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Green Jerseys for Maryland

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    irishyoung

  • You guys have to understand something. I am 40 and as much a traditionalist as anyone. But these young recruits were not even BORN when ND last won a NC. They dont know and value the tradition at ND like some of us. These young kids LOVE new looks and uniforms. You guys state winning games, playing great, etc... is important. Well you need stud recruits to do that. And before you say that jerseys/uniforms dont sell recruits, alot of them are constantly talking about Oregon uniforms as ugly as some of those are to the general public. Those GROSS uniforms Maryland wore about a month ago were the talk of the young recruits. While I may not agree with all the looks, ND must change its look to catch the eye of the kids that dont value the tradition like us.

    This post was edited by wjasonp on 11/7/2011 at 5:20 PM

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    wjasonp

  • sorry but Maryland had the worst helmets of all time on this year already. I like the shamrock on the side. Next, names on the back and some different combination's of jerseys.

    irish4life2800

  • I used to think that the only thing we should do differently in relation to the unis is to wear green in "Big" games once per year. At this point, I understand that the kids like the different look(s) and we're going to have to do it. However, the shamrock is terrible. Let's mess with the shirts & pants and leave the helmet alone. Has anyone noticed that the pants are getting too light in color. I like the shinier, brighter gold pants we used to have

    dheinen

  • Ok so let me get this straight it took close to 2 years and 12 prototypes to get the helmets right for the USC game which was 2 games ago and then this design makes the grade?? I don't care if they play in leather strapped helmets from 100 years ago just WIN!! So we can't get turf which would actually help us play faster due to tradition but we can change our helmets weekly?? Just win!!!

    Cary

  • merlin08 said...

    Ill probably just get more red arrows and be moved to a one star poster, but thats kind of ugly to me.

    You aren't alone merlin, I am not crazy about them either.

    pem55

  • I like the new helmets the past couple of weeks, think they are closer to the old ones when I went to ND (69-73). The rest of it I really don't care for. I think it is okay and understandable that people want change, but not the ND uniforms, which were among the classiest looking in the game. I think there are a lot of creative changes that could be made but I think a lot of the stuff like the jumbotron and the piped in music/ shreiking is over the top and pretty much just "me too". I would love to see some really creative innovations, even have a few ideas of my own that I won't bore you with, but please, please not anything like the Oregon Ducks or those uniforms Maryland wore earlier this year.

    marklawrence

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    My luck w/the Irish 18-6...GO IRISH!!!

    simm

  • When Knute was coach, he did some things which most thought to be non traditional in regards to football. Partially because of this, we became who we are today. Why shouldn't we be progressive in our thinking today, like he was then? We need to continue to have ties with our tradition while continually moving forward. It seems to be a fine line to have to walk. That being said, love the sponge look, hate the big shamrock. Helmets with that texture should reflect the light in a cool way. I think we need to pick something new and stick with it. I don't want to be another Oregon with different uniforms every week.

    bill2018

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    And Another Irish First Down!

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  • @atlas said...

    I'm all for cool updated new uniforms. I'm simply saying that THIS particular helmet will be the laughing stock of college football on Saturday.

    I'm with you. While I think Notre Dame's standard home uniforms are the best in college football (road unis are a little bland), especially with the updated paint for the helmets, I'm ok with them trotting out something new one or two games a year. That said, the helmets for the Maryland game are awful. I sincerely hope these get permanently retired after this game.

    brawlinghibernian

  • what a joke. who is actually in charge of this stuff? it gets more embarrasing every week.

    goforitirish89728

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    My luck w/the Irish 18-6...GO IRISH!!!

    simm

  • Like the history and look of the green jersey. Shamrock on the helments? ... uh BK stick to coaching. And who wants to be reminded of the UM game?

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    ashaia

  • Jumbotron(2) - CHECK
    Gold helmet with small green shamrock - CHECK
    Field turf - CHECK
    Green jerseys - CHECK
    No penalties - CHECK
    No turnovers - CHECK
    Shutout opponents - CHECK
    No losses - CHECK
    Hard hitting defense - CHECK
    Explosive offense - CHECK
    Do whatever helps make the players and coaches successful - CHECK

    The fans buy tickets, cheer and support the program - CHECK

    FBFAN

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    Hodges

  • I like the idea of having the road game being the goofy jersey game. I think we need to wait and see how they look in tv, it should be pointed out that the pic circulating around was taken by the equip. manager from, not the official photo, the size of the shamrock is too big, maybe btwn now n sat they fix it.

    Let's wait and see, let the traditionalist have their home games with the blue jerseys, and when you hit the road bust out the swag and keep adidas off your back. I'm sure pimpi has been screaming green facemasks for years.... jk

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  • OHIrish said...

    'Bout time this team worried more about their performance on the field and left the uniform discussion up to the bandstanders. Nice uniforms or sucky ones. This team is vanilla and pathetic with no sign of life other than Tuitt and Lynch and Eifert and Wood.

    Right on the money.

    mangan25

  • Tradition is one thing, having fun is another. Football is just a game, remember. We all need to lighten up as a fan base. I don't particularly like the helmet but we don't have to wear them, the players do. As BK said, why does everything have to be negative? Win the game, get more stud defensive recruits and dominate. When we're playing D like LSU and Alabama in a couple years this will not be an issue. We are not turning into Oregon. Relax.

    mskikos

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