so much for that
Michigan Throwback Jersey for ND game
May 20th, 2011 at 10:48 AM | 
BOOM
BOOM
May 20th, 2011 at 10:00 AM |
If you look
If you look
on Bentley, the stripes seem to come from the 1880's and 1890's:
1889 with stripes:
1894 with block M:
1899 stripes with vest over:
Yes they are ugly versus the purity of our home jerseys. But, if Notre Dame's are something historically similar, I think this is a pretty cool reference to the past for two programs with a very long history. Much better than a simple maize jersey.
Note the striped socks in the 1894 photo.
It also might make for a cool baseball sleeve length t shirt.
FWIW, I liked the Big Chill jerseys - the ones that the team wore, not the cheese ball bright yellow retail versions.
May 20th, 2011 at 11:35 AM |
1889
1889
Those 1889 jerseys look like prison uniforms.
I could go for the long sleeve + block M look, though.
So why didn't the team all wear the same uniform back in those days?
"Why would you ask a dumb question like that?" -Lloyd Carr
May 20th, 2011 at 11:57 AM |
Maybe
Maybe
Some are practice jerseys, or maybe you had to earn your stripes .........
May 20th, 2011 at 9:42 AM |
I...
I...
I hate these jerseys
UMfan. GO BLUE
May 20th, 2011 at 9:45 AM |
I am all set to make the trip
I am all set to make the trip
I am all set to make the trip from Arlington, Tx to A2 for this epic night of football. Everything about the game, hoopla, Desmond tribute, and such have only fueled my excitement. This is the one thing that just makes me cringe. I don't want to spend an entire night looking at these.
May 20th, 2011 at 11:02 AM |
It's just so Stupid.
It's just so Stupid.
The game has so much with it, it doesn't need a uni change. It's going to be so annoying, b/c you know it's going to be harder to read player #'s. Just so awful.
And I do realize the point is to sell J's, and this is the perfect opp for that. But I never saw the sense in buying a throwback anyway - do you wear it to the next throwback game?
May 20th, 2011 at 9:49 AM |
Please tell me this is a
Please tell me this is a
Please tell me this is a joke.
We're the last college in the universe to finally, FINALLY host a night game and THIS is what the players are going to wear?
Go Blue! Always!
May 20th, 2011 at 9:55 AM |
Throwback ?
Throwback ?
Seriously ? I consider these Throw-Away jerseys.
C'mon DB ... remember, "This is Michigan", wtf is this as a part of tradition. Did Bo ever use a uniform as some form of incentive or trick ? uhhh No !
Send up the signal - Brady Hoke, please Save Us from this travesty !!!
Go Blue !
No place on earth I'd rather be on a football Saturday than Michigan Stadium !
May 20th, 2011 at 9:59 AM |
I think we should wait to see
I think we should wait to see
what kind of ugly jersey Adidas makes for ND. They've got some ugly throwbacks to work off of: http://onefootdown.fantake.com/2011/03/17/the-definitive-notre-dame-unif...
I think if we look better than ND, it might not be so bad. If they wear a better jersey than us on our own home turf though...well, at least we've got Denard right?
University of Tom Brady, B.A. '10; University of Peyton Manning, J.D. '13.
May 20th, 2011 at 9:59 AM |
Just
Just
win the game
May 20th, 2011 at 10:01 AM |
YUCK!
YUCK!
The players will look like friggin bumblebees!
May 20th, 2011 at 10:01 AM |
Needs MOAR lightning bolts
Needs MOAR lightning bolts
on the chest and MOAR flames on the pants.
Holy shit these are the worst things I have ever seen. Possibly worse than the Process. Fire Dave Brandon pls.
May 20th, 2011 at 10:05 AM |
Pondering
Pondering
WTF is this!
May 20th, 2011 at 10:08 AM |
So Pumped!
So Pumped!
I'm so pumped for the ND game! I don't like the jerseys that much but the idea is good! So excited to see MIchigan Football back even if the jersey is kinda...ugly. :)
-How do you get an OSU grad off your porch? Pay them for the pizza.-
May 20th, 2011 at 10:13 AM |
Wow. Fu-gly!
Wow. Fu-gly!
Are those jerseys f'n ugly. Please do not do it!
Go with the numbers on the helmet and call it a day.
"Don't touch that please, your primitive intellect wouldn't understand alloys and compositions and things with... molecular structures."
May 20th, 2011 at 10:18 AM |
Ehh not a fan, but what does
Ehh not a fan, but what does
Ehh not a fan, but what does my opinion matter? They will either do with these, something completely different, or keep our current modern jerseys.
“What the mind can conceive, the mind can achieve and those who stay will be champions.” - Bo
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May 20th, 2011 at 10:21 AM |
De gustibus non est disputandum
De gustibus non est disputandum
Actually this whole thread missed the backstory.
These are NOT the retro jerseys we will wear. The Freep got confused.
These ARE Drew Sharp's pyjamas.
OK, so, relax.
Last week I saw a woman flayed, and you will hardly believe how much it altered her person for the worse.
May 20th, 2011 at 10:22 AM |
Am I crazy...
Am I crazy...
Am I crazy, because I think these uni's are actually sweet. Neg me all you like.
May 20th, 2011 at 10:29 AM |
Sorta, kinda, not really?
Sorta, kinda, not really?
Sorta, kinda, not really?
May 20th, 2011 at 10:55 AM |
Is that Wil Wheaton?
Is that Wil Wheaton?
Is that Wil Wheaton?
May 20th, 2011 at 10:44 AM |
On second thought, I kind of
On second thought, I kind of
On second thought, I kind of like them. It will be kind of cool to see a block M on the front without huge numbers, and whole the stripes may look weird right now I have a feeling that they will look good under the lights.
COYS and lets go Detroit FC!
May 20th, 2011 at 10:44 AM |
I'm going to reserve
I'm going to reserve
I'm going to reserve judgement til after I see them on a player. I have a neutral reaction as of right now.
May 20th, 2011 at 10:47 AM |
why do we have to throw back to the 20s?
why do we have to throw back to the 20s?
If we went back to the 50s or 60s, those uniforms looked good! Looks like the last time Michigan football wore striped sleeves was in the 20s. We better keep Crislers winged helmets for this game!
expect the best
May 20th, 2011 at 10:47 AM |
adidas will take every
adidas will take every
adidas will take every opportunity to put a stripe on something..ugh.
May 20th, 2011 at 10:47 AM |
adidas will take every
adidas will take every
adidas will take every opportunity to put a stripe on something..ugh.
May 20th, 2011 at 10:49 AM |
I KNEW NIKE WOULD DO THIS
I KNEW NIKE WOULD DO THIS
I KNEW NIKE WOULD DO THIS DUMB GARBAGE, GIVING US PRO COMBAT UNIFORMS THAT MAKE LESS THAN ZERO SENSE! Oh wait, we're still with Adidas. Atleast that argument has officially died.
Go Blue!
May 20th, 2011 at 10:58 AM |
WOW
Please don't let those
WOW
Please don't let those
WOW
Please don't let those be what we wear.
COMMENCE PANIC
CHARLES WOODSON DOWN THE SIDELINE
May 20th, 2011 at 11:05 AM |
I am waiting patiently
I am waiting patiently
for all the Michigan alumni in the league to drop a media firestorm on Brady Hoke for coming in and allowing our most sacred tradition to be sold out under his watch. He just comes into this job and changes everything? Doesn't he care about the MICHIGAN TRADITION? etc
May 20th, 2011 at 11:52 AM |
I clicked on this as funny
I clicked on this as funny
I get your sarcasm / was going to post something like this myself. You probably should have posted with a /s
Clearly, we Michigan fans are an emotional lot when it comes to changing anything - even if the change is based on tradition from our own ancient past.
I don't like the Devner Bronco throwbacks either - but for just one game between the two most storied programs in college football - this will be OK. We'll live through it. It may even look really cool in the lights - especially with dreads.
May 20th, 2011 at 11:06 AM |
I've come back to look 3x now and
I've come back to look 3x now and
am warming to it. Without seeing the entire ensemble it's not an easy call. DOES have an early football feel, and DOES invoke M's long tradition. Will be very curious about the helmets.
May 20th, 2011 at 11:07 AM |
My thoughts on going back to
My thoughts on going back to
My thoughts on going back to old designs... there is a reason we don't wear that design anymore.
May 20th, 2011 at 11:11 AM |
posted from iPhone
posted from iPhone
There is no design that will make everyone happy. Personally I think they look ok and at least they aren't blinged out like Oregon or tosu. They do resemble our jerseys from when we wore leather helmets with the block M on the front. It's one game, we just need to deal with it.
Ron Burgundy wears M sweaters
May 20th, 2011 at 11:13 AM |
Dave Brandon
Dave Brandon
Maybe this is just an example of Dave Brandon getting back at the Freep.
May 20th, 2011 at 11:19 AM |
Hmm
Hmm
I actually really like the stitching pattern. The stripes, not so much.
EEB c/o 2014
May 20th, 2011 at 11:24 AM |
Can we get some Maize...
Can we get some Maize...
Please?
May 20th, 2011 at 11:26 AM |
TWoolf29 Troy Woolfolk
TWoolf29 Troy Woolfolk
TWoolf29 Troy Woolfolk
Hell naw. Lol RT @Trops10: @TWoolf29 Yo man please tell me these arent the ND game jerseys...http://yfrog.com/gytgwbwj
May 20th, 2011 at 11:30 AM |
Very telling...
Very telling...
Very telling...
COYS and lets go Detroit FC!
May 20th, 2011 at 11:26 AM |
This release has all the
This release has all the
This release has all the makings of a classic Dave Brandon trial balloon ... floating it out there to see what the public thinks.
"[T]here were a lot of people predicting glorious heights for Rich; mostly the same people who are predicting doom and gloom [for Hoke]. Excuse me if I doubt their prognostication skills." -- M-Wolverine
May 20th, 2011 at 11:59 AM |
Just like "potentially"
Just like "potentially"
Just like "potentially" moving M-OSU and the tempest in a teapot that provoked?
Abort, Retry, Fail?
May 20th, 2011 at 11:27 AM |
If anyone associated with
If anyone associated with
If anyone associated with Michigan over the past three years "doesn't get it," it's Adidas.
Go Blue!
May 20th, 2011 at 11:33 AM |
This is the part where we say
This is the part where we say
"Well, it could be worse. Right?"
It's not that bad. At least we can see the players easily.
May 20th, 2011 at 11:34 AM |
Is it at least bulky enough I
Is it at least bulky enough I
Is it at least bulky enough I can smuggle in my now contraband water under it?
May 20th, 2011 at 11:49 AM |
I love it.
I love it.
Just dump the antiquing and add a small number centered under the V-neck on the front.
I also love Adidas. I feel obligated to say that because everytime it comes up on this board there is a ton of anti-adidas comments.
All blue pants with this uniform would look sweet.
"close your mouth and open your mind" - Al Borges
May 20th, 2011 at 11:52 AM |
Normal jerseys please?
Normal jerseys please?
Normal jerseys please?
May 20th, 2011 at 12:21 PM |
Honestly, I like them, a lot.
Honestly, I like them, a lot.
Honestly, I like them, a lot. What vintage are they?
May 20th, 2011 at 1:29 PM |
Don't like them. Not adverse
Don't like them. Not adverse
Don't like them. Not adverse to the stripes, but they should be smaller like the Big Chill jerseys.
Something doesn't work with the M on front and numbers on back.
Blah. Our current jerseys are throwback enough already.
May 20th, 2011 at 3:04 PM |
It would be ok if there
It would be ok if there
It would be ok if there weren't stipes. It would be even better if we just wore the regular uniforms...
"Ohio is like a giant turd that Michigan just can't pinch off"
May 20th, 2011 at 3:10 PM |
God help us all. And we were
God help us all. And we were
God help us all. And we were afraid of what Nike may do to our beloved uniforms.
"We alway's did feel the same, we just saw it from a different point of view"
May 20th, 2011 at 6:04 PM |
The block M on the front is
The block M on the front is
The block M on the front is kind of cool, but I'm not a fan of the stripes.
Marketing 101'd.
Abort, Retry, Fail?