Reader comments: Utah Utes football: Utes to get new uniforms
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NIKE | 1:30 a.m. March 28, 2008
That is HOT
Rise and Shout | 1:35 a.m. March 28, 2008
terrible football team, but at least they will look good...
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and another hidden feature | 1:56 a.m. March 28, 2008
Ute players will be able to slip out of tackles, thanks to the new fabric, thus making them unstoppable. The new champs of the MWC.
Okay, just kidding.
Okay, just kidding.
SJ Bobkins | 3:50 a.m. March 28, 2008
This is the 29th time the same news has been presented in the DMN. When does such a piece stop being news and become olds? I have it memorized. The yutz were not important to Nike and they received uni's that didn't match last year. So this year they became the second team along with East Overshoe State to sign with Underalls, the company which has been making those "cute" pajama sets for the tykes.
Isn't it about time the "news" did a Nike and lost interest in the yutz too?
Isn't it about time the "news" did a Nike and lost interest in the yutz too?
Just Checking | 4:22 a.m. March 28, 2008
Any truth behind the rumor that BYU is going back to the uniform with the bib on the front? It's nice to see the Utes continue to stay progressive. Go Utes!
rvalens2 | 4:57 a.m. March 28, 2008
The design look reasonably good. However, I'd like to see what the Black/Crimson design would look like. If done properly it could be a real eye popper.
Legal Beagle | 5:23 a.m. March 28, 2008
Funny how Under Armour describes their fabrics: "engineered to wick moisture away from the skin, enabling players to feel drier, lighter and more comfortable." Are we talking about football uniforms or diapers?
There doesn't seem to be much difference in how these new uniforms look compared with the Nike version they've been wearing. Although I'm a cougar fan, I think Utah deserves credit, like BYU, for being a solid recognized football program that Nike and Under Armour fight over for business. At least these two schools have consistently carried the MWC banner into the national limelight, and if the Utes can continue to look flashy while doing it (as much as I hate all things red), I say way to go, brothers from another mother up North!
There doesn't seem to be much difference in how these new uniforms look compared with the Nike version they've been wearing. Although I'm a cougar fan, I think Utah deserves credit, like BYU, for being a solid recognized football program that Nike and Under Armour fight over for business. At least these two schools have consistently carried the MWC banner into the national limelight, and if the Utes can continue to look flashy while doing it (as much as I hate all things red), I say way to go, brothers from another mother up North!
If Only | 5:24 a.m. March 28, 2008
If only the Utes had those uniforms last year, they could've tackled someone at Oregon State and UNLV, and covered someone at BYU.
New uniforms... | 5:45 a.m. March 28, 2008
Still ugly
Progressive | 6:37 a.m. March 28, 2008
Is progressive another word for lack of tradition?
I am Utah man sir | 6:38 a.m. March 28, 2008
I like it. Go Utes!
Just like basketball | 6:50 a.m. March 28, 2008
Will they have MUSS on them and UTAH on the back instead of the players name? That's what Coach Boylen did and he made it to the second round of the CBI. I think that is what the football jerseys need to beat Michigan.
JIMI | 7:11 a.m. March 28, 2008
haha look at the byu fans trying to make fun of the unis. hahahaha. dont you guys remember? you had the worst unis of ALL TIMEEEEE lol. remember? the bib.
GOO UTES!
GOO UTES!
Sports Fan | 7:17 a.m. March 28, 2008
Is this News worthy? tell me about sports not QVC news!
Change is Good | 7:37 a.m. March 28, 2008
The new unis look great. Better than the "Coke can" unis of the past 3 years. When the front line turned to the side they looked like a six-pack of coca cola.
dartstock | 7:38 a.m. March 28, 2008
It's the win that counts not the uniform.
Frank Drebin | 7:40 a.m. March 28, 2008
Scoreboard. 4th and 18. Harline's still open.
Rod | 7:41 a.m. March 28, 2008
If the school has the notion of changing uniforms, why not move to the front of the pack with something spectacular, and cutting edge. The uniforms in the drawings are "boring", unless they are aiming for the "retro" look. Do something different! Look at how good the Chargers "powder blue" jerseys look. The school can do better than what is shown.
Careful | 7:42 a.m. March 28, 2008
It could be a jinx, remember what happened to BYU when they got new uniforms. . .
JIMI? | 7:43 a.m. March 28, 2008
It's not the uni bozo, it's the player in it. The utes are more like models than players. Soon, they'll be like Oregon and worry more about what "outfit" they're wearing on game day instead of the game plan for the day.
J | 7:49 a.m. March 28, 2008
Agreed Jimi.. they were terrible! The Uni's look good. Doing black uni's are sweet too along with doing a "blackout" at night games with the fans..
BYU uni blahs | 7:53 a.m. March 28, 2008
Glad the bib look wasn't considered. We hated that. But don't you think you could match the helmet with the jersey?
Adam | 7:57 a.m. March 28, 2008
You zoobies have such a short memory. Who could forget the BIBS? Lets not forgot that BYU also ripped off Yale's "Y"
Heres what we should do! | 8:04 a.m. March 28, 2008
Lets change our colors to match an in state WAC school of whom we think we are too good to keep a consistent rivalry with!
Names | 8:05 a.m. March 28, 2008
Put UTAH on the back of the jersey instead of the player's name. That's what Boylen did and the basketball team won a tournament game.
snipe | 8:11 a.m. March 28, 2008
I'm sure the helmets still won't match the uniforms. Nice.
snipe
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OMG | 8:18 a.m. March 28, 2008
Did i really just read "Harline's still open"?
sad.
sad.
Mark in AZ | 8:25 a.m. March 28, 2008
THIS is front page news?
Cougar criticism | 8:29 a.m. March 28, 2008
I would be happy to take criticism from any team that hasn't changed their uniforms, school colors, or any combination of both about a dozen times in the last ten years. Uniform smack? Really? Don't you have some home-teaching to do?
Upgrade | 8:29 a.m. March 28, 2008
Good, the Utes have had ugly uni's for a while now. Anything will be better than what they had.
Scoobie | 8:35 a.m. March 28, 2008
Maybe the Crowton curse will hit Utah......that would be worth seeing......meanwhile Michigan lost another of it's starting offensive linemen from last year. That leaves them with only two returning starters on offense....if Utah can't handle them...then it will have to be the uniforms!!!!!!!
Josh | 8:43 a.m. March 28, 2008
I despised last year's: the stripe that went from the armpit around the back below the numbers was ugly. These look awesome.
Interesting that they got rid of the black. I like it better, though.
GO UTES!!!
Interesting that they got rid of the black. I like it better, though.
GO UTES!!!
New Uniforms | 8:56 a.m. March 28, 2008
Same results
Spanky | 8:56 a.m. March 28, 2008
LOL! 1999 uniform smack? That's all you've got left!!!!!!!
Scoreboard X 6!
Scoreboard X 6!
Anonymous | 8:58 a.m. March 28, 2008
It wont matter what the wear the still SUCK!
Amy Bjorge Kostecki | 9:04 a.m. March 28, 2008
It's not dramatically different. Just a few different stripes. It's not like they changed color.
If you want to know what the black and red uniform would look like, look at the Maryland Terrapins or Louisville Cardinals alternate black uniform. Probably something similar.
If you want to know what the black and red uniform would look like, look at the Maryland Terrapins or Louisville Cardinals alternate black uniform. Probably something similar.
Anything's better than... | 9:13 a.m. March 28, 2008
Oregon State's and Oregon's uniforms.
CO Coug | 9:18 a.m. March 28, 2008
From one Cougar fan to another, I agree with another post, the whole "Harline is still open" smack is getting old. "4th and 18" is really the only viable smack that is appropriate, don't use plays from two seasons ago.
As far as the uni's, I'm not sure, they do look a lot better than the coke can red uniforms from the last two years. The home uniforms for the Utes were very ugly, just too much red, these look a little more balanced.
I like the "engineered to wick moisture away from the skin, enabling players to feel drier, lighter and more comfortable" statement, reminds of that Seinfeld episode where George got the Yankees to purchase cotton uniforms.
As far as the uni's, I'm not sure, they do look a lot better than the coke can red uniforms from the last two years. The home uniforms for the Utes were very ugly, just too much red, these look a little more balanced.
I like the "engineered to wick moisture away from the skin, enabling players to feel drier, lighter and more comfortable" statement, reminds of that Seinfeld episode where George got the Yankees to purchase cotton uniforms.
Uniforms | 9:22 a.m. March 28, 2008
I hate the red top white bottoms; white tops red bottoms- solid on both top and bottom look better
More Rumors, by HermF | 9:24 a.m. March 28, 2008
Rumors are also circulating about an alternate HIGHLIGHTER YELLOW jersey as well! this can be mix and matched with the rumored MAGENTA uniform and the legendery BLACK uniform! Lets start some more rumors by putting it in print!
Love Classic Unis | 9:28 a.m. March 28, 2008
Yes, the bibs were awful. Fortunately, BYU responded with a brilliant move -- a return to their classic look. In my humble opinion, the Cougars' uniforms are among the best looking in college football. That's in part due to the fact that they are distinctive.
The Utes new jerseys are nearly identical to what half the teams in the NCAA are wearing.
The Utes new jerseys are nearly identical to what half the teams in the NCAA are wearing.
SJBUBBA | 9:30 a.m. March 28, 2008
It's not the Uniform , it's what's inside! Go Zane Taylor ..homegrown and from a small town! Proud of you! As you will rule! Stay in School!
RPH | 9:30 a.m. March 28, 2008
This is really hard to equate with BYU's uniform change. That change was drastic and involved new colors, new helmets, pretty much new everything. I can't even really tell the difference with these new Ute unis.
Rebel Fan | 9:38 a.m. March 28, 2008
27-0. Yup. It's probably best that you burn your old uniforms.
zoobs can't spell | 9:38 a.m. March 28, 2008
to the anonymous illiterate at 8:58, the word is "they", not "the". (probably dropped out of Provo High in 1992 and wouldn't know his way around a college campus to save his life)
to the rest of you smack-talking zoobs, 53-34-4, (Utah wins, zoob wins, and ties) Also 17-3 (the number of times Utah has shut out the zoobs and the number of times the zoobs have shut out Utah) In 30 years, if you have been able to catch up by then, then you can talk smack. Till then, keep your illiterate, holier-than-thou mouths shut.
to the rest of you smack-talking zoobs, 53-34-4, (Utah wins, zoob wins, and ties) Also 17-3 (the number of times Utah has shut out the zoobs and the number of times the zoobs have shut out Utah) In 30 years, if you have been able to catch up by then, then you can talk smack. Till then, keep your illiterate, holier-than-thou mouths shut.
helmet | 9:42 a.m. March 28, 2008
It will be pointless if the helmet color still doesn't match the uniforms. Who is the idiot that approves this? Let's have crimson and white uni's and candy red helmets!! Great idea.
BYU Fan cliches | 9:53 a.m. March 28, 2008
Harline's still open. 4th and 18. 1984. Don't you guys ever get tired of spouting the same rhetoric? Sure the Fiesta Bowl win had a lot of clout when it took place, but I don't think there's ever been a fan base more obsessed with such irrelevant achievements. Yes, that includes your national championship. I am one to praise the your it, but don't you understand that the majority of sports' nation discounts it altogether?
Get over yourselves.
Get over yourselves.
Black??? | 9:58 a.m. March 28, 2008
This came from Coach Boylen
"Those are the parts of the game that the tradition of this program was built on. Our colors are red and white. Black is not one of our colors. I've received a ton of letters from alumni requesting that we take black off the uniform. I agree with them. This is an outward statement of an inward commitment that we've made to get back to the ideals and traditions of this program."
I agree with this. Black is not one of our school colors and should be used only as an accent if at all.
"Those are the parts of the game that the tradition of this program was built on. Our colors are red and white. Black is not one of our colors. I've received a ton of letters from alumni requesting that we take black off the uniform. I agree with them. This is an outward statement of an inward commitment that we've made to get back to the ideals and traditions of this program."
I agree with this. Black is not one of our school colors and should be used only as an accent if at all.
Deuce Deuce | 9:58 a.m. March 28, 2008
GOOOOO UTES!!!!
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