What’s been the biggest change in pro football over the past 30 years? A lot of things come to mind: modern training methods, the increased size of linemen, the overall increase in athleticism and speed, the advent of video review, the increasing dominance of African-American players, the disappearance of jersey sleeves, the utter joylessness of head coaches.
But if you ask me, the biggest development — and easily the most underrated one — is the ubiquity of gloves. Almost everyone wears them now, even quarterbacks, and it’s no exaggeration to say that most of the acrobatic catches you see receivers making these days wouldn’t be possible without them. Yeah, some players in the pre-glove era wore stickum, but I saw Lester Hayes and Fred Biletnikoff in their primes, and they couldn’t make any of these one-handed catches that you routinely see guys making today. Gloves have completely redefined the passing game.
All of which came to mind during yesterday’s Cowboys/Eagles game, which featured something I’d never seen before: Philly WR Kevin Curtis took a spill along the sideline, and at first it looked like his glove had come off during the play. But as he got up, it became apparent that the glove had actually fallen apart — the upper part was still on his wrist while the lower part had been ripped right off of his hand, much to Curtis’s own confusion.
In other developments from yesterday:
• Jason Taylor’s captaincy patch was coming loose by the end of the Dolphins/Ravens game.
• As has been noted here several times in recent weeks, the “Ravens” wordmark has been missing from Willis McGahee’s black jersey in recent weeks, but it was present and accounted for on his purple jersey yesterday.
• The Redskins usually wear these socks with their burgundy pants, but they went with these — ugh.
• Now that’s a football game. But if Derek Anderson was playing with a sewn-in pocket, why did he need an oven mitt?
(Big thanks to Chad Todd and Randy Williams from the Kevin Curtis screen grabs.)
Research Project: My ESPN colleague Mary Buckheit is working on a piece about women’s volleyball uniforms — why they’re so skimpy, why some players have issues with them, why they’re so different from the men’s uniforms, whether they’re so revealing that they’ve actually led some players to develop eating disorders, that sort of thing. Here’s a note from her:
The sport of volleyball has seen it all — unitards, mesh shorts, bun huggers, long sleeves, racerback jerseys, tall socks, no socks — what’s the deal? What is the functionality of volleyball uniforms, specifically the super-short spandex? Are women really inhibited by “cumbersome” traditional athletic shorts? You know, the ones that are perfectly suitable for soccer and basketball. Do the minis really make you perform better? Would men’s statistics spike if they dared ditch their mesh or board shorts in favor of a biker boxer brief type uni? Would they tally more digs that way? C’mon.
When you see volleyball on TV, do you stop and watch for an extra second to scope out the 6-foot college coeds in 3-inch spandex shorts? If so, any feelings on what it would be like as a father of a high school volleyball player knowing guys in the gym are doing the same thing to your 16-year-old sophomore setter?
If anyone has any thoughts on this, please feel free to contact me. Thanks!
I know at least a few of you know a lot more about volleyball than I do, so please share your knowledge with Mary. Thanks.
Raffle Reminder: In case you missed it on Friday, I’m currently raffling off a bunch of stuff. For details, scroll down to the middle of Friday’s entry. As always, you can increase your odds of winning by joining the Uni Watch membership program.
Uni Watch News Ticker: Check out this photo of Lou Gehrig, Tris Speaker, Ty Cobb, and Babe Ruth. Odd to see that the insignia on Ruth’s jacket is “N.Y.,” but on Gehrig’s it appears to be just “NY” — no periods (with thanks to Bruce Menard). … A member of the Winthrop women’s hoops team has changed her uni number to honor her late fiancé (as forwarded by Jonathan Carone). … A reader who prefers not to give his real name has gotten some good pics showing exactly how the Rangers are hemming their jerseys. … Yikes. … Northwest Missouri State safety Aldwin Foster-Rettig (who already has a lengthy NOB) tore his jersey on Saturday, leading to a rather makeshift repair (with thanks to Chris Wheeler). … Michael Poplawski reports that German Bundesliga club Werder Bremen modified their jersey crest to look like a Christmas tree on Saturday. Here’s a closer view. … Reprinted from Sunday’s comments: Wisconsin-Whitewater’s jerseys have a “Warhawks” wordmark, but it was missing from Justin Beaver’s jersey. … The Dayton hoops team has unveiled some alternate throwbacks (with thanks to Todd Herzog). … This has resulted in this. … More NFL fines assessed here. … Doug Weight, making his Ducks debut last night, was wearing a pair of Brad May’s gloves (good catch by Alex Warner). … Remember the recent Ticker item about the missing stripes on Bill Guerin’s jersey? Here’s a follow-up (with thanks to Michael Schuerlein).
#1 by Shaftman on 12.17.07 9:19 am |
With Ruth, the “.”’s could have been mustard stains.
#2 by Dane on 12.17.07 9:20 am |
Some seriously large NOB in this photo gallery:
http://www.gettyimag...
#3 by Shaftman on 12.17.07 9:22 am |
This is a good shot of what he was talking about.
#4 by Rick on 12.17.07 9:25 am |
From the little I saw of the NFL yesterday, Green Bay, The Giants and the Redskins are all still wearing ‘21′ on their helmets.
#5 by Dane on 12.17.07 9:27 am |
It’s weird enough seeing Michael Schumacher wearing something besides Ferrari red, but this driver’s suit is something else…
http://www.raceofcha...
(Note: that’s Schumi on the left)
#6 by LI Phil on 12.17.07 9:29 am |
posted this last night, but since the game is tonight, anyone think the vikes will pull the all purple tonight against da bears?
anyone think this would be a thing of beauty or the beginning of the end of the world?
#7 by Shane on 12.17.07 9:36 am |
Nice touch, Werder Bremen.
It’s not like FC St. Pauli selling “Santa Pauli” t-shirts with a skull and crossbones wearing a Santa hat, but it’s nice.
#8 by todd krevanchi on 12.17.07 9:54 am |
one thing that i hate worse than when companies take the word AMERICA, use the first three syllables and then add their cache as a suffix,
ameriprise
ameritrade
et, al.
in hopes that people say, “hey the word america is in it so it HAS to be good.”,
is when the media takes the word WATERGATE and all of its connotations, uses the second syllable, and attaches any type of controversy as a prefix.
stripegate,
whitewatergate,
et al.
and i understand that if you are addicted to ALCOHOL you are called an alcoholic,
but how the hell did the words workoholic, shopoholic or chocoholic come about?
who ever heard of
workohol
shopohol
chocohol?
#9 by Kim on 12.17.07 10:00 am |
I was watching the Eagles-Cowboys game when the Curtis glove incident happened. When I figured out that his glove had come apart on the play, I turned to my wife and said “That’s a Uni-Watch moment”.
In the play, though Curtis went up for the ball couldn’t come down with it, fell to the turn and had his hand inadvertently stepped on as he slid across the turf, thus destroying his glove (and sending the remnant flying through the air). I think the ‘confused’ picture is Curtis checking out his hand for health reasons, as opposed to “What the hell happened to my glove?”
#10 by Joe on 12.17.07 10:00 am |
Keith Davis (#29) of the dallas cowboys was wearing an interestinf face mask last night. Anyone else see it?
#11 by Tim on 12.17.07 10:01 am |
Anyone see Todd Yoder of the Redskins get his jersey shredded after his catch last night? Unfortunately I couldn’t get a picture of it.
#12 by DrBear on 12.17.07 10:12 am |
Old fart rambling: back in the 60s, most of the players in the Ice Bowl (Packers-Cowboys 67 NFL championship, 13 below, yada yada) didn’t wear gloves. Jerry Kramer wrote that only the linemen did, “because we’re the only ones who don’t have to handle the ball during a game.” He actually didn’t decide to wear them until his first trip out onto the field - and immediately heard Forrest Gregg say “hell, let’s get another pair.”
#13 by John T on 12.17.07 10:18 am |
Blackburn Rovers Roque Santa Cruz gives new meaning to ‘Hat Trick’ after scoring his 3rd goal
http://d.yimg.com/eu...
#14 by John T on 12.17.07 10:19 am |
not to be confused with that other Santa!
#15 by Rick on 12.17.07 10:26 am |
Yeah, I saw that too.
#16 by dm00n [Doug] on 12.17.07 10:27 am |
Might have missed this if it was posted yesterday, but here is a write-up on NHLers and their constant stick adjustments.
#17 by dm00n [Doug] on 12.17.07 10:31 am |
Weirdly, the Washington Post chalks up the ‘Skins look to “cold weather accessories.”
I get that the players were wearing tights under their gear, but the normal socks make that uniform.
#18 by dm00n [Doug] on 12.17.07 10:45 am |
Here is “fashion-forward” Fred Smoot.
#19 by Rick on 12.17.07 10:45 am |
Paul/Bryan,
Any update on the flag decal on Dallas Clark’s helmet? Was it finally on his helmet yesterday? Has Bryan been able to get in touch with him to ask him about it??
#20 by sleepyfloyd on 12.17.07 10:51 am |
Anyone catch the toyota halftime report about the high school football team where the players to complete the off-season workout regimen in order to be rewarded with NOB on their jersey? Pretty interesting.
#21 by Blaine on 12.17.07 10:53 am |
Is the Todd Herzog who sent in the information about the Dayton basketball throwbacks the same Todd Herzog who won $1 million on Survivor last night?
#22 by Matt Powers on 12.17.07 10:58 am |
Sleepyfloyd, we had a post about that school about a month ago because of the claw marks on the jersey numbers.
South Panola Mississippi:http://vmedia.rivals.com/uploads/1036/453915.jpg
I also love the idea NOB idea…It’s much better than pride stickers
#23 by Matt Powers on 12.17.07 10:59 am |
Here’s the link to South Panola”s road jersey
http://vmedia.rivals...
#24 by steve on 12.17.07 11:01 am |
Looks like he is wearing Nike Ronaldinho shoes/boots.
http://ecx.images-am...
#25 by Matt Powers on 12.17.07 11:02 am |
Here’s another link to a home orange(assuming it to be orange because they’re the tigers).
http://i.usatoday.ne...
Why Monochrome, why?
#26 by Josh on 12.17.07 11:05 am |
LT had the Darth Vader facemask yesterday against the Lions. What is this?
#27 by Matt Powers on 12.17.07 11:07 am |
Steve,
Good call on Smoots “boots”…I thought I saw an external tongue on his cleats. That’s interesting because about a month ago, someone made a post explaining that Sean Taylor,may he rest in peace, was wearing Adidas Copa boots.
#28 by ryan c #40 on 12.17.07 11:10 am |
steelers wore the 21 decal too… jags didn’t…
and i find myself pointing out uni-watch moments to my mom and family all the time now!!! lol. they are slowly starting to “get it”…
#29 by Pete on 12.17.07 11:15 am |
LOVE those Browns sideline coats.
Why do they feature an elfon the back? Does that go back to the 50s and 60s?
#30 by Frankie on 12.17.07 11:15 am |
I actually don’t mind that picture, but I’m afraid it would look much worse in actual game use.
#31 by Marty Met on 12.17.07 11:26 am |
Because it looks so good.
#32 by dm00n [Doug] on 12.17.07 11:27 am |
Another view of Smoot’s boots.
#33 by Pete on 12.17.07 11:27 am |
I don’t personally have a problem with purple uniforms, but that Vikings uni is just plain awful. The only thing that looks good on it is the sleeve stripes that mirror the horns on the helmet. The underarm stripes and shark-tooth pants stripes have GOT to go.
#34 by Dan King on 12.17.07 11:30 am |
could be red like my high school: tOSU, i mean huron, tigers
#35 by Kerry P on 12.17.07 11:40 am |
The Saints are still wearing the “21″ DECALS.
Also, Saints RB Aaron Stecker had a rip on the back of his jersey between the numbers which had to be quickly sewn up on the sideline. He played the rest of the game with the stiched up jersey. But I can’t find a picture of it anywhere.
#36 by Jeff B on 12.17.07 11:41 am |
When do we get the Uniwatch roundup of all the NBA throwbacks that have been worn in the past few weeks? What was it? Heritige week or something?
#37 by Kerry P on 12.17.07 11:42 am |
Actually, I think it’s red judging from the SCHOOL’S WEBSITE.
#38 by Moose on 12.17.07 11:44 am |
The all-purple combination is quite possible the worst thing to happen to the NFL. All in all, the Vikings are missing the bus on their uniforms in general.
In fact, tonights game is a Uni-watchers nightmare because the awesomeness of the Bears unis will be ruined by the terribleness of the Vikings!
#39 by Bryan Redemske on 12.17.07 11:48 am |
Hopefully this week. It’s a unique request, and the Colts have been helpful so far. I was out yesterday — and we didn’t get the Colts game here — so I didn’t see Dallas’ helmet.
#40 by dm00n [Doug] on 12.17.07 11:50 am |
Looks like he has been wearing this style mask since some point last year.
Sorry, best pic I could find.
#41 by Matt Powers on 12.17.07 11:51 am |
could be red like my high school: tOSU, i mean huron, tigers
Looks like some more college hand-me-down hijinks:
http://www.columnche...
http://i.a.cnn.net/s...
#42 by Jeff B on 12.17.07 11:52 am |
Everything looks worse in the Metrodome.
#43 by Matt Powers on 12.17.07 11:56 am |
Keith Davis (#29) of the dallas cowboys was wearing an interestinf face mask last night. Anyone else see it?
Looks like he has been wearing this style mask since some point last year.
Sorry, best pic I could find.
That is the Schutt Bulldog face mask that debuted last year. It was originally designed to fit the DNA helmet but were modified to fit the AIr Advantage by Schutt as well as the Stock Riddell helmet(not the Revolution). Lorenzo Neal wears the version fit for Riddell and his partner in the backfield wears a modified version of it for the Schutt A.A. The first person to sport this was LeVar Arrington of the Giants last year and he looked CRAZY scary with it.
DNA:
http://www.sportsdep...
Air Advantage:
http://ecx.images-am...
#44 by Jake Pride on 12.17.07 11:56 am |
With all the recent discussions of FNOB, I couldn’t help but notice that in yesterday’s game, the Jaguars dispensed with initials when it came to:
Greg Jones
Matt Jones
Maurice Jones-Drew
None of them have initials or other names on their nameplate, even though all 3 of them are often on the field together (Greg is FB, Matt WR, and Maurice RB). Makes sense to me; they all have different numbers to tell them apart.
Can’t find photos from that Steeler game, but here is photographic proof that they did use initials in the past:
Matt Jones
Matt Jones jersey
Greg Jones jersey
#45 by dm00n [Doug] on 12.17.07 11:57 am |
LeRon Landry on the ‘Skins also wore the same color shoes as Smoot, but opted for white leggings. You can also see that R.W. McQuarters of the Giants has red laces.
#46 by al on 12.17.07 11:58 am |
Vikes old unis were great, and they still have one of the best logos in the nfl.
#47 by Matt Powers on 12.17.07 11:59 am |
That was up until this happened to my second favorite college player ever:
http://www.nytimes.c...
http://content.answe...
#48 by Matt Powers on 12.17.07 12:05 pm |
Michael Stonebreaker, the player I aspired to be be during my formative years:
http://www.ncsasport...
He also had the greatest name of any linebacker ever!
#49 by Brick on 12.17.07 12:08 pm |
More than one college tried to copy the Astros style jersey depicted in the Tulane eBay listing. Here’s B.J. Surhoff playing for UNC.
#50 by Hank on 12.17.07 12:17 pm |
The Babe was sporting the Yankees’ altnerate warm-up jacket in the photo.
#51 by Stuby on 12.17.07 12:23 pm |
I don’t know, ‘Dick Butkus’ is a pretty damn good linebacker name also.
#52 by Chaz on 12.17.07 12:24 pm |
De La Salle HS vs Corona Centennial Saturday night CA state high school championship. Both teams are in the top 25 in the country. De La Salle has a different decal for each side of the helmet. The forward facing Spartan head is a mirror image, but underneath it spells out De La Salle, meaning that the decals have to be completely different (like the Chiefs, Ravens, Northern Illinois, etc). Centennial had helmets with red paint around the edges and black on top, the reverse of the helmets San Diego State was wearing a couple of years ago.
#53 by Matt Powers on 12.17.07 12:24 pm |
The question is: Did the Babe have his jersey on underneath!
If not, then Yankee Bob can’t only pick on Terry Francona because a Yankee had set the precedent!
#54 by Mets Fan AZ on 12.17.07 12:26 pm |
I don’t mind the old unis either. Much better than the new ones, did the old ones have purple pants? I don’t remember any and I certainly don’t remember a monochrome look in the old days either.
#55 by Jordan on 12.17.07 12:28 pm |
Interesting Cross of St. Andrew patch on Schumi’s right sleeve — tribute to the late Colin McCrae
#56 by Chance on 12.17.07 12:29 pm |
You’re right - he does go back to the early days of the franchise in the 1940s.
Reportedly, Modell didn’t like it, so he elimiated the Brownie in the 1960s, but the new owners have been using it as an alternate logo since 2004 or so.
I’m glad to see him given more exposure. Beautiful. Simply beautiful.
#57 by S Bennett on 12.17.07 12:34 pm |
And an even better one
SB
#58 by Chance on 12.17.07 12:35 pm |
There was one famous monochrome, necessitated because they wanted to wear their standard road uniform of white jerseys and purple pants at home but forgot to tell the visiting Lions, who didn’t bring their home blues. So the Vikes were forced to wear their home jerseys, resulting in a purple nightmare.
Shows how times have changed - back then, the Vikings were embarrassed by the look. Now they’ll willingly choose it?
#59 by Randy Williams on 12.17.07 12:43 pm |
Who let Seinfeld in here?!? “They’re called GrapeNuts…but there’s no grapes or nuts. What’s the deal?”
#60 by Ian K on 12.17.07 12:44 pm |
“Beautiful” is not the word I would use to describe it. Campy, maybe. For the most part, I’m in agreeance with Uni Watch likes & dislikes. However, I am not in favor of the use of overly-cartoony mascots and logos.
Examples:
Tigers’ swinging kitten
Mr. Redlegs
and Cleveland Browns’ Brownie elf logo
Just my thoughts on cartoony logos. Feel free to disagree or add others to the list…
#61 by Slam on 12.17.07 12:49 pm |
The Tigers’ swinging kitten must be playing slo-pitch. He is looking up at the incoming ball.
#62 by patrick on 12.17.07 12:54 pm |
Not sure if any of the soccer fans saw any of the pictures from Capello’s introduction as new Manager of Englands National Team but, the tags were still on the jersey. Not onyl were they still on the jersey but, they were hanging out on the fron of the jersey, for the world to see. The only place I’ve seen this picture was on a blog, Soccer by Ives. I hope I don’t mess the link up
Here it is just in case
http://njmg.typepad....
#63 by DenverGregg on 12.17.07 12:58 pm |
Well, the first one is to cater to Ameriholics - those who just can’t get enough of the Stars & Stripes.
The second is a sad holdover of the 70s: stoned people heard the term “Golden Gate”, juxtaposed it with Watergate and thought that if they could only coin a new “-gate”, they’d get rich. As the numbers of the acid-addled dwindle, so will this neoplastic neologism.
Of course “-oholic” comes from the Prohibitionists who lay in wait for their next chance - after they’ve pried my liquor from my dead hands - who try at every turn to denigrate spiritous beverages.
#64 by Andrew on 12.17.07 1:04 pm |
Mr. Redlegs is awesome. I’m torn on some of the others (Swinging Kitty, Swinging Beer-Barrel Man, Swinging Friar) but Mr. Redlegs is fine by me.
The only problem I have with him is that in about 10-15 games at GAB this summer, I didn’t see him win the stupid Skyline race once, despite picking him every time.
Stupid Mr. Redlegs.
#65 by Matt Powers on 12.17.07 1:06 pm |
What about this guy?
http://moonlightgrah...
#66 by Andrew on 12.17.07 1:12 pm |
On -gate, I don’t know. It’s running strong. I wonder if it hasn’t entered our consciousness as a code word for scandal.
Oh, and what on earth does de Stijl and neologisms have in common?
(that’s a joke, by the way, cracking wise a little bit on your phrase-turning)
#67 by LI Phil on 12.17.07 1:13 pm |
mr. met rawks but not this guy
#68 by Jon on 12.17.07 1:17 pm |
The 13th annual Petro-Canada Teddy Bear Toss was a huge success. A World Record 26,919 bears were tossed on December 2nd when the Calgary Hitmen beat Prince George 6-2.
But check out the christmas logos and lettering
Front, Back, Shoulder
Video
#69 by George on 12.17.07 1:17 pm |
Here’s to hoping that the Vikings don’t make the all-purple look a trend on nationally-televised games. Their game next week with Washington is set to be on Sunday night.
#70 by Mickel on 12.17.07 1:19 pm |
Seahawks still have the 21
#71 by Jeff B on 12.17.07 1:19 pm |
I love all the cartoony characters. Especially the old ones , and ones that are blatently racist by today’s standards. I draw the line when they show up as costumed characters at the park. In the minors? Sure, that’s family oriented entertainment surrounding MLB scouting. In the pros? Get them out of my way.
In short: OK… Not OK.
#72 by Jeff B on 12.17.07 1:21 pm |
Damn sorry. Most of those links were from logo shak. a good website, but they don’t let you link apparently.
#73 by ryan c #40 on 12.17.07 1:36 pm |
i LOVE cartoony logos! to me, they are SO classic!!!
on a side note: i HATE, HATE, HATE, the cleveland browns (pittsburgher)… but those sideline coats are pretty cool (seriously). when they’re not playing football, they can go pick up the trash on the side of the freeway (you know, like their playbook, teammates, anything else that says cleveland, etc.)… lol. besides, i’m sure a lot of the browns (or their boyfriends (winslow)) have the matching jump-suits from various nights spent in jail, and what a better what to match?!?!
ha-ha… ok, ok, i won’t trash talk! besides, if the ol’ black-n-gold don’t watch out, the brownies will be taking their place in the playoffs!
#74 by LockBull on 12.17.07 1:40 pm |
quote comment=”187484″]
I love all the cartoony characters. Especially the old ones , and ones that are blatently racist by today’s standards. I draw the line when they show up as costumed characters at the park. In the minors? Sure, that’s family oriented entertainment surrounding MLB scouting. In the pros? Get them out of my way.
In short: OK… Not OK.
I was watching a U. of Minnesota basketball game on TV recently and am so glad they haven’t tried to update Goldy Gopher to make him more fierce looking. Remember some small kids love these guys, and they become big kids and big fans…
#75 by Jerico on 12.17.07 1:43 pm |
I actually do like the Brownie the Elf logo, though I probably like the current secondary logo of the orange-and-brown bulldog (”Dawg Pound”–get it?). Here’s a blog entry from 2004 discussing both.
The old Red Sox “swinging sock” logo (circa 1950s, though you occasionally see it on ESPN) is campy, to be sure, but I really like it.
#76 by Who cares on 12.17.07 1:49 pm |
New York Times Hockey Blog has a video up of a European hockey team that put Santa hats on top of the numbers on the backs of their uniforms
http://slapshot.blog...
#77 by Harv Antle on 12.17.07 1:52 pm |
Paul will like this. From the weekend’s D-2 cahmpionship game, Northwest Missouri State wore Nike tops and Russell pants.
#78 by dgc on 12.17.07 1:55 pm |
I think the O’s should go back to the swinging Bird immediately.
#79 by CV on 12.17.07 1:56 pm |
The old Viking purples were awesome, and the helmets are top 3 in the NFL. The old whites suck just like the current white. In fact, the current ones may be better than the UCLA old ones. I really don’t mind the new jerseys much at all, it’s the new pants that make the uni look terrible.
Personally, I think the best thing would be to go back to the orignal look from the early 60’s, with the purple pants included.
http://www.weirdwolf...
#80 by Andrew on 12.17.07 2:03 pm |
Mind you, who’s the Steelers’ mascot these days? Steely McBeam?
#81 by Alex on 12.17.07 2:12 pm |
This weekend I seemd to notice the thickness of helmet stripes in the NFL more than I ever have. Have they always been this thick or is a cold weather thing?
#82 by Jeff B on 12.17.07 2:25 pm |
This site is all about visual evidence. Which games were you watching? That way we can compare the stripes to other times.
My guess it you just noticed it, just like I started noticing nose bumpers after the article about that. BTW what would be your theory behind thicker stripes for cold weather?
#83 by LI Phil on 12.17.07 2:25 pm |
lol
#84 by Robert on 12.17.07 2:36 pm |
He was hitting against Dave LaRoche.
#85 by ryan c #40 on 12.17.07 2:39 pm |
This site is all about visual evidence. Which games were you watching? That way we can compare the stripes to other times.
My guess it you just noticed it, just like I started noticing nose bumpers after the article about that. BTW what would be your theory behind thicker stripes for cold weather?
…besides, don’t things usually shrink in cold weather???
#86 by Jeff B on 12.17.07 2:40 pm |
Paul, What would be you’re reaction to if we got one or two readers to work together to put together an entry where they detailed some of the uniform history, quirks, development, trends etc of some of the sports you know less about? Say one about soccer, one about lacrosse, maybe more. It seems there are some readers who know substantially more about it than most, and may be willing to give it a shot.
#87 by ryan c #40 on 12.17.07 2:40 pm |
i LOVE cartoony logos! to me, they are SO classic!!!
on a side note: i HATE, HATE, HATE, the cleveland browns (pittsburgher)… but those sideline coats are pretty cool (seriously). when they’re not playing football, they can go pick up the trash on the side of the freeway (you know, like their playbook, teammates, anything else that says cleveland, etc.)… lol. besides, i’m sure a lot of the browns (or their boyfriends (winslow)) have the matching jump-suits from various nights spent in jail, and what a better what to match?!?!
ha-ha… ok, ok, i won’t trash talk! besides, if the ol’ black-n-gold don’t watch out, the brownies will be taking their place in the playoffs!
Mind you, who’s the Steelers’ mascot these days? Steely McBeam
…ouch!
#88 by Randy Williams on 12.17.07 2:42 pm |
Seinfeld is STILL in here!
#89 by Dane on 12.17.07 2:45 pm |
This item was part of Money.com’s 2007 list of the 101 Dumbest Moments in Business. Did we cover this earlier this year?
Nike recalls 235,000 football helmets because the Chinese-made chin cup has a defective strap and has caused at least two concussions and a broken nose.
http://money.cnn.com...
#90 by steve on 12.17.07 2:45 pm |
I was in the POOL!
#91 by Mark on 12.17.07 2:47 pm |
I was watching a U. of Minnesota basketball game on TV recently and am so glad they haven’t tried to update Goldy Gopher to make him more fierce looking. Remember some small kids love these guys, and they become big kids and big fans…
When this “new” Goldy was introduced (1985) he actually was more aggressive looking. His eyebrows were furrowed and he had more of a scowl. See here http://www1.umn.edu/... The U received feedback that he was too mean for kids so they softened him up a bit. More of a grinning fool look I would say. Much preferred the scowl but then again how angry can a gopher really be? Wait. Caddyshack anyone?
The Gopher mascot of the 60s and 70s (same link) is what I grew up with and he was depicted in every activity imaginable. The 1979 version shown on the same link is one I have never seen -and I was attending the U then - so I suspect it never was used (especially if they introduced the new version 6 years later).
Vikes in all purple - as much as I dislike the new look I agree on the new pants being the worst part. Somehow the all purple doesn’t look all bad though. I will be there tonight and will file an in-person report on whether they look better in person. If they even go through with it that is…
#92 by CV on 12.17.07 2:54 pm |
I actually like that all-purple look better than the all-white on the road look, though neither are good.
Have fun at the game, wish I could go.
#93 by Jeff B on 12.17.07 3:03 pm |
I’m at work and can’t check. How much are the Vikes favored by?
#94 by JoeS on 12.17.07 3:04 pm |
In 1986 when they “softened” goldy, wouldn’t it have been sufficient to just make him not scowl? Did they really have to remove his toe-claws and muscles? That just seems cruel!
#95 by JoeS on 12.17.07 3:07 pm |
Holy crap! I thought you were making that up until someone posted this! I think a steel worker mascot makes sense, but what a ridiculous name!
#96 by Erich on 12.17.07 3:08 pm |
I love cartoony logos as well… These are 2 of my favorite logos ever, especially the Cardinal…
#97 by Erich on 12.17.07 3:08 pm |
http://i88.photobuck...
#98 by CV on 12.17.07 3:22 pm |
10 1/2
#99 by Al on 12.17.07 3:30 pm |
I didn’t know UNC used the blue UltraStripe template. I know that Seton Hall did.
The odd thing about this Tulane jersey is that it didn’t seem to fit the usual 1-2-3-4-1-2-3-2-1 striping pattern you’d find on an old Majestic/Sand Knit jersey of that time. I’d surely like to see one of those up close (the eBay photo leaves a little to be desired).
#100 by Duckstyle on 12.17.07 3:33 pm |
I think I like the exact opposite, and by like, I mean I don’t mind. I hate the dark monochrome look on anyone but maybe the Jets. But with certain teams, color etc, the all white look is ok. I think the Vikings old away style was pretty decent. And considering the ridiculous cartoon outfits they wear now I think you have to long for those old ones. I never liked their old sleeve stripes on the purple jerseys. I hate the one fat stripe at the bottom of the sleeve: old Vikings, Chiefs, Dolphins etc. Looks so bush.
#101 by Marty Met on 12.17.07 3:37 pm |