CS85 Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 A couple weeks ago, Notre Dame was saddled with the tag of having a high school-level defense, speed-wise. Can 30 percent lighter uniforms make up the difference?Notre Dame and adidas announced Monday that the Irish will wear new TECHFIT jerseys beginning this Saturday against Western Michigan, outfits that according to a press release feature "a ground-breaking compression fit" and weight "30 percent lighter than standard football jerseys."As for the technicalities of the redesign, the release described them as such: "A streamlined fit, new fabric, reduced seams and an ultra-lightweight name and numbering system. In addition, the Notre Dame TECHFIT jersey keeps players cool with integrated ventilation zones and moisture management fabric."Six other adidas schools will debut the new TECHFIT jerseys this month: Michigan, Louisville, Cincinnati, Texas A&M, UCLA and Tennessee.per chicagobreakingsports.comsorry if this is behind the times, search returned nothing, only related to MLS. Quote "You are nothing more than a small cancer on this message board. You are not entertaining, you are a complete joke." twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubsFanBudMan Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 I'm looking forward to the day when all football players wear "Space Bag" technology and have to be vacuumed before they hit the field to make sure not one thread can be grabbed by a defender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashcarson15 Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 Interesting, especially considering the Irish got new Adidas-style jerseys earlier this year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Danielus Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 I'm looking forward to the day when all football players wear "Space Bag" technology and have to be vacuumed before they hit the field to make sure not one thread can be grabbed by a defender.Ha Ha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CS85 Posted October 11, 2010 Author Share Posted October 11, 2010 It must be an absolute biotch to get those things on and off. I couldn't imagine it being a very easy process if they're so damn tight. Quote "You are nothing more than a small cancer on this message board. You are not entertaining, you are a complete joke." twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDixonDesign Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 It's kind of odd, seeing ND a program who in the past has been very traditional, and holding onto it's traditions, taking such big leaps forward in the aesthetic dept... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubsFanBudMan Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 And as a side note, because it's fresh in my mind after Island Style posted this Orlando Sentinel pic in the Florida orange jersey thread:I find the evolution of pads, sleeves and jersey fit amazing and, in a way, disturbing. (And I'm not really sure I believe Emmitt Smith's performance would be altered by a significant percentage in today's game -- or vice versa.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajunaggie08 Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 Texas A&M wore the Techfit jerseys this past saturday. So much for Notre Dame "premiering" the new uniforms. They looked very nice and clean. Are these the same uniforms that the Giants and Colts have been wearing this season? If so, that explains why Adidas went away from the 3 bar pants stripe to this zig zag pattern so that the stetched pants don't appear all distored. I noticed many of the players struggled with keeping their pads inside the uniform during play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 Let's make this the TechFit thread.Louisville will have them too. No word on witch game, but it won't be this Friday's against Cincinnati.And a comparison to normal jerseys: Athletic Director: KTU Blue Grassers Football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burgundy Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 The biggest surprise to me is that ND (and Adidas as a whole) appears to be going matte with the new template. And seam-wise, these look to be much better looking than the monstrosities they started the year with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnw3EdqGuBgNot much info (ok, none) just another look. Athletic Director: KTU Blue Grassers Football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bri1275 Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 I wonder if all the TechFit material is going to be more of a matte look? If it is, with Nike and now adidas going to the matte look, football is about to get a lot less shiny. I'd assume that other adidas schools like Nebraska, Wisconsin, Kansas, etc., will be getting these next year.adidas is really starting to step up their game on the uniform front at the college level (both basketball and football) after trailing Nike in terms of innovation. Interestingly enough it appears to stem from their NBA and NFL (adidas owns Reebok after all) affiliations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elsephen Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 Good for ND. The jerseys their QBs were wearing looked like blouses... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CS85 Posted October 11, 2010 Author Share Posted October 11, 2010 Good for ND. The jerseys their QBs were wearing looked like blouses...that's been annoying the crap out of me. that's at least one bonus hopefully. Quote "You are nothing more than a small cancer on this message board. You are not entertaining, you are a complete joke." twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONUV Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 no more shiny fabric!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONUV Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 old on the left Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illini1 Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 old on the leftIt looks like these are the same jerseys that the New York Giants are wearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmhtfld Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Heres adidas site for them.http://www.adidas.com/campaigns/usfootball2010/content/index.asp?strCountry_adidascom=usHeres a site for Hi res pics of them, just look at the bottom right cornerhttp://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/adidas/46598/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDmo Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Guys, Adidas =/= Reebok, these aren't the jerseys NFL teams are wearing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illini1 Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Guys, Adidas =/= Reebok, these aren't the jerseys NFL teams are wearingAdidas owns Reebok, so yes I bet these jerseys are very similar to the new NFL jerseys Reebok has been experimenting with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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