Everybody’s Crazy ‘Bout a Sharp-Dressed Man

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The Hogs unveiled their new uniforms today, and - pardon me while I slip on my Mr. Blackwell hat here - color me unimpressed. A few quick observations:

* What’s with the super small “Arkansas” in the front? Where’s the pride in the Natural State? I say show off those eight mighty letters proudly and let the rest of the SEC cower in fear.

* Along those same lines, using a different font for the lettering on the front and back seems like bad form.

* No offense to Reggie Fish, really, but you’d think they could have chosen a more typically-sized football player to be the model. Poor Reggie looks like the backup punter’s kid brother in this picture…the wrinkled-up shoulders and back aren’t doing him any favors.

* The little tusky things on the front sides are kind of neat…not so sure about the weird stripes over the butt in the back, though.

* What do the pants look like? For the love of Reggie Herring, please no red pants!

* The helmets are also key…since the Hogs currently possess one of the coolest helmet designs in all of sports, I’m really hoping they have the wisdom not to mess with it.

That’s about it from me…what do you guys think? I know we have some fashion experts among our commenter base, so don’t be shy. As for me, I’m returning to my day job reviewing Britney Spears’ latest wardrobe blooper as editor of HollywoodFashionFauxPas.com.

Filed under: Football — John at 11:36 am on Tuesday, August 5, 2008

9 Comments »

Comment by CJLR

August 5, 2008 @ 12:40 pm

I don’t mind the white stripes, but the “arkansas” needs to go altogether. I haven’t liked it since HDN put it on the jerseys a few years back.

Overall, not bad though. I guess they could be worse: http://www.razorbacklegacy.com/hog_archive/displayimage.php?album=40&pos=7

I also see we have gone back to a touch of black. Is this a sign of black jerseys in the near future? -For special occasions only of course.

Comment by Ron Carter

August 5, 2008 @ 2:44 pm

Don’t hate me for it, but I like the changes. I especially like the lower case “Arkansas” as I think it just looks cleaner.

I will agree the white stripes on the butt need to go. And as much as I hate going a little darker than the old school cardinal, we’re still “blazing candy apple red” when compared to the Tide.

I also agree that they could have put pads on the poor boy to make him look at least normal size.

Comment by Russ

August 6, 2008 @ 6:42 am

They’re a little too, “Louisvilly” for my taste. I do however like the sewed on names and numbers. I never liked the screen printed jerseys we’ve been wearing.

But if we play in some BCS games I’ll be fine with it even if they make them pink.

Comment by KevinHog

August 6, 2008 @ 7:13 am

Yeah, guys, I agree. Mr. Screw Up the Punt Return Fish was not the best model they could have chosen. But this might be the entire extent of Fish’s role on this team - uniform model! As for the uniforms, please, please, don’t mess with the helmet. And double, double, please, NO red pants with the home uniform! That just has bad Cotton Bowl memory all over it. Besides, it looks ugly. (If they really wanted to honor Broyles in that game, in my opinion they should have put the classic hog from ‘64 on the helmets.) For what is there, I kinda like the tusks. But that would have been the only new addition I would have added. The bigger Arkansas and the just white letters from last year were fine by me.
Not uniform related, but a possible change that is coming is the placement of a huge Hog in the middle of the field. I am in favor of that, but please don’t make it from 35 to 35. That is too big! Too gaudy! 40 to 40 would be better. We don’t need to go all Jennings Osborne on the idea, haha.

Comment by GonzoHog

August 6, 2008 @ 7:40 am

I’m not shur what the double-stripe thing is, going down both sides of the rearend, but as far as the front side goes, it look’s pretty cool to me. I think the away jerseys will look even sharper with red numbers, out-lined in black, and red tusk up the sides.

Comment by CharlieHog

August 6, 2008 @ 9:29 am

Jerseys are tucked in, guys. The stripes on the back won’t even show.

Comment by hogcaller

August 6, 2008 @ 10:59 am

I’m for sure with KevinHog about the helmets and red pants. If they come out with white helmets (a rumor I heard) and red pants I might get sick.

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