Don't know why they wasted their time....
Full story here.... http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/blog/dr_saturday
will be michigan's highest pick in a while
OT - Nike tried to sell Pro Combat unis to Penn St.
October 14th, 2010 at 7:29 PM
#1
OT - Nike tried to sell Pro Combat unis to Penn St.
October 14th, 2010 at 7:33 PM | 
And...
And...
October 14th, 2010 at 11:15 PM |
I've always wondered how
I've always wondered how
The uniforms they'd propose to us would look.
Posted from my Dell Venue Pro
"There will be blood on the field and it won't be mine" - K
October 14th, 2010 at 7:35 PM |
As much as I like SOME of the
As much as I like SOME of the
As much as I like SOME of the ridiculous jersey side shows, it's really nice to see the traditional schools not giving into this jersey craze.
A Møøse once bit my sister. No realli!
October 14th, 2010 at 7:36 PM |
That just look so
That just look so
ridiculous for PSU. PSU uni are traditional and looks good. You don't mess with traditions. I'm sure that PSU administrator realize this(at least I hope they do).
October 14th, 2010 at 7:37 PM |
They wanted to make their
They wanted to make their
They wanted to make their helmets blue? I don't usually do this but: WTF?!
October 14th, 2010 at 9:37 PM |
um
um
...that's what she said.
If the haters don't hate you then you're doing something wrong. - David Cone
October 14th, 2010 at 7:42 PM |
So they wanted to turn one of
So they wanted to turn one of
So they wanted to turn one of the more recognizeable looks in the country into . . . a BYU clone?
Incidentally, if these Pro Combat jerseys are indeed more technologically advanced than the old ones, why do teams only wear them one week a year?
October 14th, 2010 at 7:40 PM |
That guy has some really big
That guy has some really big
That guy has some really big leg pads.
October 14th, 2010 at 7:52 PM |
My first thought was "gross,
My first thought was "gross,
My first thought was "gross, malignant tumor."
October 14th, 2010 at 8:02 PM |
glad to see i wasnt the only
glad to see i wasnt the only
glad to see i wasnt the only one who noticed those monsters
Status: Pending
October 14th, 2010 at 9:32 PM |
That's What She Said...
That's What She Said...
That's What She Said...
October 14th, 2010 at 7:43 PM |
Bravo Penn State.
Bravo Penn State.
Besides Michigan, Penn States uni's are by far my favorite in college football, especially the all white road uniforms. Clean and Simple.
October 15th, 2010 at 8:31 AM |
Throw in Alabama for me --
Throw in Alabama for me --
Throw in Alabama for me -- and Auburn.
October 14th, 2010 at 7:43 PM |
good
good
I am glad to see that there are still traditional schools not messing around with these new alternates. I think that they take away from the programs tradition and just show that the schools are willing to try anything to gain extra revenue.
What schools (outside of Michigan, Penn State, and Bama) do you think would never mess with these new concept style jerseys?
"Those who stay will be champions" -Bo
October 14th, 2010 at 7:51 PM |
Actually, Bama is wearing Pro
Actually, Bama is wearing Pro
Actually, Bama is wearing Pro Combats this year. Theirs are pretty tame compared to most of them, but they will have a houndstooth motif on the numbers and on the shirts worn under the uniform. Not earth-shattering, but they are willing to go to a certain point.
Hail to the college whose colors we wear,
Hurrah for the Yellow and Blue!
October 14th, 2010 at 8:06 PM |
Holy smokes
Holy smokes
You know we've become desensitized to Nike's insanity when a houndstooth motif on Alabama's uniform is "not earth-shattering."
October 14th, 2010 at 8:46 PM |
The mere fact that the phrase
The mere fact that the phrase
The mere fact that the phrase houndstooth motif is even uttered in the same breath as football makes me weep.
October 14th, 2010 at 9:02 PM |
houndstooth motif
houndstooth motif
Houndstooth is the pattern from Bear Bryant's famous hat.
"You will suffer humiliation when the team from my area defeats the team from your area." -- The Onion
October 14th, 2010 at 9:10 PM |
Yes, but putting it on the
Yes, but putting it on the
Yes, but putting it on the uniform is just obnoxious faux-retro garbage.
"We've beaten Michigan the last four years. So where's the threat?"
- Mark Dantonio
Blogging the Virginia Cavaliers at http://fromoldvirginia.blogspot.com/<
October 14th, 2010 at 9:49 PM |
houndstooth
houndstooth
I agree it doesn't belong on the uniform, though I kind of have a soft spot for faux-retro in general
"You will suffer humiliation when the team from my area defeats the team from your area." -- The Onion
October 14th, 2010 at 9:11 PM |
ah.
ah.
So it is. I stand corrected; my knowledge of houndstooth is limited to the fact that it's made quite the comeback in fashion.
October 14th, 2010 at 8:08 PM |
You're right
You're right
I stand corrected sir, as you're correct. At least they are staying within their same color scheme and not trowing their tradition out the window.
"Those who stay will be champions" -Bo
October 14th, 2010 at 7:47 PM |
Wow
Wow
Why would Nike expect them to answer any differently when that is what they offer? Those are fugly uniforms.
I can only continue to reference the fact that I live in an onion factory.
October 14th, 2010 at 7:47 PM |
What kind of crack are they
What kind of crack are they
What kind of crack are they smoking up there in Beaverton?
October 14th, 2010 at 8:36 PM |
I dunno...
I dunno...
But I wanna try some of that crazy stuff one time... What a crazy trip that would be.
Florida Wolverines have dreadlocks...
October 14th, 2010 at 7:55 PM |
I have always thought it would be cool
I have always thought it would be cool
For one game and one game only to rock maize unis with white pants...maybe donate the proceeds of the jersey sales to the livestrong foundation or something.
October 15th, 2010 at 9:30 AM |
Ew. I know its a matter of
Ew. I know its a matter of
Ew. I know its a matter of personal taste, but those maize jerseys are an abomination.
October 14th, 2010 at 7:58 PM |
Making Penn State's helmet
Making Penn State's helmet
Making Penn State's helmet blue is like inverting the colors of the winged helmet - maize helmet with blue stripes. It just seems, well, wrong.
GO BLUE
October 14th, 2010 at 11:24 PM |
Hmm...
Hmm...
Sort of like OSU's helmet dark red instead of grey?
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"There will be blood on the field and it won't be mine" - K
October 14th, 2010 at 8:04 PM |
Thought this was crazy
Thought this was crazy
I'm glad PSU said no, and even more glad that we wear Adidas.
I do not mean to pry, but you don't by any chance happen to have six fingers on your right hand?
October 14th, 2010 at 8:05 PM |
It would be damn near
It would be damn near
It would be damn near impossible to beat PSU's current uni design, but you'd think nike's best and brightest could come up with something better than that. Bizarre.
EVER HEARD A BABY CRY AT NIGHT?
HOW ABOUT AN OWL?
HOOT HOOT
October 14th, 2010 at 8:18 PM |
Damn near impossible?
Damn near impossible?
Um, does maize and blue and winged helmets ring any bells?
October 15th, 2010 at 12:31 AM |
Good point. Should have
Good point. Should have
Good point. Should have included that. Sort of thought it went without saying. But it's good to put it in writing.
It would be damn near impossible for anything other than the Maize and Blue to beat PSU's uni design.
EVER HEARD A BABY CRY AT NIGHT?
HOW ABOUT AN OWL?
HOOT HOOT
October 14th, 2010 at 8:20 PM |
PSU is in my top 5 jerseys of
PSU is in my top 5 jerseys of
PSU is in my top 5 jerseys of all time. I am glad they did not do this.
In case you were curious, my top 5.
Michigan, PSU, ND, Alabama, Texas (all white)
CHARLES WOODSON DOWN THE SIDELINE
October 14th, 2010 at 8:22 PM |
Im with you, I like the all
Im with you, I like the all
Im with you, I like the all whites Texas wears... Also the all whites Penn State wears, they look so good!
ALL IN for MICHIGAN
October 14th, 2010 at 8:34 PM |
ND apparently too
ND apparently too
Current Smug rating: "lethal"
October 14th, 2010 at 8:46 PM |
I thought you've worn adidas
I thought you've worn adidas
I thought you've worn adidas for a few years?
October 14th, 2010 at 9:12 PM |
ND Combat Unis
ND Combat Unis
Those are not as good as the classic ND uniforms, but they do prove you can make something decent out of green & yellow--which makes utterly unbelievable the fact that Oregon still has those atrociously bad uniforms.
"You will suffer humiliation when the team from my area defeats the team from your area." -- The Onion
October 14th, 2010 at 9:55 PM |
These are just some guy's
These are just some guy's
These are just some guy's photoshops. ND is an adidas school. There's a Michigan photoshop out there as well, but it's so awful that it's not even worth posting.
October 15th, 2010 at 12:55 AM |
You've peaked my interest
You've peaked my interest
you wouldn't happen to have a link... I'm curious now.
Posted from my Dell Venue Pro
"There will be blood on the field and it won't be mine" - K
October 15th, 2010 at 7:24 AM |
Dude! Someone's gotta find it
Dude! Someone's gotta find it
Dude! Someone's gotta find it now...
Fuck Urban Meyer!
www.facebook.com/franklin.kaiser
"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena...."
October 15th, 2010 at 7:43 AM |
apparently...
apparently...
There really are some things you cant unsee :-(
Fuck Urban Meyer!
www.facebook.com/franklin.kaiser
"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena...."
October 14th, 2010 at 8:44 PM |
This wasn't in the article,
This wasn't in the article,
This wasn't in the article, but the rumor is that it was all set to happen until Nike mandated Paterno don circa 1988 Oakley Blades rather than the iconic coke bottles.
"because character wins in life and character wins on the football field....." 1-11-11
October 14th, 2010 at 8:44 PM |
What I would have given to
What I would have given to
What I would have given to hear that conversation between Paterno and Penn State reps and the Nike executives.
October 14th, 2010 at 9:26 PM |
Probably apocryphal story
Probably apocryphal story
from a Penn State fan, but
A few years ago Penn State's AD had a group of representatives head out to Beaverton to meet with Nike reps to discuss the relationship and such. The topic of uniforms came up and Nike explained they had a scale of 1-10 for uniform flashiness and were using Oregon essentially as their Guinea pig to show what a "10" looks like.
The Nike official went on to explain that Penn State was a "1" on their scale almost seemingly expecting that Penn State would be embarrassed by this.
One of the main PSU representatives gave a pretty simple response (paraphrasing). "So, how do we become a zero?"
October 14th, 2010 at 9:26 PM |
Pics aren't from Nike
Pics aren't from Nike
Not saying Nike didn't approach PSU about the Pro Combat unis, but those pics were concepts created by some random guy on a message board a year ago, not Nike:
http://boards.sportslogos.net/index.php?showtopic=70902
He did a hideous Michigan one as well, for what it's worth.
October 14th, 2010 at 10:00 PM |
Actually, I liked most of
Actually, I liked most of
Actually, I liked most of those. Even the Michigan one. Not for actual use by Michigan, but as an alternate-universe kind of thing I liked it.
"We've beaten Michigan the last four years. So where's the threat?"
- Mark Dantonio
Blogging the Virginia Cavaliers at http://fromoldvirginia.blogspot.com/<
October 14th, 2010 at 10:21 PM |
You've got to be kidding. It
You've got to be kidding. It
You've got to be kidding. It looks like one of those "jerseys" they sell at TJ Maxx, with "WOLVERINES" in the nameplate.
October 14th, 2010 at 10:28 PM |
Gear
Gear
I wonder who would win in a fight between a Wal-Mart Wolverine and a TJ Maxx Wolverine?
I would definitely root for the TJ Maxx Wolverine though.
"You will suffer humiliation when the team from my area defeats the team from your area." -- The Onion
October 15th, 2010 at 1:59 AM |
FWIW, TJ Maxx sells old Nike
FWIW, TJ Maxx sells old Nike
FWIW, TJ Maxx sells old Nike uniforms for like $15. I got my #7 Nike jersey there.
GO BLUE
This is why I was never particularly worried about what Nike would do to our uniforms had we not receive the Godfather offer from Adidas. We had the ability to say no, and I'm pretty certain that we'd have done so.
Denard's 2010 was spent redefining what one man can do.