When buying M football jerseys, do you prefer blue or white?

Submitted by BTB grad on January 19th, 2022 at 12:43 PM

I’m looking to buy a Haskins or Hutchinson jersey off M Den while I can (thanks NIL!) and struggling with the internal debate I have every time I go to buy a Michigan football jersey: blue or white? I much prefer the blues on the field but think the current white jersey looks really sharp when worn off the field by fans. The big con of white though is being a stain magnet for coffee, soda, adult beverages, ketchup & mustard, buffalo sauce, pizza sauce, etc whilst tailgating. So what do you guys usually go with when buying a jersey, the blues or the whites?

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Venom7541

January 19th, 2022 at 2:07 PM ^

For Christmas, I got my son a signed white Jake Butt jersey since that was his favorite player when he was younger for obvious reasons. But I also tried to find a blue one for him to wear and only found a Maize one at first. Thinking it was a scam, I kept looking for a blue to get. Now he has a maize and a blue one to wear on game day. I kind of like the maize one quite a bit since you don't see those everywhere.

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Ronswanson13

January 19th, 2022 at 3:02 PM ^

Get one of each, moneybags.

Speaking of Haskins, I just found out that he has an older brother, Maurice Alexander, who was a 2014 4th rd NFL draft pick and played in the league for a few years. I can’t believe I never heard of that before.

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sackett

January 19th, 2022 at 5:05 PM ^

I too am "old" in the relative sense.  As noted below, the blue jersey is iconic.  The current version of the white jersey is okay; I prefer the one Harbaugh wore.  And while we are talking about uniforms, I wish we'd go back to wearing only maize pants, both at home and on the road.  Any other combination, whether white pants on the road or monochromatic all blue do not appeal to my eye, but that's just one person's opinion.

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Michfan777

January 19th, 2022 at 8:21 PM ^

When buying a jersey, always start with the question, “which jersey will still be wearable if I spill a drink/condiment on it?”

Pick the Blue. 

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Yostal

January 19th, 2022 at 9:30 PM ^

1). The blues are classics, even in the adidas years, they are solidly the same.
2). Having a collection of Nike 1995-2007 jerseys, I have worked hard to get the three different styles of road jersey of that era.  The 1995-96 look, with the sleeve stripes, are my favorites, but the others are solid too.
3). Carbona Stain Devils have saved several of my jerseys.

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