Univ. of Oregon is at it again............... | Page 3

ninerempire25 · 2009-06-23T21:21:15-07:00

Uniform posts are traditionally the refuge of the bored blogger. Oregon, on the other hand, in conjunction with their benevolent corporate overlords at Nike, has a tradition of pushing the boundaries of athletic fashion. The Ducks' last rollout, in 2006, offered no less than 384 possible game-day combinations, at least 380 of them manifestly hideous to most of mainstream America. That day-glo cornucopia somehow failing to satisfy, the Ducks unveiled their newest line today in a press conference that, unfortunately, was less "Paris runway" than "Eugene locker room." But these things sound exciting: • According to Nike, Oregon employs the "fastest-playing uniforms" in college football, which is probably unquantifiable with existing cloth-clocking technology. These duds also mark the deployment of something called "Nike Pro Combat," protective equipment allegedly integrated into the uni pieces themselves. Other new features touted by Nike: A 25 percent reduction in weight, more breathable materials, titanium belt rings, and "carbon textured anti-abrasion shoulder reinforcements," which sounds like it was made up on the spot but actually was probably engineered and market-tested into oblivion. • Players were active in the design process -- Nike sent reps to campus to meet with a few members the team and discuss what was most important to them in a new uniform. They would have skipped the middle man and gone straight to the Ducks' most important recruiting targets, but that would have been a violation or something. • As for the unis themselves: Not bad. Not bad at all. Traditionalists are going to have a lot less to scream about this time around, other than the, uh, duck-wing pattern on the shoulders, introduced in last year's Arizona game (see above) and now a feature of every uniform at the request of the players. Otherwise, the five new looks on display today allow the Ducks to maintain their ability to trot out any one of approximately one godzillion combinations on a given Saturday. The green-on-green home uniforms are the clear winner here; it's a clean modern look that'll pop well in HD. • For all the talk of Thunder Green and Lightning Yellow, the much-maligned highlighter shades are are nowhere to be seen. And one of the away looks introduced actually contains no green or yellow at all, just a white jersey and silver pants in a shade that the Nike rep solemnly referred to as "steel." • The only combination that induced any eyerolling was the black "Lights Out" look, for the simple fact that it exists. (Are we the only ones sick to death of "blackout" jerseys? We're not, are we?) • Details: Even the proprietary Oregon font, "Bellotti Bold" -- of course Oregon has its own proprietary font -- gets a few new tweaks. The shoes were not discussed, but several of the modeling players were wearing black and yellow cleats vaguely (and promisingly) evocative of Dick Tracy. • Highlight of the afternoon: New head coach Chip Kelly being asked about his level of input in the creative process and replying that he needed to "win a couple games" before he would be allowed to mess with team fashion. • Obligatory sign of economic distress: Like 'em or not, you'll have to get used to the new looks, as they're meant to last the team three to four whole years. Does our national deprivation know no bounds? LINK

Sep 3, 2009 at 10:26 PM

#31

cubanb
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Originally posted by Thizz415:
Blunt is a f**kin idiot.

suspend this idiot

Sep 3, 2009 at 10:26 PM

#32

49erfeeeever808
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they just said he's already been suspended once in the pre-season. dude is out after that sh*t.

Sep 3, 2009 at 10:27 PM

#33

ea_thegreat
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The other guy is an idiot for inciting also.

Sep 3, 2009 at 10:27 PM

#34

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Originally posted by cubanb:
Originally posted by Thizz415:
Blunt is a f**kin idiot.

suspend this idiot

Nah, man Thizz is a good poster here, let him be.

Sep 3, 2009 at 10:28 PM

#35

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Originally posted by IWASATTHECATCH:
Originally posted by cubanb:
Originally posted by Thizz415:
Blunt is a f**kin idiot.

suspend this idiot

Nah, man Thizz is a good poster here, let him be.

LOL I meant that moron Blunt

Sep 3, 2009 at 10:28 PM

#36

ea_thegreat
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it was funny though how he just punched him and the other guy didn't expect it.

Sep 3, 2009 at 10:29 PM

#37

IWASATTHECATCH
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Originally posted by cubanb:
Originally posted by IWASATTHECATCH:
Originally posted by cubanb:
Originally posted by Thizz415:
Blunt is a f**kin idiot.

suspend this idiot

Nah, man Thizz is a good poster here, let him be.

LOL I meant that moron Blunt

I know, I know.

Sep 3, 2009 at 10:29 PM

#38

toeknee
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well he was instigated, but if you're an athlete it's just not worth risking your career over

Sep 3, 2009 at 10:30 PM

#39

cubanb
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Originally posted by IWASATTHECATCH:
Originally posted by cubanb:
Originally posted by IWASATTHECATCH:
Originally posted by cubanb:
Originally posted by Thizz415:
Blunt is a f**kin idiot.

suspend this idiot

Nah, man Thizz is a good poster here, let him be.

LOL I meant that moron Blunt

I know, I know.

Blunt went after the crowd too. Is he intentionally self destructing?

Sep 3, 2009 at 10:30 PM

#40

ea_thegreat
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Originally posted by cubanb:
Originally posted by IWASATTHECATCH:
Originally posted by cubanb:
Originally posted by Thizz415:
Blunt is a f**kin idiot.

suspend this idiot

Nah, man Thizz is a good poster here, let him be.

LOL I meant that moron Blunt

stop quoting me because i spelled his name wrong on that post.

Sep 3, 2009 at 10:30 PM

#41

IWASATTHECATCH
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Originally posted by Thizz415:
Originally posted by cubanb:
Originally posted by IWASATTHECATCH:
Originally posted by cubanb:
Originally posted by Thizz415:
Blunt is a f**kin idiot.

suspend this idiot

Nah, man Thizz is a good poster here, let him be.

LOL I meant that moron Blunt

stop quoting me because i spelled his name wrong on that post.

lmao

Sep 3, 2009 at 10:31 PM

#42

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Originally posted by cubanb:
Originally posted by IWASATTHECATCH:
Originally posted by cubanb:
Originally posted by IWASATTHECATCH:
Originally posted by cubanb:
Originally posted by Thizz415:
Blunt is a f**kin idiot.

suspend this idiot

Nah, man Thizz is a good poster here, let him be.

LOL I meant that moron Blunt

I know, I know.
Blunt went after the crowd too. Is he intentionally self destructing?

wtf was he gonna do? fight 40,000 people by himself?

Sep 3, 2009 at 10:31 PM

#43

ea_thegreat
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Originally posted by 49erfeeeever808:
Originally posted by cubanb:
Originally posted by IWASATTHECATCH:
Originally posted by cubanb:
Originally posted by IWASATTHECATCH:
Originally posted by cubanb:
Originally posted by Thizz415:
Blunt is a f**kin idiot.

suspend this idiot

Nah, man Thizz is a good poster here, let him be.

LOL I meant that moron Blunt

I know, I know.
Blunt went after the crowd too. Is he intentionally self destructing?

wtf was he gonna do? fight 40,000 people by himself?

must have seen 300 before the game.

Sep 3, 2009 at 10:32 PM

#44

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Originally posted by IWASATTHECATCH:
100% pathetic. #9 Blount you're Oregon career should be OVER before you even hit the locker room.

C YA!

What are you talking about that was a clean hit to the jaw.

J/K that was very uncalled for, better check that kid for roids!!!

Sep 3, 2009 at 10:33 PM

#45

Kolohe
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Originally posted by Thizz415:
Originally posted by 49erfeeeever808:
Originally posted by cubanb:
Originally posted by IWASATTHECATCH:
Originally posted by cubanb:
Originally posted by IWASATTHECATCH:
Originally posted by cubanb:
Originally posted by Thizz415:
Blunt is a f**kin idiot.

suspend this idiot

Nah, man Thizz is a good poster here, let him be.

LOL I meant that moron Blunt

I know, I know.
Blunt went after the crowd too. Is he intentionally self destructing?

wtf was he gonna do? fight 40,000 people by himself?

must have seen 300 before the game.