8:24 am |
Notice the white Miami pants have laces but the orange and green ones don’t? Is this just an omission in the illustration or are they really going with different styles?
#9 by Matt B on 03.19.07 8:26 am |
The UW article has a brief aside about the use of Bucky. As a happy owner of a contraband “Fuck ’em Bucky” t-shirt, I find the university’s exclusive claim on the Bucky logo galling for several reasons: UW didn’t create the logo (an LA agency did); UW was not the first Madison institution to use the logo (a local bookstore was); the logo was 40+ years old when the UW claimed it as a trademark; and the UW created its own version of the logo a couple years ago that is unambiguously distinct from the old logo. Protect the new logo, but let people do what they please with the old one.
#10 by Tom on 03.19.07 8:28 am |
This logo protection racket is really getting ugly.
http://www.startribu...
I wouldn’t mind so much if the money from logo-plastered sales went to scholarships or something EDUCATION-RELATED, but I seriously doubt it.
#11 by Robert on 03.19.07 8:41 am |
I knew that if any of the North Texas faithful read this site, they would jump on the “North Texas State” reference. They are very testy about it.
#12 by Gregg on 03.19.07 8:42 am |
Good news from Flushing, where an inside source reports, “The Mets’ black uniforms are to be used less this season. How much less isn’t yet clear.â€
If you’re keeping score, the Mets wore black 18 times (22.22%) and 19 times away from Shea (23.46%) last year.
#13 by Allison on 03.19.07 8:51 am |
In the game yesterday it looked like they stole them from a High School freshman team. Maybe I’m just bitter because I had Wisky goin to the Final 4.
#14 by stuby on 03.19.07 8:51 am |
Does that figure account for just black jerseys, or black hats and batting helmets also?
#15 by The Ol Goaler on 03.19.07 8:51 am |
Re: official scorers wearing “referee” shirts… Arkansas State University’s longtime official scorer, Dr. Joel Gambill, told me that the NCAA recommends but does not require that the basketball official scorer 1) wear a “ref”-striped shirt, and 2) be a faculty member not employed by the school’s Athletic Department! (Dr. Gambill is a Professor of Journalism in ASU’s College of Communications, so he qualifies on both counts.)
I wonder how many of the official scorers in the NCAA tourney are faculty members of the “host” schools?
#16 by Jonathon on 03.19.07 8:59 am |
The striping on the Miami jersey appears to mimic the “U” logo from their helmet.
#17 by Jonathon on 03.19.07 9:03 am |
the Braves wore green hats for St. Patty’s day:
http://www.ajc.com/s...
#18 by Nick on 03.19.07 9:15 am |
I think Wisconsin’s motion W logo is one of the worst in college sports. Instead of worrying about losing the trademark, they should abandon the logo altogether.
#19 by Billy on 03.19.07 9:21 am |
Is it just me or does the “hat” that Hichori Morimoto is wearing looks strangely like an alien from Alien vs Predator?
#20 by Jonathon on 03.19.07 9:22 am |
The Tigers wore the home BP cap with the road gray jersey in yesterday’s game vs. Atlanta.
http://sports.yahoo....
#21 by Jonathon on 03.19.07 9:24 am |
That the Tigers would wear the white “D” BP cap is odd, b/c they do have an orange cap, which would go with their road gray unis.
http://shop.mlb.com/...
#22 by Ian K on 03.19.07 9:35 am |
The athletic department has done a pretty good job of pushing the “North Texas” team name in the DFW area. I always referred to the school as “UNT”, having gone to high school close by. Even I find myself calling them North Texas rather than UNT. Sort of like how my alma mater’s athletic department pushes “TCU” rather than “Texas Christian”.
#23 by J. Deaton on 03.19.07 9:37 am |
Anybody got an e-mail address for Jeremy Brahm? Thanks…
#24 by voteprime on 03.19.07 9:46 am |
That U of W article notes that Wisconsin “ranks fifteenth for merchandise royalties among the…universities represented by the Collegiate Licensing Company.” So I was curious who the top 10 merchandise sellers are.
For those others that are curious, here is an article from Jan 06 about Texas setting records and offers a top 10 table in the left column for the 05-06 academic year.
#25 by Jason on 03.19.07 9:56 am |
While I understand why schools want to protect their logos from contraband shirts, websites, etc… Doesn’t it make sense to let high schools use them? To me it seems like free advertising. Colleges get new students from high schools, so why not do a little covert advertising?
It’s like academic logo creep.
#26 by stuby on 03.19.07 10:08 am |
I absolutely hate when high schools use a college or pro logo. A little originality, please.
BTW, the logo on my high school football team’s helmet was the same as Wyoming’s - way back in the early 80s.
#27 by Vin Barone on 03.19.07 10:08 am |
Like always, miami has a boat load of wierd stuff going on with their jerseys…but I think this new design is a step over the line…I mean I am getting motion sickness looking at these uniforms.
#28 by patrick on 03.19.07 10:16 am |
I’ve been meaning to bring this up for a while and since HS has been mentioned I figured now is the time. My High school colors were unfortunately, gold and purple. Two things about that, our away soccer kits were made up of purple socks, purple shorts and purple jersey. Our home kit was all white. It was so dreadful that as captain i switched it, wearing white shorts witht he purple jersey away and purple shorts with white jersey at home. Also, our football team wore the michigan wolverine helmets, except in purple and gold, simply hideous. Try as I might, we could never get those uniforms switched.
#29 by stuby on 03.19.07 10:21 am |
Along with the Wyoming helmet of my high school, other teams in the conference had the Green Bay/UGA/Grambling ‘G’ logo, the Falcons logo, the Clemson logo, and the Michigan helmet. I think only one school had a unique design.
#30 by Tim on 03.19.07 10:22 am |
Yeah, I don’t understand that. My high school’s logo is still a direct copy of Arizona State’s, with only the colors being scarlett and gold instead of ASU’s scheme. I’ve never heard anything about ASU being upset about it.
#31 by J.D. on 03.19.07 10:27 am |
I actually thought Miami’s uniforms would be much worse. Not half bad, although the jersey piping is pretty worthless (nothing like stripes that accentuate your man-boobs). But the pants are pretty cool, and Nike actually kept the overall design pretty simple.
#32 by Kerry on 03.19.07 10:29 am |
Well can you blame them? It kinda IS the school’s name.
#33 by Metsfan AZ on 03.19.07 10:36 am |
I think it’s interesting that when uni changes arrive, the best reactions on here are “it could have been worse”. Not too many are passing the “good v. stupid” test. I mentioned that it looks very template-ish and I’m sure the Wildcats here in Tucson will be choosing “color option 3″ of the exact same design only with a cactus on the butt. The patch-quilt thing on the jersey bears mentioning again because nike is obviously trying to incorporate some technology into the jersey - stretchy material here, wicking material there, etc. Overall a good thing. The problem comes when some school decides “hey, if it’s different material then can it be a different color”. On TV I think it’s hard to tell the panels apart as Nike does a good job of making the colors of the panels the same even though the material is different.
#34 by Jim on 03.19.07 10:38 am |
Artile here about Barry Zito’s glove having different color laces than the rest of his glove. Since it could be distracting for hitters, it could be illegal.
#35 by JL on 03.19.07 10:44 am |
I’m not so sure how schools pick what to pursue. My high school changed mascot names in the early 90 (we were called the Redmen). I was told that the students submitted new logos and names and voted on them, with the “Crimson Pride” winning. This name never came about because the school was contacted by the University of Alabama saying that it could not be used. Instead we became the Redwings, after a semi-pro football team that played in the city long ago.
#36 by Kerry on 03.19.07 10:53 am |
Personally, I think Alabama did you all a favor.
#37 by Anthony Verna on 03.19.07 10:55 am |
Because trademarks are about the source of the underlying goods or services. If a high school has a logo that’s the exact same (or close enough) to a college logo, then what’s the source of the logo? The high school or the college? The college wants to protect its own interests - the logo comes from that particular institution.
#38 by Teebz on 03.19.07 11:13 am |
My ball glove is brown with white lacing. I have never been called on it. I hardly think it’s noticeable in terms of hiding the ball.
Then again, I don’t play in the Majors. :o)
#39 by GoMac on 03.19.07 11:18 am |
News from Port St. Lucie and Mets’ Spring Training..
-The BP caps aren’t as bad in person.
-The Jerseys are.
-Each of the teams (minors, big leaguers) wear a different Mets Jersey. Including a Black one, White one, and even an Orange one. The normal guys wear the blue BPs.
-One major leaguer had high socks in the entire group I saw.
-EVERY minor leaguer had high socks.
-The girls flock to David Wright. haha.
All in all…nice to see some batting practice and them long toss it around. Saw David Wright and a trainer make a bet who can hit it over the outfield wall directly over this black tarp first. (Wright hit it over but missed the tarp, the trainer nailed it first shot, then Wright hit a monster shot on the next self toss right over.)
If anyone is around the area I suggest you check it out, beautiful facility and nice people all around..
#40 by Ron on 03.19.07 11:30 am |
I am not sure if this has been discussed or if it is uniform related. But here goes.
I could not help but notice the lighting at Laker
games at Staples Center versus the lighting at
Clippers, Pac-10 baskeball tournament or even LA Kings games.
I looked online and it confirmed what I have
noticed. The spot light or main lighting at Lakers’ games is focused on the court itself where as the background is darker.
This “Lights Out” campaign is reminiscent of the
Lakers’ Forum days.
#41 by Andy from KC on 03.19.07 11:40 am |
Did Paul just coin a new word today? I’ve never run across “illo” before. :)
#42 by JL on 03.19.07 11:45 am |
I agree, I just found it odd that we were not using the school’s nickname or logo. I believe that the proposed mascot was a bull dog or something. I personally like the mascot we ended up with, altough we have see black start creeping into our uniforms (with red and white being the primary colors). At first it was just in trim, but a few years ago, against the cross town rival, the coach unveiled the all black uni’s, I was not much of a fan of that.
#43 by Matt B on 03.19.07 12:00 pm |
>While I understand why schools want to protect their logos from contraband shirts, websites, etc… Doesn’t it make sense to let high schools use them? To me it seems like free advertising. Colleges get new students from high schools, so why not do a little covert advertising?
I think the proceeds of merch sales did not go solely to the U. It is my understanding (and this is unsubstantiated) that Alvarez got a cut of Motion W royalties. A web search for the terms of his contracts came up empty though. I’d love to know the details on that…
#44 by Allison on 03.19.07 12:16 pm |
Some high schools in my conference do a similar thing for wrestling meets. They dim audience over-head lights and put central lighting on the mat to spotlight the wrestlers. My school never did and I wish they would have. Yes our colors are purple and gold, back off :)
Non-spotlight (my school). Spotlight. Not the best pictures for example, but it works.
#45 by Derek G. on 03.19.07 12:28 pm |
I went to high school in Devils Lake, ND. Our mascot had been the “Satans” for many years, since like the 1930s or something. Well I thought the uniqueness of the nickname was awesome, but obviously some people didn’t exactly think it was the best nickname to have. In my junior year, they got rid of the nickname and for football we didn’t have a nickname at all, just the “Devils Lake Football Team.” Pretty lame…well we had to choose a new nickname and the first one that was voted for by the students was the “Blaze.” That got shot down for drug connotations. Then the name “Phoenix” came up and was pretty cool considering we were going away from the old and starting anew…some stupid kid went and found a term for drug use linked to Phoenix so he could get the nickname he wanted in… “Firebirds.” I’m not a big fan to say the least.
#46 by JJC on 03.19.07 12:31 pm |
What is the purpose of the inverted V at the bottom of the Miami jerseys? I know this is typical of most college jerseys but is there a reason having this type of bottom instead of the tradtional shirt tail.
#47 by Derek G. on 03.19.07 12:34 pm |
I know that with the slits on the side…it’s a little difficult to keep the jersey tucked and then there’s the problem with all that fabric around your junk and the uncomfortability. I had problems with that from my high school jerseys
#48 by stuart on 03.19.07 12:42 pm |
YES. Thank you, this has been bugging me for weeks. At first I thought there was a power outage, but now it’s gotten to the point where I can’t watch Laker games on TV anymore. It’s very disconcerting. I missed Kobe’s 65 pt and 50 pt games because of the darkened effect.
I watched plenty of Laker games in the 80s and I don’t rememember it being that dark.
#49 by Paul Lukas on 03.19.07 12:45 pm |
Fairly common shorthand for “illustration.” Not my invention.
#50 by Julie on 03.19.07 12:52 pm |
NHL skate malfunctions, from this article:
“He [Pens’ Sergei Gonchar] was having problems with the skate model he used most of the season, but the last straw was when the rivets on one of his skates failed while he was handling the puck at the point during a power play at New Jersey last week.
With one blade dislodged, he fell, allowing the Devils’ John Madden to have a long breakaway. Madden missed the net while Gonchar struggled to get back to the bench on one foot.
Now he’s wearing a different type of skates each game.
“I ordered five pairs from different companies, and I have to decide which one I’m going to wear in the playoffs,” he said.”
#51 by Ron on 03.19.07 12:59 pm |
Actually the Lights Out Phase was during the early Forum days with Chamberlin and West. I neglected to mention that.
#52 by Michael James on 03.19.07 1:00 pm |
As it should be. I don’t watch a game to see the fans. I watch it for the play.
Now, if they wouldn’t assult my ears every second (whether the ball is in play or not), it would be even better.
#53 by sw on 03.19.07 1:11 pm |
“Good news from Flushing, where an inside source reports, “The Mets’ black uniforms are to be used less this season. How much less isn’t yet clear.â€
i have received 2 mailings from the mets this year (regarding season tix) and all the pamphlets/letters are done in blue/orange = no black like the past couple of seasons. my guess = by the time new shea is open, the black will be phased out completely (we can only hope)
#54 by Kerry on 03.19.07 1:24 pm |
Hmmmmm…LOOKS LIKE a Phoenix to me.
#55 by Fursty on 03.19.07 1:26 pm |
On Rice baseball pants, that’s the uni manufacturer’s logo, not Rice’s. Common location for baseball pants logo, actually.
Logo on top right of page.
#56 by Fursty on 03.19.07 1:27 pm |
Oops.
#57 by Mikey on 03.19.07 1:48 pm |
The school I played in the state football championship game used the Eagle’s eagle on their helmet, except blue and black. We use the word “PANTHERS” is fancy-looking font, kind of like Florida’s.
#58 by Johnny O on 03.19.07 1:57 pm |
Worst in college? Are you kidding me? It may not rank up there with the “greatest of all time”, but it is defiantly not the worst. I can think of a lot more school logos that are worse.
Pitt - Looks like a dying cat
Indiana - Looks like a cactus
LSU - Where is the rest of the cat?
Alabama - it’s a damn elephant
St. John’s - Don’t make one letter into two
Minnesota - The “M” is way too wide
Georgetown - It needs an update badly
Stanford - It’s a damn tree
There are just my opinion, and I don’t mean to knock on these schools in any way. I am just saying I personally don’t like their logo, and think that Buckingham C. Badger and the motion “W” are way better. But, then again I am biased since I live in Sconnie, but to each his own.
#59 by Steve on 03.19.07 2:02 pm |
Has to be just jerseys. I’d say that, if the hats/helmets are included, it would be about 75 percent at home and 100 percent on the road.
#60 by Minna H. on 03.19.07 2:08 pm |
I love red. I love black. I HATED looking at these unis. Never thought I’d say that about a black-and-red combo.
#61 by Kerry on 03.19.07 2:09 pm |
What do you mean by that? Anyone can tell that he’s LEAPING from behind the letters.
I like the Badger…but that wasn’t the logo in question. I think the “motion W” is pretty plain.
#62 by C.N. on 03.19.07 2:20 pm |
St. Louis also always wears a home cap in spring training, even with the gray unis.
#63 by Johnny O on 03.19.07 2:22 pm |
What do you mean by that? Anyone can tell that he’s LEAPING from behind the letters.
I like the Badger…but that wasn’t the logo in question. I think the “motion W” is pretty plain.
You are right. I had not seen that logo for LSU. I must have been looking at an older one. And most school logos are pretty plain, or none at all, or just the name. i.e. Penn St., Notre Dame, Arkansas, and Nebraska’s football helmets. All in all I don’t think the “Motion W” is too bad, and personally I don’t think it is one of the worst in College. But again, my opinion.
#64 by C.N. on 03.19.07 2:28 pm |
Paul, other Uni Watchers,
Which Mets helmet is worse, the blue-black two-tone, or the all-black? (I’d have to say the two-tone…)
#65 by Metsfan AZ on 03.19.07 2:29 pm |
Can I vote for both? the 2 tone if i had to pick
#66 by Shaftman on 03.19.07 2:31 pm |
I’d go with the all block. I really dislike the two tone but I like the NY on it much better. Same goes for the black cap with the blue brim compared to the all black cap.
#67 by Johnny O on 03.19.07 2:45 pm |
I can’t find a pic. of the two tone helmet, but if I am remembering correctly, the blue part of the bill bleeds into the black of the helmet. So my vote is the two-tone.
#68 by Anthony Verna on 03.19.07 2:54 pm |
I never thought I’d hear Minna say that, either! I’m in shock - SHOCK!
#69 by GoMac on 03.19.07 2:54 pm |
Yep…at my high school I wrestled under a light for all 4 years…made it completely different..
Our rivals never wanted to wrestle us under the light because of how much of an effect it has on the mindset of everyone..
It’s definitely an amazing feeling..I think that they should do it in more schools..It would get more people to go to the matches for sure.
Plus, it brings out the colors of the singlets and mat a lot more…and it helps that it makes you look jacked. haha.
#70 by Big L on 03.19.07 2:54 pm |
Thank you for this post! I thought it looked different. I tried in vain to adjust my TV when watching Laker home games!
#71 by Minna H. on 03.19.07 2:57 pm |
Believe me, Anthony, I had a crisis of faith when I realized that I hated these unis. I could barely watch the game.
#72 by Tim on 03.19.07 3:07 pm |
those things in the back of Rice’s baseball team is actually the logo of the pant manufacturer I’m pretty sure. I’ve played teams with that logo too thats how i know.
#73 by Paul Lukas on 03.19.07 3:28 pm |
I never said it wasn’t the manufacturer (Victory Sports, I believe) — I just said it was the only time I’d seen a logo of any sort on a rear belt loop. Didn’t realize other teams did it too — was only aware of Rice.
#74 by mg12 on 03.19.07 3:31 pm |
It looks like Todd McFarlane just released a 3 inch Jose Reyes figure complete with the wacky two-tone Mets batting helmet.
http://www.spawn.com...
#75 by Kerry on 03.19.07 3:34 pm |
You are right. I had not seen that logo for LSU. I must have been looking at an older one. And most school logos are pretty plain, or none at all, or just the name. i.e. Penn St., Notre Dame, Arkansas, and Nebraska’s football helmets. All in all I don’t think the “Motion W” is too bad, and personally I don’t think it is one of the worst in College. But again, my opinion.
I certainly don’t think that the motion “W” is the worst in college athletics (but I do like Bucky WAY better).
And in all fairness, you could have seen one of many logos that LSU uses or has used that incorporate only a tiger head such as THIS or THIS or THIS.
Much like Wisconsin has also used just a badger head LIKE SO.
Also, my high school football team began wearing a “motion H” helmet decal several years back which was designed by the head coach and OBVIOUSLY modelled after the Wisconsin logo.
#76 by Metsfan AZ on 03.19.07 3:43 pm |
I certainly don’t think that the motion “W” is the worst in college athletics (but I do like Bucky WAY better).
And in all fairness, you could have seen one of many logos that LSU uses or has used that incorporate only a tiger head such as THIS or THIS or THIS.
Much like Wisconsin has also used just a badger head LIKE SO.
Also, my high school football team began wearing a “motion H” helmet decal several years back which was designed by the head coach and OBVIOUSLY modelled after the Wisconsin logo.
Wisconsin may want a word with Tucson HS check out the second badger with the freshamn beanie or sailor cap or whatever.
#77 by Kerry on 03.19.07 3:43 pm |
Also, I found some INTERESTING BASEBALL UNIS worn by my high school alma mater…I’ve never seen the USC SHOULDER STRIPES worn in baseball.
#78 by Broker75 on 03.19.07 3:57 pm |
Interesting. Thanks for the FYI. And thumbs up to Laker management for keeping it real. So many times historic franchises build arenas/stadiums and lose the historic feeling, like the Blackhawks. Their old stadium rocked, especially in the playoffs. I’m afraid what’s gonna happen when the Yankees build their new stadium…It won’t be ‘the house that Ruth built’ anymore, it’ll probably be Ugly Duckling Stadium or something. Don’t get me wrong, Ugly Duckling is a very successful Co. There, now no legal issues will resolve from my post. ;-)
#79 by Teebz on 03.19.07 4:20 pm |
Ahhh, Minna… torn between your affinity to the black jerseys and the beating red heart of Troy. ;o)
#80 by Teebz on 03.19.07 4:23 pm |
Ok, maybe it is those jerseys. :o|
My bad.
#81 by Timmer on 03.19.07 4:23 pm |
I noticed yesterday that they sell the exact same 2 tone “cool flo” helmets at Sports Authority. Even more surprising, the huge in-store advertisement for them features Paul Lo Duca.
#82 by schuby on 03.19.07 4:24 pm |
My school got its mascot made with the help from the university of Wisconsin. Most everything is the same except the W is a V.
#83 by Michael James on 03.19.07 4:35 pm |
The MISL Milwaukee Wave wore green jerseys for Sunday’s home game against the Baltimore Blast. You can’t quite tell from the photo, but they were designed to be untucked. There is black trim around the bottom of the shirt and the liscence plate (for a local car dealership) was very low.
This is the fifth different uniform that the Wave has worn this season (out of 26 games played).
#84 by Korryn on 03.19.07 5:34 pm |
Detroit prospect actually has a MLB logo tattoo…article here: http://www.freep.com...
#85 by Colin Morton on 03.19.07 5:39 pm |
I can recall the last game I attended at Maple Leaf Gardens. The “Showtime!” moment? When the tungsten TV lights kicked on twenty minutes or so before game time. That’s when the ice surface went from sufficiently bright to blazingly, vividly bright — and all the lines, uniforms, etc. followed suit.
I miss the old barns. Mercury vapour just isn’t the same (and doesn’t look the same on TV either).
#86 by chris m on 03.19.07 6:02 pm |
RE: DBacks colors
Colors more representative of the region? Has that guy even been to Arizona? Purple, Turquoise, and Copper are three dominant colors in Arizona’s history. The Rattlers got it right. The Suns went with the Orange (of course) and purple.
#87 by Chris on 03.19.07 6:32 pm |
What exactly make a Nike school part of their ‘Elite’ collection for basketball? Is it a title or making the final four? There’s some schools out there like SC, Oregon, UNLV etc that could be ‘Elite’ by next season
#88 by C.N. on 03.19.07 6:37 pm |
Final four.
#89 by Alex on 03.19.07 6:40 pm |
Why is Reyes sporting Chan Ho Park style cleats and pants rather than his typical pajama look?
#90 by Chad G on 03.19.07 6:49 pm |
Nike School that have reached the Final four since 1994. (there are 2 exemptions, George Mason and Minnesota)
Seehere and here
I wrote about last week or so
#91 by Chad G on 03.19.07 6:52 pm |
whoops, that second link should go here
#92 by StevieW on 03.19.07 6:53 pm |
Thank you, I live and work in Port St. Lucie,Fl. Spot the mets all over the place.
#93 by =bg= on 03.19.07 7:19 pm |
Anti corporate logo creep: Rangers axe Ameriquest.
http://sports.yahoo....
#94 by Allison on 03.19.07 7:23 pm |
I definitely think they could’ve gone without the ball…since it’s on a stick! It just looks weird
#95 by Steve Flack on 03.19.07 7:33 pm |
Because the figure is just a slight revision to a previous Ichiro figure.
Ichiro
-Steve!
#96 by ToasterPoodle on 03.19.07 8:02 pm |