Could someone shoot me in the face?

If you're an Ohio State fan, unless you've been living under some kind of large rock (and even those people probably heard about it) all the talk has been about the "throwback" uniforms the Buckeyes will don for the game against Michigan.



Of course, there are a few catches.

A) This uniform doesn't really look much like the 1954 uniforms at all except for the while helmet.

B) Nike, king of all, is offering several schools new uniforms made of the "lightest material ever" for their new "rivalry" series. Here's Florida State's version. Side note: is the weight of a uniform that big of a concern now? If I were a football player, I'd much rather hear the phrase "we put jets in your shoes."

C) Can someone explain why Ohio State has chosen to "honor" the 1954 team with throwback jerseys on the 55th anniversary of its national championship? Does anyone ever get honored for the 55th anniversary of anything?

D) The answer to this is, of course, that the "throwback" part of this is bullshit. Nike approached several schools and said "Dear Athletic Director, we give you XXXX millions of dollars each year and all that free pullovers you can wear. We want you to wear these and we will give you even more $$$$."

Ohio State AD Gene Smith, dollar signs filling his eyes, then embarked on a plan to figure out exactly how he could sell it to the fan base. LIGHTBULB! Hey, these almost nearly resemble old uniforms! Let's call them throwbacks!

So, it all sucks.

But, as an Ohio State fan, the most offensive part of this joke is to wear these unis during the Michigan game. What I loved about The Game is that there was no trophies, no special night start times, no playing it at neutral sites, none of that shit. Nothing is bigger than The Game. The folks at Uni Watch say it better than I can.

This is just hokey.