New Alternate Michigan Basketball Jersey (More Maize)
I dont know if this has been posted already, but I was on Mden.com and I saw this. I think these are new.
January 31st, 2013 at 11:40 PM ^
Stop it Dave Brandon
February 1st, 2013 at 12:20 AM ^
Do you blame Dave Brandon for Kansas wearing a similar style of monochromatic jersey? How about blaming Adidas?
February 1st, 2013 at 8:18 AM ^
No no no, that doesn't jive. Everything bad that happens is all Dave Brandon's fault!
February 1st, 2013 at 10:38 AM ^
I saw that Kanasas game. Turned on the TV, started rubbing my eyes to see what was going on with their jerseys. They looked like they were wearing all blue jerseys with nothing on them. Only could tell that it was Kansas with close up shots....just awful
I hate these things
February 1st, 2013 at 1:16 PM ^
Cincinnati and Tennessee (also Adidas schools, needless to say) have done the same: charcoal numbers on black jerseys, orange numbers on orange jerseys.
I quote the NCAA rule book:
The number shall be one single solid color that contrasts the neutral zone and may be bordered by no more than a ½-inch border of any color(s).
Numbers that do not contrast the surrounding color of the jersey are a violation; the penalty is a 2-shot technical foul.
I used to score for a local high school and if a team came out in one of these I'd be pissed, and I'd be reminding the game officials of the rule. Referees and scorers shouldn't be struggling to identify players on the court--that's what the numbers are there for in the first place.
The public humiliation of a technical foul assessed on national television for a uniform code violation would do Adidas a world of good.
February 1st, 2013 at 7:52 AM ^
Educate yourself and you will find that alternate jerseys/uniforms are not Dave Brandons choice.
February 1st, 2013 at 8:46 AM ^
He is the head of the AD, the AD approves said jerseys, ergo he is responsible for it, even though he may not "approve" them personally.
Its not like I'm going to say damn you senior marketing account representative who is vice president to the assistant of junior level intern who approved these things.
February 1st, 2013 at 8:52 AM ^
Pretty sure it's part of the deal with adidas Michigan has to take whatever the uniform template is. Take a look at Michigan traditional home-road-third uniform set. It's changed 3 times since Michigan signed with adidas.
That's because adidas changes the template every 2 years to keep the look fresh and to try to make money off the sheep (like me) who go out and buy the newest gear.
Every adidas school has the same jersey template in basketball.
February 1st, 2013 at 9:47 AM ^
This is particularly annoying because an M version of IU's style unis would look very similar to the ones the Fab 5 wore...which in my opinion would be the best possible scenario.
February 1st, 2013 at 1:03 PM ^
You really think Dave Brandon sits around approving jerseys?
Dave Brandon has little to NO say at all. He puts forth the requirements and if they meet the requirements this is almost a 100% team and sport supervisor issue.
You people - yes YOU people have no concept of Athletics Administration.
Dave Brandon is busy raising millions of dollars, he and his senior staff don't have time to be worrying about uniforms.
At my university I am the sport supervisor for Volleyball, Field Hockey and Track & Field. The final say on uniforms is with me and the head coach.
Also, just because Adidas is selling this jersey doesn't mean we'll wear it.
They also came out with those ugly neon yellow/green shoes that all Adidas teams got (EMU wore them vs. us)...I don't expect to see us wearing those either.
It's merchandise, get a grip people.
January 31st, 2013 at 11:40 PM ^
scarily similar to the jerseys Kansas wore v. WVU.
http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc1/c0.22.403.403/p403x403/55454…
January 31st, 2013 at 11:42 PM ^
I have noticed more teams going to this look. The NBA teams had jerseys like this during the Christmas Day games.
February 1st, 2013 at 12:05 AM ^
These jerseys fall under Adidas' alternate basketball jerseys this year. Almost all of the major adidas schools have these alternates for this season.
February 1st, 2013 at 8:25 AM ^
February 1st, 2013 at 9:58 AM ^
C'mon now, surely a huge company like Adidas would never make the mistake of producing jerseys with unreadable numbers...
February 1st, 2013 at 8:06 AM ^
January 31st, 2013 at 11:42 PM ^
on that note, does anyone know where I can get the black we on t-shirt?
thanks
February 1st, 2013 at 1:04 AM ^
Dunno if they have black ones, but MDen is selling Blue versions (they aren't available right now though)
February 1st, 2013 at 8:12 AM ^
They have the black ones at the MDen stores. I've seen them at the one in Crisler and the one on State. I'm not sure about the website though.
January 31st, 2013 at 11:44 PM ^
January 31st, 2013 at 11:45 PM ^
I want to see this jersey rip to shreds when Mitch McGary flexes while fighting for a rebound. It must dissolve on an ankle-breaking Trey Burke crossover move. It should instantly evaporate during a Stauskas 3-point follow-through motion. Tear-away jersey are the new "it" factor in NCAA hoops, right?
February 1st, 2013 at 12:05 AM ^
In the greatest "Shirts vs Skins" game ever played.
More to the point, I absolutely hate these jerseys. Didn't Adidas learn with the football jerseys with maize numbers? They can't be read under bright lights!
February 1st, 2013 at 6:58 AM ^
Even if they learned, these jerseys were probably already in production when the bowl game happened.
February 1st, 2013 at 10:17 AM ^
All of the teams playing on Christmas in the NBA wore their respective versions of these jerseys, so me thinks you are right.
February 1st, 2013 at 12:06 AM ^
You want ot see all of our players in the buff?
February 1st, 2013 at 8:25 AM ^
More than anything, I want the jersey to fail miserably so we stop wearing Adidas. I actually don't hate these jerseys (as long as the numbers actually appear on the TV screen) as much as others, but the laughable jersey ripping episode in Minnesota was the absolute final straw that broke my back. And, yes...after reading my post again, it does seem laden with a certain level of creepiness that might make people uncomfortable.
January 31st, 2013 at 11:49 PM ^
January 31st, 2013 at 11:53 PM ^
Maybe the team actually likes wearing them?
January 31st, 2013 at 11:55 PM ^
February 1st, 2013 at 7:56 AM ^
and thats even with the uniforms changing every year for the past 60 years. I don't get it either lol. These ones are going to be extremely bright! I'm assuming these will be worn for the Ohio home game.
I don't think the maize on maize will be a problem like the maize on white was in the bowl game. Basketballs played in doors in college so if the sun bleaches these numbers out you'll have bigger things worry about, like what happend to the roof at Crisler arena!
February 1st, 2013 at 8:18 AM ^
They should totally take the roof off of Crisler.
I've never understood why basketball needs to be played indoors. Spent a lot of time playing outside when I was a kid. Even when it was freezing cold, we'd compete to see who could make the first shot and smash through all the ice on the frozen net. Difficult to dribble with snow and fingers would nearly freeze too. It was like Manball, but on a basketball court.
January 31st, 2013 at 11:51 PM ^
OMG the kidz luv it and recruiting is awesome cuz we're like Oregon and we change jerseys cuz it's kewl
January 31st, 2013 at 11:52 PM ^
I thought this had been known for a whille; Just about every adidas team has one of these, like the NBA christmas day jerseys.
January 31st, 2013 at 11:54 PM ^
This new style of having the jersey almost all one color looks absolutely terrible. The jerseys will just look like solid maize. I hope Michigan doesn't wear these for the Indiana game. If they do I may need a pair of sunglasses to protect my retinas.
The Knicks wore this style jersey in orange and it was pretty atrocious:
February 1st, 2013 at 12:00 AM ^
I'm wondering what the deal is with the shoes Nash and the guy guarding him are wearing? I mean, I like me some turquoise but, wtf.
February 1st, 2013 at 12:06 AM ^
February 1st, 2013 at 12:07 AM ^
My main problems is the numbers are impossible to read. Not as big of a deal as it would be for football, but still quite annoying
February 1st, 2013 at 1:11 AM ^
If there wasn't a crowd, I would probably think that was a practice shot.
Jerseys aren't that hard people. Pick a color, then pick a somewhat contrasting color for the numbers. Don't overload us with one thing
February 1st, 2013 at 7:35 AM ^
Photoshopped.
February 1st, 2013 at 8:21 AM ^
...that had to be photoshopped (poorly too), right? Nobody would actually field a team in that shit. Or has the NBA really drifted that far into irrelevance? Yikes !
February 2nd, 2013 at 12:36 AM ^
Do tell me you forgot the /s right?
January 31st, 2013 at 11:54 PM ^
January 31st, 2013 at 11:56 PM ^
February 1st, 2013 at 12:08 AM ^
I mean, I have a problem with the highlighter yellow, but Michigan Blue is so dark. Before Michigan went to the Maize-Out, they originally tried to have "Blue-Outs". The result was a rather dark, depressing, dead looking crowd. If we're going to feature one color and ignore the other, Maize is the way to go.
February 1st, 2013 at 12:19 AM ^
February 1st, 2013 at 1:04 AM ^
I think maize outlining of blue on blue would show up better than a thin navy outline separating maize. Maybe that's just me, though.
February 1st, 2013 at 12:10 AM ^
February 1st, 2013 at 12:13 AM ^
Just awful.
I think Adidas is just trolling us at this point. I just can't believe that someone that's actually trying, and, like, paid to do design and stuff, could come out with so many fails in rapid succession.
February 1st, 2013 at 12:14 AM ^
February 1st, 2013 at 2:48 AM ^
I love the blue uniform - our best version. The white looks somewhat boring.