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these are the worst alternates I've seen M wear in any sport, and it's not even about the aesthetics. I'm about 99.9% sure there's an NCAA rule in effect prohibiting this jersey. Article 5)b)6 of the basketball rulebook, specifically.
Good call
The number shall be one single solid color that contrasts the neutralzone and may be bordered by no more than a ½-inch border of anycolor(s).
Did we get a special dispensation? Also iirc (and I probably don't) Stanford used to rock striped numbers.
Actually no, wearing these is breaking NCAA rules. It's just that the NCAA hasn't bothered enforcing it all season
Let's use a little reason here.
Do you think it's more likely that the NCAA has forgotten about basic uniform rules or that teams asked for and received permission to wear these?
ADs want crazy uniforms to sell, NCAA says "sure, fuck the rules if we can make a few bucks" and we get unreadable uniforms.
I bet if it came up, Adidas/Michigan would tell you to look closely and see that the shades of yellow are slightly different between the jersey background and the number. So, technically, these probably dont break the rules.
Good Lord. I think some junior high girl from 1987 is missing her pastel Reebok high tops. I hope it is just the color on my browser.
Marketing guy at Adidas: Art design guy, give us a totally neato jersey for Michigan basketball.
Art design guy at Adidas: Super duper, how about yellow?
Marketing guy at Adidas: Yellow? Just yellow? Nothing else? How about the shoes?
Art design guy at Adidas: Yellow too. Just yellow!
Marketing guy at Adidas: Radical! Let's do it!
Art design guy at Adidsas: I'll have my 6th grade kid whip something up in power point and we'll send it to print!
Marketing guy at Adidas: Done and done, and I mean done.
laces make for some fly kicks.
Never. Ugliest shoes I have ever seen.
Those are awful.
If Adidas was really interested in designing uniforms that put as much "maize" on these as possible, they would've treated their precious three stripes just as they did "Michigan" on the front of the jersey.
New mantra: it's not the name on the front of the jersey, it's the logo on the back of the shoes???
If the kids like them, whatever...
At least they're not neon green shoes. I don't hate the shoes, although I prefer either all white or all blue unis.
I actually kinda like them
/ducks
...but with affection.
I assume we're trying to blind the Ohio players. Maybe woth the aesthetic travesty...
If it makes our team play better I'm all for it.
"Those are Trey Burkes feet you say? Niceeee" -Rex Ryan
Im sorry but are those MAIZE or YELLOW? Becuase Ive always wanted the 3rd jersey to be a maize one, and maize being closer to the orange side, as in DARK YELLOW, like when the sun sets. This jersey looks like YELLOW, like our football helmets.
Maize!=dark yellow
This is technically "maize", however, it's pretty different than the maize we use in our uniforms.
Alright Adidas, I was a fan when we signed that contract, but by now...
Or perhaps you would prefer Under Armour?
Unlike Adidas, Nike only messes with uniforms for programs that need publicity to be more relevent.
For example, these are from the "Pro Combat" series, but they're pretty damn close to classic Alabama:
Umm have you seen the terrible osu nike uniforms they wear against us? I don't think ohio needs the publicity/
I think that's Alabama. Only OSU fans confuse themselves with Alabama.
You've clearly never watched Florida or Florida State play. Either that, or you feel that they're programs in need of publicity.
I am only a fuddy-duddy when it comes to home football unis. I think these are neat.
and they all said:
"I'm a BANANA!"
or corn, as it were
Who gives a shit, it's basketball
I've always liked our Maize uniforms the best, and while I would prefer our normal ones these are not THAT much worse.
Best hoops jersey hands down:
Agreed, our maize uni's are truly unique and I like them the most.
Agreed, but bring back the big bold block M. Then we have the best uni's in all of college football and in all of college basketball.
Agreed. I like the regular maize jerseys. Aren't our regular maize jerseys maize enough? Apparently not for adidas and DB. Ugh. I don't think the home football jerseys are far off. I hope I'm wrong.
Why put that irrelevant design on the pants. Just keep it simple and put a block M somewhere.
Not my favorite, but not the worst.
Bad. Shoes are worse. It's getting difficult to defend Adidas. 89 throwbacks were on
very reminiscent of the NBA Christmas jerseys, given that they're all made by Adidas. Anyone happen to watch the Pacers play in their alternates and recall how difficult it was to see the numbers/names? Not as big a deal with basketball as with football, as you can actually see people's faces and bodies, unless you're not familiar with all the players. Meaning, WE shouldn't have a problem identifying players, but osu fans probably will (but who cares about them anyway amiright?)
Legibility be damned, these are awesome for a one-off thing. UMichBball twitter also says that they'll have maize socks.
I'm not going to throw a hissy fit over something relatively minor like this. I will throw a hissy fit if I ever see those bumble bee uniforms we had in the trash tornado game.
Hopefully they already tested the number thing after the bowl game debacle.
And thought this post was talking about busting out all maize uniforms for the football team vs. Ohio, not the basketball team. The thought of 300 lb behemoths dressed in an all maize football gear ensemble is grounds for immediate arrest and physical brutality by the Fashion Police. Unless of course, you're an Oregon fan, in which case you happily refer to it as "Awesome Nike Alternative Combat Uniform #7."
I wish we would go back to wearing blue jerseys at home like in football. I don't know why basketball went to whites at home in the first place and I hate those shoes.
Kansas has already worn them this season in all blue if anyone missed that game. I don't mind the jersey when you look at it in a picture, but I have a feeling I'm going to dislike them for the same reason that I disliked our bowl uniforms: you can't tell who the hell is doing things because the numbers are invisible on TV. That said, probably not as big of a deal with basketball.
And why is no one asking the important question? Is Burke going to play with his shoelaces untied? (/s in case that is necessary)
Meh. These could be worse and I like having uniform variety in basketball. They really need to pick themselves up and beat Ohio to gather momentum for a couple tough road games.
Don't try to fool me. I can tell that Denard is modeling those shoes.
of the football team alternates. Clearly Michigan, clean design, and the kicks are just. . . brash.
The uniforms are ok but the maize shoes are downright ugly!
Those shoes are not only ugly as F but they appear to have the same level of support as the moccasins I wore in high school.
But they are the ones who are going to be dominating Craft tomorrow.
Go Blue!!
I'll decide if I like them if we beat Ohio.
Shoes... Meh. Jerseys... Not bad actually, but our original maize are way better. All that matters to me, though, is some revenge. And I'm not talking typical revenge, I'm talking 20 blowout tomorrow... LET'S GO BLUE... BEAT OHIO
but at least they havent changed the winged helmet......yet
Not true, matte finish in the Outback Bowl this year.
Because we lost the first game, I wasn't surprised to hear of this.
If we win in them, I wouldn't be shocked to see them come out again vs. IU.
I mean, the whole thing is yellow, man. Even the shoes.
some kid had shoes of a different color and decided to spray paint them. Phew. Oh well, first world problems and so on yada yada tradition yada yada.
Why are the socks white?
Shame on you. Ask me trice, shame on me.
Why are the socks white?
Why are the socks white?
I dragged you on a three-week expedition through the Himalayas just so we could see the Great and All Knowing Swami of Samibhanjyanchandranekasar and get answers to the most important questions in life, and you ask
Why are the socks white?
Why are the socks white?
Why are the socks white?
Cannot believe you burned all 3 of the questions. I hope you're happy.
Please?
I don't like the shoes.
I really wish we could just one time, one season, have Maize uniform components that actually match. Just once.
No?
Ok. Thanks DB.
I wish, just once uninformed message board posters and bloggers would stop blaming Dave Brandon for uniforms.
He's an athletics director. This doesn't fall under his job description. Just because he's the only person you can name in the entire athletics department doesn't mean it's his fault.
For the record. Uniforms have A LOT more to do with the teams and coaches than they EVER do with the AD.
Mr. Brandon is the only one who can get us a new contract, not players or coaches. It most certainly is under his job description, maybe delegated to someone else to handle, but still in his wheelhouse.
Thanks for calling me uninformed though.
Look terrible IMO. Next thing you know, they'll do shirts vs. skins with a temporary Adidas tattoo applied to each player's chest.
...Burke on the court with those jerseys as we will on tv!
but the majority of you have to stop getting your panties in a bunch. The only difference between these jerseys and our normal maize ones (which are amazing btw) is that the Michigan and number are not filled in with blue. Is that really the end of the world?
Stauskas and a couple other players have already voiced their opinion on the shoes, calling them "cold" (that means he approves of them). If the players like them and are excited to wear them, what's the big deal? Beat Ohio!
Especially because the jerseys and shoes are the same color!
Whatever your opinion of the Fab Five, this remains the best style, hands down.
...the best.
Want those uniforms every game.
I do hope the irony of the Fab 5 turning tradition on its head when it came to BB uniforms is not lost on you. If MGoBlog had been around when they came on the scene, the reaction from the board would be apoplectic.
I'll take a pair of those shorts in XL. Love that look.
but I still have those shorts.
As bad without the shoes. How often do you look at a man's shoes?
On the other hand, the guys wear different shoes from each other each game. hopefully, some do not wear these
Did you see MSU and their gold shoes? That was awful. Shoes matter, sometimes. I bet these will look a lot better in person than TV though, without all the glare.
Nope that's not a big enough departure to be upset. Now if we get those Nike jerseys with the stupid barely visible designs on the back then I'll be angry (Duke, OSU etc).
by Sharpie Highlighters.
So, what do the shorts look like for tomorrow? Anyone know?
I hate this uniform, good thing I know who all the players are so that i won't have to struggle with that tomorrow night.
Adidas sucks
Am I the only one that loves everything about this uniform???
I'd say the answer is no, but not by much. Personally, for some reason I can't see the pics of the uniforms on my work computer, but I would second the opinion of the person who voice their love for the old fab five maize uniforms. Personally, those are my favorite of all basketball uniforms.
I do like the current maize uniforms though, so I can't see myself having an issue with these ones if they are similar.
Was given tickets today to the game, section 220! Can any one tell me if these tickets are good, bad, or ok? Thanks!
But where does the B1G patch go? Is it yellow too?
MICHIGAN is the new Oregon