Adidas, Getty Images[/caption]Following the lead of Michigan and North Carolina State, the Indiana Hoosiers have declined to wear the new new adidas-designed basketball uniforms for the upcoming NCAA tournament. That's a wise choice.
College basketball fans have gotten a peek at the sleeved jerseys and camouflage shorts, and I must say that those uniforms are flat-out ugly. I don't advocate anyone losing their job, but whoever designed these needs to be fired or reassigned.
Indiana athletic director Fred Glass didn't want to get away from the classic cream and crimson of the Hoosiers.
“When you look at that picture, it’s really hard to tell those uniforms apart,’’ Glass told the Indianapolis Star. “It has really been a consistent look. Our thing is stability and a classic look. It’s about the name on the front of the chest and not on the back. All those things are important to who we are.
“I take seriously our obligation to be a good partner with adidas, and we weren’t cavalier about this. But when all is said and done, that’s just not something that I think is appropriate for us here at Indiana to do. The Indiana uniform is such a reflection of who we are as a program and a university that we weren’t comfortable moving away from our classic, iconic uniforms.’’
I'm surprised that traditional powers such as UCLA, Kansas and Louisville are going along with it. UCLA fans aren't too happy with the decision for the Bruins to wear them. They look like volleyball jerseys if you ask me.
Glass should be commended for declining and sticking with tradition over a marketing scheme.
