I can't believe I'm actually going to say this: "Good Job Nike."
Usually the bane of my existence, thanks to previous steamy piles like this and this, and who could forget these, I have never been a fan of any Nike invention. I think their narcissistic, self-promoting company philosophy, along with Apple, Extra Value Meals, and Jersey Shore, is contributing to the rapidly-changing, look-at-me culture that is eroding the very foundation of American society.
Then I saw these jerseys. And I thought, "Wait a second. I have an iPod. And I enjoy a #2 Meal on a random evening, super-sized, of course (that's a 2 cheeseburger meal for those keeping score at home). And I'll be damned if I don't love me some JWoww." And at that moment I realized, "I am narcissistic and self-promoting." Why do I hate Nike again?
I can't lie, when I heard that WVU was participating in the new Pro Combat Jersey promotion for 2010, I was worried, especially after this atrocity. When I heard the WVU incarnation would feature "a headlamp-like line running front-to-back on the helmet and smudged black pattern on the uniform pay respect to the region's coal mining industry" I thought, "God save us" (although the nod to our state's miners was a cool concept).
But when I saw the finished product, I think they did an alright job. While I'm still not totally down with the "smudgy" numbers and helmet, I think the basic design is really well put together. I'm not exactly certain how a titanium belt loop is going to make a football player any marginally better, but if it is going to make Noel Devine faster, I'm all for it. And the Flying WV in the palms of the gloves is pretty damn cool.
The supposed inspiration for the uniforms "Leave No Doubt" is still one of the coolest Mountaineer moments in recent memory.
Check them out at the Nike Pro Combat site at nike.com.
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WVU Pro Combat Page
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