ICYMI: Internet Freaks Out Over New Adidas Basketball Uni's

It's been very interesting this morning here at OSG HQ monitoring the reaction of pretty much every Sports Writer/producer on the internet over the new uniforms adidas has announced they'll provide for 6 NCAA teams.

And yes, the reviews haven't been pretty.

Most compare the look, which features short sleeves rather than a tank top and striped shorts as a "Zubaz" style look.

For those of you unware, Zubaz were a style/brand of sweatpants that were popular in the late 80's and early 90's.

Here's some video of them:



Quite honestly, if you look at the photo above, the 6 uniform looks don't look so bad to us. Well, aside from the puke, lime-green Notre Dame jersey anyway.

Always remember writers and people who post to Twitter regularly are the snarkiest of the snarks and generally don't like anything different than what they only see.

And no, not all of these work. We like the Louisville look. A lot. Cincinnati, Baylor and Kansas aren't horrible. But UCLA's look like pajamas and we already spoke about the awful Notre Dame look.

Either way, it's free publicity for Adidas who's been struggling to keep up with the Nike's and Under Armour's of the world. So for that reason, we say "Why not?" If you have an interest in such things, you might actually watch the conference tournaments these teams are in. And if they all make the field of 68, you might tune in to see them there too.

Notre Dame "Shamrock Series" Uni's are an embarassment

It's never going to stop, is it?

The continuing trend of College's breaking with their "Traditional" uniform looks to try the new "Modern" look from whatever Sporting Goods company sponsors them.

The latest guinea pigs, possibly the most traditional of all: Notre Dame.

Take a look at the helmet here.

What do you think about that? How many shades of wrong is it (a) to have a logo of any kind on the helmet and (b) for it to look like something out of the vintage B-Movie "Leprechaun"?

Oh, and just so you know...that is only half the helmet. The other half is the traditional Notre Dame gold, only it's mottled like a football. So...essentially it looks like a crazed graphic designer couldn't make up their collective mind.

The other half is in the other picture: The Jersey.

The Adidas sponsored look is remarkably similar to what Nike has put out for their teams. And really, it's not nearly as offensive as the helmet. It looks modern, it looks streamlined and doesn't have the bizarre Navy Blue logo of the Notre Dame Leprechaun on it.

The new look is supposed to be for their new "Shamrock Series" that kicks off this season with a game vs. The University of Miami at Soldier Field in Chicago on October 6th.

And yes, when push comes to shove it's a marketing gimmick. A total, complete and creepy looking marketing gimmick.

We've made no secret of our general disdain for Notre Dame, mostly based on their overrated by the national press status. But we also understand they have a HUGE fanbase. And that fanbase is more than willing to spend money. Based on the plan here, we're guessing that is exactly what Adidas...and apparently the school seem to be banking on.

This is what the helmet reminds us of: