Ohio State once again wearing alternate uniforms for The Game
November 12th, 2017 at 1:36 PM ^
Pretty much this unfortunately...
November 12th, 2017 at 1:31 PM ^
in football. It actually makes me kinda sad because our game against them is so high profile and it thus kinda reflects on us too.
Grey combined with a "scarlet" that's really just bright red isn't very good. It's a weak contrast and the grey plays against the red's pop so the red actually manages to get pushed to the back so to speak even though it's the actual color of note in the scheme. So they're the "Red" team but it's not like Wisconsin or Nebraska where the red/white contrast is very classic/cliched but works.
So the emphasis goes to grey which is like pretty sad..it's a grey day, the clouds are grey, the grey of the old city. Grey evokes negative ideas, it goes hand in hand with the other gr-word "grim".
As a result they will on occasion just turn it into a silver..or add white or black to it. But these are all still really bad combinations that don't really change it because you gotta have that grey in there somehow.
Their band looks like a paramilitary force in a 3rd rate totalitarian country because of all the black and grey coupled with little red accents (symbolize the blood of the workers? the blood of their race? who knows).
It's this fundamental flaw that makes them so open to these alternate uniforms. If you got a crappy look, you may as well play around with it. And of course their alternate looks almost as a rule go into the sci-fi movie attack squad direction emphasizing grey and black because I guess that's where the mind of a designer naturally goes when confronted with their color scheme.
November 12th, 2017 at 9:44 PM ^
Sorry but I think this is just wrong. I can't stand Ohio State but their uniforms are badass, just like Michigan uniforms are. I guess it's all a matter of personal taste. I don't like their helmets but I like the colors. I also like Notre Dame unis and many more. Like I said, all a matter of personal taste.
November 16th, 2017 at 6:35 PM ^
November 12th, 2017 at 1:31 PM ^
pretty well for alternates, I think. Their helmet is pretty basic, so making changes to it is a nice dress up. Also, their colors make it so black can be incorporated and still somewhat make sense.
As much tradition as there is in the MIchigan uniform, and not really wanting to make changes anyway, I don't think there are a lot of options for Michigan alternates.
November 12th, 2017 at 1:34 PM ^
When you have the best uniform in sport, you shouldn't ever change them.
November 13th, 2017 at 12:07 AM ^
Yeah, gray (and black) can go with just about anything, But (apart from their classic uniforms) they still happen to make whatever they come up with to look ugly,
November 12th, 2017 at 1:33 PM ^
I want to beat them more than I want to breathe sometimes. I have this horrible feeling this game will look an awful lot like the 2015 game, hope I am wrong. They still have everything to play for, and Meyer will have them juiced.
November 12th, 2017 at 1:46 PM ^
Yeah, we don't match up well.
To win, we will need some out-of-body experience that is "not us", like MSU does with us, or PSU does with OSU in White Outs, or Iowa does at Kinnick.
We are not going to just beat them straight up without some kind of "Where did that come from?" play that only ever shows up once a season.
November 12th, 2017 at 2:34 PM ^
November 12th, 2017 at 1:47 PM ^
I know it doesn't make a lot of sense but I'd rather have them having everything to play for versus having "beating michigan" as their whole season. In the former there is a small chance they are saying "if we beat michigan", which means they might be looking ahead. In the latter all they have is "beat michigan".
November 12th, 2017 at 1:49 PM ^
So you like our position then?
November 12th, 2017 at 1:58 PM ^
Look at Meyer's record after his team loses games they should't/are embarassed...it's damn near flawless. He already took MSU to the woodshed, illinois will have train run on them for 60 minutes this saturday. He will do everything he can to hang 50+ on every team they play from here on out, better believe that.
If our D can get to JT and just SLOW DOWN dobbins and weber, we have a chance. Easier said than done.
November 12th, 2017 at 4:08 PM ^
November 12th, 2017 at 1:33 PM ^
Basically, Gene Smith is a richer man's Dave Brandon. He had the good sense to hire an elite football coach who fell into his lap but otherwise has the same obsession with commercializing and profiting from everything.
November 12th, 2017 at 1:35 PM ^
blah blah blah blah
November 12th, 2017 at 1:39 PM ^
November 12th, 2017 at 1:40 PM ^
November 12th, 2017 at 1:45 PM ^
I hate this every time they do it. The Game doesn't need alternate uniforms and gimmicks, it's already good by itself. The classic look of the two normal uniforms going head to head is timeless.
November 12th, 2017 at 1:53 PM ^
November 12th, 2017 at 2:02 PM ^
Why can't we just have a classic match up?!?!
November 12th, 2017 at 3:06 PM ^
November 12th, 2017 at 2:56 PM ^
When I look at these uniforms, all I can think of is that moment in the Curb Seinfeld reunion.
Icon! Icon! Icon! No-con!
No one asked for this. No one likes this. All we want is this:
How do we get this?
November 12th, 2017 at 3:08 PM ^
Of Ohio's alternates is getting rather diluted and tiresome. If they want to wear them for their ass whoopin in A.A then thats fine by me. Urbs is probably a little nervous after last year.
November 12th, 2017 at 3:10 PM ^
Being 5-0 against us helps in that regard.
November 12th, 2017 at 3:10 PM ^
I hate this so much. Why can't we for once have a Michigan - Ohio State classic rivalry game with both teams wearing their classic uniforms? Oh well.
November 12th, 2017 at 3:30 PM ^
November 12th, 2017 at 3:46 PM ^
I don't think you even have to petition anymore. You just have to both agree to do it.
It used to cost you a time out which the other school when then take themselves to even it out. But I don't think that's true anymore.
November 12th, 2017 at 4:44 PM ^
November 12th, 2017 at 3:34 PM ^
Just win
November 12th, 2017 at 3:40 PM ^
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November 12th, 2017 at 5:42 PM ^
November 12th, 2017 at 7:04 PM ^
I hate to say it but this is pretty much how I feel. I used to be one of those "they won't beat us THIS year!" type of guys, and then it was loss, after loss, after loss, after loss, after loss, after loss, etc. Now I'm a realist and some guys are still going "they won't beat us THIS year!" They just can't accept the reality. I have adopted the "if you don't have any expectations, then you can't be disappointed" mantra. Obviously I am hopeful for a win, but I am expecting a loss.
November 12th, 2017 at 5:59 PM ^
Why would you go for a "Land of Wolves" alternate when you're the Buckeyes? Is Ohio known for its wolf population? Currently, no wolves are known to reside in Ohio...so...is this some weird sidelong slap at Wolverines? Who knows.
November 12th, 2017 at 6:09 PM ^
November 12th, 2017 at 6:49 PM ^
November 12th, 2017 at 9:44 PM ^
will look terrible at a noon kickoff
November 12th, 2017 at 11:45 PM ^
Just one more reason to despise them
November 13th, 2017 at 12:37 AM ^
Somehow this reminds me of the kind of disrespect like being scheduled for somebody's Homecoming game.
November 13th, 2017 at 7:13 AM ^
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November 13th, 2017 at 11:47 AM ^
OSU wants to take some of the attention away from UM due to the game being played in AA, and put it on them. It's a good strategy from a PR standpoint. I hope UM, however, sees it as disrespectful, and plays out of their mind as a result.
November 13th, 2017 at 12:09 PM ^
Don't give a shit about the ass wipes' unis. Still pissed from last year.
November 13th, 2017 at 12:23 PM ^
I'm sick of it too.