"In our Basic Blues for CapOne. LSU home & chose white....first bunch get patched up" Guido D'Elia
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That's a disgrace.
I say let's rock the Orange Bowl, because nobody will remember in five years anyway.
I get angrier the more I look at that picture
This not the same program that went to the ‘87 Fiesta Bowl with no logos. It’s just not.
"Andrew Jones....SEND IT IN, BIG FELLA!" - Bill Raftery, 4/2/09
The most frustrating part
Is how Guido is like proud of how they whored out the uniforms…
I get contractual obligations and all, but this is lame.
I say let's rock the Orange Bowl, because nobody will remember in five years anyway.
Really with the disgust?
It’s one patch, that is worn once a year, that they are contractually obligated to wear, that when all is said and done brings the school millions once all the bowl revenues are divided. It’s not like they went all soccer kit mode and whored out the entire uniform.
Personally, I’m just stoked that we’re wearing the blue’s, even though it means I will still have never seen them wear white in person.
Yup, disgust.
I hate it. Wearing it is a fact of life, trying to hype it up like it’s a good thing is shit.
Telling bowls where to stick their lame ass patches used to be one of the coolest things about Penn State. It sucks hard that we don’t get to do that anymore.
I say let's rock the Orange Bowl, because nobody will remember in five years anyway.
This
"Andrew Jones....SEND IT IN, BIG FELLA!" - Bill Raftery, 4/2/09
by ReadingRambler on Dec 15, 2009 6:34 PM EST up reply actions
lolz...I read your comment as
lame ass-patches
instead of
lame-ass patches
"Every player we have, someone—maybe a parent, a grandparent, someone—poured their life and soul into that young man. They are handing that young man off to us. They are giving us their treasure, and it's our job to make sure we give them back that young man intact and ready to face the world." - Joe Paterno
by Horse N Buggy on Dec 15, 2009 9:57 PM EST up reply actions
totally
Cuz ass-patches would be cool!
"For me the game wasn’t grounded in reality. It was about the uniform you put on that turned you into a warrior. It was about the mythology of the battle, the victory, the defeat, the struggle." - Mike Reid, PSU '69
Just to pile on
I don’t get the “they are contractually obligated to do it” as a reason said action is “right.” The came up in the rose bowl and it kind of pissed me off, Paterno was some kind of unethical ahole for not following a contract clause he had no part is writing or negotiating, before a big game, in which he was physically deficient. So it’s in a 200 page contract, doesn’t make it right and doesn’t make me hate it.
I know about your diabolical plan.
Not to split hairs
But if I recall didn’t you defend the Nike logos that I really can’t stand. I think the bowl patch is ok, the swoosh worn all the time is more of a problem to me. If it wasn’t you defending the swoosh I apologize.
A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice.
Bill Cosby
I don't know that I defended it.
I did point out that we wore champion’s logo on both our jerseys and pants prior to the Nike deal and that there was little or no out cry about it.
Before that, the jerseys were manufactured by russell athletic. Do you know how I know? Their logo was on the jersey. It was just a jock tag at the bottom, rather than on the shoulder.
I think the outcry over the Nike swoosh, is more about Nike, than about having a manufactuer logo on our jersey.
I say let's rock the Orange Bowl, because nobody will remember in five years anyway.
I for one do not give two craps about wearing a special patch.
I personally think it’s pretty neat – similar to the sleeve patches worn during the baseball playoffs, All-Star Game, etc.
It’s not like they’re wearing completely different jerseys… time to get over it people.
To an extent, you're right
It’s a jersey, who cares? I’ve tried a million times to explain why this matters to me, and I just can’t do it properly. At least not in less than 500 words.
It’s just wrong.
I say let's rock the Orange Bowl, because nobody will remember in five years anyway.
I think
I’ve gotten into this argument with Millzner’s over the Big 10, but I personally don’t care, and I think many of the fans under 30 care about patches.
But, not that this is wrong, a lot of the older Penn Staters take this stuff very seriously and care about the sanctity of the jerseys.
I agree with you
I am under 30 and couldn’t care less that the patches are on the jerseys and brace yourselves – actually like the nike swoosh on the jersey.
Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face
One thing about Penn State
That most people miss about Penn State is that in our own way, we’re every bit as cocky and arrogant as Miami. Sure dancing when you score a touchdown is one thing. But is that a bigger eff you than tossing the ball to ref and walking off the field like you honestly don’t give a damn?
I think the uniforms kind of convey that same kind of understated screw you, and especially in bowl games. Back in 94 we went to our first Rose Bowl, and we wore the whites with no patch, conveying almost total disdain for “pagentry”. Like saying, “to you it’s the Rooooooooose Bowl, to us it’s a game”.
Have you ever seen the ridiculous nonsense that Michigan and Ohio State did to their uniforms in the Rose Bowl back in the day. Being the opposite of that meant something.
Losing that sucks, it was a big part of our identity that’s been badly compromised.
I say let's rock the Orange Bowl, because nobody will remember in five years anyway.
by jesse. on Dec 16, 2009 9:02 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Exactly what I was talking about
I remember the Rose Bowl, was around 10 or 11, and I remember my dad talking about the patches, but I was too young to understand and/or care. But most bowl games I remember they have worn the patches. So I guess to us young’ins we don’t see what you’re talking about. I do understand what you are saying though.
159 words
Well done, and rec’d.
"Andrew Jones....SEND IT IN, BIG FELLA!" - Bill Raftery, 4/2/09
by ReadingRambler on Dec 16, 2009 11:07 AM EST up reply actions
Jesse are you a Uniwatch blog reader?
I watched a bit of the 2005 Texas Michigan Rose Bowl last night and UM was wearing giant patches on both shoulders, it looked ridiculous.
by whiteoutonly on Dec 16, 2009 11:46 AM EST up reply actions
Uniwatch - Yes, I am.
I don’t usually comment very much there, but every once and a while. I went to the Pittsburgh Uni-watch Party earlier this year, Paul posted my picture I was wearing my blue game worn Penn State gamer.
I say let's rock the Orange Bowl, because nobody will remember in five years anyway.
Nice
I still read the main post everyday, but not the comments anymore. I used to read and comment everyday but the blog got infiltrated by idiots and it’s impossible to sift through all the crap to find the good posts. Also, the guy he now has writing for him on the weekends needs to learn the difference between quantity and quality.
by whiteoutonly on Dec 16, 2009 12:11 PM EST up reply actions
ReadingRambler writes for him on the weekends?
"Andrew Jones....SEND IT IN, BIG FELLA!" - Bill Raftery, 4/2/09
by ReadingRambler on Dec 16, 2009 12:20 PM EST up reply actions
Straight cash, homey.
You want to pay us a couple million to play in your game? SIGN ME UP FOR SOME PATCHES!
by Tailgate Shogun on Dec 16, 2009 12:17 PM EST reply actions
Hate it
Hate it a lot. It’s an blasphemy to soil the world’s most classic uniforms with this guady monstrosity.
Why don’t we just digitally replace Joe Paterno’s face with the Capitol One logo throughout the game? I’d rather do that then have these patches.
"We hugged as grown men do. It was a great moment. Then, it was business as usual." -- LJ Sr.
This is terrible
Cap One bowl patch on one breast. Nike swoosh on the other. Why don’t we just write PINK on their asses and be done with it.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
Or "HA" on one cheek, and, sure enough, "PPY" right there on the other.
"Have I ever told the story of when I met Miley Cyrus?"
by Jeff Junstrom on Dec 16, 2009 2:54 PM EST up reply actions
I think they should change everyone’s first name to CapitolOne for the game calls.
“And CapitolOne Clark really looks comfortable out there, look at all the time CapitolOne Landolt gives him there so he can complete the pass to CapitolOne Zug. CapitolOne Paterno must be pleased with this performance”
"We hugged as grown men do. It was a great moment. Then, it was business as usual." -- LJ Sr.
'on one breast'
Breast? Really?
And the answer to the second part is b/c it would interfere with the lame ass-patches.
"For me the game wasn’t grounded in reality. It was about the uniform you put on that turned you into a warrior. It was about the mythology of the battle, the victory, the defeat, the struggle." - Mike Reid, PSU '69
You know what that patch is doing....
Helping support our Women’s Volleyball team that from what I hear might be a pretty good team.
It is helping come up with enough money to pay Cael away from his alma mater.
It is helping fund Ed’s renovations in the basketball offices.
Now what would you rather have? Ed showing recruits how he vhs watches tape in a closet and keep our football uniforms the way they were in the 70s or would you rather have it the way we do now?
Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face
Nice
You really think the Cap One Bowl wouldn’t give us our money if we didn’t wear their stupid patch?
"Andrew Jones....SEND IT IN, BIG FELLA!" - Bill Raftery, 4/2/09
by ReadingRambler on Dec 17, 2009 11:05 AM EST up reply actions
I guess it might be in a contract, didn't think of that for some reason
Still, I’m with jesse. The problem is not the patch, it’s Shameless Corporate Guido pimping it.
"Andrew Jones....SEND IT IN, BIG FELLA!" - Bill Raftery, 4/2/09
by ReadingRambler on Dec 17, 2009 11:07 AM EST up reply actions
What do you want him to do?
Go on the record that he hates the fact that the patches or swooch are on there and have the sponsors p-ssed off?
Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face
Ignore it.
I wanted him to ignore it. Not say look our “basic blues” with a First National Bank of Whore Island sponser patch on them.
I say let's rock the Orange Bowl, because nobody will remember in five years anyway.
Valid point
I guess I can’t defend his choice of the words “Basic Blues” and show a picture with two sponsors on them.
Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face
I actually have a solution
We go to Nike and convince them that during the regular season, the swoosh will be either blue on blue, or white on white, ie, it will be there, but you can’t see it.
But for the Bowl Game, all bets are off. Seriously, make us look like bigger clowns than Oregon, I want stripes, wings, names, space performance fabrics and flashing numbers that glow in the dark. I’m talking uniforms designed by a troika of Cher, a color blind eight year old and Flavor Flav. Oh yea, and we’ll wear a the bowl game patch too.
Now that is a compromise.
I say let's rock the Orange Bowl, because nobody will remember in five years anyway.
Funny thing is the only reason I posted this was to end the depate on what jersey we'd be wearing
I didn’t know it would turn into patch gate. However, I would also prefer that we don’t wear it.
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