GIANTS  Nike Uniforms

NIKE has been known the past few years as the company that took NCAA Uniforms to the next level.  It all started with owner Phil Knight’s Alma Mater in Oregon, and their 130 possible combination football uniforms.  The story at Oregon is that the GOLF coach at the school keeps all the combinations straight and plans the season for the Ducks football team. On the right is a picture of the single colors that can all be mixed and matched.

Although many CEO’s and celebrities have donated uniforms to their Alma Mater, such as Deion “Primetime” Sanders did at Florida State, Phil Knight had a business plan behind his generosity.  He now has most of the NCAA schools and the entire NFL in his collection.

Now, many of the NCAA uniforms have come under scrutiny.  Many, like the ones the University of Maryland wore on opening night, have been called into question.  It is a matter of taste of course.

What NFL fans should remember as the date nears for the unveiling is that the owners of the teams still had to agree to any changes.  I wouldn’t look for too much tinkering to be done to our Giants uniforms.  I personally wish we would return to the 1986 uniforms more often, but a conservative approach is what to expect from our owners.  I believe the Giants, if they could do it all over again, would like to have stuck to the path of the Yankees, and Penn State, and never changed logos or uniforms.  That opportunity has passed, but I suspect the changes to be minimal.  Now if you root for a team like Cincy, Miami, Denver, and maybe Seattle, cover your eyes.  There could be some shocking combinations of colors and designs.

We will see……..It all happens at 11 AM Eastern time, but you know Twitter and GmenHQ will have it before that…stay tuned!

Many had thought , for good reason, that the NFL would pair the previous two Super Bowl Champions against each other with the Packers making a trip to New Jersey.   The news came out that actually the NFL had been considering the Cowboys and Saints as opening night opponents for the Giants, and with the mess the Saints have gotten themselves into, they were obviously disregarded as a possibility.

So. it’s all set…..Wednesday September 5th in New York against the Cowboys, hope they don’t mind a little Ring Ceremony before the start of the game!

Expect the NFL to keep the information coming as rule changes will be voted on, Player punishments for the Saints, and the new NIKE uniforms are unveiled next week (April 3rd).  Oh yeah, and a little thing called the NFL Draft is just a month away.