Quick takes from media day: 1. I thought the idea of having 5 kids ask questions during the press conference was a bad idea—but it turned out to be pretty fun, cute, and at times, actually a little interesting. Well done #1000SSS. 2. The Harbaugh highlight was old #4 himself coordinating the team photo – from calling out the order of where guys would sit, to the spacing, to where they should put their hands, etc., etc. It was classic. I sat there and watched the whole thing. 3. Peppers is a beast. 4. Uniform notes: The players appeared to be wearing last years’ jersey and the 2015 maize pants. The pants were clearly a darker shade of maize. Just a guess, but the jerseys will follow the same tone. Speaking of the 2014 jerseys, they deliberately put a blue patch over the big block M above the nameplate (see Morris below). Hmm. I’m guessing the block M over the name plate won’t return in 2015.
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Up Close: Helmet Numbers
The Helmet Hut provided Michigan and Notre Dame with the decals on each teams’ helmets for the game this season. Those watching at home may have noticed that the color of the stickers doesn’t quite match the maize wings and stripes on the helmets: Call it the Dr. Sap Disclaimer: “never, ever, ever go by the color you see of pics online, in mags/programs or even in photos.” It’s very apparent when you see them in person. I was able to get a few samples of the numbers from Helmet Hut (don’t ask–they don’t sell them). I tried a few different ways to take a photo that demonstrates the different tone. I found the best way to show it was like this, on an authentic Michigan helmet: Believe it or not I actually struggled to demonstrate the difference before doing it this way. I’m not exactly sure why Michigan went with the alternate shade. Per Helmet Hut, they have decals that match the maize and Michigan chose to go with the golder tone. Perhaps it’s more true to the Bump era color or maybe in a darker shade things blend better together.
