The Steelers throwback uniforms that the team will wear twice in 2012, to celebrate the team's 80th season, were introduced yesterday, and the reaction so far seems to be unanimous in its scorn, derision, and utter contempt for the new look.
John Mehno has compared them to unis worn by the Three Stooges in an old movie of theirs. (It's true, too. You could look it up!)
Fred Shugars has decreed that with these uniforms, the NFL has jumped the shark.
Even Dan Bonk, who has always defended the introduction of alternate jerseys and uniforms as a fun bit of marketing has labeled these unis as "ugly."
It will be interesting to see how these new-old jerseys sell for that is what it is really all about - marketing.
Two other Steelers comments. The team has declared this 80th season to be "The Year of the Fan" with all sorts of events and activities paying tribute to the loyal Steelers fans. They announced this shortly after that had also announced the fifth ticket price increase over the last eight years. Thanks to John Mehno for pointing this factoid out. It always amazes me how there is never any hue and cry whenever the Rooneys increase their ticket prices, and how there is never any accompanying publicity in the press when these increases take place.
With the release of the NFL schedule yesterday, I planted my tongue firmly in my cheek and went on Facebook and said that after intensely studying the Steelers schedule, I figured that they would go 16-0 this season. At worst, they would go 15-1 and that was only because Mike Tomlin would be resting his regulars in the16th game to get them rested up for the Playoffs. I thought that such a comment might be good for a cheap laugh, but I think that the few people who commented actually took me seriously. Yikes!
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