Oakland (Mich.) knocked off No. 23 Oregon on Saturday night, which in itself isn’t a huge deal. Nebraska beat Oregon last weekend, and Nebraska is not so good.
It was, however, interesting that Oregon, which gets the “best” Nike has to offer in other sports, is not a System of Dress team. Oakland, somehow, is. Whatever gets you through the night, I guess.
And with that, I’m out for a few days. Travel safe if you’re hitting the road or the skies. See you in a few days. And be nice to Paul while I’m gone. — Bryan
#1 by Art on 12.23.07 7:15 am |
I am surprised that Carolina doned their powder blue uniforms. I expected them to wear white to force the Cowboys to have go with their “unlucky” blue uniforms. I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas!
#2 by zach on 12.23.07 7:57 am |
paul i have noticed a big change ion the heats white uniforms is that a throw back or when did thye change them
#3 by James Craven on 12.23.07 8:18 am |
Yeah, the Heat’s unis were the Hardwood Classics(TM) they wore last night.
#4 by LI Phil on 12.23.07 8:28 am |
I got a lot of problems with you people! And now, you’re gonna hear about it
#5 by noonan on 12.23.07 8:47 am |
Packers equipment assistant works his magic
#6 by Bryan Redemske on 12.23.07 8:47 am |
Cougar! My son says your company sucks.
Thus endeth our Festivus readings.
#7 by Matt Powers on 12.23.07 9:38 am |
One of the more unique Seinfeld episodes. My all-time favorite being the wedding in India with the entire episode running in reverse
#8 by Steve on 12.23.07 9:55 am |
As an Oakland University grad, I can say with pride that the NOB beneath the number is the stupidest thing ever.
#9 by odessa steps on 12.23.07 10:01 am |
I love the minimalist look.
#10 by Tim F. on 12.23.07 10:21 am |
Bryan Redemske said:
*Kruger
#11 by Tim F. on 12.23.07 10:22 am |
“Cougar! My son says your company sucks.
Thus endeth our Festivus readings.”
*Kruger
#12 by Chris in Nashville on 12.23.07 11:01 am |
What is Canisius wearing on their feet?
http://i122.photobuc...
#13 by Chris in Nashville on 12.23.07 11:03 am |
Better shot
http://www.canisius....
#14 by ScottyJ in WV on 12.23.07 11:10 am |
noonan said:
Thanks for posting that link. Great story.
#15 by Daren L on 12.23.07 11:12 am |
One player for the Manitoba Moose of the AHL has a slightly different NOB style than his teammates. Most look like this, but No. 18 looks like this.
#16 by James Craven on 12.23.07 11:12 am |
Bryan will take on Paul in the Feats of Strength later on…
Meantime, if you happen to watch Brain Boitano’s skating spectacular at the Your Telephone Company Name Here Park on NBC later today (I just saw a glimpse on style today), look for four male skaters weaing Giants replica uniforms – with NOBs and non-trimmed pants going ankle length sans stirrups – as well as a bad drag attempt.
#17 by ScottyJ in WV on 12.23.07 11:15 am |
According to this “news” story, The Confederate States plan to wear Sunday alternates.
It involves the Color That Shall Not Be Named. :0)
#18 by ScottyJ in WV on 12.23.07 11:20 am |
Nice article about the Boston Uni Watch gathering.
#19 by E Ro on 12.23.07 11:22 am |
I just noticed Dany Heatley is now wearing what appears to be an Easton helmet [link] I didn’t even know Easton had plans to manufacture one.
Also, Brad Boyes’ Mission gloves do not match his uniform very well. [link]
#20 by ScottyJ in WV on 12.23.07 11:27 am |
Another good article discussing some high school uniforms.
#21 by =bg= on 12.23.07 11:57 am |
How BOUT dem Cowboys. Speaking of which;
I was sitting here next to the Christmas Tree..I have a Troy Aikman ornament on there. Check the silver/green pants, even on him;
http://img.photobuck...
#22 by =bg= on 12.23.07 11:59 am |
Chris in Nashville said:
looks like really ugly yellow sneakers to me!
#23 by Mike Miller on 12.23.07 12:08 pm |
I’m surprised Oakland doesn’t have a mix-and-match system of dress. For a big game like that, I would expected the white shirts/gold shorts or the Wizard-equse gold shirts/black short combo.
That is rather minimalist for Oakland.
#24 by LI Phil on 12.23.07 12:41 pm |
if he walks today…the g-men lose
/speedy recovery guy, but pls. don’t fire up the home crowd this week
#25 by Trevor Kruger on 12.23.07 12:42 pm |
Tim F. said:
…yes?
#26 by TOG on 12.23.07 12:44 pm |
Nike’s System of Dress is now spreading to corporate America… Soon to be unveiled…yeah I’m “leaking” a big one here Chris Creamer freakoids…
http://www.theonion....
Brand Boardroom Jordan…
Sweet huh???
#27 by Judd on 12.23.07 12:47 pm |
I’m sure this has been addressed, but I noticed the other day on the Uni-ticket mentioning Clarence Weather’s helmet, his full first name of “Clarence” was on his jersey. Interesting, but not unique.
I remember Stephret Williams of the Cowboys having his complete first name on the jersey, are there many others?
#28 by Smail on 12.23.07 12:48 pm |
Mike Miller said:
Maybe they themed their uni’s around the practice jerseys they had to wear for that one game last year.
#29 by Mike Engle on 12.23.07 12:54 pm |
Judd said:
Jack and Jim Youngblood, LA Rams
Ricky Williams, NO Saints
Andre/Andra Davis, Cleveland Browns
Rich Sutter, St. Louis Blues
etc.
Check the archives for more examples. We’ve spent days discussing this.
#30 by Judd on 12.23.07 12:58 pm |
Thanks, I kinda figured this had been discussed and probably beaten to death, just wasn’t sure exactly when. I’ll snoop around the archives.
Mike Engle said:
#31 by LI Phil on 12.23.07 1:08 pm |
merry christmas from the world of sport
#32 by hofflalu on 12.23.07 1:10 pm |
Another indication that the Vikings weren’t completely on-board with the all-purple look of the Bears game: this, from the St. Paul Pioneer-Press:
Charley Walters column
Before the Chicago Bears game last week, Vikings players were asked whether they approved of the team’s new all-purple pants and jersey “grape” look. Linebacker Ben Leber was among those who raised his hand in disapproval.
“We won, but I still don’t care for it,” he said.
#33 by Craig on 12.23.07 1:20 pm |
ScottyJ in WV said:
LMAO…how bout some lime green trim with that?
#34 by LI Phil on 12.23.07 1:23 pm |
James Craven said:
they might be better than the REAL g-men
#35 by LI Phil on 12.23.07 1:30 pm |
LI Phil said:
perhaps i should have read that better…imo guess you’re referring to those giants who play in the bay area, not the swamps of joisey
#36 by Peter on 12.23.07 1:37 pm |
Keyshawn Johnson mentioned today that Bill Parcells changed the Jets Jersey immediately upon arriving with the team in ‘96 as part of his strategy to remake the team to his plan. Are there other examples of such an immediate change being made due to a change in management?
#37 by Judd on 12.23.07 1:44 pm |
Buccaneers?
Peter said:
#38 by John on 12.23.07 1:47 pm |
Chad Johnson wearing the black chinstrap today.
#39 by subway on 12.23.07 1:51 pm |
Lakers wearing gold throwbacks today at the Knicks while most of us are watching the NFL.
#40 by Caleb on 12.23.07 1:54 pm |
Packers’ Woodson is all green while Harris is all white in this week’s ‘Lower Leg Shananigans’ installment.
#41 by Mardi on 12.23.07 2:03 pm |
Goalies to wear retro masks and retro brown pads for winter classic. here is Dany Sabourins
#42 by Taauub on 12.23.07 2:59 pm |
The Lions had a dedication for Barry Sanders at half time. The only problem is that he came out wearing one of the Lions’ new jerseys with black piping, rather than the jersey that he actually wore during his career.
#43 by Doug on 12.23.07 3:05 pm |
The “N” in the “NY” on Ahmad Bradshaw’s Giants’ helmet is peeled off.
#44 by Jeff C. on 12.23.07 3:05 pm |
amad bradshaw for the Giants is missing the “n” from his ny logo on his helmet at about the 10 minute mark in the third.
#45 by Grimm on 12.23.07 3:13 pm |
I’m watching the Browns-Bengals game and just noticed Jamal Lewis has something in the ear holes of his helmet. I’m guessing its something to help counteract the wind blowing threw his helmet as there are strong winds in Cincy today.
#46 by soli deo gloria on 12.23.07 3:16 pm |
Does anyone out there know why Adrian Peterson always has a dark looking substance on his jersey? I don’t see any of the other vikings with this substance…any ideas what it might be?
Here’s a pic
http://www2.kfan.com...
#47 by soli deo gloria on 12.23.07 3:18 pm |
Grimm said:
As a former player, the wind through the earholes is the absolute worst, and you can’t hear either.
#48 by Greg V. on 12.23.07 3:26 pm |
Grimm said:
Probably tape, for exactly the reason you said. It really helps a lot, I always did that when it got cold.
#49 by TOG on 12.23.07 3:27 pm |
Those classic Bears navy blue jerseys sure look good running up and down the frozen tundra of Soldier Field. Brett Favre’s system of dress today should have included high heels and lipstick…Wow, talk about a tough guy reputation being blown away…
Go Bears.
#50 by soli deo gloria on 12.23.07 3:33 pm |
here are a few more examples of the AP gunk on the jersey number…i thought at first it might be blood or helmet marks but it is on there early in the game too.
http://www.adrian-pe...
http://www.adrian-pe...
http://www.adrian-pe...
#51 by E Ro on 12.23.07 3:55 pm |
Mardi said:
I personally love the look of brown pads. Much like I prefer a brown baseball glove. I hope these “retro masks” do not involve chrome cages.
#52 by Stu on 12.23.07 4:01 pm |
The “n” on the NY Giants Bradshaw just fell off. the Y and its extended tail is still on
#53 by KW on 12.23.07 4:07 pm |
E Ro said:
Just came out this year…players started wearing them about 4-6 weeks ago.
#54 by Bob Nolte on 12.23.07 4:07 pm |
Stu said:
Naw, Its been missing since at least the 3rd quarter when I noticed it. Sorry, no pic. Also, it looks like some of the Bills had the big red side stripe cut down. If someone can get a pic of Edwards jersey vs. Lynch’s jersey. Lynch’s actually looked really good (never thought i would say that) because it was the same size as the red stripe on his pants. Maybe something they should all consider but i assume its a fit issue.
#55 by Gene F on 12.23.07 4:14 pm |
More Giants helmets mishaps – the ‘4′ in the ones column on the front of Bradshaw’s helmet is missing, and the ‘2′ on the front of Michael Strahan’s is upside down and stuck in the nose bumper, so it looks kind of like a ‘5.’
#56 by Matt from L.A. on 12.23.07 4:18 pm |
Just sent Paul a pic of Ahmad Bradshaw’s helmet decal mishap.
#57 by Matt from L.A. on 12.23.07 4:19 pm |
Just sent Paul a pic of Ahmad Bradshaw’s helmet decal mishap. Brian Urlacher was missing a chunk of his helmet decal today. You can see it after he scores his touchdown. Any help?
#58 by Art on 12.23.07 4:38 pm |
How do the Lakers get away with wearing their Home yellow jerseys on the road against the Knicks?
#59 by Jackson Brown on 12.23.07 4:47 pm |
Is it just me, or does Mr Jones from Oakland have something written underneath his jersey on the back? It may just be a shadow.
Also, there must be some sort of NCAA rule that the uniform has to fit somewhere ‘remotely’ near to the waist. Mr Jones’ waist band isn’t actually touching his body when he jumps.
#60 by Micah on 12.23.07 4:50 pm |
Chris in Nashville said:
Nike Shox Elite Team Bank II in a bleedingly hideous all-yellow colorway.
#61 by Pete on 12.23.07 4:53 pm |
My Guess would be that the cold affects the glue of the Decals, anyone from Pro-Tuff or 3M care to comment?
#62 by Mike on 12.23.07 5:07 pm |
Art said:
Because they’re throwbacks
#63 by nybatt on 12.23.07 5:17 pm |
Bradshaw was missing the “n” on the left side of his helmet from THE BEGINNING OF THE GAME. also, grey ruegamer was not wearing his “21″ decal.
#64 by . on 12.23.07 5:29 pm |
Bob Nolte said:
nybatt
nybatt said:
how you like that, big shot bob nolte?
#65 by Stan aka the took on 12.23.07 5:56 pm |
Chris in Nashville said:
its a banana.
#66 by nybatt on 12.23.07 5:57 pm |
grrrr!! sorry about that fellas! didn’t mean to “shout” in my bradshaw post!! I just got all excited I noticed it in the first quarter! still laughing at myself over here! merry christmas
#67 by Johnny O on 12.23.07 6:28 pm |
Trevor Kruger said:
If you really want to get technical…Frank Costanza calls Mr. Kruger “Kruger” and “Couger” on different occasion at Festivus dinner. I checked on the scripts online and they only say Frank calls him “Kruger” but I just watched the episode on DVD and he does indeed say “Couger” at least once. You can take that to the bank.
And today technically is Festivus… so Happy Festivus everyone! It’s a Festivus Miracle!
And to make this uni related… the Packers/Bears game was a thing of beauty today. (However the outcome sucked)
#68 by LI Phil on 12.23.07 6:51 pm |
i find your belief system fascinating
#69 by JD on 12.23.07 6:52 pm |
I need help. Does anyone know what the music on Gatorade’s “League of Clutch” commercial is from?
Thanks all.
JD
#70 by Steve on 12.23.07 7:02 pm |
Has anyone else noticed that the Jets have a small number to identify helmets on the rear bumper of their helmets?
It’s barely visible on Hobson in this photo.
#71 by LI Phil on 12.23.07 7:08 pm |
Steve said:
yeah…as far as i know, they’ve had it all season and possibly last year too
here’s last week vs the pats
#72 by lemonverbena on 12.23.07 7:17 pm |
Peter said:
[In 1999, the Atlanta Falcons hired] Jerry Glanville, whose eccentric personality gave the Falcons another piece of identity. Coinciding with Glanville’s hiring and his “Man in black” image, the Falcons altered their uniforms from their traditional red jersey/red helmet uniform to an all-black motif which would remain in place until 2003.
#73 by muddlehead on 12.23.07 7:24 pm |
merry kwanza everyone. is paul’s e/m address for membership paul_lukas@earthlink.net? reason i ask is don’t think i’ve paypaled someone w/an underscore in their name. just double checking to avoid the i didn’t get your paypal money, pal. thanks all.
#74 by Dave H. on 12.23.07 7:31 pm |
Beating #23 is a big deal when your alma mater had never beaten a top-25 team before!
That picture doesn’t really capture how bad the OU jerseys are. Because of the name being under the number, the numbers are about the size of a normal team’s front numbers, and they appear to be between the players’ shoulder blades.
#75 by David on 12.23.07 8:19 pm |
muddlehead said:
Click contact at the top right of the screen…the e-mail is uniwatch@earthlink.com
#76 by My Name is not Earl on 12.23.07 8:57 pm |
Don’t you mean “1989″ (or even 1990) for the Falcons hiring Glanville? The Oilers fired him after they lost to the Steelers in the AFC Wild Card game following the ‘89 season, and he was with Atlanta the next year.
#77 by LI Phil on 12.23.07 9:02 pm |
JD said:
i had to wait to actually see the commercial…that’s a GREAT song
the full title is:
Carmina Burana – O fortuna by carl orff
some various versions here, including a ‘techno mix’…lol
good shit tho
#78 by Matt from L.A. on 12.23.07 9:02 pm |
You
Mike said:
My thoughts are that the Lakers only had a home set of throwback unis made and since they are not white like most teams home uniforms, they can wear them on the road. I personally would like to see a throwback purple uniform. (sorry PL)
#79 by Ian on 12.23.07 9:04 pm |
Lost the screenshot (stupid TiVo!), but Tavares Jackson is wearing a red-white-and-blue mouthguard.
If anyone is recording the game, there’s a good shot just after the massively failed screen pass to Chester Taylor on 2nd and about 12 on the Vikes first drive after Cooley’s touchdown, towards the end of the first quarter (score 9-0 at the time).
#80 by Matt from L.A. on 12.23.07 9:05 pm |
Sorry here is a link to the look I want to see.
#81 by =bg= on 12.23.07 9:17 pm |
Very funky colors scheme on Portis’s shoes. What are they?
#82 by bigjayderry on 12.23.07 9:37 pm |
KW said:
Those Lids are brutal looking, they look like the Nike “Mario Lemiuex Bicycle helmets” from the laste 90’s.
#83 by LI Phil on 12.23.07 9:40 pm |
=bg= said:
it looks like nike
here’s a pic from tonight, against da bears, bills, and bucs
#84 by JD on 12.23.07 9:56 pm |
LI Phil said:
You’re a life saver! Thanks for the assist.
#85 by BrughFan on 12.23.07 10:08 pm |
And be nice to Paul while I’m gone.
I was at dinner tonight tonight with someone who’s an occasional Uni Watch reader who pointed out that between East Carolina and the Vikings, it must be TV hell for Paul tonight.
#86 by jere on 12.23.07 10:22 pm |
“Nebraska is not so good”
Hey! We’re “receiving votes”!
#87 by LI Phil on 12.23.07 10:24 pm |
in a brilliant scheme to save some face in their otherwise unforgettable season, da bears employ the 12th man tactic against the pack
#88 by =bg= on 12.23.07 10:28 pm |
LI Phil said:
ah yes. great shots, thx
#89 by Kevin F on 12.23.07 10:28 pm |
John Madden just talked about the black junk on the front of Adrian Peterson’s jersey as an indication of how many times he’s been tackled tonight. If only Mr. Madden read UniWatch and knew that AP has black junk on his shirt at the benning of the game …
#90 by Kevin Dumphy on 12.23.07 10:42 pm |
Regarding Adrian Peterson’s jersey gunk.
It’s been on there for a while so I think it’s glue that came of the packaging and it gathed various junk quite quickly. This happened with my authentic Adelious(sp??) Thomas jersey. A small bit of glue is on the back number 6 and it picked up a lot of crap but it’s so small it’s barely noticeable. I might post a pic later.
Just a guess.
#91 by JD on 12.23.07 10:51 pm |
I wonder what the odds are that one of those over field suspended cameras will one day fall and bonk a player. I guess it’s usually behind that action so probably not high, but man; that’d be funny.
#92 by Joe O. on 12.23.07 10:54 pm |
JD said:
This isn’t uni-related…but it has come very close to hitting someone due to a malfunction during a seahawks game it almost hit hasselbeck…and ended up being moved off the field and hung (for a while) very low over the teams bench. Of course, all the players decided to give it plenty of space…
#93 by LI Phil on 12.23.07 11:00 pm |
Kevin Dumphy said:
it’s always on every jersey against every team
#94 by TOG on 12.23.07 11:00 pm |
I just noticed Dany Heatley is now wearing what appears to be an Easton helmet [link] I didn’t even know Easton had plans to manufacture one.
Also, Brad Boyes’ Mission gloves do not match his uniform very well. [link]
Just came out this year…players started wearing them about 4-6 weeks ago.
Those Lids are brutal looking, they look like the Nike “Mario Lemiuex Bicycle helmets” from the laste 90’s.
What the hell happened to the Blues unis??? EDG?
#95 by Kevin Dumphy on 12.23.07 11:04 pm |
LI Phil said:
Sorry I forgot to mention I’ve washed it many times and it still won’t come off.
#96 by Rob on 12.23.07 11:12 pm |
I’m a current Oakland University student and must say with the skin tight jerseys the basketball team has been wearing this year, I’m very grateful that their 300 lbs center on last seasons’ team graduated. I’m glad I don’t get to see every roll on his body.
#97 by schuby on 12.23.07 11:25 pm |
I heard that in the 1994 Orange Bowl, some Nebraska D-linemen had “Fat Nasty” printed in the midsection of their jerseys. Can anyone confirm this?
#98 by jeff on 12.23.07 11:28 pm |
Does anyone remember this? I can’t find any pics but it was awesome!
MASKED MAN: Quarterback Trent Dilfer said he will continue to use the two-bar facemask he received from Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw.
“I just wanted to wear an old facemask and Terry was kind enough to let me wear his from Super Bowl X,” Dilfer said.
Coach Tony Dungy said he was undecided if Dilfer performed better wearing the facemask of his former Steelers teammate.
“The jury’s still out, I guess,” Dungy said.
#99 by jeff on 12.23.07 11:29 pm |
Sorry…it happend on Nov. 15th 1998 in a Sunday night game. Paul…Can you get pics?
MASKED MAN: Quarterback Trent Dilfer said he will continue to use the two-bar facemask he received from Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw.
“I just wanted to wear an old facemask and Terry was kind enough to let me wear his from Super Bowl X,” Dilfer said.
Coach Tony Dungy said he was undecided if Dilfer performed better wearing the facemask of his former Steelers teammate.
“The jury’s still out, I guess,” Dungy said.
#100 by Stevo on 12.23.07 11:32 pm |
Rob said:
System of Dress is like the Oregon diamond plate football unis: they look at least decent on players with a typical athletic body (QB’s, receivers, point guards) but downright autrocious on anyone with bulk.
#101 by JOKSTRP on 12.23.07 11:47 pm |
As for the Peterson gunk, as an ex-equiment guy, I think there is a good chance that it is from the balls. When a football is fairly new, the leather can stain. You can see that his jersey is taped to his pads and is VERY tight…so I would guess as he runs with the ball over the white twill on his numbers, the leather is staining the twill.
#102 by Ryan on 12.24.07 12:33 am |
Haven’t seen it mentioned yet, but Adrian Peterson was one of several Bears who’s wishbone “C” helmet decal ripped… Or broke… Or whatever that would be called… There was a good shot of it right after he ran for his TD at the end of the 2nd half when he was on the sideline, if anybody is bored enough to get a screen-grab of it
#103 by Dave H. on 12.24.07 12:53 am |
I’m a current Oakland University student and must say with the skin tight jerseys the basketball team has been wearing this year, I’m very grateful that their 300 lbs center on last seasons’ team graduated.
Poor Shawn Hopes – everyone that sees the OU jerseys immediately mentions him.
#104 by I Know Piping on 12.24.07 1:00 am |
Taauub said:
I don’t think you know what piping is.
#105 by Dean on 12.24.07 1:04 am |
Jerry Glanville LOVES black, everywhere he’s coached the first thing he did was change their uni’s to black, from the Falcons, to Portland St.
#106 by LI Phil on 12.24.07 1:14 am |
I Know Piping said:
i know piping
#107 by soli deo gloria on 12.24.07 1:43 am |
Ian said:
Tjack has used that mouth guard all season…he often forgets to put it in.
#108 by Micah on 12.24.07 1:56 am |
Portis’ shoe is the Zoom Blade TD.
#109 by lemonverbena on 12.24.07 5:15 am |
My Name is not Earl said:
yes.
#110 by NJHawkeye on 12.24.07 7:22 am |
Did anybody notice in the Oakland photo that number 23’s shorts don’t fit very well? The elastic on the shorts aren’t even in contact with his body. That can’t be good.
#111 by scott on 12.24.07 7:55 am |
What happened to the Redskins’ striped socks?
#112 by RsD on 12.24.07 3:37 pm |
Dave H. said:
How about that the new Grizz mascot was wearing Shawn’s gold #50 jersey with the name taped over at the start of the season?
#113 by TD on 12.24.07 8:55 pm |
Broncos-Chargers: refs in the winter sleeves and black pants IN FRIGGIN SAN DIEGO.
Game time temp: 62 degrees.