I think this would qualify. Not only is it a classic matchup, it’s a classic-looking matchup. There are definitely others out there — USC/Notre Dame or Texas/Oklahoma, for example — but this is my favorite. Let’s hope it stays that way next year when Michigan goes to Adidas. Considering the history, I don’t think there’s much to worry about. — Bryan
#1 by Kevin Grimstad on 11.18.07 7:43 am |
Does anyone know how many buckeye stickers can fit on an Ohio State helmet? If so, has any player ever completely filled their helmet with buckeyes?
#2 by Gnu on 11.18.07 7:52 am |
Kevin Grimstad said:
It would depend on the size of the buckeye. In the days of Woody Hayes & Archie Griffin, the buckeyes were much larger, limiting the potential count per helmet.
#3 by Taylor on 11.18.07 7:53 am |
I’ve always been curious, how does somebody get a Buckeye and who gives it out. I assume it is given by coaches for good plays, but I’m not sure. Thanks for your help.
#4 by LI Phil on 11.18.07 8:03 am |
Kevin Grimstad said:
this might help
#5 by LI Phil on 11.18.07 8:17 am |
LI Phil said:
current buckeyes accumulated, excluding yesterday’s game against michigan
more info: Ohio State University (white sticker with green buckeye leaves)
Few schools are more proud of its football traditions than Ohio State, and its buckeye leaves are no exception. In fact, Ohio State does more than any other school to publicize its practice. A chart in the Woody Hayes football building chronicles the number of leaves earned by each player.
Ohio State is perhaps the oldest practitioner of helmet stickerology. The tradition dates back to 1968 and the height of the Woody Hayes Era. And what’s a buckeye, you ask? It’s called a chestnut in most parts of the country.
#6 by Matthew on 11.18.07 8:28 am |
The fact that both fields now have flubberturf and they don’t get any grass stains on their unis takes this one down several notches.
#7 by BigMatt on 11.18.07 8:38 am |
H O O S I E R S ! ! ! Y E S ! ! !
#8 by Dootie Bubble on 11.18.07 8:59 am |
In my humble opinion, helmet stickers look far more immature than excessive eye black. I think my little sister had a similar formula to Ohio State’s for putting “My Little Kitty” and “Strawberry Shortcake” stickers on her trapper keepers. I always thought Mark Richt was something of a clown for pulling such a stunt in a real college football conference.
#9 by Patrick on 11.18.07 9:11 am |
It would be classic football, except it’s being played on fake turf. Play it on real grass, then it’s classic.
#10 by Tom Luckman on 11.18.07 9:18 am |
Are we really still talking about excessive eye black? Can’t we give that one a rest.
I like Ohio State’s stickers, but other colleges not so much.
#11 by C.N. on 11.18.07 9:22 am |
Tom Luckman said:
I agree, on all counts.
And, a buckeye and a chestnut aren’t the same thing, though they’re similar. Take it from someone who has been hit in the head by both while walking under trees, they’re not the same.
But, I’ve never been struck by lightning. Go figure.
#12 by Erik on 11.18.07 9:36 am |
Here’s a name for ya…
Link
Can’t wait to see that NOB
#13 by AB on 11.18.07 9:40 am |
Tom Luckman said:
Agreed, but I think FSU’s tomahawk stickers look pretty sweet too.
#14 by Jason Axel on 11.18.07 9:42 am |
I noticed yesterday, I wanna see if anyone has a good pic or knows about it…Northwestern’s pride stickers….there are like 3 different kinds…like the Northwestern N, the wildcat paw and another…
#15 by Stuby on 11.18.07 9:43 am |
Texas Tech went all Blackout in their win against Oklahoma. Ugly as sin but you can’t argue with the results.
p.s. if your nickname is the RED RAIDERS, why the hell are you wearing all black?
#16 by DenverGregg on 11.18.07 9:56 am |
Not a fan of either team, but they both have a look that works.
There haven’t been many changes in the looks for those two teams since I started watching around ‘70, excepting socks. NCAA should follow NFL’s lead on having socks required. I’m looking forward to the end of the “low whites” fad too.
#17 by Hed-Bone11 on 11.18.07 10:02 am |
Are we really still talking about excessive eye black? Can’t we give that one a rest.
I like Ohio State’s stickers, but other colleges not so much.
Agreed, but I think FSU’s tomahawk stickers look pretty sweet too.
Florida State has the best looking helmets in college football.
#18 by Dootie Bubble on 11.18.07 10:13 am |
Luckman with a classic post! He sees the words “eye black” in a post and instead of pretending to read said post to see it only tangentially references yesterday’s debate without engaging in it he says “Are we really still talking about excessive eye black? Can’t we give that one a rest. (sic)” which is replied to two or three times. Genius!
Not surprised he thinks FSU helmets are neat. The tomahawks are lame just like the Seminole nation for rolling over and letting their name and image be besmirched by a “school” whose athletic program repeatedly cuts corners to win and isn’t even doing much of that lately. Class is something the vast majority of Semi-hole players neither attend or embody.
#19 by LI Phil on 11.18.07 10:18 am |
i didn’t think luckman said anything about FSU’s helmets…i believe that was hed-bone
/carry on
#20 by Will on 11.18.07 11:01 am |
I can’t find a decent picture, but Italy keeper Gianluigi Buffon was wearing a dodgy beany hat, as well as what appeared to be a warm-up suit underneath his jersey, as they beat Scotland last night. He looked like he should’ve been playing in a park somewhere.
#21 by Anthony M on 11.18.07 11:15 am |
Dootie Bubble said:
Are you kidding? After all the stink that was made yesterday over that picture, you just happened to reference eye black and how you perceive it? I don’t buy it. You were clearly referencing yesterday’s post and Luckman was on the money.
#22 by Mike on 11.18.07 11:16 am |
Does anyone remember those ESPN commercials with old Buckeye coach, John Cooper? He was standing in the locker room explaining how to receive a Buckeye. “Make a big play.. BUCKEYE. Win a game.. BUCKEYE.”
#23 by Christopher on 11.18.07 11:20 am |
Erik said:
Yeah, i mentioned that here a few weeks ago. Unfortunately, after a little research, I found that he merely puts the word “Chief” on the back of his jersey.
Interesting thing though, his middle name is Chief. Full name:
Grlenntys Chief Kickingstallionsims, Jr.
#24 by Mike Engle on 11.18.07 11:30 am |
Christopher said:
If the NFL doesn’t allow “HE HATE ME” or Jim Druckenmiller to shorten his name to “DRUCK,” then I guarantee you “CHIEF” would become “KICKINGSTALLIONSIMS.” Holy sh*t, I just realized that that’s a 19-letter surname.
#25 by LI Phil on 11.18.07 11:43 am |
soooo…….
which teams are breaking out the throwbacks or alts today? anyone?
#26 by Mike Engle on 11.18.07 11:44 am |
Mike Engle said:
Wow, I get the stupid quote of the day. I thought he was an offensive lineman. Well, the NBA would probably make him have his last name anyway, so let’s hope he gets drafted.
#27 by TD on 11.18.07 11:49 am |
Lloyd Carr Face
Blasted meddling buckeyes!
#28 by Dan on 11.18.07 11:52 am |
Check out Louisville’s new basketball uniforms
New home
Old Home
http://i.a.cnn.net/s...
New Road
Old Roadhttp://cache.viewima...
New Alternate
Old Alternatehttp://heraldleader....
#29 by Dan on 11.18.07 11:56 am |
sorry links got screwed up
THe old home pic is actually the new home here are the new road and alternate
Alternate Jerseyhttp://store.cstv.co...
#30 by Alan #44 on 11.18.07 12:04 pm |
Mike Engle said:
Scholarly guy…recreation therapy major.
#31 by Christopher on 11.18.07 12:39 pm |
Mike Engle said:
I actually don’t think he’s NBA material at all. I honestly don’t know, but just judging from the few articles that even mention him.
However- who knows… maybe he’ll play overseas or something, or another baseketball league.
#32 by Taylor on 11.18.07 1:00 pm |
Has anybody seen George Mason University’s basketball jerseys for this season? I can’t find a pic anywhere! Thanks.
#33 by fraser on 11.18.07 1:07 pm |
CFL East Division Final Winnipeg and Toronto is colour on colour. ‘Peg in gold retros T.O. in home blue
#34 by Buckeye Mike on 11.18.07 1:11 pm |
Mike said:
That wasn’t Cooper. It was one of the equipment guys. And to answer the question from before, last year many people filled the helmet up with stickers. Smith had something like 99, Ginn was up there too. They had to put stickers on top of others to fit them all on. Here is a pic of Teddy Ginn with his helmet full.
#35 by Buckeye Mike on 11.18.07 1:12 pm |
of course that was from the year before, in ‘05, but you get the idea.
#36 by Mike Engle on 11.18.07 1:20 pm |
Buckeye Mike said:
Do buckeyes reset with each football season or does the player keep them his whole career?
#37 by Spencer on 11.18.07 1:23 pm |
This is all I could find for George Mason bball jerseys
#38 by Spencer on 11.18.07 1:24 pm |
By the way, those new Louisville uniforms are pretty bad- especially the “Cards” on the rear neckline.
#39 by Joseph on 11.18.07 1:42 pm |
Stuby said:
Probably the same reason the Rutgers SCARLET KNIGHTS did it
#40 by Ryan on 11.18.07 1:43 pm |
Chad Johnson is sporting an orange chinstrap today. He was wearing a standard white chinstrap last week.
#41 by shaylen on 11.18.07 1:44 pm |
The Saints are wearing gold pantz today, just thought i’d throw that out there.
#42 by Brian E. on 11.18.07 1:45 pm |
It’s a reset each year.
Each year, Ohio State’s helmets start our blank and game 2 is when we see the first buckeye leaf stickers.
As for a career tally, I know of no such thing.
#43 by shaylen on 11.18.07 1:45 pm |
pants*
#44 by Gage on 11.18.07 1:55 pm |
Yeah, the UM-OSU matchup looks great…except for the giant Nike symbols.
#45 by Kyle O. on 11.18.07 2:08 pm |
I am listening to the Browns game on the radio and the announcers just mentioned that Kellen Winslow and Steve Heiden are wearing “lineman type lemets because they knew this would be a hard hitting game instead of their ussual helmets” I assume they are wearing the Revolution but I am not within the TV range to watch it.
#46 by Aaron G. Stock on 11.18.07 2:12 pm |
Phillies will be unveiling their home alternates November 29.
Some of us may recall that they’ve been leaked already (original linked thread has been archived and registration is required). Flickr Photo here.
#47 by James Craven on 11.18.07 2:14 pm |
In MLS Cup 2007, refs in green jerseys. Must say that’s sharp looking with the black trim. Also, Houston in Orange, New England in blue…and Houston won 2-1.
#48 by Dan King on 11.18.07 2:18 pm |
Kyle O. said:
Winslow is wearing the revolution but Heiden isn’t as far as i can tell.
also for helmet stickers, i like UGA’s b/c they don’t take up that much space on the helmet and everyone’s helmet still looks the same, unlike OSU’s.
#49 by Hed-Bone11 on 11.18.07 2:19 pm |
Watching the Ravens/Browns game I can’t help but notice how much better Cleveland’s striped socks looked compared to the all brown.
#50 by James Craven on 11.18.07 2:21 pm |
BTW, on the same Flickr account as the Phils’ leaked alternates, there’s the Mets final season at Shea Stadium logo, and in the MLB Shop, specifically the Yankees Shop, there is a small look at the Yankee Stadium final season logo with the front of the original Yankee Stadium pre-renovation front facade. Also, the Yanks will double patch with the ASG logo on the right sleeve and the Yankee Stadium logo on the left.
Did anyone mention that the Blue Jays are also having a 1977 replica alternate as well in light blue?
#51 by NEO on 11.18.07 2:48 pm |
Im thinking that the Jaguars Unis may have something to do with why they are winning today at halftime….they sorta look like a football team today!
#52 by MLB2PDX on 11.18.07 2:49 pm |
Was at the Oregon/Portland basketball game last night and UO wore all green…no black involved. Not a big deal, but there was talk that they got rid of the green unis and now had a green and black combo instead. It was good to see no black…
#53 by James Craven on 11.18.07 2:54 pm |
As for the Jays’ 1977 throwback, quoting many boardies “That’s Little League.”
#54 by Ryan Cousineau on 11.18.07 2:56 pm |
This has nothing to do with the comments above, but I had to share this Euro-hockey example of the logo creep end times.
I lost count at 12 sponsor logos…
#55 by Matt on 11.18.07 3:02 pm |
That wasn’t Cooper. It was one of the equipment guys. And to answer the question from before, last year many people filled the helmet up with stickers. Smith had something like 99, Ginn was up there too. They had to put stickers on top of others to fit them all on. Here is a pic of Teddy Ginn with his helmet full.
That pic was from two years ago in the Fiesta Bowl vs. Notre Dame!
#56 by Arthur Dent on 11.18.07 3:06 pm |
Good pic of Larry Walker wearing one of those futuristic unis here.
#57 by Andrew on 11.18.07 3:07 pm |
Speaking of sponsor logos… I lost count in the Michigan-OSU picture at 14 swooshes!
#58 by Greg on 11.18.07 3:36 pm |
Joseph said:
Rutgers should never do it again, simply because they have red helmets. Tech on the other hand looked so good, i was jealous of those guys. They looked fast, intimidating, and just all-around bad ass. But it only works because the helmet matches the rest of the uniform.
#59 by Matt from L.A. on 11.18.07 3:41 pm |
Andrew I’m up to 17
#60 by Benjamin on 11.18.07 3:58 pm |
Adam Vinatieri has “Riddell” on his nose bumber while the other Colts have “Colts.”
#61 by John in Athens on 11.18.07 4:05 pm |
Arthur Dent said:
What is your definition of good?
#62 by Kek on 11.18.07 4:09 pm |
Refs in Steelers/Jets game have cold weather gear on. First I’ve seen of it this year (at least in games I’ve watched)
#63 by Talon Lardner on 11.18.07 4:14 pm |
John in Athens said:
It doesn’t look all THAT bad in the light, though maybe it could do without the pinstripe pants.
#64 by Anthony Verna on 11.18.07 4:25 pm |
McNabb goes down for the Eagles.
A.J. Feely comes in. His #14 looks very, very spaced out compared to all the other Eagles. I’ll try to find pictures and will post if I can.
#65 by Kek on 11.18.07 4:26 pm |
Kek said:
I failed to mention on original post, Jets in the all green, cucumber look too.
#66 by TD on 11.18.07 4:27 pm |
Mike Sellers (Redskins) wearing a Schutt Ion helmet. First time I’ve seen one in a game outside of the Giants. Really stark with the gold facemask.
#67 by DCM on 11.18.07 4:32 pm |
The Dawgs were giving out bones for good plays long before Richt came along, although in the Herschel era they wore tiny stars, applied to the back of the helmet in rows of circles around the numbers on the back of the helmet.
A unique thing about Georgia’s bones is that you can immediately recognize the ones given for academic achievement…those bones are black.
I’m not the hugest fan of these stickers, especially near the end of the year when they take up so much space. Ohio State’s buckeyes are ok because that’s the only thing on the helmet.
That’s why I love the Bills’ white throwback helmets…the backs are completely uncluttered.
#68 by Stevo on 11.18.07 4:36 pm |
John in Athens said:
Never said the uni was good, just said the pic was of good quality, which I agree with.
#69 by John in Athens on 11.18.07 4:48 pm |
Stevo said:
What is your definition of quality?
(I got it. I was joking.)
#70 by Aaron Scholder on 11.18.07 4:57 pm |
Great look here at how a football is made: http://broadband.tsn...
#71 by zach on 11.18.07 5:06 pm |
Mike said:
I DO remember that. In fact, when the question was brought up in the comments, the first thing that popped in my head was: “BUCKEYE!”, as said by that scratchy old man voice. Those were the classic days of ESPN commercials as far as I’m concerned. I grew up with Olbermann on Sunday nights with my dad, and that commercial, along with the cameos by the Mets mascot, really stand out in my mind.
as far as uni’s are concerned, did anyone notice that Frank Gore was wearing white socks with red striped, where as the entire team was wearing red socks with white stripes?
And man, do I miss those old uniforms.
#72 by ek on 11.18.07 5:14 pm |
Tampa Tribune reports Univ Of South Florida going to Under Armour next year. Wore Nike last few years.
http://www2.tbo.com/...
#73 by MikeyB on 11.18.07 5:22 pm |
Kek said:
The refs in a few other games (the Browns/Ravens, Panthers/Packers, and Bears/Seahwaks are what I remember seeing) are wearing them too.
#74 by Adam on 11.18.07 5:45 pm |
James Craven said:
What are you talking about? U got a link or a pic…? Would love to see.
#75 by Chuck Ryals on 11.18.07 5:54 pm |
todays “GARISH UNIS” game goes to the Cardinals vs Bengals….. oiy vey!
#76 by Donnie Knutts on 11.18.07 5:57 pm |
Will said:
Buffon looked like a hobo for sure-
http://tinyurl.com/y...
#77 by Adam on 11.18.07 6:00 pm |
Tom Luckman said:
Luck….you have to admit that the dog bones on the back of Gerorgia’s helmets is a classic. I do recall the Hershel Walker years that they were a round white sticker.
N.C…tar heel looks classy anywhere
Clemson…kitty paws always look cool.
WVU….a rifle/muskett..kinda odd
Old School (gone) Pitt’s old mustards Dorsett/Marino era.
Could benefit..Penn State…never happen.
#78 by S Bennett on 11.18.07 6:00 pm |
Christopher said:
He’s not NBA material because all those letters on his back are weighing him down and affecting his vertical.
That name would have to be arched so much, it’ll be a circle around his number.
SB
#79 by Brian from Short Island on 11.18.07 6:20 pm |
Matthew said:
My first thought… Go Irish!
#80 by Brian from Short Island on 11.18.07 6:26 pm |
James Craven said:
SHIT, no! OSI (Official Sports, Inc.) redesigned ALL of the uniforms… This is bad because, as a referee, I have to buy all of this crap again.
Hopefully they phase them in…
#81 by Cody on 11.18.07 6:26 pm |
I know about the green dots on the back of the QBs helmets to identify that only one player has a radio, but I’ve noticed today that Roy Williams (Dallas Roy, not Detroit Roy) has a yellow dot. Anyone know what that’s about?
#82 by Sam P. on 11.18.07 6:35 pm |
LI Phil said:
Niners…
http://assets.espn.g...
if only their offense would start playing like the teams that made these jerseys famous
#83 by Dan on 11.18.07 6:38 pm |
Thomas Jones of the Jets has a rip on the back of his nameplaye can anyone get a screengrab
Also really cool item on ebay
Link
#84 by Caleb on 11.18.07 6:40 pm |
Just got back from the Packer/Panthers game. Woodson continues to have mid-calf skin showing as well as spatting the hell out of his black shoes with white tape. #18 for Carolina, Carter, had a real problem with the regular pull-up socks. He was one of the few skill position guys that didn’t use a cut up sock over the knee; probably at its worst when he scored late in the game.
#85 by scot on 11.18.07 6:46 pm |
Alan #44 said:
I have a degree in Recreation Therapy from Western Kentucky University, class of 1986. I went on to work at the (former) Yale Psychiatric Institute and the Yale Child Study Center. I now manage a resort. No offense taken… Many of the students in the program were athletes. One of them was Tellis Frank. The guy couldn’t pass puppet making, we seriously had to make a puppet in Social Rec., but was an NBA lottery pick. I saw him in the Nashville airport two years later, wearing my yearly salary in clothing and jewelry, waiting on a limo. Apparently the NBA does not require the making of puppets.
#86 by Ryan on 11.18.07 7:06 pm |
ek said:
Well, should I brace myself for this one? The only Under Armour account that doesn’t look like complete crap is Auburn (who look damn good, and I hope it stays that way!)
#87 by Brian Terreson on 11.18.07 7:17 pm |
Did anyone else notice that Lovie Smith has a Tampa Bay Buccaneers logo sticker on his headset (his left side) during the seahawks vs. bears game? can anyone get a screen shot?
#88 by Sam P. on 11.18.07 7:24 pm |
non uni-related sports question…
why aren’t Field Goals reviewable?
#89 by BigMatt on 11.18.07 7:28 pm |
The more Swooshes the better!!! Long live Nike and all their glory!!
#90 by Sean on 11.18.07 7:29 pm |
Jason Axel said:
According to this link, it says that Northwestern started using stickers when Gary Barnett once coached the team. The late Randy Walker, later added a few new stickers including a cat’s head for outstanding game perfomance, a star; for a great play, and a cat’s paw for outstanding special teams work.
This link (hoping it works)shows an example of the placement of stickers. It appears on that helmet that there is also a dog bone sticker, which I have no idea what it is about.
Paul is probably upset that we’re discussing a college teams unis that have a certain color that must not be named.
#91 by TD on 11.18.07 7:30 pm |
Sam P. said:
Field goals are reviewable – the Browns got their game-tying FG today on an overturned no-good call, and that was a booth review.
The officials in Seattle are also in the winter duds. Wimps.
#92 by Sam P. on 11.18.07 7:31 pm |
TD said:
When I was watching they stated that the play wasn’t reviewable. And the call on the field was changed after a conference by the referees not by review…
#93 by TD on 11.18.07 7:34 pm |
Current (end of game) temp in Seattle: 46 degrees.
#94 by TD on 11.18.07 7:37 pm |
Larry Nemmers was the ref for the Seattle game.
#95 by Sean on 11.18.07 7:38 pm |
Sean said:
For the View Images link I posted, type “Northwestern Football”, then click on page 22. It is image 128 of 201+, or the second inmage for that page. Sorry, for any problems. :O
#96 by steve on 11.18.07 7:48 pm |
Sam P. said:
It was not a boothreview. Field goals are not reviewable and it was overturned after a ref conference
#97 by Ben on 11.18.07 7:55 pm |
Iona forward Derrick Gray is wearing a t-shirt underneath his jersey that noone else is in their game against UNC.
#98 by DannyB on 11.18.07 7:59 pm |
I enjoy the helmet stickers.. my old high school used stars for special teams/team awards, footballs for offense, skull and crossbones for defense, and the king of them all – the flying goose for a shutout. Geese and skulls on the left, stars and footballs on the right. Stickets were black ink on a transparent back, about the size of the OSU Buckeyes.
We had white helmets with a simple black-green-black stripe and a green/black Stanford style S, so the clutter added a bit of life to the helmets.
#99 by Sam P. on 11.18.07 8:04 pm |
so I thought Michigan used to wear the pride stickers… and in a google search I came across something I never knew. In the Ara Parseghian days, ND had pride stickers!!!
http://www.bluegrays...
#100 by Stuby on 11.18.07 8:12 pm |
Sam P. said:
Michigan did, I’m not sure when they quit. I believe it was football shaped with a wolverine in it. You can sort of see it here.
#101 by Sam P. on 11.18.07 8:16 pm |
Stuby said:
I knew I wasn’t crazy, just had to back far enough…
strike a pose!
http://www.thephatph...
#102 by LI Phil on 11.18.07 8:39 pm |
TD said:
buffalo, ny…gametime (start) temp…34 degrees…refs in white pants
#103 by Bryan Redemske on 11.18.07 8:41 pm |
Sam P. said:
Or you could just click on the link in today’s main post …
#104 by todd krevanchi on 11.18.07 8:44 pm |
as a quick survey…
is there anyone else who prefers to have weekend entries listed as saturday open thread and sunday open thread?
i do.
when referring back to previous days or weeks its so much easier to distinguish, plus the “…open thread” titles act as nice separator from week to week.
just seeing how you all feel…
#105 by Sam P. on 11.18.07 8:58 pm |
Bryan Redemske said:
I saw that about 2 mins after I posted…
sheer genious on my behalf!
#106 by Sammy on 11.18.07 9:02 pm |
Bryan Redemske said:
UMich wore the stickers during Bo’s era, and it appears into Moeller’s time as coach. I’m pretty sure Carr did away with them. Who knows? The stickers might be back next year! But I hope not, because they really mess with the stripes and wings look. They only work with OSU and FSU because they are on light backgrounds and otherwise simple designs, IMO.
#107 by Anthony Verna on 11.18.07 9:04 pm |
Oy. I had a post eaten!
#108 by Kevin Dumphy on 11.18.07 9:07 pm |
Georgia’s helmet stickers always have annoyed me to no end (maybe because I’m a Florida fan) that cluster of black and white bones always make me dizzy.
#109 by Kurt Nelson on 11.18.07 9:15 pm |
I thought the Georgia stickers were Breathe Right strips.
#110 by paul on 11.18.07 9:24 pm |
Stephen Jackson (of the Warriors) had the number 23 scribbled onto the back of his headband in black sharpie in the game in Toronto. Paying homage to Jason Richardson?
#111 by James Craven on 11.18.07 9:25 pm |
And for those who asked about the Blue Jays’ alt…
http://img.photobuck...
#112 by Matt D. on 11.18.07 9:30 pm |
Number 5 on Miami’s basketball team has his U.S. flag patch upside down against Providence on ESPN2
#113 by Nicole on 11.18.07 9:37 pm |
Brian from Short Island said:
Playing soccer growing up we only had the black ref unis. Since then, we’ve added fuschia, red, blue and yellow – short and long, some with the matrix of checks, some without, some with stripes, some without. Now we’ve got green?
If I remember correctly, the reasoning for introducing the colors was “safety” – meaning that when you wear all black in the summer, you get really, really hot. The reason they went with fuschia (and later yellow) was that you didn’t run into many teams wearing those colors, so you were assured the refs wouldn’t be wearing the same color as one of the two teams.
So what’s the reasoning for red, blue and green, seeing as they are some of the most common colors?
I remember that once the red made it into rotation that I’d be carrying more equipment as a ref than I did as a player, since all 3 refs had to be wearing the same thing.
#114 by NEO on 11.18.07 9:41 pm |
According To John Madden, Bill Belicheck’s coaches wear are “Give Ups” because it looks like he doenst care what he is wearing. LOL
#115 by Nicole on 11.18.07 9:42 pm |
TD said:
The refs wanted to review and they contacted the guy in the booth who basically told them “too bad, I can’t review that” and he told them they had to figure it out themselves. On one of the review shows I heard it took 5:23 for them to make the “good” call
#116 by John Boris on 11.18.07 9:43 pm |
Did Belichick always have that “BB” under the Pats symbol on his gray sweatshirt?
#117 by Stevo on 11.18.07 9:45 pm |
Nicole said:
Maybe yellow is starting to be used more by Goalkeepers?
#118 by LI Phil on 11.18.07 9:50 pm |
John Boris said:
he’s had it all season long…before that, i can’t say
btw…why does he keep his challenge flag in his sock? doesn’t want to spill any pixie dust out of his pockets?
#119 by Deron on 11.18.07 9:51 pm |
Cody said:
I saw that too, but it looked like the QB green dot to me. I thought he might have had issues with his helmet and had do grab a backup QB’s helmet.
#120 by Kurt Nelson on 11.18.07 9:55 pm |
John Boris said:
!st time I noticed it was 3 years ago……could have been longer.
#121 by Cody on 11.18.07 10:03 pm |
Deron said:
It looked more to me like yellow to me, but I wasn’t paying that close of attention to it.
#122 by Deron on 11.18.07 10:08 pm |
Cody said:
I just caught a quick look at it (maybe yellow, maybe green), and actually figured when I got to a computer, it would have been discussed here half to death. Can’t find a good pic online. Hopefully someone can find out what it was all about.
#123 by Paul Lukas on 11.18.07 10:26 pm |
todd krevanchi said:
I am SOOOO sick of the term “Open Thread.” The new format came at my direction (the fact that it happened when Bryan took over for Vince is just coincidental). My apologies to anyone who doesn’t like it, but we’re gonna stick with the new format.
#124 by Drew Glover on 11.18.07 10:37 pm |
Any word on whether or not Chambers’ helmet had a flag?
#125 by Lauren on 11.18.07 10:40 pm |
Going back to the Buckeye stickers, do the players put them on themselves or do equipment managers put them on? It kind of takes the spirit out of it if it’s like, “yay you! You get a Buckeye!! Now go hand in your helmet to the equipment managers…”
I would want to do it myself. But then again, I also visit a website all about uniforms…
#126 by Stevo on 11.18.07 10:48 pm |
Lauren said:
They might be something that the coaches leave in your locker at the end of practice sometime during the week.
#127 by LI Phil on 11.18.07 10:55 pm |
Lauren said:
i believe the players themselves affix them
all but the recreational therapy majors that is
#128 by todd krevanchi on 11.18.07 10:59 pm |
Paul Lukas said:
ok thats fine. whether the term “open thread” is used or not, all im saying is that when i go back and look at past posts it was a lot easier to distinguish weekdays from weekends based on the entry headlines the old way. especially since days of the week arent currently used in any of the entry labeling.
i have no problems with using headlines like this moving forward, but may i suggest that when dating entries, you include the day of the week as well?
currently when entries are listed they are dated 2 different ways,
November 18, 2007
or
11.18.07
it would be nicer to see,
Sunday November 18, 2007
and
Sunday 11.18.07
#129 by John M on 11.18.07 11:07 pm |
I believe some of the Redskins were wearing script “R” rubber pieces on their helmet bumpers today, similar to the “NY” that the Giants have been using. I searched for pictures but cannot find any, but I believe Jason Campbell was one of the players with such a piece. Can anyone confirm this with visual proof?
#130 by S Bennett on 11.18.07 11:22 pm |
LI Phil said:
Actually, I’m pretty sure the equip. managers do. I remember seeing a bit somewhere where the players come in to the next practise looking to see how many new ones they got. The bust chops about who got more, playfully lobby to have “injustices’ righted, and so on. Basically, it brings a bit of enthusiasm to day one of preparing for next Saturday.
SB
#131 by Patrick on 11.19.07 1:16 am |
Re: Football helmet stickers
Michigan State started putting them on this season. It’s a tiny block S as they had changed their primary helmet logo to the Spartan. I for one do not care for the use of helmet stickers in team sports. I think it clutters up the helmet and aesthetically detracts from it. Either everyone gets a sticker or nobody gets one! I know I’m late to the party on this one, just throwing my two cents in.
#132 by Juan Grande on 11.19.07 2:43 am |
Clinton Portis had his yellow shoe laces and funky socks going again in today’s Skins/Cowboys game. And thanks to Paul’s article a week or so ago, the entire game I kept thinking about how screwed up the Cowboys uniforms are.
#133 by Ken on 11.19.07 6:20 am |
I don’t know if this has been mentioned yet but I think Tressel’s jacket during the Michigan game was mighty snazzy.
The circa 1978 Nike symbol was a nice touch.
http://scores.espn.g...
#134 by Brian on 11.19.07 6:56 am |
Anyone notice Skins FB Mike Sellers’ helmet?
#135 by Joe on 11.19.07 7:25 am |
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Brian said:
I did, you can add him and Steve Heiden to the list of players wearing the Schutt Ion.
#136 by Kevin Corley on 11.19.07 8:26 am |
John M said:
No visual evidence, but I noticed this too. Jason Campbell definitely had a “raised” script-R.
#137 by Geeman on 11.19.07 8:42 am |
I think this would qualify. Not only is it a classic matchup, it’s a classic-looking matchup. There are definitely others out there — USC/Notre Dame or Texas/Oklahoma, for example — but this is my favorite. Let’s hope it stays that way next year when Michigan goes to Adidas. Considering the history, I don’t think there’s much to worry about. — Bryan
You forget what Adidas did to Notre Dame and Nebraska a few years ago before those ships were righted.
#138 by Geeman on 11.19.07 8:50 am |
Geeman said:
#139 by Brad "Lainey" on 11.19.07 10:41 am |
Another important thing to remember about OSU’s Buckeye Leaves; none are awarded if the team doesn’t win.
#140 by blisters on 11.19.07 2:16 pm |
Will said:
He’s the best goalkeeper in the world. I’ll give him a pass on that uni-fashion faux pas
#141 by MIKE on 11.20.07 5:06 pm |
Pretty sure the Jets didnt retire curtis’ # that will happen when he goes to the hall.
the Knicks wore number on their shorts too, back when the first did the black side panels