menu
Logo
person
Bobcat Attack Menu
Logo
person
Ohio Basketball Topic
Topic: What are we wearing?
Page: 1 of 2
Ozoneislife
General User
O
Member Since: 12/27/2005
Location: Dayton, OH
Post Count: 36
person
mail
Ozoneislife
mail
Posted: 3/14/2012 10:21 AM
settings_applications edit_note
What jersey are we wearing this Friday?
sargentfan
General User
S
Member Since: 3/17/2005
Post Count: 917
person
mail
sargentfan
mail
Posted: 3/14/2012 10:38 AM
settings_applications edit_note
I would assume our Green jerseys since the high seed is considered the home team.  I very much doubt you will see the black jerseys in this Tournament. 
ErocWolverine
General User
Member Since: 3/13/2012
Location: Tiffin, OH
Post Count: 42
mail
ErocWolverine
mail
Posted: 3/14/2012 10:41 AM
settings_applications edit_note
Well I would bet Michigan will wear their "Maize" jerseys for the tournament as long as they can.

So I would say your Green or "black" jersey? Black when did black become your school color? Is this a "Alt" uniform?

MGOBLUE!
Last Edited: 3/14/2012 10:42:17 AM by ErocWolverine
Bobcatbob
General User
Member Since: 12/21/2004
Location: Coolville, OH
Post Count: 1,351
mail
Bobcatbob
mail
Posted: 3/14/2012 10:45 AM
settings_applications edit_note
I may be in the minority but I don't want to see those black uni's in the tournament, not even the Final.  Give me green and white, especially for all the folks in TV land who don't know who we are.  Green leaves an impression that black never will.
Rhino_Cat
General User
Member Since: 1/19/2006
Location: Athens, OH
Post Count: 7
mail
Rhino_Cat
mail
Posted: 3/14/2012 10:46 AM
settings_applications edit_note
They took their green and black uniforms.
athena
General User
Member Since: 12/20/2004
Location: Athens, OH
Post Count: 710
mail
athena
mail
Posted: 3/14/2012 10:47 AM
settings_applications edit_note
So ... green on Friday and black on Sunday?
TheGreenFever
General User
TGF
Member Since: 1/18/2011
Post Count: 188
person
mail
TheGreenFever
mail
Posted: 3/14/2012 10:57 AM
settings_applications edit_note
Hey Croc Wolf, don't worry about when black became our color.  If you would even care, black has sort of been there as an outline color so we can wear black uni's if we want to.  Just because your athletic dept isn't smart enough to think of this, why ask us these questions.  I may be wrong but didn't I see black uni's for Michigan at some point? 
KyleWvr13
General User
Member Since: 11/10/2010
Location: Pottstown, PA
Post Count: 503
mail
KyleWvr13
mail
Posted: 3/14/2012 11:12 AM
settings_applications edit_note
TheGreenFever wrote:expand_more
Hey Croc Wolf, don't worry about when black became our color.  If you would even care, black has sort of been there as an outline color so we can wear black uni's if we want to.  Just because your athletic dept isn't smart enough to think of this, why ask us these questions.  I may be wrong but didn't I see black uni's for Michigan at some point? 


Why so hostile? Its not like he follows Ohio athletics, so I'm not at all surprise that he doesn't know about the black jerseys.

Sweet Jesus.
ErocWolverine
General User
Member Since: 3/13/2012
Location: Tiffin, OH
Post Count: 42
mail
ErocWolverine
mail
Posted: 3/14/2012 11:21 AM
settings_applications edit_note
I simple ask a question and asked if those were some type of "ALT" jersey.

Michigan has never worn black. Sorry! Keep hating!






  •  
Brian Smith (No, not that one)
General User
BSNNTO
Member Since: 2/4/2005
Post Count: 3,057
person
mail
Brian Smith (No, not that one)
mail
Posted: 3/14/2012 1:01 PM
settings_applications edit_note
Given the proximity to St. Patrick's Day and it already being an antagonistic color to Michigan, I had assumed green was a given.
Last Edited: 3/14/2012 1:02:14 PM by Brian Smith (No, not that one)
Ozoneislife
General User
O
Member Since: 12/27/2005
Location: Dayton, OH
Post Count: 36
person
mail
Ozoneislife
mail
Posted: 3/14/2012 1:08 PM
settings_applications edit_note
Although I love the black jerseys.....I would rather see Green.
I must admit though, The black has much more of a 'bad*ssness' to it.

ErocWolverine welcome to the board. I am looking forward to a good game this Friday.
Good luck to you and your team. Will you be in attendance?
Last Edited: 3/14/2012 1:11:18 PM by Ozoneislife
DayvidGallagher
General User
Member Since: 7/29/2010
Location: Houston, TX
Post Count: 206
mail
DayvidGallagher
mail
Posted: 3/14/2012 1:55 PM
settings_applications edit_note
The lower seed always has the option to wear white or their "light" uniforms and most usually do as a visual reminder they are the better team.  Given that we are a 14 seed that will will never be our choice so I agree that its not even worth bringing our whites.  Having said that, it would be incredibly stupid to only bring one set of uniforms in case something happened.

 Putting the two together, the green is the required choice, and the black is the most logical back up, which coincidentally is exactly what they did.
Chuck_IV
General User
CIV
Member Since: 1/20/2005
Location: CT
Post Count: 198
person
mail
Chuck_IV
mail
Posted: 3/14/2012 2:03 PM
settings_applications edit_note
DayvidGallagher wrote:expand_more
The lower seed always has the option to wear white or their "light" uniforms and most usually do as a visual reminder they are the better team.  Given that we are a 14 seed that will will never be our choice so I agree that its not even worth bringing our whites.  Having said that, it would be incredibly stupid to only bring one set of uniforms in case something happened.

 Putting the two together, the green is the required choice, and the black is the most logical back up, which coincidentally is exactly what they did.


Just to note, we are the 13 seed :)
Donuts
General User
D
Member Since: 9/22/2010
Post Count: 734
person
mail
Donuts
mail
Posted: 3/14/2012 3:00 PM
settings_applications edit_note
Black top, green bottoms. We'd have blogs buzzing.
OUengineerBBALL
General User
OUBBALL
Member Since: 3/13/2012
Post Count: 5
person
mail
OUengineerBBALL
mail
Posted: 3/14/2012 3:06 PM
settings_applications edit_note
wow...... all i can say is wow. Anyone who doesn't think the black uniforms should be worn or thinks that we shouldn't have the black uniforms.... isn't a bobcat.
OUVan
General User
Member Since: 12/20/2004
Location: Bethesda, MD
Post Count: 5,580
mail
OUVan
mail
Posted: 3/14/2012 3:30 PM
settings_applications edit_note
OUengineerBBALL wrote:expand_more
wow...... all i can say is wow. Anyone who doesn't think the black uniforms should be worn or thinks that we shouldn't have the black uniforms.... isn't a bobcat.


Yeah, who would think we would even consider wearing our school colors. 
Brian Smith (No, not that one)
General User
BSNNTO
Member Since: 2/4/2005
Post Count: 3,057
person
mail
Brian Smith (No, not that one)
mail
Posted: 3/14/2012 3:37 PM
settings_applications edit_note
OUengineerBBALL wrote:expand_more
wow...... all i can say is wow. Anyone who doesn't think the black uniforms should be worn or thinks that we shouldn't have the black uniforms.... isn't a bobcat.


The history  of those black uniforms goes back weeks, even sixes of weeks. They are an institution. Just like the Party Rock Anthem and the school being in the semester system.

Gary Trent should've had a black jersey retired.
Last Edited: 3/14/2012 3:38:23 PM by Brian Smith (No, not that one)
Turney13
General User
T13
Member Since: 7/28/2010
Post Count: 364
person
mail
Turney13
mail
Posted: 3/14/2012 3:53 PM
settings_applications edit_note
you can trace black socks back to the fab five (time out)
Tyler
General User
Member Since: 7/7/2010
Location: AZ
Post Count: 894
mail
Tyler
mail
Posted: 3/14/2012 3:55 PM
settings_applications edit_note
The blacks are fine for conference play and home games, but this is the NCAA tournament. This is a game watched by the entire country. You gotta wear your school's colors for it.
ErocWolverine
General User
Member Since: 3/13/2012
Location: Tiffin, OH
Post Count: 42
mail
ErocWolverine
mail
Posted: 3/14/2012 4:16 PM
settings_applications edit_note
Turney13 wrote:expand_more
you can trace black socks back to the fab five (time out)


The Fab 5 started a lot of trends that are still around today in college basketball.

That was the introduction to the "baggy shorts" in college along with the bald heads, black socks, black shoes, and the Maize jersey that Michigan started with those guys.
Donuts
General User
D
Member Since: 9/22/2010
Post Count: 734
person
mail
Donuts
mail
Posted: 3/14/2012 8:06 PM
settings_applications edit_note
ErocWolverine wrote:expand_more
you can trace black socks back to the fab five (time out)


The Fab 5 started a lot of trends that are still around today in college basketball.

That was the introduction to the "baggy shorts" in college along with the bald heads, black socks, black shoes, and the Maize jersey that Michigan started with those guys.
They also didn't invent the term "vacate," but they made it cool to be erased from the record books again.
Gallia Cat
General User
GC
Member Since: 7/11/2010
Post Count: 938
person
mail
Gallia Cat
mail
Posted: 3/14/2012 8:08 PM
settings_applications edit_note
Donuts wrote:expand_more
you can trace black socks back to the fab five (time out)


The Fab 5 started a lot of trends that are still around today in college basketball.

That was the introduction to the "baggy shorts" in college along with the bald heads, black socks, black shoes, and the Maize jersey that Michigan started with those guys.


They also didn't invent the term "vacate," but they made it cool to be erased from the record books again.


How many Big Ten titles did the "Fab Five" win?
lovebobcat
General User
L
Member Since: 12/23/2004
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Post Count: 548
person
mail
lovebobcat
mail
Posted: 3/14/2012 9:55 PM
settings_applications edit_note
I say let the players decide. If they feel a little more bada$$ in black, then let's wear black. Whatever gets them feeling comfortable.

And hey, black is a trendy color... maybe recruits and kids watching at home will like OU a bit more.

Nothing wrong with the green, though, if that's how they go. Fun for us to debate a bit, too. We're surely giving it more thought than the team is.
bornacatfan
General User
Member Since: 8/3/2006
Post Count: 5,752
mail
bornacatfan
mail
Posted: 3/14/2012 11:13 PM
settings_applications edit_note
Just for history's sake and completeness they did not originate the term Fab Five........The Original Fab Five won the 1948 NCAA defeating Baylor, lost to the AAU champ Phillips 66 Oilers and then took a boat to England and won the 1948 Olympics. My good friend Cliff Barker was one of them. My sons had the opportunity to touch and hold his gold medal. Just so history is complete and accurate
Last Edited: 3/14/2012 11:15:18 PM by bornacatfan
OhioCatFan
General User
Member Since: 12/20/2004
Location: Athens, OH
Post Count: 15,699
mail
OhioCatFan
mail
Posted: 3/15/2012 12:15 AM
settings_applications edit_note
Thanks for the history lesson, borna.  I always like to learn more history.

My guess, for what it's worth (not much probably) is that they will wear black for the rest of the tourney.  They beat Akron wearing black and most coaches and players are just superstitious enough that they'll want to continue wearing those colors.  Or, maybe, they'll want to save 'em for the FINAL FOUR, baby!
Showing Messages: 1 - 25 of 49
reply
vertical_align_top
vertical_align_center
vertical_align_bottom
add_comment
chevron_forward
MAC News Links



extra small (< 576px)
small (>= 576px)
medium (>= 768px)
large (>= 992px)
x-large (>= 1200px)
xx-large (>= 1400px)