Lots of readers wrote in over the weekend regarding Saturday’s Oregon/Cal game, which featured the unusual sight of solid yellow vs. solid white. But here’s something else unusual about that game: no TV numbers for either team.
Why are TV numbers called TV numbers anyway? Reader John Ramey, a play-by-play announcer who sent me a note on Saturday afternoon, explains:
Football announcers’ vantage point is often perpendicular to the action of play. So the front and back jersey numbers are sometimes out of view, especially right before the snap. Fortunately, auxiliary numbers on the shoulders or the ever-shrinking sleeve have become an essential part of the football jersey at the college and pro levels (or on the helmet, like at Alabama — GREAT for play-by-play guys).
Unfortunately, Nike’s quest to ruin uniforms has included the repeated omission of auxiliary numbers. This is a real bitch. Cal and Oregon are playing right now and both lack this critical uniform component. And it’s out of control at the high school level, where media considerations are considerably lower. On behalf of play-by-play guys everywhere, please bring attention to this. Those side numbers really matter!
Confession: For all our endless chatter about Oregon’s uniforms, it hadn’t occurred to me until very recently that none of their jerseys have TV numbers. Also wasn’t aware that this was a new trend at the college level (it’s moot in the NFL, where TV numbers are mandatory). So: Which other schools don’t wear TV numbers? We might have to create a special category for schools like Alabama, which have helmet numbers instead of TV numbers. If you’ve got anything to contribute in this regard, send it here.
Sponsor Shout-Out: I know it’s a little early to be thinking about Xmas shopping, but one of our advertisers — Joe Hilseberg’s excellent Jersey NameFrame operation — has set a November 15th deadline for placing orders that can be delivered in time for the holidays. That’s Joe at left — he only smiles like that when he’s got a beer in his hand, and he won’t be able to afford more beer unless he sells some NameFrames, so go ahead and order now. You’ll feel good about having at least one person crossed off your shopping list so early in the game, plus you’ll get a 10% discount for mentioning Uni Watch, so it’s a win-win.
Election Night Research Project Reminder: Remember, if you spot any talking heads wearing purple neckties or other purple attire tonight, please send some screen grabs my way. Thanks.
Signal Flare: Dave Graf, please get in touch. Thanks.
Uni Watch News Ticker: The Blackhawks will retire No. 3 for Keith Magnuson and Pierre Pilote on November 12th (with thanks to James Huening). ”¦ And speaking of NHL number retirements, the Canadiens have big plans for Patrick Roy’s ceremony (with thanks to Dave Frolick). ”¦ Regarding that NNOB player on the New Mexico sidelines: Several readers mentioned that New Mexico coach Rocky Long encourages walk-ons and red shirts, who generally don’t get nameplates until they are going to actually play in a game. ”¦ I never thought I’d be mentioning the New Kids on the Block on this site (or anywhere else), but look at their new logo (with thanks to Alan Borock). ”¦ Nice job by Gordon Toggweiler, who found this awesome news clip regarding umpires’ attire in the 2/13/67 issue of Sports Illustrated. ”¦ And speaking of old SI items, Jared Wheeler sent along this one from 1991. ”¦ I didn’t even know Army had a hockey team, but Ryan Yanoshak informs me that they have a new uni design. ”¦ Something else I didn’t know (until Ronnie Poore told me): Clemson awards a leather helmet to their MVP each game. ”¦ Doug Keklak reports that Pittsburgh Central Catholic is memorializing a deceased teammate with his initials and uni number on the front of the helmet, instead the customary decal on the back. ”¦ Cool National League centennial rug found by Jonathon Binet. ”¦ By now we’ve all seen photos of NC State’s ill-fated unitard experiment from 1989. The two shots I’ve seen most frequently over the years are this one and this one, but now Jeff Spry has come up with a larger, clearer version of the first one, plus he’s found a new one I hadn’t seen before. ”¦ Brooks Simpson was sitting right behind the goal at last Thursday’s Coyotes/Penguins game and noticed that Marc-Andre Fleury was still wearing last season’s Stanley Cup finals decal. ”¦ So the breast cancer awareness trope has come to this: pink mouthguards (with thanks to Matt Shevin). ”¦ The Steelers played a scrimmage against some D3 college team last night. ”¦ Good observation by Dana Czerwinski, who writes: “Is it me, or does the SOO look a lot smaller than the NERS on this jersey?” ”¦ Terry Mark was walking around Assembly Hall in Indiana and stumbled across a display of gorgeous old letter sweaters.
Vote Early, Often, Etc.: I know some of y’all don’t like it when I get political, but right now the stakes are too high, and the danger is too great, for me to remain silent. So today I call upon all of you to do what I’ll be doing — what I do every four years, in fact: Write in Elmer Layden’s name for President. Thank you.
What ? No word of last night Redskins’ all burgundy abomination ! Clinton Portis looked like he’d passed out in a tanning bed…
Only an abomination because they lost.
I can’t remember them ever wearing that combo before.
[quote comment=”298082″]What ? No word of last night Redskins’ all burgundy abomination…[/quote]
Somebody didn’t read the Ticker very closely.
I’m not looking to start a political debate here (but inevitably this is how they all start)…
Yesterday the media was talking about how a Steeler win means Obama wins and Redskins win means a McCain win and I never got a chance to watch the game last night.
This morning, I’m watching sportcenter with the sound off, my wife walks into the room and before I saw the final score, I saw the uni-chromatic look of the Redskins and said to her “guess Obama is the Prez”.
Damn, that redness hurt my eyes.
Now, GO VOTE!!! Doesn’t matter for who, just vote for the one you believe in.
TO LI PHIL:
I just read yesterday’s entry and wanted to wish you a heartfelt congrats. You have earned this due to your wisdom, whit, and sarcasm. None, has been more important than the later. /sarcasm
The scary part is that I’m going to be looking for that silly license plate all the time now. If you see a crazy person screaming at you on the road, it might just be me. Congrats again.
That clipping about the baseball umpires’ attire is hysterical. It was interesting when the leagues had separate umpiring crews and protocols for the uniforms they could wear.
Any chance we can start a weekly “Worst Uniforms” game of the week? Like if Clemson decided to go all purple against Oregon wearing all yellow?
Yes, Army plays D1 ice hockey, as does the Air Force Academy. Navy, however, has a club team.
The service academies play most major college sports (and some not so major) Except for AF, they wear a pretty respectable kit, with good colors and an emphasis on tradition.
I too hope that everyone makes it out to the polls today. I stopped by my polling place before work today and it took less than 20 minutes. I don’t care who you vote for. I don’t care if you hate both candidates and choose not to vote for prez. At least vote on the propositions in your area.
There has been too much tension between American citizens in the recent years for anyone to stay at home today.
Oh…and the Redskins looked horrible.
I think the New Kids will be getting a call from the MLB lawyers…
and yes, ditch the burgundy on burgundy, ‘skins. What an eyesore.
oh, and I LOVE that NL Centennial rug. And I’ve never seen that Phillies logo before
It looks like the Army hockey team went with the Dallas Stars home jersey. Same color combo and stripe layout. They even have a star on the shoulder.
I don’t think Clemson gives the leather helmet after every game. My friend is a trainer for the BC football team and said they’ve started this new thing where BC and Clemson will play for the O’Rourke-McFadden trophy. Along with the trophy the MVP of the game receives a leather helmet. One is all gold for BC and one is orange and blue for Clemson. Information on the trophy and the “new tradition” (does that even make sense?) link and pictures of the trophy and helmets are link.
Hooray for made up tradition in hopes of making more money!
Blackhawks wore the alternates last night.
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Not too bad. At least the black sweater/shorts hide the obnoxious “swoop” on the bottom of the jersey. In fact I was almost wondering if they sweaters were hemmed straight, but could not get a decent shot.
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Jay,imo guess you don’t have a vanity plate (but shaftman wouldn’t be too far from link,…thx for the kind words…and shoot me a e-mail)
The Clemson leather helmet is not awarded each game. It is part of a new rivalry trophy started this year between Clemson and Boston College.
“The game featured the debut of the O’Rourke-McFadden Trophy, created to honor the winner of what has become a budding ACC rivalry. As MVP, Spiller earned a leather helmet in the blue and orange colors worn by Clemson when Hall of Famers “Chuckin’ Charlie” O’Rourke and James “Bonnie Banks” McFadden met in the 1940 Cotton Bowl.”
Phil, a hearty congratulations. I’m sure you’ll do a bang-up job as Bench Coach.
And Bryan, I’ve appreciated your perspective and contributions during your time in the hot seat. Enjoy your semi-retirement.
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The interesting thing about this is how far we have come since 1989. The shorts were designed for better movement, and track athletes and football players have known this for years. It’s one reason Under Armour is so successful — the closer to the skin the uniform is, the less drag on the athlete. How in the world have basketball shorts (and baseball uniforms, to a lesser extent) gotten so out of control in the baggy area? (Add to that, it looks horrible!) I’m waiting for the next Jordan to wear shorter shorts and everybody will start copying him.
Is Nebraska the only team in the Big 12 that does not have either the school name or mascot name on the front of their jersey?
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jay,imo guess you don’t have a vanity plate (but shaftman wouldn’t be too far from link,…thx for the kind words…and shoot me a e-mail)[/quote]
You know…only on this site would being called not be an insult.
I’ll email you after work.
[quote comment=”298099″]I’m waiting for the next Jordan to wear shorter shorts and everybody will start copying him.[/quote]
how did he fit his carolina shorts link?
[quote comment=”298093″]It looks like the Army hockey team went with the Dallas Stars home jersey. Same color combo and stripe layout. They even have a star on the shoulder.[/quote]
mash that Stars jersey up with the Anaheim Ducks jersey…and you’ve got it!
Frank writes: The service academies play most major college sports (and some not so major) Except for AF, they wear a pretty respectable kit, with good colors and an emphasis on tradition.
Although I can’t put my finger on a helpful link, this year’s USAFA hockey kits are just outstanding. A classic look with a clear nod to a unique tradition (and some great shoulder stripes that Paul will love!).
[quote comment=”298086″]That clipping about the baseball umpires’ attire is hysterical. It was interesting when the leagues had separate umpiring crews and protocols for the uniforms they could wear.[/quote]
I thoroughly enjoyed the last sentence saying one particular ump (Emmet Ashford) was given permission to wear French cuffs.
Would that be Dr. Brooks Simpson the history professor at ASU?
My favorite non-engineering class was his US Military history course.
[quote comment=”298100″]Is Nebraska the only team in the Big 12 that does not have either the school name or mascot name on the front of their jersey?
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OK State
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For a decade or so, Nebraska had a very small wordmark on the front of their jerseys.
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Prior to that they had an “N” in the same location, and they also had a Big XII logo there for a year or two. Of late, that space has gone blank, which is just fine with me.
What I love about election day is the red I voted sticker. A great “uniform” accessory. I can’t wait for the end of the work day when I can go vote.
My 9 year old niece is so excited about the election, she asked her mom to take her with when she goes to vote so she can experience it.
Bring on the #44 jerseys for whoever wins. While it’s exciting for today’s historic election, aren’t we all a little saddened that all those wonderful campaign ads will be going away? Maybe the next presidential campaigns will start 3 years before the actual election instead of the 2 they did this time around and the ads will come back sooner than we could ever hope for. (If you can’t tell I’m being sarcastic you have no sense of humor).
On those Hawks 3rd jerseys – I think the crest needs a thin white outline because the black hair on the Indian head logo get’s lost. It reminds me of a family photo we had where we were all to wear red sweaters, but my brother-in-law wore a black shirt with a red vest. Well, the backdrop was black and he was placed in the back so he looks like a floating head.
Regis is wearing a purple striped tie
Reporter from Chicago on Today Show is wearing purple. Off to a good start
[quote comment=”298095″]Blackhawks wore the alternates last night.
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Not too bad. At least the black sweater/shorts hide the obnoxious “swoop” on the bottom of the jersey. In fact I was almost wondering if they sweaters were hemmed straight, but could not get a decent shot.
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Standard Reebok Edge with the swoop — the first photo in this gallery has a good view of it:
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(Sorry, you actually have to copy and paste the URL into your browser’s address bar — can’t link to the gallery.)
The black-on-black definitely negated the “diaper effect” that the white-on-black causes.
In this pic, you can sort of see the “N” the preceded Nebraska’s use of the “Nebraska” wordmark on the front of their jerseys.
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I didn’t think I could hate New Kids on the Block any more. Thanks for adding to it Paul!
I think that 2004 was the last season that the small “Nebraska” wordmark appeared.
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[quote comment=”298104″]Frank writes: The service academies play most major college sports (and some not so major) Except for AF, they wear a pretty respectable kit, with good colors and an emphasis on tradition.
Although I can’t put my finger on a helpful link, this year’s USAFA hockey kits are just outstanding. A classic look with a clear nod to a unique tradition (and some great shoulder stripes that Paul will love!).[/quote]
Here are the USAFA Hockey kits. link
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Sorry, but the pictures in the second gallery are kinda small.
Try again.
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Missed MNF last nite- glued into CNN and the election. ALL BURGUNDY??? no way. ack.
I liked Oregons unis, like the all white look. Cal I didnt mind but is going to get some getting used to. I dont think nike is the only company destroying unis. Adidas with Cincys claw scratch on the pants, All of Under Armours unis are ugly and gaudy. So the blame can be spread around!
[quote comment=”298092″]oh, and I LOVE that NL Centennial rug. And I’ve never seen that Phillies logo before[/quote]
That would be Phil and Phillis, if I remember correctly. I think they were a part of the Phillies logos before the 70s, but I’m not positive.
So one other thing about the Pittsburgh Central Catholic game. The team they played against is Penn Trafford (in white and green). At work I sit next to one of the fathers of a PT player. He told me that all the PT players wore #23 arm bands and before the game they gave all the Central players them too…I found a good photo gallery of the game it shows the KW #23 shirts that they hade made and if you click through the pictures you will see the armbands
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Obama wore a silver striped tie to the polls. Biden voted already but all I saw was a side shot and couldn’t make out the tie color. McCain/Palin will vote later.
more info here on phil and phillis
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[quote comment=”298118″][quote comment=”298092″]oh, and I LOVE that NL Centennial rug. And I’ve never seen that Phillies logo before[/quote]
That would be Phil and Phillis, if I remember correctly. I think they were a part of the Phillies logos before the 70s, but I’m not positive.[/quote]
No trademark protection on the Cubs logo, either.
I guess they (phil & phillis) were not too popular
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[quote comment=”298087″]Any chance we can start a weekly “Worst Uniforms” game of the week? Like if Clemson decided to go all purple against Oregon wearing all yellow?[/quote]
I guess that I am in the minority since those are my two favorite college FB unis!
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Looking closely at the picture of Marc-Andre Fleury it appears that his jersey is made of Air-Knit and not whatever crap Reebok makes their “systems” out of. I know a lot of players were dissatisfied with them and heard rumors of a quiet change, but I wasn’t aware of any players/teams actually being allowed to dump them.
[quote comment=”298125″]Looking closely at the picture of Marc-Andre Fleury it appears that his jersey is made of Air-Knit and not whatever crap Reebok makes their “systems” out of. I know a lot of players were dissatisfied with them and heard rumors of a quiet change, but I wasn’t aware of any players/teams actually being allowed to dump them.[/quote]
IIRC during last year, after several complaints, Reebok went away from the water resistance material and the Edge now uses the old material for certain panels.
[quote comment=”298112″]I didn’t think I could hate New Kids on the Block any more. Thanks for adding to it Paul![/quote]
It’s very hard for me to see this guy:
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Prancing around the stage, after he has become a decent actor.
He was in a very short-lived NBC police series called “Boomtown” that was excellent.
I’ve been dreading the appearance of an all-burgundy Redskins uniform since the day Joe Gibbs started letting Clinton Portis make the team’s uniform decisions. The all white monochrome is bad enough, but last night’s combo was an abomination!
Like the posters above have said: go vote, people!
Chris Corchiani… long gone were the days I thought I would ever see I picture of “Ice” again. where is Rodney “Fire” Monroe in a unitard when you need him?
I guess I missed it, but when did the TV numbers on the Redskins get to be so huge?
[quote comment=”298112″]I didn’t think I could hate New Kids on the Block any more. Thanks for adding to it Paul![/quote]
imagine if they all started putting their names on the backs their “outfits”…
then we’d have…wait for it…
NKOTBNOBs
[quote comment=”298102″][quote comment=”298099″]I’m waiting for the next Jordan to wear shorter shorts and everybody will start copying him.[/quote]
how did he fit his carolina shorts link?[/quote]
I’ve read that they were practice shorts…but I too have wondered that!
Would that be Dr. Brooks Simpson the history professor at ASU?
My favorite non-engineering class was his US Military history course.
And I too would love college courses, military or otherwise, if my classmates looked like this:
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and yes, ditch the burgundy on burgundy, ‘skins. What an eyesore.[/quote]
ditch burgundy pants altogether. White or old school yellow pants, please.
I wore a purple tie to work today and I wrote in my vote for president.
Incidentally, this will be my first of 2 purple ties this week…the next on Thursday when link plays Utah. Go Frogs!
[quote comment=”298132″][quote comment=”298102″][quote comment=”298099″]I’m waiting for the next Jordan to wear shorter shorts and everybody will start copying him.[/quote]
how did he fit his carolina shorts link?[/quote]
I’ve read that they were practice shorts…but I too have wondered that!
Would that be Dr. Brooks Simpson the history professor at ASU?
My favorite non-engineering class was his US Military history course.
And I too would love college courses, military or otherwise, if my classmates looked like this:
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Her head is cold but her stomach is warm? She must have a circulation problem and should probably see a doctor immediately.
Jersey Name Frame rocks! I live near Joe and I was able to see some samples…he made me a Bo Jackson powder blue Royals name frame and it’s awesome. He made (for someone else) a throwback Orioles Frank Robinson…WOW!!! It takes up a fraction of the space a full size jersey would for a fraction of the cost. Bo Jackson Riaders is next.
Quality work A+!
Thanks again Joe!
[quote comment=”298134″]I wore a purple tie to work today and I wrote in my vote for president.
Incidentally, this will be my first of 2 purple ties this week…the next on Thursday when link plays Utah. Go Frogs![/quote]
Stay tuned for the next riveting installment of “Ian K. Watch”.
Perhaps the most frustrating thing about Cal’s uniforms is that they easily could put TV numbers on there without them looking bad… in fact, it might take away from that hellacious collar.
[quote comment=”298137″][quote comment=”298134″]I wore a purple tie to work today and I wrote in my vote for president.
Incidentally, this will be my first of 2 purple ties this week…the next on Thursday when link plays Utah. Go Frogs![/quote]
Stay tuned for the next riveting installment of “Ian K. Watch”.[/quote]
Note to Paul: Do NOT, under any circumstances, click that photo. You WILL give yourself an aneurysm.
The “ever shrinking uni sleeve” is kills not only TV numbers, but jersey stripes as well… check the steelers for example, this really bugs me
Compare Dallas Baker to Santonio Holmes
anyone else notice any sleeve cuts ruining a Jersey/Jersey Stripes for other teams?
im sorry i screwed that link up, here it is
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[quote comment=”298128″]I’ve been dreading the appearance of an all-burgundy Redskins uniform since the day Joe Gibbs started letting Clinton Portis make the team’s uniform decisions. quote]
You mean this guy?
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[quote]Note to Paul: Do NOT, under any circumstances, click that photo. You WILL give yourself an aneurysm[/quote]
i think he just made it his new wallpaper
[quote comment=”298139″][quote comment=”298137″][quote comment=”298134″]I wore a purple tie to work today and I wrote in my vote for president.
Incidentally, this will be my first of 2 purple ties this week…the next on Thursday when link plays Utah. Go Frogs![/quote]
Stay tuned for the next riveting installment of “Ian K. Watch”.[/quote]
Note to Paul: Do NOT, under any circumstances, click that photo. You WILL give yourself an aneurysm.[/quote]
Talk about Paul’s 8th circle of Hell!
If we don’t hear from Paul for awhile, does this begin this?
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[quote comment=”298137″][quote comment=”298134″]I wore a purple tie to work today and I wrote in my vote for president.
Incidentally, this will be my first of 2 purple ties this week…the next on Thursday when link plays Utah. Go Frogs![/quote]
Stay tuned for the next riveting installment of “Ian K. Watch”.[/quote]
The Hemogoblin owes me one new monitor. Fantastic line…
[quote comment=”298146″][quote comment=”298137″][quote comment=”298134″]I wore a purple tie to work today and I wrote in my vote for president.
Incidentally, this will be my first of 2 purple ties this week…the next on Thursday when link plays Utah. Go Frogs![/quote]
Stay tuned for the next riveting installment of “Ian K. Watch”.[/quote]
The Hemogoblin owes me one new monitor. Fantastic line…[/quote]
Sorry, I can’t do that, it conflicts with my new sponsorship.
[quote comment=”298144″][quote comment=”298139″][quote comment=”298137″][quote comment=”298134″]I wore a purple tie to work today and I wrote in my vote for president.
Incidentally, this will be my first of 2 purple ties this week…the next on Thursday when link plays Utah. Go Frogs![/quote]
Stay tuned for the next riveting installment of “Ian K. Watch”.[/quote]
Note to Paul: Do NOT, under any circumstances, click that photo. You WILL give yourself an aneurysm.[/quote]
Talk about Paul’s 8th circle of Hell![/quote]
They’re on national TV this Thursday but on the road, so it’ll be white uniforms. But the helmets will still be purple…
[quote comment=”298132″][quote comment=”298102″][quote comment=”298099″]I’m waiting for the next Jordan to wear shorter shorts and everybody will start copying him.[/quote]
how did he fit his carolina shorts link?[/quote]
I’ve read that they were practice shorts…but I too have wondered that![/quote]
They were those standard issue gym class kind of nuthuggers. Not much more obtrusive than boxer shorts.
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Great idea but I hate it that you were able to use my Tigers as an example. :-) I’m a big fan of the purple jerseys but I have a feeling of dread every Saturday that they’re going to pair them with the orange or purple pants.
I’ve found two talking heads so far that are wearing the copout purple color. I’ve started a Flickr set for this purpose:
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If I had a better setup, you’d probably be able to see the colors better. But for now, these will do.
For those who like to keep track of every little thing I do, I’ve got a short piece about team colors, of a sort, on today’s Page 2 index page:
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Great idea but I hate it that you were able to use my Tigers as an example. :-) I’m a big fan of the purple jerseys but I have a feeling of dread every Saturday that they’re going to pair them with the orange or purple pants.[/quote]
I love all of Clemson’s combos. I’ve actually been procratinating in joining IPTAY but will eventually get around to it.
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Are those ghost flames on the helmet? Or is it polka dots?
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Are those ghost flames on the helmet? Or is it polka dots?[/quote]
Those are flames
I too am a day late, but would like to congratulate Phil on his new position, your contribution to the comments has been fabulous. Bryan, thanks for everything you have done as well, I never fully understood the venom spewed your way on the weekends and looked forward to our contributions.
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Are those ghost flames on the helmet? Or is it polka dots?[/quote]
The former.
You can see them here as well:
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I could have sworn that the white helmets had it as well, but I see nothing to substantiate it.
Look what else I found…a Belotti Bold number chart:
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I know the announcers love sleeve numbers because they help identify the players, but one of the classiest uniforms in the NFL in the past 20 years was the 49ers’ throwback in 1994, and it had no sleeve numbers.
I like the idea of compensating with numbers on the sides of the helmets. You’ve got to number the helmets anyway, so why not take the numbers off the backs and move them to the sides? Move the team logo to the sleeves instead.
[quote] Move the team logo to the sleeves instead.[/quote]
what sleeves?
Crap! Logo change upcoming for Team Canada:
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… what! This is brutal… ah, just win gold baby!
p.s. congrats Phil – looking forward to your contributions.
[quote comment=”298095″]Blackhawks wore the alternates last night.
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Not too bad. At least the black sweater/shorts hide the obnoxious “swoop” on the bottom of the jersey. In fact I was almost wondering if they sweaters were hemmed straight, but could not get a decent shot.
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Y’know, those Blackhawks jerseys really don’t look half bad. Still too much black overall with the pants and socks.
However, looking at the Avalance white unis…doesn’t that thick blue stripe on the socks stick out like a sore thumb??? Considering there’s no blue on the jersey, except for maybe a bit on that swirl surrounding the “A”???
-Jet
Here’s the thing about the New Kids on the Block, that is obviously a backstage pass, which by no means makes it a band logo. Bands love to use images not actually related to themselves for passes.
LOVE that centennial rug, especially the phillies logo with phil and phyllis
[quote comment=”298148″][quote comment=”298144″][quote comment=”298139″][quote comment=”298137″][quote comment=”298134″]I wore a purple tie to work today and I wrote in my vote for president.
Incidentally, this will be my first of 2 purple ties this week…the next on Thursday when link plays Utah. Go Frogs![/quote]
Stay tuned for the next riveting installment of “Ian K. Watch”.[/quote]
Note to Paul: Do NOT, under any circumstances, click that photo. You WILL give yourself an aneurysm.[/quote]
Talk about Paul’s 8th circle of Hell![/quote]
They’re on national TV this Thursday but on the road, so it’ll be white uniforms. But the helmets will still be purple…[/quote]
TCU’s all white looks better than their home purple/black combo. I make it out to Ft. Worth for a couple of Frogs games a year, and those home uniforms are absolutely BRUTAL! And I actually like purple. As far as the NCAA goes, TCU may be in the most desperate need to ditch the black.
Hideous…
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[quote comment=”298162″]Crap! Logo change upcoming for Team Canada:
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… what! This is brutal… ah, just win gold baby!
p.s. congrats Phil – looking forward to your contributions.[/quote]
I see that TSN has ESPN Classic, but other than that do they have any association with ABC/Disney? Not sure if this has been discussed before but the link logo is strikingly similar to the link.
On the topic of TV numbers, don’t forget that there’s another major group that uses them. I work on the Statcrew for college football and the TV numbers make it so much easier to do stats from the press box as well. As a matter of fact, the visiting team this Saturday didn’t have TV numbers and my day was much tougher than it needed to be.
[quote comment=”298167″][quote comment=”298162″]Crap! Logo change upcoming for Team Canada:
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… what! This is brutal… ah, just win gold baby!
p.s. congrats Phil – looking forward to your contributions.[/quote]
I see that TSN has ESPN Classic, but other than that do they have any association with ABC/Disney? Not sure if this has been discussed before but the link logo is strikingly similar to the link.[/quote]
prolly touched on more than once, but it was in the link…apparently the WWL owns 25% of TSN…
[quote comment=”298169″][quote comment=”298167″][quote comment=”298162″]Crap! Logo change upcoming for Team Canada:
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… what! This is brutal… ah, just win gold baby!
p.s. congrats Phil – looking forward to your contributions.[/quote]
I see that TSN has ESPN Classic, but other than that do they have any association with ABC/Disney? Not sure if this has been discussed before but the link logo is strikingly similar to the link.[/quote]
prolly touched on more than once, but it was in the link…apparently the WWL owns 25% of TSN…[/quote]
Thanks Phil! Just more proof as to why you’ve been named the bench coach.
[quote comment=”298157″][quote comment=”298154″]http://static.flickr.com/63/171277644_0cbd5abb9b_b.jpg[/quote]
Are those ghost flames on the helmet? Or is it polka dots?[/quote]
The former.
You can see them here as well:
link
link
link
I could have sworn that the white helmets had it as well, but I see nothing to substantiate it.
Look what else I found…a Belotti Bold number chart:
link
I know they may be hideous but i still kinda like them. the unis are another story. But I do really like the raised O in the nose guard.
Searching the Internet for something to do with work (honest, it really can be used for that, amazing) I found these…
link
Cool. Doesn’t have to look like a pine tree. Anyone know if NFL, MLB, NBA or NHL teams are available? I’d look, but that, well, that really wouldn’t have anything to do with work. LOL.
just got back from the local poll.
proudly voted for Barack wearing my RedSox style “obama” t-shirt hidden under my sick of it all hoodie.
got my sticker which was typical white w/ flag and ” i voted “.
not even and exclamation point. huh.
hope everyone makes it out to the polls not matter who you’re voting for and i hope the weather is as nice where you are as it is in boston! it’s about as nice as a day can be in November…divine intervention, maybe?
probably just the earth dying.
uni note: i LOVE the blackhawks 3rd jersey. really great. can’t wait for the Bruins to bust out theirs…so happy to see the teddy bear head go away!
[quote comment=”298172″]Searching the Internet for something to do with work (honest, it really can be used for that, amazing) I found these…
link
Cool. Doesn’t have to look like a pine tree. Anyone know if NFL, MLB, NBA or NHL teams are available? I’d look, but that, well, that really wouldn’t have anything to do with work. LOL.[/quote]
Shoot, I meant, Any that look like jerseys? I know here are plenty of logo merchandise items out there.
I’m at work, but far less worried about big brother…
link
[quote comment=”298174″][quote comment=”298172″]Searching the Internet for something to do with work (honest, it really can be used for that, amazing) I found these…
link
Cool. Doesn’t have to look like a pine tree. Anyone know if NFL, MLB, NBA or NHL teams are available? I’d look, but that, well, that really wouldn’t have anything to do with work. LOL.[/quote]
Shoot, I meant, Any that look like jerseys? I know here are plenty of logo merchandise items out there.[/quote]
prolly LOTS of them out there for the major sports, but link
Those Redskins uniforms last night were bitchin! Best decision that franchise has ever made.
[quote comment=”298174″][quote comment=”298172″]Searching the Internet for something to do with work (honest, it really can be used for that, amazing) I found these…
link
Cool. Doesn’t have to look like a pine tree. Anyone know if NFL, MLB, NBA or NHL teams are available? I’d look, but that, well, that really wouldn’t have anything to do with work. LOL.[/quote]
Shoot, I meant, Any that look like jerseys? I know here are plenty of logo merchandise items out there.[/quote]
Those things are AIR FRESHENERS? I had no idea. I’ve seen lots of people driving around with the little Polish & Mexican teams’ soccer jersey things hanging from their mirrors and for some reason I never made the air freshener connection.
[quote comment=”298175″]I’m at work, but far less worried about big brother…
link
Though it looks like they only carry the Tigers and the Cardinals.
[quote comment=”298084″][quote comment=”298082″]What ? No word of last night Redskins’ all burgundy abomination…[/quote]
Somebody didn’t read the Ticker very closely.[/quote]
At the risk of looking like an idiot… I’m totally not seeing it?
[quote comment=”298180″][quote comment=”298084″][quote comment=”298082″]What ? No word of last night Redskins’ all burgundy abomination…[/quote]
Somebody didn’t read the Ticker very closely.[/quote]
At the risk of looking like an idiot… I’m totally not seeing it?[/quote]
This should help you…
The Steelers played a scrimmage against some D3 college team last night. …
It’s a coupla paces up from the vote button.
Palin voted. Looks like she has to a little work before going to Arizona.
McCain was sporting the gold tie.
link voted. Looks like she has to a little work before going to Arizona.
link was sporting the gold tie.
I ordered a Jersey Name Frame last year for my brother. It was a replica of his high school soccer goalkeeper jersey and Joe did a phenomenal job. He was in contact to discuss colors and provided excellent customer service. Count me as a satisfied customer.
Now, I just wish that my brother got the clue and had one made for me.
[quote comment=”298178″][quote comment=”298174″][quote comment=”298172″]Searching the Internet for something to do with work (honest, it really can be used for that, amazing) I found these…
link
Cool. Doesn’t have to look like a pine tree. Anyone know if NFL, MLB, NBA or NHL teams are available? I’d look, but that, well, that really wouldn’t have anything to do with work. LOL.[/quote]
Shoot, I meant, Any that look like jerseys? I know here are plenty of logo merchandise items out there.[/quote]
Those things are AIR FRESHENERS? I had no idea. I’ve seen lots of people driving around with the little Polish & Mexican teams’ soccer jersey things hanging from their mirrors and for some reason I never made the air freshener connection.[/quote]
I take it back. I’m pretty sure those aren’t what I’ve seen. For one thing, I don’t think the ones I’ve seen are made of cardboard, but rather from fabric. And they look like they’re on little miniature clothes hangers. Also, they’re more like full uniforms — jersey and shorts.
Of course, I’ve never seen one up close…
Has this image been posted before? 2009 road uni concepts?
link
[quote comment=”298169″][quote comment=”298167″][quote comment=”298162″]Crap! Logo change upcoming for Team Canada:
link
… what! This is brutal… ah, just win gold baby!
p.s. congrats Phil – looking forward to your contributions.[/quote]
I see that TSN has ESPN Classic, but other than that do they have any association with ABC/Disney? Not sure if this has been discussed before but the link logo is strikingly similar to the link.[/quote]
prolly touched on more than once, but it was in the link…apparently the WWL owns 25% of TSN…[/quote]
Although they use the “Espn Classic” brand in canada its a completely different set of programming from ESPN Classic the U.S. – mostly based on old TSN shows, not ESPN. Lots of hockey, CFL and curling.
In regards to the memorial stickers, a local high school, Scott High of Huntsville, Tennessee, recently lost 4 cheerleaders in a car wreck and this pic shows the helmet memorial and what their helmets usually look like. Notice the 4 small crosses on the front with the large cross on the sides and the small S on the back.
[url=http://www.divshare.com/download/5744462-05d][img]http://www.divshare.com/img/thumb/5744462-05d.jpg[/img][/url]
[quote comment=”298186″]Has this image been posted before? 2009 road uni concepts?
link
GAAAAAAAAAAAH! Those would be horrible.
This might help
link
[quote comment=”298189″][quote comment=”298186″]Has this image been posted before? 2009 road uni concepts?
link
GAAAAAAAAAAAH! Those would be horrible.[/quote]
IIRC the Tampa Bay one has already been reported to be true. Maybe not with the road BP hat as shown.
[quote comment=”298190″]This might help
link[/quote]
link
I hope this works
[URL=http://img80.imageshack.us/my.php?image=scotthighschoolpic1bc7.jpg][IMG]http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/5236/scotthighschoolpic1bc7.th.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
College football tonight in Buffalo (ESPN2 7:30)…
Both teams will accentuate the Red vs. Blue political theme of the day as the Bulls will be in all blue uniforms and the RedHawks of Miami will be in all red. The teams got an NCAA exemption to do so.
[quote comment=”298192″][quote comment=”298190″]This might help
link[/quote]
link[/quote]
Thanks, I’m trying to feed my baby, read the comments and post this!!!
[quote comment=”298187″][quote comment=”298169″][quote comment=”298167″][quote comment=”298162″]Crap! Logo change upcoming for Team Canada:
link
… what! This is brutal… ah, just win gold baby!
p.s. congrats Phil – looking forward to your contributions.[/quote]
I see that TSN has ESPN Classic, but other than that do they have any association with ABC/Disney? Not sure if this has been discussed before but the link logo is strikingly similar to the link.[/quote]
prolly touched on more than once, but it was in the link…apparently the WWL owns 25% of TSN…[/quote]
Although they use the “Espn Classic” brand in canada its a completely different set of programming from ESPN Classic the U.S. – mostly based on old TSN shows, not ESPN. Lots of hockey, CFL and curling.[/quote]
I thought ESPN owned TSN
[quote comment=”298191″][quote comment=”298189″][quote comment=”298186″]Has this image been posted before? 2009 road uni concepts?
link
GAAAAAAAAAAAH! Those would be horrible.[/quote]
IIRC the Tampa Bay one has already been reported to be true. Maybe not with the road BP hat as shown.[/quote]
Gotta love the logo creep
[quote comment=”298140″]The “ever shrinking uni sleeve” is kills not only TV numbers, but jersey stripes as well… check the steelers for example, this really bugs me
Compare Dallas Baker to Santonio Holmes
anyone else notice any sleeve cuts ruining a Jersey/Jersey Stripes for other teams?[/quote]
Not as egregious as the Steelers’ semi-stripe look, but check out the spacing between the bottom two stripes in these:
Exhibit 1: link
Exhibit B: link
Exhibit III: link
And of course, link.
[quote comment=”298173″]just got back from the local poll.
proudly voted for Barack wearing my RedSox style “obama” t-shirt hidden under my sick of it all hoodie.
got my sticker which was typical white w/ flag and ” i voted “.
not even and exclamation point. huh.
hope everyone makes it out to the polls not matter who you’re voting for and i hope the weather is as nice where you are as it is in boston! it’s about as nice as a day can be in November…divine intervention, maybe?
probably just the earth dying.
uni note: i LOVE the blackhawks 3rd jersey. really great. can’t wait for the Bruins to bust out theirs…so happy to see the teddy bear head go away![/quote]
I know I will regret this post…but, after reading your post, I walked over to my polling place and canceled out your vote.
back to the hawks- I wonder if this logo would look better on the alternate link
[quote comment=”298199″]after reading your post, I walked over to my polling place and canceled out your vote.[/quote]
link
I’m not one for self promotion or getting giddy about being in the Ticker, but I submitted that Marc Andre Fleury mask note to Paul two weeks ago and it never made the Ticker until now when someone else submitted it.
[quote comment=”298201″]I’m not one for self promotion or getting giddy about being in the Ticker, but I submitted that Marc Andre Fleury mask note to Paul two weeks ago and it never made the Ticker until now when someone else submitted it.[/quote]
Don’t take it personally. Paul’s a busy man. I’ve submitted tons of stuff. Some of it he posts, some he doesn’t. Today, he posted the thing I submitted about the Blackhawks retiring #3 next week.
A couple weeks ago, I sent him a thing about a junior hockey team that was wearing pink jerseys that was not posted.
Last week, he used some screen grabs I sent in without mentioning my name.
One time he gave credit to someone else.
Things get missed. It happens. I’m sure no slight was intended.
[quote comment=”298152″]For those who like to keep track of every little thing I do, I’ve got a short piece about team colors, of a sort, on today’s Page 2 index page:
link
Fox, predictably, had blue states for Republicans and red states for Democrats the last two years, but I think even Fox has come around this year to the conventional ordering.
Saw the movie “W” last night and the blue states were for Bush and red states for Clinton in the 1992 election on NBC.
[quote comment=”298194″]College football tonight in Buffalo (ESPN2 7:30)…
Both teams will accentuate the Red vs. Blue political theme of the day as the Bulls will be in all blue uniforms and the RedHawks of Miami will be in all red. The teams got an NCAA exemption to do so.[/quote]
Hope the NFL doesn’t give the Broncos and Browns permission to go all-navy and all-brown Thursday night.
(shudder)
[quote comment=”298126″][quote comment=”298125″]Looking closely at the picture of Marc-Andre Fleury it appears that his jersey is made of Air-Knit and not whatever crap Reebok makes their “systems” out of. I know a lot of players were dissatisfied with them and heard rumors of a quiet change, but I wasn’t aware of any players/teams actually being allowed to dump them.[/quote]
IIRC during last year, after several complaints, Reebok went away from the water resistance material and the Edge now uses the old material for certain panels.[/quote]
The more I look, the more examples I find. Now if they could get rid of the untucked shirt hem…
[quote comment=”298203″][quote comment=”298152″]For those who like to keep track of every little thing I do, I’ve got a short piece about team colors, of a sort, on today’s Page 2 index page:
link
Fox, predictably, had blue states for Republicans and red states for Democrats the last two years, but I think even Fox has come around this year to the conventional ordering.
Saw the movie “W” last night and the blue states were for Bush and red states for Clinton in the 1992 election on NBC.[/quote]
Make that the last two election cycles (2000 and 2004), not years.
[quote comment=”298155″][quote comment=”298154″]http://static.flickr.com/63/171277644_0cbd5abb9b_b.jpg[/quote]
Are those ghost flames on the helmet? Or is it polka dots?[/quote]
Those are flames[/quote]
Because when I think of a team names the ducks the first thing that comes to mind for a helmet logo is flames.
[quote comment=”298205″][quote comment=”298194″]College football tonight in Buffalo (ESPN2 7:30)…
Both teams will accentuate the Red vs. Blue political theme of the day as the Bulls will be in all blue uniforms and the RedHawks of Miami will be in all red. The teams got an NCAA exemption to do so.[/quote]
Hope the NFL doesn’t give the Broncos and Browns permission to go all-navy and all-brown Thursday night.
(shudder)[/quote]
Gah. It’s sad that I can actually see that happening. If it does, I blame you, Ricko…
The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air. A loud voice came out of the temple from the throne, saying, link
link
[quote comment=”298209″][quote comment=”298205″][quote comment=”298194″]College football tonight in Buffalo (ESPN2 7:30)…
Both teams will accentuate the Red vs. Blue political theme of the day as the Bulls will be in all blue uniforms and the RedHawks of Miami will be in all red. The teams got an NCAA exemption to do so.[/quote]
Hope the NFL doesn’t give the Broncos and Browns permission to go all-navy and all-brown Thursday night.
(shudder)[/quote]
Gah. It’s sad that I can actually see that happening. If it does, I blame you, Ricko…[/quote]
yes…blame the ricko…
[quote comment=”298211″]link[/quote]
is that powers’ classroom?
[quote comment=”298210″]The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air. A loud voice came out of the temple from the throne, saying, link[/quote]
Oh, the confusion.
Somebody walks up to you wearing that hat and you don’t know whether to say…
“How ’bout them Phillies!”
“Didja get your deer this year?”
or…
“Now, let’s think…What did we say about wandering off by yourself?”
[quote comment=”298213″][quote comment=”298210″]The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air. A loud voice came out of the temple from the throne, saying, link[/quote]
Oh, the confusion.
Somebody walks up to you wearing that hat and you don’t know whether to say…
“How ’bout them Phillies!”
“Didja get your deer this year?”
or…
“Now, let’s think…What did we say about wandering off by yourself?”[/quote]
Oh, the humanity!
wolf’s rockin the purple tie
[quote comment=”298215″]wolf’s rockin the purple tie[/quote]
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fixed
[quote comment=”298216″][quote comment=”298215″]wolf’s rockin the purple tie[/quote]
link
fixed[/quote]
link
fixed- fixed. bigger size.
I’m a Skins fan and I wasn’t really fond of the all red, but I didn’t think it was “D3” bad.
A.I. is going to wear number with the Pistons!!!
[quote comment=”298219″]A.I. is going to wear number with the Pistons!!![/quote]
I meant 1
[quote comment=”298217″][quote comment=”298216″][quote comment=”298215″]wolf’s rockin the purple tie[/quote]
link
fixed[/quote]
link
fixed- fixed. bigger size.[/quote]
Got a better screen grab:
link
Paul, maybe you’ve mentioned this before, so if so I apologize, but what exactly is your opinion of those Cal unis? I actually have to admit that I really like them for some odd reason. They look a lot better than the Wyoming ones…I think the dark blue helmet helps to make them look a little less pale and a little more yellow.
[quote comment=”298218″]I’m a Skins fan and I wasn’t really fond of the all red, but I didn’t think it was “D3” bad.[/quote]
A lot of D-3 teams these days have better uniforms than NFL and college teams (though classics like the Giants’, Cowboys’, Browns’, Raiders’, and others’ still look sharp — but see the Bengals’).
[quote comment=”298221″][quote comment=”298217″][quote comment=”298216″][quote comment=”298215″]wolf’s rockin the purple tie[/quote]
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fixed[/quote]
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fixed- fixed. bigger size.[/quote]
Got a better screen grab:
link
His beard also appears to have a purplish hue.
[quote comment=”298220″][quote comment=”298219″]A.I. is going to wear number with the Pistons!!![/quote]
I meant 1[/quote]
*Begins trashing all previous AI3 gear.*
[quote comment=”298225″][quote comment=”298220″][quote comment=”298219″]A.I. is going to wear number with the Pistons!!![/quote]
I meant 1[/quote]
*Begins trashing all previous AI3 gear.*[/quote]
dude…you have ai3 gear?
[quote comment=”298226″][quote comment=”298225″][quote comment=”298220″][quote comment=”298219″]A.I. is going to wear number with the Pistons!!![/quote]
I meant 1[/quote]
*Begins trashing all previous AI3 gear.*[/quote]
dude…you have ai3 gear?[/quote]
Absolutely not. Meant to put on the sarcasm tag. My bad.
At work so I can’t grab it but a blowhard on MSNBC is wearing a purple tie now.
Greatest nckname logo ever?
link
[quote comment=”298229″]Greatest nckname logo ever?
link
Always kinda liked Lansing Lugnuts, too.
Off to vote. Meeting daughter at polling place. She turned 21 in August. Her first presidential election, and is SO excited.
[quote comment=”298140″]The “ever shrinking uni sleeve” is kills not only TV numbers, but jersey stripes as well… check the steelers for example, this really bugs me
Compare Dallas Baker to Santonio Holmes
anyone else notice any sleeve cuts ruining a Jersey/Jersey Stripes for other teams?[/quote]
yes, the Cleveland Browns.
[quote comment=”298231″][quote comment=”298140″]The “ever shrinking uni sleeve” is kills not only TV numbers, but jersey stripes as well… check the steelers for example, this really bugs me
Compare Dallas Baker to Santonio Holmes
anyone else notice any sleeve cuts ruining a Jersey/Jersey Stripes for other teams?[/quote]
yes, the Cleveland Browns.[/quote]
yes…ALL OF THEM! It’s a league wide epidemic that we all hate.
Did noone mention Redskins CB Carlos Rogers wearing all gold shoes last night…Kornheiser even mentioned it during the game
link
[quote comment=”298208″][quote comment=”298155″][quote comment=”298154″]http://static.flickr.com/63/171277644_0cbd5abb9b_b.jpg[/quote]
Are those ghost flames on the helmet? Or is it polka dots?[/quote]
Those are flames[/quote]
Because when I think of a team names the ducks the first thing that comes to mind for a helmet logo is flames.[/quote]
Well, grilled duck maybe.
[quote comment=”298225″][quote comment=”298220″][quote comment=”298219″]A.I. is going to wear number with the Pistons!!![/quote]
I meant 1[/quote]
*Begins trashing all previous AI3 gear.*[/quote]
I wonder what would happen in the NFL if more marque type players were traded. Lets say if Ocho “don’t call me chad johnson” cinco was traded to the Cowboys during the year, that the NFL would either a) require Chad to reimburse RBK for the unsold jersey’s or b) force chad to play the balance of the year in his Bengal’s jersey.
Why didn’t this happen with Roy Williams? Well, cuz who really is buying a Lions jersey anyway???
[quote comment=”298196″][quote comment=”298187″][quote comment=”298169″][quote comment=”298167″][quote comment=”298162″]Crap! Logo change upcoming for Team Canada:
link
… what! This is brutal… ah, just win gold baby!
p.s. congrats Phil – looking forward to your contributions.[/quote]
I see that TSN has ESPN Classic, but other than that do they have any association with ABC/Disney? Not sure if this has been discussed before but the link logo is strikingly similar to the link.[/quote]
prolly touched on more than once, but it was in the link…apparently the WWL owns 25% of TSN…[/quote]
Although they use the “Espn Classic” brand in canada its a completely different set of programming from ESPN Classic the U.S. – mostly based on old TSN shows, not ESPN. Lots of hockey, CFL and curling.[/quote]
I thought ESPN owned TSN[/quote]
They own 20% of it.
Didn’t read all the comments, but teams I know of from the 6 BCS conferences with no TV Numbers (or helmet numbers):
ACC:
Clemson (Nike)
NC State (Adidas)
Virginia (Nike)
Virginia Tech (except white throwback) (Nike)
Wake Forest (Nike)
Big 12:
Baylor (Nike)
Missouri (Nike)
Big East:
Cincinnati (Adidas)
WVU (Nike)
Big10:
Minnesota (Nike)
Northwestern (Adidas)
Pac10:
Cal (Nike)
Oregon (Nike)
Stanford (Nike)
SEC:
Arkansas (Adidas)
Kentucky (Nike)
Ole Miss (Nike)
[quote comment=”298220″][quote comment=”298219″]A.I. is going to wear number with the Pistons!!![/quote]
I meant 1[/quote]
Just visited the Pistons’ roster as posted on SI.com. Looks like Iverson will be #23, not #1.
[quote comment=”298233″]Did noone mention Redskins CB Carlos Rogers wearing all gold shoes last night…Kornheiser even mentioned it during the game
link
They are bright orange Nike Merucrial soccer shoes.
link
Clemson DOES NOT award a leather helmet after each game. The leather helmet CJ Spiller is shown wearing is a new award given to the MVP of the BC/Clemson game, along with a team award, the O’Rourke/McFadden trophy, named afer legendary BC and Clemson players who faced each other in a bowl game in 1940.
[quote comment=”298202″][quote comment=”298201″]I’m not one for self promotion or getting giddy about being in the Ticker, but I submitted that Marc Andre Fleury mask note to Paul two weeks ago and it never made the Ticker until now when someone else submitted it.[/quote]
Don’t take it personally. Paul’s a busy man. I’ve submitted tons of stuff. Some of it he posts, some he doesn’t. Today, he posted the thing I submitted about the Blackhawks retiring #3 next week.
A couple weeks ago, I sent him a thing about a junior hockey team that was wearing pink jerseys that was not posted.
Last week, he used some screen grabs I sent in without mentioning my name.
One time he gave credit to someone else.
Things get missed. It happens. I’m sure no slight was intended.[/quote]
Fair enough. No offense taken.
[quote comment=”298088″]Yes, Army plays D1 ice hockey, as does the Air Force Academy. Navy, however, has a club team.[/quote]
That said, I believe Navy is the host school (or one of) for the Frozen Four next year in DC.
Copied from Chris Cooley’s Blog link
Last night was not a good night to be my helmet. It started out in the team warm up. I was so excited coming out of the locker room that I left the helmet in my locker. I spent the first five minutes catching balls while one of our trainers ran back inside. Into the second quarter I caught a pass on 3rd and 8 and was tackled inches short of the first. I came of the field and smashed the helmet. Good thing our equip. guys kept a spare. After not converting on 4th and 1 in the 4th quarter I smashed helmet #2. Who would have guessed something that protects your head would be fragile enough to break with a simple smash to the ground? What’s amazing is that our staff actually carried my old helmet with them to the game. 3 helmets for one person in a game, they must know me way too well. I guess it was just that kind of game.
Any pictures to see if he wore anything but the Speed?
Holy Crap!
Miami U. and Buffalo are playing some election-themed monochrome football…All-Red vs. All-Blue…my eyes burn
GO REDHAWKS!!!!
Was this posted before?
Brad Johnson with only one stripe link
Am i the only one that thinks the jerseys the players wear on Oregon and Virginia Tech look much better with short sleeves than long sleeve replicas?
link
link
And as a UConn student, I am tired of there not being a correct version of their uniform for sale (not that I would buy it)
link
link
[quote comment=”298210″]The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air. A loud voice came out of the temple from the throne, saying, link[/quote]
Thank you! I just ordered it for my dad, and he’ll stop wearing the actual elmer fudd hats.
Have there been any other college football games where both teams were wearing colored jerseys?
[quote comment=”298247″]Have there been any other college football games where both teams were wearing colored jerseys?[/quote]
not recently, but usc vs. ucla (i think) will be doing it this year in the rose bowl…if not this year, then definitely next
you need special dispensation from the NCAA to both wear “darks”
[quote comment=”298248″][quote comment=”298247″]Have there been any other college football games where both teams were wearing colored jerseys?[/quote]
not recently, but usc vs. ucla (i think) will be doing it this year in the rose bowl…if not this year, then definitely next
you need special dispensation from the NCAA to both wear “darks”[/quote]
Ah, thanks. I think I remember them wearing colored jerseys in the past… it looked good back then. The UCLA blue works better than the Buffalo blue since it’s a lighter shade.
It reminds me of soccer, where you frequently see two teams with colored uniforms, so long as they’re strongly contrasting colors.
[quote comment=”298244″]Holy Crap!
Miami U. and Buffalo are playing some election-themed monochrome football…All-Red vs. All-Blue…my eyes burn
GO REDHAWKS!!!![/quote]
Also the Buffalo players are wearing decals on the back of their helmets saying “I voted”
GO BULLS!!!
Drove down to the Oregon/Cal game this weekend and let me just say: it rained like a MoFo, Oregon played like crap, and the on field uni’s were a sight for sure.
All of the Cal fans around me were complaining about how bad their uni’s were. For the first time in my life I argued with opposing fans about who’s uni was worse. As long as Oregon has the diamond plate, they can’t be topped.
Interesting about the TV numbers though. I’ll be honest, that’s something I have never really paid attention to.
[quote comment=”298210″]The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air. A loud voice came out of the temple from the throne, saying, link[/quote]
…wow, thirty-eight bucks for a baseball cap-band? Or hat-muff? Ear flap stretch cap is just to long of a title. Somewhere Elmer Fudd is becoming a Phillies Phan.
On other things, I’m a little disappointed with Army’s new kits. I totally dug the old ones with the Black Knight up front – link
[quote comment=”298166″][quote comment=”298148″][quote comment=”298144″][quote comment=”298139″][quote comment=”298137″][quote comment=”298134″]I wore a purple tie to work today and I wrote in my vote for president.
Incidentally, this will be my first of 2 purple ties this week…the next on Thursday when link plays Utah. Go Frogs![/quote]
Stay tuned for the next riveting installment of “Ian K. Watch”.[/quote]
Note to Paul: Do NOT, under any circumstances, click that photo. You WILL give yourself an aneurysm.[/quote]
Talk about Paul’s 8th circle of Hell![/quote]
They’re on national TV this Thursday but on the road, so it’ll be white uniforms. But the helmets will still be purple…[/quote]
TCU’s all white looks better than their home purple/black combo. I make it out to Ft. Worth for a couple of Frogs games a year, and those home uniforms are absolutely BRUTAL! And I actually like purple. As far as the NCAA goes, TCU may be in the most desperate need to ditch the black.
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Ian – I’ll be at that game. I’ll see if I can grab you some pics. And it’s Utah that will need to as they are breaking out the new Under Armour black jerseys for this game. I’m guessing it’s going to be like Georgia’s bowl game/early season black jerseys. Lame. Go Utes!
“I VOTED” stickers on the back of Buffalo’s helmets?? Really….?
Some guy with a goatee and one of those annoying touch maps and computer white boards on NBC is wearing a purple tie. Chuck Todd? I don’t know if that’s right. But it’s purple. A woman on CNN is wearing a purple shirt.
I’ve been a Skins fan my whole life, and I loved those all-burgundies last night. I don’t necessarily want them to wear them all the time (but I definitely want them wearing burgundy jerseys at home), but I don’t want them to go away forever just because they played like crap in them. I honestly wouldn’t mind them 4 or 5 times a year.
Ok, I’m an idiot. That should say Utah will need to “ditch the black”.
I tried.
Buffalo is another team with no TV numbers
NBC’s electoral map on the ice of the Rockefeller Center rink is freaking brilliant!
I keep seeing link on NHL.com and that Flames item has been making me a very confused young man. I know they don’t have a third jersey due till next year, I haven’t been able to find it anywhere on the Flames’ Shop NHL page, but there’s that tie at the neck so I’m not so sure if it’s just a fleece or a sweatshirt or anything. Plus, the flaming ‘C’ in the upper right of the makes me think all kinds of ridiculous things.
Does anyone have clarification/ theories?
Stewart and Colbert both sporting the red ties?
[quote comment=”298259″]I keep seeing link on NHL.com and that Flames item has been making me a very confused young man. I know they don’t have a third jersey due till next year, I haven’t been able to find it anywhere on the Flames’ Shop NHL page, but there’s that tie at the neck so I’m not so sure if it’s just a fleece or a sweatshirt or anything. Plus, the flaming ‘C’ in the upper right of the makes me think all kinds of ridiculous things.
Does anyone have clarification/ theories?[/quote]
It’s a hoodie. They’ve got similar ones for other teams as well.
An article on the Utes fans not embracing the Black so much either.
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[quote comment=”298261″][quote comment=”298259″]I keep seeing link on NHL.com and that Flames item has been making me a very confused young man. I know they don’t have a third jersey due till next year, I haven’t been able to find it anywhere on the Flames’ Shop NHL page, but there’s that tie at the neck so I’m not so sure if it’s just a fleece or a sweatshirt or anything. Plus, the flaming ‘C’ in the upper right of the makes me think all kinds of ridiculous things.
Does anyone have clarification/ theories?[/quote]
It’s a hoodie. They’ve got similar ones for other teams as well.[/quote]
Here are some more examples:
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[quote comment=”298263″][quote comment=”298261″][quote comment=”298259″]I keep seeing link on NHL.com and that Flames item has been making me a very confused young man. I know they don’t have a third jersey due till next year, I haven’t been able to find it anywhere on the Flames’ Shop NHL page, but there’s that tie at the neck so I’m not so sure if it’s just a fleece or a sweatshirt or anything. Plus, the flaming ‘C’ in the upper right of the makes me think all kinds of ridiculous things.
Does anyone have clarification/ theories?[/quote]
It’s a hoodie. They’ve got similar ones for other teams as well.[/quote]
Here are some more examples:
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Ohhhh, thank you very much. You’re a big help.
O NOES. One of the Buffalo players is wearing a Nike uniform and an Under Armour hat! No screen grabs, but it was definitely there.
[quote comment=”298258″]NBC’s electoral map on the ice of the Rockefeller Center rink is freaking brilliant![/quote]
… definitely. Love the rink, also I love the Electoral College counters rising up 30 Rock. Doesn’t seem like there’s too many purple ties out there on TV – looks like many of the anchors went for the red & blue tie, or gold tie look.
This has probably been mentioned before but did anyone watch the “Shea Goodbye” special on SNY? I dont know if it was new or not.
2 things…
1. Virginia Tech is wearing all-maroon uniforms on Thursday night. Prepare for the worst
2. I stumbled across this website today that sells absolutely gorgeous, and I mean gorgeous prints for MLB. link
Can someone settle an argument for me? Who was the first NFL player to sport dreadlocks (dreads)?
Not to say that Oregon’s uniforms are good by any means, but I think that the lack of TV numbers makes a uniform look more simple, and if you look at the classic sports uniforms, usually less is more.
Speaking of tv numbers I remember back in the early 80’s Indiana had a home uni that was cream colored with crimson numbers. The reason was that when opposing teams watched game film (then still in black and white)they would be unable to pick up the numbers. I know this is true because I watched the Kentucky/Indiana football game that season on a black and white tv. I could barely make out IU’s numbers. I still can’t find a reason why the cream unis caused this effect.
Why couldn’t the Broncos have read that 49ers SI article before changing their logo in 1997? I bet a poll of Broncos fans would have been met with the same results.