Michigan to wear new Adidas Techfit Jersey
Not a whole lot of detail here, but it looks like Adidas is coming up with new jerseys for this season:
http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/adidas/46598/
[EDIT] Click the menu bar for the Michigan video.
October 11th, 2010 at 11:52 AM ^
that adidas never comes out with their version of those god-awful Pro Combat jerseys. Maize and Blue camo ain't a good look.
October 11th, 2010 at 11:57 AM ^
Some of the Nike Pro Combat looks are sick. The Boise State oversized Bronco head on the helmet look doesn't make the cut.
http://www.nike.com/nikeos/p/usnikefootball/en_US/rivalries2010#landing
October 11th, 2010 at 3:07 PM ^
but I actually really liked VaTech's pro combat uni's this year, as well as Oregon St's... and for the second consecutive year Ohio State's are awful.
October 11th, 2010 at 11:53 AM ^
no pun intended. Props to adidas for showcasing the Michigan jersey first. Where it should be.
October 11th, 2010 at 12:13 PM ^
Maybe the team will look like one big muscle running out the tunnel.
October 11th, 2010 at 11:55 AM ^
As long as they do not mess with the look of the home jerseys and please god, no stupid pro combat away jerseys.
October 11th, 2010 at 11:55 AM ^
So it's just a tighter, slicker version of the current ones?
October 11th, 2010 at 11:59 AM ^
This dude's pants are about to fall down...
October 12th, 2010 at 1:49 PM ^
Pants on the ground?
October 11th, 2010 at 11:59 AM ^
I don't think the uniforms changed a bit, I just think Jeremy Gallon is RIPPED.
October 11th, 2010 at 12:42 PM ^
Same number, but I think it may just be a Adidas pretty-boy. No homo.
October 11th, 2010 at 1:51 PM ^
Actually i think he's just a young actor. Think I've seem him in one of the Law & Order shows playing a young middle weight boxer looking for a title shot...maybe i watch too much TV...
October 11th, 2010 at 12:19 PM ^
October 12th, 2010 at 3:00 PM ^
Barwis motivational jerseys. If you aren't %100 conditioned, everyone is going to know.
October 11th, 2010 at 11:57 AM ^
I couldn't find the away jerseys. I'm wondering if they're just a tighter version as well, or is there a design change.
October 11th, 2010 at 11:58 AM ^
Pictures or it didn't happen.
October 11th, 2010 at 11:58 AM ^
Wolverine fur on the shoulder pads
October 11th, 2010 at 12:02 PM ^
Finally. Maybe we can stop looking like the one highschool team that doesn't fund their football team very much. It'd be nice to have jerseys that actually fit. I can finally change my sig after a good year and change run.
October 11th, 2010 at 12:02 PM ^
just a more streamlined and different use of fabrics. Basically they have tightened up the jersey and added compression material in certain spots (like the cross pattern in the back) to aid and enchance muscular performance. Trying to make parts of the jersey an extention of the muscle group.
They did the same thing with their other football (soccer) jerseys which Chelsea wore last year and some world cup teams this year. Not sure how successful it was as Chelsea moved away from that design.
October 11th, 2010 at 12:11 PM ^
Are these for 2011 then?
EDIT: I just read this "Teams will wear the new jerseys this season."
So...next week vs. Iowa?
October 11th, 2010 at 12:08 PM ^
Wait, does Louisville's jersey really have "The Ville" on it?
October 12th, 2010 at 2:14 PM ^
There's been a concentrated "The Ville" rebranding over the past few years. So, yeah.
October 11th, 2010 at 12:10 PM ^
Is that the QB from Friday Night Lights? Am I the only one that still watches that show?
October 14th, 2010 at 9:30 PM ^
Hmmm...Minka Kelly...+1 sir....
October 11th, 2010 at 1:21 PM ^
it is
October 11th, 2010 at 12:20 PM ^
I also did some more research and Notre Dame is going to unveil their new ones this weekend. I e-mailed the PR guy at adidas to see if he had a picture of the away jerseys and if he knew when we would debut them. My guess is Saturday if ND is.
I think they look a TON better.
October 11th, 2010 at 12:51 PM ^
I hope they tamper with the away jerseys a little bit. I'd also like to see them add a new color scheme for the pants... blue with wings or something... it's always good to have an alternate set. Keeps it fresh. I wouldn't change our home unis design-wise though, they're perfect. They can tinker with the materials all they want as long as they make them more advanced.
About the Nike equipment, the word on the proverbial street is that high school players really like the ProCombat look (especially the "bubble-padding"). Some Nike schools like Ohio Sh*t have titanium used for their belts which is interesting. Details like that apparently matter.
October 11th, 2010 at 1:21 PM ^
-1 for "Ohio Sh*t." We don't do that crap here.
October 13th, 2010 at 12:36 AM ^
NO tinkering with away uniform, ie adding wings to the pants. The only way I want them to tinker with away uniform is to make it with just stripes on the sleeves.
October 13th, 2010 at 9:08 AM ^
Ever since I saw the wings on the Oregon jerseys I've wanted wings on our uniforms too!
/s
October 11th, 2010 at 12:57 PM ^
I know there is a difference between "team issued" gear and the gear available for the public. But I'm kinda disappointed in the "authentic" jerseys for sale at the M Den. It seems like the "authentic" jerseys are kinda cheap, they lack the elastic band in the sleeves, not even close to the cut/style and they don't seam to have the same fabric/weight as the "Team issued" jerseys do. I just think for $150-$180 they would be a little more accurate to be called "authentic." I thought that the Nike authentic jerseys available for the public were a better quality. I hope that they offer the new jerseys to the public and that they are of the same quality as the "team issued."
October 11th, 2010 at 1:01 PM ^
Wait, there is more than one New Jersey? Hasn't the world been punished enough by Jersey Shore?
October 11th, 2010 at 1:12 PM ^
Our away jerseys would be awesome if they just got rid of those nasty stripes slithering up the back.
October 11th, 2010 at 1:14 PM ^
And for what it's worth I asked one of the players at fan day which brand he preferred for the uniform and he said "definitely Nike".
October 11th, 2010 at 1:19 PM ^
All of our players could have an alter-ego that they're named after.
October 11th, 2010 at 1:23 PM ^
anyone else get pang of fear that there were suddenly more than one state of New Jersey?
October 11th, 2010 at 1:27 PM ^
Paterno would be rolling in his grave at this flashy high tech uniform stuff. Oh wait, he's not......
October 11th, 2010 at 1:28 PM ^
ND is wearing them this weekend, I would assume you guys are too?
October 11th, 2010 at 1:33 PM ^
FWIW, the adidas PR guy I e-mailed did e-mail me back but asked if I was a part of a media outlet and I said yes, MGoBlog. Then he asked if I ran it...dammit. I tried. I did give him Brian's e-mail so maybe he'll send something to Brian. I asked about the away jerseys and when Michigan would debut them.
October 11th, 2010 at 2:26 PM ^
No offense, but I'm sure Brian doesn't appreciate people e-mailing companies like adidas and saying they are part or with MGoBlog. Makes it sound like you're a representative of it when you're smply a reader.
(That's just the inner blogger in me speaking, though.)
October 11th, 2010 at 2:54 PM ^
No worries -- I told the guy that I had zero affiliation with the blog but was just a reader and was curious about details. I understand what you're saying though -- sorry I didn't make it clear to you all that I didn't represent the blog.
October 11th, 2010 at 3:02 PM ^
This is user genrated content though and it does appear on the blog so, like, what would be the right answer in that situation? Obviously he doesn't run the blog, but he is going to post it on here as soon as he gets the info...
October 11th, 2010 at 1:41 PM ^
I dunno, I don't like how the numbers look like they're wearing corsets, all squinched up and stuff. (Can I be anymore of a tradition nazi when I don't like how the standard varsity font numbers look on my team's jersey?...I'd rather be that then have to wear anything as ugly as those Spartan jerseys.)
Here's hoping to some cooler away jerseys...
October 11th, 2010 at 2:16 PM ^
will a jersey that tight fit a large-body like mike martin?
October 11th, 2010 at 2:39 PM ^
Your question is pointing in the wrong direction...
The real questions is, "Will Mike Martin allow a fabric to contain his tenacity?"
October 11th, 2010 at 2:23 PM ^
will not allow a defender to grab on to Denards jersey and pull him down from behind (which has happened a couple times the last two games).
October 11th, 2010 at 2:25 PM ^
October 11th, 2010 at 2:36 PM ^
Maybe the road jerseys will look radically different...i.e. piping slightly skewed
October 11th, 2010 at 2:52 PM ^