The Jersey

[The Rancor]

from USCHO a barb at the end.

[munchkin]

Brian and I were talking about they jerseys last Saturday at the BU game.  We decided this season's jersey would be a collector's item that no one would want to have.  And I don't believe for a second that it was intentional,

[CowbellGuy]

Oh, it was intentional.

[Josh '99]

Brian and I were talking about they jerseys last Saturday at the BU game.  We decided this season's jersey would be a collector's item that no one would want to have.  And I don't believe for a second that it was intentional,

Can something be a collector's item if nobody wants it?

[munchkin]

Brian and I were talking about they jerseys last Saturday at the BU game.  We decided this season's jersey would be a collector's item that no one would want to have.  And I don't believe for a second that it was intentional,

Can something be a collector's item if nobody wants it?

Good Question.

And, Age, why do you say it was intentional?  Has anyone in the hockey office come out saying that it was their intention to switch jerseys and not even have the home/road jerseys be inverses of each other anymore?

[jkahn]

In the Jan.-Feb. edition of Cornell Magazine, there's a one page article written by Mark Anbinder describing the jersey issue.  It mentions the chilly reception this year's uniforms have gotten on elynah.  Most importantly, it concludes with a quote from Mike Schafer that next year we'll be back to the traditional design.

[ajh258]

In the Jan.-Feb. edition of Cornell Magazine, there's a one page article written by Mark Anbinder describing the jersey issue.  It mentions the chilly reception this year's uniforms have gotten on elynah.  Most importantly, it concludes with a quote from Mike Schafer that next year we'll be back to the traditional design.

Get your limited edition jersey here!

[Josh '99]

In the Jan.-Feb. edition of Cornell Magazine, there's a one page article written by Mark Anbinder describing the jersey issue.  It mentions the chilly reception this year's uniforms have gotten on elynah.  Most importantly, it concludes with a quote from Mike Schafer that next year we'll be back to the traditional design.

Get your limited edition jersey here!

Yeah, it actually almost makes me want to buy one just for the oddity factor.

[ithacat]

Just burn them now and be done with it.

[David Harding]

In the Jan.-Feb. edition of Cornell Magazine, there's a one page article written by Mark Anbinder describing the jersey issue.  It mentions the chilly reception this year's uniforms have gotten on elynah.  Most importantly, it concludes with a quote from Mike Schafer that next year we'll be back to the traditional design.

Get your limited edition jersey here!

You won't have a complete set without one.

[judy]

In the Jan.-Feb. edition of Cornell Magazine, there's a one page article written by Mark Anbinder describing the jersey issue.  It mentions the chilly reception this year's uniforms have gotten on elynah.  Most importantly, it concludes with a quote from Mike Schafer that next year we'll be back to the traditional design.

Linky!

[Towerroad]

In the Jan.-Feb. edition of Cornell Magazine, there's a one page article written by Mark Anbinder describing the jersey issue.  It mentions the chilly reception this year's uniforms have gotten on elynah.  Most importantly, it concludes with a quote from Mike Schafer that next year we'll be back to the traditional design.

Linky!

Here is a link

 http://cornellalumnimagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=955&Itemid=1&ed=21

I am forced to conclude that the only plausible explanation for the Mens performance this year is that the new uniform has offended the hockey gods. They seem real pissed off. The home uniform is clearly cursed. So I offer the following solution:

First we must stop offending the gods. The team must wear anything but the offending sweater. It would be good if they just ordered a batch of new, old style, uncursed uniforms. Borrowing uniforms from the faithful could work I am sure there would be a line 1000 strong offering to help turn the season around. Taking some old 60's sweaters out of their picture frames might help reverse the bad mojo. Hell, even XXXL white T shirts with Cornell scrawled across the front would be better. This last suggestion has an element of humiliation and atonement that could be interpreted by the gods as a sign of contrition.

Secondly, all traces of the offending article must be consigned to the flames. Sacrifices must be made. All game worn, signed jerseys, all the inventory in the store and locker room, any instance of our folly must be rooted out and destroyed. A large bonfire in the Arts Quad between Ezra and Andy with the faithful, the team, coaches, Athletic Dept. and administrators right up the the President and Trustees on their knees pleading for the gods favor and vowing never to sin again. It may be be necessary to perform the ultimate act of mortification and sing the Harvard Alma Mater as a sign of just how deeply we will debase ourselves to regain the gods favor. I strongly recommend that anyone involved in the actual ordering of this filthy rag not attend. Human sacrifice, while pleasing to the gods, is to be discouraged (unless we lose to Harvard).

Finally, after every last one of these abominations has been hunted down and consigned to the flames. It may be necessary to destroy all pictures of our shame. Deleting them from 1000's of cameras, athletic and Sun archives, and even reshooting the team pictures in travel uniforms, or the atoning T shirts. We must never again speak of the cursed garments, they never existed, we do not know what you are talking about and if you don't stop we will beat you to a pulp or cut you with our sarcasm.

Of course, the hockey gods are mercurial. While the men have struggled mightily in their cursed apparel the women have done spectacularly well. The gods clearly favor the female form in this blessed garment. So they should clearly keep them but we must all, to our dying day swear that there was never an instance in recorded history when the men wore that design, never; it did not happen; that picture you have was photoshopped; let me see it; where is my lighter?

Let Go Red!

[jtwcornell91]

In the Jan.-Feb. edition of Cornell Magazine, there's a one page article written by Mark Anbinder describing the jersey issue.  It mentions the chilly reception this year's uniforms have gotten on elynah.  Most importantly, it concludes with a quote from Mike Schafer that next year we'll be back to the traditional design.

Linky!

(Fortunately, the all-red road uniforms have not been changed.)

eLF-level nitpick: assuming the road unis are from Red Wings blanks and look like the jerseys PSP sold in the past, this year's road uniforms are also different: the "real" Cornell unis have red below the white stripe at the waist, while the rred Big Red Wings jerseys have the white stripe at the bottom with no red below it.

[Trotsky]

In the Jan.-Feb. edition of Cornell Magazine, there's a one page article written by Mark Anbinder describing the jersey issue.  It mentions the chilly reception this year's uniforms have gotten on elynah.  Most importantly, it concludes with a quote from Mike Schafer that next year we'll be back to the traditional design.

Linky!

(Fortunately, the all-red road uniforms have not been changed.)

eLF-level nitpick: assuming the road unis are from Red Wings blanks and look like the jerseys PSP sold in the past, this year's road uniforms are also different: the "real" Cornell unis have red below the white stripe at the waist, while the rred Big Red Wings jerseys have the white stripe at the bottom with no red below it.

[RichH]

In the Jan.-Feb. edition of Cornell Magazine, there's a one page article written by Mark Anbinder describing the jersey issue.  It mentions the chilly reception this year's uniforms have gotten on elynah.  Most importantly, it concludes with a quote from Mike Schafer that next year we'll be back to the traditional design.

Linky!

(Fortunately, the all-red road uniforms have not been changed.)

eLF-level nitpick: assuming the road unis are from Red Wings blanks and look like the jerseys PSP sold in the past, this year's road uniforms are also different: the "real" Cornell unis have red below the white stripe at the waist, while the rred Big Red Wings jerseys have the white stripe at the bottom with no red below it.

I was going to mention this also, but honestly, the one game I've seen this season with the road reds was at QU, and I didn't remember to take a look. I figure I'll confirm this during the upcoming weekend.