And now, the Worst. Uni. Ever.

OK, before someone complains that we don’t have any pictures of the actual uniforms and we just went with the logos, here are links to the posts with the “preliminary rounds.” These posts feature plenty of photos of the unis in question.

link: the original nominees.

link: the nine finalists.

Oops, I almost forgot:

This Sun Devil is a mess but more importantly,
what’s going on with the Sun Devils’ back plate:

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It looks like it has this logo:

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I recall pictures of an ASU player last year placing his Sparky helmet decals on his lumbar pad:

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re: AFL TEMPLATES FROM YESTERDAY.

“Remember the Titans’ Sleeve Stripes”

Well, now, see, I thought about changing all the sleeves to 3/4 on the FUPP template for a real “vintage” feel, but figured it was a “low value” effort because it woudn’t matter one way or another.

Well, it DID matter because—as TimmyB pointed out—it means the ’61-’62 NY Titans sleeve end stripes got left out. He’s right, I forgot all about them. Got seduced by the template.

Just goes to show you, trust you instincts. Had I changed the sleeves, I’d almost surely have remembered to add the extra stripes to the Titans.

Anyway, here are the Titans ’60-’62, with proper sleeve trim.
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Sorry about that.

—Ricko

[quote comment=”360514″][quote comment=”360512″]Damn, I thought the Tucson Toros were a lock to win.

Mr. Princip, the Duck Tracker needs to be updated to show the yellow outline on the numbers and yellow swoosh on jersey and pants. Also, Masoli at least was wearing green/black cleats with yellow laces.

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Good Morning, Stuby…I haven’t seen you around in some time.

I am gonna catch hell for this, but if anyone knows how to wear monochromatic black, it’s the ducks. They looked great last night.

Why haven’t they worn their current green tops with yellow pants or vice versa?

And where is the carbon helmet, are they keeping that under wraps for the civil war?

Masoli is wearing a team exclusive Nike Speed TD.

BTW…Army is very underrated in the uni-world. Perhaps if they were thought of as a D-1 school, they might get some respect.[/quote]
Morning, Matt. I’m still around, just usually early morning or late evening.

[quote comment=”360519″][quote comment=”360514″][quote comment=”360512″]Damn, I thought the Tucson Toros were a lock to win.

Mr. Princip, the Duck Tracker needs to be updated to show the yellow outline on the numbers and yellow swoosh on jersey and pants. Also, Masoli at least was wearing green/black cleats with yellow laces.

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Good Morning, Stuby…I haven’t seen you around in some time.

I am gonna catch hell for this, but if anyone knows how to wear monochromatic black, it’s the ducks. They looked great last night.

Why haven’t they worn their current green tops with yellow pants or vice versa?

And where is the carbon helmet, are they keeping that under wraps for the civil war?

Masoli is wearing a team exclusive Nike Speed TD.

BTW…Army is very underrated in the uni-world. Perhaps if they were thought of as a D-1 school, they might get some respect.[/quote]
Morning, Matt. I’m still around, just usually early morning or late evening.[/quote]

Those gray numbers still look like, appropriately enough, duck tape.

—Ricko

[quote comment=”360518″][quote comment=”360514″]I am gonna catch hell for this, but if anyone knows how to wear monochromatic black, it’s the ducks. They looked great last night.[/quote]

with 2,456 uni combos, only 56 of which actually contain school colors, last night was, um…interesting

i did like the helmet, as it was in a matte finish

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[quote comment=”360514″]Why haven’t they worn their current green tops with yellow pants or vice versa?[/quote]

they no longer have yellow pants as an option, shocking as that is…im surprised you didn’t know this

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[quote comment=”360514″]And where is the carbon helmet, are they keeping that under wraps for the civil war?[/quote]

it wouldn’t surprise me to see them debut an entirely new uni for oregon state…featuring the link
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*yawns, stretches*

/back to bed[/quote]
Yep. Gotta go to link for yellow Duck pants (or helmets) this year, Matt.

link shows all the possible combos for the current set.

[quote comment=”360524″]And no mention of the Mississippi State trainwrecks:

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Rightly so.
Well, other than as a trainwreck, of course.
(BFBS rides again)

—Ricko

[quote comment=”360522″]last night RyCo40 and I had a pre-uni watch gathering and many a brain cells is no longer with me.[/quote]
Sounds like it was truly a meeting of the minds.

So did you guys get that peace in the Middle East thing worked out?

Tell you what…the PSU-Indiana game had a nice clean look about it. The Hoosiers really looked sharp with a great looking red helmet with two white stripes and a white “IU” in the sides. Clean looking white unis as well.

While on PSU, some years ago in the blue-white game, I’m thinking late 80’s-early 90’s, the PSU helmets were pure white, without even the lonely blue stripe. I heard tell (can’t verify if true or not) that JoePa was contemplating going with a plain totally unadorned white helmet for that season and wanted to use the scrimmage as a test run to see how it looked. I guess it was too plain for even JoePa, so they returned the blue stripe back to its rightful place.

Phil,

Perhaps I may have missed it, but was there ever a final MLB Uniform Tracking post for everyone keeping track at home?

[quote comment=”360524″]And no mention of the Mississippi State trainwrecks:

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I mentioned them yesterday. I believe I referred to them as “stupid”.

MSU v. AL, another blackout nite, yawn, and a bad combo of black with the dark maroon helmets, they didn’t get the trim colors right – nasty

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White Knoll High School here in South Carolina changed their logo this year with a new coach. there are two really odd things about it:

1. The ‘W’ is the rap group Wu-Tang’s logo.

2. Some helmet stickers are circles, some are ‘T’s and they are all different sizes.

here is a gallery:

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[quote comment=”360537″]White Knoll High School here in South Carolina changed their logo this year with a new coach. there are two really odd things about it:

1. The ‘W’ is the rap group Wu-Tang’s logo.

2. Some helmet stickers are circles, some are ‘T’s and they are all different sizes.

here is a gallery:

link

Weird-ass uni-matchup in those pics. And holy hell, that dude in the middle on the blue team in pic #1 is a high schooler!? These guys are HUGE. I kind of like the idea of the “Wu-Tang W”, but it’s such a busy helmet you can’t tell from any distance what the hell is going on. I did notice that one player took his sticker freedom and made it look like a schlong. Classy.

[quote comment=”360529″]Tell you what…the PSU-Indiana game had a nice clean look about it. The Hoosiers really looked sharp with a great looking red helmet with two white stripes and a white “IU” in the sides. Clean looking white unis as well.[/quote]
Ah, if only IU’s level of play could improve the way that their uniforms have. Their current set is so far and away better than the link (and possibly link) eyesores of the Cam Cameron era.

Blowhard though he may be, Bob Knight was right to rip Cam for dressing his team in one of Purdue’s colors. (If indeed that conversation actually took place.)

I know they catch some grief for having a look that’s really similar to Oklahoma, but the unis are essentially a modernization of the ones their only Rose Bowl team wore. And if you’re going to draw inspiration from the past, that’s probably the era you want to look at.

Plus, I mean c’mon, two stripes and a crimson facemask for the Hoosiers vs. no stripes and a white facemask for the Sooners. That’s a world of difference.

[quote comment=”360543″]Very nice team portrait of today’s winning (or losing, depending on how you look at it) design:
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Check the trainer, front row, left. Needs a curly mop to become Napoleon Dynamite.

[quote comment=”360536″]Time for a sidenote-

I consider the TCU football uni a guilty pleasure of mine. I know it has many things we UWers aren’t supposed to be fans of (extra black, purple, nike-ish design with a non-traditional helmet)….. but dare I say it, I love it. There… I said it.

Go Horned Frogs![/quote]

I’m not a TCU fan but I was a fan of their uniform from last night. I wish more teams would incorporate non-traditional aspects into jersey design (Oregon, Colorado). Especially with a sport like football in which looking good is just as important as playing good. Ask any current or former college football player. I’d love to see a bit more open-mindness on this site. Makes yall sound like OLD PEOPLE! hahaha

[quote comment=”360520″]I have been, as long as I can remember, a fan of Mississippi’s unis. Yes, I know know the elements dont’ seem to match (esp. back with the helmets were royal blue), but that’s kinda part of their eclectic charm.

Anyway, the Tennessee-Ole Miss uni matchup featured today got me to thinking of the days of non-logos, full loops and numbers on the chest, not the belly.
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(sigh)

—Ricko[/quote]

(double sigh)

[quote comment=”360548″][quote comment=”360543″]Very nice team portrait of today’s winning (or losing, depending on how you look at it) design:
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Sead Susic luckiest member of that team.[/quote]
Definitely a link.

Yesterday, I attended an NAIA football game between Marian and Walsh (my photo, by the way):
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I was just wondering, did I devalue the profession of Division I football by attending an NAIA game? ;)

This might be “innovative”. But is it GOOD?
Colts with “Temple” look. Better if still in Maryland, with it rich horse racing history (hence the name “Colts”), though, cuz looks a bit like racing silks.

Probably should have TVs on shoulders, per league rules. And the royal jersey would have white sleeves and the same side panel, to match the white pants home and road.

Helmet? Maybe a single white stripe to harkback to the ’50s.

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—Ricko

[quote comment=”360555″]This might be “innovative”. But is it GOOD?
Colts with “Temple” look. Better if still in Maryland, with it rich horse racing history (hence the name “Colts”), though, cuz looks a bit like racing silks.

Probably should have TVs on shoulders, per league rules. And the royal jersey would have white sleeves and the same side panel, to match the white pants home and road.

Helmet? Maybe a single white stripe to harkback to the ’50s.

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—Ricko[/quote]

I’d wear that uni!

If the Colts were still in Baltimore I may have cried “Heresy!” But moving to Indianapolis gives them an excuse to establish their own identity. A little too late now, though, after winning a title in the traditional duds.

Hey, I figured out the one element missing from yesterday’s Ole Miss jersey…and many other jerseys curretnly out there.

See? Now THIS is PERFECT. Really finishes off the look designers are after these days.
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–Ricko

[quote comment=”360558″][quote comment=”360553″]Yesterday, I attended an NAIA football game between Marian and Walsh (my photo, by the way):
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I was just wondering, did I devalue the profession of Division I football by attending an NAIA game? ;)[/quote]
Better than that — you devalued the entire NCAA.[/quote]

What if you and your buddies had said, “We can do that,” suited up, walked onto the field and attempted to play defensive line for one of the teams?

Just sayin’. Maybe there’s a better analogy. Watching ain’t the same as doing. Or attempting to do.

—Ricko

I love this beautiful family on NFLShop.com. link
The dad is a Bears fan, and the son likes the Packers. Also, the mother and daughter have patched up any AFC West differences.
I guess they just really love the gear. They seem really happy.

[quote comment=”360561″][quote comment=”360558″][quote comment=”360553″]Yesterday, I attended an NAIA football game between Marian and Walsh (my photo, by the way):
link

I was just wondering, did I devalue the profession of Division I football by attending an NAIA game? ;)[/quote]
Better than that — you devalued the entire NCAA.[/quote]

What if you and your buddies had said, “We can do that,” suited up, walked onto the field and attempted to play defensive line for one of the teams?

Just sayin’. Maybe there’s a better analogy. Watching ain’t the same as doing. Or attempting to do.

—Ricko[/quote]

Good point. I was looking at it in this way – I was paying a much less expensive price to see a football game, as opposed to paying 3-4 times as much (and pay for parking as well) to see a Division I game. I felt like the coach who was seeking help from UW for his hat design. Not that I felt guilty, nor should the coach feel guilty.

I did have an “I can do that” moment of sorts by bringing along my camera. Instead of depending on a paid and highly-skilled photographer to show me pictures of the game, I took some myself. Been doing that at other games this season and had a blast.
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Noooooooo

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[quote comment=”360531″]Phil,

Perhaps I may have missed it, but was there ever a final MLB Uniform Tracking post for everyone keeping track at home?[/quote]

there was not…what im going to do (eventually, got so much going on now) is put everyone’s final tracking in one “post” and then paul has agreed to let me add them to the “research projects” section of the UW homepage, since the tracking will be part of the historical record…they’ll appear beneath the UW glossary, timmy b’s “white at home” and “nfl pro football uni history” sections…

just haven’t had the time yet to collate everyone’s data into one spot

[quote comment=”360570″]on another note…

to answer some of the questions in the comments…before i lost EVERYTHING from last night’s original post, i had gone “off the board” to give the TCU/utah matchup a ‘worst uni match up honorable mention’…unfortunately, after losing that whole post, i just didn’t have the time to put the horney toads back, and i left jim’s original list in tact

they and oregon/asu were contenders, but asu wore normal unis which rendered the “matchup” is ineligible for best or worst, because overall, one team looked pretty good while the other looked…well…like teenage mutant ninja ducks[/quote]

Yeah, ASU doesn’t look as bad as Utah, but this link looks worse than this link in my opinion. At least the frogs went more with the whole school colors thing…

[quote comment=”360541″][quote comment=”360529″]Tell you what…the PSU-Indiana game had a nice clean look about it. The Hoosiers really looked sharp with a great looking red helmet with two white stripes and a white “IU” in the sides. Clean looking white unis as well.[/quote]
Ah, if only IU’s level of play could improve the way that their uniforms have. Their current set is so far and away better than the link (and possibly link) eyesores of the Cam Cameron era.

Blowhard though he may be, Bob Knight was right to rip Cam for dressing his team in one of Purdue’s colors. (If indeed that conversation actually took place.)

I know they catch some grief for having a look that’s really similar to Oklahoma, but the unis are essentially a modernization of the ones their only Rose Bowl team wore. And if you’re going to draw inspiration from the past, that’s probably the era you want to look at.

Plus, I mean c’mon, two stripes and a crimson facemask for the Hoosiers vs. no stripes and a white facemask for the Sooners. That’s a world of difference.[/quote]

Is that Antwaan Randle Mediocre, I mean, El in that pic?

By the way, the IU/PSU game was indeed sharp. If the Hoosiers went with red pants that game would have made the list.

Another one that just missed the list was Mich./ND…whoops, I mean Delaware/Navy:
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[quote comment=”360574″][quote comment=”360571″][quote comment=”360570″]on another note…

to answer some of the questions in the comments…before i lost EVERYTHING from last night’s original post, i had gone “off the board” to give the TCU/utah matchup a ‘worst uni match up honorable mention’…unfortunately, after losing that whole post, i just didn’t have the time to put the horney toads back, and i left jim’s original list in tact

they and oregon/asu were contenders, but asu wore normal unis which rendered the “matchup” is ineligible for best or worst, because overall, one team looked pretty good while the other looked…well…like teenage mutant ninja ducks[/quote]

Yeah, ASU doesn’t look as bad as Utah, but this link looks worse than this link in my opinion. At least the frogs went more with the whole school colors thing…[/quote]

Other than adding red, black and carbon to purple and white, that is.

;)

—Ricko[/quote]

Oh that’s right – I forgot they were a BFBS school…

[quote comment=”360576″]So, a team that none of us knew existed with a uniform none of us had ever seen before wins the contest? Humbug.[/quote]

Your life experience defines the world, does it?

i have to honestly say, aside from the fact that schools are booting tradition for the love of nike greenbacks, some of their pro combat unis aren’t the worst i’ve ever seen…completely unnecessary (unless, of course, they turn the players into complete superhumans, thereby confirming nike’s “hype” about the super-techno-gibberish about their material and makeup)…someone ought to keep track of the record of the nike-dressed teams in those 10 games…if they go 10-0…i’ll STFU on the subject

however, one uni that, had it been worn before the worst uni ever list was complied, surely would have been a nominee was the tcu frogs…seriously…reptile skin? bloodlines on the helmet? black epaulettes?

awful

[quote comment=”360576″]So, a team that none of us knew existed with a uniform none of us had ever seen before wins the contest? Humbug.[/quote]

even poeple who were alive didn’t know about them…because, well…it’s soccer

but that uniform has been long and well known by those who consider themselves “uni watchers” long before there was even a “uni watch”

history is your friend…and always listen to ricko…you’ll learn something, guaranteed

Those TCU pants and helmet were alot darker than I had expected. It almost looked monochrome.

Did anyone see the Iowa/OSU game yesterday: what was that extra decal……just dicking around as I cringe over skins wearing burgundy at home..oh wait, Denver just scored on their fourth play. Absolut (sic) disaster could be looming. Gotta get some limes and won’t be held responsible for any postings later today.

[quote comment=”360586″]Reptile skin and bloodlines are kinda cool when your mascot is a horned frog.[/quote]

um…no

Rarely seen Caribou prototypes…
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[quote comment=”360590″][quote comment=”360586″][quote comment=”360581″]i have to honestly say, aside from the fact that schools are booting tradition for the love of nike greenbacks, some of their pro combat unis aren’t the worst i’ve ever seen…completely unnecessary (unless, of course, they turn the players into complete superhumans, thereby confirming nike’s “hype” about the super-techno-gibberish about their material and makeup)…someone ought to keep track of the record of the nike-dressed teams in those 10 games…if they go 10-0…i’ll STFU on the subject

however, one uni that, had it been worn before the worst uni ever list was complied, surely would have been a nominee was the link…seriously…reptile skin? bloodlines on the helmet? black epaulettes?

awful[/quote]

Can’t believe I’m sticking up for the big swoosh on this one…

Reptile skin and bloodlines are kinda cool when your mascot is a horned frog. Carbon and steel is not kinda cool when your mascot is a duck. There’s the difference. TCU could have done a lot worse.[/quote]

So that would make the Caribou fringe cool, too, right? Maybe some headbands with antlers for the Milwaukee Bucks? It’s team sports, not Cirque du Soleil.

Ooo, snarky today, ain’t I. ;)

Much rather be at Sheep Station this afternoon, maybe that’s the reason. Great day for Chicago fans, though; Bears not playing.

(Egad, ever MORE snarkiness. LOL)

—Ricko[/quote]

Now if they went with raised horns or scales, then I’d agree with you. TCU is flirting with over-the-top, but the Caribou fringe WAS an over-the-top move. It’s like comparing apples with…rotten apples. Not the same.

Before you get the wrong idea, I like this better: link!.jpg

When I was in college, TCU had for many years worn silver helmets and pants with purple jerseys, so I assumed those were the team colors. In that case, last night’s uniforms were actually closer to the proper team colors than the black jerseys they wore this year, with the gunmetal-lizard skin being closer to silver than black. If they had gotten the helmet to match the lighter color of the pants, I think it would have been a definite improvement.

Besides, they used to make football pants out of beige canvas, which isn’t anyone’s team color.

[quote comment=”360595″]When I was in college, TCU had for many years worn silver helmets and pants with purple jerseys, so I assumed those were the team colors. In that case, last night’s uniforms were actually closer to the proper team colors than the black jerseys they wore this year, with the gunmetal-lizard skin being closer to silver than black. If they had gotten the helmet to match the lighter color of the pants, I think it would have been a definite improvement.[/quote]

Here ya go: link

[quote comment=”360590″][quote comment=”360586″][quote comment=”360581″]i have to honestly say, aside from the fact that schools are booting tradition for the love of nike greenbacks, some of their pro combat unis aren’t the worst i’ve ever seen…completely unnecessary (unless, of course, they turn the players into complete superhumans, thereby confirming nike’s “hype” about the super-techno-gibberish about their material and makeup)…someone ought to keep track of the record of the nike-dressed teams in those 10 games…if they go 10-0…i’ll STFU on the subject

however, one uni that, had it been worn before the worst uni ever list was complied, surely would have been a nominee was the link…seriously…reptile skin? bloodlines on the helmet? black epaulettes?

awful[/quote]

Can’t believe I’m sticking up for the big swoosh on this one…

Reptile skin and bloodlines are kinda cool when your mascot is a horned frog. Carbon and steel is not kinda cool when your mascot is a duck. There’s the difference. TCU could have done a lot worse.[/quote]

So that would make the Caribou fringe cool, too, right? Maybe some headbands with antlers for the Milwaukee Bucks? It’s team sports, not Cirque du Soleil.

Ooo, snarky today, ain’t I. ;)

Much rather be at Sheep Station this afternoon, maybe that’s the reason. Great day for Chicago fans, though; Bears not playing.

(Egad, ever MORE snarkiness. LOL)

—Ricko[/quote]
Yeah, the Bears are using the extended time off to work with Reebok on their answer to the Pro Combat unis. They’ll be featuring a fur motif on Sunday night vs. the Eagles (who will be wearing feathers, natch.)

Or maybe the offensive line is just eating a bunch of bear claws today.

Wait. We’re into the “flexible scheduling” portion of the season. Why hasn’t that game been moved out of prime time yet?

Hey, aren’t the Sunday Benchies supposed to be in color? I know newspapers are cutting back, but this is a blog. ;)

Don’t know if it proves anything, but yes, I am one of the majority of guys who think the TP should go over the top. Fortunately, Mrs. V agrees. We agree on politics, religion and TP. Everything else is a crap shoot…

Nice job, Ricko.

Hey, while I have your ear, oh historic one, has there ever been this many 10-0 teams in college football? I tried doing some research, but I’m also babysitting. Everyone talks about parity, but there are a lot of undefeated teams.

[quote comment=”360573″][quote comment=”360541″][quote comment=”360529″]Tell you what…the PSU-Indiana game had a nice clean look about it. The Hoosiers really looked sharp with a great looking red helmet with two white stripes and a white “IU” in the sides. Clean looking white unis as well.[/quote]
Ah, if only IU’s level of play could improve the way that their uniforms have. Their current set is so far and away better than the link (and possibly link) eyesores of the Cam Cameron era.

Blowhard though he may be, Bob Knight was right to rip Cam for dressing his team in one of Purdue’s colors. (If indeed that conversation actually took place.)

I know they catch some grief for having a look that’s really similar to Oklahoma, but the unis are essentially a modernization of the ones their only Rose Bowl team wore. And if you’re going to draw inspiration from the past, that’s probably the era you want to look at.

Plus, I mean c’mon, two stripes and a crimson facemask for the Hoosiers vs. no stripes and a white facemask for the Sooners. That’s a world of difference.[/quote]

Is that Antwaan Randle Mediocre, I mean, El in that pic?[/quote]
Yeah, that was link.

I like how people are complaining TCU was too modern a look. As if, there normal uniforms are the bastion of tradition…what with the interchangable black purple and white combinations, the triangle patterns, etc.

[quote comment=”360605″]I like how people are complaining TCU was too modern a look. As if, there normal uniforms are the bastion of tradition…what with the interchangable black purple and white combinations, the triangle patterns, etc.[/quote]

If you hit your tee shot four feet out of bounds, and your partner hit his tee shot forty yards out of bounds…they’re both still out of bounds.

:)

—Ricko

Favre just heaved one 64 yards in the air to the Lions’ four.

Next play, rolls left and drills one for the TD. Now 24-10, Vikings.

I think by now we’ve pretty much established he WAS hurting last year.

—Ricko

[quote comment=”360610″]Not a good day for black and gold. Great day for orange and black. Steelers just lost to the Bengals, and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats are losing to the BC Lions in the Eastern Conference semi-final. If BC defeats Montreal next week we could have an all-Western Grey Cup.[/quote]

We WOULD have, that is…

[quote comment=”360611″][quote comment=”360610″]Not a good day for black and gold. Great day for orange and black. Steelers just lost to the Bengals, and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats are losing to the BC Lions in the Eastern Conference semi-final. If BC defeats Montreal next week we could have an all-Western Grey Cup.[/quote]

We WOULD have, that is…[/quote]

Best game of the day – the CFL at it’s best. Esthetically – not that bad either

[quote comment=”360612″][quote comment=”360611″][quote comment=”360610″]Not a good day for black and gold. Great day for orange and black. Steelers just lost to the Bengals, and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats are losing to the BC Lions in the Eastern Conference semi-final. If BC defeats Montreal next week we could have an all-Western Grey Cup.[/quote]

We WOULD have, that is…[/quote]

In Calgary, right? Who’s the other West team still hanging around.

—Ricko[/quote]

Calgary has Edmonton today. Winner plays at Saskatchewan.

BC crossed over to the Eastern playoffs because they had a better record than Winnipeg or Toronto.

And yes, the Grey Cup is in Calgary. I think it’s been nine years since that happened, when BC beat Montreal.

Chiefs (“Dallas Texans”) at Raiders is “Legacy Game”. Raiders have silver shield helmet logo.

‘Cept Raiders didn’t go to silver & black ’til ’63. That was first season of Kansas City Chiefs.

Ah, well, still fun to see the “Texans”.

—Ricko

[quote comment=”360616″][quote comment=”360613″][quote comment=”360611″][quote comment=”360610″]Not a good day for black and gold. Great day for orange and black. Steelers just lost to the Bengals, and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats are losing to the BC Lions in the Eastern Conference semi-final. If BC defeats Montreal next week we could have an all-Western Grey Cup.[/quote]

We WOULD have, that is…[/quote]

Best game of the day – the CFL at it’s best. Esthetically – not that bad either[/quote]

I’d take that over watching the Cowboys and Packers. Just hope Calgary doesn’t come out in the all-blacks again. Big rivalry game, so they should go throwback, IMO.[/quote]

Unfortunately not (all black today) – Calgary as a city is 2 for 2 at screwing up what should be pretty good uni’s – the Flames and the Stampeders.

[quote comment=”360619″][quote comment=”360616″][quote comment=”360613″][quote comment=”360611″][quote comment=”360610″]Not a good day for black and gold. Great day for orange and black. Steelers just lost to the Bengals, and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats are losing to the BC Lions in the Eastern Conference semi-final. If BC defeats Montreal next week we could have an all-Western Grey Cup.[/quote]

We WOULD have, that is…[/quote]

Best game of the day – the CFL at it’s best. Esthetically – not that bad either[/quote]

I’d take that over watching the Cowboys and Packers. Just hope Calgary doesn’t come out in the all-blacks again. Big rivalry game, so they should go throwback, IMO.[/quote]

Unfortunately not (all black today) – Calgary as a city is 2 for 2 at screwing up what should be pretty good uni’s – the Flames and the Stampeders.[/quote]

Go Esks! Actually Calgary is my 2nd favorite (after Hamilton) but those all-blacks are horrid. It would serve them right if they lost.

Same as the Pirates of recent past, the Ti-Cats have a little Red For Red’s Sake going on. link What’s up with that? It’s even worse on the yellow alts, because then the red outlines the numbers.

I’d rather they go with plain yellow pants than that mess.

[quote comment=”360623″]Same as the Pirates of recent past, the Ti-Cats have a little Red For Red’s Sake going on. link What’s up with that? It’s even worse on the yellow alts, because then the red outlines the numbers.

I’d rather they go with plain yellow pants than that mess.[/quote]

Yeah, like the Tom Clements era.
Among all the goofy pants stripes out there these days, I think those Ti-Cats things make the least sense.

And, if the Tiger in the logo has a red tongue and that’s the justification for the red on the pants, that is reeeeeaaaaaalllllllyyyy a reach.

—Ricko

[quote comment=”360618″]Nice matchup indeed in Steeltown (Hamilton, that is) link
Those fans in Steeltown look like they party and drink in the stands as much as those in the Steel City!

That’s be like the Black Hawks adding a kelly green sleeve stripe and saying it’s because there’s green in the sweater crest.

It ain’t what’s in the logo. It’s what’s listed under “team colors”.

Speaking of that, if we google “TCU colors” the first item that comes up is a lengthy pdf “TCU Branding Upate”, wherein it definitively says the school colors are purple and white.
link

—Ricko

[quote comment=”360628″]Bleah! link

Yeah! link

Hmm… link

Or the revolutinary UW Tiger stripe comp sleeves? LOL
link

—Ricko

[quote comment=”360631″][quote comment=”360627″][quote comment=”360618″]Nice matchup indeed in Steeltown (Hamilton, that is) link
Those fans in Steeltown look like they party and drink in the stands as much as those in the Steel City![/quote]
not sure if they got the sellout, but there were a lot of folks double-fisting molson canadian pounders in that crowd!

On a similar note, I’ve been a Pitt season ticket holder since Heinz Field opened and I haven’t been to a crowd that rowdy/aggressive/drunk, etc. It was like a steeler game atmosphere
Oh yeah, it’s a fun place. Haven’t been to a game in a couple of years, but they left a recorded voicemail this week inviting us to buy tickets to the playoff game. Guess they really wanted a sellout if they’re calling me…[/quote]

The trouble with black tape on shoes is that it makes Dwayne Bowe look like Bobby Bell.

Not that Bell couldn’t have played probably any postion (was a QB in high school), but he didn’t catch a whole mess of passes in his pro career.

—Ricko

[quote comment=”360637″][quote comment=”360636″]The trouble with black tape on shoes is that it makes Dwayne Bowe look like Bobby Bell.

Not that Bell couldn’t have played probably any postion (was a QB in high school), but he didn’t catch a whole mess of passes in his pro career.

—Ricko[/quote]

Shoes and ankles, that is.[/quote]

Bobby Bell catching a Raider link
Anyone know what that sign is on the fence?

[quote comment=”360639″][quote comment=”360638″][quote comment=”360637″][quote comment=”360636″]The trouble with black tape on shoes is that it makes Dwayne Bowe look like Bobby Bell.

Not that Bell couldn’t have played probably any postion (was a QB in high school), but he didn’t catch a whole mess of passes in his pro career.

—Ricko[/quote]

Shoes and ankles, that is.[/quote]

Bobby Bell catching a Raider link
Anyone know what that sign is on the fence?[/quote]

Raider is Hewritt Dixon.
Sign is maybe for the vote on building Arrowhead?
Just as guess.

—Ricko[/quote]

The photos was taken on Thanksgiving 1967.

Could be for the A’s’ last game at Municipal Stadium? According to this site link “In 1967, a bond was issued to build a new stadium for the A’s. However, Charlie Finley decided to move the team to Oakland after the 1967 season.”

Still could be something Arrowhead, cuz KC built Arrowhead strictly for football…and a separate ballpark for the Royals (since they didn’t exist til ’69).

Chiefs Wiki page says first season in Arrowhead was ’72. So the lead time is about right. Five years.

I’m not lobbying for my point, just trying to figure out if new stadium has anything to do with the sign.

—Ricko

Getting Chiefs-Raiders and Cowboys-Packers.
A pair of three-point games.
For the moment, anyway.

—Ricko

Someone asked if we’d seen the Jags post-game interview.

Hmmm, judging by the likely interest in the game, would interest in a post-game interview be?

Kidding. I happened to catch a bit of the interview. Jersey fabric definitely different-looking. Who knows, I’ve never seen a shaved jaguar, so maybe….

Nah, probably not.

—Ricko

[quote comment=”360645″][quote comment=”360643″][quote comment=”360629″]That’s be like the Black Hawks adding a kelly green sleeve stripe and saying it’s because there’s green in the sweater crest.

It ain’t what’s in the logo. It’s what’s listed under “team colors”.

Speaking of that, if we google “TCU colors” the first item that comes up is a lengthy pdf “TCU Branding Upate”, wherein it definitively says the school colors are purple and white.
link

—Ricko[/quote]
Maybe the Steelers will add blue outlines and red dropshadows to the jersey numbers to match the hypocycloids.[/quote]

And iron workers spit. So maybe snot green.
Hey, if it works for Horned Frogs’ bleeding eyes or gonads (or whatever it is).

—Ricko[/quote]

Iron workers breathe in so much smoke they’d probably spit black. I’d take neon yellow, though.

Don’t give them any ideas about the blue and red shadowing.

Okay, I’m off to my friend’s house until Mrs. V is done watching Desparate Housewives. See you for the 2nd half of the Pats/Colts.

Wonder how many Pabst Blue Ribbons Paul has had at the UW gathering…

New Twins Caps:

New Road Hat: link

New Road Hat W/Patch: link

New Alternate Hat: link

While searching mlb.com for the royals new cap, I found this crossover cap in chiefs colors:

link

i haven’t seen it mentioned so give me a STFU if it has been, but it seems like a lot of the new nike football pants (maybe all of them) just have a flat panel where a zipper, laces or some sort of fly used to be. is that new this year?

[quote comment=”360655″][quote comment=”360606″]Ah, the subtleties of design.

I took the loop closest to the neckline and moved it so it became the loop farthest down the sleeve. In other words, I left one right where it was.

Notice how much broader his shoulders look?
link

—Ricko[/quote]

Wish the Jets would do that.[/quote]

Kinda did one of those a while back…
link

—Ricko

[quote comment=”360650″]New Twins Caps:

New Road Hat:link

New Road Hat W/Patch: link

New Alternate Hat:link

The new roadie is beautiful and the patch looks nice. But I’m a bit skeptical over how well the patch will turn out after its sewn on and scaled down even more.

Are they gonna bring these back with the alts next year?

Uh-oh, player complaints spur NFL investigation in Cleveland?

Are the wheels coming off the Great Mangini’s Medicine Show wagon?

Can’t imagine why. I mean, he did so well with the Jets.

—Ricko

Cards look terrible in all-red. Yech.

[quote comment=”360653″]Paul doesnt drink PBR because Phil Knight, Nike’s emperor loved them and originally named Nike, Blue Ribbon Sports in their honor![/quote]
Funny. I was out with a friend the other night and his company promotes a bull riding/rodeo type thing called Superbull. They compete with the PBR tour.

As a joke, I suggested that they should get Pabst to sponsor them so they can call it PBR Superbull.

He LOVED the idea and said they’d offer it to Pabst for nothing.

So if that deal does happen, you’ll have me to “thank” for that bit of logo creep/corporate douchebaggery.

[quote comment=”360653″]The gathering was very cool…thanks to all who showed up.[/quote]

yup…(just got back, finally)…

twas awesome…all except for the dude who put a NOB on the back of a DIY duke snider brooklyn dodgers hoodie

[quote comment=”360666″][quote comment=”360653″]The gathering was very cool…thanks to all who showed up.[/quote]

yup…(just got back, finally)…

twas awesome…all except for the dude who put a NOB on the back of a DIY duke snider brooklyn dodgers hoodie[/quote]

What an idiot!

Or maybe a 1925 Bears jersey with “GRANGE” on the back?

[quote comment=”360591″]Rarely seen Caribou prototypes…
link
I have to say I laughed out loud at that one Ricko!

On the Caribou blouses, I think you pointed out that mid drift thing a week or so ago. Looking at the pics again, it looks like a Damon Wayans getup from “Men on Football”. While the Toros jersey might be less color spectrum acceptable, I’d actually be proud to wear it for the “so bad it’s good” sake. But that Caribou garb…..man…..I know I’d be nervous letting my kids get halloween candy from someone dressed up in that costume. It wins. Hands down.

[quote comment=”360673″]Do the Patriots have the only all-dreadlocked I formation in the NFL? The most dreads in football? Kind of funny coming from a Bill B. coached team.[/quote]

didn’t they just activate isaiah stanback? if he still has his dreads and lines up at qb for a play or two, the pats might set a record for most hair in one backfield.

[quote comment=”360674″][quote comment=”360673″]Do the Patriots have the only all-dreadlocked I formation in the NFL? The most dreads in football? Kind of funny coming from a Bill B. coached team.[/quote]

didn’t they just activate isaiah stanback? if he still has his dreads and lines up at qb for a play or two, the pats might set a record for most hair in one backfield.[/quote]
He’s in the game at receiver. Weird seeing a #9 catch a pass.

[quote comment=”360677″][I’ll see your Gehrig and raise you this:
link

Ah, the timeless art of seduction:
link

And why the hell does MY PICTURE pop up when I do a google image search for “George Costanza Yankee Jersey”?
[/quote]

hey…only one broken link this time ;)

now it’s fixed

Speaking of “friendly” player photos…
link

And you thought Hornung was a ladies man.

—Rick

[quote comment=”360683″]The question is: who is ND playing in that pic, Iowa, Purdue, Army, Vandy?[/quote]

Iowa. All the others u mentioned wore old gold.

[quote comment=”360685″][quote comment=”360684″][quote comment=”360683″]The question is: who is ND playing in that pic, Iowa, Purdue, Army, Vandy?[/quote]

Iowa. All the others u mentioned wore old gold.[/quote]

MY GOD IOWA’S BEEN RIPPING OFF THE STEELERS FOREVER!!!![/quote]

What’s interesting is that accordiing to the interwebs, Notre Dame didn’t even finish in the top 20 in 1956, whereas Iowa finished #3 when they whipped Oregon State in the Granddaddy.

Hornung won the Heisman though.

[quote comment=”360668″]
twas awesome…all except for the dude who put a NOB on the back of a DIY duke snider brooklyn dodgers hoodie[/quote]

What an idiot![/quote]

indeed

Howabout a worst. logo. ever. contest next?

[quote comment=”360689″][quote comment=”360687″][quote comment=”360686″][quote comment=”360685″][quote comment=”360684″][quote comment=”360683″]The question is: who is ND playing in that pic, Iowa, Purdue, Army, Vandy?[/quote]

Iowa. All the others u mentioned wore old gold.[/quote]

MY GOD IOWA’S BEEN RIPPING OFF THE STEELERS FOREVER!!!![/quote]

What’s interesting is that accordiing to the interwebs, Notre Dame didn’t even finish in the top 20 in 1956, whereas Iowa finished #3 when they whipped Oregon State in the Granddaddy.

Hornung won the Heisman though.[/quote]

Think he was last winner from a losing team.[/quote]
Hornung’s the only Heisman winner from a losing team.[/quote]

You’re absolutely right. And I should have stated it that way. And they were really GOOD at losing, too. The Irish that year won, what, two games I think.

—Ricko

[quote comment=”360693″][quote comment=”360691″][quote comment=”360688″][quote comment=”360668″][quote]
twas awesome…all except for the dude who put a NOB on the back of a DIY duke snider brooklyn dodgers hoodie[/quote]

What an idiot![/quote]

link[/quote]

Ya know, Paul is gonna be pissed about you callin him an idiot.[/quote]
Good Lord! Is that #4 like 20 inches high?[/quote]

matt’s just a wee bit vertically challenged

but yeah…it’s like a 16″ numba

at least he spelled duke’s name correctly

[quote comment=”360659″]Anyone wanna DIY a USFL hat?
link

—Ricko[/quote]

Oooh, that would go with my Panthers t-shirt. Very nice.

wow, I just saw those Colts’ shoulder “loops”, and they look terrible. At least Manning’s go down a bit, but that defender’s stripes are like less than a foot long.

Hey look, a number zero!
link

Gonna miss those Eskimos unis throughout the rest of the playoffs.

[quote comment=”360698″]wow, I just saw those Colts’ shoulder “loops”, and they look terrible. At least Manning’s go down a bit, but that defender’s stripes are like less than a foot long.[/quote]

was discussing that with ricko earlier

mathis in particular…disgraceful

Hey Jim Vilk, the Big Ten is NOT overrated. It’s the SEC that’s overrated. The conference is a joke and the unis are a joke. The Big Ten is filled with classic, traditional unis that stand the test of time while the SEC is filled with a bunch of clown acts. AND, if you’re going to mention the ANF sticker on Iowa’s helmet, show a picture where you can see it.

The games you pick. What is your criteria?? Week in and week out you pick some of the worst unis in college football and call them great uni matchups. Colored facemasks? White cleats? Dopey color schemes? Overdesigned unis that the Nike machine continues to crank out? Maybe you need to do a article telling us how you decide on these Top 5 uni match ups. And to the classic question I know you are asking, “oh, and you can do better?” Yes, I can do better.

[quote comment=”360717″]Hey Jim Vilk, the Big Ten is NOT overrated. It’s the SEC that’s overrated. The conference is a joke and the unis are a joke. The Big Ten is filled with classic, traditional unis that stand the test of time while the SEC is filled with a bunch of clown acts. AND, if you’re going to mention the ANF sticker on Iowa’s helmet, show a picture where you can see it.

The games you pick. What is your criteria?? Week in and week out you pick some of the worst unis in college football and call them great uni matchups. Colored facemasks? White cleats? Dopey color schemes? Overdesigned unis that the Nike machine continues to crank out? Maybe you need to do a article telling us how you decide on these Top 5 uni match ups. And to the classic question I know you are asking, “oh, and you can do better?” Yes, I can do better.[/quote]

Black cleats inherently good. White inherently evil. Okay, got it.

Anything else that would automatically disqualify a uni from looking good…before you’ve even seen it?

Hate orange? Purple? Green?

Not defending The Selector. He has said in the past what his preferences are, no secret about them. And, while he does generally favor traditional gear, he still picks his fair share of “crazy newbie one-offs,” so he certainly doesn’t deserve to be categorized in one camp or the other.

Do I agree with him all the time? Hell, no. From a straight color standpoint, Miami at North Carolina was a great watch on Saturday…but the Hurricanes “cut paper” graphics just don’t seem to get much love here, and the game got no mention one way or the either.

But, hey, if he wants to pore over all those game photos every Saturday, good for him. Lotta work. And it gives us something to talk about.

—Ricko