What you see above is Arizona State’s 50th-anniversary logo. In yesterday’s Ticker, I mentioned that it wouldn’t be worn as a jersey patch. That’s accurate, but what I left out (because I didn’t know about it until yesterday afternoon) is that it will be worn as a helmet decal.
And that’s as good a segue as any for my annual college football season-preview column, which is up now on ESPN — enjoy (and thanks to the many of you who contributed info).
Membership News: We’ve had a nice little bump in membership enrollments this month. There have been some interesting design orders, including Nick Tringale’s card, shown at right (based on, of course, the UGA football helmet). Other notable requests have come from Matt Powers (based on the Wagner helmet he once wore) James Bates (based on this — our first-ever BP jersey request), and Brian Flynn-Kocourek (our longest NOB so far, although not our first hyphenated NOB [that would be this one]). As always, you can see and comment on all the card designs here, and those who haven’t signed up yet can find all the relevant info here.
For those of you waiting for your finished cards, I mailed all of them out yesterday except for James B.’s (I wasn’t happy with how the colors came out, so we’ll tweak them and print a new version in the next batch) and Brian F.-K.’s (because, of course, we misspelled your name, which I didn’t catch until I was about to put the card in the envelope — sorry about that), so watch your mailboxes.
Uni Watch News Ticker: Yesterday’s entry on merchandised jerseys prompted an awesome response from Nick Jurista. Check this out: “I don’t like buying team jerseys either. I prefer to make my own variations. I made a Favre ‘jersey’ last year for the playoffs out of a green long-sleeve shirt. I used sewn-on felt for the numbers, fabric paints for the stripes and NOB. And for the Seahawks’ Super Bowl run, I made a blue hoodie into a Seahawks jersey-plus-helmet. I made that one with fabric paints, gave myself a fake name/number, and added a little extra to the front right pocket. I realize I look completely absurd in these, but I really just do it for fun. I am not a Seahawks or Packers fan, and this was the cheapest, most creative way I could think of to support them during their playoff runs. My guess is that I’m not the only person who does something like this, although I haven’t met anyone else who does.” I don’t know if he’s right about that, but I do know this: Nick, you made my day. … While checking a track-back to Kenn Tomasch’s blog, I discovered something he’d apparently just discovered as well: There’s a Flickr group called “Women in a Sports Jersey.” Not quite as cool as Rob Ullman’s illos, but still. … Several Browns observations from Brendon Yarian, including new facemasks for Brady Quinn (going from this to this) and Kellen Winslow (from this to this), and an FNOB alert. … Gallery of U.S. Open outfits here. … Joshua Edney reports that Charlotte’s basketball court design is changing from this to this. … Alex Hill notes that Kevin Cash, who had been wearing No. 36, has given that number to newly acquired Paul Byrd and has switched to No. 30. … Fun piece here about what some of the Titans keep in their lockers (with thanks to Wade Harder). … Oh. My. God. Details here (with thanks to David Cline). … Nice little Nets uni-history timeline here (courtesy of Mike Verna). … Here’s something you don’t often see: an A’s pillbox cap. “My grandpa used to wear one like this daily, and I don’t think I’ve seen one since he passed,” writes Chad Hunt. “My recollection was that we got this hat for him at a Stockton (CA) Ports game sometime in the mid-1980s. The Ports are a Class-A affiliate of the A’s; it may have been a promotional giveaway.” … The Sonics-turned-Thunder will finally make it official next Wednesday. … Here’s an awesome time-lapse video of the Blue Jackets’ ice being prepared with graphics, logos, the red and blue lines, etc. (tremendous find by Matt Lesser). … “This is Latvian cyclist Raivis Belohvosciks in the Eneco Tour time trial,” writes Wim De Dobbeleer. “He’s part of the Saunier Duval team that, after the Tour de France débacle with Ricardo Ricco (who tested positive on third generation EPO), decided to stop its sponsership. Making a new time trial suit with the new sponsor (especially when you’re the national champion, like Belohvosicks), isn’t that obvious. So here goes a pro rider, who’s part of a million-dollar circuit, riding around in a suit where he had to manually obscure the sponsor with black marker.”
#1 by Plepper on 08.28.08 8:13 am |
what is illos?
#2 by LI Phil on 08.28.08 8:15 am |
short for “illustrations”
awesum example
#3 by scott on 08.28.08 8:16 am |
I like that Oriole/ Raven logo. Would that be considered a mash-up?
#4 by LI Phil on 08.28.08 8:17 am |
more here…
might be a lil NSFW tho
#5 by Mike McGann on 08.28.08 8:19 am |
Wow. That Nets’ piece, coming as it does from a team publication — isn’t even close to accurate. I particularly love the 1968-72 uniform that says “New Jersey” long before the team moved to the Garden State. Those uniforms were worn in the early 1980s, around the time the Meadowlands opened. Also, where’s the New Jersey Americans uni?
#6 by LI Phil on 08.28.08 8:26 am |
actually…the nets, nee americans, as you mention…did begin play in jersey, but moved shortly thereafter to Long Island
wiki history…
they were never known as the new jersey nets until long after they vacated the nassau
mausoleumcoliseum for the meadowlands (the mausoleum is of course, still home to the islanders)#7 by Glen on 08.28.08 8:43 am |
From the ESPN column, I know the new GT jerseys look like shit, but you should have assumed that they would have an Arena feel to them since they are outfitted by Russell.
#8 by Jim MI on 08.28.08 8:51 am |
Went to the Detroit Tigers game last night, they hosted the Cleveland Indians and took my father to the game. Had a Uniwatch moment with him.
We were standing behind centerfield at the railing overlooking the Indians dugout. We were talking about random stuff when he looks down at one of the pitchers who had ‘longer pants’ on, and my dad says “Good god, looks like that guy is wearing pajama pants?” All I could do was laugh…it was funny to hear that from a guy who had never heard of or read this site, plus this was like his first baseball game in probably 5 years.
Also, to go off of yesterday’s main comment topic - saw a bengals ‘Esiason’ uni at a DET/CLE baseball game… ugh.
#9 by adrian on 08.28.08 8:52 am |
Clemson will wear an anniversary patch for its booster club, IPTAY which originally stood for “I Pay Ten a Year”.
http://picasaweb.goo...
Here is the complete album from fan appreciation day.
http://picasaweb.goo...
I have also posted some scans from an old book about the 1978 Tigers called “The Orange Machine.”
http://picasaweb.goo...
Featuring FNOB’s for the Bostic Bros.
http://picasaweb.goo...
#10 by Cosmo on 08.28.08 8:55 am |
The Brady Quinn facemask change appears to be a result of him switching away from the Riddell Revolution to the more traditional helmet.
#11 by Bob Andrews on 08.28.08 8:58 am |
It’s not the ‘O’s in a Raven jersey’ logo that bothers me (it’s cute in a wierd way) but the idea that the Orioles are that hard up for paying customers that they have to celebrate the opening of another sport in hopes of putting fans in seats. As an Oriole fan of nearly half a century that makes me sad.
#12 by Travis on 08.28.08 9:00 am |
I was watching a replay of the 2000 Orange Bowl on the new Big Ten Network, and saw that Shaun Alexander (at Alabama), wore SU. ALEXANDER on his nameplate. I dont know how to get screen grabs, but it was there…
#13 by Juan Grande on 08.28.08 9:04 am |
Wasn’t there a thread about A’s pillbox caps last week?
#14 by Joe Hilseberg on 08.28.08 9:22 am |
I love it! It’s about time the 2 teams embrace each other…Angelos and the O’s hadn’t acknowledged the Raven’s existence until Andy MacPhail got here
#15 by Rick on 08.28.08 9:24 am |
The funniest thing about the Orioles’ Ravens rally is that after 13 years, the O’s are finally admitting that the Ravens exist. Since the Ravens moved to Baltimore, the O’s have done nothing to acknowledge them, even after the Superbowl win. Since the O’s have been in the toilet for the last decade the town has decided shifted its attention to the Ravens. Some genius in the O’s front office finally realized it would benefit them to unite the fans of both teams (which are most likely the same people.) I think they just got their feelings hurt because they were not the only game in town anymore.
#16 by Joe Hilseberg on 08.28.08 9:26 am |
It’s not so much about celebrating the opening of another sport as it is getting a clue to what’s going on in the city of Baltimore and finally being a part of it….even when it’s not all about them.
Also Baltimore is historically a football town, so I think it’s a good move for them to try and expand fan base.
#17 by AVP on 08.28.08 9:33 am |
About the GT write up in the ESPN column…
As a GT Fan/Alumn I agree that the new unis are terrible, but that aside using the “woof” is completely uncalled for. In the future please refrain from using any dawg type slang/allusion when discussing GT in any way, its just not right!
To Hell with Georgia!
#18 by S. Bennett on 08.28.08 9:36 am |
Can\’t be. There are more than 15,000 Ravens fans.
SB
#19 by Justin in AR on 08.28.08 9:36 am |
Since Arkansas State had to change their nickname to “Red Wolves”, I would only imagine that they would be making some uni modifications. I’ll try to do some research and see if I can find any evidence of this.
By the way, the new Arkansas uni is absolute garbage. What a waste.
#20 by Buck Milligan on 08.28.08 9:37 am |
The O’s celebrating the Ravens is more than “putting fans in the seats”. The bumbling inept owner of the Orioles was dismissive of the Ravens while he watched his team lose attendance. Recall the “the people must have their football quote”? The bumbling owner has spent his entire tenure alienating fans. The horrible teams haven’t helped, but the disdainful attitude towards the paying customers was worse. The Orioles PR department was as horrible as the baseball operations and the teams they have fielded for the past decade. Really, the Orioles franchise has been doing just about everything wrong under Peter Angelos, other than wrangle a favorable deal for the regional cable network. Andy MacPhail understands this and is attempting to straighten out the entire mess. This Raven’s rally is more about reaching out to an alienated fan base than just filling a few more seats for one game. It’s a small PR step in the right direction, for a football crazy town, while he tries to straighten out the mess on the field.
#21 by John T on 08.28.08 9:38 am |
New Manchester United 3rd kit unveiled today, as thought it is a simple blue desing that pays tribute to their European victory 40 yrs ago
http://store.manutd....
#22 by Jason on 08.28.08 9:39 am |
I’m pretty sure the Stockton Ports were a Brewers farm team in the mid-’80s, not that they couldn’t have gotten the hat there anyway.
#23 by Stuby on 08.28.08 9:44 am |
Several players have ditched the Revolution for more traditional helmets (Quinn, Brian Brohm, Eli a few years ago). I wonder if it has more to do with comfort or that the Revolution is dorky looking.
#24 by Stuby on 08.28.08 9:48 am |
There’s a SU. ALEXANDER ‘Bama jersey hanging on the wall of the Dreamland BBQ restaurant in Huntsville. If any of the other local Uni Watchers are near the corner of Jordan and University today, stop in and take a picture.
#25 by Justin in AR on 08.28.08 9:51 am |
There is a stencil of the new Razorback midfield logo on the thread below.
http://www.hogville....
#26 by duckstyle on 08.28.08 9:52 am |
I just don’t get how Nike does just great, simplistic work for soccer overseas, and yet nearly everything they touch in the US is such garbage. Too bad they don’t use this same tasteful disgression with football unis, they go straight to the head of the class, as the newest Under Armor, Russel, and Adidas football uins are already just as bad if not worse than Nike’s as is.
#27 by Chuck on 08.28.08 9:56 am |
http://www.uptempoai...
new nba logos, fonts. patches
#28 by Stuby on 08.28.08 9:57 am |
Here’s a shot of Alexander’s ‘Bama jersey…
http://cache.viewima...
#29 by LI Phil on 08.28.08 10:05 am |
early clubhouse leader for QOTD…
(course when i made a similar comment about the paucity of o’s fans, i got greeted with a “who pissed in your post toasties”…LOL)
#30 by DawgFan on 08.28.08 10:09 am |
In the ESPN column; LOUISIANA TECH actually had the state flag on the helmet beginning last year.
http://farm2.static....
http://cache.daylife...
#31 by Bryan Redemske on 08.28.08 10:09 am |
People still eat Post Toasties? They still make Post Toasties?
#32 by John T on 08.28.08 10:10 am |
I agree, Nike has gone very simlpe with this new design, no piping or even worse, that stripe that is on the back of their primary kit
http://store.manutd....
In fact, they also did not put that same strip on the back of the new away kit.
http://store.manutd....
even though it does have the piping, it seems to be plain enough. Nike seems to realise that that stripe was a mistake and will hopefully drop it next year
#33 by chance on 08.28.08 10:17 am |
Re: “Women in a Sports Jersey”, in England you can buy a series of topless photos of a model stripping out of the shirt of your favorite Premiership club.
From The Sun, natch, but all official-like.
Just another example of how different our two societies actually are….
#34 by Nicole on 08.28.08 10:37 am |
Is Bryant-Denny stadium in Tuscaloosa getting a permanent Houndstooth hat?
http://www.1420thetu...
#35 by Tree Missile on 08.28.08 10:40 am |
It’s because there are better helmets out there than the Revo.
The Schutt DNA is better, and looks better IMHO, than the Revo.
The Schutt AiR XP has the same tech as the DNA, but has the classic Schutt shell look.
The Schutt ION 4D is really solid, but goofy looking as hell.
There’s a new helmet maker out there called Xenith that uses an interesting new design of a bonnet-like cover inside of the shell that fits to the player’s head, rather than just sitting on it.
In other words, the Revo was revolutionary (no pun intended) when it came out, but that was a long time ago.
#36 by Tree Missile on 08.28.08 10:41 am |
left out the end quote tag, oops
#37 by Geeman on 08.28.08 10:51 am |
New Reds’ Helmets?
http://images.google...
Does anyone know why the Reds base coaches wear these helmets on the road (to match the team’s road caps) but the players wear the all-red helmets (to match the home caps)?
#38 by Sean on 08.28.08 11:03 am |
“My grandpa used to wear one like this daily, and I don’t think I’ve seen one since he passed,” writes Chad Hunt. “My recollection was that we got this hat for him at a Stockton (CA) Ports game sometime in the mid-1980s. The Ports are a Class-A affiliate of the A’s; it may have been a promotional giveaway.”
Couldn’t be a Stockton Ports give away. The Ports were a Milwalkee Brewers affiliate until the early 2000’s when the Modesto A’s moved to Stockton, keeping the traditional name of Ports. The Modesto A’s were the Oakland farm club for 30 years or more before that..
#39 by Robert on 08.28.08 11:20 am |
Re: Colorado jersey silliness
Sorry, but I cannot wait until seeing them on the field before issuing a “nay” verdict.
#40 by Mark in Cincy on 08.28.08 11:31 am |
I wish I knew why Geeman … I have emailed the team and have not gotten a response. When I watch the games and point this out to my wife, I get the old “does it really matter” argument - which it does, we all know that. I wish they would just go with the all-red look at home and on the road, but I don’t see that happening, so make the helmets match!
#41 by joe on 08.28.08 11:31 am |
Columbus has windows in the rink. Thats gotta cause crazy glare issues during some games unless they can block them.
#42 by Geeman on 08.28.08 11:38 am |
Mark — I once saw a Reds game at the “Q” where the catcher had an all-black helmet. As I recall, the team wore regular road helmets (black with red bill). Their home helmets at the time were the reverse (red with black bill, the current coaches’ helmet). That makes four helmets in all.
#43 by Jim BC on 08.28.08 11:49 am |
So Jim, did your father start into a “back in the day” rant?
p.s. I’ve followed your lead and have changed my moniker to “Jim BC” as in Jim from British Columbia… not as unique as your Jim Mi = Jimmy thing but what the heck.
#44 by Jim MI on 08.28.08 11:57 am |
Yea, hard to make any form of ‘Jim’ unique.
No, no back in the day rants… we’re not the biggest baseball fans. We’re a hockey family. Myself being the biggest out of the family. Do believe ‘obsessed’ and ‘hockey encyclopedia’ have been used by my family to describe my ’sickness’. “Sickness” being their word. Mine is “gift”. :)
#45 by Andy11 on 08.28.08 12:02 pm |
Why is the word “natch” used so frequently on this site? This is the only site I ever see this word, and it’s used all the time here.
#46 by Jim BC on 08.28.08 12:05 pm |
Hey - I’m Canadian so I get your “Gift”. My dad grew up a poor farmer so the only “back in the day” rant from him was “We used frozen horse turds for pucks”….
#47 by LI Phil on 08.28.08 12:06 pm |
an abbreviation of the word ‘naturally,’ natch
#48 by James P. on 08.28.08 12:33 pm |
Dawgfan,
I’m the one that sent Paul the picture showing Tech’s new helmet decal and pointed out the state flag was on the back now. I did not see or hear anything about it being back there last year…and since everyone I knew on staff there at tech has graduated or moved on, I didn’t have anyone to ask about it.
After some quick research, it was added last year (07) to replace Old Glory…but the Louisiana State Flag decal looks larger than it was last year.
James Poisso
Louisiana Tech Class of 01
Football Manager 97-01
#49 by Andy11 on 08.28.08 12:33 pm |
Yeah, I know what it means (I had to look it up after I first saw it on this site)…the thing I’m curious about is why the word is used so frequently on this site and I rarely see it anywhere else.
#50 by Geeman on 08.28.08 12:34 pm |
It could be that the current coaches’ helmets are just leftovers from the old home helmets.
#51 by MPowers1634 on 08.28.08 12:35 pm |
Aesthetically, the Xenith looks to combine the rear shell of the revolution and the bottom half, near the earholes of the XP!
#52 by DawgFan on 08.28.08 12:46 pm |
It’s hard to tell, it may be larger this year. It’s good to have another ORIGINAL Bulldog on the site!
Go Tech! Beat Miss State!
#53 by Tree Missile on 08.28.08 12:48 pm |
Very similar, yeah. Inside is crazy different though.
#54 by MLB2PDX on 08.28.08 12:52 pm |
Because we all think we’re cool, hip, and ‘with it’. When in reality, we’re just a bunch of dorks. :-)
True dat. And stuff…
#55 by chance on 08.28.08 12:52 pm |
Dunno - hadn’t noticed that it’s used more here than other message boards.
I’m pretty sure that I picked it up from Stan Lee.
#56 by Nate from SRU on 08.28.08 12:52 pm |
I don’t know if anyone has seen this, but since something similar was posted on the ticker today I thought I’d share it…
On the Buffalo Bills store they have Hooded sweatshirts (similar to the one that was posted today that Nick Jurista made) that have the helmet style design on the hood…
Seen Here
#57 by Nate from SRU on 08.28.08 12:53 pm |
ok, well it’s been forever since I did html and i failed obviously… there is the link…
http://www.buffalobi...
#58 by Mark in Cincy on 08.28.08 1:11 pm |
if that is the case, they took the ear flaps off - i don’t think Hatch’s (Billy Hatcher) or Mark Berry’s have earflaps … as for the black catcher’s helmet, if it was before last season, it was probably Jason LaRue, i believe he liked to wear a flapless batting helmet under a “traditional” mask, and the Red’s had black batting helmets during his tenure
#59 by who cares on 08.28.08 1:11 pm |
Pakistanis have developed a new “feel good” textile. How long before someone incorporates this new technology into athletic apparel?
http://news.bbc.co.u...
#60 by lwiedy on 08.28.08 1:16 pm |
I suppose when they finish their ice cream, there’s no place to put the container.
#61 by duckstyle on 08.28.08 1:57 pm |
I had to look it up myself a few months back, like Andy I had’have never seen it used anywhere else. I just chalked it up to east coast slang, like people writing “er” during a trailing off rant. I’d never seen that until a year or so ago, but now I hardly even notice reading it.
#62 by duckstyle on 08.28.08 1:58 pm |
*Quote of the day nominee.
#63 by Mark in Shiga on 08.28.08 2:06 pm |
I also learned “natch” from Stan Lee — he used to say it all the time in his Marvel Comics editorials. How about now?
#64 by LI Phil on 08.28.08 2:17 pm |
yeah…definitely a ‘east coast thing’…i never even noticed it (as in, that it was something out of the ordinary) until it was pointed out…
not something one normally “sees” in writing i spose, but definitely when one writes as one speaks, it flows naturally…natch
#65 by Geeman on 08.28.08 2:18 pm |
http://www.autograph...
There. Is that better?
#66 by duckstyle on 08.28.08 2:22 pm |
I like to blame unknown weirdness on the east coast. Weirdos.
#67 by MLB2PDX on 08.28.08 2:24 pm |
So if it’s an east coast thing, can you then have “mad natch” and/or “wicked natch”?
I miss the time I spent in MA and DC…
#68 by Mark in Cincy on 08.28.08 2:25 pm |
beautiful … as for the LaRue helmet, if it was all black, it is possible that the red paint was chipping off the brim … he is one of those players that uses always being dirty as a metaphor for being a hard worker
#69 by Ricko on 08.28.08 2:31 pm |
I’m gonna start using “Zounds” instead of something like “egad.” Give the place a dignififed presence, don’t you think?
(Actually, I’m just feeling dumb cuz never noticed the “natch’s”)
—Ricko
#70 by LI Phil on 08.28.08 2:40 pm |
was reading the comics at lunch, natch…
saw this…and immediately thought of ricko ;)
#71 by Dane on 08.28.08 2:43 pm |
Dennis the Menace’s dad used to say “natch” a lot - that’s where I got it.
#72 by MPowers1634 on 08.28.08 2:45 pm |
I sent Paul scans of the Jets Fanshop catalogue, complete with their helmet hoodie as well!
http://i256.photobuc...
Super Bowl III 40th Anniversary, check out the patch:
http://i256.photobuc...
Check out the replica Namath helmet:
http://i256.photobuc...
http://i256.photobuc...
The Suzy Kolber collection:
http://i256.photobuc...
http://i256.photobuc...
http://i256.photobuc...
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#73 by Ricko on 08.28.08 2:46 pm |
’bout 18 years ago was watching 1981 Super Bowl highlits with son, who was 7. I pointed to Bob Chandler blocking downfield on Kenny King’s long run. Said, “See that #85? He was one of my favorites.”
Without missing a beat, son asked, “Is he dead?”
(Ironically, of course, Chandler did later die young, during the O.J. trial and creating a day off so Simpson could attend the funeral.)
#74 by Smail on 08.28.08 2:48 pm |
LOL at Charlotte having a 5 year patch.
#75 by Chris in Nashville on 08.28.08 2:56 pm |
Here are all the NFL teams Helmet Hoodies
http://www.nflshop.c...
#76 by LarenR on 08.28.08 3:03 pm |
In Oakland it’d be “hella natch”…if anyone said natch…which they don’t, of course (I mean, natch)
#77 by Ricko on 08.28.08 3:05 pm |
A fun idea. But it seems to me teams like the Vikings (for example) would have looked better either solid dark to match the hoodhelmet or with a white body…when they have no alernate such as the gold used on the Vikes’ version.
Although I suppose they do have a set pattern for their combinations.
#78 by Wade Harder on 08.28.08 3:13 pm |
It\’s for the new \”Bear\’s Den\” concessions stand on the north endzone. A link to the explanation is below:
http://blog.al.com/r...
#79 by LI Phil on 08.28.08 3:14 pm |
i don’t believe bastin is part of the “east coast”…per se…
sawx nation is like it’s own geographic entity altogether…howevah…most sawx fans ive met are actually good shit
…and to tie it into yesterday’s comments…FIB (drivers) have an equivalent in boston…they are massholes
#80 by Mickel Yantz on 08.28.08 3:17 pm |
I didn’t know Larussa had “tony” on the back of his jersey while he was playing. Did he always have it that way? And it’s huge
http://www.americanm...
#81 by Wade Harder on 08.28.08 3:18 pm |
It’s because there was actually a SHAWN Alexander on the team when Shaun was a freshman and sophomore, hence the SU. on the nameplate.
#82 by Ryan on 08.28.08 3:20 pm |
i don’t know if this has been posted before, but as i was on the oklahoma state message board today this website was posted: www.mghelmets.com You could spend a lot of time looking at these.
#83 by James P. on 08.28.08 3:49 pm |
that site reminds me a lot of The Helmet project: http://nationalchamp...
#84 by Stuby on 08.28.08 3:52 pm |
I vaguely recall Paul covering this before, but every picture I can find of Bear Bryant he’s wearing a plaid hat and not a houndstooth one. Did he ever really wear a houndstooth hat, or is it a myth?
http://assets.espn.g...