Harbaugh wears Khaki pants EVERY DAY because science.
We've speculated about Harbaugh's lack of clothing creativity. He's even told us himself: "I don't want to waste 20 minutes standing in front of a closet trying to figure out what I'm going to wear." (Mike and Mike show). The real reason? "Decision Fatigue." This is a real psychological condition in which a person’s productivity suffers as a result of becoming mentally exhausted from making so many irrelevant decisions, according to the linked article below.
Article: "The Science of Simplicity: Why Successful people wear the same thing every day."
http://elitedaily.com/money/science-simplicity-successful-people-wear-t…
Edit: Apparently, people are taking this article, and this post, too seriously. It's just for fun, gang. Also, Khaki means "poop" to the British.
January 7th, 2015 at 10:10 AM ^
We're really driving this whole khaki thing into the ground. The guy wears khakis. So do, literally, millions of other Americans every single day.
January 7th, 2015 at 10:13 AM ^
I can't think of a coach who doesn't wear them!
January 7th, 2015 at 10:23 AM ^
OK, I'm tired of looking...
January 7th, 2015 at 10:29 AM ^
Yep, those look like blue jeans to me!
January 7th, 2015 at 11:08 AM ^
Is the University of Texas. That's 7 pairs of coaching khakis in one picture! See if you can spot them all!
January 7th, 2015 at 2:49 PM ^
You think this is some sort of reference to how our new HC picks his wardrobe?!?! /s
January 7th, 2015 at 3:58 PM ^
there might be a sliver of an eight pair of khakis on the far left of the picture...or maybe im just seeing things....probably the second
January 7th, 2015 at 4:55 PM ^
When you blow up the picture (right click and open image in a new tab), you can see that the sliver is actually part of a clipboard being held by a coach, and that the shoe is a player cleat in the background. I take my khaki-counting very seriously.
January 7th, 2015 at 11:21 AM ^
Incorrect. Two of thsoe pictures denote khakis, and two denote chinos.
January 7th, 2015 at 11:38 AM ^
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January 7th, 2015 at 1:14 PM ^
^^^ wins the internet.
January 7th, 2015 at 3:25 PM ^
Tim Meadows: "It's not any dumber than acid-washed."
January 7th, 2015 at 10:29 AM ^
I've never paid attention too closely, but now that you mention it...aren't khakis pretty much all they wear? I would think jeans are certainly a no-go and I can't imagine anyone wanting to wear slacks out there.
EDIT: It seems like I've seen warm-ups quite a bit. Are straight-up sweats allowed?
January 7th, 2015 at 10:47 AM ^
get the occassional holdover who wears a suit (Golden, Paterno) and the occassional guys who can only muster sweats or warmups, but yeah, Khakis are pretty much the standard.
Lloyd Carr wore a mean pair of Khakis.
January 7th, 2015 at 11:06 AM ^
Ah yes, good call on Paterno and Golden. Now that you mention it, I think Tressel wore slacks to go with the vest, too.
January 7th, 2015 at 12:08 PM ^
Well, Paterno is kind of locked into wearing his suit from now on...
January 7th, 2015 at 11:03 AM ^
It's not the fact that he wears khakis a lot. As you pointed out, that is an unremarkable fact. THIS is why we make a big deal of it:
No coach has ever been caught buying $8 WAL-MART khakis in bulk. Again it's a nod to Harbaugh's epic utilitarian mindset.
January 7th, 2015 at 11:18 AM ^
January 7th, 2015 at 12:51 PM ^
not only 1 wife, but 2 wives!
January 7th, 2015 at 12:00 PM ^
The fire department hat is awesome, too.
January 7th, 2015 at 11:24 AM ^
As fans, we tend to drive a lot of stuff into the ground. Here, we have almost a perfect Bell Curve of those who get tired of it early, those who get tired of it when the next meme comes along, and those who are still saying the same thing, seven years later.
It's all good...
January 7th, 2015 at 12:01 PM ^
Lots of coaches wear baseball caps, so why is Les Miles "the Hat"? It's just a thing.
January 7th, 2015 at 2:48 PM ^
January 7th, 2015 at 10:12 AM ^
He's just a simple millionaire and doesn't give a shit what he wears.
January 7th, 2015 at 10:13 AM ^
clutter
January 7th, 2015 at 10:14 AM ^
I have a feeling there will be a 50-50ish split of "let the khaki thing go" and "I f'ing love science" in response to this post. I actually love this crap. Studied Psych bio and business in school so this crap is the type of stuff I love :). Thanks for the post.
January 7th, 2015 at 11:55 AM ^
I'm with you. It also just makes sense to me. I heard Tom Brady say in an interview sometime in 2014 (I think) that you want to get to a place as a quarterback where almost all of your decisions pre-snap are automatic, so that you can concentrate fully on those such decisions which aren't automatic before the snap. It's basically the concept of simplifying your thoughts through practice and repetition so that most things are automatic, thereby freeing up your mind to concentrate intently on the rest of the pre-snap variables in the compressed (play clock running) time frame you have. It makes complete sense, at least to me. It allows heightened focus.
January 7th, 2015 at 10:14 AM ^
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January 7th, 2015 at 10:17 AM ^
you can edit posts as long as no one else comments on them, right?
January 7th, 2015 at 10:19 AM ^
Not from the mobile app.
January 7th, 2015 at 10:22 AM ^
great point. My bad.
January 7th, 2015 at 10:15 AM ^
Hasn't the khaki pant thing been beaten to death already?
January 7th, 2015 at 10:21 AM ^
It's 3 million degrees below zero out, things will be beaten to death until September 3rd. Pull up a chair, pour yourself a hot cocoa with a little somethin somethin in it, and Get used to it.
** Actual temperature may or may not be 3 million degrees below zero where I am.
January 7th, 2015 at 10:42 AM ^
Mabel Pines wins the internet today.
January 7th, 2015 at 12:32 PM ^
3 million degrees below zero is an unachievable temperature. Scientific inaccuracy will not be tolerated.
Commence outrage and negbang....
January 7th, 2015 at 1:41 PM ^
False!
It depends on which scale you are measuring tempurature on. That said, none of eight scales I know of go to negative 3million degrees (because how practical would that really be?). However, just to prove you and Mabel Pines both wrong, I am creating a new scale with -3million degrees being equal to what the current tempurature where ever Mabel is right now. It shall henceforth be know as the Mgotri tempurature scale of futility.
January 7th, 2015 at 10:56 AM ^
And we also do song parodies also....
Because you know
He is all about them khakis
'Bout them khakis, no denim
He is all about them khakis
'Bout them khakis, no denim
He is all about them khakis
'Bout them khakis, no denim
He is all about them khakis
'Bout them khakis
January 7th, 2015 at 11:07 AM ^
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January 7th, 2015 at 11:23 AM ^
January 7th, 2015 at 10:34 AM ^
to learn more about khaki.
January 7th, 2015 at 6:08 PM ^
January 7th, 2015 at 10:16 AM ^
who wore a uniform for 25 yrs of my life, there really is a comfort factor knowing what you're going to wear every day. It helps a lot getting ready in the morning. However, that said, yes this is a narrative that's getting worn out. I hope he owns more Dockers though...the commercial and all.
January 7th, 2015 at 10:19 AM ^
Are the cool kids wearing pleated khakis or flat-front khakis? It used to be pleated khakis. But has he switched to flat-front after his wife came out against "Dad pants"?
January 7th, 2015 at 10:21 AM ^
I'm a flat front pant wearer because the pleated ones on me made me look bigger around the waist than I really (already) am. Some guys if they're really skinny can pull off the pleated look, but I think the flat front is more in line with today's fashion. My wife will NOT let me out of the house with pleated pants on, unless its an intentional look of a Halloween costume or something.
January 7th, 2015 at 10:50 AM ^
pants have gone the way of Hammer pants. My dad still wears them and I went to a Haggar outlet to get him a pair for Christmas. The person working in the department did not know what pleated meant.
My guess is that they will be back "in" within 10 years though.
January 7th, 2015 at 11:04 AM ^
Your post reminds me of a friend who was incredulous that bell bottom pants were no longer being made. He didn't believe me when I told him noboby was wearing them anymore. He went to the store for a new pair, and when they were nowhere to be found he was crestfallen.
January 7th, 2015 at 8:21 PM ^
Don't throw out the pleaed ones since they'll be back in style in another 10 years? Sure fire way to load up a closet!