Ferdinand Cesarano Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Sorry I don't have a screen shot, but, as I was fast-forwarding past some commercials while watching TV, I saw someone in one ad wearing a blue Earl Campbell Houston Oilers jersey. When I rewound to check it out, it turned out to be a McDonald’s commercial in which two guys are extolling the virtues of the latest McDonald’s promotion by comparing it to football events, as they drive to the restaurant. (And the punch line is that the woman in the drive-through joins in.) One of the guys in the car is wearing the jersey. Has anyone else seen this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Not yet. does it have the NFL shield? McDonald's probably thought it was generic without looking cheap. Or the director is an Oilers fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Cesarano Posted September 9, 2013 Author Share Posted September 9, 2013 Not yet. does it have the NFL shield? McDonald's probably thought it was generic without looking cheap. Or the director is an Oilers fan.I don't think the the shield was on the front of the jersey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOldRoman Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 I didn't see the particular commercial you speak of, but there was another McDonald's commerical with a guy wearing that jersey. It wasn't really an Earl Campbell Oilers jersey, just a light blue #34 jersey with a similar striping pattern. The stripes on the jersey were white-blue-red-blue-white. The Oilers' stripes (home and road) were red-white-blue-white-red. I have seen counterfeits with that incorrect pattern. Either someone bought a fake for the commercial or the wardrobe department had that lying around as a generic jersey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelfourThibault Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 "Earl Campbell" and "Commercial" always reminds me of..."Skoal, brotha"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5514hBeIGCs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgiff17 Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 "Earl Campbell" and "Commercial" always reminds me of..."Skoal, brotha"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5514hBeIGCsThat's awesome! Reminds me I need to grab a pinch...maybe four earl pinches though cuz one earl pinch looks like a tease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GriffinM6 Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 "Earl Campbell" and "Commercial" always reminds me of..."Skoal, brotha"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5514hBeIGCsGosh, that is disgusting. I can't believe they used to advertise stuff like that back in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschoolvikings Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 One of the best uniforms in history IMO. http://dstewartpaint.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThorSkaagi Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Just saw the commercial. Here's the jersey he's referring to: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstraper Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 One of the best uniforms in history IMO.Top-5 uniform in NFL history, no doubt. Damn shame it got trashed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 "Earl Campbell" and "Commercial" always reminds me of..."Skoal, brotha" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5514hBeIGCs I'd say that's the most bizarre NFL commercial, until I saw THIS. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-UciSePPPw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waleslax Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 The Patriots version is pretty disturbing/ "huh" inducing as well:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu5jL-6Z_Js&feature=player_embedded#t=2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSU151 Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Not yet. does it have the NFL shield? Has a real Earl Campbell jersey ever had an NFL shield on it?edit: yeah I guess the Reebok throwbacks did, for some reason... Smart is believing half of what you hear. Genius is knowing which half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderbread Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Its an imitation, the sleeve stripes are wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColeJ Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 It may be meant to remind people if earl but in no way is that an oilers jersey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstraper Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 "Earl Campbell" and "Commercial" always reminds me of..."Skoal, brotha"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5514hBeIGCsGosh, that is disgusting. I can't believe they used to advertise stuff like that back in the day.Back about 15-16 years ago I met Earl Campbell at a signing he was doing at a Rockets game. My father, half-jokingly, told me to tell him that I "loved him in the Skoal commercial."Earl just stared at me with a look of shocked disappointment and subtle distraught as he repeated, "Just don't use it man...just don't use it man..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 I wish the Houston Texans took the Oilers uniforms, I miss those uniforms especially those awesome blue helmets from the 70s with the derrick. www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstraper Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 I wish the Houston Texans took the Oilers uniforms, I miss those uniforms especially those awesome blue helmets from the 70s with the derrick.I'm sure they would've loved to had Bud Adams left the Oilers identity behind. I keep thinking, though, that had the Oilers stayed, they would still have gotten a uniform upgrade, similar to what the Titans got.Both looks are great, but that Oilers look was so classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Cesarano Posted November 20, 2013 Author Share Posted November 20, 2013 That nearly-but-not-quite Earl Campbell jersey is back again, this time in a commercial for fantasy sports site DraftKings.com: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluggerplugger1 Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 That nearly-but-not-quite Earl Campbell jersey is back again, this time in a commercial for fantasy sports site DraftKings.com: This commercial bugs the crap out of me. It plays on almost every cable channel at least once per commercial break, at all times of day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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