The Commemorative Uniforms Have Landed
This was inevitable, I guess. Jib your sail and batten your hats:
I am filled with a moderate distaste, so these are probably good as far as alternate uniforms go. I rank them above the infamous MSU bumblebee jerseys. So we've got that going for us unless the gloves…
…look like that. That brings out the uniformz tag.
Upside: no helmet frippery. No numbers, either, but oddly the announcement says the Alabama uniforms will have them. It's just the rest of the season that won't:
Last season's practice of placing the player numbers on the famed winged helmet will be suspended after the season opener in Dallas.
Aaaand:
Michigan will wear its traditional home and road uniforms for the remainder of the regular season.
No six uniform changes this year, though the "regular season" leaves the door open for Commemorative Bowl Things.
BONUS: They're adding an American flag to the back of the helmet just to clear up any confusion about Michigan football's patriotism.
The unfortunate reality is that I am currently content when I am merely "moderately distasteful" of new uniforms. Welcome to the future.
Bring out the bumblebee uniforms in year one so that subsequent variations don't look so bad in comparison.
(Me, I kinda like them. I will REALLY like them if we beat Alabama in them.)
I like them. They're simplish and they don't have the weird coloring of their numbers that nike does, like VT did back 09, those were ugly.
And a normal font that does not look like little kids drew them on.
If only Toussaint and Clark could wear them.
If only we could beat Bama.
Might need more stripes.
I don't like the maize strip on the uniform, but the gloves don't bother me. I think the writing is only on the palm.
What are the odds, number 12s last name is Michigan...
Michigan and Alabama both wear home jerseys. Blue vs. Crimson would look spectacular out on the field.
^^^ THIS.
That's how they used to do it before black and white TV. Once we had black and white TV, it was too hard to tell the teams apart, so they went with a rule that one of them had to wear white.
But I hear that color TV is supposed to be the next big thing, so I think we can switch back to color on color.
Michigan's and Alabama's colors compliment each other very well and would be awesome.
BTW, this is something I've been advocating over and over that we do for the Michigan - Ohio State game. That's the way we used to do it. If you read any of the accounts of the Big House Dedication game against Ohio State in 1927, you hear the descriptions of our blue uniforms and their scarlet uniforms. Talk about authentic throwback Unis.
I wish we could wear these:
Probably our best bet vs Bama.
In ohio, getting one, subsequently in Dallas.
These look like generic Arena League getups, but I agree with others that they would probably look ok if the maize shoulder band were changed to white. I dig the gloves, however, and think they're a definite improvement over the skinny Ms
The uniforms look fine to me. Nothing to write home about., but in reality, the helmet is what really makes a Michigan uniform unique. The gloves are tacky, however.
Even without Clark and Fitz, I am finally looking forward to football. Given all the depressing news about the tragedy at Penn State, I really prefer to talk about the games themselves - win or lose.
These unis are way better than the stupid away jerseys from the Rodriguez error. At least this is not that sweeping stripe around the lower back. Those were embarrassing.
Jersey talk aside for a moment, why would we suspend the use of helmet numbers for the rest of the season? As far as I remember the players seemed to really like having them, and shouldn't that be the only thing that matters? It's just a number, let them have it I say.
As far as the actual jersey goes.... for some reason it strikes me as more of a hockey jersey than a football one... could just be me.
Rich Rod just got a boner! Very WVesque.
...as long as they're well designed, clean, cool (and preferably retro).
So far we are 0/3 in my opinion.
The ND game jerseys grew eventually grew on me so I'm hoping these will look better once I see them. But I highly doubt it.
Michigan will wear its traditional home and road uniforms for the remainder of the regular season.
Well, for a given definition of "traditional" anyway. By which I assume they mean the stupid belly-horn striped road jersey, which are actually much worse than these ones here.
on their hands. Quit f'ing around with the unis or get someone who knows HOW to f around with em, cuz that looks cut rate.
Brandon would stop doing it. Nobody should fool themselves that the main reason for bringing these out is because the players think they're cool—the main reason is to goose jersey sales, and as long as there is a steady stream of gullible UM fans who will buy anything new regardless of how ridiculous or over-designed it is, we'll keep seeing them.
It attracts attention and he likes attention. Also, recruits and young people (some of which may be future recruits) think these are "cool." I'm willing to bet the majority of our team likes them.
So if recruits like them, if kids like them, if the team likes them, why would DB give a flying f*** what any of us think?
Appeasement didn't work in 1938, and it will be a disaster now.
David Brandon = the Neville Chamberlain of Michigan football uniforms.
these ones don't look cool. Neither did the clown unis.
So if recruits like them, if kids like them, if the team likes them, why would DB give a flying f*** what any of us think?
Because "the kids" would also like all-black uniforms with black-and-silver winged helmets - you know they'd be hee-hee-ing over them and calling them "sick" - and the rich-ass donors (as well as the nickel-and-dime ones) would dry up the money well until they disappeared. So at some point, yes, he does give a flying fuck.
If the sleeves don't go past the elbow on the ones we can purchase, I'm buying this one! I didn't like the length of the sleeves on the UTL fan jersey's but these I like and would purchase.
are badass. Go Blue.
Roundtree has really bulked up from those photos. Damn!!!!!!
Sorry, should of put the /s. Yes, it was sarcasm.
Can't even put his arms all the way down.
"For the first time, the Big Ten Conference logo will appear on the Wolverines' jersey .."
Why? There's enough suck on those things already between the fey shoulders and the vestigial marsupial pouch.
Leave the damn uniforms alone, Brand-on.
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