What is the "uniform surprise"?

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Camping in the White Mountains. Just got WiFi for the first time in four days. First stop back on the ole Interwebz is to IE to say...

Groooooooooooooss!

Go back to your smores.

Do they not realize there are ND fans who absolutely despise the Yankees...as much as USC and SCum?

Why would they do a uniform like this? I like the idea of changing it up for the kids, but not just giving up your brand because of the field. This is the first time within the Shamrock series they've tried to look like another team which imo is gross.

And there are ND fans who love the Yankees. I typically root for the underdog, but one day I realized I was a fan of two of the most loved/hated sports teams in the Irish and Yankees.

I don't understand why ND's branding would stoop so low to try to look like someone else.

It's not that hard to figure out. They're playing in Yankee stadium.
 
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Obviously as a biased Boston fan these offend me to my core, but beyond that I'd be annoyed if ND made themselves look like ANY team other than ND. We can honor the franchise whose stadium we are borrowing in a way that doesn't just totally toss our own brand in the garbage.

And yes - to me this is literally as bad as if ND trotted out wearing USC "inspired" jerseys. I get that some ND fans like the yankees. But a larger portion of ND fans don't. But shockingly enough, all ND fans love ND (except maybe some of those ND nation losers). So we should LOOK like ND, not the Yankees' new football team.
 

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Notre Dame making Irish 'Bawston' fans root for a team in Yankee pinstripes may just be the greatest single troll job ever... well done!!
 

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Obviously as a biased Boston fan these offend me to my core, but beyond that I'd be annoyed if ND made themselves look like ANY team other than ND. We can honor the franchise whose stadium we are borrowing in a way that doesn't just totally toss our own brand in the garbage.

And yes - to me this is literally as bad as if ND trotted out wearing USC "inspired" jerseys. I get that some ND fans like the yankees. But a larger portion of ND fans don't. But shockingly enough, all ND fans love ND (except maybe some of those ND nation losers). So we should LOOK like ND, not the Yankees' new football team.

1. Offended to the core? A bit of melodrama and overreaction perhaps?
2. Not even close.
3. Please cite the Gallup poll that contains these statistics.


Notre Dame making Irish 'Bawston' fans root for a team in Yankee pinstripes may just be the greatest single troll job ever... well done!!

Apparently so given the reaction.
 

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Literally the only people defending the uniform are yankee fans and people who hate boston
 

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1. Offended to the core? A bit of melodrama and overreaction perhaps?
2. Not even close.
3. Please cite the Gallup poll that contains these statistics.




Apparently so given the reaction.


1 - Not really when the team I grew up hating the absolute most was the Yankees, but please tell me more about how to react to things.
2 - Speaking in absolutes about opinions is useful
3 - Nah I'm good
 

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Literally the only people defending the uniform are yankee fans and people who hate boston

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Literally the only people defending the uniform are yankee fans and people who hate boston

I hate the Yankees and I'm ambivalent about Boston. Lots of history but so crowded I could never live there.

I'll defend them because it's too funny seeing people get so worked up over a uniform.
 

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Two types of people every year. The traditionalists and the exaggerators. There are always more exaggerators:

Traditionalists: "These are a a stain on the tradition and glory that is ND. Swarbrick should be ashamed."


Normal human: "I think those jerseys are ugly. Not a fan of the pinstripe."

Exaggerators in response: "WOW calm down. Don't you realize these are only going to be worn once? You need some perspective if this is what you care about. The kids like them. Geez you take this too seriously. LOL why are you so worked up?? Butthurt much?"

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IMO it just seems like the Yankees designed the unis, slapped an ND logo on the helmet and told UA/ND "You are going to wear these and you will like it" and UA/ND just goes "OK, whatever you want"
That's my problem w/ them, ND gave up all sense of identify. They literally look like the Yankees version of a football uni.
 

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This thread's last few pages, and stuff like the above are basically what you get when a once 'greatest thing in the history of all things' program wins maybe three games really worth writing home about in 20 plus years...
 

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If they would have went all navy jersey with the same pants. I would be ok with it. I prefer a gold helmet, or the very least, the same navy color as the jersey.

All together, the current uniform looks like ass. The replica jerseys are even worse.
 

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Literally the only people defending the uniform are yankee fans and people who hate boston


I hate the Yankees and I'm ambivalent about Boston. Lots of history but so crowded I could never live there.

I'll defend them because it's too funny seeing people get so worked up over a uniform.

Not a Yankees fan, but I think the uniforms are pretty cool.

Hopefully that doesn't put me in the exaggerator bucket.
 

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I like them. Not perfect, but you can only do so much with unis. At first they looked bad in that tease promo video. But once I saw the entire uniform I like them overall. I appreciate how UA does try and put significance in the details such as the yankees font this year for "Notre Dame" or many other ways in previous Shamrock Series uniforms. I do think UA could hire superior designers. It feels like better designers could go for the same basic idea but hit it out of the park. The SS unis mostly seem to leave something to be desired.

With all that said, I like them, and think they will look good on gameday.
 

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This is just all so stupid. The ugly ass uniforms. The entire shamrock series thing. Just play another home game. Fuck.
 

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former players don't seem like to happy with them either.

I showed them to Golden Tate and he seemed to like them. “Unis are sick!”

I’m a Yanks fan and I’m still a bit torn. Like others have said , its one game , I’m ok with it. However, I do wish the helmet was good still. (Cleats are awesome though!)
 
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That is a seriously ugly uniform.

Edit: I don't follow baseball so couldn't care less about that aspect, just surprised that nothing about the uni even hints at ND's tradition and universally recognized identity.
 
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I think as used on the field, they're fine.

If the Irish come out of the tunnel at Soldier field vs Wisconsin in navy & orange, trimmed in gold you Nancies can complain but to co-brand with the Yankees makes sense. They have a huge regional alumni base within a two hour drive, the birthplace of the term Subway Alumni started there, the Yanks colors are navy and white - two of the 3 colors used on every standard ND uni plus the Yankees are the only sports team in America that compares historically to ND as original "America's Team's". So ND isn't co-branding with an unequal. The unis have navy, white and gold so not much to b!tch about.

The helmet is ok but interesting they chose matte. The Yankees only use matte batting helmets on the road. I would have gone with the same gloss finish they wear at home but whatever.

Now as far as buying a replica? Nope. The pinstriped sleeves on the civilian issue doesn't translate. Some of the other items are pretty sharp though.

You guys better hope they never play at Comiskey, cuz UA's only a gold trimmed number away from converting these beaut's!

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