If there’s ever been an NHL fight more likely to end in awesomeness, it was this one on Friday night. Florida’s Olli Jokinen looks like he’s getting ready to dive in and start biting. Vancouver’s Ryan Kesler looks like he’s getting ready to grapple WWE-style. Unorthodox techniques on both sides, to be sure.
So what happened? This is what happened. What did I say? Awesomeness.
Uni-related notes here: The Panthers’ yellow piping detail looks ridiculous, especially when overlapped by a bright white C. The hemline on the Canucks’ jerseys aims less toward ridiculous and more toward silly. And for frick’s sake, someone wash Kesler’s breezers!
Go forth into awesomeness. — Bryan
#1 by Eric S on 02.02.08 7:22 am |
The second I turned this game on, I was shocked at how bad the Panthers jersey’s stuck out. The piping looks awful (especially with the captain’s C or A over the top). I could have swore I also saw a paw on one guys jersey overlap (maybe a smaller player?). Also, the half arm strips on the elbows are ugly. The shoulder stripping ends behind the neck to allow the Reebok logo, which really sticks out.
Then again, as they showed fans in the crowd with old Panthers jerseys, they weren’t much better (with the pointed shoulder stripping).
#2 by Brendan on 02.02.08 7:56 am |
The new alternates for the A’s were shown off at Fanfest last week.
#3 by Tape on 02.02.08 8:06 am |
last night, UMass Amherst @ Northeastern was the Hockey East Game of the Week on NESN. UMass was wearing gray breezers. generally they have maroon breezers, like in this picture. I thought the grays looked really cool.
The only place I could find a good picture of the grays was in a flash-based photo gallery located here. click on the 10/20/2007 HCKY vs. UCONN link.
#4 by James Craven on 02.02.08 8:24 am |
Brendan said:
We already have gone through this unneeded use of black in a uniform much in the same way we have destroyed the
USCSouthern California Song Girls “shooting the moon” with their thongs when they twirl on TV, the gold (or white) “C’ to signify UCLA’s 100 NCAA Championships or the green dot that tells Mr. NFL Referee the quarterback has a radio communications system inside his helmet. We’re beating a fricking dead horse around here with them.Now, before someone gets pissed off about being on their lawn or getting near their damned shed, I will stop and leave for the monent, and say that will be the last time anyone today will mention them. Gracias, amigos y amigas.
#5 by GoTerriers on 02.02.08 8:27 am |
Tape said:
UMass has been wearing the grey breezers all season. I thought they were only wearing them at home, though. They always remind me of Ohio State Football for some reason.
#6 by James Craven on 02.02.08 8:28 am |
By the way, Joe Lunardi saw his shadow today, and you all know what that means.
Six more weeks of Bracketology! :lol:
#7 by Dave from Indy on 02.02.08 9:13 am |
Looks like Olli is doing his best impression of the logo on his chest.
#8 by Matt on 02.02.08 9:30 am |
I mean, how does anyone in the Panther front office honestly think the piping look good?? Is it like the NFL, where they have to use it for a period of time before they are allowed to change….
#9 by Brendan on 02.02.08 9:43 am |
James Craven said:
Sorry, I haven’t been around for a few days. And you forgot to mention the Bucs’ practice herseys.
#10 by Ryne on 02.02.08 9:52 am |
Very bold colors on display at the University of North Dakota/University of Minnesota hockey game last night. The Fighting Sioux were in their green aways and the Gophers were in their “gold” alts. This video gives a good look, and not to mention the sweetest goal of the year!
#11 by MinnMike on 02.02.08 9:52 am |
Bryan, You found a fine photo. It appears that Jokinen is trying to become the team logo-come-to-life. Hockey charades…I love it.
#12 by LI Phil on 02.02.08 9:57 am |
James Craven said:
thanks
#13 by Fleeser on 02.02.08 10:24 am |
I’m interested to know what the favorite uniforms are in Major League Baseball, the NBA, the NFL, and the NHL. I’m talking about current uniforms, and I mean the whole package (home, road, and applicable alternates). Here are mine:
MLB: New York Yankees
NBA: Detroit Pistons
NFL: Cleveland Browns (if 49ers wore their throwbacks in every game, they would supplant the Browns)
NHL: Detroit Red Wings
#14 by Ryne on 02.02.08 10:37 am |
Fleeser said:
I would have to go with:
MLB: Atlanta Braves
NBA: Boston Celtics
NFL: Washington Redskins
#15 by LI Phil on 02.02.08 10:38 am |
the fight in the thread header?
sometimes pictures are wai more awesome than the real deal…
/just sayin
#16 by Rick from Cedar Park TX on 02.02.08 10:50 am |
LI Phil said:
Good point Phil!!
#17 by LI Phil on 02.02.08 10:53 am |
the fightin’ soo have the BEST unis in college puck. period.
but then again…i like the celts alts so wtf do i know
best baseball unis: yanks (home), bosox (away), new indians (alts)
best football: pack (home), j-ville (away whites), ravens (black alts)
worst: anything cincinatti wears
best hoop: lake-show (home), bulls (red aways), celtics (alts)
best puck: leafs (home), habs (away), pens (baby blue alt) *i know it’s a throwback, but we’re kinda grasping at straws for ‘alts’ and the pens Got It (TM)
#18 by Beantown on 02.02.08 10:58 am |
Ryne said:
Great question:
NFL: Chicago Bears
NBA: Boston Celtics
MLB: Oakland A’s
NHL: Any Original 6 minus Toronto
#19 by John on 02.02.08 11:00 am |
We already have gone through this unneeded use of black in a uniform much in the same way we have destroyed the USC Southern California Song Girls “shooting the moon” with their thongs when they twirl on TV, the gold (or white) “C’ to signify UCLA’s 100 NCAA Championships or the green dot that tells Mr. NFL Referee the quarterback has a radio communications system inside his helmet. We’re beating a fricking dead horse around here with them.
Now, before someone gets pissed off about being on their lawn or getting near their damned shed, I will stop and leave for the monent, and say that will be the last time anyone today will mention them. Gracias, amigos y amigas.
Why don’t you make a proactive effort to lower your blood pressure and just not come back at all?
#20 by Brendan on 02.02.08 11:04 am |
Baseball: It would be the A’s if they kept the green alts, but this year I have to go for the Royals.
Football: Raiders. Simple and effective.
Basketball: I’m not a huge basketball fan, but I’ll go with the Clippers out of my limited knowledge.
Hockey: Only one choice here: Canadiens. Honorable mentions to the Bruins and Canucks.
#21 by Ryan Cousineau on 02.02.08 11:04 am |
To answer all of the above threads at once:
-best uni in hockey is Les Glorieux. I try not to be a uniform reactionary (or at least not as reactionary as some here), but some unis were born perfect. (Actually, interesting to see the subtle uni-differences there).
-In the second photo from Bryan, I think Kesler is trying to reshape Jokinen into the Canucks’ leaping-orca logo.
-I can do without black jerseys, green dots, and uni-minutia, but sometimes the Song Girls are the only thing that get me through the day. ‘Kay?
#22 by tommy forrester on 02.02.08 11:05 am |
football: Raiders
baseball: Cardinals
Basketball: Nuggets
Hockey: Blackhawks
#23 by The Hemogoblin on 02.02.08 11:06 am |
Fleeser said:
Let’s see.
MLB: Chicago Cubs (no alternate…)
NBA: Boston Celtics (without the
blecchblack)NFL: Oakland Raiders
NHL: Chicago Blackhawks
Minor league baseball: Most definitely not Portland’s new duds. Disgusting.
#24 by Robb on 02.02.08 11:11 am |
Fleeser said:
For some reason, I love the Browns unis but I still want them to bring back the orange pants, at least a few times a season.
#25 by Robin on 02.02.08 11:20 am |
Fave unis
MLB – Cubs home
NBA – Hornets home
NFL – Probably a minority here, but. . .Giants Away uniform. There is just something about it
I don’t watch NHL, so instead I’ll say NCAA – LSU, but I’m way biased
#26 by Thorold Blair on 02.02.08 11:25 am |
What the heck are breezers?
#27 by douglas on 02.02.08 11:27 am |
Adidas and FFF has unveiled a new RED jersey for Euro 2008. This could be the first national team wearing an alternate jersey since US Soccer playing in red Adi, circa 1979. No pics, sorry.
#28 by christian on 02.02.08 11:30 am |
Thorold Blair: “Breezers” are hockey “pants”, the padded shorts that they wear.
#29 by Jeff P on 02.02.08 11:30 am |
Thorold Blair said:
It’s a name for hockey pants that I have only ever seen here.
But it’s these things:
#30 by LI Phil on 02.02.08 11:33 am |
Thorold Blair said:
here
no really
#31 by Casey (Davis, CA) on 02.02.08 11:36 am |
Breezers
I grew up playing hockey in northern New York and I have never heard the term used before. We would just call them “hockey pants”.
MLB – LA Dodgers
NFL – Chicago Bears (minus the fucking Orange tops)
NHL – Montreal Canadiens, hands down.
NCAA Hoops (because NBA is unwatchable) – Indiana…gotta love those warmups, too.
#32 by Mike on 02.02.08 11:38 am |
James Craven said:
isnt the jersey green?
#33 by Casey (Davis, CA) on 02.02.08 11:43 am |
douglas said:
Slow down. The USA wore these in 2006 against Latvia in East Hartford, CT.
Details here
#34 by bar57988 on 02.02.08 11:52 am |
MLB Dodgers or Cubs home
NFL Steelers
NHL Any of the Original 6, + Minnesota
NBA Celtics, no black
NCAA USC Song Girls
#35 by Peter on 02.02.08 11:56 am |
My top unis (this is a fun game so I’ve added some more leagues):
MLB: Detroit
NHL: Chicago
NFL: Cleveland
NBA: Boston
CFL: Saskatchewan
EPL: Sunderland
#36 by kj on 02.02.08 11:56 am |
Nearly everyone up here in Minnesota calls them breezers.
#37 by Kenny on 02.02.08 11:59 am |
Robin said:
MLB – Cards, hands down
NFL – Bears home / Redskins
NBA – Celtics / Clippers
NHL – Blackhawks, oops
NCAA – Wisconsin (FB)…Notre Dame (BB)
#38 by justin on 02.02.08 12:04 pm |
NCAA: Florida Gators Cheerleaders
#39 by Andrew on 02.02.08 12:08 pm |
The US has used plenty of alternate jerseys. The men had light blue pinstripes, the women had pink jerseys, and this is all just in the last year or two.
I can’t be bothered to look it up right now, but I’m willing to bet that there have been plenty of other alt. national team jerseys between now and 1979
#40 by Wayne on 02.02.08 12:13 pm |
NFL: Browns (I really like the Browns’ gray facemasks and their sleeve striping. I wish the Vikes would adopt that style, much like the throwbacks they wore early this season.)
MLB: Cardinals
NBA: Celtics or Bulls
NHL: Original 6
I was going to say Bears and Jets too for NFL, but Fleeser is looking for favorite team unis including alternates. Those orange Bears and monochrome green Jets unis are just too ugly. I can handle the black Celtics and Bulls alts, since a lot of other teams have worse alts.
#41 by Wayne on 02.02.08 12:13 pm |
Oh yah, Go North Dakota!
#42 by douglas on 02.02.08 12:19 pm |
The article mentions it was a one timer, but I agree the blue pinstripes is an alternate. Still, this red France jersey is really big news in Europe, where the only thing teams happen to alter are socks and shorts. With France and Italy being the last two countries not to have ever changed their away colors , this move could be followed by a lot.
#43 by Hal on 02.02.08 12:30 pm |
Peter said:
MLB: (the lifetime Giants fan chokes!) Dodgers, for pure aesthetics.
NHL: Red Wings and les Habs.
NFL: Packers, but Niners if they go back to their 80’s version.
NBA: Celtics (except for their alt.)
EPL: Arsenal
Favorite throwbacks of all: the San Francisco Warriors with “The City” on the front.
#44 by MLB2PDX on 02.02.08 12:35 pm |
Fleeser said:
I always like these poll questions. Counting the whole package, here are my 1’s and 2’s. And I hate some of these teams…
MLB: Dodgers, Yankees
NBA: Celtics, Blazers
NFL: Packers, Browns
NHL: Bruins, Canadiens
CFB: Penn State, Notre Dame
CBB: North Carolina, UCLA
#45 by James Craven on 02.02.08 12:42 pm |
LI Phil said:
“Dpn’ taze me, bro. Don’t taze me!!”
#46 by douglas on 02.02.08 12:48 pm |
seems like this page proves me wrong. England has worn a blue alternate for years, I just thought they were switching their away colors all the time.
#47 by James Craven on 02.02.08 12:53 pm |
What I meant to say in post 45 was “Don’t taze me, bro. Don’t taze me!!!!”
Thanks a lot.
#48 by Jim on 02.02.08 12:55 pm |
kj said:
OK, that’s fine for nearly everyone in Minnesota, but they are called “pants”. Please.
#49 by Cheez on 02.02.08 12:58 pm |
“Awesomeness” is joining a long list of overused internet-isms.
#50 by sean on 02.02.08 1:01 pm |
ny times did a little peek inside joe skiba’s universe today
#51 by sean on 02.02.08 1:03 pm |
they also revealed the only thing from ohio that ends up in the super bowl…and i’m a browns fan
#52 by Johnny O on 02.02.08 1:05 pm |
Ryne said:
Wow… what an amazing goal. Almost amazing as impressive as Mike Legge’s goal back in ‘96 for the Wolverines.
On a side note, my friend and now pro hockey player Joe Pavelski (SJ Sharks) did the same goal in High School in 2002, and it was an exact replica of that Legge goal. The crowed went absolutely nuts for a good 10 minutes. I have the goal on video tape, so maybe I will transfer it on here so everyone can take a look.
#53 by spencer on 02.02.08 1:05 pm |
NFL: Buffalo Bills(especially the throwbacks)
NHL: Vancouver Canucks
MLB: Cincinnati Reds
NBA: Golden State Warriors
NCAA: The Iowa Hawkeyes
#54 by Mike on 02.02.08 1:05 pm |
I actually thought breezers were the so called “shell” that goes over the pants, maybe I am mistaken, but I don’t think so.
#55 by sean on 02.02.08 1:06 pm |
and i’m perfectly aware of where mike vrabel and chase blackburn went to school (the osu and akron, respectively)
#56 by Johnny O on 02.02.08 1:07 pm |
Johnny O said:
When I give credit to an amazing goal I should at least spell the guys name right. It’s Mike Legg.
#57 by Dom on 02.02.08 1:10 pm |
They showed why the Giants player was wearing the Kellie Pickler No-Glare strips last night on the tonight show. She gave them to him as a joke.
#58 by dilbert719 on 02.02.08 1:11 pm |
Favorite uniforms (Excluding Philly teams, which I’d have to pick by default in each sport)
(And yes, there is a pattern here)
MLB: Kansas City Royals
NFL: Indianapolis Colts
NBA: Boston Celtics
NHL: Toronto Maple Leafs
#59 by david on 02.02.08 1:18 pm |
i was watching a nyc psal basketball tournament (palyed at nyu) on friday evening 2/1 and saw the most horrendous uniforms worn by cardoza and jfk high schools. who came up with these offensive designs?
#60 by =bg= on 02.02.08 1:21 pm |
Favorites by sport:
NFL Dallas Cowboys
MLB SF Giants
NHL always liked the Blackhawks
NBA Celtics
bonus:
NCAA USC Song Girls
#61 by Justin B on 02.02.08 1:23 pm |
NHL: Wings, Penguins
NFL: Browns, Seattle (helmet)
NBA: Celtics
MLB: Detroit (home), Boston (home and away)
#62 by Jim on 02.02.08 1:24 pm |
Mike said:
Here’s my “Canadian” take. We’ve always called them pants, not “breezers” and especially not “shorts”.
During the disaster known as the “Cooperall period”, there were actually two components – the girdle and the shell, which was either short with socks or ugh… long, with no pants. Thankfully, that is no more, however, there are guys out there who will wear a shell over their pants.
Again, the “Breezers” term seem strictly a Minnesota thing, so I would say that any general discussion regarding hockey should refer to the name pants. Thanks!
#63 by Jim on 02.02.08 1:25 pm |
I meant: “….long, with no socks….”
#64 by Jet on 02.02.08 1:31 pm |
Great thread today, thanks for putting hockey on top, Bryan!
As if the Panthers jersey wasn’t hideous enough — all black pants? No side stripes? No red pants for contrast?
Thanks for posting the UM vs. UND clip, Ryne, awesome goal. And seeing yellow vs. green jerseys is definite eye candy!!
Okay, I’ll play favorite jerseys as well:
MLB – Detroit Tigers home
NFL – NY Jets dark
NBA – NY Knicks blue
NHL – Detroit Redwings white, PRE-RBK!! The RBK’s do NOT have the awesome inverted shoulder bars! Blasphemy!!!
-Jet
#65 by Stevo on 02.02.08 1:32 pm |
LI Phil said:
Kessler scores the win by pin with a takedown Dan Gable would be proud of.
#66 by LI Phil on 02.02.08 1:36 pm |
Jet said:
no love?
#67 by Bob A on 02.02.08 1:54 pm |
MLB: Dodgers
NFL: Giants (I love the roads and I won’t apologize)
NHL: Canadiens
NBA: Celtics (full disclosure: I am NBA clueless other than what the Celts, Lakers and Rockets wear)
NCAA FB: Michigan
NCAA BB: UCLA
#68 by Patrick R. on 02.02.08 2:16 pm |
MLB: Chicago White Sox
NBA: Boston Celtics, minus the black alt
NFL: Packers and Giants
NHL: Chicago Blackhawks, easily
NCAA F: Notre Dame
NCAAB: I liked Duke’s old uniform and NC
Finally I was watching an old Cubs game on MLB.com (odd since i am a Sox fan) and it was the “Slugfest at Wrigley” one in 1979 where both teams wound up scoring someting like 42 runs total, however in the first inning Larry Bowa hits a double and I noticed that he hands his helmet to a batboy and proceeds to run the bases in just his hat. I will try and grab a screen shot.
#69 by Shane on 02.02.08 2:22 pm |
MLB: Pirates minus red
NFL:Raiders (Cheerleaders is good too)
NHL: Bruins love the shoulder patch
NBA: Celtics minus black
#70 by DannyB on 02.02.08 2:30 pm |
CFL: Saskatchewan
NFL: Green Bay (was Pittsburgh until the got the stupid rounded Nike fonts – bring back the block!)
MLB: Cleveland
NHL: Detroit (need the rounded shoulders back though)
NBA: Boston
CIS Football: Windsor
NCAA Football: Ohio State
#71 by Evan on 02.02.08 2:34 pm |
justin said:
They seem like regular cheer uniforms but they are Gators so they get the nod
The dazzlers are usually better though :)
Which brings me to my next point, “Why didnt we impeach Bush, we impeached Clinton for getting a …..” Ill stop there
#72 by Jeff P on 02.02.08 2:40 pm |
story on NHL.com today that includes this picture
http://cdn.nhl.com/i...; Look at the ref
Story here
#73 by wall of beef on 02.02.08 2:49 pm |
Bad piping or not, I still think the Panthers color scheme is great. No one else really combines those colors, I think it looks great. Panther logo is not the best, but I do enjoy the Stick/Palm cross shoulder logo. Just as a shoulder logo though. If they got rid of the piping I think the jerseys would be great, guess thats just me.
Every time I see the Canucks jersey the worse it looks. Moreso the whites. Removing the “Vancouver” and adding some green to the logo would go a long way, but I think they need to increse the stripes, it looks too bland but not clean enough. It just seems like its supposed to have more stripes. Looks like a high school team jersey with a modern logo slapped on it. They either need to go full tilt old school (their originals/last years alts) or make it sync up better with the current logo. Its a weird mish mash.
#74 by CV on 02.02.08 3:01 pm |
Favs:
NFL – Buccaneers, or Rams home blue jerseys with gold pants.
MLB – Yanks or Tigers
NBA – Probably the Suns (I like both the orange and the purple).
NHL – Not really up on current NHL unis. Always a fan of the North Stars/Dallas stars jerseys in the white or the green.
NCAA football – UCLA powder blues.
#75 by Johnny O on 02.02.08 3:04 pm |
League favorites…
NFL – Green Bay Packers
MLB – Cleveland Indians
NBA – Chicago Bulls
NHL – New York Rangers
#76 by Paul Lukas on 02.02.08 3:35 pm |
Patrick R. said:
Not uncommon in that era. Helmets weren’t yet mandatory on the bases.
#77 by Richard Bruns on 02.02.08 3:39 pm |
NFL – Packers, the color scheme is better than the Browns, otherwise I’d pick them
MLB – Dodgers, just the perfect baseball uni, the colors are all right together
NBA – Bulls, fantastic, especially if they’d make the old cursive Chicago jerseys an alt
NHL – Rangers, just classic
NCAA FB – Ohio State, I’m a Buckeye, I admit my bias
NCAA BB – UConn, I love their gray SOD unis
EPL – Arsenal, great kit, the trademark red with white sleeves is excellent
MLS – Chivas USA
#78 by Nate Gruz on 02.02.08 3:54 pm |
I don’t know why, but I always get annoyed when people refer to hockey pants as “breezers” here. I grew up in Maine playing hockey and I’ve never heard hockey pants called “breezers”. I guess it’s a regional thing, but they’re hockey pants. Not shorts, pants.
#79 by James Craven on 02.02.08 3:55 pm |
Mike said:
*bangs head aginst wall in utter disbelief*
#80 by Andy--01 on 02.02.08 4:00 pm |
Fave jerseys:
MLB: Cardinals Home
NHL: Before the RBK re-design, I’d say the Blues home, but now, Minnesota Wild (home)
NFL: Cleveland Browns
NBA: I don’t follow the NBA at all, but probably Celtics
NCAA FB: Penn State
#81 by who cares on 02.02.08 4:13 pm |
wall of beef, if you think those Panther colors are unique you must be unaware of the mighty Phoooooooobia. They adopted the color scheme way back in 1917.
#82 by cole on 02.02.08 4:13 pm |
NFL- Green Bay
NBA- Boston
MLB- Detroit
NHL- Pittsburgh
EPL- Manchester United
NCAA FB- Penn State
#83 by Tony Miller on 02.02.08 4:28 pm |
Is Miami wearing black unis or just a really dark green? I don’t think it looks very good, whatever it is.
#84 by Casey (Davis, CA) on 02.02.08 4:32 pm |
wall of beef said:
There are a few teams in the NHL’s history to use the “Florida Colors”. The Colorado Rockies and Kansas City Scouts come to mind. Perhaps their colors are the reason why they were so short-lived?
#85 by spencer on 02.02.08 4:48 pm |
I am watching the college football skills competition, and i never realized before just how bad the Oregon state sports bra looks.
http://www.yvensonbe...
#86 by gak on 02.02.08 4:50 pm |
The Oakland A’s single A affiliate in the NWL, the Vancouver Canadians, unveiled their new logo last week. They ditched the blue, added some grey and tweaked the lettering. The main change is the change from the C by adding an apostrophe S.
Looks sharp in my eyes, though the new uniforms haven’t been revealed yet. One problem that’s plagued the C’s, based from what I saw last season, is their inability to wear their socks properly. Here’s hoping there’s an end to the pajama pants.
#87 by Robb on 02.02.08 4:55 pm |
Hmmm….
NFL: Tampa Bay/Cleveland
NBA: Atlanta/LA Lakers (White Home)
NHL: Buffalo Sabres
MLB: Yankees/Lancaster Barnstormers (minor league)
NCAA BB: UCLA (without the different colored “C”)
NCAA FB: Michigan/Florida
#88 by spencer on 02.02.08 5:03 pm |
Robb said:
by buffalo sabres, i hope you meant the old jerseys
#89 by tsmack on 02.02.08 5:21 pm |
Just because it needs to be said again but man this year’s NFL 42 Supwr Bowl logo really sucks….I mean what happened?
#90 by Robb on 02.02.08 5:23 pm |
spencer said:
I like the color scheme (navy/gold/silver) but I’m not in love with the design. My favorite hockey uniform ever would have to be the Charleston Chiefs from “Slap Shot.” At the same time, I’m not a huge hockey fan, its just my opinion from an on-looker
#91 by Eephus on 02.02.08 5:27 pm |
James Craven said:
I saw the pictures earlier this week where they were definitely black, but I agree that it looks like a forest green in that picture.
Adding to the poll:
NFL: Packers
NHL: Maple Leafs
MLB: Cardinals, Pirates
NBA: clueless… probably Celtics
NCAAFB: Tennessee? so many to choose from
#92 by Salvamerican on 02.02.08 5:47 pm |
I thought I would go with ONE city for favorite unis:
Chicago
Granted, the White Sox are kind of bland but they don’t counteract how good the Bulls, Blackhawks, Cubs, Bears and even the Fire look. Oh, by the way, I’m going to include Notre Dame in the greater Chicago area.
#93 by Jerico on 02.02.08 5:47 pm |
Maybe I missed the boat here, but anyone know what’s up with “casual Saturday” in college basketball?
#94 by drizzle on 02.02.08 6:08 pm |
Today’s Harvard/Princeton Men’s Basketball game had home Princeton wearing black, while Harvard wore white on the road. ESPNU’s announcers said it was because Harvard had a game last night and didn’t have time to do laundry. What, they couldn’t borrow Princeton’s facilities for 2 hours before the night game?
#95 by drizzle on 02.02.08 6:11 pm |
Jerico said:
Coaches v. Cancer weekend, meaning many coaches are wearing tennis or basketball shoes.
#96 by Bendert on 02.02.08 6:16 pm |
On a hockey note. I am a freshman at Michigan State University and I went to my first hockey game last night to watch the defending National Champs in action. Interestingly enough, MSU is outfitted by Nike yet goaltender Jeff Lerg wears part RBK pads, including his blocker and glove. This picture tells the tale the best with both RBK symbols apparent as well as the Nike stick and jersey, with Vaughn custom leg pads.
Another note of interest. Lerg measures in at only 5′6″ and 155lbs
#97 by Chris on 02.02.08 6:17 pm |
Jerico said:
They are doing the Coaches for Cancer thing. The coaches around the Country are wearing sneakers and some dress down while others wear their suits.
#98 by Mike D on 02.02.08 6:25 pm |
Fleeser said:
Best:
MLB: New York Yankees
NBA: Boston Celtics
NFL: New York Giants
NHL: Boston Bruins
Worst:
MLB: Toronto Blue Jays
NBA: Sacramento Kings
NFL: Denver Broncos
NHL: Florida Panthers (and about 15 other teams)
#99 by Marcus Hall, Baltimore on 02.02.08 6:28 pm |
I’m curious to know what everyone’s LEAST favorite is (or would most like to see changed). I had a bunch of links, but my post disappeared
MLB: Baltimore Orioles and the San Diego Padres
NFL: Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals
NBA: Three headed monster of the Warriors, Bobcats and Wizards
NHL: Anaheim Ducks
#100 by Bryan S on 02.02.08 6:58 pm |
The Washington Nationals are going to have a new jersey patch commemorating their first season in the new ball park:
http://shop.mlb.com/...
#101 by Bryan S on 02.02.08 6:59 pm |
The Washington Nationals are going to have a new jersey patch commemorating their first season in the new ball park:
check it out
#102 by Jordan Pope on 02.02.08 7:03 pm |
In the college skills competiton on ESPN They stitched the logo of the competition over the logo of the supplier of the team jersey (Nike)
#103 by Stuby on 02.02.08 7:22 pm |
Sorry to join the party so late…
Favorites:
MLB: Pirates-sans red
NFL: Browns
NBA: Lakers (pains me to say that)
NHL: Blackhawks
College Football: Michigan
College Hoops: UCLA
Least Favorite:
MLB: Mets
NFL: Titans
NBA: Mavericks
NHL: Lightning
College Football: Miami (FL)
College Hoops: Kansas State
#104 by bar57988 on 02.02.08 7:23 pm |
Carribean world series on SNY, holy logo creep!! Even the umps have a coca-cola back and McD’s shoulder…
#105 by Bryan Redemske on 02.02.08 7:28 pm |
Nate Gruz said:
That’s odd … I get annoyed when people refer to things like this as pants. Pants. Not pants. I don’t know what else they should be called, but pants isn’t it.
#106 by Andy L. on 02.02.08 7:39 pm |
MLB: St. Louis Cardinals
NFL: Oakland Raiders (though they haven’t been good in years)
NBA: Boston Celtics (I wish they would use the throwback regularly.)
NHL: Tie — Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Blackhawks
#107 by E_Ro on 02.02.08 7:49 pm |
I grew up on the rinks of northern/mid michigan… i heard breezers/pants pretty equally, but i had a lot of canadian coaches, so it my not be a fair representation.
MLB: Yankees whites
NFL: GreenBay greens
NHL: Blackhawks reds
NBA: Celtics not-black
NCAA FB: Michigan blue
NCAA Hockey: LSSU blues
CHL hockey: Ottawa 67’s
#108 by Will on 02.02.08 7:53 pm |
Hockey pants are hockey pants. They’re neither shorts nor breezers. Consider it an endearing quirk. :-)
Speaking of the NHL, all of the jerseys with the bib stripes are horrible. I assume that’s where the jersey panels are stitched together. I don’t see why Reebok didn’t just change the panel size because it also screwed up the shoulder panels/designs/colors.
#109 by tmac3217 on 02.02.08 7:54 pm |
Favorites:
MLB – Red Sox
NFL – Packers
NBA – Bulls
NHL – Wild
Least Favorites:
MLB – BLUE Jays
NFL – Vikings (yeah – a Vikes fan voted for the Pack and against the Vikes)
NBA – Mavericks
NHL – Ducks
Sorry, but I threw out the likes of the Yankees, Colts, Celtics, and Red Wings. Personally, I think you need to have more than white and one other color — they’re just to bland/blah for me.
#110 by Wayne on 02.02.08 8:03 pm |
Since some of us are listing our least favorite, I thought I’d add mine in:
MLB: formerly the D-Backs original entire uniform lineup, now probably the Rockies and Blue Jays
NFL: Falcons, Cardinals, and Seahawks’ monochrome
NBA: nothing grosses me out too much, so I’ll just say the Suns and Kings
NHL: Thrashers and the Banana Slugs
#111 by Jerico on 02.02.08 8:32 pm |
Chris said:
Yeah, I figured that, eventually, but I was stoked to see the likes of Jay Wright (Villanova) in warmups and Jeff Bzdelik (Colorado) in a golf shirt. But, either way, that’s cool.
#112 by Tony Miller on 02.02.08 8:34 pm |
DannyB said:
Agreed. I knew Iowa was based off the Steelers, but seeing the block numbers on Super Bowl XXX highlights only reinforced it.
#113 by Jack H. on 02.02.08 8:37 pm |
I’ve got the Wings-Bruins game on now and it is a thing of beauty. It makes me even more pissed off that the Wings get stuck playing the likes of the Predators, Sharks and Blue Jackets 4 times a season and only get to play each Original 6 team ONCE. Where’s the decency in this goddamn world?
#114 by DannyB on 02.02.08 8:40 pm |
Tony Miller said:
Yeah.. I just watch that too. I still don’t know what makes me sicker – Neil O’Donnell’s spectacular completions to Larry Brown or just how simply beautiful those Steelers threads used to be.
#115 by Mike Engle on 02.02.08 9:01 pm |
Wayne said:
LEAST FAVORITE ENSEMBLES
MLB: Toronto Blue Jays. Not enough blue for a team called the Blue Jays. Get blue hats, please. While you’re at it, let your home uniforms have a passing resemblance to the roadies. A common number font would be a good start. And nice try with the flashback uniform. White at home, losers. Dishonorable mention goes to the Mets, Padres, and Astros for essentially turning their “official” road grays into sparingly-used anti-clash road alternates. Exhibits A, B, and C why alternate jersey regulation could be a good thing in the majors.
NFL: Buffalo Bills. If I didn’t know any better, I’d think the RBK Edge system leaked its way into the NFL through these uniforms. Rectangular shoulders that scream, “Look at this, ain’t it tacky?”, stupid socks (either have a nice stripe job, or have one color on top of white, please), and a sensual overload of almost-like colors (white and silver, royal and navy, in addition to red) make their current uniforms the worst. Throwback alternates remind us of how look they used to look. Dishonorable mention goes to the Bengals, if only for the consistently inconsistent side panel. Above the armpit? Below? Why not change its color so we can’t tell?
NBA: Phoenix Suns. Under-arm side panels are rarely good, but my G-d, those full-length side panels are atrocious. Gray does not look good next to purple or orange. Last names would look better straight or vertically arched. The radial arch they have now gets clownish even with seven letters (Barbosa). What if they had Skitishvili? I’m getting skittish…Dishonorable mention to the Mavericks, which must have the Suns’ template due to their surname woes. Dishonorable mention revoked from the Pacers because they don’t have pinstripes anymore.
NHL: I could flag any team with upper right front jersey numbers. I don’t like the look because it makes the jersey too full, and can leave no room for a Stanley Cup or memorial patch. If you insist, why not move the number down to the front right thigh? For argument’s sake, let’s roast the Buffaslug Sabres for starting the damned trend, for having a terrible crest, having stupid shorts/pants/breezers, and for the pain and suffering caused by last year’s modern/throwback mismatch. Dishonorable mention to the Islanders (their Franken-jerseys make them the Buffalo Bills of the NHL), the Ducks (that word mark makes for a really weak “crest”), and all teams with un-wraparound sock stripes.
#116 by cole on 02.02.08 9:12 pm |
cole said:
Least Favorite
NFL- Arizona
NBA- Philadelphia
MLB- Tampa Bay
NHL- Phoenix
EPL- Newcastle
NCAA FB- Oregon State
#117 by spencer on 02.02.08 9:59 pm |
Robb said:
The jerseys are not bad, its the logo on the jersey that makes it god awful.
#118 by Nate on 02.02.08 10:00 pm |
Favs:
NFL: Tie between the Titans, Panthers, And Eagles. I love the titans colors scheme, but i think they should change to the light blue for their normal home jersey, and change the yoke on the white jersey to navy. I also love the Panther’s color scheme, and their pants striping is the best. and i love the Eagle’s pants template. i love the thick black/slate gray on the midnight green with the white piping in between. Close fourth is new orleans, they have an awesome color scheme.
MLB: Tigers. Great color scheme, and i love the old english font.
NBA: Suns. Nice template, and Excluding the orange alternate, i don’t think that the orange is overdone. If they replaced the orange in the color scheme to mettalic gold, it would look better.
NCAA Football: Texas. Classic template, and a simple, but great, color scheme. their all white road uniforms are the best in football, even better than anything in the NFL.
#119 by Nate on 02.02.08 10:07 pm |
least favorites:
NFL: Dallas. They can’t get their colors straight. Also Oakland. Black and silver just looks bad without another color
MLB: San Diego. I hate the urine colored home jersey
NBA: San Antonio. see Oakland raiders.
NCAA football: Oregon state, horrible template. i actually like the way Oregon mixes up the pants, jerseys and helmets, but they need a better template. one similar to the Tennessee titans might work.
#120 by Bryan S on 02.02.08 10:07 pm |
Favorites:
NFL: Washington Redskins/ Green Bay Packers
NBA: NY Knicks
MLB: Boston Red Sox
NHL: Montreal Canadiens
College Football: UCLA/ USC
College Basketball: University of Maryland (gotta love that piping)/ UNC
Least Favorites:
NFL: Seattle Seahawks
NBA: Charlotte Bobcats
MLB: Toronto Blue Jays/ Tamapa Bay Rays (booooring)
NHL: Florida Panthers
College Football: OREGON DUCKS!!!
NCAA Basketball: Kansas State
#121 by spencer on 02.02.08 10:08 pm |
Least Favorites
NHL: Mighty ducks(yes, i know they are not them any more)
NFL: Carolina panthers
NBA: New Orleans
MLB: The Yankees, not the ugliest uniforms but my hate for team make them the ugliest.
I would like to hear Bryan’s favorites and least favorites.
#122 by Mike Engle on 02.02.08 10:20 pm |
Nate said:
Compare my reaction to the Suns to yours. Interesting, isn’t it? Just proves that athletics aesthetics is an inexact science, and that there really is no ultimate authority. (Not even Mr. Lukas.)
In other news, wow, this is a slow day for sports news and for Uni Watching. And it will only get slower after the Super Bowl…
#123 by LI Phil on 02.02.08 10:36 pm |
just got back from sheep station, so to any UWers i met there, cheers again…twas nice to put some faces with SNs….OH…im diggin the Mets By The Numbers book i picked up there too! good stuff…
mike (engle)…you listed teams whose uni’s you dislike…care to maybe elaborate a bit on why?
the list of uni’s i dislike is hard to narrow down but i’ll give it a shot in the 4 major sports, with coll. bb & fb for good measure
MLB-nationals (home and away, but not alt)…pods sand-piss…astros pinstripes
NFL-anything cincinnati wears
NBA-(all alts, but not all throwbacks)…worst is black and gold wizards
NHL-buffaslugs
C-hoop-ucla (with the yellow c)
C-football-oregon state sportsbravers
#124 by Mike Engle on 02.02.08 10:55 pm |
LI Phil said:
I’ll just push the sarcasm button for you…
For the record, the original question asked for the best and worst uniform sets, asking to take into account the home jersey, the away, and any alternates. This is what makes the Blue Jays’ uniforms terrible. Almost no common elements from one style to the other. Totally disjointed. Because of that, I didn’t mention the Wizards. Their New Orleans Saints wanna-be uniforms are TERRIBLE, but their regulars aren’t that bad. The Suns got my Golden Razzie for a consistently putrid set.
So, you ask, why didn’t I criticize the Cowboys for their lack of matching? Because Mr. Lukas has a whole article on that. Besides, at least the Cowboys uniforms say, “I’m a Dallas Cowboy,” while the Bills uniforms merely complete the wardrobe malfunction trinity, along with the Go Daddy in court girl and Janet Jackson.
#125 by Brendan on 02.02.08 11:06 pm |
Brendan said:
And my least favorites:
Baseball: Astros, Diamondbacks, and Blue Jays.
Football: Falcons and Titans.
Basketball: Hawks (ripoff of the Arizona Wildcats), Wizards
Hockey: Most of them. The Thrashers, Panthers, Islanders, Ducks and Oilers stand out as particularly bad.
Bonus: Paris Saint-Germain in France and Ajax from The Netherlands. And Texas from Texas.
#126 by Mike Engle on 02.02.08 11:12 pm |
Brendan said:
YES! I KNEW the tri-color paneling (for a lack of a better term) of the Suns reminded me of something! That’s it. Not a great soccer look, but an even worse basketball look due to a lack of basketball sleeves. Extra turd points go to Ajax because their name letters are white with a thin red border. So names can be long enough to get truncated on the sides. So SZCZERBIAK might read ZERB or something like that. A picture demonstrating this was an Open Thread a while back. Chalk that one up as a design flaw…
#127 by Bob A on 02.02.08 11:23 pm |
Alright so we are doing least favorites?
Buffalo Bills period, end of list. There is no team even close. Not even the really sweet throwback/alts can mitigate the nastiness of their home/road combo.
#128 by BigBootyLover58 on 02.02.08 11:39 pm |
Wow, so this comment section has devolved into a forum for people to list their favorite uniforms. This is the kind of crap that has been plaguing the Creamer boards recently.
Is this really the best place to list your favorite teams / jerseys?
#129 by DannyB on 02.02.08 11:50 pm |
DannyB said:
Quoting myself.. those were my favs.
Least favourites are gonna be:
CFL: Montreal
NFL: Tennessee and Denver
MLB: Milwaukee and Toronto
NHL: NY Islanders (pre RBK, it was Tampa Bay)
NBA: New Jersey
CIS Football: Queens
NCAA Football: Oregon State and Northwestern
#130 by LI Phil on 02.03.08 12:19 am |
James Craven said:
don’t stop
#131 by knukks on 02.03.08 12:20 am |
Bryan Redemske said:
Maybe you could start a campaign, a la “ditch the black”, and erase 100 or years of tradition…. but I doubt it. Can’t say I know why they are called pants but that’s the way it is and has been for as long as I’ve been playing.
#132 by Dan on 02.03.08 12:30 am |
Favorites
CFL: Winnipeg sans gold on blue pants and socks
NFL: Patriots
MLB: Athletics sans black
NHL: Chicago, Boston, Montreal
NBA: Celtics sans black
NCAA Football: Notre Dame
NCAA Hockey: North Dakota
Worst
CFL: Montreal
NFL: Seattle, Minnesota
MLB: Minnesota
NHL: Edmonton
NBA: Washington, New Orleans
NCAA Football: LSU
NCAA Hockey: Minnesota
#133 by James Craven on 02.03.08 2:06 am |
Jordan Pope said:
They also did that to the adidas and Russell Athletic teams as well. Under Armour was the sponsor of that program.
#134 by Jordan Pope on 02.03.08 2:13 am |
James Craven said:
that just seemed odd
I didn’t get any screen shots and see if the new Under Armour Prototype was being worn
#135 by Broker75 on 02.03.08 3:08 am |
Wow, so this comment section has devolved into a forum for people to list their favorite uniforms. This is the kind of crap that has been plaguing the Creamer boards recently.
Is this really the best place to list your favorite teams / jerseys?
I agree, they should cut back to a one week lay off
#136 by Matty B. on 02.03.08 3:49 am |
Jet said:
Red Wings inverted shoulder bar???
Please explain
#137 by DannyB on 02.03.08 8:36 am |
Matty B. said:
Old Style versus RBK Edge
#138 by Bob A on 02.03.08 11:38 am |
I love Shorpy pictures:
1923 Randolph-Macon vs. Gallaudet Check out the taped up pants on the 2nd guy from the right. Anyone know which team is which?
#139 by Tricia Polley on 02.04.08 12:19 am |
Dave from Indy said:
That’s the first thing I noticed, too, even BEFORE I noticed that HORRIBLE white “C”
#140 by Michael Poplawski on 02.08.08 5:29 pm |
douglas said:
I saw France was wearing these when visiting Spain this week in a friendly game. So, we had France dressed up as Spain (red jerseys, blue shorts) and Spain dressed up as somebody else.
Somebody smack the FFF and remind them what their national team’s nickname is.