New jerseys are crappy...

[Easton Pa ND Fan]

1. The new jerseys look darker. The Irish appear
to be wearing Army colors (Black and Gold). The
jerseys should be a darker shade of blue but NOT
navy blue (ND's original colors were blue and Gold).

2. The shoulder logos look like crap. No distinct-
ive and interlocking "ND" like in earlier editions.
Also the iron-on effect seems to "muddy" the logo.

3. The jerseys numbers are not as readily visible
as on earlier jerseys. I don't know whether the
proportions are out of kilter or what.

4. My wife says, and she is right, that the uni-
forms appear to small for the bodies and the arm-
pits show. YUCK! It looks like they ran out of
the material for the sleeves. They are somehow
out of proportion.

5. Remove or shrink the Adidas logo from the front
of the jersey, put the shamrock back in the "v"
of the collar and use gold as a collar trim.

Otherwise:

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[IrishInColumbus]

They are fine. Calm down. These jerseys are the future, so I'd learn to tolerate them.

 

[DirtySecret]

They are terrible.. I rather them go back to the Weis jersey..

 

[IrishMoore1]

I like the Tech-Fit tho. there were at least 2 plays we got extra yards cuz the jersey couldn't be grabbed properly

 

[tko]

they're 30% lighter my gosh

 

[Irish2015]

i guess life's pretty good when the worst thing we have to complain about is the jerseys

 

[Riddickulous]

I love these new jerseys.

My favorites are still the Holtz jerseys, though.

 

[DirtySecret]

I love these new jerseys.

My favorites are still the Holtz jerseys, though.

Champion made those.. They need to lighten the color and mask the arm pit area.

 

[MacadamianNut]

Yeah I remember one play where the jerseys helped when a defender failed to hold onto one of our players and we got a decent amount of extra yardage

 

[JughedJones]

I like them.

(My extensive breakdown.)

 

[johnnykillz]

Maybe Adidas will incorporate a "Bat-Wing" technology to cover up the arm pit area... (sarcasm)

Lol!

These damn jerseys are just as fine as the last we wore. How about we wear gosh dang practice jerseys and hit someone in the dad-gum mouth?

 

[dshans]

Perhaps the football team should take a cue from the swimmers. Shave all over. Drop a few grams of unproductive body weight, add a bit of aerodynamic benefit and give the opponents less to grab on to.

It would also add to the "runway" appeal. Or is sweaty armpit hair the new "sexy."

Hell, just impregnate existing jerseys with Teflon™ if you want them slippery!

 

[Rocket89]

I like them better then what they were wearing earlier this year.

I'm thankful the numbers are smaller...they've always been way too friggin' big in the past.

It did look like some of the numbers and shoulder logos were a little crooked though, probably from trying to produce them quickly.

All in all not too shabby.

They really aren't darker though. I've looked at both and I can't tell the difference.

 

[Bogtrotter07]

Maybe Adidas will incorporate a "Bat-Wing" technology to cover up the arm pit area... (sarcasm)

Lol!

These damn jerseys are just as fine as the last we wore. How about we wear gosh dang practice jerseys and hit someone in the dad-gum mouth?

Perhaps the football team should take a cue from the swimmers. Shave all over. Drop a few grams of unproductive body weight, add a bit of aerodynamic benefit and give the opponents less to grab on to.

It would also add to the "runway" appeal. Or is sweaty armpit hair the new "sexy."

Hell, just impregnate existing jerseys with Teflon™ if you want them slippery!

Hey, I "tuned in" to this thread because I originally thought it was about criticizing people from that little state near New York. But I get here and Johnny is telling it like it is and dshan, I don't think you should use impregnate, jersey, and slippery in the same sentence, under any circumstance.

What do I think of the new jerseys? I think that they look like bhull-****hin' ****h.

Blue too dark, numerals not clear, ND non-existent, with the general overall look of a buffo uniform for the Catholic school pansies. All we need is tutus and leg tights.

 

[kmoose]

My favorites are still the Holtz jerseys, though.

Winning will do that.

 

[GoingGreen]

They look fine to me. If the players are worried about people seeing their armpits then they should wear sleeves.

 

[NeuteredDoomer]

There were a few that wore white sleeves underneath. The only thing that kinda bothers me about the jerseys is the very prominent Adidas logo in front.

 

[GreatGolson]

I still think wool is the fabric of the future, hell we won half our championships in wool? Coincidence? I THINK NOT!

 

[dre1919]

I think they look pretty decent, and modern. I don't have any problem with the numbers and ND logos...I think they look nice. The Adidas logo could be shrunk down a bit, and the color seems fine to me. I think what it is about the color is not that it's darker, it's that it's a "flat" color and not a "shimmer" fabric. I have a replica jersey from the Willingham days and it's more shimmery than these tech fit jerseys are. I'm sure in those days, you had only a few fabrics to choose from and the dazzle fabric was what teams were using. However, these days, they probably had their choice of "satin" or "flat", for lack of a better description, and they probably said "Well, we don't really need to be shiny." I like the dark, foreboding color against the shiny gold of the helmet...looks more Gothic to me.

 

[BeatSC]

1. The new jerseys look darker. The Irish appear
to be wearing Army colors (Black and Gold). The
jerseys should be a darker shade of blue but NOT
navy blue (ND's original colors were blue and Gold).

2. The shoulder logos look like crap. No distinct-
ive and interlocking "ND" like in earlier editions.
Also the iron-on effect seems to "muddy" the logo.

3. The jerseys numbers are not as readily visible
as on earlier jerseys. I don't know whether the
proportions are out of kilter or what.

4. My wife says, and she is right, that the uni-
forms appear to small for the bodies and the arm-
pits show. UCK! It looks like they ran out of
the material for the sleeves. They are somehow
out of proportion.

Otherwise...

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Your observations are dead on.The white away jerseys look alot better and the emblem is much more disctinct. They need to fix these ugly things. They also look a little black, brown and blue.

 

[calvegas04]

I like them, the QB's can wear them normal now. Here is a pic, sorry for the size

 

[IrishinSyria]

My feeling is that it could have been a lot worse. Aesthetically, I don't think it's an improvement (I loved the CW jerseys). But if it helps them, even if it's just one play a season, on the field, then I'll trade all the armpit shots in the world for that little extra performance.

 

[Jimmy3Putt]

If I could make changes:

1. Put some blue into the shoulder logo. This really irks me.
2. Move Adidas logo like Weis' jersey and put a shamrock under the collar.


Other than this, I like the technology aspect.


BTW- I liked Ty's home jersey the best.

 

[nlroma1o]

Only complaint is that they are a darker shade of blue.... other than that i like the jerseys. Who cares if you see an armpit here or there

 

[BestBIrish47]

I like the jerseys because we are 1-0 in them!

 

[IrishInColumbus]

"Oh, they're awesome," he said. "Pretty skin-tight. [Defensive] linemen can't grab it. It's nice. It feels pretty good."

Zack Martin thinks they're an advantage, and that's good enough for me.

 

[Honey Nut Irish]

I like the dark navy blue. I think ND needs to switch to Nike though.

Adidas is terrible. Have you guys seen some of the soccer shirts they make?

 

[jus10]

I like the jerseys because we are 1-0 in them!

??

What do you mean we're 1-0? Havent we been wearing the same jerseys all year?

 

[IrishInColumbus]

??

What do you mean we're 1-0? Havent we been wearing the same jerseys all year?

Where have you been? Adidas has introduced a new ultra-modern jersey that essentially gives us superhuman powers.

Plus they look sweet too:

 

[jus10]

i just caught the TECH-FIT thread. Everyone is going on about "new" jerseys. They're essentially the same design that was unveiled earlier in the summer, only they are spandex-like.

The design isn't much different from any of the previous jerseys in the past 4 years, so i dont understand why people are so upset, or have much of an opinion at all.

We have the return of the ND on the shoulders (which is smaller, and looks like crap from afar), and the jerseys are now constricting to the players gear and body.

Nothing more to see here...

My opinion- bring the shamrock back on the collar, and fix the ND (white and gold stroke just looks too blurry, and makes the ND look like a solid block). Maybe some navy blue with a green UV "shine," kind of how sunglasses reflect from light.