Alternate Jersey Release Open Thread
Well, after weeks of speculation, we will all discover what our Michigan Wolverines will be wearing at the night game against Notre Dame.
8:00 on Mgoblue.com, they will be unveiled. Apparently, the players all really like them.
As long as the game results in a W for us, I'm ok with whatever they wear.
Hopefully they don't look too bad!
It was additional stitching to keep the M on sweaters before there were other ways to apply logos, letters and numbers to jerseys. So this just reflects the historic look. If you look closely at the old jersey's with M on the front, you'll notice it.
I fux wit it
but to be honest I like ND's better. Those are something else.
I agree, it looks like they were trying to do too much with our jerseys
I hate Notre Dame's jerseys. Even if they were the nicest jerseys in the world I'd still hate them.
But those Notre Dame asshole have stripes on their shoulders! Oh Wait.... Shit..... Nevermind.
shoelace's smile has managed to disarm my outrage.
"unique articles of apparel...."
these are sweet, with the pads & helmets. The whole look is cool.
i love how everyone was crying about them just 20 minutes ago.. and now everyone all of a sudden likes them. i'll be interested to see how brian responds to seeing the finished product, since he was such a hater of them initially.
Yea, amazing how some people can let a little thing like "seeing the jerseys being worn by the players" influence their opinion. Morons.
Not as bad as I thought they would be, but I still think they look pretty lame/tacky
"unique articles of apparel...."
makes it look good. I still wont buy one. I cant wait to see the hats they come up with though to match the 'legacy" theme.
Block M bowler hats.
at least on the players. Now let's beat the shamrocks off the helmets of ND (assuming that does end up being their look).
http://www.mgoblue.com/allaccess/?media=246857
"Player reaction to jerseys"
"My arms look good."
We don't have an idiotic shamrock on our helmet.
And the facemasks. But Goddamnit the stripes.
hideous.
I am a big traditionalist, but these aren't that bad. Be better just regular unis though - w/o adidas logo on front.
Helmets kill our current ones, love em.
My 5-year old daughter is now in love with Dernard.
...is happy tonight.
nuff said.
Those are awful... They are not too bad... Pretty good in fact... I like it... They are freaking awesome!... I have no choice but to buy one.
<br>Maize & Blue forever my friends.
I love them and honestly I like ND's also. It's gonna look sweet for one game.
Unis aren't as bad as the dreaded leak, but ND wins the uniform round. Ours are choke-down-able, theirs are pretty sweet.
Can't help but think the leak was intentional so as to set the bar low. Bidness folk may treat their souls like commodities, but they have the politics of soulessness down pat.
Adidas missed an opportunity to design three stripes on the shoulders instead of four stripes. They missed an opportunity to design three stripes on the ND jerseys as well.
I would like it more if the block M was the bigger modern version and didnt have the stitching inside it
Love the gray facemasks and they look pretty good on the players. I would love to have them as an alternate in NCAA 12 but I know that won't happen.
Kinda look like a soccer jersey without pads but I def. think they look sharp with pads and running over ND players haha Go Blue!!!
Looks nice. Like the M in the middle
Those things r gonna look SICK under the lights!!!
Ours aren't as bad as the leaked hanger version, but still meh.(**) Opportunity lost.
Lose the shamrock and change the shoes from white to black and if I'm Notre Dame, those are my road unis for the forseeable future.
(**) The adidas logo on ours is too f'in big and prominent.
I actually think with pads they look awesome. I would have loved to seen the sleeves/shoulders winged like the helmets, but not as bad as the one for sale.
This is good!
I'm trying my best to like these..but I just can't. These are honestly one step ahead of OSU's kethcupbottle/usedtampon jerseys from last season. DB should have just stuck with the usual gameday jerseys or gone with a maize top (I know, I know go ahead and make your comment). But really, a futuristic maize uniform under the lights would look awesome.
Honestly I think these look good. They will probably look cool on the field as the yellow stripes become soaked with the blood of the Irish. Perhaps we can call them Oliver Cromwells / Old Ironsides?
But... I don't like the concept. Why are we following the likes of petty upstarts? Because it's not an authentic throwback, it has no meaning beyond a mere cash-generating gimmick. Are we so desperate for a buck?
I see no need for rebellion just yet ... but when they roll out a maize turf field and a robo-wolverine in a monster-truck with lazer-eyes that shoots sparks out of its ass and plays Guns n Roses non-stop ... then we will have gone too far!
Do we have "special" gloves we'll be wearing for the ND game?