New uniforms coming for 2015-16
So, as I said I would the other day, I emailed MDen to ask why there was the big jersey sale.
My original theory was that Adidas is transitioning Michigan over to actual Maize so they need to push the highlighter-numbered jerseys out for the actual Maize ones incoming.
I based this off of the 2015 gear featuring actual Maize as opposed to the Adidas highlighter style. Here is one of several examples
Well, that turned out not to be the case.
Response from MDen I just received
Here are the reasons for the jersey sale.
1. We put stuff on sale all the time to move out old inventory to make room for new merchandise for 2015. This year, basketball and Hockey are both getting new Uniforms so a few more styles to liquidate than most years. This is nothing more complicated than that.
2. It is also the case that for 2015 only 2 numbers will be available for Football jerseys - #1 and #4. This also plays a role in our moving out old inventory of other numbers.
So there you have it. Those are the reasons for this massive jersey sale.
Basketball will be getting new uniforms by Adidas and Hockey will be getting their SIXTH different uniform in the last 6 years.
So Darboh wearing #1 confirmed??
/s
So then Deveon Smith is the starting RB?
Slinky cat mode activated!
But what color socks will WD be wearing????
Why does the hockey team get different uniforms every damn year? And basketball can't go 2 years without it either.
Basketball actually did last year. That template lasted 3 years as opposed to the last two templates.
weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Maybe they will finally get it right and bring back the script Michigan hockey jersey.
A split M?? Blasphemy.
Highlighter looks aesthetically better on the football uniforms. At lest the helmets and uniforms will match this year; unlike last.
Basketball better go back to those old school Cassie Russell jerseys. Those were simple and cool.
those are beautiful
Was Cassie related to Cazzie Russell?
I would happily take the Fab Five-era uniforms too.
This. Favorite Michigan jerseys of all time.
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My high school had uniforms just like that except with our name and colors. It was the best uniform. Michigan needs to bring it back!
That would be great, but in reality they will probably be something like the "pants pulled down" postseason jerseys
I've been waiting for these to make a comeback. They're just a perfect road uni.
Only care that your avatar photo has the highlighter yellow. When are you going to switch to Maize WD! The people must know!
As soon as your skin switches to Maize.
Interesting that only numbers 1 and 4 will be sold for football. I wonder if that is a prep for some of the big questions we have seen regarding profiting off of implicit player likeness (e.g., a #16 U-M FB jersey from 2009-12 seasons is really for one guy). #1 could be played off as generic, and #4 can be clearly linked to Harbaugh without harm. This way, no one can say U-M is profiting off a current player's likeness.
It probably has more to do with who is wearing the numbers. Looking at the website, the other numbers are 12, 16, 21, 28, 47, 48, 77, and 98. 21, 47, 48, and 98 are probably scrapped due to the legacy program going away (even though Desmond Morgan is still wearing 48), the other numbers aren't being worn by a presumed starter (unless Malzone wins the job). So MDen probably doesn't get enough sales to justify them right now. 21 is the only one that I would expect to stick around anyway.
Sure, that makes sense and totally explains moving the current inventory. But not adding a #5 to the stock, for example, is fairly conspicuous (people would buy Jabrill jerseys all day, right?).
http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/061209aaa.html
Notable #21s following Desmond Howard
- Biakabutuka, Tshimanga (Tim) TB 1993-1995
- LeSueur, Jeremy CB 1999-2003
- Mundy, Ryan S 2004-2006
- Hemingway, Junior WR 2007-2011
- Roundtree, Roy WR 2012 (Legends designation)
- Gallon, Jeremy WR 2013(Legends designation)
Love these threads.
I love when people try to base the colors off pictures. Never works.
I go to Rally House every week and that polo is the exact same color in the store as it appears in the photo.
you're cheatin' on them?
I'd love to see the probation era basketball unis make a return. The nike style, post fab five era unis. The ones with the classic block M shorts with the patch on the front of th e waistband.
It would also be cool if they did the cazzie era tops with the fab five era shorts
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No! We need to erase that from our memories
If you want to sell jersey numbers that won't get caught up in the "profiting off of implicit player likeness" issue you could sell the Legends numbers, especially if the legends patch program is ending. That way you could honor the legends and avoid litigation at the same time.
I still think it is incredibly lazy and ridiculous that major uniform manufacturers use templates for almost every school they produce uniforms for.
A certain fabric pattern, or design structure being used by multiple teams is ok. I can understand why Nike, Under Armour or adidas would want to use the same methods of production for all of the teams they equip, but when they use the same themes and designs for each team it becomes pretty pathetic.
There is marketing reasons behind some of it (Ex: adidas would naturally want to use the same font on all of their t-shirts, and use the same 3 stripes pattern, etc..), but when the actual uniforms for basketball are literally the exact same look for each team with nothing but color changes and maybe a custom font for the school name, it gets to the point where it is putting adidas in a negative light in my opinion. It gives me motivation to purchase original apperal instead of the same cookie cutter crap that they produce each season.
Spending $100 on a hockey jersey is starting to become an annual practice...
Getting new hockey sweaters every season needs to stop
You need to clarify that this is not football getting new uniforms.
Just put "MBB/MIH:" before youre title and you're good.
he is the most popular player in Michigan history this year. I guarantee you that will be the most popular number sold in a long time due to the Jim Harbaugh hire/love.