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Serenity now
Probably a little more important to wear something comfortable than to look stylish.
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Probably a little more important to wear something comfortable than to look stylish.
Dispatch
NEW AND IMPROVED
New fabric, shorter sleeves, fewer stripes and no gray. No gray? When OSU announced early this summer that it was changing its jerseys, the news touched a nerve among the Buckeye faithful. In anticipation of the 2006 season opener, The Dispatch gives readers a closer look at the Buckeyes’ uniform, both past and present.
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Ken Gordon
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
NEAL C . LAURON DISPATCH Michigan’s Alan Branch drags down Ohio State’s Antonio Pittman at Michigan Stadium on Nov. 19, 2005. Players say the sleeker fit of OSU’s new jerseys will help prevent those kinds of tackles.
Antonio Pittman hopes he can get rid of the hangers-on this season.
No, he’s not talking about fans and autograph seekers. The Ohio State running back is speaking literally, referring to defenders who have grabbed a handful of his jersey and brought him down.
"I got tackled a lot of times by being grabbed by my jersey, when I probably could have taken it long," Pittman said. "My jersey last year was baggy, and I had to tuck it in, tape it down sometimes."
Pittman managed to wriggle free for 1,331 yards. That raises the tantalizing question of how many more yards he might pile up this year, when the Buckeyes sport their new jerseys.
Much has been made about the new look, mainly from fans wringing their hands over the absence of gray in the sleeve striping. But players are thrilled with them. They love the fact they are form-fitting, looking almost as if they have been painted on.
"That’s very important," Pittman said.
As Pittman said, OSU players have coped by taping and tucking. But old-school Buckeyes had it even worse. Two-time Heisman Trophy-winning running back Archie Griffin recalls that his jersey sleeves in the 1970s were "blousy."
"They could grab you by the sleeve and pull you down," Griffin said. "I could see where tight jerseys could avoid some of that."
In the early 1980s, OSU briefly experimented with "tear-away" jerseys for the skill players. Jim Lachey was a lineman in that era and remembers the tearaways.
"They only lasted about one or two years," Lachey said. "They got rid of those things because after every play you’re changing your jerseys."
When Lachey was an NFL rookie with the San Diego Chargers, he fully realized the importance of form-fitting jerseys.
"I’m sitting there watching everyone get ready for the game, and guys are taking an hour, taping their jerseys to their pads," Lachey said. "I’m thinking, ‘What the heck, I’ve got all these handles (for defenders to grab).’
"It’s better to have a skin-tight fit. If (defenders) can grab you, they’ve got leverage and they can pull and jerk you."
One might think defensive players would dislike the new fit, then, because it hampers their ability to tackle. Buckeyes defensive tackle Joel Penton smiled at that thought.
"It might be a little more difficult to tackle someone," he said, "but, hopefully, that’s not how we’re tackling them, by grabbing onto their jersey. The way we should be tackling is grabbing around their waist.
"But actually, as a defensive lineman, the tight-fitting jersey is very preferred, because there’s a little bit of holding going on, and it’s not always called."
Linebacker Marcus Freeman said the new jerseys bring up another issue: fitness.
"A lot of guys have got to be self-conscious, make sure the stomach’s looking good," he said. "People either are going to like it if they’ve got good stomachs. And if not, they’re going to be complaining that it’s too tight."
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Dispatch
Breakdown of the evolution of the tOSU jersey.
NEW AND IMPROVED
New fabric, shorter sleeves, fewer stripes and no gray. No gray? When OSU announced early this summer that it was changing its jerseys, the news touched a nerve among the Buckeye faithful. In anticipation of the 2006 season opener, The Dispatch gives readers a closer look at the Buckeyes’ uniform, both past and present.
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Ken Gordon
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Antonio Pittman hopes he can get rid of the hangers-on this season.
No, he’s not talking about fans and autograph seekers. The Ohio State running back is speaking literally, referring to defenders who have grabbed a handful of his jersey and brought him down.
"I got tackled a lot of times by being grabbed by my jersey, when I probably could have taken it long," Pittman said. "My jersey last year was baggy, and I had to tuck it in, tape it down sometimes."
Pittman managed to wriggle free for 1,331 yards. That raises the tantalizing question of how many more yards he might pile up this year, when the Buckeyes sport their new jerseys.
Much has been made about the new look, mainly from fans wringing their hands over the absence of gray in the sleeve striping. But players are thrilled with them. They love the fact they are form-fitting, looking almost as if they have been painted on.
"That’s very important," Pittman said.
As Pittman said, OSU players have coped by taping and tucking. But old-school Buckeyes had it even worse. Two-time Heisman Trophy-winning running back Archie Griffin recalls that his jersey sleeves in the 1970s were "blousy."
"They could grab you by the sleeve and pull you down," Griffin said. "I could see where tight jerseys could avoid some of that."
In the early 1980s, OSU briefly experimented with "tear-away" jerseys for the skill players. Jim Lachey was a lineman in that era and remembers the tearaways.
"They only lasted about one or two years," Lachey said. "They got rid of those things because after every play you’re changing your jerseys."
When Lachey was an NFL rookie with the San Diego Chargers, he fully realized the importance of form-fitting jerseys.
"I’m sitting there watching everyone get ready for the game, and guys are taking an hour, taping their jerseys to their pads," Lachey said. "I’m thinking, ‘What the heck, I’ve got all these handles (for defenders to grab).’
"It’s better to have a skin-tight fit. If (defenders) can grab you, they’ve got leverage and they can pull and jerk you."
One might think defensive players would dislike the new fit, then, because it hampers their ability to tackle. Buckeyes defensive tackle Joel Penton smiled at that thought.
"It might be a little more difficult to tackle someone," he said, "but, hopefully, that’s not how we’re tackling them, by grabbing onto their jersey. The way we should be tackling is grabbing around their waist.
"But actually, as a defensive lineman, the tight-fitting jersey is very preferred, because there’s a little bit of holding going on, and it’s not always called."
Linebacker Marcus Freeman said the new jerseys bring up another issue: fitness.
"A lot of guys have got to be self-conscious, make sure the stomach’s looking good," he said. "People either are going to like it if they’ve got good stomachs. And if not, they’re going to be complaining that it’s too tight."
[email protected]
Dispatch
Breakdown of the evolution of the tOSU jersey.
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looks like the same off-white pants when bright light (or sun) hits them directly. Good thing we still have the helmet.
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BuckeyeTillIDie
The North Remembers
they practiced in the shiny pants during the night practice, I wish they'd wear them in the game!
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vwbuckeyes
Newbie
#10 scarlet jersey
:osu:
I ordered my jersey last thursday i hope i get it before the niu game, at least they promised me and buckeye corner i'd have it before Texas!!!! If not i'll keep rockin' my Herbstreit jersey!! GO BUCKS!!!!
:osu:
I ordered my jersey last thursday i hope i get it before the niu game, at least they promised me and buckeye corner i'd have it before Texas!!!! If not i'll keep rockin' my Herbstreit jersey!! GO BUCKS!!!!
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Re: Originally Posted by BuckeyeTillIDie 
it's safe to say the times have changed..
Nothing stays the same including Ohio States's uniform design. Interesting article (with pictures) on Ohio State uniforms:
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http://www.buckeyextra.com/?story=dispatch/2006/08/29/20060829-E5-00.html
it's safe to say the times have changed..
Nothing stays the same including Ohio States's uniform design. Interesting article (with pictures) on Ohio State uniforms:
http://www.buckeyextra.com/?story=dispatch/2006/08/29/20060829-E5-00.html
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coltsfan16
Senior
the artistic images are pretty cool, but changes have been made since the '77 season (not including this years changes).
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HabaneroBuck
Non-Nike Design
After watching the game, I have to say that these new uniforms look better on the field than anything I recall seeing. I think it was a GOOD thing to take the gray out of the jersey, though I wouldn't have thought so at first. The pants and helmets provide plenty of gray matter(ial).
Everyone who complained is going to have to eat shoe on this one.
:osu4::gobucks3::gobucks4::osu:
Everyone who complained is going to have to eat shoe on this one.
:osu4::gobucks3::gobucks4::osu:
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el mastiff
All-American
With the new uniforms it was much easier to see the holding from the stands. The No Illinois linemen were tackling our linemen. It's too bad the officials couldn't see it.
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There seemed like less open field jersey grabbage, which is a welcome change. I don't think objected to the material tho.
We'll see how they look in direct sunlight. If the away uni's don't have white jerseys and nearly white pants (that look nothing like the helmet)... I'll agree with you. However, the pants appear unchanged.
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OSUScoonie12
Hall of Fame
I'm interesting and seeing what the white ones look like at the Texas game.
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BuckeyeTillIDie
The North Remembers
The white jerseys are going to look badass. I have yet to see them on a player, but I got the new #10 and they just look sweet.
Should look really nice under the lights!
Should look really nice under the lights!
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