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The Commemorative Uniforms Have Landed
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This was inevitable, I guess. Jib your sail and batten your hats:
I am filled with a moderate distaste, so these are probably good as far as alternate uniforms go. I rank them above the infamous MSU bumblebee jerseys. So we've got that going for us unless the gloves…
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…look like that. That brings out the uniformz tag.
Upside: no helmet frippery. No numbers, either, but oddly the announcement says the Alabama uniforms will have them. It's just the rest of the season that won't:
Last season's practice of placing the player numbers on the famed winged helmet will be suspended after the season opener in Dallas.
Aaaand:
Michigan will wear its traditional home and road uniforms for the remainder of the regular season.
No six uniform changes this year, though the "regular season" leaves the door open for Commemorative Bowl Things.
BONUS: They're adding an American flag to the back of the helmet just to clear up any confusion about Michigan football's patriotism.
July 23rd, 2012 at 11:06 PM | 
Good thing they cleared that
Good thing they cleared that
July 24th, 2012 at 8:37 AM |
Well, some of my professors
Well, some of my professors
did (especially the engineering humanities professor I had), and all those people protesting the invasion of Grenada way back when anyway.
July 23rd, 2012 at 11:10 PM |
I agree
I agree
Coulda been worse. Shane likes them. They'll sell like no other if Michigan can pull off the upset.
Omnes i facere est vincere
July 24th, 2012 at 11:52 AM |
This game is looking worse
This game is looking worse
This game is looking worse and worse every day:
*neutral field in sterile pro arena
*insane ticket prices
*essentially no financial benefit
*suspended players will likely be out
*uniformz on a huge national stage instead of having two of the most classic looks on the field at the same time.
*odds are we start the season with a loss (potentially in embarrassing fashion)
*even if we pull off the upset, replay of the game over the years will always be accompanied with wondering why we had to wear those awful things during such an otherwise classic game.
July 24th, 2012 at 4:21 PM |
I'm sure the team
I'm sure the team
I'm sure the team is glad to hear your thoughts on the uniforms they picked out. I'm sure they're also thrilled to hear your brilliant analysis of their competence relative to Alabama. Which team do you root for again?
Omnes i facere est vincere
July 24th, 2012 at 6:34 PM |
Wow. Chill. I'm sure the team
Wow. Chill. I'm sure the team
Wow. Chill. I'm sure the team expected all fans to have the exact same feelings about these unis as they do. For that matter, I'm sure that every player on the team loves these, because it's easy to get 100+ college kids to agree on what looks cool. I'm sure you're right. As for the outcome of the game, as I stated, odds are that we lose by double digits. No really, they are; check the lines. The "embarrassing fashion" piece is also true regardless of who wins...it's a pun. By the way, I'm very hurt that you've questioned my level of fandom. Please let me know when my blog comments prove unequivocally that I am a true fan, like you.
July 23rd, 2012 at 11:10 PM |
I though we
I though we
were going to be the "Home team"?
If an OSU fan divorces his wife are they still brother and sister?
July 24th, 2012 at 8:37 AM |
This!
This!
Let's all forgo the snark and the chance to get that zinger in on DB a moment. I, too thought we were the home team. If DB shirked a chance for us to wear our blues because he wanted to get this shit bag on the field I'm going to sit here and rant impotently and still watch every UM game.
July 24th, 2012 at 10:08 AM |
Clearly this is a question
Clearly this is a question
Clearly this is a question that should be asked at Big 10 media day by Ace and/or Heiko. I assume DB will be there.
Denard has spent the offseason working really hard and smiling at people.
July 24th, 2012 at 2:50 PM |
Huh. I thought
Huh. I thought
I'd read here that one of DB's bragging points about landing this gig was that he got UM as the "home" team. Maybe I'm mistaken. No big deal either way but I'd been thinking this whole time I'd be watching them in their blues.
July 23rd, 2012 at 11:11 PM |
The sad thing is those would
The sad thing is those would
The sad thing is those would be fine if they changed the maize panel to white and the thin piping on the border of the panel from blue to maize (or removed it).
Hail to the college whose colors we wear,
Hurrah for the Yellow and Blue!
July 24th, 2012 at 3:36 AM |
I love your suggestion here
I love your suggestion here
completely agree. I wish they would quit screwing around with the shoulder area of the Jersey. All white w/some maize & Blue piped trimmings (not on the shoulders) or try a road Maize Jersey would be ok w/me.
July 24th, 2012 at 11:36 AM |
Not sure I dig the inclusion
Not sure I dig the inclusion
Not sure I dig the inclusion of a diaper.
Oh yeah, and the rest of it sucks too.
July 23rd, 2012 at 11:12 PM |
STOP IT!! MAKE THEM STOP
STOP IT!! MAKE THEM STOP
Michigan should have two jerseys. Home, away, and nothing else.
Hail, hail!
July 23rd, 2012 at 11:27 PM |
I agree, but it is the era we
I agree, but it is the era we
I agree, but it is the era we live in now. I have come to expect something like this from the athletic department. I don't expect them to make any drastic changes, but I expect something like this one or twice a year.
Greetings from Bolivia.
"It's special how the real true people hang together. And if you don't support the program you're not a true Michigan guy. It's that simple." - Gary Moeller
July 24th, 2012 at 2:32 AM |
Well said.
Well said.
Let us accomodate the forces of reality and the demands of multiple uniform changes a year for commemorative games. Rivalry matches, or more exhibitions like this one.
Abort, Retry, Fail?
July 24th, 2012 at 8:33 AM |
So you're okay with there
So you're okay with there
So you're okay with there never being new pictures of UM v OSU in their traditional unis (until the current jerseys become retro)?
July 24th, 2012 at 3:47 PM |
I'd rather have a
I'd rather have a
I'd rather have a cutting-edge program that sticks out in recruits' minds, and for better or worse the program has to cater to the tastes of 17-year-olds in some ways. To me uniform changes are part of the CFB landscape today and an important part of the program's attempts to present itself. Our away jerseys are not that great to be honest. Non-dark blue or -white jerseys at a home game might see me taking up arms in protest but I have a fairly thick skin as far as aesthetics of uniforms are concerned.
Abort, Retry, Fail?
July 24th, 2012 at 5:34 PM |
Yeah,...
Yeah,...
...but what's happened to all that "it's Michigan, fergodsakes" rhetoric?
July 24th, 2012 at 7:08 PM |
What does that even mean?
What does that even mean?
What does that even mean?
Abort, Retry, Fail?
July 24th, 2012 at 9:31 PM |
It is still Michigan
It is still Michigan
It is still Michigan fergodsakes. Having a different jersey for a game or two per season doesn't make us not Michigan.
Greetings from Bolivia.
"It's special how the real true people hang together. And if you don't support the program you're not a true Michigan guy. It's that simple." - Gary Moeller
July 24th, 2012 at 11:54 AM |
Well
Well
It's only "the era we live in now" because some marketing idiots say so. So...
not just "douchey" MGoBlog user, but now TRUSTED MGoBlog user
July 24th, 2012 at 9:32 PM |
True, but just look around.
True, but just look around.
True, but just look around. There must lots of marketing idiots involved with college athletics.
Greetings from Bolivia.
"It's special how the real true people hang together. And if you don't support the program you're not a true Michigan guy. It's that simple." - Gary Moeller
July 24th, 2012 at 12:45 AM |
maize home jerseys are coming
maize home jerseys are coming
make no mistake #maizecreep
July 24th, 2012 at 10:11 AM |
indeed
indeed
My first thought upon viewing the big maize strip was that they are insidiously inching closer to all maize. Maybe the powers that be thought we'd never notice (not that they would care though)? That combined with the gloves gave me a shudder as I was suddenly reminded of some trends found in the BHGP B1G/Pro Combat line.
July 24th, 2012 at 12:45 AM |
maize home jerseys are coming
maize home jerseys are coming
make no mistake #maizecreep
July 24th, 2012 at 1:46 AM |
That's three uniforms
That's three uniforms
Not sure I'd want to see George Morales in the buff
July 24th, 2012 at 3:57 AM |
Relavence is relative.
Relavence is relative.
I agree, but... i can see why the staff allows it: they need to stay current. It keeps recruits interested. thats a big part of why Oregon's recruiting was so good, they were unique. the staff does a pretty good job of keeping tradition and they haven't bastardized the unifor like rich rod.Hoke expects tradition, rich rod didnt. Maize piping... seriously? anyway, i feel your frustration but it is also kinda cool to see your favorite team sport something fresh.
July 24th, 2012 at 5:55 AM |
Bullshit. Oregon's recruiting
Bullshit. Oregon's recruiting
Bullshit. Oregon's recruiting isn't good because they have special uniforms, it's because they've gone to like 4 straight BCS games and you can count their losses under Kelley with 2 hands
If you're doing nothing, how do you know when you're finished?
July 24th, 2012 at 6:31 AM |
Not to mention, their
Not to mention, their
Not to mention, their facilities are swaaaaaaaaank.
July 24th, 2012 at 8:41 AM |
And staffers will rent them cars
And staffers will rent them cars
whenever they need one.
July 24th, 2012 at 9:50 AM |
and they get to meet such nice people
and they get to meet such nice people
like Will Lyles and Phil Knight
ALWAYS remember the golden rule: He who has the gold, makes the rules
July 24th, 2012 at 8:34 AM |
"and they haven't bastardized
"and they haven't bastardized
"and they haven't bastardized the unifor like rich rod."
What did Rich Rodriguez do to the Michigan uniforms? I remember only a home and away jersey. Help me out here.
-The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.
July 24th, 2012 at 8:42 AM |
And Lloyd Carr picked them
And Lloyd Carr picked them
before he retired. Rich didn't change a thing.
July 24th, 2012 at 8:37 AM |
So maize striping in the
So maize striping in the
So maize striping in the torso of the uniform "bastardized" the uniform, but maize and blue bumblebee stripes are a-ok? And somehow this is relevant to a Hoke vs Rich Rod discussion? I seriously hope I missed a /s....
July 24th, 2012 at 8:58 AM |
My thoughts exactly... Stop
My thoughts exactly... Stop
My thoughts exactly... Stop going the Oregon route of several uniformz and be proud of our classic uniform tradition!
July 24th, 2012 at 9:40 AM |
Uh, we're nowhere close to
Uh, we're nowhere close to
Uh, we're nowhere close to Oregonian territory. Calm down, sir. Step back from the ledge.
July 24th, 2012 at 10:19 AM |
As long as
As long as
As long as kids <18 years old like them, they don't bother me. They have obviously done the research to find that younger kids, future recruits, enjoy them and may have some impact in their decision of which school to choose.
July 23rd, 2012 at 11:14 PM |
Will the flag still be on the
Will the flag still be on the
Will the flag still be on the jersey? I'd rather just have it on the helmet.
And glad we are sticking to the good stuff.
It's the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girls dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day.
July 23rd, 2012 at 11:15 PM |
I am usually anti-alternate jersey...
I am usually anti-alternate jersey...
I actually like these... I think they look pretty sweet.
jdon
We are the dead.
July 23rd, 2012 at 11:16 PM |
I was prepared to hate it ...
I was prepared to hate it ...
I was prepared to hate it ... but I don't. Different, yes; awful, no.
Midwestern born and raised ... now living in the heat of the Arizona desert
July 24th, 2012 at 8:38 AM |
Yeah same here. Definitely
Yeah same here. Definitely
Yeah same here. Definitely better than the MSU game jerseys we wore.
“What the mind can conceive, the mind can achieve and those who stay will be champions.” - Bo
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July 23rd, 2012 at 11:17 PM |
'Merica
'Merica
I too am relieved that Michigan does not hate 'Merica.
Also, at the risk of getting taken behind the woodshed, I would actually prefer the Pro Combat gloves, with a simple block M to these Ransom Note things.
Re: My Avatar - It's Guy Gardner. If you're a nerd like me, you'll get it.
July 23rd, 2012 at 11:18 PM |
i, for one, was confused
i, for one, was confused
i, for one, was confused about our patriotism.
July 24th, 2012 at 12:42 AM |
USA? Kate Upton approves.
USA? Kate Upton approves.
How many times have you been on the freeway and had someone fly by you at 100 mph then end up 2 cars ahead of you at the off ramp? What's the point? -Mark Harmon
July 23rd, 2012 at 11:20 PM |
I dont like them but I dont hate them
I dont like them but I dont hate them
so I'm conflicted :/ to love or to hate.
We hate Michigan State. We don't like Penn State too. We don't care for Minnesota, Wisconsin or Notre Dame but we all hate O-S-U.
Michigan Blue 2008 block M hockey jersey still for sale for 50.00. FREE S/H
July 23rd, 2012 at 11:21 PM |
meh
meh
I don't like this one much at all... but then, I thought the UTL jerseys looked horrible too before I saw them on the field of play. I still say if we're playing a team like Bama (or PSU or USC) who also sticks to the clean, classy jersey look, that we should too... but it's an away jersey, so I'm not going to get worked up about it.
July 23rd, 2012 at 11:21 PM |
Mr. Mannequin asks
Mr. Mannequin asks
Mr. Mannequin asks:
Do these Maize pants make my butt look big?
July 24th, 2012 at 2:55 AM |
DAT ASS
DAT ASS
"There will be blood on the field and it won't be mine." -KK
July 23rd, 2012 at 11:22 PM |
The unfortunate reality is
The unfortunate reality is
The unfortunate reality is that I am currently content when I am merely "moderately distasteful" of new uniforms. Welcome to the future.
Good thing they cleared that up, all this time I was under the impression that UM hated America.
Denard has spent the offseason working really hard and smiling at people.