Taurus Johnson of the University of South Florida had a message for the rest of the Big East and the nation during last night’s victory against #5 West Virginia. –Vince
Last season, Cal busted out the yellow jerseys against Oregon in Berkeley. The game is in Eugene this year (home of the swoosh) and I am anticipating it to be perhaps the ugliest Nike-world uniform matchup in history.
To honor Craig Biggio the Astros are wearing the three uniforms of his career. Tonight is the rainbow sleeve jerseys. They look GREAT!
Tomorrow is the blue and gold ones. Sunday will be the current ones.
Watching the Notre Dame/Purdue game on ESPN right now, and it appears Dorien Bryant, #9 for Purdue (the kick returner), has some kind of writing on his helmet, I think on the right side…No one else has anything on their helmets (no pictures, sorry)
The white helmets and pants on LSU just don’t look right.
And given that we’ve seen a few teams wearing gold on the road, you could potentially have Oregon wearing green and Cal wearing gold at Eugene. It could get really ugly.
LSU uniforms are all about hurricane relief. Details were posted here earlier on this site.
Watching the LSU-Tulane game now, and they’re showing a highlight reel of Bob Toledo, Tulane’s coach who was at UCLA. When showing highlights of a UCLA-Oregon game, the Ducks are wearing some actual uniforms that, well, look like football uniforms. Seems like 50 years ago.
The Bearcats are named after a former student there. They’re named after a person, not the animal. The cheerleading squad gave him the nickname decades ago, while trying to drown out the other team’s cheerleaders. I can’t recall the whole story, but, hey, this is the internets! I’m sure someone knows.
I’m having trouble posting the link, but click my name for the NFL Uniform Tournament I created. Enjoy!
Why do we have two great unis, Washington and Chicago, up against each other, then we are forced to have to pick between Arizona’s and Minnesota’s over-piped abominations?
I think I read a few months ago that Minnesota was going to wear gold jerseys & gold pants for the Ohio State game. That game is this evening, so we’ll see if that comes to fruition.
Wait…the Jets are bland but the Colts aren’t? Neither team has a third color, both have over-the-shoulder UCLA stripes, white helmets, standard numerals, TV numbers on the sleeves, flanking stripes on the pants… The only difference, really, is that the Jets have opposite-color sleeves and flanking stripes on the helmet instead of the single stripe; other than that, the helmet decals which are purely a matter of taste, and the base color (green instead of blue), they’re practically the exact same uniform.
The Colts’ logo is like the Yankees—a classic that needs no updating. The jets logo looks very boring—the word Jets superimposed over NY. I suppose some diehards like them because Joe Namath wore them, but I liked the eighties look (the word jets slanted to have an aeronautical feel) much better. Besides, the shoulders on the sixties jets jerseys looks way too cluttered.
I think they would look better if they moved the stripes further down, and had a bit less of the opposite color on the sleeve. One way to do this would be to reverse the stripe sequence of the inserts, i.e., a green-white-green insert on the green jersey and vice-versa. If you look at the uniform from ‘98, the shoulder stripes were a bit farther apart, more diagonal than vertical as they are now.
I’m sorry, but I can’t see how the Jets logo is “boring” next to the Colts’, and not “classic” like same. It incorporates three different elements (the “NY,” the “JETS,” and the little football) quite nicely, I think. I prefer the original football-shaped version (a fourth element) from the Namath years, but this is much preferable to the slanted, modernistic “JETS” they wore from ‘78-97. That wasn’t so much a logo as it was the name of the team emblazoned on the side of the helmet, a design treatment I’ve never really liked no matter how it’s rendered.
We’ll see ya on November 3, when they play the Bearcats!
bearcats are brutal…guaranteed south florida win
They’re not brutal, but probably won’t finish higher than third to fifth in the Big East, which is stacked again. The way Louisville is playing, they may fall out of the top echelon, for this year anyway.
If I had to guess, I would say the standings will finish like this: USF, WVU, Rutgers, U of L, then Cincy.
I guess the Mets weren’t helped out by going to the pinstripe look last night.
Here’s a nice shot of Sean Green having a migraine with the old school look.
Because of how they played last night in the pinstripes, and how they played today (13-0 win, one-hitter by Maine) in the snow whites, don’t expect to see the pinstripes anytime soon, if they find some way to get in.
The Allstate nets made sense to me, I think it’s kinda neat to see that the ball will be “In Good Hands”. But American Family would just be a cheesy knockoff.
The Colts’ logo is like the Yankees—a classic that needs no updating. The jets logo looks very boring—the word Jets superimposed over NY. I suppose some diehards like them because Joe Namath wore them, but I liked the eighties look (the word jets slanted to have an aeronautical feel) much better. Besides, the shoulders on the sixties jets jerseys looks way too cluttered.
…I’m sorry, but I can’t see how the Jets logo is “boring” next to the Colts’, and not “classic” like same. It incorporates three different elements (the “NY,” the “JETS,” and the little football) quite nicely, I think. I prefer the original football-shaped version (a fourth element) from the Namath years, but this is much preferable to the slanted, modernistic “JETS” they wore from ‘78-97. That wasn’t so much a logo as it was the name of the team emblazoned on the side of the helmet, a design treatment I’ve never really liked no matter how it’s rendered.
I’m going to have to agree. This logo vs this logo? The word “Jets” in italics is not a logo; it’s the word “Jets” in italics. Having to describe it and the little plane above the wordmark as “aeronautical” is more of a condemnation than a support. The current logo is more of an actual design, not just some wonky looking script. Especially when you compare it to what the Giants had at the time. Weak at best.
The other link for the old Jets logo doesn’t work. it looks like this.
All the players and officials in the Serie A matchup between Livorno and Fiorentina were wearing a rather cumbersome red armband on Saturday. Tried to locate a screenshot/info on it but no dice.
Somewhat off topic, but has anyone seen Serie A’s website? Almost as ugly as those armbands.
Wisconsin is wearing the white pants with its red jerseys. Praise Jah.
I guarantee Athletic Director Barry Alverez told Coach Bilema to get rid of those red-on-red unis. He said on national TV they looked like a team from the SWAC.
Here’s one I have yet to figure out, on some of the Purdue football helmets, on the back to the left of the stripe, there is a small shield with what appears to be “SA” in it. I also believe at one time certain players had this patch on their uniforms as well. Any clues?
How is it legit to have Rich Gannon call a raiders game? Or Tim McCarver (I know he sucks) calls a cardinals game? Or Boomer Esiason a Bengals or Jets game? The list goes on and on. There is nothing wrong with it.
This is more announcing related, and I’m an Oregon Ducks fan, but how is it legit to have Dan Fouts calling the Cal-Oregon game today?
The best sports broadcasters have the ability to set their team loyalties aside (unless they’re doing their team’s broadcasts, then they can do some rah-rah). How many times has Bob Griese done Purdue games (or even Michigan games when Brian was playing there)?
How is it legit to have Rich Gannon call a raiders game? Or Tim McCarver (I know he sucks) calls a cardinals game? Or Boomer Esiason a Bengals or Jets game? The list goes on and on. There is nothing wrong with it.
Happens all the time in NY on their networks. YES and SNY always employ former Yankees/Mets to go along with their play-by-play guys. On national schedules, they give their best announcers their best games, and the rest fill in accordingly. They have A-teams and B-Teams. Joe Buck and Troy Aikman, who I am convinced hate the Giants, have called the last two Giants games. Not because they’re Giant haters or supporters, but because those Giant games probably got one of the best ratings nationally and you have your #1 broadcast team do a game with that big an audience. Like McCarver doing the Phils today. Fox’s best baseball analyst on their most important game. The only reason Buck isn’t there is probably because he’s trying to find something else wrong with the Giants.
This is more announcing related, and I’m an Oregon Ducks fan, but how is it legit to have Dan Fouts calling the Cal-Oregon game today?
The best sports broadcasters have the ability to set their team loyalties aside (unless they’re doing their team’s broadcasts, then they can do some rah-rah). How many times has Bob Griese done Purdue games (or even Michigan games when Brian was playing there)?
I’m sure Herbstreit has done a few Ohio St. games over the years. BTW have they cloned that guy? A few weeks ago he did College Gameday from Blacksburg, VA in the morning and the Cal-Tennessee game from Berkeley in the evening. Maybe he’s the only one they could find that would put up with Lee Corso AND Brent Musberger.
I really enjoy this site, and think Paul does a great job. But.. Does anyone else think the ads are getting out of hand? With this newest one, there are now 7 ad locations on the site. It’s not just that there are 7, it’s how it takes away from the site. Instead of the nice looking UniWatch logo at the top of the page, there are two levels of ads. It just doesn’t look right. I know Paul wants to make money from the site, but after the membership program which is netting him so nice cash you would think he’d maybe take an ad away, not add more. I know this post won’t do anything about it, but it’s just annoying me.
As you can see, Cal has a lot of duplicate numbers. On the kickoff a few minutes ago, a #14 made the tackle, but it was really Jahvid Best, who wears #4.
The announcers said that he slips the #14 jersey on for special teams because the other #4 is also on the field. Never heard of that before.
I really enjoy this site, and think Paul does a great job. But.. Does anyone else think the ads are getting out of hand? With this newest one, there are now 7 ad locations on the site. It’s not just that there are 7, it’s how it takes away from the site. Instead of the nice looking UniWatch logo at the top of the page, there are two levels of ads. It just doesn’t look right. I know Paul wants to make money from the site, but after the membership program which is netting him so nice cash you would think he’d maybe take an ad away, not add more. I know this post won’t do anything about it, but it’s just annoying me.
Couldn’t disagree with you more. With all the issues about logo creep and everything… you’re usually already talking about multi-(B)(M)illion dollar corporations. The Uni Watch sponsors? If they’re netting anything near that… sure. I think that’s problematic. But, it seems like they’re smaller-type businesses trying to survive within a economic field in which they’re at a severe disadvantage. I think it’s great of Paul to put them on here, support friends of the cause, and perhaps make a few small-time entrepreneurs some cash. The day I see an UnderArmor or Nike or even Modell’s add on this site is when I stop coming.
I really enjoy this site, and think Paul does a great job. But.. Does anyone else think the ads are getting out of hand? With this newest one, there are now 7 ad locations on the site. It’s not just that there are 7, it’s how it takes away from the site. Instead of the nice looking UniWatch logo at the top of the page, there are two levels of ads. It just doesn’t look right. I know Paul wants to make money from the site, but after the membership program which is netting him so nice cash you would think he’d maybe take an ad away, not add more. I know this post won’t do anything about it, but it’s just annoying me.
Couldn’t disagree with you more. With all the issues about logo creep and everything… you’re usually already talking about multi-(B)(M)illion dollar corporations. The Uni Watch sponsors? If they’re netting anything near that… sure. I think that’s problematic. But, it seems like they’re smaller-type businesses trying to survive within a economic field in which they’re at a severe disadvantage. I think it’s great of Paul to put them on here, support friends of the cause, and perhaps make a few small-time entrepreneurs some cash. The day I see an UnderArmor or Nike or even Modell’s add on this site is when I stop coming.
Mr. Lukas’ criteria for advertisements: don’t interrupt any text (Jersey Joe’s doesn’t) and no purple allowed (check). Pretty reasonable, and it’s not a random company, but something subject-appropriate, so no offense taken on my part. I am concerned that if every ad is placed at the top, then I’ll have to scroll down just to see “Uni Watch.” That is when I think some re-arranging would be in order.
Watching the Cal-Oregon Game and they cut to a Cal player on the sideline getting some help with his jersey wearing #14. The equipment manager grabbed his jersey and pulled it off, and underneath was a #4 jersey with the name “best” on the back, anyone else catch this?
How is it legit to have Rich Gannon call a raiders game? Or Tim McCarver (I know he sucks) calls a cardinals game? Or Boomer Esiason a Bengals or Jets game? The list goes on and on. There is nothing wrong with it.
Happens all the time in NY on their networks. YES and SNY always employ former Yankees/Mets to go along with their play-by-play guys. On national schedules, they give their best announcers their best games, and the rest fill in accordingly. They have A-teams and B-Teams. Joe Buck and Troy Aikman, who I am convinced hate the Giants, have called the last two Giants games. Not because they’re Giant haters or supporters, but because those Giant games probably got one of the best ratings nationally and you have your #1 broadcast team do a game with that big an audience. Like McCarver doing the Phils today. Fox’s best baseball analyst on their most important game. The only reason Buck isn’t there is probably because he’s trying to find something else wrong with the Giants.
Buck’s not doing the game because he tends to value NFL games over MLB, as evidenced by his doing preseason NFL games instead of important, late-season MLB games. He’ll be there when the LCS starts, though. Which is good because this Vasgersian character is about to drive me crazy.
We’ll see ya on November 3, when they play the Bearcats!
You are kidding, right?
After beating Auburn, No. Carolina and West Va., it will be u-g-l-y the beating UC will take at the hands of USF.
Beating UNC is no big deal, and Auburn is far from what it was two or three years ago, but the WVU win is big, and they certainly will be heavily favored against Cincinnati.
How is it legit to have Rich Gannon call a raiders game? Or Tim McCarver (I know he sucks) calls a cardinals game? Or Boomer Esiason a Bengals or Jets game? The list goes on and on. There is nothing wrong with it.
Happens all the time in NY on their networks. YES and SNY always employ former Yankees/Mets to go along with their play-by-play guys. On national schedules, they give their best announcers their best games, and the rest fill in accordingly. They have A-teams and B-Teams. Joe Buck and Troy Aikman, who I am convinced hate the Giants, have called the last two Giants games. Not because they’re Giant haters or supporters, but because those Giant games probably got one of the best ratings nationally and you have your #1 broadcast team do a game with that big an audience. Like McCarver doing the Phils today. Fox’s best baseball analyst on their most important game. The only reason Buck isn’t there is probably because he’s trying to find something else wrong with the Giants.
Buck’s not doing the game because he tends to value NFL games over MLB, as evidenced by his doing preseason NFL games instead of important, late-season MLB games. He’ll be there when the LCS starts, though. Which is good because this Vasgersian character is about to drive me crazy.
Not to nitpick, but you mean that FOX tends to value football over baseball, right?
How is it legit to have Rich Gannon call a raiders game? Or Tim McCarver (I know he sucks) calls a cardinals game? Or Boomer Esiason a Bengals or Jets game? The list goes on and on. There is nothing wrong with it.
Happens all the time in NY on their networks. YES and SNY always employ former Yankees/Mets to go along with their play-by-play guys. On national schedules, they give their best announcers their best games, and the rest fill in accordingly. They have A-teams and B-Teams. Joe Buck and Troy Aikman, who I am convinced hate the Giants, have called the last two Giants games. Not because they’re Giant haters or supporters, but because those Giant games probably got one of the best ratings nationally and you have your #1 broadcast team do a game with that big an audience. Like McCarver doing the Phils today. Fox’s best baseball analyst on their most important game. The only reason Buck isn’t there is probably because he’s trying to find something else wrong with the Giants.
Buck’s not doing the game because he tends to value NFL games over MLB, as evidenced by his doing preseason NFL games instead of important, late-season MLB games. He’ll be there when the LCS starts, though. Which is good because this Vasgersian character is about to drive me crazy.
Not to nitpick, but you mean that FOX tends to value football over baseball, right?
I think Buck probably has some say in the matter of where he goes, and chooses football. Obviously I don’t know that for sure, but the way you heard it is the way I meant it.
Not to nitpick, but you mean that FOX tends to value football over baseball, right?
I think Buck probably has some say in the matter of where he goes, and chooses football. Obviously I don’t know that for sure, but the way you heard it is the way I meant it.
I don’t really know… but what I do know is that people and networks tend to follow money. So, since football is worth way more than baseball, I assumed Mr I’m-only-famous-because-of-my-father Buck is more interested in football than baseball. Sure, Joe will be at the post-season baseball games because those games get high ratings. High ratings = money = where Joe Buck will be.
No screen shot but Gophers in GOLD on GOLD vs Ohio state like in the “Tony Dungy days”…intriguing, but not positive it’s a step in the “right” direction
Astros are wearing unifroms from 1997, including the Jackie Robinson 50th Annv. patch on the shoulder. Biggio started as catcher wesring a specially painted hockey-style helmet.
Wow, those Gopher uniforms are God-awful. They should be kicked out of the Big Ten for that.
I am truly embarrassed for anyone involved with the Minnesota program thanks to those hideous uniforms. The wife looked at those and told me to go post on “that site you are always on,” she may now Get It (TM)! Now, the other end of the spectrum is that beautiful uniform that the University of Washington is wearing, I at first thought that font was odd, but it has grown on me (almost looks like Comic Sans to me).
Obviously Kris McInnis is watching the Auburn game. For some reason, Quentin Groves’ name plate is deformed. It says ‘Q. GROVES’ but oddly, the Q and the period are slimmer than his last name. Looks kind of like this: Q. GROVES
Cal has been especially cognizant of the duplicate numbers thing since they got penalized for having two guys with the same number on the field in their season opener.
With all of Notre Dame’s problems, at least they seem to be playing USC pretty tough early. . . . What do you mean that’s not Notre Dame? Either way, at least Washington and USC are looking sharp out there to offset the goings-on in Oregon and Minnesota.
Auburn looks fairly good in its road whites, as usual. Why is it that Under Armour couldn’t do as good a job with South Carolina’s uniforms as it did with Auburn’s?
you know how when someone takes your photo with a flash, you see that blue dot for a while? minnesota’s unis are having the same effect on me. everywhere i look, i see eleven phantom blobs.
“Your eyes weren’t deceiving you if you thought the Rangers’ jerseys tonight looked a bit more like the traditional, looser-fitting ones we all knew and loved. Many Rangers asked for much bigger sizes of the new tops. While that defeats the purpose of the form fit that the NHL supposedly is seeking, I’ve yet to hear a good reason why anybody would want hockey players to look like football players (or, worse, like video hockey players) in the first place” http://www.nydailyne...
you know how when someone takes your photo with a flash, you see that blue dot for a while? minnesota’s unis are having the same effect on me. everywhere i look, i see eleven phantom blobs.
Love the quote!
BTW, notice the “Minnesota” on the front of the jersey. Word is Tim Brewster was planning to add “Minnesota” to the jerseys in a couple years, but apparently has to wait until Nike “allows” him to. I’m guessing no such wait applies for alternate jerseys, especially since this is the Gophers’ first alternate, so Brewster was able to add “Minnesota” to that jersey this year. Consider tonight’s text addition a preview of the future Gophers uniform.
you know how when someone takes your photo with a flash, you see that blue dot for a while? minnesota’s unis are having the same effect on me. everywhere i look, i see eleven phantom blobs.
Nice quote!
BTW, notice the “Minnesota” on the front of the jersey. Word is Tim Brewster was planning to add “Minnesota” to the jerseys in a couple years, but apparently has to wait until Nike “allows” him to. I’m guessing no such wait applies for alternate jerseys, especially since this is the Gophers’ first alternate, so Brewster was able to add “Minnesota” to that jersey this year. Consider tonight’s text addition a preview of the future Gophers uniform.
To make that a bit more clear, Brewster apparently wanted to add “Minnesota” to all the jerseys immediately, but had to wait due to Nike. In a couple years the regular home & road jerseys (the maroon & white ones) will likely be sporting the text, probably just in time for the move to the new stadium.
I’m having trouble posting the link, but click my name for the NFL Uniform Tournament I created. Enjoy!
Why do we have two great unis, Washington and Chicago, up against each other, then we are forced to have to pick between Arizona’s and Minnesota’s over-piped abominations?
I know, I know… I drew them from a hat. I didn’t really know a fair way to do it without influencing the outcome myself. However, there can be only one winner, so it shouldn’t matter. Plus, it’s not like this is some kind of statistically significant study!
I’m having trouble posting the link, but click my name for the NFL Uniform Tournament I created. Enjoy!
Why do we have two great unis, Washington and Chicago, up against each other, then we are forced to have to pick between Arizona’s and Minnesota’s over-piped abominations?
I know, I know… I drew them from a hat. I didn’t really know a fair way to do it without influencing the outcome myself. However, there can be only one winner, so it shouldn’t matter. Plus, it’s not like this is some kind of statistically significant study!
Man, I love YouTube. Check out this clip of a 1976 NCAA men’s basketball tournament game between Cincinnati and Notre Dame. Three things of note (besides the nut-hugger shorts):
(1) You could tell it was the 1970s: Even Phog Allen Fieldhouse, a temple of basketball, had a Tartan (non-wood) floor.
(2) Check out the names below the numbers on the back of the Bearcats’ uniforms. Seems only fitting, seeing how the Reds were the first team to do the numbers-above-name thing.
(3) And the thing Paul will love so much: Notre Dame’s uniforms. Green uniforms with stylized font . . . and gold socks with some sweet stripes. To UC’s credit, their socks had some nice stripes as well.
Wisconsin is wearing the white pants with its red jerseys. Praise Jah.
I guarantee Athletic Director Barry Alverez told Coach Bilema to get rid of those red-on-red unis. He said on national TV they looked like a team from the SWAC.
Bielema said during his radio show this past Thursday that the decision was all his. According to Bret, Coach Alvarez had no say in the uniform decision. He wanted the team to look more intimadating when they played Iowa last Saturday. He also said that the red pants are not permantly retired.
All the players and officials in the Serie A matchup between Livorno and Fiorentina were wearing a rather cumbersome red armband on Saturday. Tried to locate a screenshot/info on it but no dice.
Somewhat off topic, but has anyone seen Serie A’s website? Almost as ugly as those armbands.
i think it has something to do woth a italian hockey player dying during a game
Man, I love YouTube. Check out this clip of a 1976 NCAA men’s basketball tournament game between Cincinnati and Notre Dame. Three things of note (besides the nut-hugger shorts):
(1) You could tell it was the 1970s: Even Phog Allen Fieldhouse, a temple of basketball, had a Tartan (non-wood) floor.
(2) Check out the names below the numbers on the back of the Bearcats’ uniforms. Seems only fitting, seeing how the Reds were the first team to do the numbers-above-name thing.
(3) And the thing Paul will love so much: Notre Dame’s uniforms. Green uniforms with stylized font . . . and gold socks with some sweet stripes. To UC’s credit, their socks had some nice stripes as well.
NICE sportcoat, Gale. I remember those UC unis, and I remember Gary Yoder..the guys in high school used to call me ‘Yoder’ due to a resemblance. Couldn’t play like him, tho..
I didn’t actually see the game, but appearently the White Sox all wore high socks tonight, probably in honor of Jim Thome (who was honored pregame for his 500th homer)
Once upon a time, the Gophers did wear gold on gold jerseys — that’s how they earned the “Golden Gophers” nickname. I thought back in the day they wore gold helmets too…
Minnesota is honoring the 1967 Big 10 Championship team tonight — but I don’t believe that team wore these jerseys. This is just a Twinkie version of their normal maroon-on-gold jerseys.
Bielema said during his radio show this past Thursday that the decision was all his. According to Bret, Coach Alvarez had no say in the uniform decision. He wanted the team to look more intimadating when they played Iowa last Saturday. He also said that the red pants are not permantly retired.
Sounds like the first time a team chose to be more intimidating by wearing white instead of color.
Bielema said during his radio show this past Thursday that the decision was all his. According to Bret, Coach Alvarez had no say in the uniform decision. He wanted the team to look more intimidating when they played Iowa last Saturday. He also said that the red pants are not permantly retired.
Sounds like the first time a team chose to be more intimidating by wearing white instead of color.
No, they wore the all-red against Iowa, and white pants against Michigan State. Red is a color typically associated with aggression, so that makes sense.
Obviously Kris McInnis is watching the Auburn game. For some reason, Quentin Groves’ name plate is deformed. It says ‘Q. GROVES’ but oddly, the Q and the period are slimmer than his last name. Looks kind of like this: Q. GROVES
There were several Auburn players that had a different looking font/spacing/kerning than everyone else.
Watching the Jermain Taylor vs. Kelly Pavlick fght and I notices something very interesting abot their trunks. Taylor has a huge Arkansas Razorbacks logo on the butt of his trunks and Pavlik has his trunks to look like Ohio St.’s pants, complete with the piping down the legs. Both fighters look sharp!
Bielema said during his radio show this past Thursday that the decision was all his. According to Bret, Coach Alvarez had no say in the uniform decision. He wanted the team to look more intimidating when they played Iowa last Saturday. He also said that the red pants are not permantly retired.
Sounds like the first time a team chose to be more intimidating by wearing white instead of color.
No, they wore the all-red against Iowa, and white pants against Michigan State. Red is a color typically associated with aggression, so that makes sense.
I was at the game against Iowa and the Badgers did indeed wear white pants/red tops under the lights last week. I heard from an inside source that Coach B. was taking a lot of slack from the people of Madison and AD Alverez, and even some of the players finally stepped up and said they didn’t like them. But who knows, they may come back.
Bielema said during his radio show this past Thursday that the decision was all his. According to Bret, Coach Alvarez had no say in the uniform decision. He wanted the team to look more intimidating when they played Iowa last Saturday. He also said that the red pants are not permantly retired.
Sounds like the first time a team chose to be more intimidating by wearing white instead of color.
No, they wore the all-red against Iowa, and white pants against Michigan State. Red is a color typically associated with aggression, so that makes sense.
I was at the game against Iowa and the Badgers did indeed wear white pants/red tops under the lights last week. I heard from an inside source that Coach B. was taking a lot of slack from the people of Madison and AD Alverez, and even some of the players finally stepped up and said they didn’t like them. But who knows, they may come back.
Obviously Kris McInnis is watching the Auburn game. For some reason, Quentin Groves’ name plate is deformed. It says ‘Q. GROVES’ but oddly, the Q and the period are slimmer than his last name. Looks kind of like this: Q. GROVES
There were several Auburn players that had a different looking font/spacing/kerning than everyone else.
Yeah. Motley, the holder’s, nameplate looked like it was completely different material from the other jerseys. It almost looked like it was printed on vinyl or something. Motley was one of the players that shares a number (#20 with Patrick Lee), so it might have been a spare jersey with a name tacked on. Really odd, but maybe understandable considering it’s 5 weeks in and this is the first time they’ve worn road whites. Either way, I could really give a shit what they’re wearing right now. War Eagle!
Bielema said during his radio show this past Thursday that the decision was all his. According to Bret, Coach Alvarez had no say in the uniform decision. He wanted the team to look more intimidating when they played Iowa last Saturday. He also said that the red pants are not permantly retired.
Sounds like the first time a team chose to be more intimidating by wearing white instead of color.
No, they wore the all-red against Iowa, and white pants against Michigan State. Red is a color typically associated with aggression, so that makes sense.
The Badgers wore the white pants against Iowa. It’s Bielema’s alma mater and was a night game, that’s why he made the change at that time. A lot of people were saying they looked like a high school team with the red on red, that’s why they made the “more intimidating look” in the Big Ten opener against Iowa
I’ve never really thought the combo of red and white was “intimidating” at all. Don’t teams normally go with black uniforms for the intimidation factor?
#1 by Stuby on 09.29.07 10:09 am |
Last season, Cal busted out the yellow jerseys against Oregon in Berkeley. The game is in Eugene this year (home of the swoosh) and I am anticipating it to be perhaps the ugliest Nike-world uniform matchup in history.
#2 by StevieW on 09.29.07 10:17 am |
We’ll see ya on November 3, when they play the Bearcats!
#3 by Felix on 09.29.07 10:30 am |
StevieW said:
bearcats are brutal…guaranteed south florida win
#4 by Christopher on 09.29.07 10:37 am |
Something tells me Paul is not in a good mood this morning.
#5 by Dan on 09.29.07 10:39 am |
Major logo creep
Check out the University of Oregon Marching Band
#6 by Stuby on 09.29.07 10:45 am |
I’ve always wondered what the hell a Bearcat is. Apparently it is something like a wolverine that lives in trees in Asia.
I don’t think Cincinnati has always known what their mascot is supposed to be.
To their credit, later versions look more like the tree-dwelling animal.
#7 by Jabooby on 09.29.07 11:11 am |
I guess the Mets weren’t helped out by going to the pinstripe look last night.
Here’s a nice shot of Sean Green having a migraine with the old school look.
#8 by Jabooby on 09.29.07 11:12 am |
Whoops.
#9 by CJ on 09.29.07 11:32 am |
Christopher said:
Considering he’s at some lake and not even here. . .
#10 by Kenny on 09.29.07 11:44 am |
BCrisp said:
Hmmmm…current helmets though??
#11 by David on 09.29.07 12:05 pm |
Watching the Notre Dame/Purdue game on ESPN right now, and it appears Dorien Bryant, #9 for Purdue (the kick returner), has some kind of writing on his helmet, I think on the right side…No one else has anything on their helmets (no pictures, sorry)
#12 by Kyle at IU on 09.29.07 12:08 pm |
Indiana in white shirts and red pants for the first time in about two years. Too bad it’s on Big Ten Network, so no one is able to see it.
#13 by Jabooby on 09.29.07 12:10 pm |
Check out what LSU is wearing in their game with Tulane on ESPN2.
WHITE HELMETS?!?!
#14 by Stuby on 09.29.07 12:12 pm |
The most truncated shoulder stripes EVER! Watching the game on ESPN2 right now and they have that same stripe on the back as well.
#15 by My Name is Not Earl on 09.29.07 12:16 pm |
The white helmets and pants on LSU just don’t look right.
And given that we’ve seen a few teams wearing gold on the road, you could potentially have Oregon wearing green and Cal wearing gold at Eugene. It could get really ugly.
#16 by Jabooby on 09.29.07 12:18 pm |
It must be some kind of throwback.
Nothing about it on LSU’s website that I could find.
#17 by Mike on 09.29.07 12:21 pm |
CJ said:
Thats a joke about the Mets
#18 by Kevin on 09.29.07 12:22 pm |
LSU and Tulane are wearing special jerseys for a Katrina promotion. Jersey’s are being auctioned off after the game.
#19 by Mike Engle on 09.29.07 12:22 pm |
Oh, is today the LSU white helmet, white pants day, accompanied with purple jerseys with super-short stripe strips? That’s the Katrina benefit jersey.
#20 by My Name is Not Earl on 09.29.07 12:23 pm |
LSU uniforms are all about hurricane relief. Details were posted here earlier on this site.
Watching the LSU-Tulane game now, and they’re showing a highlight reel of Bob Toledo, Tulane’s coach who was at UCLA. When showing highlights of a UCLA-Oregon game, the Ducks are wearing some actual uniforms that, well, look like football uniforms. Seems like 50 years ago.
#21 by CJ on 09.29.07 12:25 pm |
Mike said:
The Mets are a joke.
Although, if I were on vacation, I probably wouldn’t care about my Fightin Futiles.
#22 by SWC Susan (aka Tex) on 09.29.07 12:30 pm |
Jabooby said:
Katrina giveback – you can buy a hat.
#23 by durte on 09.29.07 12:33 pm |
The Bearcats are named after a former student there. They’re named after a person, not the animal. The cheerleading squad gave him the nickname decades ago, while trying to drown out the other team’s cheerleaders. I can’t recall the whole story, but, hey, this is the internets! I’m sure someone knows.
#24 by Kyle at IU on 09.29.07 12:36 pm |
Kyle at IU said:
Another note on IU: defensive lineman Kevin Borruss is wearing a nameplate that says “KEVIN BORRUSS”. Looks really strange…
#25 by Kyle at IU on 09.29.07 12:44 pm |
Kyle at IU said:
**Kevin Burrus
#26 by durte on 09.29.07 12:53 pm |
Found the Bearcat story. Sounds like hogwash, but it’s what the university claims.
#27 by dm00n on 09.29.07 1:01 pm |
Those LSU stripes make it look like there are quotes around the numbers.
#28 by BARTOO on 09.29.07 1:04 pm |
Not quite uni-related but someone please try and argue and say this pic is not of Tom Brady…
(first picture)
#29 by BARTOO on 09.29.07 1:05 pm |
http://houston.astro...
#30 by Stevo on 09.29.07 1:07 pm |
The Bearcat story sounds like how Iowa State became the Cyclones.
#31 by Sam on 09.29.07 1:16 pm |
I’ve heard Cal will be sporting their blue “home” unis today in Eugene while the Ducks will be wearing their alternate yellows.
#32 by Jabooby on 09.29.07 1:24 pm |
durte said:
So a Bearcat is a giant panda? That would look good on their helmets.
#33 by odessasteps on 09.29.07 1:31 pm |
Kyle at IU said:
Sadly, I doubt it makes much of a difference. >:
#34 by Brian F. on 09.29.07 1:31 pm |
Anyone else think that it’s ironic that a guy named ‘Taurus’ plays for the South Florida ‘Bulls’?
#35 by Jill on 09.29.07 1:32 pm |
#24 from Purdue has some shells in his braids. They are dangling below the bottom of his helmet in back. It is not right.
#36 by Matteo on 09.29.07 1:34 pm |
durte said:
No hogwash at all. Walk into the Lindner Athletic center and they’ve got the memorabilia to prove it.
#37 by Jabooby on 09.29.07 1:35 pm |
From the way they are playing, I think LSU’s uniforms are jinxed.
#38 by Joe Schmeltzer on 09.29.07 1:44 pm |
test: having trouble posting today
#39 by Joe Schmeltzer on 09.29.07 1:47 pm |
I’m having trouble posting the link, but click my name for the NFL Uniform Tournament I created. Enjoy!
#40 by Joe Schmeltzer on 09.29.07 2:00 pm |
If you check out the NFL Uniform Tournament, don’t forget to click “older posts” so you can see all the match-ups for this round (there are 16).
#41 by Joe Schmeltzer on 09.29.07 2:03 pm |
Joe Schmeltzer said:
Cancel that last post. I changed the setting so you can see them all. Sorry, I’m new to this blogspot thing!
#42 by DenverGregg on 09.29.07 2:51 pm |
Joe Schmeltzer said:
Good idea. Some pairings are too difficult (Atlanta/Minneapolis for instance).
#43 by muskiejim on 09.29.07 2:54 pm |
Joe Schmeltzer said:
Why do we have two great unis, Washington and Chicago, up against each other, then we are forced to have to pick between Arizona’s and Minnesota’s over-piped abominations?
#44 by hofflalu on 09.29.07 3:19 pm |
I think I read a few months ago that Minnesota was going to wear gold jerseys & gold pants for the Ohio State game. That game is this evening, so we’ll see if that comes to fruition.
#45 by Stuby on 09.29.07 3:35 pm |
Cal in white-on-white. Oregon in black pants, green jerseys with black shoulders. I was anticipating a lot worse.
#46 by Jeff B on 09.29.07 3:49 pm |
I don’t know if you’ve seen it, but Paul’s new ESPN article is here.
#47 by JJD on 09.29.07 3:51 pm |
Issaquah High School football (Washington) makes Paul throw up in his mouth, I’d bet. They are breaking about 17 laws of good uniform-making.
#48 by My Name is Not Earl on 09.29.07 3:59 pm |
Wisconsin is wearing the white pants with its red jerseys. Praise Jah.
#49 by Smail on 09.29.07 4:08 pm |
Fun with logo creep:
The goal post nets at Camp Randall Stadium are sporting American Family Insurance logos.
Wonder where they got that idea…
#50 by Graf Zeppelin on 09.29.07 4:14 pm |
Continuing from last night:
Graf Zeppelin said:
I think they would look better if they moved the stripes further down, and had a bit less of the opposite color on the sleeve. One way to do this would be to reverse the stripe sequence of the inserts, i.e., a green-white-green insert on the green jersey and vice-versa. If you look at the uniform from ‘98, the shoulder stripes were a bit farther apart, more diagonal than vertical as they are now.
I’m sorry, but I can’t see how the Jets logo is “boring” next to the Colts’, and not “classic” like same. It incorporates three different elements (the “NY,” the “JETS,” and the little football) quite nicely, I think. I prefer the original football-shaped version (a fourth element) from the Namath years, but this is much preferable to the slanted, modernistic “JETS” they wore from ‘78-97. That wasn’t so much a logo as it was the name of the team emblazoned on the side of the helmet, a design treatment I’ve never really liked no matter how it’s rendered.
#51 by C.N. on 09.29.07 4:19 pm |
Felix said:
They’re not brutal, but probably won’t finish higher than third to fifth in the Big East, which is stacked again. The way Louisville is playing, they may fall out of the top echelon, for this year anyway.
If I had to guess, I would say the standings will finish like this: USF, WVU, Rutgers, U of L, then Cincy.
#52 by C.N. on 09.29.07 4:21 pm |
Jabooby said:
Because of how they played last night in the pinstripes, and how they played today (13-0 win, one-hitter by Maine) in the snow whites, don’t expect to see the pinstripes anytime soon, if they find some way to get in.
#53 by Stevo on 09.29.07 4:22 pm |
Stevo said:
The Allstate nets made sense to me, I think it’s kinda neat to see that the ball will be “In Good Hands”. But American Family would just be a cheesy knockoff.
#54 by C.N. on 09.29.07 4:23 pm |
closing quote
#55 by Flip on 09.29.07 4:23 pm |
Michigan State’s white-on-white look looks crisp, clean and spartan.
#56 by Flip on 09.29.07 4:24 pm |
Brian F. said:
No irony, just an interesting coincidence. :-)
#57 by Mike from Queens on 09.29.07 4:37 pm |
Graf Zeppelin said:
I’m going to have to agree. This logo vs this logo? The word “Jets” in italics is not a logo; it’s the word “Jets” in italics. Having to describe it and the little plane above the wordmark as “aeronautical” is more of a condemnation than a support. The current logo is more of an actual design, not just some wonky looking script. Especially when you compare it to what the Giants had at the time. Weak at best.
The other link for the old Jets logo doesn’t work. it looks like this.
#58 by Stuby on 09.29.07 4:41 pm |
Flip said:
Nicely played, my man.
#59 by Shane on 09.29.07 4:51 pm |
All the players and officials in the Serie A matchup between Livorno and Fiorentina were wearing a rather cumbersome red armband on Saturday. Tried to locate a screenshot/info on it but no dice.
Somewhat off topic, but has anyone seen Serie A’s website? Almost as ugly as those armbands.
#60 by Johnny O on 09.29.07 5:03 pm |
My Name is Not Earl said:
I guarantee Athletic Director Barry Alverez told Coach Bilema to get rid of those red-on-red unis. He said on national TV they looked like a team from the SWAC.
#61 by DW in Tampa Bay on 09.29.07 5:07 pm |
StevieW said:
You are kidding, right?
After beating Auburn, No. Carolina and West Va., it will be u-g-l-y the beating UC will take at the hands of USF.
#62 by Stuby on 09.29.07 5:18 pm |
DW in Tampa Bay said:
So DW, does anyone besides the University there refer to Tampa as “South Florida”
#63 by Nate on 09.29.07 5:26 pm |
Colorado 27, OU 24
#64 by T.J. on 09.29.07 5:26 pm |
Here’s one I have yet to figure out, on some of the Purdue football helmets, on the back to the left of the stripe, there is a small shield with what appears to be “SA” in it. I also believe at one time certain players had this patch on their uniforms as well. Any clues?
#65 by Mycoskie on 09.29.07 5:30 pm |
Here’s my story on the special LSU uniforms from earlier this week:
http://www.fox44.com...
Kevin said:
#66 by Joba Chamberlain on 09.29.07 5:55 pm |
This is more announcing related, and I’m an Oregon Ducks fan, but how is it legit to have Dan Fouts calling the Cal-Oregon game today?
Follow the Joba Chamberlain rules.
#67 by John on 09.29.07 6:04 pm |
How is it legit to have Rich Gannon call a raiders game? Or Tim McCarver (I know he sucks) calls a cardinals game? Or Boomer Esiason a Bengals or Jets game? The list goes on and on. There is nothing wrong with it.
#68 by blisters on 09.29.07 6:05 pm |
Kyle at IU said:
Dish Network & Directv folks get it.
Cable sucks.
#69 by Stevo on 09.29.07 6:08 pm |
Stevo said:
The best sports broadcasters have the ability to set their team loyalties aside (unless they’re doing their team’s broadcasts, then they can do some rah-rah). How many times has Bob Griese done Purdue games (or even Michigan games when Brian was playing there)?
#70 by Mike from Queens on 09.29.07 6:12 pm |
John said:
Happens all the time in NY on their networks. YES and SNY always employ former Yankees/Mets to go along with their play-by-play guys. On national schedules, they give their best announcers their best games, and the rest fill in accordingly. They have A-teams and B-Teams. Joe Buck and Troy Aikman, who I am convinced hate the Giants, have called the last two Giants games. Not because they’re Giant haters or supporters, but because those Giant games probably got one of the best ratings nationally and you have your #1 broadcast team do a game with that big an audience. Like McCarver doing the Phils today. Fox’s best baseball analyst on their most important game. The only reason Buck isn’t there is probably because he’s trying to find something else wrong with the Giants.
#71 by Stuby on 09.29.07 6:17 pm |
Stevo said:
I’m sure Herbstreit has done a few Ohio St. games over the years. BTW have they cloned that guy? A few weeks ago he did College Gameday from Blacksburg, VA in the morning and the Cal-Tennessee game from Berkeley in the evening. Maybe he’s the only one they could find that would put up with Lee Corso AND Brent Musberger.
#72 by Stuby on 09.29.07 6:21 pm |
Nate said:
Thats pretty ballsy scheduling OU for your homecoming game.
#73 by Brian on 09.29.07 6:23 pm |
I really enjoy this site, and think Paul does a great job. But.. Does anyone else think the ads are getting out of hand? With this newest one, there are now 7 ad locations on the site. It’s not just that there are 7, it’s how it takes away from the site. Instead of the nice looking UniWatch logo at the top of the page, there are two levels of ads. It just doesn’t look right. I know Paul wants to make money from the site, but after the membership program which is netting him so nice cash you would think he’d maybe take an ad away, not add more. I know this post won’t do anything about it, but it’s just annoying me.
#74 by Stuby on 09.29.07 6:31 pm |
As you can see, Cal has a lot of duplicate numbers. On the kickoff a few minutes ago, a #14 made the tackle, but it was really Jahvid Best, who wears #4.
The announcers said that he slips the #14 jersey on for special teams because the other #4 is also on the field. Never heard of that before.
#75 by Mike from Queens on 09.29.07 6:35 pm |
Brian said:
Couldn’t disagree with you more. With all the issues about logo creep and everything… you’re usually already talking about multi-(B)(M)illion dollar corporations. The Uni Watch sponsors? If they’re netting anything near that… sure. I think that’s problematic. But, it seems like they’re smaller-type businesses trying to survive within a economic field in which they’re at a severe disadvantage. I think it’s great of Paul to put them on here, support friends of the cause, and perhaps make a few small-time entrepreneurs some cash. The day I see an UnderArmor or Nike or even Modell’s add on this site is when I stop coming.
#76 by =bg= on 09.29.07 6:45 pm |
Nike advertising on this site. Let me try and grasp that concept……
#77 by Mike from Queens on 09.29.07 6:52 pm |
=bg= said:
High comedy, right? And that’s ad, not add, by the way.
#78 by Mike Engle on 09.29.07 6:53 pm |
Mike from Queens said:
Mr. Lukas’ criteria for advertisements: don’t interrupt any text (Jersey Joe’s doesn’t) and no purple allowed (check). Pretty reasonable, and it’s not a random company, but something subject-appropriate, so no offense taken on my part. I am concerned that if every ad is placed at the top, then I’ll have to scroll down just to see “Uni Watch.” That is when I think some re-arranging would be in order.
#79 by jibblescribbits on 09.29.07 6:53 pm |
Watching the Cal-Oregon Game and they cut to a Cal player on the sideline getting some help with his jersey wearing #14. The equipment manager grabbed his jersey and pulled it off, and underneath was a #4 jersey with the name “best” on the back, anyone else catch this?
#80 by jibblescribbits on 09.29.07 6:54 pm |
Whoops Sorry Stuby, didn’t see your comment
#81 by C.N. on 09.29.07 6:56 pm |
Mike from Queens said:
Buck’s not doing the game because he tends to value NFL games over MLB, as evidenced by his doing preseason NFL games instead of important, late-season MLB games. He’ll be there when the LCS starts, though. Which is good because this Vasgersian character is about to drive me crazy.
#82 by C.N. on 09.29.07 6:58 pm |
DW in Tampa Bay said:
Beating UNC is no big deal, and Auburn is far from what it was two or three years ago, but the WVU win is big, and they certainly will be heavily favored against Cincinnati.
#83 by John on 09.29.07 7:04 pm |
C.N. said:
Not to nitpick, but you mean that FOX tends to value football over baseball, right?
#84 by Stuby on 09.29.07 7:14 pm |
jibblescribbits said:
No problem, Mr. Jibblescribbits (or Ms. Jibblescribbits if that’s the case – I don’t mean to offend)
#85 by jibblescribbits on 09.29.07 7:18 pm |
Stuby said:
Mr.
#86 by Stuby on 09.29.07 7:28 pm |
Oh God, I just caught a glimpse of the Oregon State black-on-black uniforms with the orange sports bra thingy and I’m feeling a bit woozy.
#87 by Stuby on 09.29.07 7:30 pm |
This Oregon State uni. Caution: Not Safe For the Squeamish.
#88 by C.N. on 09.29.07 7:43 pm |
John said:
I think Buck probably has some say in the matter of where he goes, and chooses football. Obviously I don’t know that for sure, but the way you heard it is the way I meant it.
#89 by Mike from Queens on 09.29.07 7:52 pm |
C.N. said:
I don’t really know… but what I do know is that people and networks tend to follow money. So, since football is worth way more than baseball, I assumed Mr I’m-only-famous-because-of-my-father Buck is more interested in football than baseball. Sure, Joe will be at the post-season baseball games because those games get high ratings. High ratings = money = where Joe Buck will be.
#90 by mrhp28 on 09.29.07 8:00 pm |
anyone see minnesotas unis? red helmet, gold jerseys and gold pants. wow!
#91 by AMBens on 09.29.07 8:02 pm |
No screen shot but Gophers in GOLD on GOLD vs Ohio state like in the “Tony Dungy days”…intriguing, but not positive it’s a step in the “right” direction
#92 by AMBens on 09.29.07 8:02 pm |
just beat me mrhp28!!
#93 by James P. on 09.29.07 8:04 pm |
Astros are wearing unifroms from 1997, including the Jackie Robinson 50th Annv. patch on the shoulder. Biggio started as catcher wesring a specially painted hockey-style helmet.
#94 by Jason on 09.29.07 8:06 pm |
What the hell is Minnesota thinking?
#95 by C.N. on 09.29.07 8:11 pm |
Jason said:
My exact reaction.
#96 by Stuby on 09.29.07 8:13 pm |
Wow, those Gopher uniforms are God-awful. They should be kicked out of the Big Ten for that.
#97 by Boznia on 09.29.07 8:15 pm |
They truly are the Golden Gophers tonight, aren’t they?
#98 by Stuby on 09.29.07 8:17 pm |
Washington Huskies are wearing some pretty sweet throwbacks vs. USC.
#99 by now_a_hoo on 09.29.07 8:19 pm |
@ Stuby:
No kidding, Washington really looks great. Just fantastic.
#100 by Boznia on 09.29.07 8:20 pm |
Stuby said:
Very Notre Dame-like. Anyone know what the helmet decal on the back is for?
#101 by Mark in Cincy on 09.29.07 8:26 pm |
Stuby said:
I am truly embarrassed for anyone involved with the Minnesota program thanks to those hideous uniforms. The wife looked at those and told me to go post on “that site you are always on,” she may now Get It (TM)! Now, the other end of the spectrum is that beautiful uniform that the University of Washington is wearing, I at first thought that font was odd, but it has grown on me (almost looks like Comic Sans to me).
#102 by Flip on 09.29.07 8:33 pm |
Boznia said:
Miss the purple.
#103 by Flip on 09.29.07 8:37 pm |
Flip said:
Otherwise, I like the numeral font.
#104 by Kris McInnis on 09.29.07 8:38 pm |
Obviously Kris McInnis is watching the Auburn game. For some reason, Quentin Groves’ name plate is deformed. It says ‘Q. GROVES’ but oddly, the Q and the period are slimmer than his last name. Looks kind of like this: Q. GROVES
#105 by My Name is Not Earl on 09.29.07 8:40 pm |
Cal has been especially cognizant of the duplicate numbers thing since they got penalized for having two guys with the same number on the field in their season opener.
With all of Notre Dame’s problems, at least they seem to be playing USC pretty tough early. . . . What do you mean that’s not Notre Dame? Either way, at least Washington and USC are looking sharp out there to offset the goings-on in Oregon and Minnesota.
Auburn looks fairly good in its road whites, as usual. Why is it that Under Armour couldn’t do as good a job with South Carolina’s uniforms as it did with Auburn’s?
#106 by Eric B on 09.29.07 8:46 pm |
you know how when someone takes your photo with a flash, you see that blue dot for a while? minnesota’s unis are having the same effect on me. everywhere i look, i see eleven phantom blobs.
#107 by Stuby on 09.29.07 8:52 pm |
Boznia said:
I think the decal makes reference to the 1960 team that apparently shared a national title.
#108 by Aaron Scholder on 09.29.07 8:54 pm |
“Your eyes weren’t deceiving you if you thought the Rangers’ jerseys tonight looked a bit more like the traditional, looser-fitting ones we all knew and loved. Many Rangers asked for much bigger sizes of the new tops. While that defeats the purpose of the form fit that the NHL supposedly is seeking, I’ve yet to hear a good reason why anybody would want hockey players to look like football players (or, worse, like video hockey players) in the first place”
http://www.nydailyne...
#109 by Nolan on 09.29.07 8:56 pm |
C.N. said:
I was reading the comments and watching Washington USC. I saw these comments on the Minn. uni found it and Oh My. Who approved those?
They are glowing.
Thanks for the heads up…I guess?
#110 by hofflalu on 09.29.07 8:57 pm |
Eric B said:
Love the quote!
BTW, notice the “Minnesota” on the front of the jersey. Word is Tim Brewster was planning to add “Minnesota” to the jerseys in a couple years, but apparently has to wait until Nike “allows” him to. I’m guessing no such wait applies for alternate jerseys, especially since this is the Gophers’ first alternate, so Brewster was able to add “Minnesota” to that jersey this year. Consider tonight’s text addition a preview of the future Gophers uniform.
#111 by hofflalu on 09.29.07 8:59 pm |
Eric B said:
Nice quote!
BTW, notice the “Minnesota” on the front of the jersey. Word is Tim Brewster was planning to add “Minnesota” to the jerseys in a couple years, but apparently has to wait until Nike “allows” him to. I’m guessing no such wait applies for alternate jerseys, especially since this is the Gophers’ first alternate, so Brewster was able to add “Minnesota” to that jersey this year. Consider tonight’s text addition a preview of the future Gophers uniform.
#112 by hofflalu on 09.29.07 9:02 pm |
To make that a bit more clear, Brewster apparently wanted to add “Minnesota” to all the jerseys immediately, but had to wait due to Nike. In a couple years the regular home & road jerseys (the maroon & white ones) will likely be sporting the text, probably just in time for the move to the new stadium.
#113 by Trevor Kruger on 09.29.07 9:04 pm |
Nolan said:
Minnesota must be going old-school.
#114 by Boznia on 09.29.07 9:04 pm |
Stuby said:
That’s what I figured once I heard them talking about the throwbacks, but I wasn’t sure if it was for something else.
#115 by Joe Schmeltzer on 09.29.07 9:10 pm |
muskiejim said:
I know, I know… I drew them from a hat. I didn’t really know a fair way to do it without influencing the outcome myself. However, there can be only one winner, so it shouldn’t matter. Plus, it’s not like this is some kind of statistically significant study!
#116 by Joe Schmeltzer on 09.29.07 9:11 pm |
Joe Schmeltzer said:
Oops, link here.
#117 by mike on 09.29.07 9:11 pm |
Those yellow unis have to make it incredbily easy for the OSU players to know exactly where they are.
#118 by My Name is Not Earl on 09.29.07 9:41 pm |
Man, I love YouTube. Check out this clip of a 1976 NCAA men’s basketball tournament game between Cincinnati and Notre Dame. Three things of note (besides the nut-hugger shorts):
(1) You could tell it was the 1970s: Even Phog Allen Fieldhouse, a temple of basketball, had a Tartan (non-wood) floor.
(2) Check out the names below the numbers on the back of the Bearcats’ uniforms. Seems only fitting, seeing how the Reds were the first team to do the numbers-above-name thing.
(3) And the thing Paul will love so much: Notre Dame’s uniforms. Green uniforms with stylized font . . . and gold socks with some sweet stripes. To UC’s credit, their socks had some nice stripes as well.
#119 by Jerry on 09.29.07 9:55 pm |
Johnny O said:
Bielema said during his radio show this past Thursday that the decision was all his. According to Bret, Coach Alvarez had no say in the uniform decision. He wanted the team to look more intimadating when they played Iowa last Saturday. He also said that the red pants are not permantly retired.
#120 by tom on 09.29.07 9:59 pm |
Shane said:
i think it has something to do woth a italian hockey player dying during a game
#121 by Chris on 09.29.07 10:20 pm |
I was looking through some previous posts…about the LSU unis
Yeah, those are flags not shoulder stripes. come on, this is uni watch, get in the game
#122 by =bg= on 09.29.07 10:26 pm |
My Name is Not Earl said:
NICE sportcoat, Gale. I remember those UC unis, and I remember Gary Yoder..the guys in high school used to call me ‘Yoder’ due to a resemblance. Couldn’t play like him, tho..
#123 by Adam on 09.29.07 10:27 pm |
I didn’t actually see the game, but appearently the White Sox all wore high socks tonight, probably in honor of Jim Thome (who was honored pregame for his 500th homer)
#124 by C.N. on 09.29.07 10:35 pm |
Chris said:
Or, better yet, pay attention! The one-game LSU unis had been discussed here more than once leading up to the game.
Kind of like the QB helmet green-dot discussion…
#125 by Tim McCabe on 09.29.07 10:40 pm |
Trevor Kruger said:
Once upon a time, the Gophers did wear gold on gold jerseys — that’s how they earned the “Golden Gophers” nickname. I thought back in the day they wore gold helmets too…
Minnesota is honoring the 1967 Big 10 Championship team tonight — but I don’t believe that team wore these jerseys. This is just a Twinkie version of their normal maroon-on-gold jerseys.
#126 by BJ Lanier on 09.29.07 10:43 pm |
From the FSU vs Alabama game…
Recently moved back to TE from OT, #87 Caz Piurowski…Nameplate, mia
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#127 by hofflalu on 09.29.07 10:53 pm |
Jerry said:
Sounds like the first time a team chose to be more intimidating by wearing white instead of color.
#128 by C.N. on 09.29.07 10:59 pm |
hofflalu said:
No, they wore the all-red against Iowa, and white pants against Michigan State. Red is a color typically associated with aggression, so that makes sense.
#129 by Stuby on 09.29.07 11:50 pm |
Kris McInnis said:
There were several Auburn players that had a different looking font/spacing/kerning than everyone else.
#130 by Fr on 09.29.07 11:57 pm |
Watching the Canucks VS Oilers game on TV
Must say the Oilers look like they have been out fitted with a local sport shop
#131 by AJ on 09.30.07 12:01 am |
Watching the Jermain Taylor vs. Kelly Pavlick fght and I notices something very interesting abot their trunks. Taylor has a huge Arkansas Razorbacks logo on the butt of his trunks and Pavlik has his trunks to look like Ohio St.’s pants, complete with the piping down the legs. Both fighters look sharp!
#132 by bighokie09 on 09.30.07 12:03 am |
C.N. said:
Sportscenter Quote “Could you imagine if they payed Syracuse in those jerseys? My god, the TV would explode.” Nice.
Kudos to U-Dub, on those throwbacks. Shame they lost a CLOSE one.
#133 by Johnny O on 09.30.07 12:06 am |
C.N. said:
I was at the game against Iowa and the Badgers did indeed wear white pants/red tops under the lights last week. I heard from an inside source that Coach B. was taking a lot of slack from the people of Madison and AD Alverez, and even some of the players finally stepped up and said they didn’t like them. But who knows, they may come back.
Iowa @ Wisconsin in white pants
#134 by C.N. on 09.30.07 12:10 am |
Johnny O said:
Oh yeah, I meant in their opener. Got confused.
#135 by sebastian on 09.30.07 12:11 am |
Does anyone know what type the U-Washington numerals were set in?
#136 by Chad G on 09.30.07 12:17 am |
sebastian said:
Not sure exactly what is is, but if you go to the niketeam.com custom football uniform designer its one of the standard numeral font choices
#137 by Chad G on 09.30.07 12:21 am |
Chad G said:
just checked the site, Nike calls it gothic
#138 by James Craven on 09.30.07 12:27 am |
bighokie09 said:
From Mister “Fill thine horn with oil, and go!”
#139 by Kris McInnis on 09.30.07 12:31 am |
Stuby said:
Yeah. Motley, the holder’s, nameplate looked like it was completely different material from the other jerseys. It almost looked like it was printed on vinyl or something. Motley was one of the players that shares a number (#20 with Patrick Lee), so it might have been a spare jersey with a name tacked on. Really odd, but maybe understandable considering it’s 5 weeks in and this is the first time they’ve worn road whites. Either way, I could really give a shit what they’re wearing right now. War Eagle!
#140 by Jerry on 09.30.07 9:38 am |
C.N. said:
The Badgers wore the white pants against Iowa. It’s Bielema’s alma mater and was a night game, that’s why he made the change at that time. A lot of people were saying they looked like a high school team with the red on red, that’s why they made the “more intimidating look” in the Big Ten opener against Iowa
#141 by Stuby on 09.30.07 10:19 am |
I’ve never really thought the combo of red and white was “intimidating” at all. Don’t teams normally go with black uniforms for the intimidation factor?
#142 by Jason on 09.30.07 10:30 am |
Pavlik and Taylor show their college pride.