Georgia will sport new look in Nike Pro Combat uniforms for Chick-fil-A Game
This is the Nike Pro Combat uniform Florida wore against Georgia last season. Imagine it in red,black and silver. (Nike photo)
Georgia will break out new unis when it takes on Boise State in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in the Georgia Dome on Sept. 3. But this will be no motivational ploy. The Broncos also will be sporting Nike’s new-fangled line of Pro Combat football gear.
It’s a one-time-only promotion that the Bulldogs and Boise State and seven other teams are doing for Nike this year. They’ll wear them only in this one game, just as LSU will be wearing a similar version against Auburn later this season.
But you’re out of luck what the Bulldogs’ Pro-Combat get-ups will look like. UGA is guarding them like a state secret.
“I’ll just say they will be unveiled on Picture Day [on August 20],” Georgia Athletic Director Greg McGarity said Wednesday.
McGarity, who has seen the uniforms and “approved it months ago,” declined a request to describe the new look verbally.
But he did take the opportunity to calm the nerves of UGA purists who might be unsettled by anything other than traditional bright-red helmets with a black Georgia G.
“The Georgia G is preserved in its rightly spot,” McGarity assured. The Georgia G is still as prominent as it has always been and is as it always will be. We’re not messing with the ‘G,’ OK? It’s school colors and all that stuff.”
Georgia’s players got a sneak preview of the uniforms Wednesday night in Athens and apparently loved them. They were under strict orders not to take pictures, but plenty of players tweeted about it.
“Saw the new uniforms. They’re awesome! I Love em!,” tweeted @crob45, known in your roster as junior linebacker Christian Robinson.
“Nike couldn’t have done a better job designing our Pro Combat jerseys. They are legit! #swag,” said quarterback Parker Welch, aka jpwelch2.
Georgia’s has changed its uniforms to varying degrees of on-field success in recent years. “The Blackout” victory against Auburn in 2007 remains one of the Bulldogs’ all-time great performances. But they lost 41-30 trying to recapture the magic against Alabama in 2008 and were annihilated by Florida 41-17 while wearing black helmets and black pants in 2009.
UGA was actually offered the opportunity to don the Pro Combat gear last season but passed.
McGarity said he just felt like this game was the right time for Georgia to do it. Plus, he felt the school owed it to Nike, with whom it has had a long partnership.
“It’s all about our relationship with Nike,” McGarity said. “We’re one of [nine] teams in the country and we’re proud to be one of those teams. This is not a gimmick. It’s for one game and Boise State is doing it, too. This game is so special in so many ways, it just seemed like a good time to do it.”
It’s not hard to guess what the new uniforms might look like. Several schools wore them last season, including the Florida Gators in their game against Georgia in Jacksonville. And there’s plenty of projected versions floating around in cyberspace. Here’s A LINK TO A PIC one blogger claims is what the uniform will look like. And several other teams wore them last season, including Alabama, Miami and Virginia Tech. You can see what those looked like HERE.
For what it’s worth, I’ve heard the helmet described as gray or silver with a wide red stripe down the middle. But, like I said, I haven’t gotten and will not get any official confirmation.
I guess we’ll all find out in a month. In the meantime, what do y’all think about Georgia sporting a new look in a nationally-televised game of monumental importance?
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Carrollton DAWG
July 21st, 2011
6:14 am
Yo! First. And by the way, the 41-30 loss was against Alabama, not Auburn.
barrow dog
July 21st, 2011
6:16 am
just win… don’t care if they wear overalls and brogans… just win
Bigdsel
July 21st, 2011
6:17 am
I can’t wait for the season opener
Dawg Days
July 21st, 2011
6:18 am
Dont like it – but who ask me?
Bigdsel
July 21st, 2011
6:18 am
Third!! I got to work on my game. Goo dawgs!!!!
Sopwith Camel
July 21st, 2011
6:34 am
They need to let tradition carry them into the Boise State game………..not another gimmick. This is the wrong time for that.
MO DAWG
July 21st, 2011
6:36 am
I’m with Barrow Dog, “JUST WIN”!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GeorgiaDog
July 21st, 2011
6:39 am
Stupid idea, but it doesn’t matter what we think. And McGarity can deny it all he wants. But it IS a gimmick.And a really stupid one at that.
CentralFLDawg
July 21st, 2011
6:42 am
Boy, am I thrilled or what…
chilidawg
July 21st, 2011
6:43 am
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
dap01
July 21st, 2011
6:48 am
That is something that a team like the Oregon Ducks would do, or the Florida Gators would do. Booooooooo.
The University of Georgia should be above a marketing ploy by a clothing company.
Booooooooo.
"Bull" Dog
July 21st, 2011
6:50 am
1) They’re painting the helmets to look like GA Bulldogs; with the slobbering tongue going to one side, like the Pittsburgh Steeler’s Helmets.
2) The Jersey’s come with yellow stripes down the backs.
3) The pants have already peed themselves.
4) They come with two left shoes.
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"Bull" Dog's Top
July 21st, 2011
6:51 am
Funny he mebtioned pee, he really enjoys a little yellow discipline
JJ
July 21st, 2011
6:52 am
The sooner our genius fans realized that a jersey color / type doesn’t impact the outcome of the game the better.
You want ‘tradition’ to carry us into the game? What the hell does that mean? 9 times out of 10 the team with the better players and better coaching will win the game. Doesn’t matter what kind of jersey they wear.
I’d be much more concerned about the defense tackling the ball carrier or who is going to catch a pass or block for Murray’s blind side than what color clothes the players will wear if I was you. Pathetic.
dogdawg
July 21st, 2011
6:55 am
barrow dog you the man lol
Remarkable
July 21st, 2011
7:00 am
The uniform looks ok, but that helmet has to go.
Born bulldog fan
July 21st, 2011
7:04 am
People,please don’t start your “grumpy old men” comments! I like the idea of a new look UGA uniform for the season opener.. Its a real good marketing and recruiting tool.. I wish I could design our Georgia uniforms.. I would design them dedicated to Uga our mascot.. Call them “Uga whites” with the all white helmets with the classic (white) G on them outlined in with the bloody red color.. Our helmets,facemask, and pants would be white with the classic red, black and white stripes on our socks.. Our jersey would be white with white numbers outlined in bloody red..with the mean bulldog logo (not the classic G) centered in the middle of the collars. Just having some fun with it fellas.. Go Dawgs!
SuperB
July 21st, 2011
7:12 am
Nobody has the right to change Georgia’s uniforms– and sure as hell– not Nike. Look what those morons did for Oregon (the ugliest uniforms ever!)
One of the hallmarks of the great sports teams is they have kept the same, traditional uniforms. Georgia’s look great and there is no need to mess them up.
mowreck
July 21st, 2011
7:18 am
UGA always tries to come up with something when they play in an important. Coach Richt trying to get an edge in that first game, because he knows he needs one. I don’t think Boise St. cares what you wear, I think they kind of like playing down here
bubba4dawgs
July 21st, 2011
7:19 am
How’re they going to see the ball with a red stripe down their face? Sure hope they don’t get confused with too much thought on their uniforms like they did in the Alabama game! They almost forgot they were in a game until the second half. Just kiddin…….GO DAWGS!!
ozzfest
July 21st, 2011
7:22 am
ALL BLACK AND NO MERCY!
GO DOGS!
jaxzebra
July 21st, 2011
7:24 am
If the uni is the one that is floating around the web…..THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY ATROCIOUS!
KornDawg
July 21st, 2011
7:25 am
Don’t mess with the doggone helmet!
JJ
July 21st, 2011
7:31 am
Oh please. You want to know what a hallmark of a great team is……..WINNING. There’s a team in north florida that has changed their jerseys quite a bit over the last several years and yet no one argues that they are not a great team / program. Why? Because they won two NC in three years. That’s why.
There’s a team from tuscaloosa that is arguably one of the greatest programs of all time. They used the Nike uniforms just last year. Did that take away from their great tradition? No. Why? Because they WIN.
WINNING makes a team / program great. Not the consistency of their uniforms. It’s no wonder Georgia fans get the wrap of being DAs with arguments like these.
Strange Murphy
July 21st, 2011
7:32 am
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
Vampire Bill
July 21st, 2011
7:34 am
Let’s just win the damn game.
RedPantsDawg
July 21st, 2011
7:35 am
Another uniform gimmick to go along with a gimmick game.
12 CRIMINAL CHARGES, 6 wins, 7 LOSSES
July 21st, 2011
7:38 am
Grambling helmets?
The Ghost of Wally Butts
July 21st, 2011
7:39 am
Let me translate the following quote for you….when our AD says “It’s all about our relationship with NIKE”……he means…
“It’s all about the MONEY”
You would think that the Leeburn Athletic Association would not mess with the uniforms after the Black hat fiasco in Jax.
What’s next? Will our players be featured in gansta rap videos for the right price?
Jan's Kemp
July 21st, 2011
7:42 am
Back in the 1980s, Nike USED TO stand for QUALITY.
Of course, Georgia Football did back then as well.
Welcome to 2011.
Dogs Smell
July 21st, 2011
7:43 am
Everyone knows the record for the pups when they attempt a wardrobe change. At 6-7 they wont be asked to the prom !
Eddie Robinson
July 21st, 2011
7:45 am
The Grambling uniforms you borrowed in Jax a few years ago didn’t work out too well did they? Panic in the dog pound.
ga gator
July 21st, 2011
7:47 am
This is different from a gimmick, my Dawg friends should be honored that Nike thinks enough of the program to offer it; the offer did not go out to the rest of the 100+ D1 programs.
Troll Power Ratings
July 21st, 2011
7:47 am
Just don’t mess with the G spot.
Will
July 21st, 2011
7:49 am
I’m sorry, but what UGA wears in the CFA opener is not something you readers have a whole lot of interest. I understand you have to cover the story; God forbid the AJC sports desk get scooped by the ABH. But really, let your editor know that we don’t care about what the team will wear! We care about how our team is preparing for BS and things that will impact our play throughout the season. Don’t waste ink on this superfluous nonsense. Inform us that our team’s uniforms are safe and provide the best protection, after that move on! Have a great day!
Under Armour > Nike
July 21st, 2011
7:50 am
UGA needs a coach and discipline like they have in Tuscaloosa who doesn’t rely on gimmicks to “motivate” his players to honor the game and play it properly.
What we DON’T need is more garbage from NIKE with our players being their models.
Forget his minsitry. Richt sold his soul to “The Swoosh” years ago and has been laughing his way to the bank ever since.
GeorgiaDog
July 21st, 2011
7:52 am
Will, I’m not sure you have the right to speak for ALL Georgia fans. You are clearly entitled to your opinion about the uniform changes and I would never suggest you shouldn’t voice your opinion. But clearly a lot of folks DO care, as evidenced by the number of comments to this story. So clearly the AJC IS tapping into something that interests at least some fans.
Under Armour > Nike
July 21st, 2011
7:53 am
Boise State is focusing on THE GAME.
UGA is too busy looking in THE MIRROR and pretending to be good off the field while committing felonies and failing literacy tests.
The Broncos destroy an SEC opponent and put themselves on the map to stay with the game.
Good Luck in the ACC next year, Coach Mark!
Under Armour > Nike
July 21st, 2011
7:56 am
Forget his ministry. Richt sold his soul to “The Swoosh” years ago and has been laughing his way to the bank ever since.
There is a reason why even a garbage dump like Tuscaloosa “graduates” fewer felons & illiterates than does Athens.
GEORGIA97
July 21st, 2011
7:56 am
Towers = nitwit. The 41-30 loss in 2008 was to Alabama but he’ll probably just blame some intern. He also failed to mention that UGA wore black when they stomped a mudhole in Hawaii’s rear end in the Sugar Bowl.
gooddawg
July 21st, 2011
7:57 am
STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES. DON’T LIKE IT.
NOT A GIMMICK? THEN WHAT IS IT??
Paul N Destin
July 21st, 2011
7:58 am
You can’t make this stuff up. UGA …Kentucky in red and sliver. Lets try getting penalty after the 1st TD because your players bore all of us!
RNB
July 21st, 2011
7:58 am
I don’t care if they wear pink. What matters is wins. People need to get over what the uniforms look like.
GEORGIA97
July 21st, 2011
7:59 am
@Under Armour > Nike: you’re a nitwit too. Boise will be sporting the same uniform in one of their games. Cast stones in a glass house, do you? Stupid potato picker.
Maybe so...
July 21st, 2011
8:03 am
Does it really matter what type of uniform they are wearing when they lose by 30?
Black out!
July 21st, 2011
8:05 am
hopefully the dawgs go with a full blackout for this game, with black helmets—all the fans should wear black also. Richt needs to put out the directive soon to tell fans what to wear.
gtfanfrom1951
July 21st, 2011
8:06 am
Its all about the money! How much is each school getting to play in the unis?
K from Da Wood
July 21st, 2011
8:08 am
It’s the price you pay to be a NIKE team. You want NIKE money? You wear NIKE apparel. There is no gimmick…it’s a 3 hour NIKE commercial, same as it was with VT last year.
JDW
July 21st, 2011
8:08 am
Hope that is not the helmet in the pic…that one is awful!
DawgInaTruck
July 21st, 2011
8:08 am
I can live with a change every now and then. As a traditionalist I always prefer the classic uniform but I am also well beyond my college years. Kids at that age enjoy stuff like that and I don’t mind them having something like this to add to their college experience. They’re kids, let ‘em have some fun wth it.
GATA
July 21st, 2011
8:10 am
Leave the freakin’ unis alone. Yes, the black out vs. Auburn was epic, but every other time it has blown up in our faces. It is basically a commercial for Nike. If they pull this stunt, the Dawgs had better lay down a nice, swift a$$-kicking on BS or it will be an embarrassment. Like the black helments vs. the gators, every image of that brings back bad memories of a bitter loss. Yes, I am unapologetically old school and traditional when it comes to UGA football – hated the double stripes on the helments.
Simply Dustin
July 21st, 2011
8:11 am
I think its a great idea, ploy or not, our players will enjoy wearing the uniforms…and thats what its all about I think they just wanted to reward the boys.
JJ
July 21st, 2011
8:14 am
Gooddawg:
A gimmick is riding a steamroller to practice. A gimmick is having a blackout and asking all the fans to wear black in an attempt to intimidate the opponent. A gimmick is having your team run onto the field and dance around in the endzone after the first TD. A gimmick is a fake motivational ploy.
Wearing a different uniform is just that. Wearing a different uniform. If Georgia is the better prepared, better coached team on September 3 they will win. If they are not, they will lose. Simple as that.
Stop trying to make this something that it isn’t. Enough with all the gimmick talk and trying to make out like the color or style of the jersey will have any impact on the game. It won’t.
Mike
July 21st, 2011
8:16 am
I hope they are not as in the photo. Screw Nike! These uniforms suck!!!
bardawg
July 21st, 2011
8:16 am
It ain’t broke, so don’t try to fix it.(uniforms that is) .Lord knows there’s enough going on with every thing else that we don’t need to get all gimickey and screw up the appearance of the Dawgs . You’d almost think we want to look like the “transformers”,Please! Just GATA.
WDE
July 21st, 2011
8:18 am
Anybody actually read the article.??..CMR had nothing to do with the final say so on this its the AD…haters you can hate but at least ACT like your here to talk about the article and not just SPEW.
GeorgiaDog
July 21st, 2011
8:19 am
JJ, I suggest you consult a dictionary. Mine says the definition of “gimmick” is an ingenious or novel device, scheme, or stratagem, especially one designed to attract attention or increase appeal. If this ain’t some designed to attract attention, I don’t know what is. Might be more of a gimmick for Nike than for UGA. But it’s definitely a gimmick.
Hines Ward's Alphabet Tutor
July 21st, 2011
8:20 am
GEORGIA97,
How long have you been working in sales & marketing for Nike with your “C” average degree from a jock school?
Does it make you feel like a “REAL MAN” to belittle other people and call them names?
michael
July 21st, 2011
8:22 am
why is nike involved in anything, just like att?? wonder why corruption exists?????????? think about AMERICA!
Gorilla Biscuit
July 21st, 2011
8:24 am
That picture from your link looks like a recreation department uniform. Plain old ugly. I hope it’s not that.
Talon
July 21st, 2011
8:24 am
People say we need to be more like Bama and not rely on gimmicks. They a wear Pro Combat Unis. Florida wore them when they beat us last year. The only reason our fans think they are gimmicks is because we lost the last two times we changed up our unis. Do our fans really believe Richt and the coaches spent most of the week preparing the uniforms or coaching the teams. Let;’s not be stupid, we lost because they opponent was better then we were. Personally I love a little change sometimes, nothing will ever beat watching the Dawgs come out of the tunnel in 07 in the black unis. (Still the best Uniform ever) But who cares what we wear as long as we win. If we had won in our black helmets, ppl would have said that was the greatest thing ever. Fans don’t be stupid, uniforms don’t win games, players and coaches do. Go Dawgs and God Bless
Bama Fan#2
July 21st, 2011
8:24 am
Bama used the new Nike jersey last year against Miss St. and they looked
great. I bet Georgia uniforms look great and beat the potatoes boys like a
red headed step child. RTR
Joshhh...
July 21st, 2011
8:25 am
How is it a gimmick if BOTH teams are doing it?
Idiots.
DawginLex
July 21st, 2011
8:25 am
I really don’t want anything but the traditional stuff but in the end, if we win, who cares?
It wasn’t Richt’s call so this one will be on McGarity anyway.
Just win
michael
July 21st, 2011
8:27 am
GO TECH!!
JJ
July 21st, 2011
8:29 am
Georgiadog:
Fine. I’ll concede that I did not look up the literal definition of “gimmick”. My point still stands though. In the context of Georgia football, which is what we are discussing here, a gimmick is all of these motivational ploys that Coach Richt has used attempting to gain an emotional advantage in a big game. This is clearly different from that.
BSU is also wearing Nike Pro Combat jerseys for this game. Are they also guilty of being gimmicky?
And all of the above said, it STILL doesn’t matter which team wears what as the better team will win the game.
Matthews Dawg
July 21st, 2011
8:30 am
It’s not a big deal!! Some of you think it’s a gimick and CMR made this decision, who cares if it’s a one time thing. The uni DOES NOT make us win or lose! If you think it does then you need to think again! I don’t mind the idea and I can’t wait to see them. I’ll be in the Dome and I’m sure my son will want to buy one. Just win and everything will take care of itself! Go Dawgs
junkyarddawg
July 21st, 2011
8:31 am
Back in the day reshaping the G to its current shape was a uni change, going to silver britches was a change, adding a black stipe to the helmet was a change, etc, etc.
Change in uniforms is going to happen, otherwise they’d still be wearing leather helmets and hobnail boots.
The Nike “Combat Gear” will be radical and most of us old dawgs won’t really like it BUT the players and Nike Generation fans will go crazy over them. As long as the Dawgs play like they are capable of playing and whip BS, noone will care what we are wearing. Win in them on Labor Day weekend and the Dawg Nation will want them to wear them for every game. GO DAWGS! GATBA
Matthews Dawg
July 21st, 2011
8:31 am
Ok, spelling police…gimmick!
CPO Dawg
July 21st, 2011
8:32 am
Screw the fancy new uniforms, the Dawgs need to dust off the hobnail boots, and come out of the junkyard with bad intentions towards the opposition.
1981 National Champ Grad
July 21st, 2011
8:33 am
“Get the picture, now.” I just wish Larry Munson would be describing the uniforms to us.
JM
July 21st, 2011
8:37 am
Have we forgotten that college football is a business? The CFA Kickoff game is one giant nationally televised advertisement. There is nothing “gimmicky” about the uniforms….its a way for nike to make money. As a long time UGA fan if you believe that the uniform lost us the game against Bama in 08 and Florida in 09 you are really missing something crucial. There is a football game on the field, not a beauty pageant.
JB
July 21st, 2011
8:42 am
I just hope we’re sporting a new attitude and a new team
JimB
July 21st, 2011
8:46 am
I don’t like the idea but a gimmick? I don’t think so. Both teams are doing it and it is being announced 6 weeks ahead of time. This is about the relationship with Nike.
Hines Ward's Alphabet Tutor
July 21st, 2011
8:51 am
NIKE truly was a quality brand…
25 years ago.
GEORGIA BULLDOGS meant a quality football….
25 years ago.
Mark RIcht Football, like NIKE in 2011, is a cheap knockoff of something superior and substantial like Florida, Alabama or Texas Football.
anotherdawg
July 21st, 2011
8:57 am
If the players and coaches like it, what’s the big deal? The Braves and Falcons have a number of different combinations. Sometimes, changing it up is good.
JAWJeRDAWG
July 21st, 2011
8:58 am
I understand that we and Boise State are honoring ‘a sponsorship’ and the new Nike Pro Combat uniforms are just part of that income source for UGA. We old school fans don’t have to like it; we just have to tolerate it this one game.
Since the change was McGarity’s call, and if the players like it and play like they do, I can tolerate this one-game uniform change.
Just wish they wouldn’t change the traditional bright-red helmet though. Guess this is the price we fans must pay in tolerance to UGA’s financial gain.
Just win. That’s the important issue to me. The uniform change will only be a photo memory in UGA’s football annals. In the short term, a win will mean so much more than that.
Looking forward to being in the Dome on Sept 3rd. .. Go Dawgs!
Dawglasville
July 21st, 2011
9:03 am
Now that the off season is over who won the Fulmer Cup? So many visitors to the UGA blog last year were real concerned about it. Since we are tied for last at zero points no one wants to bring it up. So, has a winner been decided yet? I’d love to know who it is and have their fan base, who spend a lot of time on our blog, chime in on it. As a Georgia fan I would love to congratulate them.
GaTruth
July 21st, 2011
9:07 am
If the relationship with Nike is so strong, ask them to honor our traditions and make the uniform look like the Red and Silver (&Black) it’s supposed to! When you see the Dawgs on TV there should NEVER be a question of “Who’s that?” Red helmet, black G, red jerseys, silver britches. Why is ANY tiome being spent on what we are going to wear?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Football Insider
July 21st, 2011
9:13 am
LOL…
UGA changes uniforms more than Richard Simmons during a workout video.
Coochie Man
July 21st, 2011
9:13 am
Why do college teams do Nike a “favor” by wearing uniforms designed other than the traditional uniforms of a school? If there is this much corporate involvement, it’s definitely time to start paying players.
Music City Dawg
July 21st, 2011
9:14 am
I hope they’re not designed to make us “look faster” like Oregon’s bowl uniforms were. We want the opposition to think we’re slower than we actually are, not faster.
Terry
July 21st, 2011
9:15 am
Chip,
I’m not a huge fan of this but they say the young kids like it.
Correction though, Oregon will be wearing their Pro Combats in the opener vs. LSU. I actually thought Oregon wore them every week
LSU will be wearing their Pro Combats uni’s at home vs. Auburn later in the year.
CanisFamiliaris
July 21st, 2011
9:16 am
No, it doesn’t affect the outcome. Yes, Nike and their dooshy uniforms are awful. Why does Nike think that it is their right to crap on every college tradition. It is bad enough that Phil Knight routinely embarrasses the Oregon program, but why us?
Tobias Funke
July 21st, 2011
9:17 am
Silver Helmets. Write that down.
gomdawg
July 21st, 2011
9:17 am
COACH CMR , PLEASE MAKE SURE THESE JERSEY’S DONT GET IN THE HANDS OF PLAYER ‘S THAT MAY WANT TO SELL THEM.
Big Ten Champs Nebraska....Dawg
July 21st, 2011
9:17 am
http://media.huskerlocker.com/files/995/album_husker_stuff/49471cfd4f3e2/P8201730.jpg
St. Richt
July 21st, 2011
9:19 am
Hopefully ya’ll will have better luck than us when GT breaks out the blue jerseys. I’ve always been partial to the blue jerseys considering we won a National Championship in them, but we seem to lose everytime we break them out these days.
LakeDawg
July 21st, 2011
9:19 am
Sell outs. Nike uses child labor in overseas sweatshops. I’m proud UGA is selling out our tradition to them.
securtiy dawg
July 21st, 2011
9:19 am
OH HOW SAD THE COMMENTS FROM THIS ARTICLE ARE MAKING ME (AS A TRUE DAWN NATION FAN)…Nike gives these players, coaches, trainiers, AD, swim team, golf team, etc etc etc BB, baseball etc, etc, etc…..Gym dawgs so much stuff during the course of 1 year//(warm up/sweats/shorts/shoes/outdoor shoes,track shoes/indoor training gear/S&C gear blah blah blah..and they want us to Premier a new line (that cost us nothing more in our contract), and we are 1 of 9 256 DIV 1 schools that gets this chance and all we can do is complain…..SAD GA FANS SAD…WE STILL ENDED UP LAST YEAR 6 – 7 RECORD AND MOST OF THOSE GAMES WERE IN THE TRADITIONAL SILVER AND RED….NOW WHAT U GOT TO SAY
Bodda Getta
July 21st, 2011
9:19 am
This is good news for UGA.
Perhaps some casual viewers will not recognize it is Georgia who is taking the beatdown.
Whosnext95
July 21st, 2011
9:22 am
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jWznxplEqIQ/TZZPy7-nlTI/AAAAAAAACbc/b2EFE_cY6C8/s1600/8oLLy.jpg
I’m pretty sure this is what we’ll be seeing in the Dome.
Dawg Fud
July 21st, 2011
9:26 am
So lame…….
Vince Lombardi
July 21st, 2011
9:26 am
Wheee! Hopefully it’ll be another blackout game.
Joey
July 21st, 2011
9:27 am
I don’t care if we play in jorts – just as long as we win.
UGAgrad71
July 21st, 2011
9:27 am
God forbid if this was Penn State!
superDawg
July 21st, 2011
9:30 am
I guess when Boise State came to Athens a few years ago they came to play.UGA-48 boise state-13!UnderAmour>nike take that BS and put it in your trophy room at port-o- john.
BulldogBen
July 21st, 2011
9:31 am
Whosnext95, if that is the case, kill me now. AWFUL.
Am I the only one who remembers Joe Cox getting pummeled wearing an Arena League uniform?
The only thing these things do is add insult to injury when we lose.
BLECH.
Frank Lane
July 21st, 2011
9:31 am
DO not like the idea.
SEC Fan
July 21st, 2011
9:33 am
It ain’t the uniform that wins ball games. Richt better figure that out fast on day one. So far his gimmick uniforms are 50-50 at best. Didn’t work against Bama and didn’t work against FL. I doubt they will help against Boise State.
Bodda Getta
July 21st, 2011
9:37 am
UGA should come to the Auburn game wearing all green.
Green with envy.
npgator
July 21st, 2011
9:42 am
After you lose with those uniforms you guys will want to burn them.
je
July 21st, 2011
9:44 am
calm down eveyone! it’s just a uniform change for one game. its a nike promo thats it. i think it will be cool. stop killing uga for everything.
Tobias Funke
July 21st, 2011
9:45 am
Why are there so many NERDS on here? Get a life you lying, pompous Virgins.
Dirty Dawg
July 21st, 2011
9:45 am
In this case ‘clothes don’t make the man’…just win baby.
Andrew
July 21st, 2011
9:57 am
Haven’t we been through enough with the terrible unis the past few years?
Tobias Funke
July 21st, 2011
10:01 am
Chip
Take the Florida picture down. Blasphemy!
BigTimeTechFan
July 21st, 2011
10:05 am
Last year Bama’s and Ohio St’s Pro Combat uni’s look very traditional. Looked great, TCU were a little more modern looking but also looked great. Va Tech, Miami, and Boise’s were kind of ugly.
BigTimeTechFan
July 21st, 2011
10:07 am
Oh this thread has me talking like Joan Rivers
DC
July 21st, 2011
10:08 am
I like the Unis…if you dont..you are more of an old school kind of person…
Underarmor is still better though. Nike is trying to catch up to the trend though.
BIG Joe
July 21st, 2011
10:10 am
First off, it wasn’t AUBURN that UGA tried to re-capture the magic with in 2008, it was ALABAMA.
Secondly, I believe the helmets should be left RED & the pants SILVER (britches). Changing the jersey colors would be OK, but I would recommend changing on the ’style/design’ , not the colors.
Mad Dog One
July 21st, 2011
10:11 am
For the record I don’t like the nike uniforms. But mabey we should be glad we don’t have to have a chicken sandwitch on the side of our helments to play in this game. But I think coach T’s hard a$$ cond. will have more to do with how we play in this game than the uniforms.
Lindsey
July 21st, 2011
10:11 am
I like it when they change up the uniforms!! GO DAWGS!!! Beat the Bronocs!!!
DC
July 21st, 2011
10:14 am
silver pants are so out dated..so glad Falcons got rid of em!
david
July 21st, 2011
10:20 am
@Whosnext95 that is not a bad looking uniform, compared to the other combat uniforms Nike has made. Miami is going to have another pro combat one too, but it’s a throw back from the 80’s. Which they are going to go back to in 2012.
TRUE Dawgfan
July 21st, 2011
10:21 am
Seriously! What would some of you pathetic people do with your days if you couldn’t complain about something UGA related? I’m ashamed to be a Dawgs fan sometimes because us true fans gets clumped in with all you others who feel entitled to championships when all you do is bash your own team no matter what they do. You all seem to know how to do CMR’s job better than him. I guess that’s why you’re all NCAA head coaches right? Oh wait a minute, you’re not! I don’t get it!? That’s not support. This is a new year people. The past is just that, the PAST! Get over it or find another team to shower with all of your “support”! And Tech fans, you guys are the most pathetic. How do you explain bad mouthing a team that has beat you every year but one in the last decade? And you consider Dawg fans dumb? At least one of our 6 wins this year was against you jackholes!
Jack
July 21st, 2011
10:21 am
Is it true they have a gater with a bulldog in it’s mouth on the helments? If not it should be to shame the dawgs in kicking some Florida butts from here on out!!!
THWGT
July 21st, 2011
10:22 am
I HATE IT!
Jack
July 21st, 2011
10:31 am
Tobias Funke; It’s sad but, until UGA breaks the chains of bondage Florida has on them, that picture rightfully belongs with this blog.
bruce mac
July 21st, 2011
10:33 am
Sounds like another stupid uniform and another embarrasing loss in the offing. When will we learn? Dumb Dumb Dumb!!!!
BrookhavenDawg
July 21st, 2011
10:34 am
I think what most people are forgetting is that this isn’t some marketing stunt thought up by the athletic department but is rather a show of goodwill to a long-standing relationship with Nike. This isn’t a motivational ploy by the coaches either. Bottom line is that this team is focused and will be ready to go come September 3rd. I think great things are in store for us this season with a proven QB and some truly inspiring leaders. I’m all for tradition and for keeping the integrity of the already perfect UGA uniforms but I’m also one to think that if I were in the players’ shoes, I’d be jacked up about the chance to go into one of the biggest games of the year wearing these new uniforms. As much as we all live and die by the UGA football team, it’s all about the players and I, for one, am happy that they will get to represent UGA in these uniforms for this one game.
cattle dawg
July 21st, 2011
10:35 am
My God folks its Nikes idea to do it. As many have said its all about the money, and it makes since to me. Honstly I dont care if the Dawgs wear a turkey terd green uniform as long as they win!
Fort Worth Dawg
July 21st, 2011
10:37 am
I know all Alabama colleges look alike, but we lost 30 – 41 to Alabama in 2008. That was the season where I saw the opener against Oklahoma State and the bowl game against Texas A&M, and drove to both games.
Rusty Shackleford
July 21st, 2011
10:41 am
Hopefully they look like those JUCO unis UGA wore in Jacksonville a few years back.
PreyDawg
July 21st, 2011
10:42 am
@JJ we all understand that winning is more important okay. This was an article about Unis so we are discussing unis. Dont freek out. We all want to win badly.
Now for the grumpy old man…here it comes. I think that the only teams that should get to do this are the Military academies. I do agree that they look very cool but I don’t like it. We are selling our school spirit so that Nike can sell more overpriced shirts.
I get sick of all these teams (college and pro) having 15 different uniform combos. They are playing us fans so we will feel like we have to buy the next cool looking color. I dont do it. I have one traditional red jersey. That is all of my money they are getting. I pay enough for gas, food and tickets. I dont need to cave to their marketing gimmicks to give them more of my hard earned money. (This goes for Falcons and Braves as well)
Took my family to two Braves games last week. Two nights hotel, Drove 300 miles to get there. Resturants 9 times for 4 people, tix. And then the kids see these special Braves hats (they both have Two Braves hats each) and they just HAVE to have those. I didn’t buy them this time but it just ticks me off…all this hyper marketing.
Delbert D.
July 21st, 2011
10:43 am
Imagine this: silver pants, incorporating the infamous red, ahem, “bikini shorts”, ala Superman. Black belt with red “G” buckle. I’m having trouble with the jersey…some combo of black and red with silver numbers. Classic Butts era silver helmets with …never mind.
PreyDawg
July 21st, 2011
10:44 am
All that being said, this is inevitable. These are kids playing for the Dawgs. The other teams got to do it. Our kids want to do it. It is understandable. It will look cool. I just dont want to have to buy it. But come Christmas time…I probably will.
NIKE Rules!
July 21st, 2011
10:46 am
nike runs college sports—they throw out a bone and get teams to wear their jerseys and make millions from the marketing!
Silver helmets would be cool
July 21st, 2011
11:00 am
Until Vince Dooley took over in 63, the UGA uniform had a solid silver helmet, no G. The pants were silver with the familiar red jerseys and the away white jersey with the silver pants and helmets. I am unsure of the specific black or white trim accents on britches and or the jersey.
THAT OLD SCHOOL look could be retro fitted and updated and it would look cool. The G could be on the hip of the silver britches and the pad area of the jersey.
A school has to do this when the entire conference is involved, I think. It has to be approved too by the conference,etc.
This Boise game thing is for big $$$, I suspect. It IS all about the money.
UGA man,
class of 71 & 73
Big Ten Champs Nebraska....Dawg
July 21st, 2011
11:03 am
Nike, the same corporation that utilizes cheap child labor that also re-signed Vick to an endorsement contract. I can see the connection here. Sleazy corporation cozies up to the less than desirable’s to make millions. That’s it UGA fans….Keep buying merchandise that only cost $3 to make, yet sells for hundreds, just so they can pass the money along to losers like Vick, Tiger and the UGA program.
Mean Machine
July 21st, 2011
11:08 am
Once again, a sad commentary on the current state of college football. It’s all about the money. Advertising and marketing rule the day, while tradition has been tossed to the curb, because, in the words of McGarity, UGA “owed it to Nike”. Pure garbage! I had hoped UGA would have refused to wear those atrocious-looking uniforms. Damn!
Delbert D.
July 21st, 2011
11:09 am
It would be good if the uniforms are donated to a high school team afterwards.
Lyle Alzado
July 21st, 2011
11:10 am
This should have been McGarrity’s response to Nike:
“Sure we’ll wear the new Pro Combat Uniforms under these conditions: 1. We play in Silver Britches period.
2. We play in Red Helmets with a White Oval and a Black G in that Oval.
3. We play in Red or White Shirts.
Aso long as the procombat unis look like this we are on board.”
Do you ever see Alabama or Penn State changing their uniforms. NO. I love our uniforms. They should never change them. Furthermore…if I were AD when Richt trotted the team out in black helmets–I would have fired him on the spot…contract or no contract with NIKE. And if NIKE isn’t happy with getting the TV exposure in our normal uniforms, there are a bunch of other companies that would love to be our uniform provider. We dictate terms to them not vice versa.
ATL Sports Fan
July 21st, 2011
11:13 am
Mean Machine, yes UGA does owe it to Nike. Are you aware how much money Nike pumps into UGA? Obviously not with your dumb comment. Nike gives on annual 3 to 5 MILLION DOLLARS to the UGA Athletic Association. On top of that they provide athletic equipment and appreal for all sports.
Lyle Alzado
July 21st, 2011
11:13 am
Plus if this game is about bulding our brand or reaching a wider audience–How stupid is it to wear unrecognizable uniforms!?
Lyle is not happy. Lyle is not buying a Jersey this year now.
j
July 21st, 2011
11:15 am
boise state will crush you puppies. samuel at 240 lbs is your number one TB?
hahahahaha
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DawginLex
July 21st, 2011
11:15 am
Watching Richt on ESPN 3 and wondering(I’m sure I’ll get bashed for this)
how fortunate we are to have this guy as the spokesman for our football program and what a genuinely nice man he is
ATL Sports Fan
July 21st, 2011
11:15 am
Lyle Alzado, maybe thats why your on here posting and not running a multi million dollar athletic association. Like I said before Nike pumps in millions upon millions of dollars to UGA. Yea, a lot of other companies would like to have the UGA contract but guess what? I’ll take a page from Cam Newton ” They don’t pay as well as the other”.
RS GATA
July 21st, 2011
11:16 am
Get over it folks, but it is entertaining to hear you all whine….ha.
Next time we are at the dome it’ll be in December dressed in traditionals.
Lyle Alzado
July 21st, 2011
11:17 am
ATL Sports Fan…and for that $5 mil, they get 3.5 hours of air time 12 or 13 games a year with their swoosh prominently displayed. Bowl Game air time alone is probably worth 2/3rds of that $5 mil. Plus that swoosh is on every coach or player every single day in practice, in every interview, probably in every class! NIKE gets what they pay for, nothing more–we don’t owe them anything.
Lyle Alzado
July 21st, 2011
11:18 am
I should say ‘New Year’s day or after Bowl game is worth 2/3rds of that $5 mil.’
ATL Sports Fan
July 21st, 2011
11:19 am
Lyle your not business smart are you? All that appreall they are wearing, is FREE!! If they were to change and go with another company guess what, they will be wearing that as well. Your just like every other mouthy liberial who doesn’t know what honoring a contract is.
ATL Sports Fan
July 21st, 2011
11:21 am
Excuse me, I left off a figure when I posted 3 to 5 million a year. Its actually closer to 23 to 25 million a year Nike gives UGA for wearing their gear plus all the free equipment and appreall.
zulucanibal
July 21st, 2011
11:22 am
Owe it to nike? what the heck is that??? lets see nike do this to Penn State. I hate this so much…just leave the uniforms alone.
F*cking A
July 21st, 2011
11:37 am
It’s like when you were a kid and got a new pair of shoes that you thought they made you run faster… Maybe these uniforms will make UGA feel like they are running faster…
BAMA dude
July 21st, 2011
11:40 am
Just a uniform, doesn’t matter much. As far as the game, you just don’t know what Boise brings to the table. Last time these schools played you had a UGA team that would go on to win the SEC vs. a Boise team that would go on to lose to Fresno, Oregon St. and Boston College. Perhaps the tables are turned this time (based on preseason rankings it seems that the pundits think so) but it’s just so hard to tell about Boise. One thing’s for sure though, Kellen Moore could play anywhere.
THWGT
July 21st, 2011
11:45 am
i don’t care, i hate all things NIKE! especially their PRO-COMBATS.
THWGT
July 21st, 2011
11:46 am
We should drop NIKE, the swoosh is _ _ _ !
Georgia Nike Pro Combat Uniforms To Be Unveiled August 20 | News Georgia
July 21st, 2011
11:46 am
[...] Pro Combat uniforms, and multiple players clearly got the message loud and clear. AD Greg McGarity says the one-time redesign will be made public on August 20, while also downplaying concerns that UGA’s G logo will be altered or [...]
THWGT
July 21st, 2011
11:48 am
I guess tradition is for sale.
Lyle Alzado
July 21st, 2011
12:02 pm
ATL Sports Fan–You know nothing about me…and clearly are in no position to talk down to me.
Look guy. If it is $25 million or $100 million…NIKE, being a for profit business, would not pay that money if it was not worth it to them. Worth it to them could mean many things–exposure, advertising, merchandise sales.
Let me simplify it for you: If every person that attends a game at Sanford Stadium buys a $60 jersey that costs $10 to make, Nike makes your $25 million back in less than 5.5 games. Now the number of people that are UGA fans and would spend money on some sort of Nike, UGA merchandise is a signifigantly larger group that the number of people attending home games for 1 year, thus Nike stands to make an enormouse amount of money after they have recouped the $25 million outlay to UGA for access to that market.
Nike more than makes up for whatever they pay UGA on merchandise sales because suckers like Lyle will buy new stuff every year.
Now did you have any more business lessons for me or was that the only one?
Honolulu Dawg
July 21st, 2011
12:02 pm
Why dont we bring back the old skool unis from the 70’s or 80’s?? I would rather play in those. Lets honor our tradition rather than to partner up with Nike. I would rather play in old beat up uniforms and win than play in Nike pro combat unis and lose.
jking
July 21st, 2011
12:09 pm
How many white pants, red pants and silver pants did we see during the Dooley Era? The answer is A LOT!!! My point..the traditionalist love to complain whenever the team alters their uniforms. They like to blame the Black Uniforms and helmets for the reason we lost to Florida, they like to blame the BLACKOUT for the reason we lost Alabama. The uniforms don’t matter, so stop complaining. Go watch old Herschel Walker videos and tell many how many times you see altered jerseys.He was wearing red pants when he ran over Bill Bates, not “Silver Britches.” Stop complaining, cheer for your team, no matter what color their uniforms are and be ready Fill The Georgia Dome against Boise State!! Go Dawgs!!
Lyle Alzado
July 21st, 2011
12:32 pm
I don’t believe we lost those games because of the uniform…nor do I believe we have ever won a game because of the color of the shirt.
There should be a certain amount of pride that goes along with wearing the silver britches…a certain amount of pride that comes with strapping on the best looking helmet in college football.
Not sure any UGA player could be proud of strapping on a black helmet that looks like you play for Grambling. I want them to look like they play for UGA. Let Oregon Change unis every game if they want to. UGA should not have to.
JHtanglewood
July 21st, 2011
12:46 pm
Hate ‘em. Red helmets only please.
JHtanglewood
July 21st, 2011
12:50 pm
No links in the comments huh?
Still all the rumored uniforms pics are here…
http://www.sportshoopla.com/forums/sports-forum-general-discussion
JHtanglewood
July 21st, 2011
12:51 pm
^^^
Just look for the thread titled “Nike better not **** up our unis”.
DAWGalum09
July 21st, 2011
1:02 pm
You OLD fans are so miserable. Whining about a JERSEY. lol so sad
borderline pathetic
Just Wanna Say
July 21st, 2011
2:15 pm
As a UGA student I grew tired of the gimmicks. However, I love this. The players that I follow on Twitter are excited about it, and I think bringing out something that has become a cool thing in the college football world might not help us when a game, but it will help us look modern and important that we were chosen to wear them. This helps with our image and recruiting, not winning the game.
"CaneDawg": Don't drink Nike's Hunch-Punch !
July 21st, 2011
2:40 pm
As a purist the new Nike Combat uniforms look very unappealing. I have seen two designs and the first design revealed has Georgia looking like UNLV. The second design has the appeal of a high school team and reminds me of the Cairo (H.S.)Syrupmakers. If UGA allows Nike to change the uniform it would be more acceptable if it had a retro feel. Three designs come to mind: 1) The Chrome Dome Silver helmets and pants w/ red jerseys and silver block numbers of the 1960 Pat Dye & Tarkenton Dawgs. 2) The 1976 WonderDawg design which featured the traditional helmet and jersey w/sleeve stripes and white pants with red & black trimmed stripe. Or 3) The “My Gawd A Freshman !” uniform that Herschel Walker wore that blessed night in Knoxville when he ran over the Vols Bill Bates in route to a TD. I would love to see any of those throwback designs, if Nike just has to tamper with the current uniform. Go Dawgs !!!
Maconbulldog
July 21st, 2011
2:49 pm
OMG PEOPLE BSU is wearing them too. Just lets see what happens this season
sue
July 21st, 2011
3:58 pm
Nike SUX…can’t say enough bad things about them. They support, and expect everyone else (children included) to support a company who endorses a dog killing, dog torturing piece of trash.
truedawg
July 21st, 2011
4:01 pm
I like a different UNI, I’d say make em wear anything but the standard red helmets and silver britches. they have to earn that. Getting to wear something different isn’t the prize, Getting to wear the same colors as D, pollack and D. Green, Baily, Walker, and Scott is earned.
I do hope that they don’t mess with the silver britches though…”run you silver britches!!” GO DAWGS!!!
disco davo
July 21st, 2011
4:03 pm
Just an extra jersey for them to be able to sell!!
style doggy
July 21st, 2011
4:33 pm
“Bull” Dog,
Description was hilarious. Been a lousy day, needed a good laugh.
willdawg
July 21st, 2011
4:47 pm
I’d love a return to red pants. I have and will always love the black jerseys with Silver pants. The players love them but some old fart fans will gripe. Too BAD!! I love the comment above about Herschel wearing red britches and trucking Bill Bates.
No matter what Go Dawgs!!
DAWGMAN
July 21st, 2011
4:58 pm
Sopwith Camel, chilidawg, and others of like mind. You are, of course, correct. You got to look like a Power Ranger to play football (and WIN) in the SEC? We don’t have problems putting fannies in the stadium. We have real problems getting guys and coaches motivated enough to pay the price of winning. Coach Erk Russell please forgive the Athletic Department again. Do it twice, please sir. Because I can’t….The first game will be all about the hype, and very little or nothing about the sacrifices made to be ready to play winning football. I guess the Athletic Department gets paid win or lose. Too, too bad. You Dawgs of 2011…Leave the iPods, iPhones on the bus…These guys from BS are coming to kick your butt on national tv. This ain’t no fashion show. The only way you get to get your swagger on is by doing to them what they think they can do to you. They win this game: their season is made. Time to get real. Dig it?
Any of you coaches getting any of this? Ain’t no number of high dives, or show boating, or fashion statements going to get the JOB done. Dig it?
Ya'll are dumb
July 21st, 2011
5:32 pm
Come on guys…Who cares what the uniform looks like…It’s not a gimmick or a ploy….It’s a money thing…and to be honest with you, I’m glad UGA has Nike and not under armor…Auburn has under armor and I hate Auburn….Go Dawgs!!!!
Randall H.
July 21st, 2011
6:12 pm
Just don’t care fot it, apparently Ringling Brothers is wearing them to.
BKbroila4224
July 21st, 2011
6:35 pm
Guys, It’s more of a recruiting gimmick than anything else…the players like to switch it up….no 17-20 year old cares about the “traditional uniform” of a college team…they like the ability to switch it up and look trendy…I am in favor of changing it up every once in a while, but you can’t beat the Red and Black with the Silver Britches….go dawgs,
AugustaDawg
July 21st, 2011
7:04 pm
Why do we need new uniforms? Let’s just put on the the red hats, red shirts, and silver britches and go kick some @$$!!!
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Black Helmets
July 21st, 2011
9:34 pm
Ga should wear black helmets in all road games this year to shake things up and black pants. The same helmet every game is boring. Wear red helmets at home with silver pants.
Snoop Dawg
July 21st, 2011
9:37 pm
More stuidity from Richt. What a zero. The biggest thing that UGA has going for it in the Georgia Dome is Tradition. That red G helmet and the traditional silver britches. Now we’ve zeroed out the psychological advantage and are now on equal footing with the Broncos with the blue astroturf. Get down to their level, Preacha Man… You three million dollar zero.
Snoop Dawg
July 21st, 2011
9:40 pm
Gimmick man Richt–how sad. He will really regret this Nike Power Ranger bs… The players will be posing for the cameras instead of kicking arse…
aarh
July 21st, 2011
10:41 pm
Why are you guys saying it’s a gimmick when both teams are wearing different uniforms? This isn’t like the past situations where UGA decided to wear a different uniform. Oh, & even though the last 2 times they did this they didn’t play well. The 1st 2 they did (AU & Hawaii).
Nike > Under armour
July 22nd, 2011
12:15 am
I don’t know if anyone else on here has worn any of Nike’s pro combat gear, but I do to work out in every day. It does its job well, and anyone who doesn’t think so is seriously misinformed or enjoys speaking in ignorance.
Just from watching the National Championship game last year you can see Nike’s superiority. Auburn won because it had better players than Oregon, but you can see Auburn’s UA cleats slipping much much more than Nike’s. Just the facts. UGA will be fine, Nike doesn’t want to look stupid any more than we do.
Kevin
July 22nd, 2011
7:20 am
So we gettin a New Look lets go better use the 1968 uniforms they wore then…….Ole school looks better yet get Beverly Hall as Mascot n toss test scores she help cheat on for opener at sept3 at Ga dome!Same ole Richt U can’t beat fla when they down why u think u beat auburn too and friends i see at 8-4 season again…and another lost in bowl and take Boise state win by 14pts in atlanta…Can u say Mark Richt fired now at end of season.
RedandBlackDAWG
July 22nd, 2011
7:21 am
I would think that for just this one game of wearing these special uniforms, that UGA is getting quite a chunk of change. That is what it is all about. Money, plain and simple. It really should not be that bad a thing unless you can’t identify UGA as UGA while they are on the field. Some company or another has got to provide the teams with unifroms to wear, so I think if a college can make some bucks out of it, have at it. At least it is not like the military, where they change uniform specifications and the G.I. usually has to pay to conform with the new requirement.
Kevin
July 22nd, 2011
7:29 am
Nice hear from Lyle Alzado since he pass away in late 1997 are after from steriods use…when played for raiders n broncos…so we change undies to after Boise state is beatin us in Ga dome n fans boooin richt off field at half time….ought be fun 8-4 season like said in athens unless someone is better on defense n offense we not ..are not in Jail are DUI are salein ford trucks too sad ain’t i….so remember dawgs fans if we lose to Boise state n fall 0-2 like did last year i change record 7-5 is best u get….and a low grade bowl game from theTidy bowl game from shevrport La
Allen Waters
July 22nd, 2011
8:11 am
Just play in our regular uniforms and like the Dawgs did in the old days! WIN. Enough gimmicks. What else do the players need for motivation? You are playing in the SEC for UGA.
UGA fan in India
RedandBlackDAWG
July 22nd, 2011
8:13 am
Kevin,
I am having a little bit of a hard time, understanding what your are typing. You can use full sentences on here as it is not facebook or some other social network.
King Gator
July 22nd, 2011
8:23 am
Hope it works out better than the “blackouts” did for the Dawgs..I hope they’re working on their dance routines too..still better than the “orange jumpsuits” a lot of them don in the offseason. Go Gators!!
tim
July 22nd, 2011
9:57 am
Nike designs ugly unis……aka Oregon. I’ve never bought anything nike, never will. A low life trash company.
Jborodawg
July 22nd, 2011
10:10 am
OK, all you who keep calling this a gimmick please get your panties outa the wad. It’s not a gimmick; it’s a one game deal. It’s not a CMR gimmick idea; it’s a one game deal, approved by McGarity. They’ve said also the “G” is not messed with; the “G” is still prominent, etc. And, they’ll be back in “traditional” unis for the rest of the season. Notice the pic of the Gator in the Pro Combat. Doesn’t look all that different. It’s not like they gonna wear day-glow yellow shoes or something.
CMR has said that it’s true that uniforms don’t win or lose games, “…If you win it was a good idea. If you lose it was a stupid idea…” He’s also said that football, even when you love it and breath it, can be a grind. Doing something every now and then that’s fun for the players is appropriate. Some of you fans hate it when the team goes swimming and diving. Big deal. It breaks up the monotony and can even possibly be a positive for team chemistry and unity. Like, at work when your boss buys everybody a pizza or caters lunch or whatever. That hour or two can be thought of as non-productive and/or a waste of money. But it can also be good for morale.
Heck, “the winningest program over the past 10 years” plays on a blue artificial grass field; and some of the gaudiest uniforms. Not to be outdone by the Ducks, of course.
Again, it’s a one game deal and the players are having fun with it. And, I betcha a beer the unis won’t be gaudie and will be completely recognizable as UGA unis. I also betcha the players won’t give it much of a thought when they’re running sprints and lifting weights. Give em a break.
Sun Devil Dave
July 22nd, 2011
10:49 am
Can anyone say Ooooooooooooooklahoma where the wind comes streaming down the plain!!!
UGA Insider
July 22nd, 2011
11:14 am
Has anyone noticed our britches are not silver anymore? They look grey. There is a difference.
inspired
July 22nd, 2011
12:42 pm
wish the dawgs would go back to the uniform they were wearing when Hershel was playing….and leave it alone forevermore….less is more
ksleezy
July 22nd, 2011
2:36 pm
Go Dawgs! I love it when we mix up the Unnies…
RedandBlackDAWG
July 23rd, 2011
10:00 am
The men in the uniform that UGA has on the field, will make the uniform and it will be good. It is not going to be the uniform that makes UGA look good, it is the men in those uniforms. From what I have read, the players are excited about the uniform, so that should be what counts. I am not worried as long as the colors are not blue, orange or crimson. The fans will know what team is UGA when they see them on the field. I am sure the big “G” will be prominently displayed.
Georgia to wear Nike Pro Combat Uniforms against Boise State
July 23rd, 2011
10:02 am
[...] 2: From the AJC – McGarity, who has seen the uniforms and “approved it months ago,” declined a request to [...]
glo
July 23rd, 2011
10:40 am
Scratch all the padding and fancy uniforms — play like a man, the way Rugby players do it.
AceDawg
July 23rd, 2011
1:04 pm
I am not looking for UGA to be the East Coast’s Oregon, but a new uniform twist here and there isn’t as heretical as some think. I’m looking forward to seeing a new look against Boise – hopefully one that results in a W.
tim
July 24th, 2011
9:19 am
someone please tell Nike to stop!!!!!! These unis they keep coming up with are a joke they all look like something out of a scifi movie. The University of Georgia like the University of Florida last
year have nice uniforms designed and built on tradition, this new stuff is a joke. Look at Oregon they look like a clown circus with all the different uniforms. Nike please stop.
Media Days Rewind: And It All Begins Again | The War Eagle Reader
July 26th, 2011
9:01 am
[...] Lastly, Media Days also brought news that both Georgia and LSU will unfortunately be wearing Nike Pro Combat costumes this upcoming season. Georgia will [...]