I would have posted this last night when the game was on, but I was literally struck senseless by the gold lame'. Federal law now prohibits me from telling you what I REALLY think about this get-up, but I will go so far as to say.....WHERE IN THE FREAKIN' ALMA MATER DOES IT SAY "NOTRE DAME, OUR MOTHER, TENDER STRONG AND TRUE, ALL DECKED OUT IN A SOLID GOLD DANCER OUTFIT AND GREEN SOCKS THAT MATCH OUR SHOES" ???!!! (*)
Seriously, Adidas? Seriously?
Dear sweet Jesus, I can't wait to see what the hell they wear next year.
(*) For the record...the words are: "Notre Dame, Our Mother. Tender Strong and True. Proudly in the Heavens, gleams thy GOLD AND BLUE."
Nope. Not one mention of WHITE. GOLD LAME'. OR FREAKIN' KELLY GREEN!
And yes, since you asked....I THINK THEY LOOK LIKE MARSHMALLOW COVERED OOOMPA LOOMPAS THAT WEREN'T SMART ENOUGH TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF THE GD CLEARANCE BIN CRAFT GLITTER AND THE CRAZY ASS PERSON WHO CAME UP WITH THE IDEA TO MAKE EVERYTHING.....GLITTERY! AND SPARKLY!
I'm going back to bed....
You can thank the University of Oregon and Nike for all the changes in college football uniforms.
ReplyDeleteI have no words.... Well, maybe one. Hideous.
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I completely agree that there is no room for glitter in the world of football. College or otherwise. It's just...wrong. So very, very wrong.
ReplyDeleteCome on now - don't hold back. Tell us what you really think! My dh is a Maryland fan, and I'm surprised that they could even come out onto the field in the get-up they started sporting a couple of years ago. I'd be too embarrassed.
ReplyDeletelooks better in the photo than it did on TV last night....
ReplyDeleteB-I-L (and ND 88 alum) said "Ghetto Irish"
Maked LSU's purple pants (of painful memory...) look good
I was embarrassed for Notre Dame AND ASU. ASU's helmets looked like someone threw up on them or melted Velveeta Cheese over the top. Tough game to watch.
ReplyDeleteI kept singing "frosted lucky charms, their magically delicious"! DH couldn't believe what he was seeing either.
ReplyDeleteI am reminded of the ancient Romans and spectacles. designed to keep the poor from realizing how poor and hungry they really were.
ReplyDeleteBesides they are reallllllly ugly! Also, stupid looking.
Sadly embarrassing. Maybe they are planning to take the show to Broadway and want to sparkle it up? Hope the soundtrack is good.
ReplyDeleteIt's a disease. Wait'll you see the orange socks on MY alma mater's team!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2013/aug/15/vols-new-alternative-football-uniform-adds-smokey-/
UT's colors are orange and white, not faded denim and day glow orange. Sigh. The things us 'lums put up with!!!!
Hey ya'll: let us think in Yarn/thread colors. Give the guys a break. It is only football after all..:)
ReplyDeleteI thought last year was bad Coni!! But this year beats them!! lol
ReplyDeleteI thought if you last night. Once I realized what I was seeing I 'bout died laughing...and hoping you weren't having a severe bout of apoplexy! ;-D
ReplyDeleteHmm...we are all showing our age. I asked my grandsons what they thought of the new 'forms and they liked them. My youngest is 16 and he asked me to pick up a white sweatshirt if I see one....I deck him out in ND and Bears every year. I just thought the jumpsuit look with dual color socks was a bit much.
ReplyDeleteCome on Coni this is 2013 not 1978. Football is now a fashion statement. These new college uniforms are BIG business. Just think, you can put away your ND jersey on game day and instead get yourself a pair of those pretty green socks while you sit in your happy chair.
ReplyDeleteFrightening! I suggest an alum uprising to protect the "blue and gold" or the Irish will forevermore be kelly green because, well, they're Irish. Look at what Nike did to the Oregon Ducks ... turned them into Darkwing Duck on steroids. Anyhoo, welcome to the ACC ... Notre Dame is on the Atlantic Coast, right? Don't get me going on that topic, it all started downhill when they let Virginia Tech in the league...time for a cup of tea and the Happy Chair!!
ReplyDeleteWow, that's bad. I agree. I will have to ask one of my stitching friends what she thinks. She is a die hard ND fan, with grandchildren currently attending.
ReplyDeleteWait....that's not just an advertisement??? All that gold lame brings me back to my disco days. At least they could make the darn socks meet up with the britches...
ReplyDeleteOh, Connie, you had me giggling so hard!! What in heavens name were they thinking? Blinding them with the reflection off the gold lame?? Exactly how can they be "ferocious" and "intimidating" in that get up??? They need someone new picking their uniforms!!
ReplyDeleteI thought of you the minute I saw the uniform. What in gawd's name were they thinkin'? Down right embarrassing. I feel sorry for the boys having to put on that giddup and run out on to the field as fierce competitors. Maybe they channeled that embarrassement into the win they managed over ASU.
ReplyDeleteAttach little fairy wings, give them a little gold dust and send them out into the world of the tooth fairies. The day football became high fashion I stopped watching.
ReplyDeleteStop sugar coating it, how do you really feel about these? Perhaps they just want to compete with my Terps on the wildest uniforms.
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