Skip to content
 
Uni Watch

Clash of the … Seahawks and Georgia?

By
Championship

Hey, new guy — it’s called Saturday Open Thread.

I know, I know. But it’s time to break the mold, think outside the box, and play one game at a time. Something like that, anyway. So, at the dawn of this brave new era, I give you Gregory vs. Emory/Ethan in the South Dakota Class 9AA championship game. That’s nine-man football if you’re keeping track at home. And I’m happy to report that the Seahawks won, 33-14.

Have a good Saturday, folks. — Bryan

 
  
 
Comments (142)

    seahawks guy is wearing under armor glove and nike elbow pad. This game looks like it was played indoors. is there a dome in SOuth Dakota?

    I’ve always liked that old school seahawks logo better. Nice to see it back.

    Congratulations on your first two games as Bench Coach. I like that title as well.

    Cheers
    Stevie

    Wow… earliest post ever on a Saturday. Or maybe it’s just the earliest I’ve ever been up? :o)

    Bryan, just wanna throw in that you’re doing a great job. Vinny was awesome too, so keep at it, gents.

    The hockey wing of Uni Watch salutes its new curator. :o)

    Shouldn’t the stripes wrap all the way around the back of the helmet?

    And where exactly is the sea in South Dakota?

    Yes, there is a dome in South Dakota — it’s in Vermillion and called the Dakota Dome. It’s the teflon bubble type, like the Metrodome. And the Dakota Dome was modeled after the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa, home of the University of Northern Iowa. I know too much about domes.

    Thanks for the kudos, guys. Vince set the bar pretty high.

    [quote comment=”168589″]Shouldn’t the stripes wrap all the way around the back of the helmet?

    And where exactly is the sea in South Dakota?[/quote]

    You would be link

    You know your state has a small population when you have Class 9AA in high school sports. I do like both of those unis though.

    [quote comment=”168576″]I’ve always liked that old school seahawks logo better. Nice to see it back.

    Congratulations on your first two games as Bench Coach. I like that title as well.

    Cheers
    Stevie[/quote]

    I like the new Seahawk logo better. Having said that, I wish they would have kept their old color scheme, blue-green-silver.

    [quote comment=”168597″]Yes, there is a dome in South Dakota — it’s in Vermillion and called the Dakota Dome. It’s the teflon bubble type, like the Metrodome. And the Dakota Dome was modeled after the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa, home of the University of Northern Iowa. I know too much about domes.

    Thanks for the kudos, guys. Vince set the bar pretty high.[/quote]

    Not only are you a uni geek, you’re a stadium geek, my kind of guy. It should be noted that the UNI Dome no longer has its Teflon, it was replaced with a more sturdy structure a few years ago.

    [sarcasm] Dammit, Bryan! I really needed to know something about Cleveland! Where the hell is Vince? [/sarcasm]

    Interesting branding development in Muncie, Indiana last night. Something you rarely see in DI Hoops. Ball State was wearing Nike uniforms but had adidas shoes and played with an adidas ball.

    Flip through the photo gallery to see for yourself.

    link

    Gregory is missing the stripe down the middle.

    And speaking of UGA–strong rumor in Georgia is that the Dawgs will be sporting black jerseys. That hasn’t happened since the 40s or maybe 50s.

    [quote comment=”168577″]link for a car[/quote]

    That site is a great find!

    Illustration for its own sake is a lost art. In this era it seems everyone working with computers strives towards one goal: To make everything hyper-photographic. Sometimes, realer isn’t better.

    [quote comment=”168615″]And in Madison, the University of Wisconsin is thinking about suing for the game in the picture…[/quote]

    Another “W” rip off. link (Wayne NJ)

    [quote comment=”168610″][quote comment=”168576″]I’ve always liked that old school seahawks logo better. Nice to see it back.

    Congratulations on your first two games as Bench Coach. I like that title as well.

    Cheers
    Stevie[/quote]

    I like the new Seahawk logo better. Having said that, I wish they would have kept their old color scheme, blue-green-silver.[/quote]
    They would look a trillion times better if their jerseys never matched their pants. That way, one thing, but not both things, would match the helmet.

    [quote comment=”168634″][quote comment=”168615″]And in Madison, the University of Wisconsin is thinking about suing for the game in the picture…[/quote]

    Another “W” rip off. link (Wayne NJ)[/quote]
    The W is slanted in the opposite direction from Wisconsin. Probably not enough of a difference to stave off a lawsuit. I tried to link a pic but my post was eaten.

    The Woodlands High School faced a link awhile back. It had always been discussed, but I think when they played a game on ESPN, it got Wisconsin’s attention. here is the link design, here is the link one.

    [quote comment=”168609″]You know your state has a small population when you have Class 9AA in high school sports. I do like both of those unis though.[/quote]The only population that matters with teams is the size of the school. There are 5 player teams in Texas.

    Speaking of Domes, there are only 4 domed teams in FCS (formerly I-AA) football.

    North Dakota State-link
    Northern Arizona-link
    Northern Iowa-link
    Idaho State-link

    I can’t find evidence of one FCS team playing a game in all four venues. Eastern Washington University has played in 3 of them, missing out on NDSU.

    NDSU is ranked #1 in FCS but is not eligible for the playoffs because they are in their 5th year of provisional membership after their move from D-II

    [quote comment=”168675″][quote comment=”168609″]You know your state has a small population when you have Class 9AA in high school sports. I do like both of those unis though.[/quote]The only population that matters with teams is the size of the school. There are 5 player teams in Texas.[/quote]

    Here in Iowa we have 8-player, where only schools with high school enrollment of 150 and under can field a team. We also have 5 classes of 11-man football.

    [quote comment=”168677″]Speaking of Domes, there are only 4 domed teams in FCS (formerly I-AA) football.

    North Dakota State-link
    Northern Arizona-link
    Northern Iowa-link
    Idaho State-link

    I can’t find evidence of one FCS team playing a game in all four venues. Eastern Washington University has played in 3 of them, missing out on NDSU.

    NDSU is ranked #1 in FCS but is not eligible for the playoffs because they are in their 5th year of provisional membership after their move from D-II[/quote]

    The UNI-Dome? I thought Paul was against putting Corporate names on stadiums and now he pulls this? :-)

    [quote comment=”168589″]Shouldn’t the stripes wrap all the way around the back of the helmet?

    And where exactly is the sea in South Dakota?[/quote]

    The only tigers you’ll see in Iowa are at Blank Park Zoo, but there are numerous teams here that use the Tiger as their mascot.

    [quote comment=”168685″][quote comment=”168677″]Speaking of Domes, there are only 4 domed teams in FCS (formerly I-AA) football.

    North Dakota State-link
    Northern Arizona-link
    Northern Iowa-link
    Idaho State-link

    I can’t find evidence of one FCS team playing a game in all four venues. Eastern Washington University has played in 3 of them, missing out on NDSU.

    NDSU is ranked #1 in FCS but is not eligible for the playoffs because they are in their 5th year of provisional membership after their move from D-II[/quote]

    The UNI-Dome? I thought Paul was against putting Corporate names on stadiums and now he pulls this? :-)[/quote]

    It actually is pronounced “Uni”, as opposed to U-N-I.

    [quote comment=”168675″][quote comment=”168609″]You know your state has a small population when you have Class 9AA in high school sports. I do like both of those unis though.[/quote]The only population that matters with teams is the size of the school. There are 5 player teams in Texas.[/quote]

    It’s actually 6 Man in Texas. They have 5 leagues of 11 man football and two leagues of 6 man. Here’s a link that breaks down all of the Texas alignments. link

    in uniwatch news …
    adidas has acquired mitchell & ness.
    cnbc says the phila. based company that was behind the nba vintage jersey craze got a deal they couldn’t refuse.

    [quote comment=”168685″][quote comment=”168677″]Speaking of Domes, there are only 4 domed teams in FCS (formerly I-AA) football.

    North Dakota State-link
    Northern Arizona-link
    Northern Iowa-link
    Idaho State-link

    I can’t find evidence of one FCS team playing a game in all four venues. Eastern Washington University has played in 3 of them, missing out on NDSU.

    NDSU is ranked #1 in FCS but is not eligible for the playoffs because they are in their 5th year of provisional membership after their move from D-II[/quote]

    The UNI-Dome? I thought Paul was against putting Corporate names on stadiums and now he pulls this? :-)[/quote]
    And to make things even better, the dominate color on the dome website is purple!

    UNI-Dome is in Cedar Falls, For the Northern Iowa Panthers, not in Arizona……..Iowa Represent.

    [quote comment=”168699″]UNI-Dome is in Cedar Falls, For the Northern Iowa Panthers, not in Arizona……..Iowa Represent.[/quote]

    I was giving him a pass, since he probably went “Oh *bleep* I got two in the wrong spot!” the second he hit the button to post.

    [quote comment=”168707″]Only four domed stadiums in the D1-CSD?

    link might have something to say about that.[/quote]

    Look at the post again, it’s there just transposed with the UNI-Dome.

    Ugh, I just noticed that NAU was included, but you need to swap NAU with UNI to get the proper domes for the proper schools.

    I’m going to go get some coffee.

    [quote comment=”168634″][quote comment=”168615″]And in Madison, the University of Wisconsin is thinking about suing for the game in the picture…[/quote]

    Another “W” rip off. link (Wayne NJ)[/quote]
    I was reading American Football Monthly magazine and right on the cover of this months issue is Warren Central H.S. (Indiana) with the Wisconsing logo. Call a lawyer you Badger bitches, there is another school to sue.

    link

    Of course, soon there will be five teams in the Championship Sub-Division that will have domes…North Dakota’s moving on up with the Alerus Center in the next couple of years.

    [quote comment=”168677″]Speaking of Domes, there are only 4 domed teams in FCS (formerly I-AA) football.

    North Dakota State-link
    Northern Arizona-link
    Northern Iowa-link
    Idaho State-link

    I can’t find evidence of one FCS team playing a game in all four venues. Eastern Washington University has played in 3 of them, missing out on NDSU.

    NDSU is ranked #1 in FCS but is not eligible for the playoffs because they are in their 5th year of provisional membership after their move from D-II[/quote]

    Add the Carrier dome in Syracuse to that list.

    [quote comment=”168717″][quote comment=”168677″]Speaking of Domes, there are only 4 domed teams in FCS (formerly I-AA) football.

    North Dakota State-link
    Northern Arizona-link
    Northern Iowa-link
    Idaho State-link

    I can’t find evidence of one FCS team playing a game in all four venues. Eastern Washington University has played in 3 of them, missing out on NDSU.

    NDSU is ranked #1 in FCS but is not eligible for the playoffs because they are in their 5th year of provisional membership after their move from D-II[/quote]

    Add the Carrier dome in Syracuse to that list.[/quote]

    Unless thats a different division in college or something. Theres too many different names for the divisions and leagues for me to keep up.

    [quote comment=”168717″][quote comment=”168677″]Speaking of Domes, there are only 4 domed teams in FCS (formerly I-AA) football.

    North Dakota State-link
    Northern Arizona-link
    Northern Iowa-link
    Idaho State-link

    I can’t find evidence of one FCS team playing a game in all four venues. Eastern Washington University has played in 3 of them, missing out on NDSU.

    NDSU is ranked #1 in FCS but is not eligible for the playoffs because they are in their 5th year of provisional membership after their move from D-II[/quote]

    Add the Carrier dome in Syracuse to that list.[/quote]

    Syracuse is Football Bowl Subdivision (1-A), as is Minnesota (Metrodome), Rice (Reliant Stadium occasionally) and Tulane (Superdome).

    Yeah my bad, I realized all that after I posted. I should’ve done the research prior to posting.

    [quote comment=”168744″]Chicago Tribune has an link this morning ’bout college coaches’ attire inspired by this link.[/quote]
    Do wish there was an edit button.

    [quote comment=”168697″][quote comment=”168685″][quote comment=”168677″]Speaking of Domes, there are only 4 domed teams in FCS (formerly I-AA) football.

    North Dakota State-link
    Northern Arizona-link
    Northern Iowa-link
    Idaho State-link

    I can’t find evidence of one FCS team playing a game in all four venues. Eastern Washington University has played in 3 of them, missing out on NDSU.

    NDSU is ranked #1 in FCS but is not eligible for the playoffs because they are in their 5th year of provisional membership after their move from D-II[/quote]

    The UNI-Dome? I thought Paul was against putting Corporate names on stadiums and now he pulls this? :-)[/quote]
    And to make things even better, the dominate color on the dome website is purple![/quote]

    Wondering if UNI staning for University of Northern Iowa really is a corporate name? In the sense that the university owns the dome, sure, but the UNI-dome hasn’t sold naming rights to anyone.

    [quote comment=”168755″][quote comment=”168697″][quote comment=”168685″][quote comment=”168677″]Speaking of Domes, there are only 4 domed teams in FCS (formerly I-AA) football.

    North Dakota State-link
    Northern Arizona-link
    Northern Iowa-link
    Idaho State-link

    I can’t find evidence of one FCS team playing a game in all four venues. Eastern Washington University has played in 3 of them, missing out on NDSU.

    NDSU is ranked #1 in FCS but is not eligible for the playoffs because they are in their 5th year of provisional membership after their move from D-II[/quote]

    The UNI-Dome? I thought Paul was against putting Corporate names on stadiums and now he pulls this? :-)[/quote]
    And to make things even better, the dominate color on the dome website is purple![/quote]

    Wondering if UNI staning for University of Northern Iowa really is a corporate name? In the sense that the university owns the dome, sure, but the UNI-dome hasn’t sold naming rights to anyone.[/quote]

    I think you missed the UNI-Uni joke.

    [quote comment=”168710″][quote comment=”168634″][quote comment=”168615″]And in Madison, the University of Wisconsin is thinking about suing for the game in the picture…[/quote]

    Another “W” rip off. link (Wayne NJ)[/quote]
    I was reading American Football Monthly magazine and right on the cover of this months issue is Warren Central H.S. (Indiana) with the Wisconsing logo. Call a lawyer you Badger bitches, there is another school to sue.

    link

    The Warren Central program started its modern era of success with the career of Jeff George. More notably, columnist Jason “Big Sexy” Whitlock started on the O-Line protecting George and pounding me into the eastside Indianapolis dirt in my last game of tackle football for Bloomington South (which would later have Rex Grossman lead the Panthers to a state championship).

    According to CBS, players had no idea they would be in black jersey’s. In the locker room they turned out the lights, said their prayer, and when the lights were turned back on…the black jersey’s were there and the players went nuts

    Duke wearing link against Georgia Tech today. (As usual, I am not sure if this has been reported already).

    ….and those UGA black jerseys are hideous.

    at least dawgs didn’t wear the black pants with the black tops…uni’s look good

    /war eagle

    [quote comment=”168775″]UGA is in black jerseys today.[/quote]

    The CBS announcers keep on saying this is the first time ever for UGA wearing black jerseys, but if you look at Frank Sinkwich’s Heisman portrait link.

    [quote comment=”168778″]Duke wearing link against Georgia Tech today. (As usual, I am not sure if this has been reported already).

    ….and those UGA black jerseys are hideous.[/quote]

    I think the black jerseys look good. The are simple and classic looking. At least black is one of their primary colors. Stafford going with white laces today…did so against Florida, but went with black vs. Troy

    [quote comment=”168779″]at least dawgs didn’t wear the black pants with the black tops…uni’s look good
    [/quote]

    I was worried too that they might pull out their rarely used black pants to complete the ballerina unitard look, but thankfully they didn’t.

    [quote comment=”168783″]

    Stafford going with white laces today…did so against Florida, but went with black vs. Troy[/quote]

    I noticed the shoe-laces too. Last week Moreno went with the white shoe-laces. There was a picture posted of him in this past week’s ticker where you can see his white laces (though that’s not what the ticker item was pointing out).

    I also noticed that Uga’s (the bulldog mascot) black jersey doesn’t have the Nike swoosh on it today. That’s probably the first time that’s been the case in many years. The famed Uga V (the current Uga is “VI”) was on the cover of Sports Illustarted in the 90’s and link.

    A few thoughts I want to share:

    1. Georgia looks great in black.
    2. Wisconsin’s helmets are hideous. I hate the motion W.
    3. Army has some of the link in all of football.
    4. Michigan’s link are much better than they were in the link, but they were much better in the link.
    5. I like some of Oregon’s football uniform combinations… and I like the whole package just for its quirkiness.
    6. Illinois should use the link instead of the ILLINOIS wordmark on its football helmets.
    7. Michigan State should consider white helmets with a green logo instead of the opposite.

    [quote comment=”168798″]Watching Ohio State-Illinois, Buckeye wide receiver Dane Sanzenbacher has one long nameplate.[/quote]

    Speaking of long names… Michigan’s link has a long name plate. Can’t find a picture of him from today’s game but I swear his name was almost touching the TV numbers on his sleeves.

    [quote comment=”168804″]Police in Georgia (the country, not the state) are being replaced with link.[/quote]

    I don’t think of cartoon dogs when I see that helmet, link.

    We’ve been talking about the UGA-In-Black at work today. What a strange site to see very little red amongst the masses. As far as I’m aware, the team was coy about whether or not they’d be in black (it was a fan-blackout) until they took the field. Worst kept secret, but a cool hype technique. I’d imagine that Sanford Stadium shook when the Dawgs came out.

    I’ll have to watch the highlights when I get home. Until then, it’s the SI.com ticker for me!

    [quote comment=”168808″][quote comment=”168798″]Watching Ohio State-Illinois, Buckeye wide receiver Dane Sanzenbacher has one long nameplate.[/quote]

    Speaking of long names… Michigan’s link has a long name plate. Can’t find a picture of him from today’s game but I swear his name was almost touching the TV numbers on his sleeves.[/quote]

    They’re in black, too!

    How ’bout them dawgs?!

    [quote comment=”168597″]Yes, there is a dome in South Dakota — it’s in Vermillion and called the Dakota Dome. It’s the teflon bubble type, like the Metrodome. And the Dakota Dome was modeled after the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa, home of the University of Northern Iowa. I know too much about domes.

    Thanks for the kudos, guys. Vince set the bar pretty high.[/quote]

    Dakota Dome got rid of the teflon roof and put in a steel roof in 2004. Also, the University of South Dakota plays there and will be added to the teams in FCS with a dome next year as well as the University of North Dakota

    [quote comment=”168812″]We’ve been talking about the UGA-In-Black at work today. What a strange site to see very little red amongst the masses. As far as I’m aware, the team was coy about whether or not they’d be in black (it was a fan-blackout) until they took the field. Worst kept secret, but a cool hype technique. I’d imagine that Sanford Stadium shook when the Dawgs came out.

    I’ll have to watch the highlights when I get home. Until then, it’s the SI.com ticker for me![/quote]

    It’s kind of hard to discern the crowd volume from the CBS broadcast (though it actually seems sort of quiet b/c there has been a lot of penalties, reviews and commercials).

    With the exception of the Auburn visitor sections, the entire stadium is wearing black. They just showed a blimp perspective shot and it looked pretty odd.

    I’m torn. The Georgia black combination is nice. It’s aesthetically pleasing. It looks clean. I… Just don’t like Georgia wearing black. We have a classic uniform. It just seems wrong to not go red on red on silver for a home game.

    It’s a shame I had to work today instead of being able to see the game in person.

    [quote comment=”168813″][quote comment=”168808″][quote comment=”168798″]Watching Ohio State-Illinois, Buckeye wide receiver Dane Sanzenbacher has one long nameplate.[/quote]

    Speaking of long names… Michigan’s link has a long name plate. Can’t find a picture of him from today’s game but I swear his name was almost touching the TV numbers on his sleeves.[/quote]

    They’re in black, too!

    How ’bout them dawgs?![/quote]

    Sorry.

    I meant to quote the thing avout the Georgian police.

    Long day.

    Montana has 5 classes for high school fb
    AA – 11 man
    A – 11 man
    B – 11 man
    C – 8 man
    C – 6 man

    6. Illinois should use the link instead of the ILLINOIS wordmark on its football helmets.

    Can’t/won’t happen. NCAA forced Illinois to retire any and all Illiniwek references.

    Meanwhile, the Seminoles are down 20-6 to the castrated turkeys.

    [quote comment=”168677″]Speaking of Domes, there are only 4 domed teams in FCS (formerly I-AA) football.

    North Dakota State-link
    Northern Arizona-link
    Northern Iowa-link
    Idaho State-link

    I can’t find evidence of one FCS team playing a game in all four venues. Eastern Washington University has played in 3 of them, missing out on NDSU.

    NDSU is ranked #1 in FCS but is not eligible for the playoffs because they are in their 5th year of provisional membership after their move from D-II[/quote]

    Aren’t the Gophers 1-AA? Ha!!!

    [quote comment=”168804″]Police in Georgia (the country, not the state) are being replaced with link.[/quote]

    SWAT Team Goofy Action figure comes with everything you see here. Political rioters not included. Special Tear Gas Action refills sold separately.

    I’ve always wondered what a University of Georgia/Seattle Seahawks matchup would look like…..Not really, that would be a little odd and random.

    UGA BLACKOUT UPDATE

    According to my co-workers, UGA entered the stadium in their red jeserys and changed into their black jersey’s before taking the field for the game. How ’bout them sporting dramatics!

    Also, the ploy worked as the Dawgs took the Tigers to task in the last half by scoring four unanswered touchdowns in a 45-20 blowout.

    At this point, I think Mark Richt could ask for a Pink-Out next week and Sanford Stadium would oblige!

    I can’t find any photos yet, but it looked like Georgia had “DAWGS” on the nose bumpers of their helmets today. No idea if this was ever mentioned back when that was a popular topic, but I figured it couldn’t hurt. Add it to the list, I guess.

    I skimmed through the comments because I had to extol the virtues of my new favorite college football team–The Georgia Bulldogs. Now, I have always loved SEC football, but the Dawgs looked top-notch in their unis today. Black jerseys, red helmets, red and black stripes down the pants…I was in heaven watching. And the blackout? Fabulous. I would have felt right at home in that crowd. Well, sartorially-speaking, that is.

    Go Georgia!

    [quote comment=”168846″]I skimmed through the comments because I had to extol the virtues of my new favorite college football team–The Georgia Bulldogs. Now, I have always loved SEC football, but the Dawgs looked top-notch in their unis today. Black jerseys, red helmets, red and black stripes down the pants…I was in heaven watching. And the blackout? Fabulous. I would have felt right at home in that crowd. Well, sartorially-speaking, that is.

    Go Georgia![/quote]

    Do I hear an Athens Uni Watch party coming on?

    UGA has another must-win home game next week against a tough Kentucky team. Last year Kentucky beat UGA. I say the Dawgs need to wear black again next week.

    One thing not mentioned here…after the team warmed up in red, the UGA captains came out for the toss in red. The the team ran out on the field in black, and the captains took off thier red jerseys to reveal black ones underneath…nice touch.

    The Duke throwbacks would’ve been better with white pants.

    There was an interesting shot during CBS’s telecast of the game. It was of one of Georgia’s captains removing his red jersey on the field. The captains did the coin toss in the traditional red jersey and then removed it to reveal their black jersey’s underneath. Also, UGA the mascot was donning the black jersey too. This was the second time the mascot wore a black jersey, Vince Dooley’s retirement was the other.
    Go Dawgs!!!!——-The looked AWESOME in black.
    Maybe black jersey’s and red britches in the future?

    Methinks the UGA nose bumpers usually say DAWGS, by the way.

    Illinois…I love the old helmets with ILLINI spelled out near the top.

    Don’t like it when USC players wear the black shoes with lots of white trim, but UGA QB Matthew Stafford looked good in his. Good updates on the board about UGA players wearing white shoestrings when.

    From SI.com:

    Richt spent most of the week dancing around the jersey issue, and the Bulldogs came out for warmups wearing their normal red home attire.

    When the four captains walked out of the locker room still in red, there was a bit of a groan from the crowd. But it was all a ruse.

    The rest of the team charged out through the main entrance wearing black jerseys, sending the 92,000 fans into a tizzy, the massive stadium rocking out to the AC/DC anthem ”Back in Black.”

    If that isn’t a nominee for Uni Moment of the Year, I don’t know what is!

    It’s been a while since UGA wore red pants…the Herschel era. I don’t think Coach Richt will go that overboard.

    I just got back from the UGA game, and yes, it was incredibly crazy when they ran out in black, especially after I conceded they wouldn’t after seeing the captains. It was louder for that than any of our SEVEN touchdowns.

    GO DAWGS!

    [quote comment=”168677″]Speaking of Domes, there are only 4 domed teams in FCS (formerly I-AA) football.

    North Dakota State-link
    Northern Arizona-link
    Northern Iowa-link
    Idaho State-link

    I can’t find evidence of one FCS team playing a game in all four venues. Eastern Washington University has played in 3 of them, missing out on NDSU.

    NDSU is ranked #1 in FCS but is not eligible for the playoffs because they are in their 5th year of provisional membership after their move from D-II[/quote]

    Radford University’s Dedmon Center is an air-suspension dome, but they don’t have a football team so its arena sized with mutiple surfaces and setups inside.

    Yeah, def should have a uni watch party in ATH. I say next week when i’ll be there for the UK game. And Paul, or anybody, has any Q’s about the black Jerseys i’m good friends with the starting TE Tripp Chandler and will ask him for ya’ll.

    [quote comment=”168858″]Cal is wearing throwbacks[/quote]

    And they are awesome!!! They are wearing link helmet from 76′ 77′.

    [quote comment=”168860″][quote comment=”168858″]Cal is wearing throwbacks[/quote]

    And they are awesome!!! They are wearing link helmet from 76′ 77′.[/quote]

    Wait until you see the photos of the socks they are wearing!

    [quote comment=”168853″]South Carolina in all black; Florida in all white[/quote]

    Yeah, I’m having a hard time with the all white Gators uni. Maybe it’s the entire effect, with the white shoes and tall white socks. You would half expect them to bust out the old white “F” helmets to complete the weirdness.

    Division 2 #1 Grand Valley State (MI) had a “link” today in support of breast cancer. They also included a pink ribbon decal on the back of their helmets. It’s tough to make pink look good on a football uniform, but I have to say, I don’t think it looks half bad……for one game.

    [quote comment=”168871″]Division 2 #1 Grand Valley State (MI) had a “link” today in support of breast cancer.[/quote]

    in support of a cure?

    research?

    surely not the disease itself

    Speaking of domes, Northern Michigan plays in the world’s largest wooden dome. I’m not sure which division they play in though, too confusing.

    link

    [quote comment=”168870″]Georgia fans in blackface = uncomfortable[/quote]

    I see where you’re coming from, but I don’t remember the 1920’s blackface performers also covering their chest and arms, donning red wigs, and painting giant red and white letters on their chests.

    [quote comment=”168873″]Speaking of domes, Northern Michigan plays in the world’s largest wooden dome. I’m not sure which division they play in though, too confusing.

    link

    NCAA Division II, members of the Great Lakes Conference.

    [quote comment=”168872″][quote comment=”168871″]Division 2 #1 Grand Valley State (MI) had a “link” today in support of breast cancer.[/quote]

    in support of a cure?

    research?

    surely not the disease itself[/quote]

    I guess I figured that it was understood that it was not supporting the disease itself. According to the website, officially it was for breast cancer awareness. Not sure if it was for a cure, helping surviviors or helping families currently fighting the disease, but, does it really matter? Any one of those is a valid cause and worth raising money for if you ask me.

    [quote comment=”168875″][quote comment=”168873″]Speaking of domes, Northern Michigan plays in the world’s largest wooden dome. I’m not sure which division they play in though, too confusing.

    link

    NCAA Division II, members of the Great Lakes Conference.[/quote]

    They are actually members of the Great Lakes Intercolegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Great Lakes Conference is different. Both are D-II though.

    [quote comment=”168877″][quote comment=”168875″][quote comment=”168873″]Speaking of domes, Northern Michigan plays in the world’s largest wooden dome. I’m not sure which division they play in though, too confusing.

    link

    NCAA Division II, members of the Great Lakes Conference.[/quote]

    They are actually members of the Great Lakes Intercolegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Great Lakes Conference is different. Both are D-II though.[/quote]

    That’s not confusing or anything.

    [quote comment=”168871″]Division 2 #1 Grand Valley State (MI) had a “link” today in support of breast cancer. They also included a pink ribbon decal on the back of their helmets. It’s tough to make pink look good on a football uniform, but I have to say, I don’t think it looks half bad……for one game.[/quote]

    Maybe it’s just my sophomoric mentality (and I realize it’s for a good cause) – but “Pink Out” sounds amusingly lewd to me.

    I believe Cal’s wearing some ’76-’77 throwbacks tonight… Does anybody have more info on this? I don’t get the game, just saw a quick glimpse of them in a highlight while being amazed how bad Florida looks in all-white

    [quote comment=”168886″]I believe Cal’s wearing some ’76-’77 throwbacks tonight… Does anybody have more info on this? I don’t get the game, just saw a quick glimpse of them in a highlight while being amazed how bad Florida looks in all-white[/quote]

    Never mind, I just answered my own question… Not a fan of the helmets, the Cal script is much better in my opinion

    link

    [quote comment=”168679″]Here in Iowa we have 8-player, where only schools with high school enrollment of 150 and under can field a team. We also have 5 classes of 11-man football.[/quote]

    Here in Saskatchewan some of the small towns play 6 man football. There’s also a division of 9 man and then two divisions of 12 man.

    [quote comment=”168873″]Speaking of domes, Northern Michigan plays in the world’s largest wooden dome. I’m not sure which division they play in though, too confusing.

    link

    Casually known throughout the region as the “Yooperdome”.

    [quote comment=”168857″]Oklahoma State going with the all-orange look against the Jayhawks.[/quote]

    And they look great!

    [quote comment=”168794″]A few thoughts I want to share:

    1. Georgia looks great in black.
    2. Wisconsin’s helmets are hideous. I hate the motion W.
    3. Army has some of the link in all of football.
    4. Michigan’s link are much better than they were in the link, but they were much better in the link.
    5. I like some of Oregon’s football uniform combinations… and I like the whole package just for its quirkiness.
    6. Illinois should use the link instead of the ILLINOIS wordmark on its football helmets.
    7. Michigan State should consider white helmets with a green logo instead of the opposite.[/quote]

    Michigan looks like CRAP in their awful helmets and blah road unis…put a stripe on the pants or something! Wisconsins unis and helmets are great!!! Just no more red on red please. And Illinois mascot is no longer the chief

    Check out the sox of the Iowa Class 2A champion Western Christian Wolfpack.
    Ah, crap, our photo archive here at the Gazette won’t let me do it.
    Let me describe. They have a pack of wolves on the front of them. Pretty cool.

    To tie it all together. Northern Michigan plays in the wood dome up on the pinnisula. They play in Division II and the GLIAC and that is the same conference that Grand Valley (home of the Pink out) and home of about 4 of the last 6 National Championships. Also the link of the pink out…..they are playing Northern Michigan in the Yellow and green!

    link

    [quote comment=”168890″]this is just beautiful

    link

    link (I can finally buy a RBK Edge I like!)

    link[/quote]

    I gotta buy me one of those… I refuse to buy retro sweaters unless they are actually worn in a present day game. I love the white sabres, but then the powder blue pens is just too cool. I’m torn.

    about the UGA black jerseys:

    richt said on WSB that him and the seniors decided this past summer to wear black for the auburn game (or at least one of the games), but they were sworn to secrecy =-o haha

    [quote comment=”168597″]Yes, there is a dome in South Dakota — it’s in Vermillion and called the Dakota Dome. It’s the teflon bubble type, like the Metrodome. [/quote]

    Not so fast my friend! Sorry, I like Corso…

    At any rate, link from the USD website. Lots of steel, not too much teflon from what I see.

    speaking of UGA..there’s a shot on SI.com of a GA player…had more swooshes on him then I have ever seen. Jersey, visor, chinstrap,…I lost count.

    [quote comment=”168903″][quote comment=”168597″]Yes, there is a dome in South Dakota — it’s in Vermillion and called the Dakota Dome. It’s the teflon bubble type, like the Metrodome. [/quote]

    Not so fast my friend! Sorry, I like Corso…

    At any rate, link from the USD website. Lots of steel, not too much teflon from what I see.[/quote]

    Back when I visted USD on a college visit, both the UNI-Dome and the Dakota Dome were teflon. All this shows is that I’m old. Sorry about the dome mixup. Oh, and the UNI-Dome’s new lid proved way too heavy for the concrete bowl. They had to add concrete and steel reinforcing bands around the upper edge to prevent cracking. Yikes.

    [quote comment=”168906″]speaking of UGA..there’s a shot on SI.com of a GA player…had more swooshes on him then I have ever seen. Jersey, visor, chinstrap,…I lost count.[/quote]

    link

    [quote comment=”168870″]Georgia fans in blackface = uncomfortable[/quote]

    Line of the day right there. +1 to u2horn.

    Someone notd in the ticker a couple days ago Kansas Coach Mangino was wearing Nike sneakers, but Kansas is an adidas school. Well, he got it right toight. No picture, but ABC showed a shot of him on the side with the familiar twiple stripe on his sneakers.

    [quote comment=”168887″][quote comment=”168886″]I believe Cal’s wearing some ’76-’77 throwbacks tonight… Does anybody have more info on this? I don’t get the game, just saw a quick glimpse of them in a highlight while being amazed how bad Florida looks in all-white[/quote]

    Never mind, I just answered my own question… Not a fan of the helmets, the Cal script is much better in my opinion

    link

    I like the block C. Not exactly negative space in there, but it kind of looks like two C’s.

    Oh what a day! Being a huge Georgia fan & an avid uni watcher it all came together today. UGA played this to the hilt. First with Richt calling for the blackout then being coy about the black jerseys all week then it carried over into the warm-ups. The players were dressed as they usually have been all season. For example Knowshon Moreno had on his white on top black on bottom socks & even Harry (the mascot dawg not UGA) had on his normal red jersey! At the end of warm-ups I read Richt’s lips telling the player to look in the stands at all the black. Just before the game started the captains came out in red which is usually when the rest of the tram comes out but today the team took forever to come out. The banner the players run through was closer to the tunnel than normal. Then we caught a glimpse on them rounding the corner in the tunnel & the roar started on the South side. When they burst through the banner the crowd went NUTS! The team was hyped out of there minds so those jerseys were worth all 45 points today! They looked GREAT! Most of us in the stands were saying we want to see this as a new tradition but only for BIG games ala what Notre Dame & the green jerseys. However they look so good & really display all the school colors (Make silver an official color already!) perfectly that I wouldn’t mind seeing that look a lot.

    I don’t know if anyone was watching, or if anyone cares, but BC ws wearing gold pants today instead of their normal road whites. No pics.

    Obviously it didn’t work :'(

    Indiana plans to wear throwbacks next Saturday to commemorate its last appearance in the Rose Bowl. Here’s the link mentioning the uni plans. I did a quick Web search for photos from that season but couldn’t find anything. All I know for sure is we’ll see the return on the block I.

    I know we were talking about nose bumpers a few weeks ago and i noticed that fresno state has dogs on their nose bumpers. was this mentioned in the article?

    [quote comment=”168932″]Indiana plans to wear throwbacks next Saturday to commemorate its last appearance in the Rose Bowl. Here’s the link mentioning the uni plans. I did a quick Web search for photos from that season but couldn’t find anything. All I know for sure is we’ll see the return on the block I.[/quote]

    I’m going to guess that they’ll do the same “throwback” they did two years ago and stick the block “I” on the helmet. Other than a few differences in lettering and a color switch from red to crimson, i don’t think there is much difference between then and now. Hopefully, the team will make an attempt to look like that 1967 team in their play as well as with their unis…

    [quote comment=”168911″][quote comment=”168903″][quote comment=”168597″]Yes, there is a dome in South Dakota — it’s in Vermillion and called the Dakota Dome. It’s the teflon bubble type, like the Metrodome. [/quote]

    Not so fast my friend! Sorry, I like Corso…

    At any rate, link from the USD website. Lots of steel, not too much teflon from what I see.[/quote]

    Back when I visted USD on a college visit, both the UNI-Dome and the Dakota Dome were teflon. All this shows is that I’m old. Sorry about the dome mixup. Oh, and the UNI-Dome’s new lid proved way too heavy for the concrete bowl. They had to add concrete and steel reinforcing bands around the upper edge to prevent cracking. Yikes.[/quote]

    Speaking of old.. it looks like all these lower-level domes still use old school Astroturf. That can’t be good for recruiting these days.

    [quote comment=”168847″][quote comment=”168846″]I skimmed through the comments because I had to extol the virtues of my new favorite college football team–The Georgia Bulldogs. Now, I have always loved SEC football, but the Dawgs looked top-notch in their unis today. Black jerseys, red helmets, red and black stripes down the pants…I was in heaven watching. And the blackout? Fabulous. I would have felt right at home in that crowd. Well, sartorially-speaking, that is.

    Go Georgia![/quote]

    Do I hear an Athens Uni Watch party coming on?[/quote]

    John in Athens, that would be cool for you, but since I live in MN, that would be quite a jaunt for me.

    u2horn, I have to agree that it made me uneasy to see the blackface as well. Even though Stevo is right in his assessment (the added black-arms, red wigs, etc.), it still speaks to the power of images that I felt a flash of uncomfortableness every time the black-painted fans were shown.

    That said, the blackout has been my favorite moment of the college season thus far, with the ‘Scarlet’ Knights dressed in all black a close second.

    [quote comment=”169020″][quote comment=”168847″][quote comment=”168846″]I skimmed through the comments because I had to extol the virtues of my new favorite college football team–The Georgia Bulldogs. Now, I have always loved SEC football, but the Dawgs looked top-notch in their unis today. Black jerseys, red helmets, red and black stripes down the pants…I was in heaven watching. And the blackout? Fabulous. I would have felt right at home in that crowd. Well, sartorially-speaking, that is.

    Go Georgia![/quote]

    Do I hear an Athens Uni Watch party coming on?[/quote]

    John in Athens, that would be cool for you, but since I live in MN, that would be quite a jaunt for me.[/quote]

    Maybe we’ll just have to have an Athens Uni Watch Part: MN Edition in 2010 when the Twins new park opens!

    Hey, I actually played for emery-ethan in that game. I was an all-state center. The reason they are called the seawhawks is because they had a co-op with Spencer, Emery and Ethan. They used to spell it SEEhawks. when Spencer dropped out they just kept the name so they didnt have to buy new jerseys and equipment

Comments are closed.