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By Brian — July 14th, 2008 at 9:24 AM — 49 comments
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Glen Mason's Hot Wife links up the official away jerseys, and Ann Arbor Torch And Pitchfork extends its business hours. Abandon all hope:

I'm not as horrified as most probably will be, as I quite like the numbering and don't mind the shoulder piping, but I can't imagine the little side stripe as anything but ugly. Full gallery here.

Update: The official site has the jerseys up and the side striping seems a lot less prominent, FWIW.

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Posted on: July 15th, 2008 at 8:48 AM #1
ESPN Big Ten Blog
The ESPN Big Ten Blog has a post about the jerseys.. http://myespn.go.com/blogs/bigten/0-1-30/Here-they-are-----Michigan-s-ne... Short, but it has some info about the details to the jerseys that I hadn't read anywhere else.

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Posted on: July 14th, 2008 at 11:27 PM #2
Isn't it weirder that adidas
"It's weird to think that our main jersey in stores was once #37" Isn't it weirder that adidas thinks our best player this year is Stonum, er, J.T. Floyd, um, Braylon?

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Posted on: July 14th, 2008 at 11:07 PM #3
West Virginia Unis?
These look somewhat more like West Virigina's duds than Michigan's: http://www.nancarrow-webdesk.com/warehouse/storage2/2008-w00/img.102800_t.jpg Does this mean another lawsuit, or did the divorce stipulate that RR got the clothes?

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Posted on: July 14th, 2008 at 11:26 PM #4
http://michiganagainsttheworl
"These look somewhat more like West Virigina's duds" http://michiganagainsttheworld.blogspot.com/2008/07/no-more-outcry.html

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Posted on: July 14th, 2008 at 7:44 PM #5
It's weird to think that our
It's weird to think that our main jersey in stores was once #37 (Irons).
Posted on: July 14th, 2008 at 1:11 PM #6
hey sphincter
How much for my Jarrett Irons?

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Posted on: July 14th, 2008 at 12:43 PM #7
WOW NINJA!!
$199.00 for a jersey is only about $198.00 more than I'd pay. I'll wait til they start showing up at the Goodwill Store. Then I'll buy 'em for a couple bucks and put 'em on ebay.

Winning breeds confidence. Losing breeds reality.

Posted on: July 14th, 2008 at 12:43 PM #8
I'm a little concerned....
...about the side piping, but other than that these look fantastic. I wonder if they'll be in NCAA 09?
Posted on: July 14th, 2008 at 12:13 PM #9
I wasn't going to be happy
I wasn't going to be happy unless the away jersey had a collar just like those fancy Euro soccer jerseys
Posted on: July 14th, 2008 at 12:20 PM #10
Cristiano Ronaldo is a zero
Cristiano Ronaldo is a zero star place kicker. Zoltan rugby-style punts coming in 46 days...

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Posted on: July 14th, 2008 at 12:12 PM #11
That's great, it starts with
That's great, it starts with an earthquake, birds and snakes, an aeroplane...

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Posted on: July 14th, 2008 at 11:52 AM #12
Oh boy
I can't wait for the Thursday night games.
Posted on: July 14th, 2008 at 12:30 PM #13
seriously though?
kill yourself*   *not really

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Posted on: July 14th, 2008 at 11:38 AM #14
OMG the Pants... What about
OMG the Pants... What about the pants!!! If they put streaks on the pants I'm going to flip.
Posted on: July 14th, 2008 at 11:54 AM #15
Yeah, that new rule where you
Yeah, that new rule where you get docked 6 points for every stripe on your uniform is going to kill Michigan this year. Also, the colors might distract Threet and force him to throw INTs. 

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Posted on: July 14th, 2008 at 12:24 PM #16
well, let's use that
well, let's use that explanation when he absolutely shits the bed this year. i'm praying that he just be average and we'll be legit...

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Posted on: July 14th, 2008 at 11:30 AM #17
Hey Ninja, I have Hart's
Hey Ninja, I have Hart's authentic home jersey from three years ago still. I definitely like the Adidas homes more than the aways, but what are your thoughts in going with the crazier away version just to switch it up a little bit? Haha I just might be able to pull off that little side stripe

Hail.

Posted on: July 14th, 2008 at 11:25 AM #18
@Flood: $199 brother.
@Flood: $199 brother.

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Posted on: July 14th, 2008 at 11:25 AM #19
Hey, whatever's important to
Hey, whatever's important to people- I mean I was big on the #1 thing, but not so much on the away jerseys. Home jerseys, different story- but if it bugs you fine, I think you'll forget all about it when Feagin is streaking down the sideline for six.

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Posted on: July 14th, 2008 at 11:21 AM #20
I posted this on the Diary entry, but:
Is there any speculation or knowledge as to how much the authentic jerseys will cost? I think I'll head down to The MDEN on August 1 to pick up an authentic, because the replicas look pretty shoddy in comparison. I think Nike's were about $150

Hail.

Posted on: July 14th, 2008 at 11:10 AM #21
The official Joe seal of
The official Joe seal of approval has been placed... not that it matters or anybody should care.
Posted on: July 14th, 2008 at 11:32 AM #22
I admit, I was freaked out at
I admit, I was freaked out at first. I mean, I never thought Joe would give his blessing on the new uniforms.I am so relieved now. 
Posted on: July 14th, 2008 at 11:10 AM #23
You didn't
have to tell me that, Joe.
Posted on: July 14th, 2008 at 11:02 AM #24
Sometimes you people...
are out-of-fucking hand when you try to tell people NOT to complain. Fuck, if they want to not like the jerseys and complain about them, then let them. That's what the post is about and its obviously important to them even if it isn't to you. So, which Two Headed Boy track is the best on the album?

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Posted on: July 14th, 2008 at 11:20 AM #25
Obviously Part Two...
Obviously Part Two...
Posted on: July 14th, 2008 at 11:11 AM #26
Unless there's a band now called THB?
Which would be kind of like that band Stars of Track and Field.  I appreciate the ode, but that's just a little too recursive for me.
Posted on: July 14th, 2008 at 11:10 AM #27
Pt. 1
But Pt.2 has the cool ending where he says "But don't hate her when she gets up to leave" and then he gets up and leaves.
Posted on: July 14th, 2008 at 10:38 AM #28
Just
Just imagine, those side stripes on the away jerseys will make our guys look faster, combined with Eeeeee Barwis, and we're off to the races. I don't think those stripes are a big deal. In fact, if I ever bought one of those, I think they'd look pretty decent. The home authentics look nice. No way in hell I'm buying a replica POS. They look crappy and with screened numbers instead of stiched, it's a super replica instead of a genuine attempted authentic knockoff. Anyway, no big deal...
Posted on: July 14th, 2008 at 10:35 AM #29
What about the pants?
What about the pants? I hope we go with the ass-less chaps this year.

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Posted on: July 14th, 2008 at 11:35 AM #30
If they fuck with the pants,
If they fuck with the pants, I'm going to flip
Posted on: July 14th, 2008 at 10:31 AM #31
I don't care if they have
I don't care if they have 'Yodas and shit' on 'em as long as we perform on the field. Actually, not completely true. The home is honoring tradition enough and the away is not too "Oregony"
Posted on: July 14th, 2008 at 11:44 AM #32
but yodas ...
would be green, and that would not go well with the color scheme. A sullustan or a twi lek would be a better fit, truthfully.

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Posted on: July 14th, 2008 at 10:23 AM #33
Looks fine
We are in no danger of becoming Oregon.

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Posted on: July 14th, 2008 at 10:06 AM #34
Jerseys
Those away football outfits are especially sharp. Compared to other teams I think they will rank high.
Posted on: July 14th, 2008 at 10:05 AM #35
Really not that different..
Last years away jerseys had piping on the shoulders. There was also a stripe down the side that finished on the back of the jersey, it was just thinner. Much ado about nothing.
Posted on: July 14th, 2008 at 10:02 AM #36
Terrible
I hereby renounce my Michigan fan-dom. I am burning my diploma, and leaving the Alumni Association. Just awful.

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Posted on: July 14th, 2008 at 10:00 AM #37
I've got really, really,
I've got really, really, really novel idea: stop being pussies. I mean, shit. It's a jersey. Stop bitching about shoulder piping and colorful panel inserts. This is all mind-blowingly minute. Think about all the things that are wrong with this world. We got baby mommas who can't feed they babies and baby daddys who wont be a man and own up to they babies. And, there are like wars and other shit happening and Barackal Hussein Bin Lama is a secret Islamic terrorist who is running for President. A little context, please. And, its all about the helmets, anyway. 

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Posted on: July 14th, 2008 at 11:14 AM #38
about the helmets, i heard
about the helmets, i heard they are going back to the days of putting stickers on, which includes on the wings. so expect to see alot of little horrendous 'M's all over the place...     just kidding har har har

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Posted on: July 14th, 2008 at 9:56 AM #39
I like them
I like the stripes on the back collar for the away jersey.

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Posted on: July 14th, 2008 at 9:50 AM #40
WTF is the Big Deal?
You guys are comlaining about a fucking AWAY jersey???? Who the fuck even notices anything but the Helmet on the road? It's white with numbers on it. Sheesh, talk about worrying over not only what you can;t control, but something that registers as a 0 on the Big Deal scale.

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Posted on: July 14th, 2008 at 9:37 AM #41
Replica away
That replica away jersey is absolutely godawful. At least make it an effort to make it look like the authentic. And, for that matter, the replica home jersey looks pretty terrible, too. And did anybody catch that little detail that the designs were picked out by an assistant athletic director and someone from marketing? Another great move from the AD's office.
Posted on: July 14th, 2008 at 9:39 AM #42
Absolutely
Bill Martin never saw these jerseys once.  At all.  Some lackey from the AD just drew them with crayon on a napkin and gave them to Adidas.  Unfortuanately for all of us, after he finished drawing the upper shoulder stripes he had flattened the point on his Crayola, which is the reason the lower stripes are so wide.  Crayola is the enemy here, not Adidas.
Posted on: July 14th, 2008 at 9:37 AM #43
The most important opinions
are that of the team and any potential future recruits.
Posted on: July 14th, 2008 at 9:34 AM #44
A little tacky...
... but not the end of the world. The article also mentioned that the home jerseys have similar side swooshes, but are in the same color as the body of the jersey, so much more subtle (still undesirable). They should have just saved the fabric to sell in some god-awful maize jersey.

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Posted on: July 14th, 2008 at 9:34 AM #45
I expected worse on the away
I expected worse on the away jerseys- the side stripe appears relatively subtle, I can get used to it. Just don't ever change the home jerseys!
Posted on: July 14th, 2008 at 9:34 AM #46
The stripes
If you look at the picture closely, it appears that the sides are folded in a bit to show the stripes. Also, you have to consider what this will look like on players from a Terrance Taylor to a Roy Roundtree. A better question is why is the jersey "08". Wouldn't "80" have been a better choice seeing as single digit numbers are just single digits on our jerseys?
Posted on: July 14th, 2008 at 9:40 AM #47
year
I'm guessing the 08 is for the 2008 season.

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Posted on: July 14th, 2008 at 9:40 AM #48
Oh duh
Yeah, you win.
Posted on: July 14th, 2008 at 9:29 AM #49
Great.
Great.

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