What is the "uniform surprise"?

[dshans]

I've never liked the grotesquely stylized version of a leprechaun that ND has used since 1964. How's that for an old fart bucking "tradition?"

19th century Irish poet William Allingham describes the appearance of the leprechaun as:
...A wrinkled, wizen'd, and bearded Elf, Spectacles stuck on his pointed nose, Silver buckles to his hose, Leather apron — shoe in his lap ...

The "traditional" Irish leprechaun wears red, not green. I challenge each and every one of you to strike that pose (if you can, with one foot pointing due north and the other due south) with fists up. Then report back. Did you feel it was a stance lending itself to strength and power?

When did designing football uniforms become an ongoing segment on Project Runway???

 

[BestBIrish47]

swatch |swäCH|
noun
a sample, esp. of fabric.
• a collection of such samples, esp. in the form of a book.
• a patch or area of a material or surface: the sunset had filled the sky with swatches of deep orange.

These are pictures of parts of the whole jersey... ie: a swatch.

I just figured the uni would include a wristwatch

 

[NDdomer2]

I've never liked the grotesquely stylized version of a leprechaun that ND has been used since 1964. How's that for an old fart bucking "tradition?"

19th century Irish poet William Allingham describes the appearance of the leprechaun as:
...A wrinkled, wizen'd, and bearded Elf, Spectacles stuck on his pointed nose, Silver buckles to his hose, Leather apron — shoe in his lap ...

The "traditional" Irish leprechaun wears red, not green. I challenge each and every one of you to strike that pose (if you can, with one foot pointing due north and the other due south) with fists up. Then report back. Did you feel it was a stance lending itself to strength and power?

When did designing football uniforms become an ongoing segment on Project Runway???

Ever since I was a kid this never quite made sense to me.

 

[peoriairish]

When did designing football uniforms become an ongoing segment on Project Runway???

When the recruits started caring about 'hype'.

Tradition is a mindset, not a uniform. I like the idea of altering things a bit every once in a while. It is not making the product on the field any worse and can only make it better by more/better recruits watching an ND game on Saturday afternoon because they heard about our new jersey. If we were so steeped in tradition, we would still be lateraling the ball all the way down the field.

 

[ShamrockOnHelmet]

I've never liked the grotesquely stylized version of a leprechaun that ND has used since 1964. How's that for an old fart bucking "tradition?"

19th century Irish poet William Allingham describes the appearance of the leprechaun as:
...A wrinkled, wizen'd, and bearded Elf, Spectacles stuck on his pointed nose, Silver buckles to his hose, Leather apron — shoe in his lap ...

The "traditional" Irish leprechaun wears red, not green. I challenge each and every one of you to strike that pose (if you can, with one foot pointing due north and the other due south) with fists up. Then report back. Did you feel it was a stance lending itself to strength and power?

Ok, don't bring complaints, bring solutions. Lets see your rendering of a true leprechaun. (i'm with you btw, the logo isn't terrific).

 

[Rocket89]

New "regular" pants for this year.

Huge upgrade.

 

[Veer option]

Definitely more gold colored than the pale drab mustard from last season.

 

[arrowryan]

That looks awesome and it will look perfect with our helmets.

 

[adsnorri]

Navy jersey, leprachaun on helmet, gold helmet with navy quarter. Ill leave the rest to your imagination. They are nice.

 

[irishfanjho15]

Navy jersey, leprachaun on helmet, gold helmet with navy quarter. Ill leave the rest to your imagination. They are nice.

Link? Picture?

 

[Bobias]

Navy jersey, leprachaun on helmet, gold helmet with navy quarter. Ill leave the rest to your imagination. They are nice.

Pics or it didn't happen. Haha. Sounds great if its true. Can't wait.

 

[Seanthornton]

Just WIN football games !!! I could care less what they wear.






Keep the faith !!!

GO IRISH !!!

 

[adsnorri]

No link or picture, I'm good but not that good! Lol

 

[greyhammer90]

Just WIN football games !!! I could care less what they wear.






Keep the faith !!!

GO IRISH !!!

Ah, Thornton, I knew your grandfather- he died in Australia... in a penal colony.... And your father he was a good man too.

 

[condoms SUCk]

Navy jersey, leprachaun on helmet, gold helmet with navy quarter. Ill leave the rest to your imagination. They are nice.

Yup, agree. The white is the lower back part of the leprachaun's head.

 

[sharksamardzija8345]

does anyone think/know if there will be a greater number of these jerseys for sale than the Under the Lights ones from last year? They seemed to have a small quantity available and ran out fast.. just hoping to get my hands on one of these bad boys, unless they totally suck.. guess we'll find out tomorrow

 

[chubler]

Just hoping they look good and don't get too fancy. I won't blow a gasket or anything but IMO the simpler, cleaner, dare I say elegantly sparse unis are sort of our thing. I don't want to play catchup with Oregon and Nike, I want to be Notre Dame, and as long as the Unis clearly reflect that, I could care less if theyre hot pink.

 

[Naptown]

Adidas doesn't give a **** about our tradition of keeping it simple. They only care about how much money they're losing to Nike every year.

Nike's pro combat series probably brings in more money than Adidas's entire sports goods line combined.

Alabama is with Nike yet they keep the traditional look. Why couldn't we?

 

[rocket31]

Nike's pro combat series probably brings in more money than Adidas's entire sports goods line combined.

adidas's euro line laughs at your ignorance.

 

[irishfanjho15]

Adidas doesn't give a **** about our tradition of keeping it simple. They only care about how much money they're losing to Nike every year.

Nike's pro combat series probably brings in more money than Adidas's entire sports goods line combined.

Alabama is with Nike yet they keep the traditional look. Why couldn't we?

Like rocket31 said, adidas has international soccer pretty much on lock. They aren't hurting.

 

[jason_h537]

Just WIN football games !!! I could care less what they wear.

People say this a lot, but it's easy to say when ND has great uniforms already. I bet if they pulled some Maryland type thing, you would care.

 

[Jimmy3Putt]

Imo, We have the 2nd best uniform in sports, right behind my Blackhawks.
1 game a year of craziness, gold helmet or not, isn't going to hurt anyone.

 

[cam2ham]

Imo, We have the 2nd best uniform in sports, right behind my Blackhawks.
1 game a year of craziness, gold helmet or not, isn't going to hurt anyone.

How do you get the teams next to your name?

 

[jimmymac]

How do you get the teams next to your name?

Buy them with vbucks in the vbplaza I believe.

 

[Chamellion]

Like rocket31 said, adidas has international soccer pretty much on lock. They aren't hurting.

Also you would be surprised how much MLS gear sells. And just another anti-Nike thought, they require a minimum purchase of $50,000 for first time buyers. Expect to see a lot of mom-and-pop stores begin to drop certain brands (nfl specifically) because they can't afford to do business with nike.

So yeah, I'd rather stay with Adidas just on business practices alone.

 

[95NDAlumNM]

Jarron Jones✈✈✈✈ ‏@Who_GotJones94
Just saw the shamrock series uniforms for Chicago.... #speechless
from Indiana, US


Romeo Okwara ‏@RomeoAK33
The new unis are sick!

 

[NDty9]

Where and when will we be able to buy these bad boys????

 

[NDdomer2]

Jarron Jones✈✈✈✈ ‏@Who_GotJones94
Just saw the shamrock series uniforms for Chicago.... #speechless
from Indiana, US


Romeo Okwara ‏@RomeoAK33
The new unis are sick!

Whether or not WE like them or not, ^ this is all that really matters. Do the players like them?

 

[BurningRiver]

Well this is intriguing

 

[PANDFAN]

The team saw the uniform. It's almost your turn. Unveil will happen around 3:45 pm EST.