UGA nightmares and dreams: Tricked up uniforms, ‘Mount’ Jenkins
Let's hope this is some some fan's Photoshop fevered nightmare!
Ever since Nike started trotting out its controversial Pro Combat uniforms for some of its higher profile college football customers, rumors of a UGA variation have been circulating, usually accompanied by Photoshop faked pictures, most of them pretty nightmarish.
The rumors have taken on new life since the deal for the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game at the Georgia Dome with Boise State in September was announced. After all, the Broncos already have worn Pro Combat uniforms, most recently in their bowl game, and a high-profile game like that naturally would attract Nike’s attention.
The most recent chatter about the Dogs going the Pro Combat route, in the blog From Hedges to Hardwood, notes that the rumor surfaced again on what appears to be the Facebook page of recent Georgia signee John Jenkins. As the rumor goes, the deal to play in the Chick-fil-A game supposedly includes a stipulation of wearing Pro Combats.
I understand that the kids playing today like these sort of tricked up uniforms. After all, the players favored those awful black helmets that Mark Richt used to try to motivate his team in Jacksonville a couple of years ago.
But to date, I have not been a fan of most of the Pro Combat outfits I’ve seen. I particularly didn’t like the alligator skin motif design the Florida Gators were given last season, though their recent bowl uniforms were an improvement.
The red uniform offered up by From Hedges to Hardwood isn’t that bad, but the other with the white helmet and black jersey featured on the Jenkins FB page is just plain tacky. Since both are probably fan-made fakes, though, there’s no telling what a Georgia Pro Combat uniform might actually look like.
This alleged Pro Combat uniform floating about the Internet would be tolerable.
Most UGA fans I’ve heard from don’t like the idea of messing with the uniforms at all. What do you think of going Pro Combat for the Boise game?
Meanwhile, the hype in advance of the arrival in Athens of the aforementioned Mr. Jenkins continues to grow. Dawgs247 quotes his college coach, Steve Campbell of Gulf Coast Community College, comparing Jenkins favorably with a previous player he sent to the SEC, Alabama’s Terrence “Mount” Cody.
John Jenkins (Gulf Coast Community College)
“I’d say John is a real similar football player,” Campbell said. “I think he’ll be the same kind of impact player at Georgia that T.C. was at Alabama. … Guys like that, you know it immediately. The first time we saw T.C., we knew it. It’s the same thing with big John.”
That’s a lot to live up to, but Jenkins certainly will get a chance to make a big splash early against Boise — whether clad in a Nike Pro Combat or just the traditional red and silver.
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176 comments Add your comment
Bill
March 31st, 2011
4:37 pm
When Penn State and Alabama wear different uniforms than traditional, then “consider” it!
GI Dawg
March 31st, 2011
4:50 pm
The real combat uniforms are worn by the men and women in our Armed Forces. To call a uniform worn to play a mere game a “combat uniform” is a slap in the face of Military. Especially when they are so darn UGLY. Stay with tradition.
CHDawg
March 31st, 2011
5:29 pm
Anybody else think J J favors Herschel in the face? That can’t be bad!
AltamahaDawg
March 31st, 2011
5:37 pm
funny I dont recall Alabama still wearing that same short middrift jersey as was popular in the 90s. Or the boxy cut pants.Certainly they dont wear the tear away anymore. (or leather helmets to take it to the extreme).
UGA FRIEND
March 31st, 2011
5:42 pm
I believe we have about a 50-50 split on the responses on this blog as to who likes or dislikes combat uniforms.
If CMR decides these uniforms are going to make the players happy and play harder, we will see them soon.
PTC DAWG
March 31st, 2011
5:43 pm
Just win BABY
SSIgator
March 31st, 2011
6:01 pm
“but the other with the white helmet and black jersey featured on the Jenkins FB page is just plain tacky.”
So what is the problem Bill? Tacky uniforms for a tacky program – It is a perfect match for UGA.
oledawg
March 31st, 2011
6:18 pm
There IS nothing wrong with the black helmets except your memory of the games played. That may have made them nightmarish to you, but it wouldn’t have mattered with any other color. It’s the heart in the uni and another color could have made them play worse. Your negative take on a good-looking uni and helmet doesn’t reflect most of our opinions. As I recall when they first appeared most had great reviews. I still like that helmet and uni and hope we wear it again under different circumstances. It looks great and as I recall over 90% of the student body felt the same way as reflected by the number wearing black t-shirts. And I don’t recall you questioning it back then.
Bawbie
March 31st, 2011
6:20 pm
FIRE DAVE PERNO!
G
March 31st, 2011
6:22 pm
The G on the thigh pad looks sweet! Don’t like white helmet though.
oledawg
March 31st, 2011
6:23 pm
And the stripes on the white helmet makes it look like Auburn’s. Good God!!
Chris Phillips
March 31st, 2011
6:27 pm
The top photo is similar to the 40’s uniform. The only difference is the helmet. Everything else pretty much looks the same. Of course I am speaking about the colors. Let’s hope it becomes a reality. I like the top photo. How is the second photo (red jerseys) any different from what UGA wears now? Oh well, that’s my 2 cent.
Dirty Dawg
March 31st, 2011
6:33 pm
One thing for sure, don’t ever again wear red jerseys with black pants…we did that once in Jacksonville and came away with ‘we looked like the Red-Coat Band and played like ‘em too – and I don’t mean music.
As for PB…your boys from Boise are gonna make this the last game they come East for. They should have lost last season against VT and only won on a fluke. Bet you they ended up glad they didn’t have to play ‘em (VT) at the end of the season. Georgia’s gonna take it to ‘em like they were Hawaii or something and their QB’s Heisman chances are gonna be over before it starts.
B RED E
March 31st, 2011
6:57 pm
Doesn’t matter to me one way or the other, as long as we win!
RTR
March 31st, 2011
7:05 pm
UGA might squeak by Boise State with their outfits. Great job with the blackout vs. Bama. You don’t see the Tide messing with perfection. Richt is a joke. You don’t need new unis to compete with the SEC elite, just new coaches and players. Way to shoot for winning the SEC East. I understand that it is unlikely, but it is important to aim for mediocrity. Enjoy your consistency in mediocrity. Roll Tide!!
longdog
March 31st, 2011
7:13 pm
looks like an old ole miss uni
UGASlobberknocker
March 31st, 2011
7:28 pm
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Leave the uniform alone!
UGASlobberknocker
March 31st, 2011
7:29 pm
As much as I hate it, and as much as I know RTR is probably married to his cousin..he is right about the Tide blackout ass whuppin..we need to concentrate on the game and not what we are wearing
ugab
March 31st, 2011
7:34 pm
Black outs worked when the team had chemistry. The florida game black helmets were ugly.
Not J. Jenkins
March 31st, 2011
7:57 pm
Take a good look at the picture of John Jenkins. Honestly, he looks like some of the wanted posters in the PO. One more thug for the Dawgs.
Morris
March 31st, 2011
8:05 pm
This defense was horrible against the run last year.
I’ll believe it when I see it.
I’m not sure the 3-4 can really stop the run, you only have 3 lineman going against 5 or 6 with a tight end.
Mashman
March 31st, 2011
8:10 pm
Enter your comments here
Mashman
March 31st, 2011
8:11 pm
oh my gosh I love these jerseys
Gravy Train
March 31st, 2011
8:27 pm
Nike pays UGA to wear the uniform. The kids like the idea. Win, win. Stop being an old poot, Bill. I would venture to say that most of the people you talk to are old poots as well. It’s still mind numbing that an old poot who doesn’t understand the dynamics of modern football, not to mention putting jaded vendettas on the team, writes this blog.
SOGADOG
March 31st, 2011
8:31 pm
Oregon wore fancy Nike uniforms, Auburn wore their regular old uniforms. Auburn beat Oregon and won the national championship.
RTR
March 31st, 2011
8:39 pm
Slob, hehe with the incest jokes. Guess your precious V. Dooley and Barbara are cousins? I understand Georgia’s inferiority complex. How can a state with a fraction of your population win so many championships and you and the nerd school suck so bad? Let me give you and the rest of your limp-wristed state a little advice: quit worrying about what you’re wearing on Saturdays and focus on things like tackling, blocking and being better than your opponents. Even if you start doing that, the University of Georgia will NEVER equal the status in college football as that of the University of Alabama.
tater tot
March 31st, 2011
8:54 pm
They should also sew a dog tail on the back of the pants . Man that would be a funny sight to see a WR or RB running down the field wagging his tail while making a touchdown.
kris
March 31st, 2011
9:06 pm
i like the idea of a pro combat uniform, UGA deserves something like that, WVU got ‘em, why would schools like UGA and other SEC schools get them, guarantee Nike makes money from UGA fans if it does happen. i liked both of the uniforms, the black jersey uniform should change the helmet, it reminds a lot of S. Carolina’s helmet,
other than that i like it.
trupert
March 31st, 2011
9:09 pm
“I’d say John is a real similar football player,” Campbell said. “I think he’ll be the same kind of impact player at Georgia that T.C. was at Alabama. … Guys like that, you know it immediately. The first time we saw T.C., we knew it. It’s the same thing with big John.”
Boy, it dosent take much to get the Bamers worried about UGA. Sounds good to me.
college football
March 31st, 2011
9:10 pm
we all know what the Ga Tech NIGHTMARE IS…UGA!!!
trupert
March 31st, 2011
9:13 pm
If Ga wants a alternate uniform for a special game then I like the blackout jersey bacause it’s the best looking alternate jersey in college football. Red helment, black jersey and silver britches, done.
tony
March 31st, 2011
9:15 pm
I’m glad I came along doing the Herschel Walker era when it was all about football.
mcgdawg
March 31st, 2011
10:38 pm
Tony…I hear you…Herschel in football and Domonique in basketball.
Some good times!
Monger
March 31st, 2011
11:41 pm
Gotta have the black helmets!! I like the uniforms, but not the white helmets, I liked the all black unis with black top and bottom and red logos, with a black helmet and dark visor, thats sick sons…
Shawn
March 31st, 2011
11:47 pm
@PB, the funny thing is that You call Boise a perennial powerhouse that UGA does not stand a chance against and then predict a Boise victory by almost the same score as the last time they played UGA. It was 48-13, a UGA dismantling of that “powerhouse.” LOL
This year be ready for much of the same. The Dawgs are bigger, faster, and after an embarrassing season LY they are ready to destroy someone. I feel sorry for the little guys this year again but they don’t belong over here playing the Big Boys!
Shawn
March 31st, 2011
11:55 pm
@RTR, Richt is a pathetic 3-1 Vs Bama. The 1 win Bama had was against a team with a MASH unit on the field. We had a DT playing left tackle in that game our O-line was so depleted from injuries and 5 of our front 7 was gone for the season with injuries! If You think that is not a problem then explain why Bama got slaughtered by Utah with a backup at LT. I’ll tell You, they could not keep their QB on his feet! Remember, 1 bad season does not mean a team or a coach is done. If that were true Saban should have been done after the LA Monroe debacle and Bear would have won all his championships elsewhere!
Shawn
March 31st, 2011
11:55 pm
5 of our front 7 on D that is!
RTR
March 31st, 2011
11:57 pm
Yeah, we Bammers are real worried about UGA. Seriously? What exactly are we worried about? Are you going to outdress us? When you actually win something, then talk. Otherwise, you Georgia boys keep putting together your outfits and fantasizing about a program that will never be.
RTR
April 1st, 2011
12:02 am
Where was the setting for Deliverance?
Black Out!
April 1st, 2011
2:45 am
The Dawgs need a blackout for the South Carolina game–the biggest game of the year. Mark this down–GA upsets USC and wins the SEC East!!!!!
bad brad
April 1st, 2011
7:29 am
@ dawg gone
Never saw an announcement, but apparently AJC gave Tony Barnhart a buyout. Now that is a shame because he was the best part of the online sports section.
trupert
April 1st, 2011
7:50 am
Looking forward to Ga beating LSU in the SECCG. I would rather beat Alabama but last year Alabama took a big step back and we know LSU will have a Qb this year in the former UGA product Mettenberger.
georgia boi 21
April 1st, 2011
8:27 am
i love the idea of pro combats! tradition is all good and all but it’s exciting to switch it up every now and then. we’re gonna beat boise no matter what we wear!!
SOUTHGADAWG88
April 1st, 2011
9:11 am
I could care less about the uniforms….I’m looking forward to seeing no 6 and 99 wreck havoc at NT!!
Tolishing a Purd?
April 1st, 2011
9:35 am
?
fan
April 1st, 2011
9:42 am
Just win baby!
Brunswick Marsh Dawg
April 1st, 2011
10:31 am
NEVER, EVER mess with the traditional uniforms. Tradition is what makes college football so special. Alabama, Auburn, Penn State, Oklahoma, Texas,…….the list goes on and on, don’t have to resort to those gimmicky, tacky uniforms. Leave that to the schools that have just recently become “powerhouses”, i.e. Florida, Oregon, Boise, etc. Leave our red helmets and silver britches alone!!!
It Ain't Rocket Science
April 1st, 2011
10:33 am
All those neat uniforms the Oregon team wore last year, din’t help them out one bit in the mythical national title game now did they? Having said that, if they could somehow help UGA win games, I say let em come out in NCAA approved corsets and thongs, if it makes them play better. On second though, cover them up with at least some type of uniform pants. That is a scarey thought, this early in the day.
01HAWK
April 1st, 2011
10:34 am
One problem that UGA has is the NIKE uniforms are for ELITE PROGRAMS. NIKE will wait until you get to be an ELITE PROGRAM. Now that was funny.
A formal unveiling of the uniform took place at an event on Wednesday morning held by Nike in New York City. Alabama will be one of 10 elite football programs to feature the Nike Pro Combat uniform this season. Alabama is joined by Boise State University, the University of Florida, the University of Miami, The Ohio State University, Oregon State University, the University of Pittsburgh, Texas Christian University (TCU), Virginia Tech University and West Virginia University.
Alabama will wear them against Mississippi State on Nov. 13
- Their design is called “The Next Wave”
- The jersey numbers will be “coded” with a Houndstooth check
- The helmet will have a Houndstooth stripe
- Crimson jersey; white pants with a “truncated” crimson stripe. “A” logo on the pants
- There will also be an American flag on the jersey, as they are wearing it after Veteran’s Day
- Glove fingers will have Discipline, Commitment, Toughness, Effort and Pride written on them
Ben
April 1st, 2011
11:05 am
For the love of God. Is nothing sacred???
Leave the freaking uniforms alone.