Michigan's Uniforms for Today
Yup, IT'S CAMO!!!!!!
Well, at least we can see the names and numbers now.
*edit*
According to Michigan Basketball on Facebook -
Michigan will wear the blue camouflage uniforms produced by adidas during today’s game against Wisconsin. As the lower seed, the Wolverines have to wear their dark road uniforms and the players selected the tank version of the new adidas post-season uniforms.
March 15th, 2013 at 11:29 AM ^
No ! Not us ! Screw you Adidas !
Damn I hate those camouflage uniforms !
But hey at least we don't have sleeves on them
March 15th, 2013 at 11:30 AM ^
March 15th, 2013 at 12:51 PM ^
ORRRR.... you can avoid serious pain and NOT look at ND's from last night.
Even Golic on Mike&Mike was panning them this morning, and he's the biggest ND homer of them all -- with Digger sitting next to him, even.
March 15th, 2013 at 11:31 AM ^
WE'VE BEEN TO THE MOON!
March 15th, 2013 at 11:35 AM ^
OH shut it, he beat me by one minute. At least I took the time to post the picture.
March 15th, 2013 at 11:32 AM ^
I actually don't think they're awful. The whole camo thing is dumb to begin with, but they could be a lot worse. See Baylor's from last night....
If the players like them, then whatever.
I feel like a player would get in trouble if they said they hate them. Then ADIDAS would probably flip out on Dave Brandon and such.
March 15th, 2013 at 11:32 AM ^
Could be way worse given what we've seen adidas tossing around. Not crazy about them, but they're alright.
March 15th, 2013 at 11:33 AM ^
Gusee I have to see them in the game, but they aren't as offensive as I had imagined. That said, screw Adidas.
March 15th, 2013 at 11:34 AM ^
How did Michigan sports go from having the coolest uniforms/gear on the planet to our fans regularly having to say, as compliments, "Well, I've seen worse", "It's not terrible", "The blue hides the camo design well" or "If the sun's not out, they actually are pretty good"?
Oh, how the mighty have fallen.
I don't understand why we can't just tell Adidas to shove it when they present their latest fugly uniform design. Sure, they contribute millions of dollars worth of stuff to the athletic department. Guess what? If we tell them that we're not wearing zubaz and that they're idiots for asking us, they're not going to suddenly refuse to do another deal with Michigan.
Last I checked, apparel companies were still paying wads of money to work with Alabama, USC, Penn State, Texas, and all the other tradition-rich schools who don't use any shoe company clown suits. If Adidas doesn't want to do a deal based on keeping the uniforms traditional, I'm sure Nike or Under Armour would be glad to do so. Hell, put it in the contract.
They are the supplier, and we are the customer. We don't need to go out of our way to please them. End of story.
March 15th, 2013 at 11:35 AM ^
March 15th, 2013 at 11:35 AM ^
i'd probably buy a pair to wear to the gym or something. they're not nearly as bad as some of the others, you can barely tell.
March 15th, 2013 at 11:36 AM ^
The camo doesn't really stick out like with Notre Dame's or Ciny's, so at least it isn't obnoxious. Pretty subtle actually. Wish there wasn't camo, but it's not as bad as it could have been.
March 15th, 2013 at 11:40 AM ^
Meh. They aren't that bad. At least they don't have sleeves.
March 15th, 2013 at 11:41 AM ^
I actually kind of like it, because its textured, but subdued. Plus I just love the blue jerseys, always.
March 15th, 2013 at 11:42 AM ^
March 15th, 2013 at 11:45 AM ^
Because Nike never tampers with Uniforms.
March 15th, 2013 at 12:21 PM ^
March 15th, 2013 at 12:43 PM ^
MSU and OSU basketball uniforms from this season that have their logo in the middle of the front of the jersey and say Spartans or Buckeyes as the name plate on everyone's jersey. And for football, the MSU and OSU pro combat unis that they always seem to wear against us. So, since the Duck is "cool", you want a cartoony Wolverine Mascot walking the sidelines?
I will be the first to admit that Im a cornball, but I wish the school could work out a deal with Marvel (i think thats the copy rights owner) and get X-Men Wolverine on the sideline. Thats if we absolutely had to have a mascot...
Sorry bro, but he killed you with that response.
We all hate these recent uniforms, but it has nothing to do with Adidas vs. Nike or Under Armour for that matter, they've all made hideous uniforms as of late.
Anything to get on SportsCenter and get people talking.
March 15th, 2013 at 11:43 AM ^
At least they're blue...
March 15th, 2013 at 11:43 AM ^
March 15th, 2013 at 11:49 AM ^
The feed says the players "selected the tank top." I wouldn't be so sure that they picked the camo so much as the higher-ups said "choose sleeves or no sleeves"
March 15th, 2013 at 11:49 AM ^
I never understood this logic. No--their opinion is not the only one that matters. Also, I'm sure they have nothing to do with these decisions anyway and saying they chose them is just some PR move to deflect blame from the guy who put pasta in a breadbowl.
March 15th, 2013 at 12:13 PM ^
March 15th, 2013 at 12:22 PM ^
With respect to the stewardship of the University's image & reputation there is simply no way that an 18-22 years old opinion matters more than that of the administration and collective alumni body.
These little shits come to the U to learn taste & culture, not to teach it. Frankly, it's shameful that the adults in charge are letting this carry on.
March 15th, 2013 at 11:46 AM ^
March 15th, 2013 at 11:47 AM ^
Apparently theplayers chose them...had to go with dark uniforms though
March 15th, 2013 at 11:47 AM ^
March 15th, 2013 at 12:23 PM ^
...is the day I cut my own throat.
March 15th, 2013 at 11:54 AM ^
I duno I kinda like it
March 15th, 2013 at 11:54 AM ^
March 15th, 2013 at 11:54 AM ^
those jerseys with white shorts and the maize socks would be the bomb!
/s
Like it. These alternate jerseys are gonna put me in debt. I'm still waiting for my outback bowl jersey.
Edit: Shorts are already up on MDen. Just placed my order. Pic-
When you wear these to your gym to go workout, will you be listening to Technotronic, Young MC or C&C Music Factory on your Sony Walkman?
Marketing targeted at people like you is why we can't have nice things.
March 15th, 2013 at 11:56 AM ^
the players chose them does not mean anything. I can almost gaurantee the players were given a few options to choose from and out of the options they selected these. This way, adidas can say that the players "chose" them and sound like the players like them. Maybe they just chose the lesser of all of the evils. Maybe the players do like these, but I just highly doubt it as they really are just weird. Camo? I mean I can see if a team has some sort of significance to camo, but to give a BUNCH of team camo uniforms.. what gives?? It's not even cool its just awkward. I am all for alternate uniforms and the players making the decision but I just find it hard to beleive that the players 100% want these. It's not really a big deal though it's just one game (hopefully) so who really cares that much but I mean still.
March 15th, 2013 at 11:56 AM ^
March 15th, 2013 at 11:56 AM ^
March 15th, 2013 at 12:05 PM ^
So apparently you don't care what clothes you put on in the morning before work.
March 15th, 2013 at 12:30 PM ^
We're talking about uniforms. Fashion shouldn't have anything to do with it. Uniforms, id est, wearing the same thing all the time are, practically by definition, the anti-fashion.
The fact that we even need to have these discussions is what is so infuriating. They taken a simple non-issue, messed with it repeatedly, upset a lot of people and generally left all of us looking like clowns.
March 15th, 2013 at 11:57 AM ^
Like: The ability to see names and numbers.
Dislike: EVERYTHING else. Sorry but these need to be buried.
March 15th, 2013 at 12:06 PM ^
Even the lightest shade of blue there wouldn't look too out of place as the primary color on a Michigan uniform.
March 15th, 2013 at 12:07 PM ^
What infuriates me the most is how we just let Adidas tell us what to wear. Indiana told them to "fuck off" when they showed them these uniforms. Why can't we do that?
And I don't care if the players chose these. Don't even give them the option.