Report: M to wear alternate jerseys for The Game
Per a retweet from Ace we should all remember the glass house that is Dave Brandon's Block M Branded Michigan Athletics brought to you by Lowes.
@Leo_Blavin, U-M Student TV Reporter tweets "U-M will be wearing alternate jerses against OSU according to players I have spoken with"
How could this go poorly? Remember that awesome time that some bumblebees in all white played Baylor?
Because why should the best rivalry in sports look anything like it has for years and years when you can try to make a few bucks?
November 18th, 2013 at 5:17 PM ^
"We probably will get crushed, so why not do it in style?"
-Dave Brandon
/s
November 18th, 2013 at 5:18 PM ^
You accidentally added a sarcasm tag at the end...
November 18th, 2013 at 5:21 PM ^
Forgot to get rid of it... Originally was my thought, but heck, why not Brandon's thought?
November 18th, 2013 at 5:55 PM ^
Accidentally put in the word "probably".
November 18th, 2013 at 6:13 PM ^
i think the sarcasm was for the "in style" part
November 18th, 2013 at 5:17 PM ^
All White vs all Blue?!
Plese no "excessive" stripes.
November 18th, 2013 at 5:27 PM ^
They should come out in the same jersey as OSU just maize and blue. Where they have scarlet and gray. The game would feature 20 interceptions. 15 from OSU, because Gardners just looks if there is an open guy doesn't matter what team it is.
November 18th, 2013 at 5:46 PM ^
Black and blue.
November 18th, 2013 at 5:20 PM ^
The way this season has gone I really don't care.
November 18th, 2013 at 5:22 PM ^
perfect answer.
November 18th, 2013 at 5:24 PM ^
THIS.
But if we're gonna get beat we may as well do it in an embarrassing fashion (sure, pun intended).
November 18th, 2013 at 6:43 PM ^
We should have worn dirt-colored alternates for the MSU game. Then no one would have been able to tell how beat up our players were.
November 18th, 2013 at 8:25 PM ^
But those blood splatters would've been fitting as well.
November 18th, 2013 at 8:57 PM ^
Still holding out hope that Hoke is fired
November 18th, 2013 at 5:23 PM ^
Great. Now we can look stupid and get killed on the same day!
November 18th, 2013 at 5:24 PM ^
Don't really mind it. As long as they aren't ugly. They have made some shitty looking alternates. So I have no hope this time will be Different.
Also if they are cool could we flip Hand? Recruits love jerseys. /s
November 18th, 2013 at 5:24 PM ^
I hope they don't put random words on the back in place of the names.
November 18th, 2013 at 5:26 PM ^
Would it be acceptable if every player for Michigan legally changed their last name to "The Team" for one game?
November 19th, 2013 at 9:26 AM ^
First name: The Team
Middle Name: The Team
Last Name: The Team
November 18th, 2013 at 5:27 PM ^
I hope they don't get the "random words" from a State of our Open Threads post.
November 18th, 2013 at 5:30 PM ^
This would be the only way I approve
November 18th, 2013 at 5:32 PM ^
That would before, actually. I'm already yelling them at my TV anyway. I propose our entire OL to have "3rd and 23" on their backs.
November 18th, 2013 at 5:48 PM ^
I suggest, "LOOK OUT DEVIN!" That way he has advance warning.
November 18th, 2013 at 6:29 PM ^
We could put Gardener's name on the front of his jersey since he's lying on his back half the game anyway.
November 18th, 2013 at 8:27 PM ^
...or how you spelled it?
November 18th, 2013 at 7:45 PM ^
the interior OL.
November 18th, 2013 at 6:00 PM ^
I propose our entire OL to have "3rd and 23" on their backs.
Bravo...That is hilarious.
November 18th, 2013 at 9:20 PM ^
That was brutal
November 18th, 2013 at 5:28 PM ^
If they do, I would like to see a more random selection of values, like "Ingenuity", "Cleverness", and "Altruism". If nothing else, it would help distract everyone from the score.
November 18th, 2013 at 5:36 PM ^
every player will have "#MyUMich" on their nameplate
November 18th, 2013 at 6:15 PM ^
"Go" on half the team; "Blue" on the other half.
November 18th, 2013 at 5:25 PM ^
Turning The Game into The Fashion Show. Dislike.
UCLA vs USC is always blue vs red. I would absolutely love to see that in The Game. Both teams in their traditional home uniforms rather than these stupid gimmicky single-use shenanigans uniforms.
November 18th, 2013 at 5:25 PM ^
Is it really a report when one kid tweets it?
November 18th, 2013 at 5:30 PM ^
I'm hoping for another tweet on December 1: "Team decided to play practical joke by floating fake alternate jersery story to reporter, according to players I have spoken with."
November 18th, 2013 at 5:26 PM ^
They should look exactly like OSU's uniforms. Sure, Gardner will throw a lot of picks, but Miller will too. This could be a great equalizer!
November 18th, 2013 at 5:26 PM ^
That is all.
November 18th, 2013 at 6:10 PM ^
Thanks for clarifying that that was in fact all. The period after "this" didn't suffice.
November 18th, 2013 at 6:26 PM ^
But I didn't want to leave any room for interpretation.
November 18th, 2013 at 5:27 PM ^
Hate it
November 18th, 2013 at 7:18 PM ^
Vader disapproves
November 18th, 2013 at 5:28 PM ^
...that Ohio isn't wearing scarlet. Our jerseys could have resembled White Flags.
November 18th, 2013 at 5:29 PM ^
For the love of god, please give me my years-long wish for wolverine claws exploding out of the shoulders.
November 18th, 2013 at 5:35 PM ^
Yes, it is important to remember that no Michigan jersey was ever worn for the first time. Every Michigan jersey has always been worn, from time immemorial. Same with our helmets. They always have looked that way. Even the first time they were worn, they always looked that way.
Anyone who says different is just out to make a fast buck.
November 18th, 2013 at 6:13 PM ^
Well, it would be one thing if there were a tweak or a change for the entire season or "from this point forward" but that's explicitly NOT what they're doing if they go with an alternate. It is a one time attention/money grab.
I'm pretty sure the wings weren't added to the helmet for either one-time sales or to grab the recruits attention. To me the thing that's most frustrating is that they're using one of the iconic symbols of the program for a quick fix.
November 18th, 2013 at 5:36 PM ^
Let's wear all highlighter yellow with chromed wings on our Maizezzzz helmets and have huge Arby's labels on the jerseys. The names can be replaced by the player's favorite menu item. Think of the marketing synergy:
"Curly Fries pitches it to Roast Beef n' Cheder. No, wait. It's the sandwich option! Jamocha Shake is open deep!"
I actually think this may be the tipping point for me. Funny, all the pain of this season and this is what breaks me.
November 18th, 2013 at 5:46 PM ^
I'm going to M Den to buy a custom "Jamocha Shake" jersey. What number do you think he would be?