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Michigan-ND Throwbacks: Possibly Paleozoic
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We haven't had a good uniform PANIC for a while, so… yeah… here's… this:
That, according to your favorite newspaper, resembles the "throwback" uniforms Michigan will don this fall. You'll note a few things:
your eyeballs are melting out of your sockets
those uniforms don't look anything like those of the 1960s, which look essentially identical to today's with the exception of the helmets…
…unless they were day-glo orange or something. I think MVictors would have notified us if this was the case by now.
there is a distinct resemblance between these monstrosities and the Big Chill stripey-bucktooth-weasel thing…
…in that both were obviously designed by Joad Cressbeckler. Doctor Saturday pointed me to this image of Michigan's uniforms down the years in which the only vague resemblance between the above and something from history is Michigan's 1891 uniforms.
we must have no taste if the Big Chill jerseys sold well enough for this to seem like a good idea.
Let's hope this a practical joke played on the Free Press as revenge, I guess. Get off my lawn.
May 20th, 2011 at 11:30 AM | 
Except they're not "throwbacks" to anything
Except they're not "throwbacks" to anything
May 20th, 2011 at 12:15 PM |
Negative million points for
Negative million points for
Negative million points for posting the picture of the blocked field goal which would have won the game.
Go Blue! Always!
May 20th, 2011 at 2:34 PM |
Agreed
Agreed
But that block would be a penalty now a days! May be not in South Bend?
expect the best
May 20th, 2011 at 4:11 PM |
The rule was changed the next
The rule was changed the next
The rule was changed the next year as a result. Right after we were flagged for a phantom pass interference (30 yards) which allowed that little shit Harry Oliver to kick the game winner to beat us in South Bend. Another rule that was changed that year.
Go Blue! Always!
May 20th, 2011 at 12:32 PM |
Please tell me they didn't
Please tell me they didn't
Please tell me they didn't give the picture above to a designer who knows nothing about football, and decided the coach stripes were part of the uniform.
May 20th, 2011 at 11:30 AM |
I'd rather wear our state of
I'd rather wear our state of
I'd rather wear our state of the arnt new adidas jersey. Out home look is already perfect. Why mess with it?
HAIL!
May 20th, 2011 at 11:30 AM |
They will look pretty freaking smooth
They will look pretty freaking smooth
When the boys are singing The Victors after we stomp ND.
I once had to comfort Cap'n Crunch after he had been sailing for 7 years only to come home to his wife in bed with Count Chocula.
May 20th, 2011 at 11:31 AM |
As was pointed out in
As was pointed out in
the thread on the board, the Big Chill jersey wasn't a figment of somebody's modern imagination. It actually corresponded to an old hockey jersey.
While I don't mind the rumored football jersey nearly as much as some here do -- I actually like it a little bit, and I don't know why stripes get so much hate here -- it doesn't correspond to any particular previous football jersey. It's more like somebody threw a bunch of old football jerseys into a blender.
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May 20th, 2011 at 11:39 AM |
I am in the same boat
I am in the same boat
I too, for some unknown reason, don't hate the striped jerseys. However, I agree that they do not appear to be any kind of REAL throwback to an actual Michigan uniform.
It's great to be a Michigan Wolverine
May 20th, 2011 at 12:41 PM |
Yeah
Yeah
I actually like the design. It might not be a "real" throwback, but I think the jerseys look nice and seeing them does make me think about the history of the program... so they work for me.
I can see why other people might feel differently, but as long as it's just for one game, I wouldn't have a problem with the team wearing these.
May 20th, 2011 at 11:32 AM |
I don't understand why we
I don't understand why we
I don't understand why we need gimmick jerseys for big games. What, there isn't enough that's unique and compelling about a Michigan-ND night game at Michigan Stadium? If you're going to do this crap, do it for Delaware State or something so that it gives us something to talk/whine about in an otherwise less interesting game.
May 20th, 2011 at 11:35 AM |
C.R.E.A.M.
C.R.E.A.M.
C.R.E.A.M.
May 20th, 2011 at 12:19 PM |
dolla dolla bill, y'all!!!
dolla dolla bill, y'all!!!
dolla dolla bill, y'all!!!
May 20th, 2011 at 11:36 AM |
No, Delaware State games are
No, Delaware State games are
No, Delaware State games are used to inaccurately showcase true freshmen defensive tackles who might not be living up to their considerable recruiting hype in their 7th game on campus.
May 20th, 2011 at 11:36 AM |
Throw Up not Back
Throw Up not Back
Besides being BUTT UGLY there is no historical basis for these uniforms. What's next? Polka dots? Ads for Dominos on the back of the helmet?
Whoever put this nightmare uniform together should be fired. No, better yet burn them at the stake at halftime of the Notre Dame game.
Go Blue!
May 20th, 2011 at 2:08 PM |
LOL
LOL
This whole article is flamebait. The author knows the jersey does not met NCAA regulations.
May 20th, 2011 at 11:37 AM |
I dont buy it
I dont buy it
Why would the AD put a release out on MGOBLUE about this. I give this 5 fakes out of 5. Just Freep trolling for page views, IMO.
May 20th, 2011 at 11:38 AM |
If UM has to wear those, then Notre Dame has to
If UM has to wear those, then Notre Dame has to
wear their Nuclear Overdose helmets:
May 20th, 2011 at 11:39 AM |
Just don't buy it. I
Just don't buy it. I
Just don't buy it. I maintain a pretty solid consumption of tasteful Michigan gear (as in no Arby's logo or bumble bee stripes). If everyone else does sooner or later someone in marketing will get the message.
That spiderweb stithing on the letters? Gah.
May 20th, 2011 at 11:39 AM |
Wolverines 1888 FTW
Wolverines 1888 FTW
E to the S Go Blue, Class of '04
May 20th, 2011 at 2:38 PM |
You know it's true. . .
You know it's true. . .
Naked Man® would blend perfectly in this photo.
Love & Hate are horns on the same goat.
May 20th, 2011 at 11:42 AM |
See?!
See?!
I've been telling everybody that this is what would happen if we let Nike get ahold of our jerseys! Damn capitalist tradition-destroying bastards!
Wait...what?
Denard's 2010 was spent redefining what one man can do.
May 20th, 2011 at 11:43 AM |
I see the throwback in the design
I see the throwback in the design
And they seem to me like beauty only a mom can see.
I'd like to see how they look with pads underneath - the stripes might not be so "kablow!"
May 20th, 2011 at 11:43 AM |
Even Denver fans think our
Even Denver fans think our
Even Denver fans think our throwbacks uni's are ugly
May 20th, 2011 at 3:09 PM |
Hands down the worst football
Hands down the worst football
Hands down the worst football uniforms of all time. Verical stripes on the socks? Wow.
May 20th, 2011 at 11:46 AM |
This made me think of something Mike Tyson modeled
This made me think of something Mike Tyson modeled
It's a classy look.
May 20th, 2011 at 11:49 AM |
Go up and look at that picture again
Go up and look at that picture again
But first, imagine, if you will, that it is not a #85. It is a 16.
Now, imagine that in all its striped glory, there is a great mass of dreads bouncing and flapping above it like an angry octopus.
Finally, imagine it is about 9:30 on a warm September night, and under an amazing glow of man-made light in the individual spectacle of Michigan Stadium, that uniform has just ran over the "N" in "MICHIGAN" for the third time of the evening. And life has never been better.
Consider me firmly in the "As Long As We Win" category.
May 20th, 2011 at 12:50 PM |
When did you change your avatar?
When did you change your avatar?
I didn't think you could do better than your previous avatar, but you've proved me wrong.
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May 20th, 2011 at 1:15 PM |
Got called out
Got called out
It's Magnus's fault.
May 20th, 2011 at 1:25 PM |
Well then...
Well then...
...three cheers for Magnus and his ability to encourage improvement in even the best avatars!
(Do you have a Lego Hoke pointing at something?)
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May 20th, 2011 at 1:46 PM |
It could be better
It could be better
It could be #16.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
May 20th, 2011 at 2:16 PM |
It exists
It exists
and the dreads are glorious. Maybe one day, kids... I've been hanging onto Lego Martavious for almost a year and he deserves his day in the sun
May 20th, 2011 at 2:33 PM |
Well, MO is a senior
Well, MO is a senior
Give him his day in the sun. There's always next year. (You COULD rotate it on an annual basis, awarding the look to the Sixzero Senior of the Year).
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
May 20th, 2011 at 11:50 AM |
I guess I don't understand
I guess I don't understand
I guess I don't understand what the purpose of throwback jersey is when...it never existed.
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May 20th, 2011 at 11:56 AM |
I think
I think
I think these are throwbacks to an alternate parallel universe. The team that takes the field against ND will be made up of the players' goateed evil twins.
May 20th, 2011 at 12:41 PM |
I guess that's why you're not
I guess that's why you're not
I guess that's why you're not the CEO of Michigan Football Inc.
May 20th, 2011 at 11:52 AM |
Dave Brandon needs to stop
Dave Brandon needs to stop
Dave Brandon needs to stop coming up with new crap to try and peddle. If those non-throwback jerseys are really what the team is going to wear, we should be embarrassed. Walmart wouldn't even sell that crap.
It's apparent that the only thing that matters to Dave is generating more revenue at the expense of everything else. Squeeze the season ticket holders as hard as possible? Check. Put the two most marketable teams on campus in crappy single game uniforms to sell? Check. Stick a patch on anything that moves and try to sell the patches? Check. Advertising in the Stadium for the spring game? Check. (Is this to warm everyone up for advertising in the fall?)
The man is a marketing whore. Plain and simple.
Go Blue!! Viva La Revolucion!!
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May 20th, 2011 at 5:52 PM |
No, Walmart
No, Walmart
Would sell that crap and as any State fan will tell you, the Walverines out there will buy a lot of it. Remember the Puma blue- fade-to-green-fade-to-yellow hats from a few years back? Those were ugly as all get out, but they were cheap so they sold.
May 20th, 2011 at 11:53 AM |
throw back ha
throw back ha
then I should be able to THROWBACK a nice steamy hand full of boo boo at the designer responsible for this monstrosity. Any objections???
"There will be blood on the field and it
won't be mine. … Quote it. Let them
know."
Kyle Kalis
May 20th, 2011 at 11:55 AM |
Here's a link to the 1891 uni
Here's a link to the 1891 uni
Here's a link to the 1891 uni per rendering. I tried to quickly find a pic at bentley, but the team photo seems to have been taken with sweaters, not the actual uniform:
http://www.heritagesportsart.com/Michigan-Wolverines-c86/
When did your mother let you out of the basement Mr. Rosenberg?
May 20th, 2011 at 12:36 PM |
I would take the rugby
I would take the rugby
I would take the rugby stripes if they also included ridiculous psuedo- or real- brown vests and pants.
May 20th, 2011 at 1:56 PM |
1964
1964
It's interesting that they show an all maize uniform in that link for 1964.
All rational Michigan fans should be applauding the implosion of the rest of the conference because [MIDDLE FINGERS IN ALL DIRECTIONS.] - EDSBS
May 20th, 2011 at 11:56 AM |
Get rid of the shoulder stripes and I'm in.
May 20th, 2011 at 11:57 AM |
Similar to the Big Chill
Similar to the Big Chill
Similar to the Big Chill jerseys, I think these will look better while being worn than on the rack.
May 20th, 2011 at 11:58 AM |
At warp Dilithium speed
At warp Dilithium speed
that jersey will cause cognitive and physical dissonance in the ND defenders. However, I would rather beat their asses fair and square with a real throwback jersey. Go Blue
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it.
May 20th, 2011 at 11:59 AM |
Stitching
Stitching
I just want to run the finite element analysis on the numbers, but then again I'm a mechanical engineer.
May 20th, 2011 at 12:05 PM |
I can't help but think (hope)
I can't help but think (hope)
I can't help but think (hope) the FREEP got punked here. Brandon would have to be insane to introduce a fake throwback to Michigan's opinionated fan base.
Let's eat Grandpa.
May 20th, 2011 at 12:08 PM |
One quick note
One quick note
The uniform shown would violate NCAA rules (lack of numbers on front) which makes me think this is a leak to gauge fan reaction.
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May 20th, 2011 at 12:17 PM |
I think the article mentions
I think the article mentions
I think the article mentions they're still looking to add #s to the uni's. probably opposite the Adidas logo (top left corner), however i don't know it would meet that 8" requirement someone mentioned in the original thread.
Touchdown Michigan!
May 20th, 2011 at 12:11 PM |
I sorta thought that we have
I sorta thought that we have
I sorta thought that we have been wearing throwbacks for every home game for several decades.
Go Blue!! Viva La Revolucion!!
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The first year Notre Dame met Michigan was 1899. Michigan won 12-0.
112 years ago.
The Wolverines' duds looked like this.
The only guy wearing stripes is the captain, Allen Steckle.
I would prefer a throwback to Michigan's 1979 home uniform. No names on the backs of the jerseys, and different numerals (especially No. 2). More classic Michigan/Bo look: