Equipment: POTENTIALLY Michigan's new font?

Submitted by Wolverine Devotee on

I'm likely going to get killed for this being an excessive equipment thread, but there are some big changes coming this summer and it's the offseason. 

MGoJohnStamos pointed this out to me this morning. 

Remember that leaked photo a week ago that had a mannequin in the background wearing what appeared to be a Jumpman Michigan jersey? It had a wonky new font that freaked some people out because of the big change to the #2. 

Well. Take a look at this-

This is the font of the Chicago Bulls with a pallet in Maize and Blue. The font Michael Jordan obviously once wore.

 

Now look at the #23 on the mannequin in the photo

 

They look completely identical.

The Bulls typeface is as close to Michigan's current font, Superstar M54, as we're going to get if Nike wants to make a change. They aren't that much different.

Superstar M54

 

The radical changes are the #2 and the wordmark being amplified in the Bulls font. Everything else is pretty much the same, with some small change here and there. The M54 is a little more sleek and defined. 

What are your thoughts on this?

Which font do you prefer? The current one or potentially the new one?

 

DrMantisToboggan

March 31st, 2016 at 8:57 AM ^

Stating what "I prefer" does not equate to me taking a stance on the normative question of whether or not this thread should exist.

Also, commenting on a comment that you don't like, just  to tell that comment not to comment on something they don't like is perfectly hypocritical. Let me know if you need help with that definition as well.

Gr1mlock

March 30th, 2016 at 6:56 PM ^

As long as they don't make the lettering all skinny, and the Block M is still, well, a block, then I'm cool.  The change in the 2 is fine, I likely wouldn't have noticed if not pointed out. 

umbig11

March 30th, 2016 at 6:57 PM ^

Make it stop! Sometimes we over analyze and obsess a little too much. Fxck adidas, and bring on Nike! The rest will work itself out. You will buy Michigan gear no matter what the font looks like.

rob f

March 30th, 2016 at 7:02 PM ^

Alex:  "WD and Excessive Equipment."

MGoBlogJeopardy question:  'What is NOT likely  to be found under the heading  'That's what she said.' "

amir_6

March 30th, 2016 at 7:07 PM ^

This is why I kind of didn't want the Jumpman uniforms, I had a feeling that he would change something up dramatically. Why can't we just have the iconic, simple Nike uniforms?..

Heptarch

March 30th, 2016 at 8:19 PM ^

I would love Jumpman unequivocally if they made one simple, cosmetic change to the logo:

Use the silhouette of Charles Woodson intercepting MSU in 1997.

It's not like it would even be that much of a stretch.  Woodson has been associated with Nike and Jumpman for pretty much his entire career.