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Honoring Lutzenkirchen

June 30, 2014/0 Comments/by Clint Richardson

Tough week to be a member of the Auburn Family. First, Jonathon Mincy, a Senior DB, was arrested Friday, June 27, on 2nd-degree marijuana possesion after being the passenger in a car going 94 MPH in a 65 MPH zone. Then, a much more difficult report was released: Beloved Auburn tightend Philip Lutzenkirchen was declared dead on the scene of his 3 AM car wreck Sunday morning. Lutz was the passenger in a car with four others, none of which were wearing their seat belts. Three people in the vehicle were ejected from the car, with the driver and Lutz dying from the incident. The driver was Georgia baseball player Joseph Ian Davis. The Auburn Family mourned the loss of the fan favorite Tiger with many memorial tweets, Facebook posts, and even an impromptu rolling of the trees surrounding the famed Toomer’s Corner.

(IMPORTANT: I am in no way trying to minimalize the death of Philip Lutzenkirchen. This is simply to help get passed the events. People grieve in many different ways. This is how I and many other people have done so.)

Zachary Bland

You may be asking “What does this have to do with uniforms?” And you’d be right in asking that. I didn’t want to write a full post in remembrance of Lutz on this site for many reasons. Too many to go in to. But, to answer your question, this tragic event could very well have an impact on Auburn’s uniforms.

Many people were claiming that Lutzenkirchen’s #43 should join the retired numbers list. Lutz was a wonderful player on the field, but there are a lot of wonderful players that don’t get their number retired. Not every number can be retired. A college football team has upwards of 125 or so players, and jersey numbers can only be up to 99. Even with duplicate numbers, a retired jersey number causes some issues when numbering players. Sadly, many players die. You just can’t retire a number because of something like that. It doesn’t make the number any less meaningful to people.

Another suggestion was to award the #43 jersey to a player that personifies everything that Lutz stood and lived for. Now I think this is how it should work. Many teams do very similar awards in terms of numbers. Certain players get to wear a certain number for either the game, a season, or his career. Texas A&M awards a #12 jersey in honor of their 12th Man tradition.

Michigan has gone a little different direction. Michigan used to have six retired numbers, but has since recirculated them transitioning them to “Legends” status. When Michigan deems a former player “Legend,” a player is chosen to wear their then-retired number. The player also wears a Legends patch on the left chest of the jersey, indicating the player that made the number famous to begin with. Desmond Howard’s #21 was the first to be included in the Legends program, when it was un-retired in 2011.

I think the best way to go about honoring Lutz and former #43-wearer Auburn legend James Owen is to reward the jersey to a player that has carried himself in a way that Lutz would have. A player that works hard, is passionate about his game, enjoys life to its fullest, gives to others, and every other characteristic of Philip Lutzenkirchen that we’ve heard about this past weekend in the stories remembering him. Allow the coaches, players, or the Lutzenkirchen family, or a combination of the three, to decide who ultimately gets to wear the special number. I would not be upset if the player awarded the number also dons a patch similar to the Michigan Legends patch. Maybe something like this:

You don’t retire a number for what the player did off the field. You honor the man for the way he lived his life on and off the field. And if anyone deserves to be honored for that, it would be Philip Lutzenkirchen.

I know Gods working so I smile.

— Phil Lutzenkirchen (@lutzenkirchen) June 26, 2014

RIP Lutzy
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What if…Orange Jerseys Worked?

June 2, 2014/0 Comments/by Clint Richardson

It’s summer. All Auburn athletic events are over for the time being. And boredom sets in when Auburn isn’t playing, well, anything. So today I plan to start a new series that I hope can last through the long summer. This whole series will be based on “What if…?”. What if Auburn had done this or that. It will all be based on uniforms throughout Auburn’s history, mainly the football program. So let’s get to the first installment of this new series.

“What if…” Auburn had actually won while wearing the infamous orange jerseys? We all know the story. Auburn wore orange jerseys against Georgia much to the surprise of everyone. Sadly, Georgia ended up stomping Auburn. Except that’s not the whole story. Many people think that Auburn only wore those orange tops once, maybe twice. But according to Auburn alum Patrick Campbell through a UniWatch article, Auburn actually wore orange jerseys at least five times. Two of those games were in the 50s, and Auburn lost both of those games (1951- Georgia, 46-14; 1955 – Tulane, 27-13). Let’s just throw those games out for the time being, as they were in the era in which the uniforms aren’t documented very well. The next (documented) time Auburn broke out the orange tops was the Nov. 18, 1978, game versus Georgia. That game ended in a 22-all tie. That game also gave us our first color photos of the orange tops.

Auburn wore the orange tops the following year on Nov. 10, versus Mississippi State where the Orange Tigers got their first win. One of the best photos of those jerseys came from that game. November 8, 1980 versus Southern Miss resulted in a 31-0 blowout victory for Auburn. Those “bad luck” orange jerseys now have a two-win streak. What do you guys think about them now? Well, hold on one more second. The very next week, on Nov. 15, Auburn faced Georgia in what we know as the Orange Jersey Debacle. Georgia won the game 31-21, and the orange jerseys have yet to be seen again. Here’s a great picture from that game:

Orange everywhere: facemask, jersey, belts. Shortened helmet stripe, Weagle pride stickers. Wow!

After we total all the scores, the orange jerseys have compiled an over record of 2-3-1. Not bad actually.

Back to the original question: What if Auburn had actually won wearing the orange jerseys? Well, looks like we’ve already answered that question. Auburn did win, twice. But let’s change the question a little bit. What if Auburn had won in the orange jerseys more. Or should we make is “versus Georgia?” All in all, Georgia killed the orange tops. But what if Auburn hadn’t been blown out in 1980? What if Auburn made it close? Or even won? Well, I don’t have tape for that game, so I don’t know specifically how it all went down. I don’t know what play should or should not have been made in order to win. But for the sake of argument, let’s say Auburn did indeed win that game. If you noticed, the four times Auburn wore the orange tops were at the end of the season, three of which were the last home game. If Auburn had actually won, don’t you think we might have seen them again the next year? Or even the years following? Or at least until they had been blown out (unless they had actually seen success with them in that time)? Would Auburn have taken them to Birmingham for the Iron Bowl soon? It was only nine years later that Alabama would come to Auburn for the first time. What are the chances we would’ve seen orange jerseys in one of those games?

Personally, I think if that one game had gone differently, we’d still be seeing orange jerseys. Yes, it’s possible that they would have suffered the same fate, but who knows. Barfield wouldn’t have been fired after that loss (no one’s complaining right?) and the orange jersey easily could have written their own history. Honestly, I don’t think the orange tops make for a great look. The striping is awful and backwards. The main stripe should be blue, no doubt about it.

And the odd part of it all, if anyone were to know about wearing alternate jerseys with a traditional uniform set to begin with, would be Georgia. Georgia has had such an up and down history with their black tops, and Auburn fans unfortunately remember the 2007 Black Out (as do Gary and Verne) very well. Even when fans claimed the black jerseys to be “bad luck,” Georgia seems to break them out for a big game and wins (remember the 2008 Sugar Bowl versus Hawaii?).

Who knows, we could probably had seen an Orange-on-Black Deep South’s Greatest Rivalry game. On the other hand, never mind. That would look awful…

So, what do you think would happen if Auburn actually beat Georgia in 1980? How would that affect our uniform history?

Hope you guys enjoyed this piece. I hope to do a few more like this in the coming weeks; I already have a few ideas. Feel free to send over some ideas you may get if you wish.

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Auburn Colorization: Interview

May 5, 2014/0 Comments/by Clint Richardson

For today, I have a very special treat! A couple of weeks ago, David Bivin emailed me a couple of pictures asking for some back info. I replied with what I knew, and we began emailing back and forth. After a while, I contacted David about doing an interview with me. He obliged, so I sent him a few questions. His answers were just awesome and intriguing, so I sent some more questions! I don’t want to give away anything, so let’s allow David to explain everything himself.

1941 Glomerata

Auburn Uniforms Database: Give me a brief introduction of yourself. Age (if you want), graduate of Auburn if you are, how you became an Auburn fan, how you became interested in colorizing these pictures.

David Bivin: I am a lifelong Auburn fan and 1987 graduate. My parents and grandparents went to Auburn, and I’ve been coming to Auburn games since I was a kid. I was one of the original Tiger Walk kids. We’d walk to the stadium with the players, getting autographs in our programs (which I still have). We’d run down on the field after the games (and sometimes after touchdowns, which you can see on old 70’s video). I had a great collection of chin straps and wrist bands as a kid. I played little league football and never bought a chin strap. I was always the kid who was interested in the uniform. I wasn’t a very good football player. I think I probably played for the jersey.

In the 70’s, there weren’t a ton of folks in the crowd. As kids, we’d move from end zone to end zone, depending on which way Auburn’s offense was going. As a touchdown was scored, we’d hop on the field, slap the players on the shoulder pads, and then hop back in the stands.

One of the most memorable games was the Auburn vs Georgia game when we came out in orange jerseys. My group of friends was sitting in the South endzone waiting for Auburn to run onto the field. All of a sudden a team in orange appeared in the Auburn tunnel (which was at the corner of the end zone then). The crowd went crazy when they ran onto the field. I even remember the shirt that I was wearing that day. It was a navy t-shirt that read “Kick ‘em in the Butt Big Blue”, which I thought was kind of ironic.

AUD: What is your criteria for picking a new photo? What are your favorite pictures that you tend to lean towards?

DB: I try to find a picture with high resolution from an era where very few color pictures exist. I want to know what the uniforms looked like, yet there are no color photos (that I know of) that exist. That’s my motivation.

1929 Tiger Head jersey

AUD: Tell me about the process. How do you go about doing this? How long does it take?

DB: There are a couple of free programs that I use. The time depends on the detail. Some can take just a few minutes. I colorized an old photo of my dad from the ‘50’s that took a lot longer because of all the detail.

AUD: Have you shared your colorizations with anyone else? Have you ever done anything with them (sold one, blown one up for a poster, etc.)?

DB: I’ve shared some of them with the usual suspects… The War Eagle Reader, War Blogle, and you. I don’t own the rights to the photos that I’m colorizing, so I’m not doing this for monetary gain. I haven’t blown up any as a poster either.

1940s uniform

AUD: We’ve seen orange and green jerseys and blue pants. Do you have an opinion on what Auburn should “throwback” to? Any one thing (or two) that stands out as “pure, true” Auburn history?

DB: Personally, I think the best looking uniforms were worn by some of our worst teams. Just before Shug arrived, Auburn worn both blue helmets and orange helmets during games. Backs wore orange and linemen wore blue. The orange helmets had a single orange stripe, and the blue had a single orange stripe. The pants were two-toned, but I don’t know what two colors. Were they orange and white, satin tan and flat tan, tan and white, satin white and flat white? It’s a mystery to me. I’ve colorized one making the front of the pants orange, but I don’t know if that’s accurate.

If we ever wore throwbacks, I would favor the early 40’s uniform: Orange jersey with three equal stripes, navy numbers, navy pants, navy helmets.

1950/51

AUD: What is your favorite Auburn uniform/combo? Favorite other sport uniforms?

DB: I liked that the early 40’s team apparently alternated between navy and orange jerseys. In some pictures, it looks like the numbers are trimmed in white, which looks really nice. My primary focus is football. I’m not familiar with the uniforms of the other sports.

My biggest pet peeve, however, is what Under Armour has done with the sleeve stripe and numbers. The numbers are too small. The A-Day jersey’s looked great, until I realized that we were using old jerseys. UA has reduced Auburn’s Northwestern Stripe to a patch, basically. It is truncated down too much. This is the 21st century. Under Armour should have the technology to wrap a stripe around a sleeve. (AUD: We’ve talked about that travesty on here before. You can read about this right here)

AUD: Explain these Tiger Walk kids to me. This is the first I’ve heard of them. How did you get chosen? What was the role of the group? You mentioned jumping on the field and celebrating with the players. How were you allowed on the field so easily (with no press passes)? How did the players receive you guys?

DB: Tiger walk originated organically. Shug had the players gather at Sewell Hall before the game and then walked to the stadium together. As kids, we would hang out along the road between Sewell and the stadium meeting the players and getting autographs. It was actually better after the games. We would hang around outside the locker room or outside Sewell and get tons of autographs.

As far as jumping on the field, you need to remember, this was a different time and security was nonexistent. They had a few rent-a-cops who would come tell us to get back in the stands. The end zone just had a short rail. Auburn would score and we’d hop over and slap the players on the shoulder and hop back in the stands… mainly on plays in the back of the end zone, where it wasn’t too far to run. We’d all watch the Auburn football review on Sunday to see if we made it on TV that week. They also let you run onto the field after games then. As soon as the clock hit zero, all the kids in the stadium were flooding the field, begging for chin straps and sweat bands. We rushed the field too soon one week. They made everyone go stand on the sidelines until the game was over… next to the players. A guy from my neighborhood, Danny Arnold, played defensive back at the time. I asked Danny if I could have his chin straps and sweat bands. I remember him telling me, “Sure, but I may have to go back in the game, so let’s wait until the game is over”. Danny also got me a jersey one year. He was number 20. When Joe Cribbs got to Auburn, Joe wanted 20, so Danny became 22. The #20 jersey was lost over time as my parents moved. We would stay on the field for a long time after the game playing football with all the other kids.

Eddie Mizerany, mid-1940s

AUD: Would you mind sharing some pictures of the old autographed programs? Do you happen to have any of the old chin straps, wrist bands, and other items still? I’d love to see some of those (or own one!).

DB: I’ll look and see what I can find. (AUD: Here’s the picture he sent along with that question. Autographs from the David Langner era)

AUD: Let’s talk more about the orange jersey game. What year and game was it? How did they look from the stands? And from the ground, if you happened to be down there. Outside of the initial buzz when the team entered the field, how were they received from everyone?

DB: The first orange jersey game was the 1978 Georgia game. We should’ve won the game, but it ended in a tie. In 1979 we wore them against Mississippi State (win) and in 1980 against Georgia again (loss). At the first game in 78, the crowd was stunned. No one knew it was coming. The team warmed up in the navy jerseys. The student section wasn’t fenced off back then. We (all us kids) were sitting near the tunnel in the student section where the visiting team used to come out. The students used to throw dog biscuits at Georgia and Miss St when they ran on the field. When Auburn ran out, I did a double take… we’re not playing Tennessee, I thought to myself. The crowd went wild and we almost upset Georgia. The final was 22-22. William Andrews scored on a long run as time expired in the first half, but the referee said his knee hit at the one, and we didn’t get the score. My gang and I were in that end zone (we switched every quarter) and I believe to this day that he scored. It was the same corner where Cam flew through the air to score against South Carolina.

The infamous green jerseys of 1939

Wow! Thank you Dave for all these pictures and your time to answer my questions. I love your work and hope to see some more of it in the future. Maybe we’ll even host some more here! Be sure to follow Dave on Twitter at @aubie1

Hope you guys enjoy this as much as I did working on it and going through the picture. I might take a few of these pictures and go a bit more in-depth with them at some point. Some of these would make for a great story!

War Eagle!

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Auburn Baseball: Mix and Match

April 28, 2014/0 Comments/by Clint Richardson

As I was preparing for my preseason baseball posts, I went through countless photos of last year’s games. The one constant thing that I noticed is that the uniforms were anything but consistent. Nearly every picture I saw consisted of random jersey, pant, and hat combinations. There were very few combinations that were always set in stone. The first year of the Golloway era has, thus far, seen absolutely no mixing of uniform aspects. Or so I thought. This past Tuesday night, in a game against South Alabama, we saw our first mix and match of Auburn baseball uniforms.

Zach Bland

Tuesday night was the last baseball game of the season that I was able to attend. So I got there early to enjoy even more time in the great weather. The first thing I noticed (of course) was that Auburn was wearing the blue tops again. I tweeted that this was the first time we had seen the combo in a while that consisted of the blue tops and white striped stirrups, but boy was I wrong. I then noticed that they were wearing the plain blue ‘rups. It took me probably 10 minutes later to realize that they were not wearing the white pants. As one of the players walked out of the dugout I realized that they were actually wearing the pinstriped pants. If you remember my Baseball News post from January, you’ll remember that the baseball players really liked the blue tops paired with the pinstripe pants.

It is odd that Golloway would decide so late into the season that it is acceptable to start playing with the uniform combinations. When he came in, I was under the assumptions we’d see about the same number of different combinations as the previous year. I’ve been rather surprised how much he’s stuck to the same combinations. Personally, I would have rather seen some hats rotate before going with the blue top, pinstripe pants look. I would love to see the white hats return with the all white look, even if for just one game.

Zach Bland

If you look at some pictures from the game, you’ll also notice something different with the stirrups. This season, the entire team has been wearing the standard 3-inch cut stirrups. Tuesday night I spotted a few players going with the higher 7-inch cut ‘rups and I loved it! Ryan Tella was the one that caught my eye first wearing these. A quick look back shows that he’s been wearing the higher stirrups since the South Carolina series. Go Tella! I know there’s a lot of people that would love to see the 11-inch stirrups return, but that’s a bit much for me. I wouldn’t mind seeing some more 9-inch ones, but anything bigger would be a little too high for my liking. Gotta keep room for the stripes!

The look overall was pretty good. It was nice to see something different, even if Golloway hasn’t been into mixing this season. I’m just hoping we don’t see much more of it. There are most combinations that should not be worn than those that should. I’d rather not see the orange (like in the past) or white tops paired with the pinstriped pants…I’m just curious to see what the team does to finish out the season. Do they continue to wear the same standard combinations or do they start changing up the sets? Time, and win/loss records, will determine that.

I hope to have a really interesting new piece up next week. I’m really excited for it and hope everyone enjoys it!

War Eagle!
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2014 A-Day Reactions

April 21, 2014/0 Comments/by Clint Richardson

Rainy, windy and chilly. That’s not what the forecast called for earlier in the week. I was expecting sunny and 75 degrees and perfect weather for the entire weekend. Then Mother Nature said “NOPE” and added a lot of rain Friday that led to a chilly and overcast and bleh Saturday. I was rained on and sunburned in the same day. That’s what two baseball games and a half of a football game will do to you. I spent most of my day at the baseball games, but this post will be all about some notable things from the A-Day football game.

So, like I said, I spent most of my day at Plainsman Park for the double header. As soon as the first game finished I walked next door to Jordan-Hare for the beginning of the scrimmage. I really wanted to stay for the ring ceremony and to watch my boy Jonathon Wallace throw a pass, but a long day and a low phone battery forced me out early. I went to the Student Center to hopefully save some of my battery for the rest of the day. Let’s just say I made it home at 7 p.m. with 8 percent left of my battery. Once I had the chance to sit down and relax for a bit, I made my way over to the photo galleries. The main thing I was looking for was the new Riddell SpeedFlex helmet, but I still haven’t seen an Auburn player sporting this lid yet.

One of the most notable features of many spring games is the use of the recycled uniforms. I had a lot of people asking me about the different SEC patches. We got to see two different patches Saturday, and if you factor in the current game jerseys, we’ve seen a total of three conference patches in just a few months. All of these jerseys were worn before, and the equipment team keeps them on hand specifically for days like today. It just doesn’t make sense for a team to have separate uniforms available for one day out of the year (when you aren’t Oregon). So they just keep old jerseys and reuse them for spring games. Plus it’s better than seeing the practice jerseys on the field, like Texas did. Seeing the inconsistencies in the patching really drives me nuts every season. Oddly enough, Jeffrey Whitaker’s jersey was missing his SEC patch.

One of the coolest touches from the game was the SEC Champions logo. The grounds crew placed the logo on the 25 yard lines were the SEC logo always goes. But the equipment managers thankfully placed the same logo on the back of the helmets, where the conference logo usually goes (Auburn wears an NCAA pennant decal, other teams wear the circle SEC logo). It’s a great logo first of all, and Auburn adding it anywhere they could was a fun addition to the game. I would absolutely love to see the Tigers wear that decal through the fall, but I wouldn’t place money on it.

Once again, the non-contact orange jerseys make their way into Jordan-Hare and the debate of the orange jerseys makes a rebound. Obviously, these jerseys were never meant to be used outside of practice. I wouldn’t mind seeing the sleeve stripes added for A-Day so they blend better and we can see a mock up of the orange tops a lot better. The odd thing I noticed while watching ESPN was that Alabama added a patch to their black non-contact jerseys. Even weirder, it was the old pennant logo. They must have just had a few old ones laying around. Boy do they look forced…Speaking of the quarterbacks, for Tiger Walk they all wore either a blue or white jersey, when they would be wearing orange for the entire game. They always wear orange during practice, so it was really odd they even wore the blue and white tops. That just feels like a waste of time because now they have to change once they get to the stadium.

I’m going to leave you guys with two oddities about A-Day. First, the team wore the post-2010 tapered stripe pants. Auburn usually wears the pants from the previous year, but these pants don’t have the WAR EAGLE tramp stamp, making them the 2013 pants. Does this mean new pants will be on the way for 2014? Also, and this is funny here, the back of the A-Day ticket stub has a coupon like any other ticket. But this time, the expiration date was four months ago! Proof reading anyone?

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Those A-Day Helmet Decals

April 14, 2014/0 Comments/by Clint Richardson

A-Day is this weekend. Thousands of people will be heading to town like it’s game day in the Fall. It seems like every year the attendance record is broken. Spring games have always been odd to me, mainly because we see two (or three) uniforms from the same team at the same time. Seeing Auburn in white versus Auburn in blue (with QBs in orange) is just so strange. It’s also so strange seeing the old jerseys on the field again. There’s no consistency!!!

The 2010 A-Day game was the only April game I’ve ever been to. I remember being able to walk around the entire stadium for the first time, just enjoying the place like I owned it. I loved it. That game was also the first time for the public to watch some player that wore #2. Does the name Cameron Newton ring a bell? The most memorable part of that day was watching Cam literally flick the ball like it was a bug and flying 65 yards down the field. TV will never do it justice. It was amazing.

As I was sitting in the stands, I noticed that there was something different about the uniforms. Of course the jerseys were different with the old patches and such. That’s not what I noticed. There was something off about the helmets, and I just couldn’t put my finger on it for the longest time. Then it hit me – the AU decal was bigger than normal! The rest of the day I kept my eye on those decals just trying to figure out exactly what was going on. Lo and behold, I was correct, along with a ton of other people. The “old” decal was a 3-inch tall AU logo. These infamous decals were a whole 3/8 inches larger! The whole thing was just an experiment and they went back to the old 3-inch decals, which they still use today.

The oddest thing about all this is that the 2009 season had a decal that was smaller than the typical 3 inch ones! So Auburn went from a 3-inch decal, to a slightly smaller one, to a bigger than usual decal for one day, and then back to the 3-inch decal. Odd…For comparison, I made this photo. I know it may be difficult to see the difference, but it was pretty blatant being there live that April.

(image via Auburn Athletics)

Here’s an excerpt from Evan Woodbery’s column on the subject:

I didn’t notice, but I got enough e-mails to ask the folks at Auburn about it. The logo is, in fact, slightly larger. The old one was about three inches; the new one is about five-eighths of an inch larger, I’m told. The logo painted on the field was also larger, but not as many people noticed it.
The larger logo is still in the testing phase, according to Scott Carr, an Auburn associate athletic director.
“With the new SEC televison contract increasing the amount of national exposure we receive, we wanted to see if a larger helmet decal would be more visible and thus enhance our brand,” Carr said. “No decisions have been made on whether we will increase the actual size permanently.”

I actually did notice the bigger mid-field logo (field designs may be a future post)…Anyways, the decal change was a pretty big deal, for it was the first time in a long time that Auburn has done anything different, more than just changing the SEC patch or going to Under Armour. This was a change actually made by Auburn. We’ve seen field design changes, equipment changes (gloves, shoes, etc.), and all the such. But we’ve not seen Auburn voluntarily change something with the uniforms. What if these had stuck rather than being a one-and-done experiment? Would that have led to even more changes? I guess we’ll never know…

I actually would have liked them to have kept the bigger decals, but they don’t ask me. I wish I knew more about the reason why they didn’t keep it.

I hope to see a lot of you there this weekend! Would love to meet some of you guys if possible. Be sure to head next door to Plainsman Park right after the game is over to watch the baseball team take on South Carolina. I’ll be at both!

War Eagle!

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Auburn Baseball Uniform Tracker Week 8

April 7, 2014/0 Comments/by Clint Richardson

Oh boy was it a rough week for Auburn baseball. Today’s post will be short solely because of the reason.

Tuesday night Auburn hosted the Samford Bulldogs from Birmingham. Samford ended up winning 8-1 in what was a really bad night for the Tigers.

For the weekend, Auburn traveled to Oxford, Miss. The Friday night game ended up going 13 innings, with Ole Miss winning 8-5 after a 3-run homer on what was an intended intentional walk. The pitch didn’t get far enough outside the the plate, and the batter ended up swinging to win the game. Saturday consisted of a double-header with bad weather expected Sunday. Ole Miss ended winning both games 6-0 and 5-1 to sweep Auburn, the Tigers’ first sweep of the year.

Auburn wore the grey uniforms for the entire weekend once again, just as they did in Tennessee. In Knoxville, Auburn wore the greys because they continued to win. In Oxford, they lost the first (and second) games, and continued to wear the same uniforms. We know the reason they wore them back-to-back-to-back at UT because they continued to win. So seeing them even appear in the Friday night game is surprising with Golloway being very superstitious and only wearing the same uniform again after a win. With only two road trip series and the trip to Kennesaw State in the books, we’ve only seen the grey uniforms in true road games. We’ll have to see if these are the only uniforms for road trips after this weekend in Tuscaloosa.

The overall uniform records are now:

This week Auburn hosts Troy on Tuesday night trying to get back on track. Auburn has fallen to 19-14 overall and 5-7 in conference, so a good win at home will add some much needed momentum as the team heads to Alabama for the weekend. Since none of the games are televised this weekend, if you want to listen, download the TuneIn Radio app and tune to 94.3 WINGS out of Auburn.

I have some new content coming next week in time for A-Day! Be sure to check back then!

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Auburn Baseball Uniform Tracker Week 7

March 31, 2014/0 Comments/by Clint Richardson

After a few great weeks of Auburn baseball, the team was due for a rough series, and that’s what they got. We’ll see what happened shortly, but first, the midweek game.

Tuesday night the Tigers hosted Kennesaw State again, winning 10-5. It was a sloppy win, including 3 errors for Auburn and a 5 run 7th inning for the Owls. Auburn wore the throwback uniforms again, continuing the streak and bringing the record in those to 7-0.

Missouri came to town for the weekend series, which for some reason was Thursday/Friday/Saturday instead of the usual Friday/Saturday/Sunday games. For the Thursday game, the Auburn Tigers again wore the throwbacks. After a rough night of errors, Mizzou won 4-3, ending the seven game win streak for the throwback uniforms.

Friday consisted of tons of rain all day, finally subsiding around 3 p.m., just three hours before the game was slated to begin. Thanks to the best grounds crew in the country, the playing field was near perfect at game time (there were a few puddles on the warning track, but everything else was wonderful). Auburn wore the pinstripe uniforms, which they were 3-0 in coming in to the game. After another rough night, Missouri won 4-2. Two games, two losses, two uniform streaks ended.

Saturday was a different story all around. The weather was absolutely crazy, going from wind, cold, clouds, sun, hot, rain, drizzle, and everything else in-between throughout the game. I wore long sleeves and a jacket, and took the jacket off and rolled up my sleeves a good dozen times combined. Auburn broke out the blue jerseys with the new white stripped stirrups we haven’t seen in a while. They’ve only worn this combination once and ended up losing the game. To go along with the trend of the rest of the weekend breaking uniform streaks, this one was broken as well. Auburn defeated Mizzou by a score of 7-3 to avoid the sweep.

Here’s the new uniform standings after this past week:

Auburn may have been defeated on the field, but they blew Mizzou out of the park in the uniform competition. Missouri’s uniforms were nothing special and very boring all weekend. But no one could beat the Auburn Marketing Department with their giveaways this past weekend! Thanks guys!

Auburn takes on Samford Tuesday night at 6 p.m. for the only home game of the week. The Tigers travel to Ole Miss for the weekend, being only the second road series of the season. The next home series will be the weekend of A-Day when Auburn hosts South Carolina.

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Auburn Baseball Uniform Tracker Week 6

March 25, 2014/0 Comments/by Clint Richardson

Another successful week of Auburn baseball has come on gone. The Tigers played five games throughout the week. Let’s see how they did.

The mid-week games versus the Coppin State Eagles from Maryland consisted of a game each on Tuesday and Wednesday. Auburn continued the ongoing trend of wearing the throwback uniforms. We’ve noticed that Coach Golloway is extremely superstitious, so whatever the team wins in, look for it the next game. The Tigers defeated Coppin State 10-0 on Tuesday, scoring at least one run in every inning. Connor Short and Jordan Ebert both had great games.

The second game versus Coppin State on Wednesday was a 13-2 win for the Tigers. Freshman catcher Blake Logan had a monster game, hitting a 3-run homer in the 2nd inning, and recording a total of 6 RBIs.

The weekend series was the first true road series for the Auburn baseball team as they traveled to Knoxville to take on the #18 Tennessee Volunteers. The Tigers only played one true road game prior to this, and wore grey, so it was an easy prediction that we would see the grey set this weekend. What wasn’t expected at all, the team ended up wearing grey the entire weekend. Like mentioned earlier, Golloway is a superstitious man, so since they beat a top 25 team on Friday, they wore them again on Saturday. Since they won on Saturday, they wore them again on Sunday. Friday and Saturday were great wins, 3-2 and 4-2 respectively. Sunday was a tough 8-6 loss that kept the Tigers from sweeping the Vols.

Here’s the updated overall records per uniform combo:

After a 4-1 record over the weekend and beating a top team, the Auburn Tigers jumped into the top 25 in the polls, #23 in one and #18 in another. This week presents another great week of Auburn baseball. First off, the Tigers host Kennesaw State on Tuesday. They then host Missouri Thursday through Saturday. The Thursday game will be aired on ESPNU with the Saturday game on FSN. The weather is expected to be great, and the announced giveaways are wonderful (tank tops, t-shirts, mini bats)!!

Get out and enjoy the ballpark!

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2014 NCAA Tournament Bracket Challenge

March 20, 2014/0 Comments/by Clint Richardson

It’s one of the best times of the year. Sixty-eight teams have been seeded and designated their opponents and know exactly their path they must take to be the national champions. Everyone always fills out a bracket for these games, knowing all good and well that they are more likely to get every pick wrong than having a perfect bracket. And this year makes it even tougher with people wanting Warren Buffet’s $1 billion pay out for a 100 percent perfect bracket! Yea I want a piece of that! So, with this being a uniform blog and all, I thought, “what the heck, let’s do a bracket based solely off the teams’ uniforms!” And that’s exactly what this is..

The goal of this bracket was to go game-by-game and pick the team with the best uniforms. Some were easy, some were extremely difficult, and some, well, you’ll see! Without further ado, here’s my breakdown of each game by uniforms:

**If I left out a team’s uniform or have pictures of old uniforms, please excuse me. Some of the smaller schools were a lot harder than expected trying to gather pictures. I tried my best to find high-quality pictures of every team’s different uniforms.**

Round of 64

South:

Colorado over Pitt because Pitt hasn’t worn their gold PANTHERS unis, and Colorado has a gold BUFFS alt
VCU has some nice contrast. I like the blacked out wordmark and the script RAMS on the golds. Even if Steven F. Austin has some really nice UA uniforms. VCU just edges out here.
UCLA over Tulsabecause tradition always trumps multiple combos. Even though adidas brought some new sleeved unis for the Bruins, they stay true to the John Wooden era uniforms. Tulsa has nice uniforms, but look too much like the football team’s many combination.
Ohio State wins because their red and white uniforms just work perfectly. There’s a little too much striping, but somehow the Buckeyes look right in it. Also their grey throwback was a great look.
In one of the closest matchups of the year, Syracuse downs Western Michigan by a buzzer beater. I love Syracuse’s slick and modern uniforms. They are the perfect combination of old-school traditionalist and new modernization that’s spreading through the sports world. The only reason this game was so close is that W. Michigan has the most beautiful yellow throwbacks in the entire field. Their home white unis aren’t half bad either.
7-10 matchups are always tough to pick. Especially here. Stanford has some pretty basic, yet nice, uniforms. The New Mexico Lobos have a unique asymmetrical look that many people despise, yet I love! Asymmetry done correctly!! The one sided Broncos-style stripe wins this matchup!
Small schools are always at a disadvantage when it comes to seeding and uniforms. Eastern Kentucky, a 15 seed, has some really great uniforms. Gotta love the side stripes with logo. Unfortunately, adidas rolled out a new template that added some contrasting color for their teams, and Kansas rocks it. Better yet for the Jayhawks, they added two beautiful throwbacks this season. I love both of these so much. It’s going to be tough to beat the Jayhawk’s uniform game this season.

East:

Although I really enjoy Coastal Carolina’s color scheme, their uniforms are a bit bland and the white and black uniforms just seem to blend too much. On the other hand, Virginia has some decent (not great) uniforms that have somehow given them the power to beat Duke and win the ACC Championship. Uniforms have super powers, we all know it, and sometimes that is a greater aspect than some designs. Super powers take Virginia through the first round, and probably a little further. We’ll see.
8-9 seed games are the toughest to predict. Forget all the stats, it’s all about uniforms here. Memphis has some really nice, really clean Tiger-striped uniforms that just fit perfectly. On the other hand, George Washington has some great unis, that are just so clean. Great “building block” stripes down the side make for a unique look. I like that they have a GW uniform with a skyline of Washington DC on the back. This one is a tough pick…but I’m going with our 1st president
I gotta say, I’m a pretty big fan of Cincinnati’s uniforms. They’ve changed these a good bit over the years, and I think these are about as perfect as they can get (drop the neck things and its perfect). I’m excited to see the two sleeved sets that adidas has prepared for them. Harvard has some nice Nike uniforms, with a great pair of shorts with a very unique pattern. Unfortunately for the Crimson, their tops are a little too templatic for my liking. Cincy wins.
Here we might have one of the best uniform matchups of the first round, both completely different! Michigan State has always been tough in these tournaments, and their uniforms are a great bonus. They are so clean cut and well done. Don’t touch these! They also added two throwbacks from Nike that include a gorgeous STATE script. Unfortunately the block number font (which is historically accurate) takes away from the beauty of the script. Still nice uniforms, just a little tough to get over. Delaware has some really nice uniforms as well. I love their number and wordmark font, very cool to see that on a basketball uniform. The striping down the shorts adds a lot to their whole set. Tough game to choose, but the power house of Michigan State wins.
Have you ever checked out the uniforms you can order for a rec basketball team? They’re all pretty much the same, with only minor things and the colors changing. That’s pretty much what Providence looks like. Now, they wear it pretty well. They look too much like the Brooklyn Nets for my liking, but still, pretty nice. They might be able to win a game if they were matched up well. Unfortunately, they got the North Carolina Tar Heels, which have some of the best historical uniforms. It’s hard to beat Carolina Blue…
Camo doesn’t look good on a sporting uniform on special occasions. Actually, never. So North Carolina Central is already down at halftime with having camo side panels on their uniforms. That’s just a no no. Sorry NCC, Iowa State wins this one easily and we don’t even have to talk about their unis (I like them).
So, UConn was rebranded before the football season, so that means new basketball uniforms. I’ve really liked these since I first saw them. St. Joseph’s has some pretty nice uniforms. They’re pretty plain, but I do like the shorts. Sorry, St Joseph’s, you might have been awarded a 10 seed, but there’s plenty of teams that deserve that based on uniforms alone. UConn wins easiest 7-10 matchup ever.
I said I wanted to do all this on uniforms alone, but sometimes, like now, when the uniforms are too close to choose, you gotta put the unis aside. I really like Milwaukee’s uniforms. I like the gold/yellow and black and the design of everything on their unis. Villanova is pretty nice as well. I like the contrasting side panels and how they match them up with the different uniform base colors. Villanova’s 2 seed makes this a lot tougher. If they were more evenly seeded, I might take Milwaukee. But Villanova will not be upset in their opening game.

West:

One thing I like for a uniform is something to break up the monotony of a single color. One thing I hate about a uniform is random striping/piping/whatever. Weber Statehas both of these. I really like the contrasting color side panels that go all the way from armpit to the bottom of the pant leg. Sadly, they have some random piece of striping that connects the top of the side panel to the bottom of the arm whole. That’s a deduction Weber State. You had your work cut out going up against Arizona as a 1 seed, but you didn’t make it any easier. Arizona has some great red, white, and blue uniforms with CATS down the pant leg. Wildcats win.
Depending on what direction you look at Gonzaga’s uniforms determines how they look. The side panels and striping around that paneling looks great. Sadly, the top and bottom of the stripes have some sort of tab holder, like they are trying to keep everything in order. Like Arizona, they have ZAGS going down the leg. Unlike the Wildcats, these don’t work as well. And for their opponent, it’s tough not to like Oklahoma State’s uniforms. Black, grey, white, and orange. I love the custom font that brings out the Cowboys uniqueness, and also the simplicity with only a single shoulder stripe and COWBOYS on the legs. It’ll be a good looking game, but OK State brings home the win.
The first upset of my bracket comes here. The DII football power house of North Dakota State gets the 12-5 upset win over Oklahoma. I love ND State’s uniforms. If you look solely at the jerseys, they aren’t anything special, extremely templatic. But those shorts! The shorts consist of a Marquette-style half barbershop pole design, adding great contrast and color to these uniforms. Oklahoma on the other bench has some great traditional uniforms in their own right. But isn’t there enough red and white in the game already? Time for green and yellow to get a chance! BISON WIN!
San Diego Stateis another team that just recently went under a rebranding, and they did a great job with the uniforms. Extremely simple, straight-forward, and amazing. The boldness of these uniforms is made even better with the simplicity. NewMexico State has some decent uniforms for themselves. They’re a little bland though. Just look at that wordmark font. Looks like Times New Roman. Could have at least added some bold!! Easy win for SDSU.
An adidas-on-adidas matchup. This will be interesting. Thankfully for both teams, adidas rolled out their new template which added the contrasting shoulders, which looks great on both teams. Also thankfully adidas rolled out their Made in March alternate uniforms for Baylor, if only they could wear them. The NCAA ruled that the Sic’Em Bears uniforms were against regulations, so they’ll stay in the locker room. Sadly for Nebraska, it’s not enough to give them the win. Baylor’s gold, green, highlighter yellow, and white uniforms are a thing of beauty with these shoulders. Nebraska’s uniforms are nothing more than the simple template provided by adidas. Baylor looks great and wins while doing so.
I’m a sucker for blue and white uniforms. Creighton looks great to me. I just wish they’d tone down all the stripes. Also, I love funky uniform knowledge. I love Louisiana-Lafayette’s RAGIN’ CAJUN wordmark consists of a chilly pepper for the apostrophe. That uniqueness is what helps you out here in this challenge. Sadly, it’s not enough to guarantee a win. Creighton wins and moves on.
For you that aren’t a fan of the football Oregon Ducks, you’ll be happy to know the basketball team doesn’t have as many combos. I love the FIGHTING DUCKS’ uniforms and how well they wear the bright yellow and green. Their throwbacks from Nike this season were a thing of beauty too. BYU’s uniforms are pretty good, but I’m sorry, the Ducks can’t be beat in a uniform challenge. Uncle Phil won’t allow it.
Wisconsin is another one of those teams that just sits with adidas’ templates and it doesn’t do much for them. Their lucky for two reasons. One, adidas gave them two new Made in March uniforms that added some much needed creativity to their sets. And two, they’re up against American University. American’s unis are pretty nice, the red, white, and blue unis look great. Sadly, they are as templatic as they come. Badgers get the W.

Midwest:

I’m really not a fan of these play in games, simply because no online bracket is consistent with them. Do you pick that game or not? I don’t know, so I’m pretty much skipping them. Wichita State gets off easy. Although they’ll be pretty tough to beat with a script SHOCKERS on their yellow tops. It’s a great look.
An 8-9 matchup of a team that changes their uniforms pretty much every year (even just slightly) versus a that pretty much has stuck with the same uniforms for the past few years. Kentucky vs Kansas State. It’s a tough decision, since I like both uniform sets, but my decision comes down to the fact that purple, black, and grey are just not as good a combo as blue and white (and I’m a sucker for that). Wildcats win…of Kentucky I mean.
Another play-in game, another same result. Sorry to NC State or Xavier, which ever happens to get in, you’ll have a tough time getting by Saint Louis’s uniforms. It’s tough to beat these beauties.
Sometimes you just get a rough draw. People were upset with Louisville being a 4 seed. Well, I’m upset that Manhattan has to play Louisville! Manhattan has some great old-school uniforms, much like Milwaukee. Unfortunately for them, they have to play another team that adidas made look good with the contrasting shoulders and the new Made in March uniforms, even with sleeves. If Manhattan was playing nearly anyone else, they’d get this win. Sorry guys. Would love to be proved wrong though…
Again, not a fan of picking play-in games. Expecting one team getting in and them losing can ruin an entire bracket!! This matchup is probably the toughest to pick. Iowa and Tennessee are playing for the right to play UMass. None of these teams have any special uniforms. So I’m taking the easy way out and just going with UMass so I don’t have to worry about what the other team will be.
Mercer had a great run to win their conference championship. Their uniforms sadly didn’t help them much after that. I like being unique and all, but having shade on shade for an athletic uniform just doesn’t work well. Worse part of it all? They have to play Duke. The Blue Devils’ uniforms are just classic. Hard to pick against Dukey and Coach K.
Texas is pretty much just like Oklahoma when it comes to uniforms, they both have had the same look for a long time. It still amazes me a team can get by with only two basketball uniforms in this day in age. Arizona State on the other hand went under a rebranding a few years ago and has some awesome uniforms. Win for Sparky.
Remember how I said I wasn’t a fan of templatic uniforms? Well, sorry Wofford, you just made everything in your path to a championship so much harder. I just can’t get behind these uniforms, I’m sorry. It doesn’t make anything better when you have to go up against Michigan, which is another one of those aforementioned adidas teams. Wolverines win to round out the Round of 64.

Now on to the Round of 32

South:

The Florida Gators got by easily in Round 1 because of the play-in games. This time is a little tougher as they go up against Colorado. I really like Colorado’s uniforms, it did get them through their game against Pitt after all. But sadly for the Buffalos, the Gators’ uniforms work better. Gotta love these, especially when they break out the all-orange. It could blind you. Gators move on to the Sweet 16.
VCU-UCLA, a 5-4 matchup, a tough one to pick. New uniforms with some cool aspects (blacked out VCU, script RAMS on gold) versus the traditional look of the gold and blue Bruins. Hmm…It’s tough, but tradition wins out in my books nine times out of ten. UCLA moves on.
The South region is no slacker in teams! Now I have a 3-6 matchup with Syracuse-Ohio State. As far as teams go, this will be a wonderful game to watch. But for uniforms, I’ve got to go with the Orange, hands down.
You guys should know by now I like what adidas did with their uniforms this season. Plus, I don’t think a throwback could get any better than what Kansas has been wearing. Even though I like New Mexico and their odd uniforms, I can’t go against the Jayhawks.

East:

As much as I want to, I just can’t see George Washington upsetting Virginia. The GW D.C. skyline uniform may have helped them last round, but it feels a year or two ago since Nike did it. Virginia wins based on that solely. My confidence in the Cavilers’ uniforms may be waning…
Big 10 versus American Conference. Cincy versus Sparty. New and interesting versus classically bold and beautiful. Sorry Bearcats, Michigan State gets the thumbs up from me.
Here’s one spot where I break my rule of strictly uniforms only. I do love UNC’s uniforms and that Carolina Blue is extremely tough to beat. But I’ve liked what Iowa State revealed before the season and really like how they’ve been playing basketball. They may be the team to beat out here. Cyclones to the Sweet 16.
The further I go with these every year, the tougher they get with the higher seeds. UConn, even being a 7 seed, is not going to be a team to overlook. Although I like their uniforms, I just can’t go against 2 seed Villanova.

West:

If Arizona can lose to Oregon (who’s very good), they can certainly lose to Oklahoma State. I’ve always enjoyed seeing the Cowboys play and their uniforms, but very little can touch Arizona’s clean cut uniforms.
I’m calling the upset right now!! North Dakota State gets the win over San Diego State in the 4-12 matchup! I seriously can’t go against these unis of the Bison. They quite possibly have the best uniforms in the bracket. Just hope your team doesn’t have to go up against them!
Baylor’s a great team, but they’re a little streaky. Creighton is an even better team. I’m saddened I won’t get to see Baylor wear their Sic’Em unis against the blue and white Blue Jays. I think Baylor may be slightly better uni-wise than Creighton, but the lack of sleeved alternates that adidas made specifically for them is a downgrade. Sorry Bears, Blue Jays win.
I’ve watched Oregon a few times this year, and think they could easily beat any team out there. Wisconsin is a team I haven’t watched much of. But that’s the point of this, I don’t have to!! Sorry Badgers, even with adidas’ help, your uniforms are too boring and similar to too many teams. The Fighting Ducks fight to the Sweet 16.

Midwest:

One thing I really like in a team’s uniforms is when they have some differences in their uniforms just more than colors. That’s why I really like Wichita State’s script SHOCKERS unis. Yes, being a 1 seed over an 8 seed, even if it is Kentucky, helps, but with Kentucky’s problems and their lack of unique uniforms, the Shockers shock the Wildcats with a big win.
It’s so hard to go against Rick Petino. It’s tough to go against the uniforms of Saint Louis. A 4-5 matchup doesn’t make this any easier. Adidas having fun with the defending champ that’s been playing well, or a team with a nice uniform that hasn’t been playing their best……..Cardinals win.
I said earlier UMass doesn’t have anything special with their uniforms. And now they go up against Duke. Must I say any more? Dukies win.
I’ve been a fan of almost anything Arizona State has done since their rebranding with Nike a few years ago. Except when they are a 10 seed up against 2 seed Michigan. Adidas fixed these uniforms with their Made in March uniforms, so that’s how I’m going. Blue and Maze move on.

Sweet 16

South:

I’ve been high on UCLA this entire time, but sometimes too much of a good thing is not the best. Florida has the upper hand here, and gets the win.
A matchup of two teams that I’ve loved so far, Syracuse and Kansas, 3 seed a 2. I could go back and forth forever, but I have to make a choice. Going with Kansas simply because of those throwbacks.

East:

I really thought Virginia could go all the way, then they met Michigan State. Sparty couldn’t control themselves and just ran all over the Cavs uniforms. Sparty won with a great big smile. Fin.
Villanova has seriously only gotten this far because of their seeding, and that’s sad with who they’ve beaten. Well, not any longer. Iowa State comes in and gives them the toughest test of the tournament and the Cyclones move on to the Elite 8.

West:

Now’s the hardest test for ND State…Arizona. I’ve been so high on the Bison’s uniforms. About as high as their seeding (12). Now that they’ve reached the top team in the region, I’m not sure how far they can go. We all know the Bison will probably be the best looking team on the court, but a 1-12 seeding is tough to overcome. ‘Zona.
Blue and white or funky colors. Creighton or Oregon….hmmm…..Blue Jays.

Midwest:

There’s only so much shock in the world. Sometimes the shocker becomes the shockee. Louisville shocks the Shockers to move on.
A great matchup as always, Duke and Michigan. Sometimes having many uniforms can play into your favor. You better thank adidas Michigan…

Elite 8:

South:

Florida-Kansas. Veterans versus freshman. Gotta go with the SEC, sorry beautiful throwbacks. See you next year.

East:

Two states, Michigan State and Iowa State. Simply the fact that I saw what Iowa State can do to a team (when Auburn went up there), I’m going with the Cyclones.

West:

What would win in a fight? A Blue Jay or a Wildcat? Well, thankfully we just get to watch a basketball game to decide that. Gotta go with the power conference team, Arizona.

Midwest:

Well, this isn’t the matchup adidas would like to see. They hate it more since a sleeved team could win and go on, or lose and not have their sleeved unis in the Final Four…Sleeved or not…Louisville or Michigan…2 seed or 4…I’m going with the team that actually won their conference. Louisville.

Final Four

Iowa State and Florida’s uniforms are pretty much on the same level. But I’m sticking one team slightly above the other. Can you guess? ……….ISU Cyclones!
I personally think Louisville should have been anything but a 4 seed. 2 seed would have been perfect in my mind. How does that affect the game against a 1 seed Arizona? It makes it tougher that’s for sure. The Cardinals have just been playing too well to go against them.

Championship game

Well, they may not be the best two sets of uniforms in the entire field, but they certainly are pretty good. I don’t want to make this a Nike versus Adidas thing, but that’s how this will come down. Adidas has had a history of having odd templates. They just do things that don’t make much sense. Just do it to do it. Nike has been pretty underwhelming sometimes. But I really like both of these teams and how they wear these templates. But, I’m going with the one team I personally watched on TV. Say hello to your 2014 National Champions:

IOWASTATE CYCLONES!

Congrats to the Iowa State Cyclones for winning their first ever National Championship! Like I said earlier, I’ve seen what these guys can do. And they’ve been playing great as of late. I’m sure a lot of people are surprised with this pick, and you know what? They’ll surprise a lot of people in this tournament!!

This is easily one of my longest posts. If you happened to skip everything above just to see my champion, I can’t say I blame you. If you haven’t yet, be sure to sign up for the Auburn Uniform Database Bracket Challenge group on ESPN (if you read this before the deadline)! You can click on that link and check out everyone else’s picks once the first game has begun. I’ll be sure to share part of my $1 billion prize!

War Eagle and Happy March Madness!!

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