Jerry Glanville has always been such a blowhard. The whole “Man in Black” thing, leaving a ticket for Elvis, driving a replica of James Dean’s car — a shtick as hackneyed and cornball as that has to be earned, and anyone with a head coaching record of 62-71 hasn’t earned jack.
But Glanville and his shtick are back this year, because he’s the new head coach at Portland State, which unveiled its new uniforms yesterday. And in the year’s 9473rd-biggest surprise (right after Lindsay Lohan’s latest rehab stint, and in front of Karl Rove’s refusal to answer a subpoena), the team’s previous green-based color scheme has given way to black. (As an aside, check out the kid on the left — he’s wearing NFL gloves, which means they’re made by Reebok. A rare chink in Nike’s promotional armor!)
It could’ve been worse. According to this release, Glanville originally presented his own uniform design (also black, I’m sure), but that one was discarded after Nike came up with their design. “When Nike presented their new look, I realized I may be in the wrong business designing uniforms,” said Glanville. Yeah, because you probably wouldn’t have come up with quotes like this one, from Nike creative director Todd Van Horne: “We (at Nike) huddled together and said ‘there’s energy here.’ We needed to bring that energy very visually to the field.” Don’t you love it when marketers talk like that? Yeah, Portland State has energy — unlike all those other football teams, which presumably have, like, no energy at all, right?
Such bullshit notwithstanding, the most interesting thing about the new design is the helmet, which features a center spear instead of flanking side logos. The most obvious corollary is probably the Redskins’ old feather design — not a bad pedigree. I kinda like it.
As for Glanville, I’ll say this much for him: If the Vikings or Ravens want to hire him, I’ll gladly contribute a letter of recommendation.
Membership News: Scott’s been busy with non-Uni Watch work (that boy needs to get his priorities straight), so the membership gallery hasn’t had any new designs for the past few days, but expect to see more designs added by the end of the week, including some real doozies. Meanwhile, I mailed out two dozen membership kits yesterday and should send out about 45 more today and tomorrow. And congrats to new member J.J. Carton, who last night became our 400th (!) enrollee.
Uni Watch News Ticker: Indiana is memorializing Terry Hoeppner with a helmet decal (with thanks to Mark Fightmaster). … I’ll be interviewed tonight at 10pm eastern on the Face Off Hockey Show, whose principal, Scott Wasilewski, sent along this photo of NASCAR drivers Michael Waltrip and David Reutimann wearing NAPA-branded Canadiens jerseys. … “UnderArmour has made a couple of changes to Texas Tech’s football jerseys for 2007,” writes Aaron Dickens. “The jersey numbers will be much thinner than last season and the UA logo will be black instead of white.” … Oh my. … You probably saw this spotlighted in my ESPN column from last week, but just in case: UniformViolation.com is pretty damn cool. … Everything leads back to Bill Buckner (good find by Jere Smith). … “The Harrisburg City Islanders of the United Soccer Leagues Second Division have what may be the most useless names I’ve seen on a team’s jersey — they’re in blue here,” writes Chuck Nolan Jr. ” Also, Harrisbuirg has worn pink jerseys and Cincinnati (from the same league) has worn pink socks.” Ewwww. … The St. Paul Saints have added a black armband to mark the I-35W bridge collapse. It’s interesting that minor league teams are usually more showy and “wacky” that MLB teams, but in this case the Saints’ response to the bridge tragedy is much more restrained than the Twins’ gesture. … Speaking of memorials, have you noticed that the umpires have been wearing “SC” sleeve patches? That’s in memory of former ump Shag Crawford (father of current ump Jerry Crawford), who recently passed away. … The Thai police department is punishing slipshod officers with a novel twist on the scarlet letter (nice find by Matt Brosseau). … AJ Connelly notes that Terrell Owens “has opted for something from Jimi Hendrix’s wardrobe! Something needs to be done about this before Reebok spots it and make it de riguer in the NFL on Sundays.” … Someone broke a record of some sort last night. It had nothing to do with uniforms, so if you have strong opinions about the record-breaker, please post them on a more appropriate forum, not here. Thanks.
#1 by Jason G. on 08.08.07 9:00 am |
Those Portland State uniforms need some color badly. I don’t understand why you would completely eliminate the green. I like the helmet but the rest of it is way too drab.
#2 by James P. on 08.08.07 9:06 am |
I’m wondering if Glanville is color blind. Seriously, it’s like black is the only color he thinks is cool.
On the Mets fan who cought 756, reports were coming out of San Fran that he had a blood on his face as the cops were removing him from the game. Looks like the friendly folks of SanFran weren’t too happy that a mook from New York got the ball…
#3 by Patrick on 08.08.07 9:11 am |
The white square on the collar of the white Portland State jersey looks like a Roman Collar.
#4 by Mets Fan in Chicago on 08.08.07 9:12 am |
…anybody else catch on to the karma surrounding 756? Pitcher who served up: Mike Bascik Jr.
Pitcher who pitched to Hank Aaron after he hit 755: Mike Bascik Sr.
#5 by My name is not Earl on 08.08.07 9:14 am |
Wasn’t the late Mr. Crawford also the father of disgraced NBA referee Joey Crawford?
#6 by GoTerriers on 08.08.07 9:20 am |
He was, but why is Joey Crawford “disgraced” (unless you’re categorizing all NBA officials as “disgraced” because of the actions of Tim Doneghy)?
#7 by Pittsburgh Gunny on 08.08.07 9:23 am |
I must admit that I do like those Portland State helmets, unique design with that spear thingee.
#8 by Boston Nick on 08.08.07 9:24 am |
Paul, those are Nike gloves he’s wearing. Nike is allowed to make gloves worn by NFL players, it’s just the shield on the gloves and no swoosh.
I believe those are an older version of the Nike Speedtack.
Ironically, the guy in the middle wearing gray gloves may be wearing another company. Those don’t look like any of the newer model of Nike gloves I’ve seen so far. They look more like Adidas or Under Armour, but I’m not 100% on that one.
#9 by Anthony M on 08.08.07 9:27 am |
Who cares? Dick Drago served up 755 to Aaron. Bascik Sr. was just one of many to pitch to him afterwards. Baseball and baseball fans have a tendency to stretch their imaginations a little much with respect to records.
#10 by John in Athens on 08.08.07 9:28 am |
There is a difference between coincidence and karma.
#11 by Jason G. on 08.08.07 9:30 am |
I thought thet the guy in the middle was wearing a different brand of gloves as well. However, there is a swoosh on each glove. It’s light gray and it’s on the white part of the glove. That being said there seems to be something weird going on with those gloves. The swoosh could just be for looks and the glove could actually be a different brand.
#12 by Anthony M on 08.08.07 9:31 am |
Portland’s entire uniform is an upgrade. I hate uselessly adding black as much as the next person, but how can anybody defend the old uniforms just because they had some green? The old “Vikings” font was too big and ugly, the piping was ugly, the numbers were ugly.
The simple “Portland State”, the block numbers, and the helmet are all really nice, especially on the white jersey.
#13 by Pat on 08.08.07 9:33 am |
He is disgraced because of the Tim Duncan situation he was the ringleader of.
He is on suspension until further notice. He may never referee again, which would be too soon if you ask me.
#14 by John in Athens on 08.08.07 9:33 am |
They never specified who’s blood it was!
LETS GO METS!
#15 by Mike Engle on 08.08.07 9:34 am |
Don’t laugh. He might give you a double technical.
#16 by My name is not Earl on 08.08.07 9:34 am |
Crawford was suspended indefinitely (and will likely be fired) after his inappropriate behavior toward Tim Duncan during last season (challenging him to fights, ejecting him for little apparent reason, etc.).
#17 by GoTerriers on 08.08.07 9:34 am |
Oh, that’s right . . . .I can’t get my NBA referee scandals straight . . .
#18 by Dane on 08.08.07 9:35 am |
I don’t have a problem with Bonds breaking the record, but I do have a problem with SI.com photoshopping the picture of Bonds on their front page, replace the O in his name with an * on the back of his jersey and helmet.
#19 by My name is not Earl on 08.08.07 9:39 am |
The Portland State uniforms are the latest in the long line of incidents where I keep waiting for a team to do what the 49ers did in the early ’90s (1990 or 91, I can’t remember which) where they announced they were switching helmet logos then the next day essentially said, “eh, just kidding.”
#20 by Teebz on 08.08.07 9:45 am |
I was watching the highlights this morning before I left for work, and it struck me that Mr. Matt Murphy may “Get It”. He wore the a gray Reyes jersey with the blue Mets T-shirt underneath.
It looked pretty good.
#21 by Garrett on 08.08.07 9:45 am |
Actually, I’m pretty sure that Crawford asked for reinstatement for the opening of next season and received it.
#22 by Minna H. on 08.08.07 9:47 am |
Ouch. Paul, you diss the Vikings AND black in one paragraph! Ok, I can’t fault you for dissing the Vikings–I hate their uniforms, too–but, surprise, surprise, I like the new Portland State unis except for the piping. They are sleek and FULL of energy.
I also like the simple black armband from the St. Paul Saints. Sometimes (many times), it’s better to go with the classic.
#23 by Mets Fan in Chicago on 08.08.07 9:48 am |
Lighten up - just trying to inject a smidgen of humor into the proceedings. And I couldn’t care less about BB and the so-called record, jsut seemed a little bit more than a little coincidental that a father and son were linked together as the wrong ends of these events.
John in Athens - I stand somewhat corrected on the “karma” vs “coincidence” point.
#24 by Michael on 08.08.07 9:51 am |
What would Glanville do if he got hired somewhere that doesn’t have black in the color scheme? Oh wait, it seems like any team can add black to there pallet without it being an official color. The pros don’t seem to do this much but in college you see it all the time especially in basketball which it has now spread to baseball. If it’s an official color then fine use it if not don’t. Using silver for football pants even though it’s not a school color is a tradition for many colleges, those institutions need to add that to there official pallet, prime example my school UGA.
Glanville influenced the Falcons to go with black helmet but Blank needs to do a total redesign for next year to signal a new era, if nothing else go with red helmets. I think adding a little silver (or gray what little they have now on the logo look gray to me) back in would be a good idea too. Has it been 5 years yet with new design for this to even be a possibility?
One clarification don’t let that paragraph fool you I’m not a Falcons fan rather a long time die hard Cowboys fan. Whom I’d love to see go with a standard pallet of sliver-green metallic & royal blue maybe keep the navy but get one silver & stick with it.
#25 by Taha on 08.08.07 9:52 am |
Don’t forget Joey Crawford also pleaded guilty to tax fraud and resigned in 1998 as a result of the airline ticket scandal. David Stern re-instated him after the lockout.
#26 by John Zajac on 08.08.07 9:55 am |
Actually, he already applied to be reinstated and stern had said he saw “no reason not to accept” the application. It was in an ESPN Doneghy article a couple of weeks ago.
#27 by Broker75 on 08.08.07 10:01 am |
I saw some hilites the other day of the Yankees-Blue Jays, they showed David Beckham at the game and he had a Blue Jays jersey on. The jersey is ugly first of all and it didn’t help that David wore his un-buttoned and untucked. He looked like a pure redneck. I think Beckham was in Toronto to play soccer, with the L.A.Galaxy.
#28 by Broker75 on 08.08.07 10:05 am |
Actually, I’m not to sure if the Los Angeles team is called the Galaxy..
#29 by Shadeymonk on 08.08.07 10:09 am |
From
this ESPN article I quote “Don’t shed tears for Crawford. He’s asked to return to his job next season, and Stern has indicated that he’ll let him.”
#30 by Anthony M on 08.08.07 10:09 am |
In my opinion, unless you’re on the team, you wear your team’s jersey untucked.
#31 by GoTerriers on 08.08.07 10:10 am |
They are, he was and he didn’t play (apparently a “friendly” against Chelsea is more important than a league game)
#32 by Mike Engle on 08.08.07 10:12 am |
But please button up! Open baseball jerseys look like rejected lab coats. Not a good look.
#33 by Wade on 08.08.07 10:16 am |
You can see what Kansas’s new football jerseys will look like here, and you can see what the helmet looks like at the Helmet Project(unable to link; Google it).
#34 by Jordan on 08.08.07 10:23 am |
i want some more leaked hockey jerseys
#35 by My name is not Earl on 08.08.07 10:24 am |
Don’t know if this has been covered, but the NFL has come up with a rule requiring that all sideline photographers must wear vests with the logos of certain NFL sponsors. At least one paper in an NFL city has come out against the new rule.
#36 by Ian K on 08.08.07 10:28 am |
the most interesting thing about the new design is the helmet, which features a center spear instead of flanking side logos.
I like the center spear look a lot - very unique. But the tribal designs on the rear part of the helmet is very faddish I think.
I heard that Erin Andrews interviewed the guy. He said he bought tickets “on a whim” while in SF. How in the world do you buy tickets to the homestand where Bonds is set to break the record “ON A WHIM”? That’s gotta be an expensive impulse buy.
No karma - it’s just the BaD Radio curse!
#37 by Kenny on 08.08.07 10:37 am |
I would think that if the Falcons went with more red they would just be following the recent trend of going with more red ala D’Baacks, Capitals, etc.
If they want to signify a new era - go with the blue, red, white like the Hawks
#38 by DenverGregg on 08.08.07 10:40 am |
Jersey looks pretty good. I still think they ought to wear the helmet with the Jayhawk on it, though. The monogram is pretty uninspired.
#39 by Broker75 on 08.08.07 10:42 am |
here and here you go. These are not real, just fan-art.
#40 by DenverGregg on 08.08.07 10:43 am |
Like the Portland State helmet. It could even be the most notable thing about their program since Neil Lomax.
I wonder what Glanville’s design was, all black with black stripes, black letters and black numbers maybe?
#41 by Michael on 08.08.07 10:44 am |
#42 by Jason on 08.08.07 10:45 am |
What looked REALLY hip was the can of chew clearly visible in Bonds back pocket. “Daddy, what’s that round thing in Bonds’ pocket?” Glad he wasn’t planning on sliding.
#43 by tape on 08.08.07 10:48 am |
1) The Falcons’ colors are RED and black. Going with “more red” would not be trendy because they’re already red. How much more red could it be? None more red.
2) Those new Hawks unis are, how to say this… fugly. Anyone choosing to be “like the Hawks” would be choosing to be exceptionally unfashionable.
#44 by Frank Mercogliano on 08.08.07 10:49 am |
In actuality, the interesting thing is that the spear really doesn’t have a lot to do with Vikings. Now granted, the new number font is way better than the old one (seriously, look at that nine…it looks freehand), and they will be way easier to see when doing stats from the press box. I understand lots of programs have a helmet logo that isn’t their official logo (although you have to admit, I designed a nice looking helmet), but this is one of those out of left field things.
Also, I’m gonna add this, but at the football media day meetings for the Big Sky, Jerry Glanville, couldn’t have been more approachable, nicer, and generally more down to earth. He was totally cool with the media, random fans and guests in the hotel, and really was fun to be around.
Frank
#45 by Shadeymonk on 08.08.07 10:50 am |
From ESPN’s NBA rumor pages comes news that Kenyon Martin has switched numbers for the Denver Nuggets:
“Back to wearing his old No. 4 from his college days, Nuggets forward Kenyon Martin said Tuesday he expects to be healthy and playing again opening night.”
#46 by BCrisp on 08.08.07 10:51 am |
Paul, you are wrong, the record breaking last night does have to do with uniforms. Nationals pitcher Mike Bacsik was wearing soem nice stirrups. It’s a little hard to tell, but when I was watching the game last night he was wearing them backwards.
video
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#47 by Teebz on 08.08.07 10:52 am |
“Bonds” and “slide” go together as well as oil and water. He doesn’t even slide at waterparks or playgrounds with his kids.
#48 by Alex on 08.08.07 10:54 am |
The Montreal Canadiens should be fined for stitching “#99″ on a jersey, albeit for any occasion. Shame on them and their backwards management.
#49 by Alex on 08.08.07 10:55 am |
Second one isn’t bad. Whoever made the first one should be shot.
#50 by Wall of Beef on 08.08.07 10:56 am |
I was just going to comment on that. Being from Minnesota, where there are a lot of Swedes and Norwegians (plus having a team named the vikings) Viking lore and history is thrown around a lot. Plus we have that Rune stone here. I have never heard of or seen drawings of Spears being used by a Viking. I suppose they could have, its a pretty basic weapon. But it seems like an odd choice, especially considering they could have just as easily designed a Sword on the helmet.
#51 by Mike from Queens on 08.08.07 10:57 am |
I don’t just like it… it’s one of the best helmet designs I’ve ever seen. Very modern, but much more sedate than someone would expect. Simple concept, but dressed up in a tattoo-esque kind of artwork in a simple two-tone color scheme. The helmet stripe has been a helmet staple for a long time, and for no other reason than aesthetics. Well, this is a new, modern aesthetic. I’d like the spear to be about 10-15% smaller, but it’s still stylish and rather sedate compared to even the Redskins design that Paul cites. I hate the uniforms themselves, and though I don’t share the disdain for black and white colors, the helmet design would still be just as cool in any color scheme.
#52 by Paul Lukas on 08.08.07 10:59 am |
Not true. Scroll down to the “Viking Weaponry” section on this page, for example.
#53 by Dan on 08.08.07 11:07 am |
He did coach a team w/ no black in the uniform…the Houston Oilers. He wore black all the time (and the rediculous black duster…wonder what Reebok would say about that these days) on the sideline…but didn’t add black to the team.
#54 by Michael on 08.08.07 11:10 am |
Yea I though of that, that’s why I mentioned usually professional teams don’t just add a color that unless a new uni &/or logo comes with it. If he would have been with them during the move to Nashville he would have had black put in the new color scheme for sure.
#55 by Dan on 08.08.07 11:13 am |
Why does Arthur Blank need to signal a new era? Aside from the Deion “2 Legit” era…I don’t know that the Falcons qualify for an “era.” You don’t have to change your whole uniform (for the third time in 5 years…they went from the old falcon logo/jersey/helmet, to the new, with the new uniforms & logo. Black was the primary dark jersey for that first year…then they made the red the primary the next year…and now you’re suggesting a third change) just because a player did (or didn’t do) something lousy.
If that were the case, the Titans should be looking for a re-design too…and h#ll…the Bengals should be looking at a total overhaul (actually…they probably should, but not because of their legal issues, mainly just because their uniforms are crap.)
#56 by Purple Brigade on 08.08.07 11:13 am |
“Someone broke a record of some sort last night. It had nothing to do with uniforms, so if you have strong opinions about the record-breaker, please post them on a more appropriate forum, not here. Thanks.â€
On the contrary …
The homerun ball hit by that certain someone was caught by a dude from New York. That dude was sharply dressed in his local colors. The colors are blue, orange and white, (the official colors of New York City.) Blue and orange are also symbolic of the return of National League baseball to New York after the Brooklyn Dodgers (blue) and New York Giants (orange) moved to California. The jersey that Matt Murphy was wearing last night is the road jersey of the New York Mets. The jersey was no doubt inspired by the jersey the Mets wore when they were started in 1962, which was no doubt inspired by the jersey worn by the Giants when they called New York home. Additionally, the cap logo of the Mets is identical to the logo used by the New York Giants in their final years. (Our lucky traveler must have lost his in the scrum. He’s probably reaching for it here.)
And let’s not forget. The record broken last night is the Major League Baseball record, not the World Record. The World Record is 868 homeruns, held by Sadaharu Oh. Who, coincidentally played for the Yomiuri Giants. The Yomiuri Giants name and uniforms were also based on the New York Giants. The teams colors (orange and black) are the same colors worn by the National League’s Giants, both in New York and San Francisco. The stylized lettering on the team’s jerseys and caps is similar to the fancy lettering used by the Giants when they played in New York in the 1930s.
What does it all mean? Could mean many things.
Maybe the Baseball Gods want those who think the record is tainted to look outside our borders for solace and a re-newed interest in our beautiful game. Maybe the one Barry arrogantly said we shouldn’t talk about anymore is having the last say.
#57 by Mike from Queens on 08.08.07 11:15 am |
Don’t players have to notify the league a year before-hand or something? I guess this has been in the works since then? I don’t remember seeing anything about it. (I remember the whole Kobe thing being a story for a while previous to his actual switch.)
#58 by Kenny on 08.08.07 11:16 am |
I’m well aware that the Falcons colors are RED and black. The original posting suggested going back to red helmets, hence MORE red.
Also I was not suggesting to “be like the Hawks”. Using a deep red and navy with white as an accent would look good. Not to mention tie in those colors to the Braves & Hawks. It was just a suggestion in response to the first post in regards to a “new era”
#59 by Broker75 on 08.08.07 11:17 am |
I think it’s cool that the homerun record was broken. At least we can say it was done in our era. We all know who Hank Aaron is, but I have never seen him play. Bonds is a 40-40 man. I watched his post game last night, he was not cocky, he said the homerun hitter should never have the record breaking baseball.-> unirelated, it’s pretty dumb that they are gonna have like fifty or so jerseys and equipment put aside. At least when Ruth, DiMaggio, Aaron etc. did their thing back in the day they had like two or so jerseys to display, just seems more historical.
#60 by Mike Engle on 08.08.07 11:17 am |
News flash: The other side of the KG trade (or, in the words of Bill Simmons, “the Al Jefferson pu-pu platter deluxe“) has been formally introduced as Minnesota Timberwolves. From left to right, with their new jerseys: #42, Theo Ratliff; #25, Al Jefferson; #15, Gerald Green; #8, Ryan Gomes; #3, Sebastian Telfair.
Source story
#61 by possum on 08.08.07 11:20 am |
Somebody mentioned yesterday that they wanted to see pictures of Lakeland’s sand road unis. The Tri-City Valley Cats also wear them. I got a JPG from a flash mashup on milb.com last night but am unable to load it because of my employer’s proxy settings. I’ll post it tonight if I get a chance.
#62 by Ben from Lawrence, KS on 08.08.07 11:20 am |
Sure, I think black seriously needs to take a vacation from the color schemes of a lot of these Nike universities, but I think in this case it might be a good thing. Who outside of Oregon had heard of Portland State? They have one of the top ten coolest helmets in the NCAA now, and a famous head coach. The black IS overwhelming but the template isn’t horible. He is obviously trying to do the thing his friend June Jones did in Hawaii.
On a related note, go here for a better view of the new KU football unis : http://www2.kusports...
#63 by Mets Fan in Chicago on 08.08.07 11:21 am |
Since notorious cheapskate Bud Adams owned (and still owns) the team, can’t really see him approving any wholesale uniform change - hell, he waited 2 years to change from the Tennessee Oilers to the Tennessee Titans! :-)
#64 by Manzell on 08.08.07 11:22 am |
I’m a Portland State student, and I was pretty dubious about an ‘All-Black’ jersey. But i’ve got to say, the white jersey is VERY NICE. I like it alot. The all-blacks, meh, but those white ones are great.
Too bad they’ll only last until PSU wins a few games and Glanville gets a better offer somewhere else.
#65 by nastykjn on 08.08.07 11:23 am |
Long Live Hank! With Soriano hurt the Cubbies and their most excellent unis will be out of the race soon so bring on the N.O. Saints!
#66 by Gabe on 08.08.07 11:23 am |
Not a fan of the spear on the top of the helmet at all. Shouldn’t the logo on the helmet be in a place that is clearly visible to fans in the stands and those watching on TV?
Furthermore, I would argue that a large part of putting the logo on the helmet would be to demarcate players from one team from their opponents. Imagine if both teams put the design on the center, rather than the sides, and a player just quickly glanced at another player during a play. Confusion would almost certainly follow.
#67 by Dan on 08.08.07 11:26 am |
Not uniform related…but still athletic aesthetics:
The Terps will FINALLY be getting rid of the Carolina Blue roofs on Byrd Stadium. Terps fans have long hated the light blue roofs on the buildings along the concourse of the stadium…what with the whole loathing everything to do with Carolina.
They’ll be painted a sandstone color to go with the brickwork around the stadium.
The blue on Tyser Tower won’t be messed with, because that whole thing is coming down as part of the stadium expansion. So why bother paint it, they feel. (How about jsut to be consistant?)
Here’s the blog from the Baltimore Sun:
http://weblogs.balti...
And here’s a pic of Byrd Stadium, so that those of you who care can see what we’re talking about:
http://upload.wikime...
#68 by Korch on 08.08.07 11:27 am |
Anyone notice that in the Mauer picture with the 35W memorial sticker, his #7 is in the Red Sox font?
http://farm2.static....
I am sure someone has caught this already.
#69 by Michael on 08.08.07 11:28 am |
The reason the Falcons would be wise to change the whole redesign seemed to be done with Michael Vick in mind. Ever notice how the look complimented him but the bigger guys look funny in the same uni. The whole organization was geared around him, after the hiring of Petrino was the first time they maid it plain that the team no longer revolved around Vick. So to signal a new era with the new coach why not makes a change? If they get the chance to draft a QB (Brhom for example) then you’ve got trifecta, new coach, new look, new focal point. However it probably wouldn’t be wise to tie a whole football team’s identity to one player again.
#70 by Dwight on 08.08.07 11:30 am |
I noticed too - is that the case with all the Twins?
#71 by Micah on 08.08.07 11:31 am |
I initially thought the dude in the middle had adidas gloves on, but yeah, there is a Swoosh on the hand; weird, ’cause I swear there are three stripes on the velcro strap!
#72 by Anthony M on 08.08.07 11:34 am |
Does it bother anybody else when some douche wears a baseball jersey of a team who is not even playing to a game?
#73 by Mets Fan in Chicago on 08.08.07 11:38 am |
Breaking the “same day posting” rule, but I’m taking a minute to refer back to this - does anybody else remember the Venus Paradise Color-By-Number sets?
I can remember creating many uniform variants by tracing the un-colored pictures and creating my own designs. Anybody? Or am I the only old fart who remembers this stuff? ;-)
#74 by Dan on 08.08.07 11:39 am |
I’ve always been annoyed by 3rd party jerseys. Baseball and Hockey…it seems like you get as many jerseys of teams not playing at that particular arena as you do of the two who are.
Seems less common in football…I think because more people catch h#ll from the fans for the 3rd party jersey.
But yeah…it does bug me. UNLESS it’s someone wearing a Boston jersey to a Yanks/Os game…because they are there with a rooting interest (anti-yanks) or vice versa. Same as a Dodgers jersey at a Giants/anyone else game. So there are times when the 3rd party jersey is ok…but if you’re wearing a Sabres sweater to a Caps/Carolina game…WTF?
#75 by Tom R on 08.08.07 11:39 am |
Yes it bothers me too, what really bothers me here in Pittsburgh is if you go to a Pirates game you will see a ridiculous amount of Steelers jerseys and other Steelers gear. You see it too at Penguins game but not as much.
#76 by Micah on 08.08.07 11:39 am |
By the way, TO’s shirt is the Jordan Tight Long-Sleeve top, shown here:
http://www.nike.com/...
#77 by Kenny on 08.08.07 11:52 am |
And for the record I’m not advocating a redesign for the Falcons, just playing along with the post
#78 by Wade on 08.08.07 11:54 am |
Here’s a photo gallery of Syracuse’s new helmets in action. That is one big ol’ block S!
#79 by Amy on 08.08.07 11:57 am |
Yikes that shirt is even more disturbing when you see the whole thing…
#80 by Ian K on 08.08.07 11:57 am |
What are your thoughts on wearing a cap from a team that isn’t playing? I always wear my Dodger hat to Rangers games, since I live in Dallas now and not L.A. Uniform may be a bit much, but I think just a cap is more understated.
#81 by Anthony Verna on 08.08.07 12:03 pm |
I’ve done it. Friends and I went to a Yankees game in our Phillies gear. No shame of it at all. We’re not Yankees fans. We weren’t there to see the visiting team play (A’s). We were there for the pilgrimmage.
#82 by concealed78 on 08.08.07 12:06 pm |
Those Portland State uni’s blow. About as bland and colorless as you can get. Very sad about B*nds. Another piece of Americana died. At least the record won’t last too long.
#83 by BCrisp on 08.08.07 12:06 pm |
Not uniform related at all, but still a great link:MLB Players entrance music
#84 by Stuby on 08.08.07 12:09 pm |
I’m avoiding the highlight of Bonds hitting the homerun and pretending it never happened.
As far as the Falcons unis, it always struck me as weird that they would choose a color scheme so closely related to UGA. Up until they switched the black helmets, they were almost identical. The helmets they have now ar fine, but the rest of the uniform is a train-wreck.
#85 by Shadeymonk on 08.08.07 12:10 pm |
It doesn’t bother me at all. Some people wear jerseys because they like the design or that’s their favorite team… even if that team isn’t playing. And in the spirit of uniwatch, it’s always fun to see different uniforms.
#86 by Jason on 08.08.07 12:13 pm |
Wow, you would have hated the Indians/Angels games played at Miller Park. Most people had Brewer gear on. I wear a Brewer jersey to nearly every game I go to whether they’re playing or not. I love baseball and try to see as many games as I can. I see nothing wrong with supporting your team even if you’re not watching them play.
#87 by possum on 08.08.07 12:23 pm |
I just switched from webshots to Flickr. Here are the Tri-City sands.
#88 by Stormy on 08.08.07 12:26 pm |
Is Mike Bascik wearing stirrups when he gave up #756? If you’re going to be immortalized, at least look good doing it. I’ve only noticed it on grainy YouTube clips; it looks like white at the bottom of his dark socks. Can anyone confirm?
#89 by Frankie on 08.08.07 12:29 pm |
Bonds and slide do go together… he still steals a few bases a year and will even slide for a ball in the outfield from time to time.
About the new Portland State unis… is it just me or is the botton part of the home jersey just a really, really dark and faded green. That’s what it looks like to me. Also, when I was in highschool one of the schools we played were the Highlands scots and they had the same helmet design, but they had a sword instead of a spear.
#90 by Big L on 08.08.07 12:37 pm |
I think the server’s down again. Couldn’t a