Very odd scene last night in Phoenix, as the Suns wore their orange alts, which are technically a road uni, so the Lakers wore their home yellows, resulting in a confusingly citrus-themed affair (additional pics here, here, here, and here). Even more oddly, the Suns’ orange/gray color scheme showed up on the opposing coach’s necktie. — Paul
#1 by Brian on 11.03.07 9:45 am |
is the colored uni at home thing catching on in the NBA? charlotte was also wearing a road uni against the bucks last night.
#2 by muskiejim on 11.03.07 10:07 am |
Not a big fan of the “SUNS” on the waist band of the shorts. I think it is look big and makes the jersey look too busy.
I am a fan of the orange unis with the gray, even though it has some problems. Look at how the piping tapers up in the photo of Raja Bell. It makes him look like he is wearing some sort of strange tank top with a sleeveless t-shirt underneath.
#3 by Johnny Bacardi on 11.03.07 10:13 am |
muskiejim said:
Busy jersey, hell- it makes them look like they’re wearing redneck belt buckles. Yet another dumb, unnecessary gewgaw to stick on today’s uniform. Better than putting it on their ass, I guess.
#4 by Mike Miller on 11.03.07 10:35 am |
The Pacers debuted their new yellow alts last night.
Miami wore their white jerseys, so it looks like they will primarily be road alts.
#5 by Mike Miller on 11.03.07 10:35 am |
Indy Star Link
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#6 by LI Phil on 11.03.07 10:57 am |
said it in last nights comments, but i’ll reiterate here…NOT a fan of the suns orange unis with the gray piping…i DO like the orange and the big PHX, tho…that’s fine…just lose teh gray
not uni related but noteworthy: a-rod will announce his new team during the halftime show of the super bowl
#7 by JX on 11.03.07 11:07 am |
I’ve never liked the Orange Crush Suns alts. Just…too….something. Can’t really put my finger on it.
But, on an unrelated by still NBA-centric note, I really do like the new Hawks unis. Yeah, they’re kinda “safe.” But, in a world populated by the Nike Kool Aid and the horrors of Oregon football, they’re a nice addition.
Speaking of Oregon…anyone wanna place bets on which horrific combo they’ll bust out in todays epic clash with Arizona State?
Did I just say “EPIC CLASH” in regards to an Oregon/Arizona St. football game?? Yeah…I did. And it feels really weird.
And finally, speaking of that game, I really like Arizona St’s uni for some reason. I can’t really explain why, but I do.
#8 by Kenny on 11.03.07 11:17 am |
Please tell me someone else thought this was frickin’ hilarious!!!
#9 by LI Phil on 11.03.07 11:18 am |
JX said:
if gameday is any indication, the ducks will sport the green helmet with the big O…to my knowledge, they still haven’t broken out the yellow lid, although it is a part of their combo-scheme…so perhaps espn is on to something, at least helmetwise
speaking of gameday, some GREAT placards being held up behind the boys, including, but not limited to a marriage proposal for erin andrews and references to player sobriety
heh
#10 by JX on 11.03.07 11:37 am |
LI Phil said:
Erin Andrews marriagte proposals are nothing new…now, if a PORNOGRAPHIC sign directed at the lovely Erin made it’s way onto the air THAT would be a gut busting moment (for me at least…but, then again, i’m fucked in the head)
Oregon with Yellow helmets? Good god…I have no problem with Nike for the most part (they did, ya know, give the world the Air Jordan shoe afterall..and for that i’m eternally happy) but the Oregon stuff.
#11 by FriarBolt on 11.03.07 12:18 pm |
From yesterday’s ticker: Joe Girardi will wear No. 27 with the Yankees, to symbolize the team’s quest for a 27th championship.
Personally I hope Girardi never has to worry about this, but I wonder, if the Evil Empire wins a 27th championship will he then change his uni number to 28?
For full disclosure I am a Padres fan and a Yankee hater.
#12 by Anthony on 11.03.07 12:34 pm |
I think that just by your nake alone we could tell of your hatred of the Yankees:
“FriarBolt”
A cool moniker for a Padres/Chargers Fan…
FriarBolt said:
#13 by Mike Engle on 11.03.07 12:47 pm |
FriarBolt said:
Probably not, because that’s Melky’s number.
Tony LaRussa took #10 with the Cardinals to symbolize their pursuit of WS #10, and they got that in 2006, yet LaRussa never went up to #11.
#14 by Skycat on 11.03.07 1:08 pm |
JX said:
It’s the gray piping that is a problem for me. Not only is gray a boring color, but there is not enough contrast in tone between the orange and the gray. Just not a good look.
#15 by QuakerBacker on 11.03.07 1:29 pm |
Oregon wore their yellow helmets in the Vegas Bowl in 2006
http://www.viewimage...
#16 by QuakerBacker on 11.03.07 1:31 pm |
…forgot to mention that there is a flame on their yellow helmet outlined in silver. better pic of that here.
http://www.fanblogs....
#17 by Sam Mc on 11.03.07 1:41 pm |
Never seen this hat before
#18 by josh's twin on 11.03.07 1:46 pm |
From yesterday’s ticker: Joe Girardi will wear No. 27 with the Yankees, to symbolize the team’s quest for a 27th championship.
Personally I hope Girardi never has to worry about this, but I wonder, if the Evil Empire wins a 27th championship will he then change his uni number to 28?
For full disclosure I am a Padres fan and a Yankee hater.
Probably not, because that’s Melky’s number.
Tony LaRussa took #10 with the Cardinals to symbolize their pursuit of WS #10, and they got that in 2006, yet LaRussa never went up to #11.
That whole, “manager wearing # whatever in honor of winning title # whatever” is a bunch of crap. Girardi wore #27 with the Scrubs, and La Russa wore #10 with both the White Sox and The Athletics. Fish ain’t bitin’.
#19 by Jim on 11.03.07 1:47 pm |
Canadian Football League alert! Bombers wore their throwbacks last night – sweet.
http://www.cfl.ca/in...
#20 by Stevo on 11.03.07 1:52 pm |
I just want to say that I really like the Cardinal-on-gold home look for Iowa State, should look even better next year with the new unis.
#21 by Mike Engle on 11.03.07 2:11 pm |
josh’s twin said:
Don’t shoot the messenger. The LaRussa 10 thing is straight out of Mr. Lukas’s number column.
#22 by Johnny O on 11.03.07 2:15 pm |
Sam Mc said:
It’s a very common hat. Don’t exactly know what era that logo was used, but it is fairly popular for retro Green Bay gear. Especially in the Green Bay area.
Packers Pro Shop
#23 by LI Phil on 11.03.07 2:36 pm |
big green (dartmouth) vs. big red (cornell) goin on as we speak…i know this was mentioned in a previous column, but d-mouth has a strange lookin helmet…nice helmet history of the ivy league from helmet project
http://www.nationalc...
#24 by Art on 11.03.07 3:07 pm |
UCLA Basketball played their first exhibition game of the season yesterday, and we wore our “redesigned” gold ‘C’ uniforms. You can see in the gallery that they just added a blue outline that many people here suggested. I was at the game and it didn’t look terrible.
While it certainly is unique, I wish they would have stuck to a patch and not change our classic look. It’ll be interesting to see what our road uniforms will look like.
#25 by Art on 11.03.07 3:09 pm |
Here’s what the UCLA uniforms looked like during media day for comparison.
Art said:
#26 by C.N. on 11.03.07 3:19 pm |
Brian said:
It seems that it is catching on… and I absolutely hate it. I especially hate seeing the road team wear white. It just doesn’t seem right, in basketball anyway.
#27 by Kevin on 11.03.07 3:28 pm |
Jim said:
They don’t match the helmet, but I like the look.
#28 by Matt B. on 11.03.07 3:30 pm |
I like the colour/colour look. Not enough teams have non-white home colours…
Maybe that could be something for Paul to look at – NBA teams that have worn, or wear, colours at home. I can think of at least half a dozen off the top of my head.
#29 by Alan on 11.03.07 3:31 pm |
This was started yesterday but probably needs to be posted here as well…
krista said:
I was just about to say something about this and your comment popped up…I’m very upset (maybe it was just a miss by the staff) but this is not a joke by any stretch…how they could allow something like that to be posted is beyond me…i think that whoever posted should be banned from making further posts on this site…the post wasnt even uni related in the 1st place…juts some jerkoff trying to be funny…did anyone find this funny?…i would love to get some response on this
#30 by Jason on 11.03.07 3:39 pm |
Syracuse LB Parker Cantey has had his name misspelled on his jersey all season. It reads “Canty”. No photos though…
#31 by FriarBolt on 11.03.07 3:43 pm |
Alan said:
I think the best response we could give is the one that took place. Everyone ignored the insensitive remarks of the post thus not giving the poster any recognition that they so much wanted.
#32 by TimInGA on 11.03.07 3:43 pm |
wonder if the new baby has daddy’s smile?
tiger
#33 by Matt Lesser on 11.03.07 4:01 pm |
Cincinnati Bearcats quarterback Ben Mauk is wearing those custom eye-black strips that were posted a few weeks ago with the UC logo, but he’s only wearing one under his right eye, not his left. He definatley only had one on during warmups, too.
#34 by u2horn on 11.03.07 4:01 pm |
Art said:
I didn’t realize the NCAA switched to an adidas ball. Or is that a league-by-league contract? When did the change happen?
(Actually, as I was typing I found a picture of a Texas exhibition game and they are using a Nike ball.)
#35 by Stevo on 11.03.07 4:10 pm |
I think teams choose their own ball suppliers, be it football, basketball, volleyball, etc. As long as they conform to NCAA standards, you can use whatever ball you want in the regular season. Each conference will have their own balls for conference tournaments, then the NCAA will have their own balls for their tournaments.
#36 by LI Phil on 11.03.07 5:12 pm |
if navy had ‘lost’ four of their road jerseys, and they were playing ND, and they had to borrow ND’s away jerseys…ala Va Tech…other than whiting out “IRISH”…would we ever know???
#37 by Brian on 11.03.07 5:21 pm |
LI Phil said:
I was thinking the same thing. I turned the game on , and it took me a few seconds to figure out who was who.
#38 by Mike Engle on 11.03.07 5:24 pm |
Am I seeing that correctly on this Tennessee Titans cheerbabe’s costume? Route 69!? (Insert remark of stunned approval here.)
#39 by Jarred on 11.03.07 5:30 pm |
Manure looked bad in all black in their draw with the GUNNERS~!
#40 by Mike Engle on 11.03.07 5:36 pm |
Jarred said:
I thought Rooney was #8. When did he change?
#41 by Jarred on 11.03.07 5:41 pm |
Mike Engle said:
Changed this season.
#42 by Phil Pereira on 11.03.07 5:45 pm |
Nike stupidity alert! Nike stupidity alert!
Ok, so a few months ago I found a Portugal t-shirt at my local Dick’s here in Missouri, which is kind of a big deal because there are probably like 5 Portuguese people in the Midwest lol
Yesterday I was wearing the shirt and something seemed off. And I look carefully and I see there’s a typo on my shirt! In portuguese, federation is written federação, but on the shirt it’s written federãçao. I went to the nike store site and the image they have has the typo
nike typo
So in reality it’s a little thing, and not that significant, but it’s gonna bug me everytime I wear it now.
But it’s not like I can blame the poor low-wage worker who made it, it’s not his/her fault, they’re just trying to put food on the table.
Anyway, let’s enjoy a laugh at nike.
#43 by Matt on 11.03.07 6:07 pm |
Oregon are going with the Green Helmet, Black Jersey with Green Shoulders.
#44 by Smail on 11.03.07 6:09 pm |
Mike Engle said:
Many of those Whoreloween costumes have 69 in them somewhere. The ump or baseball costume is #69, the police officer is badge #69, etc.
On an unrelated note, the Wisconsin Badgers have the Red Sox-esque upside down #8’s on their football jerseys. Haven’t yet found a good picture, but the top space is noticeably larger than the bottom.
#45 by Matt on 11.03.07 6:20 pm |
Matt said:
Oh and YELLOW PANTS!!!! Wonders never cease.
This could be the worst Oregon Combo yet!
#46 by Evan on 11.03.07 6:47 pm |
The Gators went with the solid blue unis today, I didnt think it looked so bad and they won for a change. I assume thats why they didnt go with the white pants bc they havent been winning.
#47 by Smail on 11.03.07 7:26 pm |
Anybody know what those rectangular lapel pins being worn by certain coaches and officials are? Looks like they’re dark brown/black and gold. I’ve seen them on Jim Tressel, Pat Fitzgerald, Mack Brown and some officiating crews, but I haven’t heard any of the announcers mention them. Ideas?
#48 by Dustin on 11.03.07 7:37 pm |
Mike Engle said:
She’s kind of a horse face so 69 is the proper number when hooking up with her.
#49 by John in Athens on 11.03.07 7:41 pm |
Evan said:
It’s not the pants.
#50 by Jason Axel on 11.03.07 7:47 pm |
So besides the fact that Oregon is wearing their worst uni combo ever…i feel like halloween is coming a few days late. But is it me or are those yellow pants alot more NEON yellow than the kinda canary yellow they are normally?
#51 by timmy b on 11.03.07 7:58 pm |
note the poppies in the lapels that will be worn by coaches of canadian based nhl teams, also the more formally dressed managers in english soccer from now until 11/11.
wish our guys would do it, too.
#52 by =bg= on 11.03.07 7:58 pm |
Alan said:
yeah, that’s really bad taste, no doubt.
#53 by Matt on 11.03.07 8:03 pm |
It’s not Uni-Related but worth mentioning. Two enormous streaks ended today.
Kansas beat Nebraska for the first time in 36 years.
And Navy beat Notre Dame for the first time in 43.
#54 by QuackerBacker on 11.03.07 8:04 pm |
Oregon might look brighter, but the stands are full of the exact same neon color and this photo looks closer to what we’re seeing today.
#55 by Anthony on 11.03.07 8:37 pm |
Jason Axel said:
I think its just the contrast against the black. The pants seem to match the numbers pretty closely, and I’m fairly certain that those havent changed.
Also, it depends on what channel you’re watching. Here in Oregon we have the choice of FSN or CSN (Comcast SportsNet) and FSN’s white balance or hue seems to be off in comparison to CSN. Don’t know what ESPN looks like since that is blacked out here and we’re getting Rutgers\UConn instead.
#56 by Evan on 11.03.07 8:37 pm |
John in Athens said:
Shut up :)
#57 by LI Phil on 11.03.07 8:55 pm |
are the goalposts at autzen even more neon than the duck trou & sneaks?
#58 by Ian on 11.03.07 9:40 pm |
Kansas snapped the 36 year streak against Nebraska in 2005 with a 40-15 win.
#59 by TOG on 11.03.07 10:30 pm |
I feel a little bad for the league and Reebok here, because what the Globe reporter implied — i.e., that the new jerseys were being abandoned altogether — turned out to be inaccurate. On the other hand, it’s hard to feel too much sympathy for people who’ve so much to screw up a once-glorious sport. …
Just saw this. Gary Bettman Sucks. There is a God.
#60 by JDC on 11.03.07 10:32 pm |
That’s all you hear about here in Nebraska — how Callahan needs to be fired and people selling “Restore the Order” T-Shirts after Tom Osborne was hired as AD. It’s enough to make you puke…but then again, you remember that KU hung 76 on them and all is good.
Maybe I noticed this WAY later than everyone else, but Airzona State had “PT 42″ on their jersey collars today. That can’t be new, right?
#61 by Anthony on 11.03.07 10:52 pm |
JDC said:
Not sure how long they’ve been doing it, but its safe to assume its for Pat Tillman.
#62 by grandes ligas blog on 11.03.07 11:08 pm |
Maybe I noticed this WAY later than everyone else, but Airzona State had “PT 42″ on their jersey collars today. That can’t be new, right?
Not sure how long they’ve been doing it, but its safe to assume its for Pat Tillman.
Since the year Pat was KIA. I believe the 2004-05 Season. The baseball team also has a sleeve patch that looks just like it.
#63 by Sean on 11.03.07 11:26 pm |
The refs in Arizona State-Oregon today had pink whistles.
Here’s a pic.
The commentators noted this and said, “You’d assume they are wearing them to support the fight against breast cancer. I hope so, if not, they have some serious issues.”
#64 by matt on 11.03.07 11:32 pm |
personally I’m really interrested in the nike and oakley visors that the different college teams wear on their helmets, how do teams such as arizona state get the nike visor tabs to have their team colors on them along with the oakley visors. i wear one on my helmet and wanted to know if there was a site you could custum make those on. also i’m a big fan of spat jobs on your cleats and would really enjoy a section in your blog about that.. thanks
#65 by Sammy on 11.03.07 11:48 pm |
The “battle of the high-lighters” uni-matchup occurred in last year’s playoffs, as the Suns chose the orange as their official road uniform, and played two or three games in LA in the first round.
#66 by Mike Engle on 11.04.07 12:09 am |
Sammy said:
Digger Phelps approves.
#67 by Luke on 11.04.07 12:17 am |
Talk about busy
#68 by MikeyB on 11.04.07 12:19 am |
Everywhere you looked in the Oregon-ASU game, there was a Nike logo.
#69 by Stuby on 11.04.07 12:52 am |
Brian said:
I was thinking the same thing about the BC/FSU matchup.
#70 by Sarah on 11.04.07 1:08 am |
The Oregon combination can be seen here.
#71 by Stuby on 11.04.07 1:29 am |
Sean said:
Aside from the Oregon player’s pants being transparent, it appears as if he has been impaled on the cheerleader’s megaphone.
#72 by Slick Rick on 11.04.07 1:33 am |
Not sure if these have already been mentioned but these teams have new duds for next season courtesey of Nike:
UCONN
OKLAHOMA
TEXAS
FLORIDA ST
MARYLAND
WASHINGTON
#73 by Marcus Ramsey on 11.04.07 2:01 am |
I can’t find a photo anywhere, but towards the end of the OU/Texas AM game there was a kick off where one of the A&M players came running on the field with a ripped up jersey. All the ABC guy said was “they needed a single number out there.” I think he means that there was already the number he was wearing out there so he had to put on something with a different number.
It was an odd situation.
#74 by Brendan on 11.04.07 2:57 am |
The Sharks were wearing teal against the Kings in LA tonight.
#75 by Brendan on 11.04.07 2:59 am |
And they wore white last night in San Jose. I thought it was just the Sabres that got permission to do this?
#76 by Brendan on 11.04.07 3:12 am |
The Islanders also wore white in Uniondale today, and the Stars wore white in Dallas on Friday.
#77 by Joseph on 11.04.07 4:10 am |
Those weird pear-colored helmets ca. 2007 Las Vegas Bowl are different from the ones in the model picture (sans Green logo in action). I was at Autzen today for UO-ASU. I didn’t think the Ducks looked terrible, just…weird. The Green + Black + Yellow was a little disconcerting but both teams looked awesome once the sun went down and the lights came on. Is there anything better than college football at night
#78 by Jason Axel on 11.04.07 10:29 am |
So many things going on in this picture…pink whistle, short skirt, stripped belt, yellow cleats, ugly uniform combo, couple of towels…busy
#79 by Nicole on 11.04.07 2:42 pm |
Jason Axel said:
See through pants with visible jock straps…