oldschoolvikings

I can’t speak for everyone but I honestly think it has less to do with “Deion being Deion” and more about the national media hype machine that gets stoked up around these things. Earlier this week on ESPN’s morning show they said that Colorado had changed college football forever. That’s a quote. Three average looking wins against unimpressive opponents and college football as we know it has changed forever. Said with straight faces. Seriously, how are people supposed to react to that?

Oregon’s coach saying that’ll be just about enough of that.

I’m sitting here trying to imagine the reaction of the average fan (the 95+ percent who couldn’t care less about what socks their team is wearing) when a key player on their favorite team gets suspended for wearing the wrong socks. The entire concept is idiotic. I just hope you’re kidding.

NY Giants vs. San Francisco Atlanta vs. Detroit LA Chargers vs. Minnesota New Orleans vs. Green Bay Houston vs. Jacksonville Denver vs. Miami Tennessee vs. Cleveland Buffalo vs. Washington Indianapolis vs. Baltimore New England vs. NY Jets Carolina vs. Seattle Chicago vs. Kansas City Dallas vs. Arizona Pittsburgh vs. Las Vegas Philadelphia vs. Tampa Bay LA Rams vs. Cincinnati

I feel like Maryland was specifically trying to please people who like the sort of uniforms I like with this permanent throwback, but it just isn’t working for me.

Minnesota vs. Philadelphia Baltimore vs. Cincinnati Seattle vs. Detroit Indianapolis vs. Houston Chicago vs. Tampa Bay Kansas City vs. Jacksonville Green Bay vs. Atlanta Las Vegas vs. Buffalo LA Chargers vs. Tennessee San Francisco vs. LA Rams NY Giants vs. Arizona NY Jets vs. Dallas Washington vs. Denver Miami vs. New England New Orleans vs. Carolina Cleveland vs. Pittsburgh

Well, I haven't watch the Bills on a regular basis and you have, so I'll take your word for all that. All I know is the games I have watched, he seems to throw to the wrong team more than you'd think. And as I started to write this post, he threw an interception.

I feel like everyone watched Josh Allen play that amazing game in the playoffs against KC and decided that game was who he is. But maybe it isn’t.

I always thought the Bill's early 80's red socks were a great little quirk. One of those things that logically shouldn't work but somehow does. It be in favor of bringing it back. (Of course, I'm in favor of pretty much anything that creates contrast between the pants and socks.)

Yeah, to echo what you said about the Patriots only needing to wear gray pants, the Rams just need the one pair of yellow-gold pants, home and road. (I'd personally burn every pair of pants the Seahawks wear other than their gray, too.)

The only way it makes sense is if you think about how the players seem to want to pull their pants up over their knees like bike shorts. When the socks are a contrasting color it’s so easy to spot, and I think it’s still technically against the uniform policy. When the pants and socks are one long blob of identical color you can’t really tell where the pants end and the socks start. I’m sure that’s at least partially what is appealing to the players.

They claimed it was supposed to cut down on game time but that was complete BS. There’s less plays but more standing around between snaps and more commercials to fill up the difference. It sucks.

The new clock rules in college football this year seriously suck. I’m watching relatively low power offenses burn up half a quarter by muddling around and not even scoring. Just trying to not get blown out without even attempting to win. Who asked for this?

Well, for one thing, imaginary. Actual Vikings never wore horns on their helmets.

I mean... sure. If they want to.

I thought the dirty dishwater uniform had gone away. Still hideous.

I'm not sure I need to see a horned helmet for Houston, especially as the primary. It just doesn't work for me... they're the Houston Texans, not the Houston Bulls. The logo works because it's a Texas state flag in the shape of a bulls head... it's pretty clever. Without the flag, the connection isn't as strong. And the "mean and tough" uniform the dopey players are coming up with is going to straight up, 100% blow. Zero doubt.

Well, in this particular case I was attempting to deride the way Gus Johnson says it. Which is why I put it in quotation marks. I’m pretty sure sarcasm quotes are something you do with your hands.

Detroit vs. Kansas City Cincinnati vs. Cleveland Houston vs. Baltimore Tampa Bay vs. Minnesota Carolina vs. Atlanta Arizona vs. Washington Jacksonville vs. Indianapolis San Francisco vs. Pittsburgh Tennessee vs. New Orleans Las Vegas vs. Denver Philadelphia vs. New England LA Rams vs. Seattle Miami vs. LA Chargers Green Bay vs. Chicago Dallas vs. NY Giants Buffalo vs. NY Jets

I admit I was wrong about them losing to TCU (but in my defense, it was more of a hope than it was a prediction... I'm terrible at predictions). However, this photo proves I'm spot on about the hat.

Yup, that did not turn out at all as I’d hoped. Now we have to listen to that tipsy Gus Johnson keep rambling about “Coach Prime”. Still, he does look stupid in that hat. It’s basically analogous to LSU’s coach suddenly getting a bayou accent.