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Texas A&M’s alternate uniforms are so Adidas

New Texas A&M alternate uniforms?

According to Uni Watch this morning, they have what appears to be an alternate uniform set for Texas A&M football. It is not confirmed, but all signs point to this being a potential one-time set that will be used for a big game. That big game could be the one against Alabama.

It’s essentially the same as the team’s normal set except for the colors. The only difference really is that the helmet is a gradient. It starts with black up top and slowly fades into maroon in the bottom. It doesn’t appear to be that bad either. And unlike the Jaguars, it’s not abrupt.

Now one thing about Texas A&M’s uniform I really like is the two-stripe shoulder that runs down to the compression sleeves. I honestly think that this is one of the best designs in all of football. With the essential disappearance of sleeves, extending it through the sleeves. I like how they’re keeping it with the maroon stripes.

But of course, this is Adidas, so they would mess it up with a forced three stripe. The pink arm sleeve is bad. The Adidas three stripes are unnecessary. This is Adidas and this is why I dislike them. And it clearly doesn’t fit into this uniform. What is good is ruined by the three stripes again.

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Critiquing Cal’s uniform makeover for football, volleyball and basketball

It’s OK. Nothing to get all worked up about.

Now we get to see what Cal’s new image will look like. The team introduced us to a set of new uniforms by Nike. Here is the press release for it.

My first reaction was to the logo. The school says they want to emphasize gray. I don’t think it was necessary. I didn’t think it was necessary to even add this logo. But because of it, we see it now on the shoulder, pants and numerals. OVERLOAD!

Plus, because of the shoulder logo, once against Cal doesn’t get any TV numbers. Not a big deal, but I like TV numbers.

The collar design is OK. Nothing really standing out about it since it’s a little similar to their old set. The numeral font works with the sleek design. I would have liked the classic font they had been using but this I don’t mind too much.

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Oregon State’s rebrand is OK, but the football uniform has too many flaws

The Oregon State rebrand.

The Oregon State rebrand is now official. But tonight was the night they unveiled their uniforms. I didn’t get a chance to see all of them but the football uniforms were the ones that caught my attention — in all the wrong ways.

FOR PHOTOS OF ALL THE UNIFORMS, CLICK HERE

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WR Keenan Allen, projected first-round pick, won't work out at NFL Combine

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Former California wide receiver Keenan Allen, projected by many as a first-round pick, will not work out at this week's NFL Scouting Combine as he recovers from a knee injury, reports CBSSports.com's Bruce Feldman.

SI.com's Don Banks had the Dolphins selecting Allen 12th in his Mock Draft 1.0. NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock's has Allen second among wide receivers…

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I remember watching Allen play ball and I know he can be an explosive receiver in the NFL. He's not like Percy Harvin, but has some similar qualities. I hope he can make it big in the NFL and prove his value if his health holds up.
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Boise State’s smurf turf now becoming a bigger issue that will affect other schools

No more all blue at home for Boise State?

Recently, Boise State had been told to not wear their all blue uniform set at home so it wouldn’t confuse the opposition. With the blue turf and a team wearing all blue, they believe that could be an advantage for the Broncos.

Now they are trying to make it an official rule that the all-blue monochrome look will never be worn at home.

With this rule in place, there now will be an issue for teams that wear green. Teams like Baylor, Colorado State and Oregon will also no longer be allowed to wear monochrome green at home. They too will be forced to wear some other combination so their uniforms don’t blend in with the green turf.

This seems like a fair compromise, but is it necessary? This rule really is all about Boise State. Is it really an issue if they wear monochrome blue at home? Is it that hard to watch?

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Listening to the “Lennay Kekua” voicemails to Manti Te’o is so very strange

Katie Couric’s website has audio of voicemails that were left for Manti Te’o by “Lennay Kekua.” The person who portrayed Kekua throughout this entire ordeal is Ronaiah Tuiasosopo — the mastermind behind this entire hoax.

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE VOICEMAILS

At first I was skeptical or a man portraying a woman’s voice convincingly. But after listening to this, I am blown away at the idea. He does a really good job at this and seems really determined to be so convincing.

This is the same guy that sings at church. And he sing pretty well too.

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The Manti Te’o ESPN interview is a whole lot of confusion

If you haven’t caught up with the confusing episode of Manti Te’o, ESPN’s interview with him will confuse you even more.

The information suggests that he really was duped in the whole ordeal, that every aspect of his story is believable enough. Te’o, from the information here, is just a really naive, gullible man that fell for a prank that lasted for a long time.

Is that believable? It’s not impossible. But can we really believe that a man can be that foolish? It’s so far-fetched that it seems even more likely that he is covering up something. The information is out there and it’s harder to figure out which parts of is are real. I don’t know if we ever will but it continues to be an intriguing story to follow.

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One question I have about this Manti Te’o fake girlfriend story

This didn’t happen.

If you have not yet, first read Deadspin’s remarkable investigative story on Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o's involvement in a hoax with a fake dead girlfriend.

(I didn’t follow Notre Dame all year so this girlfriend story to me is all new.)

The star linebacker apparently conjured up a fake girlfriend along with at least one other person, made it a national headline when she died of leukemia and got the rest of America to believe that the linebacker was going through tough times and overcoming it. But as the Deadspin article points out, there are so many holes to this story that they’ve concluded that not only was this entire story false, but the said girlfriend never existed.

Notre Dame immediately released a statement saying that Te’o was not part of the hoax, rather he was a victim of it.

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San Jose State Football finishes No. 21 in the AP Poll

Final AP Poll rankings.

Final AP Poll rankings.

With the conclusion of the very boring BCS title game, the AP Poll is officially out for the final time this season and San Jose State is ranked No. 21.

After being ranked No. 24 before their win at the Military Bowl, I had big hopes in that the team’s potential in remaining in the Top 25 with a win and boosting up the program.

This is one step towards that mark. This is pretty awesome!

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Because AJ McCarron’s girlfriend has grabbed everyone’s attention, Darnell Dockett wants to holler at her

Aye @_katherinewebb hit me (240) 464-4150 when game over, lets go to wing stop then King of diamond,

I think (and hope) that this tweet from Darnell Dockett was a joke. After all, we all were introduced to Katherine Webb as AJ McCarron’s girlfriend. But it’s still funny that Darnell Dockett is trying to holler at her.

(Dockett supposedly deleted the tweet but it’s still on there. He then claimed it was supposed to be a direct message, even though it would be impossible to send one to her since she doesn’t follow him.)

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