November 4th, 2013 at 11:38 AM ^
I sort of like them. For Northwestern, not Michigan.
November 4th, 2013 at 11:39 AM ^
MURRRICA!
November 4th, 2013 at 7:03 PM ^
November 4th, 2013 at 11:57 AM ^
except it was more like:
November 4th, 2013 at 12:15 PM ^
I love Beaker.
November 4th, 2013 at 11:40 AM ^
Ah, some good old-fashioned flag desecration uniforms.
November 5th, 2013 at 12:42 AM ^
The American Outlaws are looking at this and thinking "Why haven't we progressed to blood-spattered flags yet?"
November 4th, 2013 at 11:40 AM ^
November 4th, 2013 at 11:40 AM ^
Those are atrocious. I'm all for supporting wounded worriors, but come on.
Since these are gray and with the rules stating that teams can go color jersey vs. color jersey if they are distint enough, do you think Michigan goes with the home jerseys? YELLOW ALTERNATE?????
November 4th, 2013 at 1:33 PM ^
November 4th, 2013 at 11:40 AM ^
don't get that.
November 4th, 2013 at 11:41 AM ^
I dont' care. Just win.
November 4th, 2013 at 11:41 AM ^
This is made up, right? Like from an SBNation commenter?
November 4th, 2013 at 11:53 PM ^
My thoughts exactly.
These can't be real... right?
I mean, is it patriotic to say something when someone is doing something with the stars and stripes, and it looks FUGLY?
At least when NFL/CFB teams wear the pink for breast cancer, BOTH teams are doing it. Just seems a little arrogant to suggest that the Northwestern Wildcats are somehow more representative of "Merican" values than the Michigan Wolverines.
So, insulting AND fugly!
Edit: Didn't know this was going for Wounded Warriors charity. Still, there should be some tasteful reference to our nation's armed forces on BOTH teams' uniforms, like US flag sticker on back of helmet or stars and stripes on gloves. Would be a little more tasteful, as well as respectful in that it would illustrate the NATIONAL nature of these soldiers' sacrifices.
November 4th, 2013 at 11:43 AM ^
I think they are awesome, but I guess I'm not really sure why Northwestern, or any specific university other than one of the service academies would do this?
November 4th, 2013 at 11:45 AM ^
Seriously.
November 4th, 2013 at 11:59 AM ^
We can beat these guys
November 4th, 2013 at 12:28 PM ^
November 4th, 2013 at 1:11 PM ^
Not to mention the beer...
November 4th, 2013 at 11:50 PM ^
Hmm... if only there was a Marvel comic book character WE could lay claim to and dress up like for this game....
... if only. :)
November 4th, 2013 at 11:47 AM ^
It doesn't matter what they wear. They will inflict pain upon us. Is everyone prepared for Michigan to become a "basketball school"?
November 4th, 2013 at 11:52 AM ^
You do realize Northwestern is 0-5 in the almighty B1G, right? Not saying we'll win, but it's not like we're playing Oregon and their funky unis.
November 4th, 2013 at 11:53 AM ^
is better than you think. I really expect us to go 9-3 and then watch State either beat Ohio or play them very close. I don't think it is hyperbole anymore to say that they have the best defense in the country. That game had very little to do with whether we beat Northwestern.
November 4th, 2013 at 12:47 PM ^
Sparty will of course choke against Ohio and in whatever bowl game they end up in. Which is pretty much why I despise Sparty. They won their season on Saturday and now it's back to pumpkin time.
November 5th, 2013 at 1:39 AM ^
November 5th, 2013 at 7:40 AM ^
No. I'm the variety of Michigan fan that saves all their hate for OSU. I root for MSU when they're not playing us. I'll stop being annoyed when they win a bowl game or beat a top-ranked team. I'm fine with them being better for a year - it happens - but they always seem to choke down the road. And if you don't think they consider UM-MSU their most important game of the year, you are mistaken.
November 4th, 2013 at 11:54 AM ^
Brian, please please please create a module that allows you to flag a group or posters and restrict their posting as a group. Then lump all these people who are doing nothing but whining into a "do not post for 7 days after a loss" group and be done with it. It'd be nice to have intelligent discussion about things between the people who have perspective.
November 4th, 2013 at 12:00 PM ^
You are either a dedicated troll, or a complete marshmallow
November 4th, 2013 at 12:18 PM ^
Just on board the emotional roller-coaster that is Michigan athletics.
November 4th, 2013 at 11:47 AM ^
So is anything going to actual wounded warriors, or is this just for the sake of look-at-me?
November 4th, 2013 at 11:49 AM ^
100% of the proceeds go to Wounded Warriors
November 4th, 2013 at 11:49 AM ^
I really hate how intertwined football is with nationalist causes.
November 4th, 2013 at 11:53 AM ^
Well then why don't you go live in the Soviet Union with Osama bin Laden?!
/freedom!
November 4th, 2013 at 11:55 AM ^
Yeah! Stick to jai alai you sunuvabitch! These colors don't RUN!
November 4th, 2013 at 7:07 PM ^
November 4th, 2013 at 11:55 AM ^
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November 4th, 2013 at 1:07 PM ^
November 4th, 2013 at 11:49 AM ^
November 4th, 2013 at 11:49 AM ^
Just as in the future all restaurants are Taco Bell, on November 16, all Northwestern players are J Leman
November 4th, 2013 at 11:55 AM ^
That would be a totally sweet future.
November 4th, 2013 at 11:51 AM ^
on their uniforms again and leaves it at that.. In fact, I wish they'd leave that as a permanent feature on the uniforms.
November 4th, 2013 at 11:50 AM ^
Just bust out the all-maize unis. You know you want to.
November 4th, 2013 at 11:50 AM ^
Unbelievably stupid.
November 4th, 2013 at 12:02 PM ^
Thanks for your service and I appreciate all you're doing for America.
That being said, I'm tired of the military and over-the-top patriotism being conflated with sports. A uniform stands for the school it represents. Northwestern is not Army, Navy, the Air Force, etc. It's a private school on the banks of Lake Michigan. The WWP is great. It really is. But there are other ways of providing advocacy and raising money for the WWP than to roll out some really incredibly ugly, gaudy uniforms that in no way even remotely attempt to use Northwestern's actual school colors. Donate a portion of the ticket sales. Set up a booth at the game. Have Coach Fitz and maybe Hoke do a PSA that airs during the broadcast. Wear a flag patch. But turning your uniform into a cheesy textile 4th of July parade, even if they're being auctioned off, is too much.
To each their own, but these patriotic uniforms and camo elements are just about as grating as Pinktober for breast cancer awareness, etc. Let sports be sports, let uniforms be uniforms, and let charity be charity.
November 4th, 2013 at 12:11 PM ^
Thank you, I agree with you. Sometimes it just feels like exploitation. It's kind of how I felt with the whole "Boston Strong" thing and then when I saw they placed the World Series trophy at that spot. I'm sorry but they didnt win because of that tragedy, they won because of their team. Sorry I digress but I again I agree. Save the WWP for Army, Navy, Air Force.
November 4th, 2013 at 4:38 PM ^