Harbaugh Explains Why The Will Wear Maize
August 29th, 2017 at 10:49 AM ^
I dunno man, I'm starting to hear from my non-UM buddies about how this uni sucks. When non-UM fans use your unis to trashtalk you, it's a problem. This time it's just one of those obvious things: all-yellow unis (especially bright yellow) kinda sucks. If they did non-yellow pants it might have worked.
I'm not sure which is worse, having to watch the eyesore unis on TV or having to listen to the trashtalk all week from everyone else how they look. All I can say is "I know, right?!?"
August 28th, 2017 at 10:56 PM ^
August 28th, 2017 at 11:37 PM ^
Kids choose Alabama because A. they get paid to, B. you can get in by passing the 4th grade. Very few teams if any have the recruiting success that Alabama is having.
August 29th, 2017 at 10:44 AM ^
Low qualification requirements aren't exactly unique to Alabama, and all NCAA FB schools have a general minimum requirement.
I think the point still stands. Alabama recruits at an elite level without resorting to uniform gimicks. At the end of the day, winning and an open door to the NFL are the things that matter most. If stylish uniforms mattered most, teams like Oregon would be at the top of the heap, but they aren't.
August 29th, 2017 at 10:24 AM ^
Does Nike think in terms of 'good for the program' or even what the players like? I have to think, bottom line, this is about selling sports apparel. If fans buy a bunch of yellow jerseys, then success. If fans turn their noses up at it (like me), fail?
If all/most players and recruits like it, but all/most fans don't, is it still a success if no yellow jerseys are sold? If Nike isn't getting a return on their money, I have to think no, but I'm not a marketing guy.
August 29th, 2017 at 11:11 AM ^
August 29th, 2017 at 11:29 AM ^
So a kid is going to come to Michigan because he likes the all maize uniform that Michigan is literally NEVER going to wear again. They have never worn the same alternate uniform twice.
August 28th, 2017 at 7:34 PM ^
August 28th, 2017 at 8:11 PM ^
I got news for you: "sanctity" is nothing but "perceived." One man's "sanctity" is another man's "Fuck it, who cares?"
You think the helmets are sacrosanct, yet they didn't exist prior to Crisler getting here. We've been wearing the same basic jersey/pants combos since at least the 1940s—with a very brief interruption in the mid-70s—so why aren't they sacrosanct?
I'd be more impressed with Harbaugh's argument if there was no intention by U-M to sell maize jerseys cross-promoted with this.
As far as the argument "well the kids love it" goes, Jesus Christ, you people should see what 19-year olds were wearing in 1971. Kids don't know shit. That's why we have adults running the fucking program.
August 28th, 2017 at 10:35 PM ^
August 29th, 2017 at 7:43 AM ^
August 29th, 2017 at 1:08 PM ^
I was sitting here in a bit of a malaise reading this during lunch and your last paragraph made me laugh uproariously for at least five minutes straight. I thank you. It's a day later so you probably won't even see this, but I thank you.
August 28th, 2017 at 6:48 PM ^
August 28th, 2017 at 6:49 PM ^
Its funny that Florida is wearing all blue, so this will be a maize and blue game from a color perspective. It probably makes more sense for them to wear all orange or something.
August 28th, 2017 at 7:01 PM ^
If they did that, it'd be the candy corn bowl.
August 28th, 2017 at 7:12 PM ^
Oh man, that would be hilarious.
August 29th, 2017 at 7:45 AM ^
August 28th, 2017 at 6:51 PM ^
or hasn't looked at the past 7 posts.
August 28th, 2017 at 6:51 PM ^
August 28th, 2017 at 6:58 PM ^
August 28th, 2017 at 7:30 PM ^
and not just because he's, you know, darker blue. but because we'll look like large creamsicles out there and the helmet won't be enough to save the deal.
this is us in a bowl game if we wear these uni's then....
August 28th, 2017 at 8:00 PM ^
August 28th, 2017 at 8:39 PM ^
August 28th, 2017 at 8:46 PM ^
we love them (the players), just not dressed up as dessert.
August 28th, 2017 at 10:19 PM ^
My 5 year olds just outgrew jammies that looked like these.
Welcome to the 2017 Michigan Minions!
August 28th, 2017 at 6:52 PM ^
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August 28th, 2017 at 7:24 PM ^
August 28th, 2017 at 7:26 PM ^
Sorry. I don't know how to edit a post on iPhone.
August 28th, 2017 at 6:56 PM ^
I wish the team would push to wear their home uniforms more, even as the away team. It looks great when USC/UCLA both wear their home uniforms. Michigan in maize and blue and Florida and blue and orange would look sharp on the field. And I really want to see the same for the Michigan/OSU game. Would be much cooler than these alternates and if Nike wanted to, they could be special "home" jerseys with a little patch or something so they could sell those.
August 28th, 2017 at 7:52 PM ^
Here for my obligatory post in every uniform thread about how great this looked:
August 29th, 2017 at 12:43 AM ^
but for Saturday, Florida wouldn't be able to wear their home blues. They'd have to wear alternate orange or away whites. And they're the home team so they get to choose. They chose their blues so we had to wear whites or maize.
We'd only be able to wear our home blues on the road against certain colors. Wouldn't work against PSU, of course, and probably not against MSU (green), NW (purple), Purdue or Iowa (black) wouldn't work. Would work against red which covers about half the teams in the Big Ten.
August 29th, 2017 at 12:59 AM ^
Can't wait to see how the Maize pants and jersey compare to the Jacksonville Jags NFL color rush unis. Those Jags uniforms are an awful color.
August 28th, 2017 at 6:58 PM ^
Just fucking win.
August 28th, 2017 at 7:01 PM ^
Florida people are annoying. I didn't care until they started chirping at me wherever I go. I can't go to work, the gym, the store, or anywhere without hearing about the SEC. they don't even seem to care about their own team, just the SEC.
August 28th, 2017 at 11:18 PM ^
There are Florida people chirping at M fans? You'd think the last two home beatdowns would shut them up. Maybe third time is the charm.
August 29th, 2017 at 12:49 AM ^
2003 when we beat the Zooker. 3-0 this century (and all-time) against them. All in the state of Florida too.
August 28th, 2017 at 7:03 PM ^
August 28th, 2017 at 8:32 PM ^
August 28th, 2017 at 7:07 PM ^
Win or lose, this game shall heretofore be referred to as the "Maize Jerseys" game.
To add, I'm curious to see how they look on the field/screen. I don't love white jerseys, so I'm willing to give these a shot.
August 28th, 2017 at 7:06 PM ^
Also, while I generally tend to believe Harbaugh, his explanation is out-and-out bullshit. Dave Brandon's goddamned rape noodle ("You Know You Want It") is behind this. It's him and Kraft.
I'm going to leave no stone unturned proving this. I'm coming after you, mac-and-cheese conspiracy.
August 28th, 2017 at 7:10 PM ^
LOL, I was thinking that this was in the termination/severance agreement with Michigan and db, where he would go quietly if his list of demands were met including having us impersonate the wv mountaineers in Dallas.
August 28th, 2017 at 7:17 PM ^
August 28th, 2017 at 7:11 PM ^
Do we really need five threads about this? Can't we just have a mega-thread? Or better yet, none.
August 28th, 2017 at 7:28 PM ^
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August 28th, 2017 at 8:13 PM ^
Are you a parent? If so, I take it you don't care what they wear once they pass your threshold.
August 28th, 2017 at 8:55 PM ^
not really sure how it would change my mind set