The OLD-SCHOOL, NOSTALGIA and UNIFORMS Thread

[BroncoBuff]

Old School memories and nostalgia, Uniform and logo discussions, AFL history, too. The season after next is the 50th Anniversary of the AFL, and I'm hearing buzz that the league has big plans in the works - throwback uniforms and all forms of nostalgia.

Personally, I can't stand the disappearance of the awesome and beautiful colors and combos - for the sake of an explosion of black and navy in uniforms. SIXTEEN TEAMS have added black or navy in the past 17 years (Broncos Rams Chargers Seahawks Patriots Bills Titans Cowboys Texans Eagles Lions Cardinals Panthers Jaguars 49ers Buccaneers).


. Memories . . . In 17 years, all of these classic uniforms have been junked for NAVY or BLACK:

[BroncoBuff]

Let's get one thing straight first: YES, I love uniform colors, designs and logos, and discuss them with passion. But NO, I'm not gay.


Okay, my first complaint: LSU wears white jerseys whenever they can, and this lowbrow form of artistic ecch-spression deprives us of one of the most beautiful color schemes in all sports:

That purple and yellow-gold is so gorgeous you just want to jump in those colors and swim ... like a hottub after a long walk in the wintertime.
And not only do the LSU uniform-nazi killjoys rob us of a this rare feast for the eyes whenever they can, they actually yielded to their primitive pagan superstitious urgings by actually petitioning the NCAA to drop the colors rule!:

• Several readers provided additional info on LSU's policy of wearing white at home (which means the Tigers' purple jersey appears very infrequently). As Doug Brei explains, "LSU's white jersey tradition dates back to 1958, when the team won the national championship while wearing white at home and superstitious coach Paul Dietzel decided to stick with that format thereafter. In 1982, the NCAA mandated that colors be worn at home, so the Tigers wore purple from 1982 through 1994. Head coach Gerry DiNardo then led a successful campaign for the NCAA to change the rule, and the Tigers have worn white at home since 1995."

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2...e=lukas/051228

Sheesh, I used to like Gerry DiNardo. Now I advocate he be neutered.

[BroncoBuff]

COLORS are God's own artwork, uniform lovers. And "White" is the enemy.

For example, the Dolphins should NEVER wear white pants with white jerseys. Why? Because the aqua pants are goooorgeous!

Don't even pretend I'm wrong ...


Even the stupid chefs look better in their red pants with the urine-yellow trim.

I'm not a huge fan of any color that comes straight out of the Crayola crayon Jumbo 8-pack box, but at least the Kansas Jayhawks and Houston Texans had the right idea when they decided to eschew boring in favor of a more exciting expression:

I wanted to make a post of another gorgeous uniform combo our eyes have been criminally deprived of, but the Cleveland Browns are so artistically-impaired and sartorially-challenged, I can't even find one decent photo on the Internet of their resplendent Brown jersey over orange pants. It's a crying shame too, because that combo even rivals the LSU purple over yellow-gold.

[Hogan11]

The season after next is the 50th Anniversary of the AFL, and I'm hearing buzz that the league has big plans in the works - throwback uniforms and all forms of nostalgia.

Expect a return to those same AFL uni's the Broncos wore in '94.....nothing wrong with that mind you, but if you want the classic D uni in your Randy Grad pic, I think you're gonna be sadly disappointed.....both Bowlen & Shanahan hate them.

[Florida_Bronco]

Originally Posted by Hogan11

Expect a return to those same AFL uni's the Broncos wore in '94.....nothing wrong with that mind you, but if you want the classic D uni in your Randy Grad pic, I think you're gonna be sadly disappointed.....both Bowlen & Shanahan hate them.

I was just wondering where this came from. Have either of them actually came out and said this? I thought Bowlen enjoyed wearing the orange unis back in 2001 against Dallas?

[Hogan11]

Originally Posted by Florida_Bronco

I was just wondering where this came from. Have either of them actually came out and said this? I thought Bowlen enjoyed wearing the orange unis back in 2001 against Dallas?

He liked them sooooo much that after that game, he told the players to take them home with them because he never wanted to see them again......or so the story goes anyways.

I love the Bucs old uni's but I guess it's the same story in Tampa with whomever owns that team these days.

I love the old Patriots uni's as well..much better than the flying Elvis thing.

[BroncoBuff]

Originally Posted by Florida_Bronco

I was just wondering where this came from. Have either of them actually came out and said this? I thought Bowlen enjoyed wearing the orange unis back in 2001 against Dallas?

That's right, we WON that game!

I suppose I understand a bit of superstition ... after all, the last game ever with those unis (before Dallas) was the traumatic wildcard Jax loss in Old Mile High in '96. I dunno what uniforms they're actually planning to wear in '09, Hogan, I've just heard that the league is planning to go all out for "AFL-50." It's coming up, soon, too ... 18 months from now.



And I noticed something very weird this past weekend too: OUT OF THE BLUE, Fox formally referred to an AFL record as if they were incorporated into NFL records: When the Seahawks-Packers were 14-14 in the first quarter, they ran a screen chyron and Simms and Nantz said it's the highest 1st quarter output in a playoff game since 1968 Raiders vs. Oilers. That might not sound like much, but to me it might be a VERY big deal. Networks and media NEVER discuss and quote AFL records in the context of NFL stats ... they just never do it except as novelty. This however was a chyron (words) neatly spelled out. What's up with that?


I'm starting a thread on this ^^^ in the main room before I forget.

[Hogan11]

Originally Posted by BroncoBuff

That's right, we WON that game!

I suppose I understand a bit of superstition ... after all, the last game ever with those unis (before Dallas) was the traumatic wildcard Jax loss in Old Mile High in 06. And I dunno what uniforms they're actually planning, Hogan, I've just heard that the league is planning to go all out for "AFL-50." It's coming up, soon, too. 2009 ... the year after this coming season.


And I noticed something very weird this past weekend too: OUT OF THE BLUE, Fox formally referred to an AFL record as if they were incorporated into NFL records: When the Seahawks-Packers were 14-14 in the first quarter, they ran a screen chyron and Simms and Nantz said it's the highest 1st quarter output in a playoff game since 1968 Raiders vs. Oilers. That might not sound like much, but to me it might be a VERY big deal. Networks and media NEVER discuss and quote AFL records in the context of NFL stats ... they just never do it except as novelty. This however was a chyron (words) neatly spelled out. What's up with that?

I still think they'll trot out the ink-blot uni's that they wore in '94....I can't see them going with the Mustard brown 1960 uni's (although that'd be cool to see in their awkward ugliness, hey after some of the ones seen this past season, it's more than possible) and knowing that the classic D uni above didn't come around till what 68 or 69?, along with their dislike of it, I can't see them going with that one either.

If they go with the mid-60's one again and they go onsale online, I may just have to break down and get one of those bad boys personalized with the HOGAN #11 that has become widely recognized at various Broncos tailgates throughout the league

[Florida_Bronco]

Originally Posted by Hogan11

He liked them sooooo much that after that game, he told the players to take them home with them because he never wanted to see them again......or so the story goes anyways.

I love the Bucs old uni's but I guess it's the same story in Tampa with whomever owns that team these days.

I love the old Patriots uni's as well..much better than the flying Elvis thing.

See I heard the direct opposite. I wish I could track that article down now.

Down here there isn't alot of love for the Bucs old uniforms, it's very rare for you to see any of the "throwback" memorbila or hear any fans have nice things to say about them. I do agree with you about the Patriots old unis though.

[Los Broncos]

I love the throwback stuff, im going to get myself a #77 Alzado jersey.

[BroncoBuff]

Nostalgia ....

News an notes STILL PUBLISHED on the Internet going into the 1997 season, including 'new uniform smack':

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/eve...T/broncos.html

[BroncoBuff]

Mike Klis fielding uniform smack just last month:

http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_7744016

[Hogan11]

Originally Posted by Florida_Bronco

See I heard the direct opposite. I wish I could track that article down now.

Down here there isn't alot of love for the Bucs old uniforms, it's very rare for you to see any of the "throwback" memorbila or hear any fans have nice things to say about them. I do agree with you about the Patriots old unis though.

I just like orange I guess....I always liked the old home orange jersey for Tampa. I do remember reading about the new owner not allowing anything with the old logo to be reproduced or something like that.

[Hogan11]

Originally Posted by BroncoBuff

Mike Klis fielding uniform smack just last month:

http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_7744016

I still hate the new uni's and I don't care what the team has won in them. The cutting out of orange is about the lone issue I have with Bowlen's handling of the team.....the uniform change in 1997 is still something I resent and probably always will.

[BroncoBuff]

Originally Posted by Hogan11

I still think they'll trot out the ink-blot uni's that they wore in '94....I can't see them going with the Mustard brown 1960 uni's (although that'd be cool to see in their awkward ugliness, hey after some of the ones seen this past season, it's more than possible).

Yeah, the crazy ugly throwbacks this year (Eagles bleeccchh) make me think they'll jump at the chance to trot out those 1960 Mustard and Brown complete with vertical striped socks. And actually, I'm for it!

[Hogan11]

Originally Posted by BroncoBuff

Yeah, the crazy ugly throwbacks this year (Eagles bleeccchh) make me think they'll jump at the chance to trot out those 1960 Mustard and Brown complete with vertical striped socks. And actually, I'm for it!

I would be too as a goof....but let's get real here, no way are they going to do that. I fully expect the inkblot to be trotted out like in 1994. While not the classic D uni's, they're still one of the best ones the team has ever had, so I'm alright with it. Like I said, I hope they open up those jerseys for customization because I'll be all over it if they do.

[BroncoBuff]

Those unis are so awesome, Hogan ... I can't wait to see them again.

And speaking of unis, How TF do the Patriots get exempted from the rules?! Every other team must put first name initials on jerseys of layers with the same last name. We even had to write out full names like "Darrent Williams" and "Mike Anderson" fully on the backs of our jerseys to distinguish the other Williams and Anderson.

And yet, Tom and Kyle Brady don't have to?! WTF?!

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