roxfan00 Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Okay, so what helmet do they plan on wearing with this hot mess?Apparently it's an all silver helmet without any decals on them. "Mr. President, call in the National Guard! Send as many men as you can spare! Because we are killing the Patriots! They need emergency help!" - Shannon Sharpe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkerws Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Hold up.For the longest, I've been trying to understand this new jersey template Nike's been using over the past three years or so, and now that I get a close up of the thing...this is how they utilize the mesh? From a distance, I couldn't even tell if the old regular mesh material was being used anymore. What's the material used for the shoulder area and front/back panel? Looks like the shrink-wrap-ish material being used so much these days.Up close, that mixture looks really goofy to me. But, I'm sure Nike has its reasons for this "design". And of course, I'm sure they're like 13% lighter and thus will make the players like 6% faster or some ish like that.(I can also now really see how the two-tone effect occurs after the shrink-wrap panels become filled with any kind of moisture.)On a whole 'nother note...I'm trying really hard to see any kind of stripe on the pants in those old photos, but I ain't seeing one, so is this pant stripe just something Nike threw in for the hell of it? And, from the look of those old photos, it looks like the pants and helmet had a shiny sheen to it-something that I guess the different apparel outfitters have become allergic to in the past three or four years. I wonder if the pants were a flat gray meant to resemble silver in those days. If not...why not produce a shiny sheen silver for the pants for this uniform set? (And what's with the brown-ish looking black numbers on the jersey?)Looking at that picture I would think the stripe actually goes down the back of the leg. Look how much darker that area is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roxfan00 Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 A pic someone took of the whole uniform with black socks. "Mr. President, call in the National Guard! Send as many men as you can spare! Because we are killing the Patriots! They need emergency help!" - Shannon Sharpe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-(dp)- Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 it looks like the pants and helmet had a shiny sheen to it-something that I guess the different apparel outfitters have become allergic to in the past three or four years.At least Adidas hasn't. Look how good Michigan and ND looked Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashcarson15 Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 it looks like the pants and helmet had a shiny sheen to it-something that I guess the different apparel outfitters have become allergic to in the past three or four years.At least Adidas hasn't. Look how good Michigan and ND looked Saturday.I couldn't decide what looked better, the teams' offenses or the teams' jerseys lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpawstu19 Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 it looks like the pants and helmet had a shiny sheen to it-something that I guess the different apparel outfitters have become allergic to in the past three or four years.At least Adidas hasn't. Look how good Michigan and ND looked Saturday.I couldn't decide what looked better, the teams' offenses or the teams' jerseys lolif i remember correctly, when i played middle school football, we had pairs of old pants that had a kind of durasheen material on the front half, where we would slide pads in and was not elastic, and then the back half which was elastic and more of an "old school" matted look. i assume this was done back in the past for the same reason as these were. until recently (as noted by a large amount of teams going from yellow gold to vegas gold) it was difficult to create metallic elastic material that was athletically suitable. look at the old 49ers pants and the old cowboys pants...ull see how they went with the entire pant not being metallic (which was the other option other then the divided look you get as seen in the old photos) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardWitham Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 A pic someone took of the whole uniform with black socks.the pic is not showing up, you have a link to the tweet? The Danimal said: Texas is the state that gave us George W. Bush and Sarah Palin. 'Nuff said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roxfan00 Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 A pic someone took of the whole uniform with black socks.the pic is not showing up, you have a link to the tweet? "Mr. President, call in the National Guard! Send as many men as you can spare! Because we are killing the Patriots! They need emergency help!" - Shannon Sharpe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewharrington Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Hot mess? That's one of the simplest, classiest and most unique uniforms I've ever seen. The pant stripe does look inaccurate, though. There definitely is something there in the old photos, but either that stripe is really wide, or the pants are actually half gold and half silver. And I think it's been addressed, but the numbers area actually black, not brown as they appear in the first set of photos. I'm lovin' these. Heck, I'd put the Buff on the helmet in black and go with them full time. I love the really old uniforms, before stupid, unimaginative things like stripes started to take over. I still don't have a website, but I have a dribbble now! http://dribbble.com/andyharry [The postings on this site are my own and do not necessarily represent the position, strategy or opinions of adidas and/or its brands.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I agree - I like 'em.They're clean and classy, distinctive enough to be instantly recognized even at a glance, and honor the school's heritage, all while providing opportunity for the designer to add small details that will enhance the jersey when seen close up.That's just about my recipe for a perfect uniform. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewharrington Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Agreed. The only thing I'd like to have seen done differently is to have those panels on the shoulders and gut sewn on rather than printed. I still don't have a website, but I have a dribbble now! http://dribbble.com/andyharry [The postings on this site are my own and do not necessarily represent the position, strategy or opinions of adidas and/or its brands.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 This game is on FCS (Fox College Sports). It actually looks "accpetable" in practice. The helmet is silver with black horns. (Think flintstones "Order of the Water Buffaloes" for their size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roxfan00 Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 "Mr. President, call in the National Guard! Send as many men as you can spare! Because we are killing the Patriots! They need emergency help!" - Shannon Sharpe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 I think the helmet would have looked better with the front half of the Michigan helmet not just the horns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMac12 Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 Pretty neat idea. This look could grow on me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalktoChuck Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 Those are beautiful. The helmet looks really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschoolvikings Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 Helmet is awesome. I think they should go with a slightly darker gold, though... like a mustardy GT gold. http://dstewartpaint.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake22 Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 Those unis looked amazing in person. I am a big fan of the helmet. And they got their first win in them so who knows, we might see them again. THE ROCKIES STIRRUP PROJECTPart 1, Part 2...Oregon Duck Tracker 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tBBP Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 Five dollars says the Buffs roll out some version of these as a full-time set next season.Okay...maybe not, but one sure could hope. (Before they do, though, they gon' need to fix that shade of gold...and possibly go with shiny sheen silver pants to "complete" the look??) *Disclaimer: I am not an authoritative expert on stuff...I just do a lot of reading and research and keep in close connect with a bunch of people who are authoritative experts on stuff. || dribbble || Behance || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmejia Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 Gold and Silver is an amazing color combo when utilizing it properly like here. I love this set and would love to see them go to this full time with black helmet (as mentioned above). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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