Maize uniforms (photo)
Here they are and they don't look as bad as I thought originally. https://twitter.com/aaronmcmann/status/902228326676406272
August 28th, 2017 at 2:17 PM ^
August 28th, 2017 at 2:39 PM ^
"You are looking live at a sold out stad..."
"Dammit Charlie Weis, you're blocking the whole frame"
August 28th, 2017 at 2:08 PM ^
August 28th, 2017 at 2:08 PM ^
Poor name choice for Florida's jersey color for a game this week in Texas....
August 28th, 2017 at 2:13 PM ^
August 28th, 2017 at 2:09 PM ^
Official Michigan Football Twitter trying to get out in front of the leaks
#GoBlue #GoMaize
— Michigan Football (@UMichFootball) August 28, 2017
We will rock an All-Maize uniform vs. Florida » https://t.co/wsuuxrRiQ6 pic.twitter.com/cJxwTXPJpR
August 28th, 2017 at 2:18 PM ^
SOOOO much better looking in proper lighting. I blame the smoke machines
August 28th, 2017 at 4:07 PM ^
That's very light blue--perhaps not UCLA blue, but at least Orlando Magic blue.
It's definitely not a maize-and-blue type blue.
August 28th, 2017 at 2:32 PM ^
At least the pants appear to match the jersey. That's some form of progress.
August 28th, 2017 at 2:09 PM ^
August 28th, 2017 at 2:10 PM ^
August 28th, 2017 at 2:10 PM ^
And the "just win, don't care how they look" crowd is appeased.
Read that press release and tell me this was 100% from Michigan's end. Florida and Michigan, two Nike schools, two alternate uniforms for the first game of the season, with plenty of marketing-speak spinning a constructed narrative behind a freaking uniform. Nike gets what it wants with contracts this big; the players and the programs just play mannequin duty at tradition's expense.
August 28th, 2017 at 2:18 PM ^
August 28th, 2017 at 2:20 PM ^
Da fuq? I upvoted your post, and it gave you 2 pts up and 2 pts down. You're take is right, despite what some mod/admin seems to think...
August 28th, 2017 at 2:24 PM ^
Those are votes from other users in the span that you opened the page to when you voted.
August 28th, 2017 at 2:23 PM ^
This whole game is one big "Screw You" to tradition. Arlington is 1,000 miles from Gainesville and 1,200 miles from Ann Arbor. It's in an NFL stadium.
I'm glad they're having fun with it. I'm more excited because I think this is the final domino falling in the Dave Brandon line of bad decisions. We're in good hands now.
August 28th, 2017 at 2:36 PM ^
August 28th, 2017 at 2:54 PM ^
Within 15 minutes of this being posted, a link went up on UM twitter about how to buy these things.
Now, I'm under no illusions that no matter what types of jerseys/shoes were selected for this game, they would have been sold immediately as "product" --- but going with something so blatantly Uniformz, that doesn't even look like a Michigan uniform, is even more "Two Tickets with Two Cokes" than usual.
August 28th, 2017 at 3:12 PM ^
What's darkly humorous to me is that maize is a lousy color on most of Michigan's fans. It looks good only if your ancestors are somewhat equatorial.
August 28th, 2017 at 3:38 PM ^
Yes, jaundice is never a good look.
August 28th, 2017 at 2:36 PM ^
it really isn't that big of a deal man. Almost every team in the country has alternate uniforms. We don't need them, agree. But Jumpman was going to have strings attached. This is one of them. These are not nearly as bad as nearly every single alternate that Adidas rolled out. It's one game. I guarantee you that Jumpman/Nike has been a huge positive in recruiting. This is not that big of a price to pay.
August 28th, 2017 at 2:10 PM ^
Sorry, but this is just polishing a turd.
August 28th, 2017 at 2:40 PM ^
The best part is that the grumpy "traditionalists" can't even complain about the sleeve piping being two millimeters too large or too small because there is none. Haha. Good job, Nike.
August 28th, 2017 at 3:04 PM ^
It has to do with horrible taste vs good taste. And those unis are horrible, even if it they were unis for a brand new college team that was in their first season. They are objectively bad
August 29th, 2017 at 9:23 AM ^
This fan base loves the all-maize basketball uniform and the maize hockey jerseys. All maize (or yellow) uniforms are not ugly to everybody. It's personal preference and you belong to a fan base that has almost universally accepted and embraced the all-maize look in every other sport for decades.
The outrage here is about people hating change and it was hilariously predictable.
If these are "objectively" bad, then you and everyone else complaining here think the maize basketball uniform is bad, right?
Take your time. It's a thinker.
August 30th, 2017 at 8:14 AM ^
"If these are "objectively" bad, then you and everyone else complaining here think the maize basketball uniform is bad, right? "
They aren't hideous like these... but the old school whites look WAY better.
August 28th, 2017 at 2:14 PM ^
Roll on you Bears!!
August 28th, 2017 at 2:15 PM ^
These are the worst alternates yet. Worse than anything Adidas put us in.
West Virginia Wolverines. Michigan Mountaineers.
But it won't matter if they win the damn game.
August 28th, 2017 at 2:16 PM ^
August 28th, 2017 at 2:23 PM ^
August 28th, 2017 at 2:54 PM ^
And I am sure it will sell very well. Maize pants were a terrible idea to pair with it.
August 28th, 2017 at 2:16 PM ^
They wouldn't be too bad if they paired them with the white road pants.
August 28th, 2017 at 3:27 PM ^
I agree with the white pants.
August 28th, 2017 at 4:15 PM ^
I actually like that look.
August 28th, 2017 at 3:22 PM ^
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August 28th, 2017 at 3:35 PM ^
August 28th, 2017 at 3:37 PM ^
August 28th, 2017 at 2:16 PM ^
Silver lining is they released the info about this a week ahead of time. Way better digesting this a few days early as opposed to being in utter shock for the entire first half because they revelaed them at the last second running out on to the field.
August 28th, 2017 at 2:17 PM ^
August 28th, 2017 at 2:17 PM ^
Like pooping on the Mona Lisa.
August 28th, 2017 at 2:18 PM ^
August 28th, 2017 at 2:18 PM ^
MDen just posted theirs. $135 for the Limited and $80 for the Legend.
Limited is stitched-on numbers. Order a size up if you're gonna buy it.
I think the jerseys are great BUT they would be a great UNIFORM if we wore Blue pants instead. Maybe even white.
August 30th, 2017 at 7:40 AM ^
upvote. Blue pants, definitely, Blue pants.
Just don't do this at home, Jim.
Really, we should seek chances to wear our home unis on the road, like at MSU and OSU. Anyone down for colors vs colors in those games?
August 28th, 2017 at 2:19 PM ^
I ain't falling for no banana in my tail pipe!
August 28th, 2017 at 2:25 PM ^
+1 for the Beverly Hills reference...
August 28th, 2017 at 3:21 PM ^
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August 28th, 2017 at 2:19 PM ^