The weather is getting colder, which means we’re once again seeing lots of helmet decal problems. The poster boy for this phenomenon yesterday was Lance Briggs, whose “C” was flapping in the breeze during Sunday’s Bears/Packers game.
But that’s nothing compared to what happened on Saturday to Minnesota RB Shady Salamon, whose helmet decal was literally knocked clean off of his hat by a vicious head-to-head hit. The play in question has been preserved for posterity here — wait for the slo-mo replay to see a piece of Salamon’s brain Salamon’s decal landing several feet away from the point of impact. This ranks up there with this all-time great photo (here’s another view of the same play — the flying numeral is near the ball-carrier’s hands) in the knocked-his-block-off sweepstakes.
Please join me in thanking reader John Okray, who provided all of the Briggs and Salamon screen grabs and video captures. Great work, Johnny.
Vuke Revisited: No explanation yet regarding Pete Vuckovich’s mismatched cleats, but two readers had some interesting uni-related stories to tell about Vuke. First, from Jeff Ash:
I worked on the sports desk at the Wisconsin State Journal newspaper in Madison in the ’80s. One night, we ran a picture of Vuke from spring training. We picked the photo from a negative and didn’t see it full-size until the paper came up.
Unseen on the negative was that Vuke had drawn the finger on his glove. He was flipping our readers the bird in full color.
It is the only time in my 30 years in the business that we ever stopped the presses, but we stopped them immediately. One of our production guys grabbed the plates and etched out the finger as best we could. Those were the more primitive days before Photoshop. Wish I’d kept the papers as proof.
And then there’s this from Doug Keklak:
One of the things I always remember from Vuke’s days as the Pirates’ pitching coach was that no matter the weather, he always, ALWAYS wore that dugout jacket. And this was before all those breezers and windshirts and stuff were around — this was the heavy, quilted/lined Starter/Majestic jacket. One of the cool parts of this story was something his son once told me (we both worked at the Pirates clubhouse store in a Johnstown mall): The only time Pete went sans jacket was when they wore Homestead Grays Negro League throwbacks. He said that out of respect he didn’t wear the jacket and cover the jersey. Pretty cool.
Uni Watch News Ticker: Great 1937 Idaho Vandals team portrait here. Really interesting stripe patterns there (with thanks to Geoff Baker). … The Flyers will unveil their third jersey tomorrow. … Turns out I’m not the only one who thinks the words “Nike” and “toilet paper” belong together (courtesy of Brinke Guthrie). … Auburn’s Virgil Starks memorial decal, first worn on Saturday, looks like this. … While vintage-shopping over the weekend, I came across this beautiful nurse’s cape, which featured a really wonderful shoulder patch. … “I was at the Arkansas/Southeastern Louisiana basketball game last night and saw something I’d never seen before,” writes Charlie Shields. “SLU’s starting five wore uniform Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.” … Oh goodie, the first down line is now a vehicle for corporate advertising, hoo-fucking-ray (with thanks to Michael Romero). … Some very cool old footage in this video tribute to Herb Score (with thanks to Mike Menner). … Douchebags. … Good article here about the Pens’ light-blue alternates (with thanks to Chris Hilf). … Arizona State wore late-’70s throwback helmets on Saturday. Here’s a close-up, courtesy of Randy Policar. … ” Please, please, find a photo of the Mississippi Valley State basketball warm-ups,” writes Brian Cobb. “They are short-sleeve hooded (yes, HOODED) sweatshirts with ‘VALLEY’ printed midway down the back. They’re the most ridiculous garments I’ve ever seen grace a basketball court.” If anyone has pics, let’s see ’em. … Super-wide nameplate lettering on 1980s Giants center Jim Clack (as captured by Jere Smith, who says he spotted something similar on the jersey of Green Bay’s Randy Scott in footage of a 1985 game but wan’t able to get a screen shot). … Two nice finds by Josh Handler, both from Game 3 of the 1997 ALCS: Jeff Juden wearing No. 7 on the mound and Brady Anderson wearing a helmet-borne shout-out to teammate Eric Davis, who was battling colon cancer at the time. … My friend Rob Walker (who runs the excellent Murketing site) had a good column about logo creep in yesterday’s New York Times Magazine. … How does a placekicker’s jersey become a hot-selling item? When a rock star wears it (with thanks to Chris Flinn). … Jonathan Sluss reports an interesting detail regarding the Virginia Tech women’s soccer team: “It appears they wear merit decals on their right sleeves. I am not aware of any other soccer teams that do this. The decal they use is what’s known as ‘Hokie Tracks’ — basically turkey footprints, which are used around campus and by some club teams, but this is the first instance I can think of them being used by a varsity team.” … Rather rote video treatment of personalized eye black messages here (with thanks to Trey Phillips). … We all know the Padres almost moved to DC in 1974, which is why Topps made cards like this one. What you might not know — and what I didn’t know until Morris Levin told me about it yesterday — is that new uniforms had been made for the team’s new locale: “In the first edition of Total Baseball (published in 1989 and edited by John Thorn and Pete Palmer), the Padres team history on page 88 reads: ‘Owner C. Arnholt Smith decided early in 1974 to sell the franchise to a buyer who planned to move the team to Washington, DC. New uniforms had been manufactured and the club’s files were packed for the move…” Anyone know more about these uniforms? … New Sens alts have been leaked. … One of major problems in American pop culture right now is that every good idea gets overdone to death until you no longer remember that it was a good idea to begin with. Case in point: This was clever, but this is asinine, and you just know he’s gonna keep doing it every fucking week now. Way to go, Jevon — you’ve gone from creative to lame-o in the space of seven days. … Nice eBay find by Jared Peterson. Note the chain-stitched NOB! … The Pirates wore NOBs in 1991, so Doug Keklak want to know why Jim Leyland going NNOB on the day they clinched the ’91 N.L. East title. And in case you’re wondering: The right-sleeve patch is a memorial H for former equipment manager John Hallahan, and the left-sleeve patch is a now-forgotten alternate logo based on the team’s 1987 centennial patch.
#1 by mjb77 on 11.17.08 7:52 am |
Just a word about that Pirates logo patch: That was the team’s primary logo from 1987 (their centennial) to 1996, when they changed it to the current logo. The centennial logo is still pretty popular among older fans, but I’m glad to see it gone.
#2 by Eric S on 11.17.08 8:04 am |
In the second picture (of the Alabama helmet decal getting knocked off) it looks like the player’s jersey is #29 (definately not 49). Why does he have 49 on his helmet?
#3 by Paulio on 11.17.08 8:05 am |
While I can kind of see how Oregon’s original set of unis could be used as a marketing ploy to recruit players, I can imagine that anyone would willingly go play for a team with cartoony wings on their shoulders…
I do like the matte look for the helmuts though.
#4 by PK on 11.17.08 8:06 am |
Here’s the next over-hyped Japanese pitcher the Yanks and Red Sox are going to pay way too much for…
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#5 by Eric S on 11.17.08 8:07 am |
Why is there a white circle on the Minnesota guy’s helmet? Even if the decal was split and left a white underlay, the shape should be an M. Is it paint from the Wisconsin helmet?
#6 by MPowers1634 on 11.17.08 8:07 am |
I had a Toledo Mudhens on-field cap during High School, that had that logo on the back of the cap, since they were a minor league affiliate of the Pirates.
Or maybe the Pirates were their minor league club.
#7 by MPowers1634 on 11.17.08 8:08 am |
It is the primer underneath the maroon.
#8 by LI Phil on 11.17.08 8:10 am |
nice grabs johnny o!
#9 by MPowers1634 on 11.17.08 8:15 am |
BTW, I just realized that the helmet in question is the newfangled Xenith!
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#10 by LI Phil on 11.17.08 8:23 am |
the heidi game took place 40 years ago today…not really uni-related, but just sayin’
#11 by MPowers1634 on 11.17.08 8:23 am |
I often have thought about that…It could be the standing tacklers’ 6.
#12 by DenverGregg on 11.17.08 8:28 am |
Crazy picture of Devin Hester on Peter King’s column. Due to sock shenanigans, his right leg looks like a bad photoshop: http://sportsillustr...
#13 by Roger Faso on 11.17.08 8:33 am |
Nike’s SVP of Design should have his credentials checked for taste.
#14 by MPowers1634 on 11.17.08 8:45 am |
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I guess not!
#15 by Kevin M. on 11.17.08 8:46 am |
I heard on ESPN this morning that the Titans are saying they aren’t concerned with going 16-0, one game at a time, yadda, yadda, yadda. If that is the case then why is Javon Kearse keep coming up with these stupid reminders after the game of their record?
#16 by LI Phil on 11.17.08 8:49 am |
because if he walks around with a sign that says “Look At Me” it won’t get coverage
#17 by Lwiedy on 11.17.08 8:50 am |
What a great day yesterday was and I missed it completely! I know Phil was calling all UW’ers but I’ll bet he was expecting this and I’m sorry that I did not participate in a timely manner. This piece of work (the uniform AND the kid) was the creation of my mom. Don’t really know the impetus for its creation except it was actually a LL uniform of my brothers stripped down and all the striping and lettering done exclusively by mom. She used a shot from the 1970 KC yearbook and hand cut the letters herself.
A side note from the second picture, you might notice the “cap from hell” (apologies to Richard Lewis). A day after the picture was taken, KC second baseman Cookie Rojas dropped this one on my head (he must be a UW guy too). The cap an updated “double -knit” uniform and appeared several years later.
I’m often asked why, having never lived in KC and been associated with several clubs in recent years, I still bleed blue. Well, them roots run deep.
#18 by Lwiedy on 11.17.08 8:58 am |
Another thing about yesterday’s topic/comments. It seems you could almost assign a birth year to every contributor based on what they identified as their first jersey, less 5-7 years. I just thought that was kinda funny.
#19 by RJ on 11.17.08 9:08 am |
Oregon black unis look kinda hot. The wings are a step up from the diamond plate (at least it makes some sense). And about recruiting, 17-18 year olds don’t have taste, they like shinny things and for Oregon it is working.
#20 by Geeman on 11.17.08 9:09 am |
Kentucky lost to VMI on Friday night. Serves them right for wearing dresses on the basketball court against a team of real men.
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#21 by LI Phil on 11.17.08 9:14 am |
one thing about frocks for jocks that i still don’t understand…the BAGGY pants…you would think nike would try to get all their SOD teams to look like this, and while im not necessarily a fan of this look, the tight (compression?) top looks waaaaayyy better with the capri’s than the skirts
#22 by DawgFan on 11.17.08 9:18 am |
Arkansas played Southeastern Louisiana, not Northeastern.
#23 by MPowers1634 on 11.17.08 9:18 am |
The only team that I’ve noticed without the ridiculously large shorts is UNC:
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#24 by jeff on 11.17.08 9:18 am |
The fact Jim Leyland didn’t have a name on back is the pirates at that time had mesh white jerseys that may have been used for workouts. Leyland would wear this jersey all the time. I don’t think they were ever used for BP but I remember seeing him wear that many times over the years and wondering why. They had a Grey version as well. They might have been used in the minor leagues because if you look through old Baseball Cards you would sometimes see a “top Prospect” wearing one of those.
#25 by Lwiedy on 11.17.08 9:24 am |
Funny how a number on a jersey just looks weird when not on the back of whom is it most recognizable. Jim Clack was obviously the next to last Giant to wear #56. To me, so does this: http://cgi.ebay.com/...
I know they are not owned by the parent club but it seems wrong not to acknowledge the organization’s retired numbers, especially since they, for all intent and purpose, mimic the big club’s jersey.
#26 by Tom V on 11.17.08 9:30 am |
Interesting, when I hit the “Comments” button, the small icon to the left of where I type the website name into the browser for UniWatch becomes the Bank of America icon! Kind of ironic now that I think about it…
#27 by DawgFan on 11.17.08 9:30 am |
He has 49 on his helmet because he’s number 49, that is a 4 even though from the angle of the pic it’s hard to tell.
#28 by Scott in Erie on 11.17.08 9:33 am |
I guess I’m not sure “douchebags” is the most appropriate term to use for Oregon Football. When I think of a douchebag, I think of some short little Italian guy who thinks he’s a mafioso (and really lives in a two room efficiency).
Are you calling the players douchebags? I’m sure some of them are, but which ones? Are Nike douchebags? Well, sure, we all know that’s a big 10-4. But you’re not showing a picture of the design team that did the Oregon uniform. Are you calling the uniforms themselves douchebags?
I love the term douchebag. Not sure why it’s being used here, though.
#29 by Lwiedy on 11.17.08 9:36 am |
When the grey boxes have a BoA logo superimposed to each comment, then there’s your irony. Simply making unobtrusive space available for revenue purposes is hardly an issue. You didn’t see anything mentioned about the auto parts ad because it was place appropriately.
#30 by Stuby on 11.17.08 9:40 am |
I think this has been brought up before, but what’s going on with the Niner’s helmet logo? They just can’t seem to get it on there right…
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#31 by ScottMason on 11.17.08 9:41 am |
I don’t have a screen grab for it, but there was another Bears’ helmet snafu. Josh Beekman (I believe in the 2nd half) didn’t have a decal AT ALL on the right side of his helmet.
#32 by THaines on 11.17.08 9:42 am |
Paul - an excellent Pittsburgh-heavy theme today, as it should be. Two comments:(1) as a Pens fan since day one (and a proud holder of the first stick on stick night against the Minn North Stars), double blue and white was the color of Pens’ futility - I’ve always loved it but it’s interesting to see folks who can’t remember it snapping it up. (2) the Pirates’ alt logo lives on the scoreboard at PNC every home game. When the MLB bloopers are shown midgame, every Pirates’ cartoon Pirate in their history is seen laughing in turn at the end of the segment. Even the Village People Bucco from the 70s.
#33 by Brooks on 11.17.08 9:48 am |
Douchebag
Come on Paul, it’s getting a little out of hand with the Nike bashing. You have a decent site, I enjoy reading it, but the daily shots at Nike are a little overboard. You rip on companys and teams for using cookie cutter templates, using the same colors, and putting out generic looks. But even when Nike breaks away from that and tries something different you still rip them. Personally I really like the helmets, and the jerseys are a little different, but overall the entire look works very well I think.
#34 by u2-horn on 11.17.08 9:53 am |
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#35 by scott on 11.17.08 9:53 am |
Both Brady Anderson and Roberto Alomar wore “24″ stickers on their helmets in the ‘97 All-Star Game in Cleveland, too, as tribute to Eric Davis.
#36 by MPowers1634 on 11.17.08 9:54 am |
Good call…I always seem to forget about Oakland, although their designs are crsip and clean!
#37 by Paul Lukas on 11.17.08 9:57 am |
Did this guy read my last ESPN column, in which I praised the clean, uncluttered look of Nike’s System of Dress?
When Nike (or anyone else) does good work, I’ll say so; when they (or anyone else) behave like douchebags — which, in the case of Nike, happens more often than not — I’ll say so. Simple as that.
#38 by Paul Lukas on 11.17.08 9:58 am |
Seriously?! That’s awesome. Someone please find a video clip of this.
Always good to hear from you, Terry.
#39 by MPowers1634 on 11.17.08 9:59 am |
crisp also!
#40 by Mike Miller on 11.17.08 10:01 am |
“I was at the Arkansas/Northeastern Louisiana basketball game last night and saw something I’d never seen before,” writes Charlie Shields. “SLU’s starting five wore uniform Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.”
I remember the Washington Wizards during the Chris Webber/Juwan Howard days not only could trot out a lineup wearing 1-5, the numbers roughly corresponded to the position they played.
Rod Strickland PG #1, God Shammgod “SG” #2, Lawrence Moten SF #3, Chris Webber PF #4, Juwan Howard C #5.
#41 by Mike Miller on 11.17.08 10:07 am |
We all know the Padres almost moved to DC in 1974, which is why Topps made cards like this one.
There’s always the funny story that front office employees in San Diego were instructed to answer the phone “Washington Padres,” which of course, makes as little sense as the Utah Jazz or Los Angeles Lakers.
#42 by Stuby on 11.17.08 10:07 am |
Dude, a God Shammgod reference. Outstanding! It’s gonna be a good day. Anyone got an Archi Cianfrocco anecdote?
#43 by MPowers1634 on 11.17.08 10:13 am |
God Shammgod “SG” #2
Man,I forgot all about Shamgod Wells:
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#44 by Brooks on 11.17.08 10:14 am |
Isn’t that also the point of the comments section? If you do good work I’m allowed to voice my opinion on the subject and let you know, and when your work is subpar or biased I am also allowed to opine. As much as I hate to admit it, I have not missed one of your columns over the last two years, and I don’t think that I have missed reading a post on the site since its inception. I typically agree with your views, and enjoy your work, but the one thing I completely disagree with is your bias towards Nike. I’m sorry if voicing my opinion against those views has rubbed you the wrong way, but I thought that was what the open forum was for.
#45 by Mike Miller on 11.17.08 10:15 am |
Those are non-SOD shorts they are wearing with SOD tops. They belong to this Nike template set.
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#46 by Eric B. on 11.17.08 10:20 am |
Love the Vandals uniforms. You’d almost think they were Black Flag fans:
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#47 by Paul Lukas on 11.17.08 10:21 am |
Yes, you’re welcome to voice your opinion (although calling the owner of a site you visit every day a douchebag isn’t necessarily the brightest thing). But complaining that I’m anti-Nike is like complaining about the rain — it’s gonna happen, get used to it. Today’s “bashing,” as you put it (a laughable concept, as if a single writer were capable of “bashing” a huge multinational — that’s like 1960s civil rights protesters “bashing” Jim Crow) consisted of exactly one word; perhaps you’d prefer if I had gone into a lengthy description of all the ways in which that Oregon uniform sucks?
Look, Nike has a corporate philosophy that I find repellent and that I believe threatens everything I hold dear from a uni-related standpoint. And I’m not gonna stop saying so.
#48 by Jay on 11.17.08 10:26 am |
Don’t know if this has been mentioned yet, but Brian Dawkins was wearing the “GU” black armband this past weekend against Cincinnati.
I wasn’t aware that anyone other than Matt Stover was wearing one.
#49 by Chris in Nashville on 11.17.08 10:29 am |
After the talk about the NBA Logo on the comments Saturday, I thought this was appropriate.
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#50 by Mike Engle on 11.17.08 10:34 am |
And now from the Department of Athletic Aesthetics…
Never thought I’d say this, but I think the new U of Oregon football jerseys are better than the old ones. The diamond plates, though unique, were STUPID, whereas these feather jerseys almost evoke a cute kind of chuckle-inducing stupidity.
I’m not saying what they wore last game is good. They need TV numbers (so they look like game jerseys, not practice shirts), they need lightning yellow numbers (aside from being more visible more consistently, it’s actually a team color, go figure!), and they need to be NOT black (or black-not, pick your Borat-ism).
So there we go. My opinion’s on record. Phil Knight’s football team still doesn’t look good, but it’s a marginally successful makeover (wow, really low standards up in Eugene), and I feel as if I’d like to see the rest of the color combos (as opposed to the “Oh f*ck, which way will they jump the shark now” sentiment I had with the diamond plates).
#51 by John T on 11.17.08 10:35 am |
Never realised that he played in Japan, wonder how they said his name……
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#52 by Paul Lukas on 11.17.08 10:37 am |
Good spot. But unlike Stover, who wears the black patch sewn over his jersey sleeve, it looks like Dawkins was wearing a black biceps band:
http://farm4.static....
Anyone know if Dawkins is Philly’s player rep?
#53 by Stuby on 11.17.08 10:45 am |
Probably better than Harry Caray did.
#54 by The Hemogoblin on 11.17.08 10:47 am |
Has been for a while.
#55 by ScottyJ in WV on 11.17.08 10:47 am |
Kent State is hosting NC Central tonight.
Central will haver to wear their home whites because their new road unis were accidentally shipped to Europe!
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#56 by MPowers1634 on 11.17.08 10:54 am |
There was a higher profile team than Wright State who originally broke out that template:
Colorado:
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The Colorado shorts are SOD!
#57 by Pat on 11.17.08 11:00 am |
I actually like the new Oregon uniforms. I’m not sure what it is. I’m usually not a big fan of all black (even though I know the helmets are some weird green/black thing) or Oregon in general (I kind of like the all white’s too… if they had a green helmet and green socks) but these did it for me.
I like the way that the wings were treated. They could have went way overboard with them sweeping them all the way across the back or something ridiculous like that. They could have made them yellow to make them stand out more. I don’t know what it is and I think it just proves Paul’s theory on uniforms becoming more and more like superhero outfits but it definitely worked for me.
#58 by Tom V on 11.17.08 11:02 am |
“Simply making unobtrusive space available for revenue purposes?”
um, isn’t that considered “logo creep”? Maybe you’ve heard it mentioned here once or twice before.
#59 by Rick Chaney on 11.17.08 11:06 am |
I think all the Orioles wore Davis’ number on their helmets that year.
I saw some of the Redskins players with long sleeve Tshirts (not the form fitting kind) under their jerseys last night with those half inch “sweat bands” over their arms. Ridiculous!
#60 by Beardface on 11.17.08 11:06 am |
Nah, UNC has the shorts just as ridiculously long as everyone else.
Thing is, they just look better on taller players. Unless specially ordered, the lengths of every short is the same. Look carefully at some pictures, the shorter players will look like they’re swimming in pants, and the tall players will look normal. Its stupidity at its highest form.
#61 by MPowers1634 on 11.17.08 11:09 am |
From this article:
http://www.philly.co...
“Against Upshaw’s wishes, the committee appointed a four-man subcommittee that included Eagles safety Brian Dawkins to begin the process of identifying candidates to replace Upshaw when he retired.”
#62 by MPowers1634 on 11.17.08 11:10 am |
BTW, the pic of Dawkins looks to hae him wearing a Nike Pro or Reebok NFL Equipment fitted tee with the patch sewn on.
#63 by Geeman on 11.17.08 11:20 am |
What school would break out the color of its most hated rival? Black is not Oregon’s color, but it is Oregon State’s. This would be like UNC wearing Duke royal blue or N.C. State red, or UCLA wearing cardinal instead of blue. It’s absurd. Oregon just needs to be laughed away. They have great cheerleaders and that’s it.
#64 by MPowers1634 on 11.17.08 11:24 am |
Great uni-pics from the Cowboys-Skins game:
Sellers Ion:
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Portis, sockless:
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Air Jordan VI Cleats:
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Barber wearing logoless Cutter brand gloves,
23 is gonna get a fine!
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More Redskin Sock shenanigans:
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Air Jordan III cleats:
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Cowboys: Bad Luck jerseys match pants and helmet stripes much better than whites:
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In the above pic, Barber is wearing Navy accented Nike Super Bad 2, the blocker in front is wearing black accented…?
Check out the Chromed sole on Newmans’ Super Speed D’s:
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#65 by Matt W. on 11.17.08 11:29 am |
Paul, one thing that I noticed last week when I read your ESPN article was that while you were kind to the SOD, you didn’t actually say anytihng nice about Nike or that their designers were doing something you liked. I think the nicest thing you said was they had “clean, no-nonsense designs.” People would be less harsh about the douchbag comments if, when Nike does well, you actually said so. I believe it is known as positive reinforcement.
#66 by kyle. on 11.17.08 11:31 am |
the first down line sponsorship by overstock.com has occurred on fox sports broadcasts of college football for years. the usc-fresno state game where reggie bush had 500+ all-purpose yards included so many first downs that the announcers started getting a bit loopy. petros papadakis, after having to mention it a million times, said, “you know the great thing about the letter ‘o’? when you say it, your mouth makes an ‘o’.”
#67 by Chad on 11.17.08 11:45 am |
i remember webber wearing #2 when he first went to washington (i had a jersey). how long did he wear it before switching to 4?
#68 by Paul Lukas on 11.17.08 11:49 am |
OK, now you’re just being ridiculous. I repeatedly — REPEATEDLY — said I liked Nike’s SoD uniform concept. None of that changes the fact that I think they’re an evil company whose policies and approach to team branding are diametrically opposed to my feelings about uniforms. Again: When they come up with a good design, I’ll say so; when they act like douchebags, I’ll say so. I’m not interested in “positively reinforcing” people regarding my feelings about Nike (or about anything else) — I’m simply interested in saying what I think. As always, you’re free to disagree.
#69 by dw on 11.17.08 11:56 am |
Of course, the Jim Clack screen grab comes from the CBS broadcast of a certain Eagles @ Giants game 30 years ago in the Meadowlands.
Herm Edwards, where have you gone?
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We now know that there no more “15 Years Of Lousy Football” banners above Giants Stadium.
#70 by Tom V on 11.17.08 11:59 am |
Optical illusion alert:
If you go to the following link, click on the “latest cheerleader photos” goto photo 21 of 381, stare at it for a few minutes, you might be able to see the old NFL logo appear in the background.
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#71 by Bruce on 11.17.08 12:04 pm |
I think you meant the new NFL logo, but it did take a few minutes of staring.
#72 by Tom V on 11.17.08 12:04 pm |
may bad. thats the new one. Slap me with a splintered ruler.
#73 by The Ol Goaler on 11.17.08 12:09 pm |
Meh… as a radio PBP guy, I can attest that broadcast sales-folk will sell ANYTHING they can…
For the past several years, broadcasting HIGH SCHOOL football, I’ve had to announce “That’s a First National Bank first down!” every time the home team gets a 1st and 10. (Since the broadcasts are only heard in one town, there’s no need to say which First National Bank; there’s only one!)
The silliest “in-game” sponsorship I’ve ever done was one for another bank in another town in another sport… they sponsored three-pointers, but the ad copy contained the words, “It’s a slam dunk!” I kept wanting to say, “No, it isn’t a slam-dunk, you idiot, it’s a three-pointer!!!“
Anybody seen John Boccabella lately?
#74 by Jeff on 11.17.08 12:12 pm |
Are the Mets getting new uniforms, ditching the black, new blue alternates or not?
I have emailed Paul several times and he hasn’t even responded.
Dammit
#75 by MPowers1634 on 11.17.08 12:16 pm |
What were YOU searching for? Athletic Aesthetics, my ass!
#76 by MPowers1634 on 11.17.08 12:34 pm |
If they do, believe me, this will be the place to find out!
#77 by Tom V on 11.17.08 12:39 pm |
Actually I wanted to see what the incredibly “rare” NFL game result was. ho hum, its a tie.
I did hear that the steelers 11-10 win over whoever was the first time in an NFL game the score ever ended 11-10. Now thats alot more rare than a tie.
And I figured while I was at it, I’d take a gander at the newest 381 cheerleader photos.
#78 by Namhob on 11.17.08 12:41 pm |
Paul, I believe Nike is looking for an apology. Gosh darnit, we don’t know what they’re going to do next, but if you don’t give them some positive reinforcement when they DON’T screw something up, then they’re capable of lashing out and doing something awful. http://sidesalad.net...
#79 by Johnny F. on 11.17.08 12:44 pm |
I just saw an article on CNN.com, that stated that Citigroup is laying off over 50,000 workers. It’s an effort to keep things alive for that company.
I immediately thought of CitiField….
If things go in the crapper for Citigroup, I wonder what would happen for the Mets’ new stadium. Enron part deux?
CitiField renamed… RecessionPark?
#80 by Ken Benedek on 11.17.08 12:49 pm |
Does anyone else suspect that the “nice eBay find by Jared Peterson” may, in fact, be a hockey sweater, not a football jersey??
#81 by Paul Lukas on 11.17.08 12:49 pm |
Here’s a better question: How many of those jobs might have been saved if Citibank hadn’t committed so much $$$ to having its name plastered on a stadium?
#82 by Jack on 11.17.08 12:50 pm |
So, Michiganders are petitioning the Lions to move to LA. Check the swag they’re selling:
http://latakethelion...
#83 by Johnny F. on 11.17.08 12:51 pm |
That blown call on Polamalu’s TD at the end of the 11-10 Pittsburg game cost bettors MILLIONS in Vegas.
I guess we could say some of the bettors got “Donaghy’d”.
#84 by Johnny F. on 11.17.08 12:53 pm |
You’re r