Sideline Staff for UM/ND to Wear Stars and Stripes
Per MVictors, Adidas will be showcasing a "Stars and Stripes" edition of sideline gear via UM this weekend.
Edit: This post originally discussed a PR individual's gaffe in stating "jersey" rather than "sideline gear." Do not panic. Jerseys will remain the same. The matrix is not real. You took the blue pill. Nice day we're having, eh?
September 9th, 2010 at 4:09 PM ^
*Adidas
Not sure if "Aids" would be showcasing anything, especially at Notre Dame.
September 9th, 2010 at 4:17 PM ^
yes, T9, the word autocompletion program that brought you such jewels as "I hate (have) to go to my in-laws house" and, well, this.
September 9th, 2010 at 4:42 PM ^
"What do you mean you wanna kick my puppy??"
September 9th, 2010 at 4:09 PM ^
I know that ND coaches are wearing ND hats that have the american flag in the "ND" in honor of 9/11. I wonder if that's what is happening here.
September 9th, 2010 at 4:10 PM ^
some sick people, or adidas?
September 9th, 2010 at 4:12 PM ^
Now the Stars & Stripes Block M hats I saw at the non-MGoBlog sponsoring Michigan Gear Retailer make sense.
Didn't like them much either. Will try to find pic.
September 9th, 2010 at 4:12 PM ^
I don't like this in the slightest....those stripes better be on our helmets, and the stars around the ND players heads. If so, I'm all for it.
September 9th, 2010 at 4:15 PM ^
thing, then I don't mind at all. It's a very unique situation and both teams should honor the day 100%.
September 9th, 2010 at 4:15 PM ^
How about a patch?
September 9th, 2010 at 4:18 PM ^
and it would be cool if Nike, Adidas, and UA teams all wore the same patch. However, given they don't make money from patches, this is unlikely.
September 9th, 2010 at 4:33 PM ^
You can make money off a jersey with a special patch. I still see fans wearing jerseys made for the 2003 OSU game, with the "100th GAME" patch on it.
September 9th, 2010 at 4:33 PM ^
I'm sad that you're right, because that could be a very classy move.
September 9th, 2010 at 4:15 PM ^
this could suck..
I reserve judgement until game time
September 9th, 2010 at 4:15 PM ^
Oh God no...not even for 'MERICUH!
September 9th, 2010 at 4:15 PM ^
So they get the full credit for it, MVictors.com originally had the info, and I retweeted their scoop. So, the credit is there's.
September 9th, 2010 at 4:17 PM ^
Since it's 9/11, I'll play along. But they better not suck
September 9th, 2010 at 4:26 PM ^
Looks like the designers at Steve and Barry's and Wal-Mart got into a fight.
September 9th, 2010 at 4:27 PM ^
the white jersey and yellow stripes will remain and the numbers on front and back will be red and white striped
not horrible and way more understandable/respectable than Nike Combat editions
September 9th, 2010 at 4:18 PM ^
They have some Michigan hats at the Mden with the block M being done in the Stars n Stripes. I think they have a shirt also that says Michigan in SnS. They really didn't look bad and I almost bought one. They could be abysmall on the football uniform though so I guess we'll see. maybe it will just be on the sidelines in the players hats and all unis will have a larger flag on them or some other commemorative design/logo. If they mess with either teams color schemes it could look wack.
September 9th, 2010 at 4:18 PM ^
Looks like this is limited to coaches and staff. NOT UNIFORMS!! Thank goodness. Per the Univ. of Kansas Website.
LAWRENCE, Kan. -- This Saturday, college football coaches and sideline personnel at the University of Kansas and other schools, will honor the men and women that help keep America safe by wearing the Stars and Stripes Collection by adidas.
On-field staff will wear the red, white and blue themed apparel and headwear to celebrate, honor and thank those who have served the country.
Fans can purchase these special items at campus bookstores, local retailers and online on athletic department websites, including www.kuathletics.com. The items include polos, tee-shirts, hats, visors and knit caps ranging from $16 - $55.
The full list of adidas universities participating includes:
- Cincinnati
- Kansas
- Louisville
- Michigan
- Nebraska
- Notre Dame
- NC State
- Tennessee
- Texas A & M
- Wisconsin
September 9th, 2010 at 4:20 PM ^
Props to you. Panic dismissed.
September 9th, 2010 at 4:22 PM ^
Aw shit. Continue PANIC!
September 9th, 2010 at 4:26 PM ^
But I will take an official press release from a participating school over an e-mail from a staffer at a PR firm who, unlike us, probably doesn't know the difference between a coaches shirt and a jersey.
That said, until we see a release from U of M we are all merely guessing.
September 9th, 2010 at 4:29 PM ^
I'm going to concur with my Ash avatared friend here. It would be so easy for a PR person to hear Michigan was doing something with adidas apparel this weekend and presume that it was the jersey. I really have a very hard time believing that the Michigan athletic department would allow anything too major. A simple flag patch on the jersey, or a small flag motif, especially on 9/11 I could see.
It's David Brandon, trust, but verify.
September 9th, 2010 at 4:30 PM ^
Greg seems to think it's also only just sideline folk, quoting that same KU article.
September 9th, 2010 at 4:19 PM ^
It's one game, in honor of 9/11. I'd probably be fine with them doing more than they end up doing.
September 9th, 2010 at 4:21 PM ^
Yeah, I'm against this. Aside from minor design changes to uniforms over the decade, there is no need to mess with uniforms, and the helmet should never be touched. I understand it's 9/11, but there are other ways of showing off patriotism withouth gimmicky alterations to our uniforms and helmets.
September 9th, 2010 at 4:22 PM ^
Maybe the gameplan is for the terrible unis to cause the ND team to retch.
September 9th, 2010 at 4:41 PM ^
ND is participating alongside us. So it could be a, um, colorful day out there.
If we're talking about a uniform patch, I'm fine with that. Patriotic sideline apparel? Sure, no problem. But if we're actually wearing red, white and blue uniforms . . . well, I guess 9/11 is a better reason than some others, but that's too much IMO.
September 9th, 2010 at 4:24 PM ^
FIRE RICH ROD!!!!!
//Rich Eisen'ed
September 9th, 2010 at 4:55 PM ^
call for RR's ouster or popularize the "everything is his fault" meme? Honest question as I hadn't heard the Eisen reference before.
September 9th, 2010 at 4:26 PM ^
September 9th, 2010 at 4:26 PM ^
Do the jerseys affect how they play?
September 9th, 2010 at 4:27 PM ^
What wrong with remembering 9/11 with a special jersey? So what if it looks bad? One game with alterations to the jerseys for a cause like this is probably more important than whether we like how they look or not.
September 9th, 2010 at 4:29 PM ^
There's many ways: coaches wearing hats, patches on jerseys, maybe a small sticker on the helmet, pregame flyover, design on the field, etc. Not knocking 9/11 but there are other ways.
September 9th, 2010 at 11:02 PM ^
But would any of those "many other ways" have us talking about it like we are now. The concept, along with any other propaganda, is to draw attention to the cause. Even the mere suggestion of altering the uniform has obviously gained much more attention than some patch. I'm all for whatever we decide to do, because it's making each one of us remember what that day is about. I'm privileged to be able to sit on my couch, drink a beer, and watch some football on Saturday, and a little alteration of the uniform just might remind us all to be grateful.
September 9th, 2010 at 4:29 PM ^
The PR firm said the following (HT: MVictors)
One of our clients is adidas, and this weekend, in honor of 9/11, several schools are wearing special “Stars and Stripes” jerseys. Michigan is one of those schools, and it’s our job to make sure the media knows about it.
And they let people know on the Thursday before the game. Incredible job to get people in the know and talking about it as quickly as possible.
September 9th, 2010 at 4:30 PM ^
So we tore apart Nike for Pro Combat.
If adidas hands us stars and stripes jerseys...
September 9th, 2010 at 4:33 PM ^
i'd rather my school wear a form of red white and blue on 9/11 than participate in a money-grab that uses cool designs and then lies about why they chose colors, etc. (ex: black is for the Native American tribes in Florida... or is it for the coal miners who died... or is it for....)
September 9th, 2010 at 4:30 PM ^
Then they became standard, then they exploded into a monstrosity they are now, so that the away jersey doesn't even mean anything.
Changing from one non-classic look to another non-classic look is not a big deal to me at all. Especially when it is in rememberance of September 11
I do hope Adidas doesn't take this as a license to do something goofy for every away game with our uniforms
September 9th, 2010 at 4:33 PM ^
Is it 2015 yet?
Can we please switch back to Nike ASAP, Mr. Brandon?
September 9th, 2010 at 5:39 PM ^
Whoa, what's with the negs
Is there a faction that is really partial to Adidas or someting?
September 9th, 2010 at 6:16 PM ^
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=lukas/100901_college_fo…
September 9th, 2010 at 7:01 PM ^
because the Nike ProCombat uniforms are actually really ugly to me. At least Adidas has moved into the 'Modern' without making college football look like a Paris fashion show, ala Nike.
I just recently started buying more Adidas gear mostly because of Michigan, so what do I know?
(I REALLY liked the '97 Michigan uniforms, though.)
September 9th, 2010 at 4:35 PM ^
The stripes were never a one-game thing. They were a permanent jersey change.
September 9th, 2010 at 10:49 PM ^
I thought their debut at the Alamo Bowl was supposed to be the end of them. Either way I still hate them
September 10th, 2010 at 1:21 AM ^
We wore them the whole 2005 season, not just the bowl game.