Well, that was fun while it lasted.
Last Tuesday I agonized over whether I should FedEx an American flag decal to Ladainian Tomlinson (for those who’ve been under a rock, his helmet has been flag-free all season). I never did send it, and now Tomlinson has made the matter moot, because he finally wore Old Glory in yesterday’s game against the Vikings, thereby ending the NFL season’s most entertaining uni-related storyline and bringing our weekly “Will he or won’t he?” game to a conclusion.
But a new game may be afoot. Several posts in yesterday’s comments section reported that Chargers wideout Chris Chambers was flag-free yesterday. No pics yet, but I’m looking. Not sure if Chambers wore a flag last week (which was his first game of the season), but it sounds like someone on the Chargers’ equipment staff is either asleep at the switch or else has a good sense of humor.
In other NFL notes from yesterday:
• Remember this? Something vaguely similar happened yesterday to Kansas City defensive lineman Tamba Hali, who delivered a big hit that sent part of his chinstrap sailing through the air. Not quite as cool as the flying number decal, but still something I’ve never seen before.
• Randy Moss’s numeral 8 was upside-down again.
• What do you get when you combine artificial turf, one team wearing solid black, and another team wearing solid black below the waist? Pretty much the ugliest game ever.
• The Eagles wore white at home last night to force the Cowboys into their “bad luck” blue jerseys. Didn’t quite work out the way they drew it up.
(Special thanks to Randy Williams and James Wortham for their Tomlinson screen grabs and to Blaine Williams for the Hali pics.)
Big Papi? No, Little Poppies!: With November 11th approaching, Canadian-born coaches and coaches of Canadian teams are starting to wear poppy pins on their lapels (for futher info on this phenomenon, look here). As it happens, I was in Toronto over the weekend for a wedding and saw lots of poppy-clad people all over the city. At one point I was talking about the poppies with one of my Canadian friends, and she mentioned something very Uni Watch-ish: The current poppy pins have a black center, but until a couple of years ago they had a green center.
That raised lots of questions: When exactly did the color change, and why? And who makes that decision? Like, is there an executive poppy committee somewhere in the governmental bureaucracy, or did the pin manufacturers just run out of green felt? Also, since real poppies have black centers, why was green ever used in the first place? What about the other British Commonwealth nations, which also wear poppies — do they go with the black or the green? My Canadian pals couldn’t answer any of these queries. Anyone..?
Other things I learned about the poppy pins: They tend not to stay on very long, because they have no backing clip; the lack of a clip also makes it fairly common for the wearer to get pricked; and apparently it’s customary to pick on the dorkiest kid in the class by covering him with as many poppies as possible.
I had hoped to buy a poppy pin myself (I was told to look for “the oldest, stooped-over-est old man you can find — he’ll probably be selling them”), but I didn’t come across a vendor during the course of my weekend. Dang.
Sock Summit: Longtime readers know I’m a huge fan of the pseudonymous sock savant known as Witesock (whose admirably obsessive web site is here, plus there’s a lengthy interview with him available here). So it was a big thrill for me, after years of false starts and missed connections, to finally meet the man himself over the weekend. I’m happy to report that he’s a peach of a guy. Over plates of chicken teriyaki and bibimbap (which he generously paid for), we spent the better part of two hours talking about socks, collecting, travel, socks, work, socks, and more socks. We probably could have kept going for a few hours more, but he had to get back to work.
Naturally, we compared socks: I was wearing my usual basic striped tube socks while Witesock had a twofer: black rugby hose over a pair of Miami Dolphins socks (to go with the jersey he’d worn for the occasion). “But doesn’t wearing two pairs of socks make your shoes a bit too snug?” I asked. To which he replied, “Oh, I usually buy my shoes half a size too big, to allow for that.” Now that’s dedication.
Uni Watch News Ticker: Interesting primitive facemask on display in this 1930 photo (with thanks to Kevin S. Whisman). … Speaking of primitive facemasks, look what Jared Wheeler found up for auction. … Interesting bit of uni lobbying on display here (as forwarded by Jacob Reed). … Ewww. … Now here’s a uniform category you don’t often see: Iranian women’s rugby. Details here (with thanks to Peter Chambers). … “Converse has resurrected its 1933 All-Star, which was the team shoe of the legendary Harlem Renaissance basketball team,” writes Steve Eschenbach. “They had to resort to eBay to get an original to work off of.” Details here. … Andy Enright, who says he works in the sporting goods biz, contributed a mother lode of insider info the other day: “Both the Schutt Ion and XP will not be offered in XL for 2008. Schutt does have the capability to make XL for NFL and college players when needed. Both helmets are fitting a little smaller than their counterparts, the DNA and Air Advantage. All Schutt large helmets are sized to fit 7 to 7-1/2, but I tried both helmets on today, size large, and both were a little tight, even though I wear a 7-3/8. The molds for these helmets cost about $200K each, so Schutt is waiting for public demand before moving forward on the XL size, probably late 2008 or 2009. Also, Eli Manning will wear the new helmet probably next year or later this year. They are having issues installing the radio earpiece. Schutt will also have a signature shoulder pad featuring Reggie Bush as well as Eli Manning, for use at the youth level. The individual pads will be in Saints and Giants team colors. Also, I’ve attached some pictures of LT’s new cleats to hit stores in April ’08, both the molded as well as the detachable. Didn’t take Nike long to replace Vick.” … Interesting logo creep placement here (as spotted by Jeremy Brahm). … Take a look at this (which was sent my way by David Soline). Did the Bulls really wear pink warmup jackets? … The Pacers debuted their yellow alts on Friday. … These high school football socks would be awesome if not for, y’know, obvious reasons (big thanks to Michael Orr, who also sent along a rare high school example of FNOB). … I’m sure his parents are proud. … The Islanders brought Al Arbour back to coach one last game on Saturday night — the 1500th of his career — which occasioned lots of uni-related news items: (1) The team wore white at home. (2) They wore a special jersey patch. (3) As Mike from Queens points out, the patch caused a logjam with the “A” and “C” designations. (4) Arbour’s “retired number” banner, which had been No. 739 (his number of coaching wins) was replaced with a new banner. (5). Since the Isles won, the new banner will reportedly be replaced with yet another banner — No. 740. … Good info on the UMich hockey uniforms here (courtesy of Craig Barker). … Florida went with solid blue on Saturday. … And Oregon realy outdid themselves. But here’s a confession: As a big yellow/green fan, I kinda liked what the Ducks were doing on Saturday. All the diamondplate nonsense still rankles, natch, but I thought this was one of their better mix-and-match combos. … Great article here about a guy who works in Riddell’s helmet-testing facility (with thanks to Matt Lindner). … NHL jersey update here (with thanks to K.C. Kless). … In happier hockey news, good update on the NHL Winter Classic here (as forwarded by Sean Leahy). … And the Rangers continue to look much better with their straight-hemmed jerseys. Kudos to whoever made the modification decision. … I used to think the Quad Cities Swing were the only team with unevenly sized numerals (well, unless you count this), but that was before Blair Hough pointed me toward this photo of two ringette players. … Doug Linder spotted UCLA’s Luc Richard Mbah a Moute wearing some very unusual leg sleeves during a preseason game Friday night. Also, some of the UCLA cheerleaders suffered from Adidas logo creep, while others did not. … Reprinted from last night’s comments: Nice ad in yesterday’s Boston Globe. … I’m going to be busy until at least mid-afternoon. Vince will be minding the store until then.
#1 by Alan #44 on 11.05.07 8:36 am |
I am very proud of my 7 year old daughter, Sophie. Yesterday I was sporting a Yankee t-shirt with a Nike logo (purchased before I “got it”) and she teased me all day about my logo creep.
#2 by bj in gainesville on 11.05.07 8:50 am |
Sad to report that my Gators went monochrome on Saturday. I’m lobbying hard for a regular use of our gorgeous retro uni.
#3 by bj in gainesville on 11.05.07 8:51 am |
bad link: try this
#4 by odessasteps magazine on 11.05.07 8:57 am |
I actually did a bunch of reading about the poppy pins over the weekend.
The color changed to make the poppy more “florally correct.”
Lots of information at the Canadian Legion website: Http://www.legion.ca
from their FAQ:
A. The centre of the Lapel Poppy was originally black but was changed to green more than twenty years ago to represent the green fields of France. In 2002, the centre was changed back to black to reflect the actual colours of the Poppies in Flanders a red flower with a black centre. It is intended that the black centre will remain as the standard for the production of all future Poppy material.
#5 by Justin B on 11.05.07 9:03 am |
Love to hear that the Pens are wearing the Blue throwbacks. I can’t wait to see the 87 on the back of that beauty.
#6 by mike on 11.05.07 9:10 am |
And to follow up to my Erskine post…a pic!
http://news.yahoo.co...
#7 by Vincent A. Cipollone on 11.05.07 9:14 am |
The Chiefs player’s name is not Tamba Hall, it’s Tamba Hali
#8 by Mark in Shiga on 11.05.07 9:15 am |
I like the Rangers’ straight hems too, but does anyone else think that they’ve made the numbers slightly smaller? It’s like they had to shrink things so that they could fit that infernal, balance-destroying Reebok logo on the top.
And in that girls’ hockey photo set, there’s an example of two different number styles and nameplate styles at the same time. #2 Robertson looks like she was a late addition with a hastily-made-up jersey.
#9 by mike on 11.05.07 9:17 am |
found a Nylander pic from the other night, little leg shown:
http://news.yahoo.co...
#10 by mike on 11.05.07 9:18 am |
Erskine: http://news.yahoo.co...
#11 by mike on 11.05.07 9:18 am |
Erskine
#12 by Brian W on 11.05.07 9:18 am |
I couldn’t get a good look at it, and sorry if this has been discussed before, but it appeared that Demetrius Byrd, who caught a long TD for LSU against Alabama, may have had a backwards “R” on his nameplate on the back his jersey.
Any corroborating evidence out there?
Brian W
#13 by Paul Lukas on 11.05.07 9:19 am |
Thanks. Now fixed.
#14 by mike on 11.05.07 9:21 am |
Erskine showing leg: http://public.fotki....
Nylander:
http://public.fotki....
#15 by mike on 11.05.07 9:22 am |
Erskine: http://public.fotki....
#16 by C.N. on 11.05.07 9:25 am |
Well, if it helps him run like he did this week (321 rushing yards, tying SEC single-game record), I doubt they’ll worry about fixing it anytime soon.
#17 by Claude on 11.05.07 9:25 am |
Correction: Converse is re-introducing its vintage basketball shoes from 1923, not 1933. Please see this. Thanks.
#18 by Paul P on 11.05.07 9:26 am |
Donte Stallworth was wearing 2 different colored gloves yesterday.
http://cache.boston....
#19 by Matt B. on 11.05.07 9:27 am |
Re. the Bulls’ “pink” warmups, I think it’s just the limited printing techniques that are making the red look lighter than it really is. They’ve always worn red, black & white.
And those Pacers alts look great. The Pacers & Lakers (and to a lesser extent, the Warriors) are the only NBA teams that can get away with wearing yellow and look good, IMO.
#20 by Paul P on 11.05.07 9:27 am |
http://cache.boston....
Donte Stallworth wearing 2 different colored gloves against the Colts
#21 by C.N. on 11.05.07 9:27 am |
Well, he rushed for 321 yards, tying an SEC single-game record, so I doubt he’s too concerned about that.
#22 by Mike Edgerly on 11.05.07 9:27 am |
In Saturday’s ManU - Arsenal match ManU’s Sir Alex Ferguson was sporting a poppy, while Arsenal’s Arsene Wenger was not. Someone must have said something to Wenger because he had one in the postgame conference (looking for a pic)
#23 by Paul P. on 11.05.07 9:27 am |
Donte Stallworth wearing 2 different colored gloves against the Colts
http://cache.boston....
#24 by u2horn on 11.05.07 9:28 am |
someone in yesterday’s comments section was asking about a cowboys player who wears a funky helmet.
it was Tony Curtis
#25 by James on 11.05.07 9:29 am |
I am pretty sure those leg sleeves are to help with shin splints.
#26 by Shaeff on 11.05.07 9:33 am |
i dont have a pic, but in the final seconds of Amy Aggies’ embarrassing loss to OU on Saturday night, they trotted out for an onside kick, but…
One guy ran out late with a cut up jersey over his regular jersey (presumably because of duplicate numbers)… I had never seen such a thing….
Anyone else see this??
#27 by duckstyle187 on 11.05.07 9:33 am |
When did the Chiefs start putting uni numbers on their chinstraps? Do other teams do this and I’ve just never noticed. Here’s a pic where it’s sorta visable.
http://scores.espn.g...
#28 by Craig on 11.05.07 9:34 am |
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again…Calling Ladanian Tomlinson “LT” is just wrong. Same with calling Ivan Rodriguez “Pudge”. Or Ray Leonard “Sugar Ray”. Get your own nicknames! Are we going to start calling Adrian Peterson “Sweetness”? Ray Lewis will be “Hacksaw”? Will every oversized running back be “The Bus”? Tomlison should be “LDT” or something else. “LT” was Lawrence Taylor, end of story.
#29 by Shane on 11.05.07 9:37 am |
Most SPL managers were wearing poppies this weekend. And, always ready, my Gers were sporting them in-match, although some were MIA during the second half. Appears the black centers have taken the day.
#30 by Hex on 11.05.07 9:40 am |
Rememberance poppies are a big deal in the uk. Take a look at http://www.poppy.org... for details, and images of the (black-centred) poppies from England.
The English poppy isn’t on a pin these days. It had a plastic stalk that has to be secured with a pin. Whereas in Scotland the poppies look slightly different, and are on a pin.
#31 by Stuby on 11.05.07 9:48 am |
A few things…
-The logo on the LaDainian Tomlinson cleat is both an interlocking ‘LT’ and also a ‘21′. Creative, but I wish he had a different, more original nickname.
-The Al Arbour patch the Islanders wore should have been up on the shoulder to prevent the logjam effect.
-I’ve seen members of the VFW in California selling the poppy pins for Veteran’s Day.
#32 by John O'Hare on 11.05.07 9:52 am |
Regarding the mismatched numbers on a jersey, I believe the Islanders “Fish Sticks” jersey had odd numbers as well, due to the wave pattern of the stipes on the lower part of the jersey. If memory serves, the names were kinda wavy as well.
#33 by Adrian from Toronto on 11.05.07 9:52 am |
Something about the Poppies:
If all Canadian-born coaches or coaches with Canadian teams are wearing them, then why, in the photo of Joel Quennville, is American Tony Granato wearing one?
#34 by zach on 11.05.07 9:52 am |
can’t believe you couldn’t find a poppy in toronto, there are boxes full of poppies with a slot for donations (usually $0.25) in literally every corner store in the country… that’s wild
#35 by Kek on 11.05.07 9:53 am |
Those LT Nike cleats are great looking. Does anyone know if they plan on putting out a cross-trainer in that style?
#36 by Arkbear on 11.05.07 9:53 am |
Arkansas’ Darren McFadden didn’t have his SEC 75th Anniversary patch on this weekend Vs. South Carolina.
#37 by u2horn on 11.05.07 9:53 am |
Something funky is going on with the clock on the comments section. When I posted my comments about Tony Curtis, it appeared in the middle of the comments rather than at the end. Now lots of new comments are popping up before comments that were there first.
Just an FYI.
#38 by Alan #44 on 11.05.07 9:54 am |
STONY CURTIS!!!!!!!
#39 by mike on 11.05.07 9:55 am |
John Erskine, who currently play for the Capitals, always has his breezers unzipped and showing A LOT of leg when out on the ice. I did not ahve my camera for Friday night’s game, but he and Michael Nylander were both showing a lot of leg. At the uniform unveiling earlier this year I even asked Ben Clymer (no longer with the Caps, of course) about it and he just laughed and said some guys like to feel the wind against their thighs….to each his own I guess…
#40 by todd krevanchi on 11.05.07 9:57 am |
i havent read sundays comments yet and i rarely get a chance to read weekend comments so im not sure if its been posted.
saturday was the first time i saw arizona st play since its rose bowl against ohio state in like 96.
has it been mentioned that their v neck has the PT-42 crown on it?
#41 by Rick on 11.05.07 9:59 am |
And Oregon realy outdid themselves.
I was watching the Oregon game and my wife looked at their unis and asked “What are those white things on their shoulders?” I explained them and she said, “Well, that’s just stupid.” Then I told her that it was Oregon and she said, “Well, no wonder since Oregon State has the sports bra uniforms. What the hell’s wrong with Oregon (the state) anyway?” She thought the Oregon uniforms were ugly as well as stupid.
#42 by Tommy Carrington on 11.05.07 10:01 am |
“…some of the UCLA cheerleaders suffered from Adidas logo creep, while others did not. …”
5 bucks says that logo is on an under garment and not the uniform.
#43 by steve on 11.05.07 10:03 am |
Apparently when they switched to green back in the day, they went whole hog because they bought enough green material to last the entire run. When they finally used up the green, they made the switch back to black. In 2002, there was a mixture of black and green poppies floating around as there were too many greens to discard, but not enough to fill the demand.
I was in NYC last Rememberance Day and noticed a lot (~20) people walking around with poppies, but they were different than the Canadian ones. Is there a trend starting south of the border?
#44 by Big O on 11.05.07 10:07 am |
AMEN!!!!!!!!
#45 by MetsFan AZ on 11.05.07 10:08 am |
Those adidas calf wraps or whatever have the same silver “tape” that the compression shorts have. Maybe they make you jump higher???
#46 by Cathy on 11.05.07 10:24 am |
hahahahhaha
#47 by Tommy Carrington on 11.05.07 10:25 am |
Those retro’s are snazzy. But quick question, has Florida ever worn FU on their helmet? That would certainly make the rounds if they were to wear that as a retro.
#48 by Gill on 11.05.07 10:27 am |
Watching the FSU/BC tilt– do officials ever wear rain gear? do they have shirts that repel water? Has this ever been done?
#49 by JoeS on 11.05.07 10:28 am |
The NFL Uni Tournament is complete and the grand champion is the Green Bay Packers. So there you have it, it can no longer be disputed who has the greatest uniforms in the NFL. End of discussion.
#50 by LeRoy in Wisconsin on 11.05.07 10:29 am |
Look no further then the AVP for volleyball logo creep and an interesting place to put a “Name On Back.” (NOB - Walsh)
As if most of us weren’t looking there anyhow…
#51 by Denis on 11.05.07 10:31 am |
Did anyone catch the crazy face mask worn by someone on the Cowboys defense. The player’s number was something in the 90’s.
I tried looking for picture evidence, but its hard to find when I don’t know what player it was.
This player had a crazy amount of horizontal bars across the front of the mask.
#52 by u2horn on 11.05.07 10:32 am |
Florida is UF, not FU.
#53 by Tommy Carrington on 11.05.07 10:33 am |
The first time I saw that wasa Gabrielle Reece back in the 90’s. I’ll see if I can find a picture.
#54 by nybatt on 11.05.07 10:35 am |
Nothing “official” yet, but I would figure the football giants to wear their RED alternate/throwback jersey for this sunday’s game against dallas.
has all the proper criteria:
* big NFC east game
* mid-late season
* national broadcast
2004: lost to philly
2005: beat dallas
2006: lost to dallas
interesting to note that the giants wore their “home” pants with the red alts in ‘04, but wore the “road” pants in ‘05 and ‘06.
must be a skiba-ism!
#55 by u2horn on 11.05.07 10:38 am |
Chris Canty
Here’s an article about some of the Cowboys’ helmets/facemasks. The print article had some nice accompanying pics. Unfortunately, the online article does not.
http://www.dallasnew...
#56 by Tommy Carrington on 11.05.07 10:43 am |
Why are all fun things eventually spoiled?
Oh well We can all still laugh at the ducks! Although this year it seems like they may laugh last.
#57 by Dusty on 11.05.07 10:46 am |
Things will really get interesting next week if Tomlinson ends up with no flag decal again and Chambers ends up wearing the decal.
#58 by Tommy Carrington on 11.05.07 10:46 am |
Well I didn’t find what I was looking for [just did a google image search]. But check out this bitchin’ display of logo creep.
#59 by Josh on 11.05.07 10:50 am |
There is an entire generation of people who could really care less about the original LT. I think the main reason the “LT” nickname is so huge for Tomlinson has been fantasy football. Millions and millions of people follow him for only that reason.
#60 by Dusty on 11.05.07 10:53 am |
Definitive picture from Chambers (and Tomlinson) last week without a decal:
So he didnt have it last week either.
#61 by College Kid on 11.05.07 10:54 am |
That’s a Riddell Revolution helmet, perhaps the safest helmet available and has been out since 2002. Somebody yesterday thought they saw someone wearing this, but it hasn’t hit the market yet. At first glimpse it appears similar to the Revolution, with the raised middle section, but the Revo provides more jaw protection and the ear holes are different.
#62 by Steve on 11.05.07 10:58 am |
I think we need more pics of the UCLA cheerleaders….to, um, better analyze this logo-creep issue. Yeah, that’s it!
#63 by Doug on 11.05.07 10:59 am |
Chinstrap flying off courtesy of Rolando McClain in Alabama’s opening game of the year against Western carolina. The hit was vicious and the kid and his helmet paid for it.
#64 by Doug on 11.05.07 11:00 am |
Sorry ,here’s the pic….
http://i22.tinypic.c...
#65 by Justin on 11.05.07 11:07 am |
FU would be actually be Furman University in South Carolina. Not sure if they have ever had a FU helmet.
Back to Florida (UF) I like a lot of their throwback helmets. The one they wore last year is really not even in my top 3. I like ‘65, ‘68, and ‘71-75.
#66 by MJ on 11.05.07 11:13 am |
The University of Colorado uses CU.
#67 by tim on 11.05.07 11:17 am |
randy moss is wearing the number 8 and which way you flip it (except if you flip it like the infinity sign)
#68 by Matt Powers on 11.05.07 11:18 am |
Furman actually onle uses the F, but it is in a very interesting design:
http://furmanpaladin...
#69 by Rick on 11.05.07 11:23 am |
I agree. This logo-creep issue with the UCLA cheerleaders has to be fully examined in great detail.
#70 by Nuk on 11.05.07 11:26 am |
Tradition more than anything. As well - the game was being broadcast nationwide back to Canada (Avs-Canucks from Saturday) - so they probably wanted to make sure they were wearing the poppies since most of the people watching the game would be Canadian.
#71 by RaoulDuke on 11.05.07 11:30 am |
Neat site with a lot of great old hockey pictures.
http://www.lpphoto.c...
#72 by Broker75 on 11.05.07 11:35 am |
I’ll take full responsibility in investigating this matter, however it will take these UCLA cheerleaders is question hours of wardrobe modelling..
#73 by Eriq Jaffe on 11.05.07 11:40 am |
Yep!
#74 by derek on 11.05.07 11:49 am |
Paul you made a typo, you said “size larg” instead of size large
#75 by JeffB on 11.05.07 11:51 am |
The Al Arbour Islanders jersey patch, complete with the number “1500″ and the date on it, must have resulted with the single most number of digits ever seen on a jersey when you add in the chest, back and sleeve numbers.
Seventeen in total!
#76 by MLB2PDX on 11.05.07 11:54 am |
Regarding Oregon, I have to say that their uni situation works. The media mentions them almost every week, to go along with the BCS standings (BTW, OSU loses at MICH…UO vs LSU in New Orleans. :)
Being a lifelong fan, season ticket holder, blah, blah…I still do not like them, but they have grown on me a little. In other words, I do not mind them as much as I used to. All I ask is that they:
- get rid of the friggin black (DuckTheBlack)
- and the wannabe bad ass Harley diamond plate
- and the flames on the white and yellow helmets
Mix and match all you want after that. Free pub…why not?
#77 by Minna H. on 11.05.07 11:58 am |
Paul, I love you! Thanks for posting this pic and reminding me of the BEST-looking NFL game this weekend. Well, except for this. Yes, the uni is still horrid, but Adrian Peterson can make anything look sweet. Hey, he’s the only reason to cheer for the Vikings this year!
#78 by Scott on 11.05.07 11:58 am |
Maybe I’m inattentive, but I recall when Paul first mentioned the new UCLA unis with the gold C, we all bitched about it needing a blue outline - today’s shot of Mbah a Moute had the outline…
#79 by Scott on 11.05.07 12:00 pm |
Whoops - meant to finish that off with “but it also appears to have a gold U. Anyone heard any updates on when/why this happened?”
#80 by josh's twin on 11.05.07 12:01 pm |
Neat site with a lot of great old hockey pictures.
http://www.lpphoto.c...
Great site. Thanks for posting. With all the attention focused on today’s goalies’ paint jobs, the goalie page on this site shows how interesting, and identifiable the masks of the ’70s were; much more than today. And how cool is that photo of a geriatric, naked-faced Gump Worsley in the North Stars gear? Even the one of him laid out is awesome.
#81 by Anthony Verna on 11.05.07 12:13 pm |
Ah, Minna, I dare not ask your opinion of Childress. I dare not.
#82 by derek on 11.05.07 12:25 pm |
Does anyone know how to create jersey concepts using adobe photoshop?
#83 by Kerry P on 11.05.07 12:26 pm |
The best looking NFL match-up this week end, you mean THIS?
#84 by Brandon on 11.05.07 12:29 pm |
I am still pissed about this damn technology and stuff, I thought I had the game recording and while I was trying to rewind to verifiy which player it was on I accidently changed the channel… causing me to lose what I had watched from the memory…. I could have sworn it was the new Xenith helmet… it did not have the same ear holes or jaw as a Revolution… I could just be slowly losing my mind though back to looking at wire pictures to see if I can find it
#85 by Pat on 11.05.07 12:34 pm |
Damn, post eaten. The U in UCLA is blue not gold. You can find a photo gallery at the Bruins official site.
#86 by Big L on 11.05.07 12:36 pm |
Are the flames noticeable during games? Also, I must admit I turned on the Duck game on Saturday wondering what combo they’d wear this week. I thought it was going to be the all yellow look (minus the helmet, although if they had chosen that look, I probably would have marked out for the yellow helmet)
#87 by Scott on 11.05.07 12:43 pm |
The U in UCLA is blue not gold
Now that I go back and enlarge the pic, yup. When I was doing my usual “teeny pics on the right, article on the left” windows, his thumbpad kinda made the top of the U look gold, but it was pretty obvious at full size. False alarm.
Still, the outline, as predicted, looks good on the C.
#88 by Kevin Corley on 11.05.07 12:46 pm |
The Eagles wore white at home last night to force the Cowboys into their “bad luck” blue jerseys. Didn’t quite work out the way they drew it up.
Maybe I’m the only one, and as a Redskins fan I just might be, but I think the Cowboys look better in the blue jerseys than the whites. I think most people are just accustomed to seeing them in the whites, so the blues look wrong.
Plus, as thoroughly analyzed in Paul’s ESPN column, the white-jersey combination seems way more disfunctional than the blue-jersey combination.
Looking at all the elements together, the blue-jersey combo looks more complete and befitting a professional football team.
That said, and knowing the Cowboys, they’ll never change the whites.
#89 by MLB2PDX on 11.05.07 12:53 pm |
No, you cannot see the flames on the helmets. But I dont care. I know they’re there, and that’s enough. I never minded the all yellow look that you linked to, or even those style of unis. The black and diamond plate just kills me. With the glossy paint they use I know the yellow helmets looked funky on TV and under the lights. Not really yellow, more like a ‘puke green-ish’. I’m guessing that’s why they haven’t worn them since.
#90 by Minna H. on 11.05.07 12:58 pm |
Anthony!, I was just thinking about how I hadn’t seen you in awhile. Re: Brad Childress–let me put it this way. We had a better option–now he’s the head coach of the Steelers. Another team that looks good in black. Enough said.
P.S. Seen any redheads lately?
#91 by Frankie on 11.05.07 1:01 pm |
Can anybody find me the template to the Vikings unis?
#92 by Chad G on 11.05.07 1:09 pm |
Brandon, what you probably saw was Julius Jones wearing the Schutt Air XP.
#93 by Robert on 11.05.07 1:09 pm |
I agree in the belief that the Cowboys blue-jersey combo is superior. In particular, I strongly prefer the pants used in that combination to the green-silver pants that are worn with the white jersey.
#94 by Walaitis on 11.05.07 1:09 pm |
The Cowboys unis I personally think are their best are the “retro” uniforms they occasioanlly pull out with the stars on the shoulders. To me, those are timeless.
#95 by Kevin Corley on 11.05.07 1:15 pm |
Gotta disagree there: The big, gaudy stars on the shoulders are too much.
#96 by Patrick on 11.05.07 1:16 pm |
The blue Cowboys combo is generic. I hate that it has nothing to do with their established home set at all.
And the quirky colors with the white home uniforms are what makes it great. Those green/silver pants are totally unique.
#97 by Brandon on 11.05.07 1:18 pm |
Thanks Chad, I am thinkin you’re right.. i guess that article was fresh im my mind and when I saw the earholes I thought some NFL player was taking a chance on a new technology. I had a couple of people saying it was a Revo.. but I that ugly thing is seared into my brain. Just the structure to the jaw makes it 100% Identifiable
#98 by Robert on 11.05.07 1:18 pm |
I have zero interest in track and field, but my Uni Obsession obligates me to ask why the lady who won the New York Marathon was wearing gloves while she ran.
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#99 by Jonathan on 11.05.07 1:21 pm |
Poppy on the Telegraph web site in the UK. Red flower. Black middle.
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#100 by BurghFan on 11.05.07 1:24 pm |
The Penguin jerseys from the Winter Classic piece are inaccurate; the font in the logo circle was never that thick. The first Penguin uniforms with the logo had this thin lettering, and a couple years later they went to the lettering from the