Anyone Who Posts ‘Wanna Get Away?’ or ‘Great Googly-Moogly’ in the Comments Gets Banned, No Exceptions

[quote comment=”346580″]Am I really that color blind or does the Tiger-Cats “yellow” look a lot more like orange?[/quote]
Looks like link to me.

It was “Mika” & “Vick”. Mika is his sisters name. Vick is for the felon. And from his quotes, I think Terrelle has a 2 cent brain.

You know, I don’t even think it deserves to be called Shea.

If only Citi Field had brought in a bunch of people to test the toilets before the building opened…

is their a link to collumn?

[quote comment=”346580″]Am I really that color blind or does the Tiger-Cats “yellow” look a lot more like orange?[/quote]
It definitely looked yellow on TV, and apparently in person as well. Maybe I’m biased as a Ticat fan (and because we demolished the Argos) but that game was one of the best looking CFL games I’ve seen in awhile.

Picture of Nikolai Khabibulin’s new mask:
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The mask shows an eagle holding Grant Fuhr’s mask in its claws.

I’m just going to blame it on inconsistent naming of colors.

The Ti-Cats “yellow” on those throwbacks is a far cry from the Oregon Ducks “yellow”.

That “yellow” looks like light orange. What I’d call yellow is usually called “gold”, and what I’d consider gold is usually labeled as “vegas gold” or “metallic gold” or something.

*shrug*

…and regardless of being a true throwback or not, it looks better with a black mask. Old helmets only had gray because it was the only color available at the time. Gray masks don’t look good on most teams. There’s a reason why nearly everyone switched to using colors by the end of the 70’s. If there’s one part of a throwback uniform that I don’t mind being wrong, it’s the facemask.

[quote comment=”346594″][quote comment=”346591″]Picture of Nikolai Khabibulin’s new mask:
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The mask shows an eagle holding Grant Fuhr’s mask in its claws.[/quote]

shout out to belfour and fuhr?[/quote]

He’s had the eagle on the mask for a while, so I don’t know if it’s for Eddie or some other reason.
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I love those Argos uni’s. I’m glad they even used the throwback sponsors. That helmet is beautiful.

[quote comment=”346584″]From Miller Park yesterday …

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Hilarious!

[quote]There’s nothing like old time hockey…[/quote]

eddie shore?

Terelle Pryor on Michael Vick: “Not everybody is a perfect person in the world. Everyone kills people, murder people, steals from you, steals from me, whatever.”

Couldn’t have said it better myself….

[quote comment=”346602″]”Anyone Who Posts ‘Wanna Get Away?’ or ‘Great Googly-Moogly’ in the Comments Gets Banned, No Exceptions”

How exactly do you ban someone from this site?[/quote]

I’d imagine it has to do with IP logging, and comment suppression.

The umps were wearing red caps because of Labor Day. It’s the same thing they did for Memorial Day back in May. link

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wait.. Uniwatch is on twitter? or?[/quote]

It’s a trackback from a link made on Twitter. UW detects who has linked to it. It’s a tool that allows people to see who/where the article is being hyperlinked from.

Did the umpires do their own shout-out to Labor Day by wearing the Stars & Stripes caps? Maybe they didn’t realize it’s only for Memorial Day, Fourth of July and September 11.

these guys as history’s worst-dressed chain gang

even worse than these?

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Sorry, I screwed up comment #37, but I was referring to this ebay auction helmet mention…and I won’t try to italicize it this time:

Whoa, looks like someone got a bargain (nice find by Ryan Perkins).

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wait.. Uniwatch is on twitter? or?[/quote]

It’s a trackback from a link made on Twitter. UW detects who has linked to it. It’s a tool that allows people to see who/where the article is being hyperlinked from.[/quote]

oh, ok, that makes sense. i understand the concept of trackbacks, but not the specifics, and since my blog died in flames is on hiatus because my life is so crazy right now, I don’t get much chance to learn more.

9/9/09

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For some reason, I can never get the NFB videos to play. The little arrow just spins and spins. Might be a Mac thing.

However, if it works for you, I do recommend link (Teebz mentioned this) and link

One would think a town with link would have good turf across all stadia.

This whole post looks like it belong on failblog, so why, Paul didn’t you appropriately title it Sports Fails? because of all the failures. And why can’t we say the two phrases mentioned in the title? I don’t see how it could possibly be that bad.

Finally, to appropriately summarize how I feel about today’s post in a football manner:

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Thanks for the link to the SFO PCL exhibit pix. I love local old-time baseball exhibits — there’s a great one at Veteran’s Field in Cedar Rapids, Iowa — and I love the PCL, so this was a make-my-day kind of link. And while I hate to be notstalgic — that’s nostalgia for something you weren’t actually around to experience — that Oaks uniform is one of my favorites of all time. With slight modification, the A’s ought to wear something like that today.

As for the umps, they’re union members and it was Labor Day, plus the caps are “patriotic” and it was a national holiday. So it was absolutely appropriate for them to wear the caps, even if players won’t be wearing them again until the not-actually-a-national-holiday observance on Friday.

Washington States new uniforms. You’ve got to be fucking kidding me. I’m not referring to the actual design so much as the complete and utter supid retardability of the “shorts” those guys are wearing. It goes way beyond making all the dudes look stumpy, it’s just a stupid thing to have shorts be that long.

[quote comment=”346632″]Washington States new uniforms. You’ve got to be fucking kidding me. I’m not referring to the actual design so much as the complete and utter supid retardability of the “shorts” those guys are wearing. It goes way beyond making all the dudes look stumpy, it’s just a stupid thing to have shorts be that long.[/quote]

Seriously, someone photoshop one of those figures, turn it into a silhouette, add cowboy boots and you have, precisely, the silhouette of Dale Evans in a Roy Rogers movie.

“Let’s all cheer for the Cowgirls!!!”

(I’d have said “Cougar Cowgirls” but that’s a different concept altogether).

—Ricko

[quote comment=”346608″]

I’ve emailed the National Film Board several times regarding the purchase of a number of their films and shorts. They’ve assured me that buying a DVD is a great way of keeping the memories alive, but I want to build my own DVD of only what I want.

Apparently, they don’t allow it. Jerks.[/quote]

What???

A government bureaucracy is inefficient, indifferent and unresponsive? Pshaw.

Does this count as being uniform related? Does it really matter?

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Wow. My old high school, Niles North in Skokie, Illinois wears Nike Football Uniforms, now. Wow.

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According to sources, The Packers are returning to having “Green Bay” and “Packers” in the end zones this year after having a two year hiatus. The Pack started using slanted white lines in the end zones in 2007 as Lambeau Field was celebrating their 50 year anniversary. (As you all know Curly Lambeau came from Notre Dame, and the Fighting Irish use those in their end zones) Evidently the players loved the slash marks because they could make quick turns on the non-painted parts. With the word marks, there was a lot more paint, and make it a little slicker. Well, according to a fan survey, the fans (not including me) wanted “Green Bay” and “Packers” back in the end zones. The sources say it is going to happen despite players, coaches, and upper management like the slashes better. I can’t imagine they would go back to the word marks if the players don’t like them, but I guess that is what you get when the team is not owned by anyone but fans. We will have to wait until Sunday night to see what the final decision is.

[quote comment=”346639″][quote comment=”346628″]why can’t we say the two phrases mentioned in the title?[/quote]

Because you should be able to come up with more constructive things to say other than (a) the most lazy-ass obvious thing, and (b) quoting a commercial.[/quote]

I thought you were referring to Kerry Rhodes using twitter to say shit like “Jets fans are in for a big surprise”, “big surprise @ 1pm”…and then this was the anouncement…

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[quote comment=”346637″]
It’s not. And the red hats have nothing to with Labor Day.[/quote]
Okay Ricko: I spent most of Labor Day on top of a garage roof or up on a ladder (long story) so I didn’t get the chance to watch sports of any kind.

Can you help me out with a rational explanation? Were there red hats, and if so-what were they meant to symbolize?

hockey video made my morning!

If the players like less paint in the endzone, why not do away with all endzone markings? If there are some out there watching who can’t figure out where the endzone is, make the grass darker or mow it differently or do whatever mlb lawn guys do to make all those designs. (And, yes, I’m aware that growing grass in Green Bay in the winter is difficult).

[quote comment=”346652″]If the players like less paint in the endzone, why not do away with all endzone markings? [/quote]
Leon, been waiting to catch you on the board: you listed out some names for the S-100 helmets last week. Did you mention Max Headroom?

[quote comment=”346655″]
Someone else will have to answer. I watched only a bit of baseball that day and didn’t notice them. I’d imagine that if they did wear them, it was their salute to labor.[/quote]
Okay, thanks.

I think my sense of humor is a bit off today. Either that, or I just can’t get back into the rhythm of Uniwatchblog since the downtime.

[quote comment=”346644″]Today’s ESPN column is up:
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What? No at-a-glance schedule for alts/throwbacks? How disappointing.

Kidding… With all the AFL hullabaloo and the various other alts/throwbacks being worn this year you’d probably need to employ a full-time research staff to compile something like that this year.

[quote comment=”346657″]From the U Va site in today’s main post: how about that Maryland logo in the late 1960’s??? :-)

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The early days of helmet decals. Weren’t so reliable (translation: Highly peel-able).
Note the two players dead center. Maryland player apparently lost his right side helmet logo. Virginia player wearing helmet with exterior padding that probably didn’t provide a flat enough surface for a decal.

—Ricko

[quote comment=”346660″][quote comment=”346657″]From the U Va site in today’s main post: how about that Maryland logo in the late 1960’s??? :-)

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The early days of helmet decals. Weren’t so reliable (translation: Highly peel-able).
Note the two players dead center. Maryland player apparently lost his right side helmet logo. Virginia player wearing helmet with exterior padding that probably didn’t provide a flat enough surface for a decal.

—Ricko[/quote]

Oh, and that’s probably from ’60 or ’61 (Riddells with the underarch Snug-Fit were introduced in ’60, and by ’62 (maybe even ’61) Maryland had gone to white helmets.

Although…
the nose bumper and wristbands would indicate later.
I don’t know, did Maryland try red helmets for a season or two in late 60’s or 70’s?

—Ricko

[quote comment=”346660″]http://www.hoosfootball.com/images/1969_UVA_MD_pic6_resized.jpg[/quote]

The early days of helmet decals. Weren’t so reliable (translation: Highly peel-able).
[/quote]
Yep. You just can’t beat link space-age link.

[quote comment=”346665″][/quote] With all the AFL hullabaloo and the various other alts/throwbacks being worn this year you’d probably need to employ a full-time research staff to compile something like that this year.[/quote]

…he does, he has us…[/quote]
OK, here’s my contribution:

Bears – orange alternate jerseys – November 1 vs. Browns

[quote comment=”346664″]Although…
the nose bumper and wristbands would indicate later.
I don’t know, did Maryland try red helmets for a season or two in late 60’s or 70’s?

—Ricko[/quote]

I think Maryland wore the red helmets in 1967: link

[quote comment=”346667″]I don’t know, did Maryland try red helmets for a season or two in late 60’s or 70’s?

Ask and ye shall receive. (scroll down to UMd)

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Ah, red helmets in late 60s. I was in college. Had other things on my mind. Mostly, I heard there was a sexual revolution starting up and spent a lot of time looking for rebel headquarters.

—Ricko

groovy hockey film. morris richard. gordon howe. ok. “giant” jean beliveau at 6 ft 2 200 lbs.

[quote comment=”346674″]groovy hockey film. morris richard. gordon howe. ok. “giant” jean beliveau at 6 ft 2 200 lbs.[/quote]

Keith’s brother?

[quote comment=”346672″][quote comment=”346667″]I don’t know, did Maryland try red helmets for a season or two in late 60’s or 70’s?

Ask and ye shall receive. (scroll down to UMd)

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Ah, red helmets in late 60s. I was in college. Had other things on my mind. Mostly, I heard there was a sexual revolution starting up and spent a lot of time looking for rebel headquarters.

—Ricko[/quote]

Ah yes, the era of “free love”, glad you were able to escape the clutches of the Manson family. Too bad none of the sports teams of that era adopted the tie dyed look on their unis. Had arena football been around back then, they would have capitalized on that. The San Francisco Hippies, LOL

nothing to do eith unis (im sorry!) but just had to share this video of one of the sickest dunks ive ever seen.

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nothing to do *with* sorry i forgot how to type.

also, a high school football team we always beat has changes their uniforms to match gerogia tech’s uniforms

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[quote comment=”346677″]JohnnyO
I’m hip to the use of paint-even in the temperate climate of DC, Fed Ex Field is substantially painted by December. I wasn’t aware of the system at Lambeau. Does it preclude the need to mow? My only point was that if players performance can be improved by eliminating paint wherever possible, why not do it?

And correct me if I’m wrong, but wasn’t there a field condition problem at Heinz Field last year?[/quote]

I would imagine the field gets mowed every day, or every other day, so I don’t think the synthetic fibers really hinder the process of mowing since it is weaved into the real grass, and the real grass is a lot more abundant than the synthetic. The process of installing the turf was pretty cool too. Once the field is stripped down, the first layer is clay-base with drain tile and irrigation piping (so they didn’t get rid of all the clay-base materials). The second level consists of 4 inches of gravel with miles of tubing for the new heating system that was installed. Then, 12 inches of sand was put down. And, finally, the new sod was put in followed by the man-made reinforcing fibers.

And I agree with you Leon. If the players like it so much, why not eliminate as much paint as possible? The only reason I can think of is because the owners of the Packers are fans, and might have a final say, but I don’t know for sure. It will be interesting to see what gets installed this Sunday.

Pittsburgh did indeed have a lot of turf problems last year, but like I stated, I don’t know if they have the intricate heating system the Packers do, so therefore their turf would freeze and be more easily torn up even with the synthetic fibers.
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Paul,
The Packers have a 90th Anniversary logo this year:
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It can be found on many promotional items at Lambeau, and in their Packers Pro Shop. I personally don’t think it is going to be on the jersey, however, it is being made into a patch since I was able to get one a few weeks back.

Here is a picture of the actual patch:
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[quote comment=”346678″][quote comment=”346672″][quote comment=”346667″]I don’t know, did Maryland try red helmets for a season or two in late 60’s or 70’s?

Ask and ye shall receive. (scroll down to UMd)

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Ah, red helmets in late 60s. I was in college. Had other things on my mind. Mostly, I heard there was a sexual revolution starting up and spent a lot of time looking for rebel headquarters.

—Ricko[/quote]

Ah yes, the era of “free love”, glad you were able to escape the clutches of the Manson family. Too bad none of the sports teams of that era adopted the tie dyed look on their unis. Had arena football been around back then, they would have capitalized on that. The San Francisco Hippies, LOL[/quote]

Click “view this issue”, scroll to thumbnail page 56-57
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—Ricko

[quote comment=”346685″]Too bad none of the sports teams of that era adopted the tie dyed look on their unis.

might have looked a little like this:

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Did Nets have a sorta tie-dyed look one season?

[quote comment=”346687″]
I would imagine the field gets mowed every day, or every other day, so I don’t think the synthetic fibers really hinder the process of mowing since it is weaved into the real grass, and the real grass is a lot more abundant than the synthetic.[/quote]

I just learned about the synthetic fibers from this website: apparently they expose about 2cm above the surface so any mowing above that level should leave the synthetic fibers undisturbed.

System seems to be used in Denver and Philly, among other stadiums.

[quote comment=”346690″][quote]wasn’t there a field condition problem at Heinz Field last year?[/quote]

isn’t it like every year?

think it’s due to HS, college & pro teams all using the field, no?[/quote]

“Three Degrees of XFL”:

1. Chewed up turf, Heinz Field.
2. Tommy Maddox at QB for Steelers.
3. Maddox on sidelines for LA Extreme in XFL playoffs, after another missed field goal by his team: “If he can’t MAKE it, let’s don’t KICK it.”
(One of the all-time great pearls of football wisdom, I think.)

—Ricko

Good shot of Arizona State’s new look.

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The overall look was much better on the field than in the pre-season media photos. The black outline around the numbers was invisible, and the new pants (with a thin maroon stripe angled from front to back) are OK. I like the interlocking AS logo on the pants.

Not my favorite Sun Devil uniform of all-time, but could have been a lot worse.

[quote comment=\”346692\”][quote comment=\”346688\”]Considering there was an Arena team that wore something resembling zebra striped pants… I\’m kinda surprised that a tie-dyed jersey didn\’t show up at some point.[/quote]

Cin. Jungle Kats

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(I thought we touched on this way way back)[/quote]

I haven’t been here that long, so…um, sorry.

and I was referring to the New Orleans Night:

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[quote comment=”346699″][quote comment=\”346692\”][quote comment=\”346688\”]Considering there was an Arena team that wore something resembling zebra striped pants… I\’m kinda surprised that a tie-dyed jersey didn\’t show up at some point.[/quote]

Cin. Jungle Kats

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(I thought we touched on this way way back)[/quote]

I haven’t been here that long, so…um, sorry.

and I was referring to the New Orleans Night:

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That’s Tampa Bay Storm, isn’t it? But I think maybe New Orleans did the Zubaz thing, too.

and I was referring to the New Orleans Night:

No-that was their name-really?

but I’d call that zubaz-mania rather than tie-dye.

(the night? really?)

[quote comment=”346679″]Speaking of the CFL, the Soldier Field logo placement 5 yards off of the 50-yard line reminds me of a Canadian 110-yard field with the logo on the 55. So I guess the Bears really are going to open up their offense this year.[/quote]

Darn, you beat me to it! Good catch.

And Phil, yes Heinz Field is used by college and high school. They have playoff games there, and they’ll play something like four games in one day. The field gets so chewed up it’s awesome. That’s football.

[quote comment=”346705″][quote comment=”346679″]Speaking of the CFL, the Soldier Field logo placement 5 yards off of the 50-yard line reminds me of a Canadian 110-yard field with the logo on the 55. So I guess the Bears really are going to open up their offense this year.[/quote]

Darn, you beat me to it! Good catch.

And Phil, yes Heinz Field is used by college and high school. They have playoff games there, and they’ll play something like four games in one day. The field gets so chewed up it’s awesome. That’s football.[/quote]

Also what happens when public money’s involved. They actually expect to USE the stadium. LOL

[quote comment=”346699″]
and I was referring to the New Orleans Night[/quote]

Obviously, the people that named their team the Nawlins Night aren’t using the same marketing model as the people who chose to use the New Orleans Saints.

:-)

You mentioned how Justice Sotomayor wore a lace jabot like previous women on the Supreme Court. Apparently, the lace was a gift from Justice Ginsburg.

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[quote comment=”346711″]You mentioned how Justice Sotomayor wore a lace jabot like previous women on the Supreme Court. Apparently, the lace was a gift from Justice Ginsburg.

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So Ginsburg gets credit for the collar?

[quote comment=”346714″][quote comment=”346713″][quote comment=”346711″]You mentioned how Justice Sotomayor wore a lace jabot like previous women on the Supreme Court. Apparently, the lace was a gift from Justice Ginsburg.

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So Ginsburg gets credit for the collar?[/quote]

“Starsky and Ginsberg”? I loved that show.[/quote]

Or was it Ginsberg and (ahem) Lace-y?

[quote comment=”346644″]Today’s ESPN column is up:
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Were the Bengals purposely omitted from the ESPN article? I didn’t see mention of them in the team-by-team preview. Always enjoyable to see what is said about horrendous uniforms with random placed name plates and inexplicable white stripes.

Hey gang,
Not sure if this has been mentioned yet, but I’ve been away from UW for a couple weeks while this has been happening.
So after watching the first few episodes of HBO’s Hard Knocks, I noticed that the NFL shield on the players’ caps and practice jerseys is blacked out – usually with permanent marker it seems. Any idea why?

-martyB

[quote comment=”346719″]Hey gang,
Not sure if this has been mentioned yet, but I’ve been away from UW for a couple weeks while this has been happening.
So after watching the first few episodes of HBO’s Hard Knocks, I noticed that the NFL shield on the players’ caps and practice jerseys is blacked out – usually with permanent marker it seems. Any idea why?

-martyB[/quote]
Licensing would be my guess.

Excellent ESPN column today, Paul.
I don’t mention that often enough.

And, yes, that original Falcon set is one of the great, but often forgotten, unis of the NFL.
(Although Georgia wearing black sort of did give us a look at it).

Easy to understand forgetting the Bengals, though. I mean, who walks in and says to a co-worker, yet again, “I see that rash of yours still hasn’t cleared up.” Better to just ignore it.

—Ricko

Here’s my question: why do today’s uniforms have to practically be painted on? link
I know players don’t want anyone grabbing their jerseys, but have you ever grabbed at one yourself? A few times when I did it felt as if my fingers were going to get pulled out of their sockets. I think most defenders have had the same experience, so the threat of being pulled down by the jersey seems overrated to me.

Add the sleeveless look to the painted-on unis, and it’s almost enough to make a good thing look bad.

Entire Canadian Hockey League unveiled their RBK EDGE uniforms today:

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Git ‘er done.
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[quote comment=”346723″]Excellent ESPN column today, Paul.
I don’t mention that often enough.

And, yes, that original Falcon set is one of the great, but often forgotten, unis of the NFL.
(Although Georgia wearing black sort of did give us a look at it).

Easy to understand forgetting the Bengals, though. I mean, who walks in and says to a co-worker, yet again, “I see that rash of yours still hasn’t cleared up.” Better to just ignore it.

—Ricko[/quote]

I agree, the old Falcon uniform was better than today’s version. Hell, even the William Andrews era uniform was better. Washington is the only other NFC team that uses a red helmet, too. Never understood why Atlanta switched to a black helmet just because Jerry Glanville wanted to.
When Glanville became head coach at Portland State a few years ago, he also switched their helmet to black from green.

[quote comment=”346631″]LOVE the hockey film! Check out the Howdy Doody earmuffs @ 1:29. Thanks Paul.[/quote]

Ah, I see you caught it, too! Funny how some images from the past just jump out!

[quote comment=”346729″]Git ‘er done.
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Great Ugly-Mugly, that’s quite the sloppy look…

[quote comment=”346734″][quote comment=”346725″]Here’s my question: why do today’s uniforms have to practically be painted on? link
I know players don’t want anyone grabbing their jerseys, but have you ever grabbed at one yourself? A few times when I did it felt as if my fingers were going to get pulled out of their sockets. I think most defenders have had the same experience, so the threat of being pulled down by the jersey seems overrated to me.

Add the sleeveless look to the painted-on unis, and it’s almost enough to make a good thing look bad.[/quote]

Yep – and what’s more baffling is – some of the players accompany these painted on jerseys with long flowing hair – just asking to be pulled.

For a league thats uber-sensitive to image – if all teams were forced to wear proper sleeves, it would both look better, and even things out – I guess it would be difficult to enforce.[/quote]

Amazing, isn’t it. White tape on black shoes would be ghastly, a disgrace to an NFL uniform. But, Hovan, he looks just fine, a credit to the game.

Actually the rule could be quite simple: “All shoulder pads and armpits must be completely covered by the player’s jersey and/or undersleeves.” And let the Uni Police go to work.

—Ricko

[quote comment=”346731″][quote comment=”346723″]
I agree, the old Falcon uniform was better than today’s version. Hell, even the William Andrews era uniform was better. Washington is the only other NFC team that uses a red helmet, too. Never understood why Atlanta switched to a black helmet just because Jerry Glanville wanted to.
When Glanville became head coach at Portland State a few years ago, he also switched their helmet to black from green.[/quote]

Jerry’s penchant for black reminds me of a mid-life-crisis sports car: classic overcompensation.

How many titles did Glanville win? Anywhere? The black was always about perceived toughness, but it never showed up in actual results.

After that comment, it should be no surprise that I like the William Andrews-era unis best, but the original Falcons looked good as well.

Mental Floss has a quiz up for All-Time Hit Leaders of Teams that aren’t the Yankees. It’s fun plus some of the patches they use are a little different from the usual.

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(I only managed 9 out of 12)

[quote comment=”346738″][quote comment=”346727″]Entire Canadian Hockey League unveiled their RBK EDGE uniforms today:

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As we say in the Midwest, that was interesting.

Liked those link.[/quote]
Yeah, that’s a pretty one.

Lot of good unis. Quite a few horrible ones too, but that’s the way it goes.

[quote comment=”346727″]Entire Canadian Hockey League unveiled their RBK EDGE uniforms today:

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Just so you know, I may be off the board for several years. I’m heading to Quebec to burn down the Rbk/CCM factory.

Thanks. If I get computer time in prison, I’ll stop by.

[quote comment=”346701″][quote comment=”346699″][quote comment=\”346692\”][quote comment=\”346688\”]Considering there was an Arena team that wore something resembling zebra striped pants… I\’m kinda surprised that a tie-dyed jersey didn\’t show up at some point.[/quote]

Cin. Jungle Kats

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(I thought we touched on this way way back)[/quote]

I haven’t been here that long, so…um, sorry.

and I was referring to the New Orleans Night:

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That’s Tampa Bay Storm, isn’t it? But I think maybe New Orleans did the Zubaz thing, too.[/quote]
Ahhh wonderful link.

[quote comment=”346750″][quote comment=”346748″]what are the chances paul or robert marshall will be setting up a “broncos vertically striped socks” club similar to the stirrup club?

because, im so in for that one[/quote]

No need for it, cuz there’s no minimum order on the ’cos hose — you can just call the team shop and order up a pair for yourself.

Of course, maybe we could get a volume discount from Reebok…….[/quote]

Not if I burn all the factories down.

Does this mean the Broncos will be the new Oompa Loompas? Anywho, from NFL.com, the schedule of Legacy uni Games:

Monday, Sept. 14 Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots (Boston Patriots) ESPN 7 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 14 San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders ESPN 10:15 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 27 Tennessee Titans (Houston Oilers) at New York Jets (Titans of New York) CBS 1 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 11 Dallas Cowboys at Kansas City Chiefs (Dallas Texans) FOX 1 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 11 New England Patriots (Boston Patriots) at Denver Broncos CBS 4:15 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 18 Tennessee Titans (Houston Oilers) at New England Patriots (Boston Patriots) CBS 4:15 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 19 Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers ESPN 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 25 San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs (Dallas Texans) CBS 1 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 25 New York Jets (Titans of New York) at Oakland Raiders CBS 4:05 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 1 Miami Dolphins at New York Jets (Titans of New York) CBS 1 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 15 Buffalo Bills at Tennessee Titans (Houston Oilers) CBS 1 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 15 Kansas City Chiefs (Dallas Texans) at Oakland Raiders CBS 4:05 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 26 Oakland Raiders at Dallas Cowboys CBS 4:15 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 29 Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills CBS 1 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 6 New England Patriots (Boston Patriots) at Miami Dolphins NBC 8:20 p.m.

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[quote comment=”346750″][quote comment=”346748″]what are the chances paul or robert marshall will be setting up a “broncos vertically striped socks” club similar to the stirrup club?

because, im so in for that one[/quote]

No need for it, cuz there’s no minimum order on the ’cos hose — you can just call the team shop and order up a pair for yourself.

Of course, maybe we could get a volume discount from Reebok…….[/quote]

They’re not available at nflshop.com

[quote comment=”346759″][quote comment=”346750″][quote comment=”346748″]what are the chances paul or robert marshall will be setting up a “broncos vertically striped socks” club similar to the stirrup club?

because, im so in for that one[/quote]

No need for it, cuz there’s no minimum order on the ’cos hose — you can just call the team shop and order up a pair for yourself.

Of course, maybe we could get a volume discount from Reebok…….[/quote]

They’re not available at nflshop.com[/quote]

Haven’t found them at the Broncos website, either.

[quote comment=”346761″][quote comment=”346759″][quote comment=”346750″][quote comment=”346748″]what are the chances paul or robert marshall will be setting up a “broncos vertically striped socks” club similar to the stirrup club?

because, im so in for that one[/quote]

No need for it, cuz there’s no minimum order on the ’cos hose — you can just call the team shop and order up a pair for yourself.

Of course, maybe we could get a volume discount from Reebok…….[/quote]

They’re not available at nflshop.com[/quote]

Haven’t found them at the Broncos website, either.[/quote]

did you guys read the sidebar in paul’s piece?

[quote comment=”346764″][quote comment=”346763″][quote comment=”346761″][quote comment=”346759″][quote comment=”346750″][quote comment=”346748″]what are the chances paul or robert marshall will be setting up a “broncos vertically striped socks” club similar to the stirrup club?

because, im so in for that one[/quote]

No need for it, cuz there’s no minimum order on the ’cos hose — you can just call the team shop and order up a pair for yourself.

Of course, maybe we could get a volume discount from Reebok…….[/quote]

They’re not available at nflshop.com[/quote]

Haven’t found them at the Broncos website, either.[/quote]

did you guys read the link?[/quote]

Of course, just saying they don’t show at the website. So I suppose we call them.[/quote]
Do what now? If it can’t be done via the WWW, it ain’t worth doing.

[quote comment=”346645″][quote comment=”346641″] Equivalent? Not really — apples and oranges, I’d say. [/quote]
In that case, stop right there.

Tell the umps to find ANOTHER way to honor the people who have given their lives to advance the American Labor Movement.

I’m certain there we could find long list of days that the umps should be wearing some sort of “honor” ribbons, hats, armbands, etc. if we try. I’d say we need to draw the line somewhere.[/quote]
Howsbout we start drawing that line by elimating the endless and silly shout-outs to “teh troops”?

There are other, far more meaningful, ways to honor our heroes than by bastardizing team uniforms. Then again, there’s nothing so American as the self-indulgent empty gesture.

[quote comment=”346770″][quote comment=”346767″]Whoa, look what’s leading Page 1:
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That hasn’t happened very often.[/quote]

Whoah nelly! That’s awesome. Maybe we can get some new followers with it leading like that. And by “we”, I mean you Paul =). Also, I am really biting my tongue at the dufus who commented in the comments section of your article who said that Uni Watch is a joke. If he doesn’t like it, then why did he read it?[/quote]

Some people know every new color avaiable from Honda this year, too. Are they a joke?

And carry a rolled-up program.

Anybody try to buy an NFL jersey lately (replica or otherwise) and notice it has the old 25-star logo on it instead of the new 8-star version. I tried to get a Carson Palmer jersey last year and couldn’t find one with the new logo. Then he got hurt so I waited until this year. I still can’t find one…even at the Bengals Pro-Shop. At first I thought they were just selling leftovers, but then I found a Vick Eagles jersey and a Bengals Maualuga jersey with the old logo. What gives?

Beautiful when, in the hockey film, they show Jean Beliveau in slow motion without music or narration.

Of course, I was won over in the first 10 seconds with the theme music and graphic.

[quote comment=”346773″][quote comment=”346771″][quote comment=”346770″][quote comment=”346767″]Whoa, look what’s leading Page 1:
link

That hasn’t happened very often.[/quote]

Whoah nelly! That’s awesome. Maybe we can get some new followers with it leading like that. And by “we”, I mean you Paul =). Also, I am really biting my tongue at the dufus who commented in the comments section of your article who said that Uni Watch is a joke. If he doesn’t like it, then why did he read it?[/quote]

Some people know every new color avaiable from Honda this year, too. Are they a joke?[/quote]

Actually, yes, they are.

Look, there will always be people who don’t “get” Uni Watch, and that’s fine. And there will also always be a subset of those people who actually get angry about Uni Watch, because it challenges their sense of what should and shouldn’t be important in a way that they find threatening. And that’s also fine (if somewhat sad).

HOWEVER, I think the comment you were referring to was from someone who said he found the column “entertaining” but couldn’t believe writing about uniforms could be a full-time job. Well, he’s only a few years too late on the uptake there, but whaddaya gonna do.[/quote]
Wait. So what does this all have to do with link?

[quote comment=”346777″]Anybody try to buy an NFL jersey lately (replica or otherwise) and notice it has the old 25-star logo on it instead of the new 8-star version. I tried to get a Carson Palmer jersey last year and couldn’t find one with the new logo. Then he got hurt so I waited until this year. I still can’t find one…even at the Bengals Pro-Shop. At first I thought they were just selling leftovers, but then I found a Vick Eagles jersey and a Bengals Maualuga jersey with the old logo. What gives?[/quote]
At a Sports Authority the other day, I noticed that all the Bears replicas had the old logo whereas the “premier” jerseys had the new one (including Matt Forte and Jay Cutler, who were obviously not on the team before the logo update). My guess is that they have loads of blank jerseys that they screen numbers and sew nameplates onto as needed.

I wonder if the new ones (updated Jags, Giants, AFL throwbacks) have the new logo on them.

On a sorta related note, what the hell is link? It’s totally worth the $75 because it looks link.

[quote comment=”346784″]I like the variety of the throwbacks, but I’ll never like helmet numbers. It just doesn’t look right since they are all different. Alabama could really have a nice A on theirs and it’s look much better, IMO.

And another new school thing I like better is the painted endzones, instead of those boring slashes! I say show some personality and make a creative endzone design.[/quote]

Bama’s about the only major program with side helmet numbers. No credit for remaining unique, or you think they should just get in line and be like everyone else?

—Ricko

[quote comment=”346785″][quote comment=”346784″]I like the variety of the throwbacks, but I’ll never like helmet numbers. It just doesn’t look right since they are all different. Alabama could really have a nice A on theirs and it’s look much better, IMO.

And another new school thing I like better is the painted endzones, instead of those boring slashes! I say show some personality and make a creative endzone design.[/quote]

Bama’s about the only major program with side helmet numbers. No credit for remaining unique, or you think they should just get in line and be like everyone else?

—Ricko[/quote]

Georgia Southern, my alma mater, also does it, and I just think they lose out on branding themselves with one of their logos (link or link).

Sure those two schools are the rarities, but I’d rather see them use that prime space to represent the school, not everyone’s non-uniform number.

Huge Buckeye fan here. Yes Pryor got a lot of flack for his eye black. I do not know what the big deal is. Pryor is a fan of Vick the football player. A running QB who was a play maker

[quote comment=”346789″]Huge Buckeye fan here. Yes Pryor got a lot of flack for his eye black. I do not know what the big deal is. Pryor is a fan of Vick the football player. A running QB who was a play maker[/quote]

The flack is more for what he said (see post #24).

—Ricko

[quote comment=”346757″]My apologies.

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I have color picture of that turtle helmet and have to find it.

[quote comment=”346765″][quote comment=”346764″][quote comment=”346763″][quote comment=”346761″][quote comment=”346759″][quote comment=”346750″][quote comment=”346748″]what are the chances paul or robert marshall will be setting up a “broncos vertically striped socks” club similar to the stirrup club?

because, im so in for that one[/quote]

No need for it, cuz there’s no minimum order on the ’cos hose — you can just call the team shop and order up a pair for yourself.

Of course, maybe we could get a volume discount from Reebok…….[/quote]

They’re not available at nflshop.com[/quote]

Haven’t found them at the Broncos website, either.[/quote]

did you guys read the link?[/quote]

Of course, just saying they don’t show at the website. So I suppose we call them.[/quote]
Do what now? If it can’t be done via the WWW, it ain’t worth doing.[/quote]
damn straight! you just earn yourself the mystery hose. big bill.

[quote comment=”346795″]
damn straight! you just earn yourself the mystery hose. big bill.[/quote]
Those might be the most frightening words ever posted here.

[quote comment=”346784″]I like the variety of the throwbacks, but I’ll never like helmet numbers. It just doesn’t look right since they are all different. Alabama could really have a nice A on theirs and it’s look much better, IMO.

And another new school thing I like better is the painted endzones, instead of those boring slashes! I say show some personality and make a creative endzone design.[/quote]

I love the slashes, and I love the old diamond patterned endzones. I used to love painted end zones, but that’s the other extreme of plain ones.