Uniformz: Is this the UTL III vs. Penn State jersey?
So I received the M Den's HTTV catalogue today and right on the first page was the disaster seen below.
Now the catalogue says nothing about it being the in game jersey but it is named: adidas 2014 Premier Navy #98 Night Game Football Jersey.
So does anyone now if this is a thing or not? If so, these could be up there with the MSU bumblebee jerseys.
I actually kind of agree with this. I think the numbers and stripes on the sleeves are of the reflective material and you won't notice it all that much on actual game day. But in this picture, it looks horrific because of how obvious the material is.
It's definitely not better than the standard jerseys, but I don't think it will look anywhere near as bad on game day as it does here....at least I hope so.
I don't undertand the striped numerals. When did brown become one of our colors? This is like when STAEE broke out the bronze and black uniforms. I have a feeling, we're going to have trouble reading the numbers like when we played the bowl game with "maize" numbers on a white background. Time to break out the, "people are in charge of things for no reason" tag.
This looks more throwback than alternate. Need WD to confirm.
what pixelated Atari video game they stole this design from, but that is not a Michigan jersey.
What cracks me up is that if it is the UTL jersey then how can the Athletic Dept. be so inept as to not be on top of a big unveiling and instead let it leak out through a catalog?
because maybe people will buy them. If they show you what they have planned for the pants and helmet people might not buy the jersey.
I see your point and I wonder what the pants will look like now. The current color they call "maize" will look horrendous with that jersey. But either way, to not have a press conference or at least one of those hype videos announcing them seems like a lost marketing opportunity for the marketing obsessed AD.
Take a deep breath and hold on everyone. We havent seen the pants yet.
Personally I think these are beyond horrible but then again, I openly pine for the all white road uni's worn in 74 & 75 and can actually remember seeing them worn so I guess I dont really fit the demographic Adidias/Brandon is looking for.
But will these look good with Blue pants?
Someone in Adidas's design department has an obsessive stripe fetish.
It comes with the territory. You know, "Die Weltmarke mit den 3 Streifen."
... the game.
That stated, this is nowhere near as bad as the abomination that the team wore against MSU (or was it Baylor?). If it's a one-off, I can't get too worked up about this even though I think our normal home uniforms are in every way better (especially if we're using maize instead of highway safety yellow).
NEVER FORGET!
maybe it was intentional. Use a uniform so awful, so hideous that all alternate uniforms in the future have the grumbly parts of the fanbase saying "Well at least it's better than that bumblebee garbage"
It still angers me that we pulled the stupid "Warm up in normal uniforms, go back into the locker room and change into Uniformz before the start of the game" bullshit.
How readable are those numbers going to be under the lights? I guess it's better than yellow-on-white.
It's not that bad for an alternate jersey. I've seen much worse. I, too, would prefer Nike over Adidas, but I would be happy if we wore an alternate this season. I'm not crazy bout those numbers, but it would do for one game I suppose.
Yeah I'm suprised there wasn't a big unveiling as well. There is someone in the Athletic Dept. that Brandon is gonna go up to and say "You had one Job!"
It was obviously intentional. They did the press conference for the 2011 game. Do you really need to do one every time? The Sugar/Outback Bowl jerseys were released in much the same way as this, if you remember.
It's more of a sign that these one off uniforms are here to stay. Get used to it.
Actually it's your standard friday afternoon bad news dump
"Hey, 98 is a cool number... and what a coincidence, it happens to be the same number as our starting quarterback, Devin Ga-" *PEW!*
Meanwhile, in Fort Schembechler, Dave Brandon sits at his desk, softly petting his pet Wolverine when his phone rings. Without moving his gaze... he answers.
"Is it done?"
"Yes" a mysterious voice answers
Brandon hangs up, and pours two fingers of Johnny Blue. Scene pans to a mustachioed man moving back from behind the lense of a rifle scope. As he unscrews his silencer... he turns toward the camera...revealing himself to be none other than Mark Emmert.
"Yes, it is done" he repeats, as he slowly slinks away into the night...
Why can we do these and do bumblebees but not just have one road game with blue pants? That's the alternate I'm waiting for. So simple! So obvious! Knock it off with the stripey stripes!
It's impossible for me to quickly post a comment expressing my distaste for this jersey while still caring for my family, staying on top of my job, and otherwise making a positive contribution to society.
But you'll post a comment about a comment about expressing distaste about a jersey?
syays the guy thats "wasting time" bitching about a bitching thread. Does that make you the bottom bitch?
Adding black anywhere on our uniforms is a terrible idea, I think if they got rid of the black stripes on the sleeve then this wouldn't look so bad. I'm betting the guy that designs our unifroms has striped wall paper all throughout his house.
If the answer is none, I'm okay with this as an alternate.
Things get iffy at anything higher than five percent.
I like to imagine that the OP is one of the first search results that comes up when you start stalking his real name.
I just like to watch people bitch and moan like babies when they pop up.
Because nothing says "Michigan" like stripes.
You think stripes are what people think of when they think of Michigan?
Yes, there is an iconic helmet, but it's typically noted for the wings. There's a reason people call it the "winged helmet" and not the "striped helmet".
Regardless, I don't want either on the jerseys.