Monday Morning Uni Watch

I believe the last time the Saints went all-black was link.

They actually had two styles of black pants, link and link.

[quote comment=”26593″]I gotta say it….Giants red unis: GAWDAWFUL![/quote]Agreed. If they had to go with an alternate, it seems they would’ve been at least better off with a design that worked off their road unis, so they didn’t look like they were all wearing no-contact practice jerseys.

The plain blue only works because it matches the helmet.

I’m not positive, but I think the Titans have worn the most uniform combinations this season. Navy jersey/White pants, Navy Jersey/Navy pants, White jersey/Navy pants, White jersey/White Pants, White Jersey/Light Blue pants, Light Blue jerseys/Navy pants, Light Blue jerseys/Light Blue pants. That’s seven combinations in twelve games. They have two more left to try… Light Blue jersey/White pants and Navy jersy/Light Blue pants. I hope they do it.

[quote comment=”26600″]I’m not positive, but I think the Titans have worn the most uniform combinations this season. Navy jersey/White pants, Navy Jersey/Navy pants, White jersey/Navy pants, White jersey/White Pants, White Jersey/Light Blue pants, Light Blue jerseys/Navy pants, Light Blue jerseys/Light Blue pants. That’s seven combinations in twelve games. They have two more left to try… Light Blue jersey/White pants and Navy jersy/Light Blue pants. I hope they do it.[/quote]

Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately, depending on your views of light blue) the Titans can’t wear their light blue jerseys again this year – the NFL only allows alternate jerseys to be worn twice during a season. Of course, that doesn’t mean that we won’t see the navy/light blue combo.

[quote comment=”26600″]I’m not positive, but I think the Titans have worn the most uniform combinations this season. Navy jersey/White pants, Navy Jersey/Navy pants, White jersey/Navy pants, White jersey/White Pants, White Jersey/Light Blue pants, Light Blue jerseys/Navy pants, Light Blue jerseys/Light Blue pants. That’s seven combinations in twelve games. They have two more left to try… Light Blue jersey/White pants and Navy jersy/Light Blue pants. I hope they do it.[/quote]

As the powder blues would be considered their alternate jerseys, I’m not sure we’ll be able to see them again. I was under the impression that, under NFL rule, teams are only allowed to wear their alternates for a maximium of two games.

Hey, Paul.

How about a week of bogus information just to see if the Times, SI, etc. run with it?

I know that mimicry is the purest form of flattery (is that the cliche?), but the jackasses stealing your stories aren’t selling temporary tattoos to support their uni habit.

Did anyone else notice that Bills coach link was wearing a cap with his team’s link while the team wore its excellent throwbacks, but he was spotted earlier in the year wearing a link while the team wore its regular vomit-inducing uniforms?

The Giants looked like the Arizona Cardinals yesterday. Can’t someone start a campaign “Ditch the Red”? And that goes for their regular away uniforms too, which besides piping on the pants has no blue. “Dead red?” I think that would describe their red zone offense.

[quote comment=”26613″]Paul,
For those of us that read your blog from a work computer, can you flag sites that might be considered porn? The site with the Foot Locker pictures got flagged by my IT department.[/quote]

I doubt this would be able to happen… it’s going to have to do with your company’s filter settings. I’m at work and it came up fine for me – and my company doesn’t allow much.

Those Cooperalls were a funny thing. Guys with established careers wearing them like Blobby Clarke or Darryl Sittler. I can’t believe they didn’t just outright refuse to wear those travesties.

I’ll be the first to chime in positively on the giants red alts…. I like them quite a bit… they are an accurate, historical representation of the 1940’s/early 1950’s giants… where they wore blue helmets as well…

I was at the game yesterday and they looked great in person… most of the fan feedback was positive as well…. they are fine for 1 game a year…

as for the “big blue” nickname… that doesn’t hold too much weight with me… the yanks are referred to as “pinstripes” in their road greys, and the rangers are referred to as “blueshirts” even in their road whites…. wearing red once a year isn’t going to soil the team’s “marketed nickname”…

I personally like the fact that there is little blue in the road unis and little red in the home… makes for two completely different uniform looks… and that is somewhat unique in the NFL…

lastly.. didn’t realize the “ny” nosebumper was switched to red for the game until I saw photos today…

[quote comment=”26604″]the pic with the man with the headphones is a crewmember of the chain gang. he is writing the yardline the ball is on in case the chains are knocked down or moved. just a reminder throughout the game for his crew.[/quote]

That’s why they sell these clips: link

One member of the chain crew clips this to the back edge of the first 5-yard line in the 10-yard series. This way, when the chains need to come in for a measurement, or when you change direction at the end of a period, or when the play swings to the sideline and everyone drops their stakes, there’s a point of reference to reset them.

[quote comment=”26600″]I’m not positive, but I think the Titans have worn the most uniform combinations this season. Navy jersey/White pants, Navy Jersey/Navy pants, White jersey/Navy pants, White jersey/White Pants, White Jersey/Light Blue pants, Light Blue jerseys/Navy pants, Light Blue jerseys/Light Blue pants. That’s seven combinations in twelve games. They have two more left to try… Light Blue jersey/White pants and Navy jersy/Light Blue pants. I hope they do it.[/quote]

Have they worn more uniform combinations than the Bengals? I remember someone posted a page with the Bengals’ planned unis for all 16 games.

Matt W – I’m on a work computer and I was able to view the Foot Locker picture, but the one linked from “dirtiest names in sports” was blocked.

Am I really the only one who thinks that, at least for the Saints, the black on black is a good look? Yeah, it would be much improved with, say, a gold belt and gold/white/gold striping down the pants, but for some reason, the black on black is the only Saints uniform that doesn’t cause me substantial pain to look at.

As for the Giants in red, and their white with red jerseys, can we please stop that farce? They need blue. Some blue. ANY blue.

Other quick comments: The Titans’ bubblegum ice cream look – amusing, but let’s not do it regularly, shall we? Powder blue on navy blue, yeah, but that’s just a little too much. Bironas looks like he forgot to change out of his jammies.

Marko Jaric: I’ve never laughed so hard at a uni foulup in my life. That was priceless. I’m still smirking about it.

Denver wearing the Rockets jerseys: very, very nice look. I wouldn’t mind seeing that more often, and coming from someone who absolutely LOATHES orange on uniforms, except for the Flyers, Orioles, and (when used properly, ie. not this jersey iteration) Bengals, that says a lot.

The Spurs need to go to the silver jersey full time. That’s an incredibly classy look, and something only they, and maybe the Raiders, could get away with in all of sports.

I like the Reds uniforms overall. The drop shadows are crazy, the font needs to go, but other than that, fantastic. Solid triple, coulda been a home run, but oh well.

[quote comment=”26596″]I believe the last time the Saints went all-black was link.

They actually had two styles of black pants, link and link.[/quote]
And ALL of the black pant options are HIDEOUS!!! We Saints fans support the Black & GOLD!!!! Why ruin a good thing?

[quote comment=”26601″]I’m surprised Paul didn’t focus attention on the socks Golden State was wearing with their throwbacks.

link

…even if the pictured Mr. Davis (I believe?) didn’t exactly get it right.[/quote]

Yea, that’s Baron. I loved the socks. But, originally I thought they were long socks that had fallen down his legs link. then I realized they were just lower socks. Still looked great though. What’s up with the sock on the right leg being different than the other. Looks like he may have another sock underneath or maybe a sweatband above that one.

I noticed 2 uni items this weekend.
1) John David Booty’s (USC QB) sleeve numbers where much lower (in relation to the red stripe)than the rest of his teammates.
2) Dre Bly’s (Detriot Lions) pants were more like shorts. I’ve seen many players stretch the limits with over the knee pants, but these were more like mid-thigh. It looked horrible. I hope the sock cops got him.

Regarding the Pop Warner football for “Ankle Biters,” as the budget-conscious parent of two small kids, I just can’t see buying pads, helmet, full uniform, cleats, etc., etc., etc., for a kid who a) will probably outgrow the uniform by the end of the season, and b) could lose interest the sport as a whole within fifteen minutes of the first practice.

There’s a reason that soccer is popular with parents. :)

on occasion you get to see the pop warner playoffs on espn. usually it is a team from florida or dc or cali that wins, and more often than not, when i see it, its like the mini florida gators are playing… anyway, i remember seeing a practice of these kids going crazy with athletic tape. a single roll around the thigh of each leg over the pants, as well a thinner amount put on the facemask to give the impression of a checkerboard or striped facemask (a practice ive seen also by FAMU in the past). has anyone else seen this?

[quote comment=”26641″][quote comment=”26636″]I noticed 2 uni items this weekend.
1) John David Booty’s (USC QB) sleeve numbers where much lower (in relation to the red stripe)than the rest of his teammates.
2) Dre Bly’s (Detriot Lions) pants were more like shorts. I’ve seen many players stretch the limits with over the knee pants, but these were more like mid-thigh. It looked horrible. I hope the sock cops got him.[/quote]

I did a search and found two pics of Dre Bly, and two interesting things I found, if you look closely link and link you will see that:

1. His pants are actually cut and hemmed to reach his thigh area, the usual elastic is not present.

2. He wears spandex pants intead of socks, if you look at his inner leg you can see the seam from the pants.

While I don’t usually mind players wearing their pants short, Bly takes it to another extreme which is just not a pleasing look.[/quote]
HO! LY! CRAP! That looks horrible!! I think lots of players go with the tights instead of colored socks.

did he do that while a ram?

Hey Krvanch, is Bly wearing PE Jordan’s or are those the pair they sold for football a couple of seasons ago?

I thought Baron Davis was in the old school mood and that’s why he was link, but I guess he goes short with link.

As evidence of this link it appears that he did wear spandex with the Rams, however his pants are not altered. His pants are short however you can tell by the bunching around the bottom that they are not altered in the same fashion he wears now.

Check out the link in Paul’s article to the Warriors link from last night (not sure if my attempt will work). Adidas used it’s old logo – not the new slanted three stripes one.

[quote comment=”26643″][quote comment=”26641″]I did a search and found two pics of Dre Bly…[/quote]

link.[/quote]

What’s with his glove? Is it too small for his hand, or does keeping it undone and only part-way on your hand help handle the ball? What’s the point of a glove if you don’t wear and use it properly?

If someone can shed some light on this for a pure NFL hater, please do so. I thank you in advance.

[quote comment=”26657″][quote comment=”26652″]Hey Krvanch, is Bly wearing PE Jordan’s or are those the pair they sold for football a couple of seasons ago?[/quote]

they look like the standard jordan 14 that you and i could have picked up on eastbay. there is really nothing about them (that i can see) that would make it a PE). although, since he probably got it direct from nike/brand jordan, it may have PE labeling inside and on the box.

ahman green wore those as well. youve seen warren sapp’s PE jordan 9’s and 11’s. deion had PE 11’s, moss had PE 9’s and 11’s. alot of guys within the past 5 years had PE jordans, but currently i think only T.O. and marvin harrison have PE jordans…[/quote]

I may feel stupid for asking…but what are “PE Jordans”?

[quote comment=”26663″]
I may feel stupid for asking…but what are “PE Jordans”?[/quote]

Not a dumb question…PE is Player Exclusive

[quote comment=”26663″][quote comment=”26657″][quote comment=”26652″]Hey Krvanch, is Bly wearing PE Jordan’s or are those the pair they sold for football a couple of seasons ago?[/quote]

they look like the standard jordan 14 that you and i could have picked up on eastbay. there is really nothing about them (that i can see) that would make it a PE). although, since he probably got it direct from nike/brand jordan, it may have PE labeling inside and on the box.

ahman green wore those as well. youve seen warren sapp’s PE jordan 9’s and 11’s. deion had PE 11’s, moss had PE 9’s and 11’s. alot of guys within the past 5 years had PE jordans, but currently i think only T.O. and marvin harrison have PE jordans…[/quote]

I may feel stupid for asking…but what are “PE Jordans”?[/quote]

nah, i should have actually been clearer. when a player has a contract with a shoe company, they often times get special shoes. this is most evident in basketball where there are initials, numbers, messages, and other things embroidered on the shoes as well as special colorways for the player not available in stores. these are called Player Exclusives.

They fetch big cash on ebay, and in nikes case, come with special tag numbering (like a VIN number) so the shoe can be tracked to who it was issued to. this is done to prevent ebay reselling. believe it or not, nike has a group of people who just read message boards, and who monitor online auctions for this very reason.

[quote comment=”26667″][quote comment=”26663″][quote comment=”26657″][quote comment=”26652″]Hey Krvanch, is Bly wearing PE Jordan’s or are those the pair they sold for football a couple of seasons ago?[/quote]

they look like the standard jordan 14 that you and i could have picked up on eastbay. there is really nothing about them (that i can see) that would make it a PE). although, since he probably got it direct from nike/brand jordan, it may have PE labeling inside and on the box.

ahman green wore those as well. youve seen warren sapp’s PE jordan 9’s and 11’s. deion had PE 11’s, moss had PE 9’s and 11’s. alot of guys within the past 5 years had PE jordans, but currently i think only T.O. and marvin harrison have PE jordans…[/quote]

I may feel stupid for asking…but what are “PE Jordans”?[/quote]

nah, i should have actually been clearer. when a player has a contract with a shoe company, they often times get special shoes. this is most evident in basketball where there are initials, numbers, messages, and other things embroidered on the shoes as well as special colorways for the player not available in stores. these are called Player Exclusives.

They fetch big cash on ebay, and in nikes case, come with special tag numbering (like a VIN number) so the shoe can be tracked to who it was issued to. this is done to prevent ebay reselling. Believe it or not, nike has a group of people who just read message boards, and who monitor online auctions for this very reason.[/quote]
Where can I get a job like that! I mean, I’m looking at online auctions and message boards…but I could get fired instead of paid for doing so!

[quote comment=”26670″]
Where can I get a job like that! I mean, I’m looking at online auctions and message boards…but I could get fired instead of paid for doing so![/quote]

shoot, im with you!!! this came about when the university of oregon had some PE lebron azg 2’s made for them in 2 colors… they started popping up online for like 2 grand or something. nike flipped… i think they got the auctions pulled, and started the numbering process… then someone started selling kansas PE air jordan 13 that they found out belonged to keith langford (i dont know if it was ever determined to be him or not). i think they got pulled as well…

[quote comment=”26629″]Am I really the only one who thinks that, at least for the Saints, the black on black is a good look? Yeah, it would be much improved with, say, a gold belt and gold/white/gold striping down the pants, but for some reason, the black on black is the only Saints uniform that doesn’t cause me substantial pain to look at.

As for the Giants in red, and their white with red jerseys, can we please stop that farce? They need blue. Some blue. ANY blue.

Other quick comments: The Titans’ bubblegum ice cream look – amusing, but let’s not do it regularly, shall we? Powder blue on navy blue, yeah, but that’s just a little too much. Bironas looks like he forgot to change out of his jammies.

Marko Jaric: I’ve never laughed so hard at a uni foulup in my life. That was priceless. I’m still smirking about it.

Denver wearing the Rockets jerseys: very, very nice look. I wouldn’t mind seeing that more often, and coming from someone who absolutely LOATHES orange on uniforms, except for the Flyers, Orioles, and (when used properly, ie. not this jersey iteration) Bengals, that says a lot.

The Spurs need to go to the silver jersey full time. That’s an incredibly classy look, and something only they, and maybe the Raiders, could get away with in all of sports.

I like the Reds uniforms overall. The drop shadows are crazy, the font needs to go, but other than that, fantastic. Solid triple, coulda been a home run, but oh well.[/quote]

Wow, Dilbert. We must be twins separated at birth. I LOVE the Saints’ all-black look. I’ll keep saying it every time someone asks. I think every team should do all-black one game a year, on the same weekend. That would be fabulous.

I agree with the rest of your comments, especially about the Spurs. They were rocking the all-silver look.

Oh, the only thing I disagree about: no, the Saints’ pants would not look better with a stripe. And the numbers are too big and gold. Other than that, spot on.

[quote comment=”26599″]Going back to yesterday, I have to take issue with the idea that Michigan should reverse its colors and wear blue pants and yellow jerseys as an alternate. Why do I think this is a bad idea? The very idea that it was accompanied by a comparison to Cal makes it a bad idea. Michigan’s unis are uniquely recognizable as Michigan, and creating an (unnecessary) alternate that would be comparable to another school’s unis would be a huge step backwards.

Also, Minna, thanks for the effort in regards to the Wolverines. But I can’t say I’m disappointed at the Rose Bowl berth. It might have been pretty cool to play OSU again, but this result actually fits better with my old-school opinions on college football. (I think the national championship emphasis is actually bad for college football.)[/quote]

Burrill, you make a good point about the emphasis on the national championship. I always thought it was a shame that a season is decided on one loss (or two) and the perception that if a team didn’t make the championship, it was a lost season. Besides, the Rose Bowl is so majestic and old-timey with a Big Ten participant and a Pac-10 participant. Glad to know you aren’t disappointed.

And now, if you’ll please excuse me, I have to finish the sadist’s quiz. I always put off my homework until the last minute while in college, and I did the same this time. Good thing I looked at it last night to get a head start, or I’d be screwed. Paul, you better appreciate my snarky answers because I put in some extra thought into them just for you.

[quote comment=”26676″]I think every team should do all-black one game a year, on the same weekend. That would be fabulous.[/quote]

If every team wore all-black on the same weekend, then it could be rather difficult to tell the teams apart on the field!

Sorry. I couldn’t resist.

Re: Georgia Tech’s unis.

Blue my ass.

That’s black.

As far as the Titans unis, I think that’s a very nice look, and in fact they should go with the powder blue jersey as their prime ones and lose the dark blue, as powder blue is one of their original colors.

[quote comment=”26676″][quote comment=”26629″]Am I really the only one who thinks that, at least for the Saints, the black on black is a good look? Yeah, it would be much improved with, say, a gold belt and gold/white/gold striping down the pants, but for some reason, the black on black is the only Saints uniform that doesn’t cause me substantial pain to look at.

As for the Giants in red, and their white with red jerseys, can we please stop that farce? They need blue. Some blue. ANY blue.

Other quick comments: The Titans’ bubblegum ice cream look – amusing, but let’s not do it regularly, shall we? Powder blue on navy blue, yeah, but that’s just a little too much. Bironas looks like he forgot to change out of his jammies.

Marko Jaric: I’ve never laughed so hard at a uni foulup in my life. That was priceless. I’m still smirking about it.

Denver wearing the Rockets jerseys: very, very nice look. I wouldn’t mind seeing that more often, and coming from someone who absolutely LOATHES orange on uniforms, except for the Flyers, Orioles, and (when used properly, ie. not this jersey iteration) Bengals, that says a lot.

The Spurs need to go to the silver jersey full time. That’s an incredibly classy look, and something only they, and maybe the Raiders, could get away with in all of sports.

I like the Reds uniforms overall. The drop shadows are crazy, the font needs to go, but other than that, fantastic. Solid triple, coulda been a home run, but oh well.[/quote]

Wow, Dilbert. We must be twins separated at birth. I LOVE the Saints’ all-black look. I’ll keep saying it every time someone asks. I think every team should do all-black one game a year, on the same weekend. That would be fabulous.

Oh, the only thing I disagree about: no, the Saints’ pants would not look better with a stripe. And the numbers are too big and gold. Other than that, spot on.[/quote]
The all black look is HORRIBLE. PLEASE stick with the Black AND GOLD. And as for the stripe….that’s the one thing that would make the black on black WORSE!

I’m probably the only one who cares, but thanks for the great ABA retrospective. I watched Julis Erving, George Gervin, Rick Barry, Artis Gilmore, Charlie Scott and a lot of other great players play in the Denver Auditorium Arena. Saw Wilt Chamberlain coach the San Diego Conquistadors! That little arena seemed huge to me. I didn’t know any better at the time.

One note on the Rocket’s logo: that “purple” is actually the color of the Colorado state flower — the Columbine. They changed from the orange to the lavender and gold when Alex Hannum came to coach the team. Fun memories.

FROM CREAMERS LOGO SITE link

Toronto Maple Leafs to Change Logo
Team executive says leaf will be modernised
By: Chris Creamer – sportslogos.net
December 2, 2006

It hasn’t been touched in 25 years, but a team executive says the Toronto Maple Leafs will be changing their logo for the 2007-08 season.

According to an article in the December 2, 2006 edition of The Toronto Star, the club will unveil a modernised ‘leaf-silhouette’ at the All-Star Game in January, when all NHL teams are expected to be unveiling their new ‘form-fitting’ uniforms.

The uniforms are reportedly to remain nearly the same, with the only changes, other than the logo, being in the fabric rather than the design.

Other teams have been rumoured to be making drastic changes, including the Dallas Stars and Boston Bruins, but these claims have yet to be confirmed.

[quote comment=”26684″]
As far as the Titans unis, I think that’s a very nice look, and in fact they should go with the powder blue jersey as their prime ones and lose the dark blue, as powder blue is one of their original colors.[/quote]

Ugg…too much of a good thing I guess. I liked the powder blue pants and white jerseys from last week, but this is too much. Besides, I think San Diego sports enough powder blue for the AFC for the entire season.

That being said, I think I like Buffalo’s throwbacks the most (even more than the Chargers’). Does the NFL consider the throwback’s an alternate? They should have at least one throwback week per year and encourage all the teams to wear throwback jerseys, with a few exceptions:

1) The Texans should be allowed to wear Oilers throwbacks, but not the Titans. Houston should be allowed to choose between Oiler’s throwbacks or old Dallas Texans (pre-KC Chiefs) uniforms.

2) The Broncos must revive their early 60’s brown and yellow color scheme, NOT the orange crush uniform of 70s and 80s. They lost that right when they concocted those god-awful orange swoop stripes.

3) Washington must wear Lombardi R helmets or feather stripe helmets, NOT Seminole-arrowhead helmets. Additionally, Washington must also suit up Sonny Jurgensen to play QB.

4) The Ravens will be allowed to don the Colts uniforms. The Colts must play naked that week, as retribution.

[quote comment=”26689″][quote comment=”26684″]Re: Georgia Tech’s unis.

Blue my ass.

That’s black.

As far as the Titans unis, I think that’s a very nice look, and in fact they should go with the powder blue jersey as their prime ones and lose the dark blue, as powder blue is one of their original colors.[/quote]

How is this link This is link.

Georgia Tech’s colors are navy and gold, just like Notre dame. GT was even playing a black and gold team in Wake Forest. The difference was obvious.[/quote]

OK, I’m really confused…I always thought GT was a black and gold school, but on my TV those unis on saturday definately looked blue.

I checked their website, and there is definately blue on display: link

The basketball team obiously incorporates some link

…but “yellow jackets” are BLACK and yellow, and after looking at the pics online from Saturday’s ACC championship, the jerseys now look black to me (including the one in the pic linked to above)! Is this possibly a case where GT’s black jerseys weren’t as black as wake’s?

Could someone from Georgia Tech chime in and clarify? …Or I guess I could just wait and see for myself when I’m at the Gator Bowl this January. GO MOUNTAINEERS!

[quote comment=”26659″]Check out the link in Paul’s article to the Warriors link from last night (not sure if my attempt will work). Adidas used it’s old logo – not the new slanted three stripes one.[/quote]
Adidas used this logo for all of their retro apparel. It appears on many t-shirts and link

[quote comment=”26698″][quote comment=”26689″][quote comment=”26684″]Re: Georgia Tech’s unis.

Blue my ass.

That’s black.

As far as the Titans unis, I think that’s a very nice look, and in fact they should go with the powder blue jersey as their prime ones and lose the dark blue, as powder blue is one of their original colors.[/quote]

How is this link This is link.

Georgia Tech’s colors are navy and gold, just like Notre dame. GT was even playing a black and gold team in Wake Forest. The difference was obvious.[/quote]

OK, I’m really confused…I always thought GT was a black and gold school, but on my TV those unis on saturday definately looked blue.

I checked their website, and there is definately blue on display: link

The basketball team obiously incorporates some link

…but “yellow jackets” are BLACK and yellow, and after looking at the pics online from Saturday’s ACC championship, the jerseys now look black to me (including the one in the pic linked to above)! Is this possibly a case where GT’s black jerseys weren’t as black as wake’s?

Could someone from Georgia Tech chime in and clarify? …Or I guess I could just wait and see for myself when I’m at the Gator Bowl this January. GO MOUNTAINEERS![/quote]
Don’t you mean West @#$%ing Virginia

[quote comment=”26698″][quote comment=”26689″][quote comment=”26684″]Re: Georgia Tech’s unis.

Blue my ass.

That’s black.

As far as the Titans unis, I think that’s a very nice look, and in fact they should go with the powder blue jersey as their prime ones and lose the dark blue, as powder blue is one of their original colors.[/quote]

How is this link This is link.

Georgia Tech’s colors are navy and gold, just like Notre dame. GT was even playing a black and gold team in Wake Forest. The difference was obvious.[/quote]

OK, I’m really confused…I always thought GT was a black and gold school, but on my TV those unis on saturday definately looked blue.

I checked their website, and there is definately blue on display: link

The basketball team obiously incorporates some link

…but “yellow jackets” are BLACK and yellow, and after looking at the pics online from Saturday’s ACC championship, the jerseys now look black to me (including the one in the pic linked to above)! Is this possibly a case where GT’s black jerseys weren’t as black as wake’s?

Could someone from Georgia Tech chime in and clarify? …Or I guess I could just wait and see for myself when I’m at the Gator Bowl this January. GO MOUNTAINEERS![/quote]

That is just a bad picture. GT is most definitely navy and gold. Yes I know an actual yellow jacket is black and gold, but there are plenty of teams that use colors that dont accurately depict their animal mascot. i.e. LSU and Auburn with the tigers. Tigers are black and orange, not yellow and purple, or navy and orange.

Here is a slightly better pic of GT from link…or at least I think it is.

I also meant to say that an actuall yellow jacket is black and yellow not gold…brain fart

[quote comment=”26696]Hey guys,

I have a question. I’m trying to buy a link and the sizes available are 40, 46, 56. I’ve never bought a jersey like this before and I was just wondering how the sizes translate to small, medium, large, x-large, etc.

Thanks[/quote]

It’s your chest size. However, since every manufacturer is different, verify if they have a return policy. Just like pants, not every jersey is cut the same.

[quote comment=”26711″][quote comment=”26704″]
Don’t you mean West @#$%ing Virginia[/quote]

No–frankly I’m peeved that someone would actually think it’s a good idea to wear that. WVU fans already have a great reputation without some jackass wearing crap like that. (I’ve been to a few games this year, those shirts are everywhere by the way, mostly worn by students who are probably from out of state, I hate them).

West-by-God-Virginia will do just fine.[/quote]

…hate the shirts, just to clarify. I don’t ever profess hate towards people.

Anyone else think this is one of the coolest logos in sports?
link
And I’m not a soccer fan.

[quote comment=”26690″]I’m probably the only one who cares, but thanks for the great ABA retrospective. I watched Julis Erving, George Gervin, Rick Barry, Artis Gilmore, Charlie Scott and a lot of other great players play in the Denver Auditorium Arena. Saw Wilt Chamberlain coach the San Diego Conquistadors! That little arena seemed huge to me. I didn’t know any better at the time.

One note on the Rocket’s logo: that “purple” is actually the color of the Colorado state flower — the Columbine. They changed from the orange to the lavender and gold when Alex Hannum came to coach the team. Fun memories.[/quote]

charlie scott!!!
as a carolina fan, i thought i was the only one who knew that name. while he was in college he was referred to as “carolina’s first negro star”. thats actually how one magazine read!!!

i had the pleasure of meeting him at the final 4 in indianapolis in 97. he played at UNC with larry miller (who holds the aba single game record for points at 67, and who also played for the conquistadors as well) who is from my hometown. when i said i was from larry’s hometown, he said “oh you are from catasauqua?” like he too grew up there… nice guy…

Wasn’t it raining at the ACC championship game on Saturday?

That would make GT’s dark blue pretty darned near black…

[quote comment=”26721″][quote comment=”26714″]Anyone else think this is one of the coolest logos in sports?
link
And I’m not a soccer fan.[/quote]

No way. That logo is just a touch homo-erotic, don’t ya think?[/quote]

You mean like link?

Check out this Uni-related item from the MLB Hot Stove. Could the color of shoes determine the market (or the lack there of) for Barry?

The agent also said that Barry Bonds would much rather stay in San Francisco than sign with Oakland. “He doesn’t want to drive across the Bay, he doesn’t want to play in a dilapidated stadium, and he doesn’t want to wear the white shoes,” the agent said.

link

[quote comment=”26713″][quote comment=”26709″]link are Nike’s new Football Uni’s for 07. It seems as if “Invincible Warrior” will be the new hated Nike Uni, same color top and bottom, too. We’ll also be seeing some of the new cleats during the bowl games and the playoffs.[/quote]

hmmm…the Oregon uni on Page 10 actually doesn’t look that bad…for Oregon.[/quote]

Why would Nike make another Oregon jersey when by my count they still have about 90 more combinations of their current uni to wear?
(besides the obvious fact that they can)

This is rather random. Paul, I think there needs to be some design contests, like the one you had for espn on the nationals re-design. We could have one whenever a major team comes out with a new design, see if anyone can do better, I think that would be cool.

Anyway, link.

If the Titans move to Utah, they could always borrow a uniform or two from the Jazz and their new alternates…

[quote comment=”26722″][quote comment=”26721″][quote comment=”26714″]Anyone else think this is one of the coolest logos in sports?
link
And I’m not a soccer fan.[/quote]

No way. That logo is just a touch homo-erotic, don’t ya think?[/quote]

You mean like link?[/quote]

Exactly. Combine that with some “Right Said Fred” and you have the Columbus Crew logo.

[quote comment=”26596″]I believe the last time the Saints went all-black was link.

They actually had two styles of black pants, link and link.[/quote]
Lets hope this isn’t a pre-curser of The President turning into link

[quote comment=”26739″]does anyone else think the south florida logo link resembles this link[/quote]

sorry, first time trying to link..
USF:
Jack Links:

[quote comment=”26709″]link are Nike’s new Football Uni’s for 07. It seems as if “Invincible Warrior” will be the new hated Nike Uni, same color top and bottom, too. We’ll also be seeing some of the new cleats during the bowl games and the playoffs.[/quote]

Quick Thoughts:

The 3D Twill on page 14 makes me want to vomit.

Whoever actually wears number 25 with the Miami jersey on page 30 will look like he has breasts.

The Oregon jersey on page 32 looks like something from the FIU “Lost Luggage” collection.

The shoes on page 40 have interchangeable color inserts… just like cheerleading shoes!

As for the Warrior jerseys, looks like they’re already picked out for Cal and Florida St… Suckers!

[quote comment=”26707″]link[/quote]

No, it doesn’t.

The Tech jersey is black, plain and simple.

[quote comment=”26695″][quote comment=”26684″]
As far as the Titans unis, I think that’s a very nice look, and in fact they should go with the powder blue jersey as their prime ones and lose the dark blue, as powder blue is one of their original colors.[/quote]

Ugg…too much of a good thing I guess. I liked the powder blue pants and white jerseys from last week, but this is too much. Besides, I think San Diego sports enough powder blue for the AFC for the entire season.

That being said, I think I like Buffalo’s throwbacks the most (even more than the Chargers’). Does the NFL consider the throwback’s an alternate? They should have at least one throwback week per year and encourage all the teams to wear throwback jerseys, with a few exceptions:

1) The Texans should be allowed to wear Oilers throwbacks, but not the Titans. Houston should be allowed to choose between Oiler’s throwbacks or old Dallas Texans (pre-KC Chiefs) uniforms.

2) The Broncos must revive their early 60’s brown and yellow color scheme, NOT the orange crush uniform of 70s and 80s. They lost that right when they concocted those god-awful orange swoop stripes.

3) Washington must wear Lombardi R helmets or feather stripe helmets, NOT Seminole-arrowhead helmets. Additionally, Washington must also suit up Sonny Jurgensen to play QB.

4) The Ravens will be allowed to don the Colts uniforms. The Colts must play naked that week, as retribution.[/quote]

Funny post! These rules should be implemented immediately!

[quote comment=”26745″]I know this was a ways up in the thread, but I’m not sure what the poster was referring to when he said KU had a lack of luck in basketball in the red uniforms. Kansas has only lost one basketball game in red uniforms since they were brought back when Bill Self took over.[/quote]

Sorry about that. I should’ve done some research before throwing that out. I am so used to hearing everyone trash the red KU basketball uniforms. I guess that is in reference to the fact that the 2003 team was the first to win in red in 50 years.

I did come across a mention of KU wearing all yellow basketball uniforms in 1988. Anybody have any photo evidence?

I’m sure it’s already been covered, but what’s the purpose of the slit in the back of some college jerseys?

[quote comment=”26752″][quote comment=”26706″][quote comment=”26698″][quote comment=”26689″][quote comment=”26684″]Re: Georgia Tech’s unis.

Blue my ass.

That’s black.

As far as the Titans unis, I think that’s a very nice look, and in fact they should go with the powder blue jersey as their prime ones and lose the dark blue, as powder blue is one of their original colors.[/quote]

How is this link This is link.

Georgia Tech’s colors are navy and gold, just like Notre dame. GT was even playing a black and gold team in Wake Forest. The difference was obvious.[/quote]

OK, I’m really confused…I always thought GT was a black and gold school, but on my TV those unis on saturday definately looked blue.

I checked their website, and there is definately blue on display: link

The basketball team obiously incorporates some link

…but “yellow jackets” are BLACK and yellow, and after looking at the pics online from Saturday’s ACC championship, the jerseys now look black to me (including the one in the pic linked to above)! Is this possibly a case where GT’s black jerseys weren’t as black as wake’s?

Could someone from Georgia Tech chime in and clarify? …Or I guess I could just wait and see for myself when I’m at the Gator Bowl this January. GO MOUNTAINEERS![/quote]

That is just a bad picture. GT is most definitely navy and gold. Yes I know an actual yellow jacket is black and gold, but there are plenty of teams that use colors that dont accurately depict their animal mascot. i.e. LSU and Auburn with the tigers. Tigers are black and orange, not yellow and purple, or navy and orange.

Here is a slightly better pic of GT from link…or at least I think it is.[/quote]

If you look at the fabric next to the gold outline of the numbers it does look like it’s navy…otherwise, it really does look black to me as well.[/quote]

The jerseys were definitely blue. They got darker as the game went on due to the rain, thus they appear almost black.

Here’s a clearly link

[quote comment=”26749″][quote comment=”26707″]link[/quote]

No, it doesn’t.

The Tech jersey is black, plain and simple.[/quote]

? What the hell is that all about?
I’m not saying the jerseys are navy because I think they are, I’m saying it because I know they are. Where did you get this authority to say I am wrong here? You are arguing with fact, the picture even tells the story, it’s not my fault you can’t tell the difference. The jerseys are Navy Blue. If you still don’t believe me call the GT Athletic department and ask them.

[quote comment=”26706″][quote comment=”26698″][quote comment=”26689″][quote comment=”26684″]Re: Georgia Tech’s unis.

Blue my ass.

That’s black.

As far as the Titans unis, I think that’s a very nice look, and in fact they should go with the powder blue jersey as their prime ones and lose the dark blue, as powder blue is one of their original colors.[/quote]

How is this link This is link.

Georgia Tech’s colors are navy and gold, just like Notre dame. GT was even playing a black and gold team in Wake Forest. The difference was obvious.[/quote]

OK, I’m really confused…I always thought GT was a black and gold school, but on my TV those unis on saturday definately looked blue.

I checked their website, and there is definately blue on display: link

The basketball team obiously incorporates some link

…but “yellow jackets” are BLACK and yellow, and after looking at the pics online from Saturday’s ACC championship, the jerseys now look black to me (including the one in the pic linked to above)! Is this possibly a case where GT’s black jerseys weren’t as black as wake’s?

Could someone from Georgia Tech chime in and clarify? …Or I guess I could just wait and see for myself when I’m at the Gator Bowl this January. GO MOUNTAINEERS![/quote]

That is just a bad picture. GT is most definitely navy and gold. Yes I know an actual yellow jacket is black and gold, but there are plenty of teams that use colors that dont accurately depict their animal mascot. i.e. LSU and Auburn with the tigers. Tigers are black and orange, not yellow and purple, or navy and orange.

Here is a slightly better pic of GT from link…or at least I think it is.[/quote]
Yeah…but Auburn has an identity crisis…they’re the War Eagles as far as I’m concerned.

If the Giants would have pulled out the win yesterday I would bet that the opinions of the red jerseys would have been more favorable.

Nah…if the Giants would have won by a thousand points…those red jerseys still look like a college intramural team…horrid.

[quote comment=”26741″][quote comment=”26739″]does anyone else think the south florida logo link resembles this link[/quote]

sorry, first time trying to link..
USF:
Jack Links: [/quote]

I believe that is South Florida’s logo.

In regards to the Nike catalog, just because it shows a school in the uniforms, it doesn’t necessarily mean that they will be wearing them (i.e., Oregon). However, in a neat thing, if you look at all of the logos of the football schools, and you look at the Idaho State logo, that’s the one I designed for our football helmet. It’s not our official logo though, but I found that funny.

Frank

“You know a movie is truly a classic not when someone says it is, it just is…”

-Steven Spielberg interview speaking about if he has a goal to set out and make “classic” movies.

Hmmm. Deep. There’s a classic uniform tie-in here somewhere…

I guess all you Giants haters on here would rather them wear black. Is there any alternate jersey that people on here like?

Jason- It ain’t them Giants Buddy, it’s just the jerseys…Tiki seems like a helluva a nice guy, just not looking real authentic in the red practicewear.

[quote comment=”26779″]Todd,

Add one more player to that list of Jordan Brand athletes wearing PE Air Jordan XIV’s: Jason Taylor of the Dolphins[/quote]

jesus! how could i have forgotten him! his game worn collections is not to be outdone by his regular sneaker collection…

[quote comment=”26693″]and Boston Bruins, but these claims have yet to be confirmed.[/quote]

Please let it be a switch to the current third sweater.

as far as this updated maple leaf logo goes, does anyone else think it is going to be an “italicized” maple leaf like i do? similar to the way the colorado buffalo logo got “italicized” to show a meaner look.

[quote comment=”26792″]as far as this updated maple leaf logo goes, does anyone else think it is going to be an “italicized” maple leaf like i do? similar to the way the colorado buffalo logo got “italicized” to show a meaner look.[/quote]

todd k., maybe it’ll have a snarl on its face. Oh, wait, it doesn’t have a gace. Maybe that’s what they plan on doing to it. Ahhhhh! Sometimes, I scare myself.

link should replace the third chicago uniform link. sorry about that, was not my fault, it was the website’s fault.

link

link

we done with this yet?

[quote comment=”26793″][quote comment=”26791″]

ok…i’m not one much to talk, because i too at one time owned a maize michigan jersey (as well picked up from the nike outlet store)…but, as much as i love tradition, and love those navy blues coming out of the tunnel…i would love to see a maize jersey. every other varsity team has a maize jersey, why can’t the football team? heck, with the “GO BLUE WEAR MAIZE” campaign they have this year, there were talks throught the athletic department about the possibility of a maize jersey.[/quote]

Kevin K., no, just no. I’m not a big fan of the helmet (I know, Burrill, don’t shoot me), but I think I would have an aneurysm if Michigan donned a maize jersey. They are synonymous with blue.

Now, if Notre Dame wanted to switch to the greens full-time, I would have no complaints about that.[/quote]

I agree with everything but the helmet comment, although I will admit that with every ncaa football game that i own i have created “michigan 2” and given them a maize jersey. the fact that michigan is synonymous with blue is the reason why michigan’s attempts at a “maize-out” never works to the extent that nebraska, ohio state, and penn state have all had. in nebraska and ohio state’s case, red is their primary color. for penn state, there are enough white shirts laying around that they can pull it off. not enough people have maize shirts sitting around at home and can grab one for the game and go (unlike me, who has at least 5 in my dresser as we speak). Burrill can probably back me up on this…agreed?

I was at the ACC Championship game (one of the few, but I didn’t pay for my tix) and the GT jerseys were definitely blue. I was on the field when they first ran out and it was prominently NAVY BLUE at the beginning. It’s because of the constant rain (and also the fact it was a really cloudy day didn’t help) that every photo makes it seem black. Hope this clarifies things.

Well that didn’t come out looking right so I’ll try again. I’ll use @ to designate the merit decals and . to show where spaces should be.

@..@..@
@…..@
@…..@
@@@@@@@
…@
…@
…@

[quote comment=”26809″]

And Minna, I would go cry in the corner because you don’t like the Michigan helmet, but I’m too busy not being offended. So there. :-P[/quote]

Ah, Burrill, don’t hate the playa, hate the game. I have no idea how that relates to this comment, but I just feel like saying it. The stripes are too wide. Do I dare say it? Oh, yes, I do. link, it looks like it’s going to be mostly yellow with smidgeons of blue thrown in. link, it’s suddenly mostly blue with a little bit of yellow. The whole thing is schizoid. To be fair, yellow and blue are not my favorite colors, but still. It’s the pattern that I don’t like.

Slap a logo of a link on there, and now we’re talking! I’d even let you keep the blue. It’s mostly the yellow that bothers me.

[quote comment=”26815″][quote comment=”26809″]

And Minna, I would go cry in the corner because you don’t like the Michigan helmet, but I’m too busy not being offended. So there. :-P[/quote]

Ah, Burrill, don’t hate the playa, hate the game. I have no idea how that relates to this comment, but I just feel like saying it. The stripes are too wide. Do I dare say it? Oh, yes, I do. link, it looks like it’s going to be mostly yellow with smidgeons of blue thrown in. link, it’s suddenly mostly blue with a little bit of yellow. The whole thing is schizoid. To be fair, yellow and blue are not my favorite colors, but still. It’s the pattern that I don’t like.

Slap a logo of a link on there, and now we’re talking! I’d even let you keep the blue. It’s mostly the yellow that bothers me.[/quote]

Do you dislike the winged helmet design (then not liking the princeotn, michigan, delaware, etc. helmets), or is it strictly just michigan?

[quote comment=”26818″]

Do you dislike the winged helmet design (then not liking the princeotn, michigan, delaware, etc. helmets), or is it strictly just michigan?[/quote]

Kevin K., I just don’t like the design at all. I have tried, and I know it is a classic, but it’s just not my cup of tea, no matter who wears it.

Then again, I called for an all-black unis NFL weekend, so WTF do I know?

I wouldn’t be so critical of the pockets in NFL officials’ cold pants. In the picture from the Bills game, at least, they helped Ed Hochuli comply with the Buffalo law forbidding pythons from being loose in public.

[quote comment=”26798″]and sadly even link and link. [/quote]

What’s sad about the Cubs’ uniforms? Even if you dislike the drab gray roads, there are few better looks than the Cubs’ home jerseys.

[quote comment=”26857″][quote comment=”26798″]and sadly even link and link. [/quote]

What’s sad about the Cubs’ uniforms? Even if you dislike the drab gray roads, there are few better looks than the Cubs’ home jerseys.[/quote]

Mark, I think he’s a White Sox fan, so it pains him to admit that the Cubs look good. Timmy D, correct me if I’m wrong.

[quote comment=”26803″][quote comment=”26800″]Am I the only one who can’t stand Seattle’s hideous home uniforms? That all Bluish-Green look with the neon green trim just kills me. It’s no wonder they pulled out a win against Denver wearing their comparitively stylish white away uniforms: they didn’t have to worry about looking like a sports fashion eyesore![/quote]

No, Steve C., you’re not the only one. If you go through the archives, you’ll see that roughly ninety-nine percent of the board (including me) agrees. In fact, I would venture that the all-teals are nearly as hated as the Vikes’ gaudy unis this year.[/quote]

Seahawks don’t wear teal. It’s blue.