Sodboy13

6 hours ago, WSU151 said:

I really like Michigan's uniforms (as many do) but I've been trying to think where I've seen that home sleeve stripe design.

 

Then it came to me (back when CU wore its best shade of gold):

 

This makes me want one little addition to the new Panthers jersey - light blue pinlines in the numbers.

Look, I think we should give the new USFL credit. Because when it comes to an upstart football league, seeing red everywhere is basically truth in advertising.

On 2/17/2022 at 12:19 PM, Sodboy13 said:

With the squared cut and the mesh body, are we looking at some old-school Ripon Athletic jerseys here?

Holy cow, I was actually right about something!

52 minutes ago, Sport said:

I've always thought there was a weirdly high number of teams in the USFL who wore red. The Showboats, Bandits, Stars, Stallions, Generals, and Blitz all wore red jerseys. The Blitz, Showboats, and Bandits all wore red jerseys with silver pants and helmets. The Gamblers and Outlaws were both predominantly black uniforms, but they used enough red to be mentioned. Was the color red (especially paired with a metallic) just all the rage in football back then? 

For 1984, the Arizona Wranglers also had a red jersey paired with metallic (copper) helmets and pants, but they ended up wearing white at home and on the road for the entire season. So that's 7 out of 18 wearing the same primary color.

9 hours ago, SFGiants58 said:

 

How would The $1 League compare to Football for a Buck, in terms of bibliographic value to USFL research?

Football for a Buck has a lot more stories from the field and the players. The $1 League is almost 100% focused on ownership and the league office, and fills in a lot of the picture that I haven't read  or heard in other places. It makes you understand how the league really was going on a wing and a prayer for its entire existence, even pre-Trump, and while he was definitely the main accelerant on the dumpster fire, he was far from the only big problem in the room. You will come away knowing what a lying sleaze Eddie Einhorn was, for one.

22 minutes ago, GDAWG said:

So what was the reason the Original Maulers weren't black and yellow like the Penguins, Pirates and Steelers?

 

 

I think the last one you listed there answers your question.

The $1 League is the name of the book, written by USFL exec Jim Byrne as the ashes were still cooling in 1986. It is the most thorough and unsparing look at all the years of poor decisions and self-delusion that led up to the famous verdict.

13 minutes ago, SFGiants58 said:

All the more reason why the Gunslingers aren’t a part of this reboot. Given that the OG Gunslingers would’ve folded after the USFL’s final season, that makes sense.  

My favorite Gunslingers stories are, in no particular order: 1) Using house paint instead of special turf paint on the Alamo Stadium field to save money, which led to players getting skin infections; 2) team employees making up for missed paychecks by stealing and selling the folding chairs used to increase seating; and 3) this incompetent criminal skinflint of an owner turning out to be the pivotal person in getting the league aligned with Donald Trump's grand vision of fall football.

6 hours ago, gosioux76 said:

 

I always found that a little odd about the original league. You had Birmingham and Philly (below) essentially sharing color schemes. Same for Tampa and Memphis, Houston and Oklahoma. Makes me wonder whether the league didn't just let owners do as they wanted when it came to branding choices. 

 

If you spend some time reading about the interactions between USFL owners, you'll find out that it was nothing short of a minor miracle that both teams showed up fully clothed for every game, no matter the color schemes.

With the squared cut and the mesh body, are we looking at some old-school Ripon Athletic jerseys here?

Ten games of those Panthers uniforms in action makes this whole farce worth it. 10/10, no notes.

The replica jerseys also seem to lack sleeve/shoulder numbers, and have team wordmarks on the front. Following in the AAF's footsteps of making the replica jerseys different from what's worn on the field for... reasons.

New Jersey bringing back toilet seat collars, furthering the USFL's commitment to exactly the wrong kind of nostalgia.

Jersey: Black with dark gray side panels. Pants: Dark gray with black side panels. What are we even doing here?

So the Bandits have drop-shadowed numbers with no outline and side panels on the jerseys they think will line up with the pants stripes. What year am I in, 2002?

*looks at Maulers*

Well, I guess there's my answer.

2 hours ago, selgy said:

Anyone know when the new WFT uniforms will be released? those from yesterday cant be the real thing...can they

These aren't the WFT uniforms, they're NFT uniforms. They're unsightly, beloved by rich idiots, and almost certainly part of a front for money laundering.

I never understood why they rebranded from "Wausau" to "Wisconsin" when an even higher percentage of the league was Wisconsin-based at the time, I think. Something seems a little off about the woodchuck - my mind keeps reading it as "too flat." But I'm hoping for good things in the uniform set, and am likely to buy merch based on the name change and colors alone.

The "W" isn't a copy of these two, but it's definitely related. It's the store where you could buy the Washington version of the shirseys @infrared41posted above.

The jerseys are overdesigned and there's no coherent look between the three. There's zero design in the pants and the socks. It's like Dan Snyder finally launched the Arena Football franchise he bought the rights to 15-20 years ago.

3 minutes ago, TreyEight said:

I actually like em and think its better then the Titans, Falcons and Rams rollout.

Today in "Damning with faint praise."

1 minute ago, BJ Sands said:

The swooshies are trying to bring the European soccer aesthetic to the NFL, with the multiple uniforms having different designs. 

Well it worked great for basketbOH NO

You know that point in the design process where the client gets pitched a bunch of differing concepts to help narrow things down and find a cohesive direction. These look like they came from that meeting, and Dan Snyder said "Yeah, fine, I'll take all of those, done" and then went back to browsing one of his folders of cheerleader upskirt pics.

"I'll have the New York Guardians leftovers."

On 1/29/2022 at 3:56 PM, FiddySicks said:

God, this league is such a sham. 

I would say "Let me introduce you to Major League Soccer," but I know you are fully aware.

21 minutes ago, Cosmic said:

There's no way this is a real plan. We're in the stage where there just has to be some kind of story to peddle, and then two days after the Stanley Cup Final is over, Houston will have a team.

Oh, bless your heart, you must be new here.