Too Much Of A Rutgers Feel
March 6th, 2014
Yes, the Bucs uniform chatter hasn’t died down much since they were unveiled Monday. And one would have to search long and hard on the interwebs to find a positive critique (short of perhaps a NIKE employee).
It’s no surprise that ornery Alan Dell of the Bradenton Herald is no fan of the uniforms. And while some focus on the CFL-like different colored shoulders or the alarm-clock-number font, Dell’s criticism comes with a unique angle.
Dell believes the new Bucs uniforms look too much like Rutgers’ and believes former Bucs commander Greg Schiano — who Dell despised and had an ax to grind with from his first day as head coach — had a hand somehow in the design.
But this Rutgers reminder, no matter how small, cancels all celebrations.
Rutgers reminds us of Schiano, the Scarlet Knights head coach for 11 years before he traveled south to replace Raheem Morris.
And Schiano?
He reminds of MRSA, scandals, back-door knifings, comical game schemes and Lawrence Tynes’ wife flinging harpoons hoping one will land on Schiano’s foot.
Now Joe has no idea what type of knifings Dell is referring to but, geez, some people actually are of the mind Schiano himself snuck into One Buc Palace in the dead of the night and planted the MRSA in the Bucs locker room. To Joe, linking Schiano to MRSA is akin to blaming the source of your cold on Obamacare.
As far as the new uniforms, Joe can’t help but think of “24” when looking at the numbers font. Joe just hopes at the end of Bucs games there isn’t a silent clock.
March 6th, 2014 at 3:04 pm
The 2 parts of it I don’t like are the pants and the word Bucs on the shouder.
March 6th, 2014 at 3:06 pm
Learn to love it folks, it’s not going anywhere anytime soon.
March 6th, 2014 at 3:09 pm
The new uniforms suck
March 6th, 2014 at 3:10 pm
this seems to be a reach. or a reach around.
March 6th, 2014 at 3:20 pm
Dell is a bitter old fool. Writes for a paper no one reads and has no awareness that owners decide jerseys and uniforms not some former coach.
March 6th, 2014 at 3:20 pm
Dell is a bitter old fool. Writes for a paper no one reads and has no awareness that owners decide jerseys and uniforms not some former coach.
March 6th, 2014 at 3:21 pm
And I just double posted. See what Dell does to me! He’s evil!
March 6th, 2014 at 3:24 pm
I’m pretty sure my blood pressure sound spiked the moment I saw Schiano.
March 6th, 2014 at 3:27 pm
Can the Bucs were our throwbacks every game. The new uniforms suck sh!t
March 6th, 2014 at 3:29 pm
It’s so funny when you go on the Bucs website to a link they have about social media reaction to the new uniforms you’ll read ONLY the positive reactions. They must of found a way to hire Eric Snowden to find those responses… As for Dell, I think he’s being a little dramatic. Our new unis look nothing like Rutgers unis.
March 6th, 2014 at 3:31 pm
The home uniforms are good, not great, but good. The away uniforms…I think a lot of you creative fans out there could have done better. If they changed the numbers, it might actually be alright. But it’s like Joe so, if you dont like them, dont buy them, and then the Glazers might actually do something about it. Thats the best you can hope for.
March 6th, 2014 at 3:33 pm
Change the size of the flag on the helmet,make the flag orange, get rid of the word bucs on shoulders, get rid of the red and and go with orange on uniform.
March 6th, 2014 at 3:33 pm
*Sniffle
*Grabs Tissue
March 6th, 2014 at 3:33 pm
I like them more everyday. They are unique and they are ours. Go Bucs!!!
March 6th, 2014 at 3:34 pm
I thought Dell just made computers, who knew.
March 6th, 2014 at 3:35 pm
The word Bucs is one of our trademarks hell have the usernames here have the word in our names.
*JoeBUCSfan
I love that it’s officially on our Jerseys.
March 6th, 2014 at 3:35 pm
half* not have
March 6th, 2014 at 3:38 pm
Speaking of Tynes. As far as I know, there were no reports of MRSA before his. And, he had just arrived.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but, it just doesn’t come about spontaneously (does it?). Could Tynes actually have brought it with him from elsewhere?
(still a thumbs down on the unis)
March 6th, 2014 at 3:47 pm
Love the color change idea Tyler
March 6th, 2014 at 3:48 pm
I still hate the new uniforms.
March 6th, 2014 at 4:01 pm
This guy is an idiot. They look nothing like the Rutgers uniforms.
As a matter of fact if they looked more like the Rutgers uni’s most fans would probably love them.
March 6th, 2014 at 4:02 pm
i’ve never heard of Alan Dell but just from reading this post he sounds like a wannabe Martin Fennely.
March 6th, 2014 at 4:04 pm
He didn’t inject the team wit MRSA, just horrific offensive and defensive schemes.
March 6th, 2014 at 4:05 pm
I like the uniform main because at a glance you can’t confuse it with other teams. As a Terps fan I would say this looks more like maryland uniforms than it does rugters
March 6th, 2014 at 4:05 pm
This tells me that the people that like the uniform are Schiano apologists and they hate Lovie. Dam Schiano lovers.
March 6th, 2014 at 4:06 pm
Ok that’s not true. Just trollin a little. 😉
March 6th, 2014 at 4:08 pm
I love the new uni’s and the helmets are bad ass!!!
March 6th, 2014 at 4:19 pm
Nike has been working on the design for 2 years, so someone from NSO had input. I think when we see them at the OTA next month they will look fine. Seattle’s jersey at first was bold, now everyone is use to it and is even considered cool.
March 6th, 2014 at 4:23 pm
PRB…the word Buccaneers was on our old jersey on the front. I kind of like the ship on the sleeves vs the word Bucs. Anyway I have a feeling they will do away with that over time.
March 6th, 2014 at 4:25 pm
Oh I get it. Even the new uniforms are Greg Schiano’s fault. Man if I get into an accident on the way to a game next season. I’m certainly telling the cop it was Schiano’s fault.
March 6th, 2014 at 4:26 pm
No Joe, it’s Freeman’s fault.
March 6th, 2014 at 4:30 pm
someone is still butt hurt over Schiano
last time we changed uniforms we won a SB.
I’d take pink and puke green if it got us a SB
March 6th, 2014 at 4:37 pm
Something tells me a raving traditionalist like Schiano would have nixed the alarm clock numbers…
March 6th, 2014 at 4:38 pm
That’s like saying the last time Joe voted for Ronald Reagan, he got his college diploma.
March 6th, 2014 at 4:50 pm
How is orange better then red for a sport team.
I would actually remove the orange completly and change the font
otherwise they are bad*ss
March 6th, 2014 at 4:54 pm
Only a few days old and the new threads will be remembered as the alarm clock uniforms. That’s how you know a mistake was made. The digital numbers, regardless of what they were supposed to represent, don’t fit the teams logo or history. Otherwise I can sort of live with the uniforms, even if I think the old ones were just fine.
March 6th, 2014 at 5:02 pm
One thing about these new uniforms is that you don’t have to look at them again after the initial look to remember how ugly they really are.
March 6th, 2014 at 5:02 pm
I don’t know if it was some sort of marketing strategy, but isn’t this very similar to what Seattle did a couple years back.
Unleashed some undesirable Uni’s a for their 1st concept, caused a big media stir. Released the 2nd with less, then finally settling on their current crop of concepts (much to the fans liking).
Lol, Hey maybe they will crowdsource the design concept next.
March 6th, 2014 at 5:02 pm
Buc1987 Says, “Oh I get it. Even the new uniforms are Greg Schiano’s fault. Man if I get into an accident on the way to a game next season. I’m certainly telling the cop it was Schiano’s fault.”
Yes Buc987 you can blame everything on “Shat on yo” remember how he said US Bucs fans don’t really know what we are seeing when we watched the games? AND how HE was going to turn things around for us because WE were the LAUGHING STOCK of the league? AND remember how bush league he was by rushing the line at a kneel down? AND what about funneling players to the Pats or cutting players because he didn’t like the way guys were acting on the sidelines? AND remember how HE MADE us the LAUGHING STOCK with the MERSA ordeal and the petty he said she said Freeman situation?
March 6th, 2014 at 5:05 pm
@ Joe
You voted for Reagan, LMFAO!
March 6th, 2014 at 5:09 pm
I think I would rather get a feel for how the players like the new unis. There perspective goes a long way on how they feel wearing the uniform. They could psychologically feel dominant if they think they look dominant. To me I don’t give a cr@p, regardless I will remain a fan. I’m more concerned if our players respect the new design. Good question for Joe to ask the players after their first game in them. For some reason the Seahawk players loved their new ugly @ss uniforms.
March 6th, 2014 at 5:10 pm
Bucs is used more often than Buccaneers nowadays.
I like both the word Bucs and the ship which it has
March 6th, 2014 at 5:11 pm
One of proudest moments of Joe’s life!
March 6th, 2014 at 5:16 pm
Is the Bradenton Herald that annoying free newspaper they throw in my driveway once a week?
March 6th, 2014 at 5:22 pm
It’s sad they did something gimmicky to excite fans at the time when the fan base least needed it.
And then to do such a horrible job at it irritates the fans you just won back with the coaching hire! These owners are the gang that couldn’t shoot straight it would seem.
I bet if football fans across the country were polled on the best uniforms that the Bucs pewters would have been at or near the top.
Dummies.
March 6th, 2014 at 5:23 pm
@ Joe
You Americans are funny, do you collect glove puppets as well?
March 6th, 2014 at 5:25 pm
Billboards all over town with the new uniforms. Starting to get used to them.
Good job Joe, Reagan got my vote twice……
March 6th, 2014 at 5:32 pm
Same!
March 6th, 2014 at 6:08 pm
Joe
Didn’t I mention the other day that these uniform changes take so long (1 to 2 years to complete) that it started under Schiano’s regime and you scoffed at my statement?!
March 6th, 2014 at 6:11 pm
Personally, the more I look at them the more they look like Burger King uniforms (the colors are exactly the same) with an old 80’s alarm clock on them.
Shaun ‘Burger’ King must love them.
March 6th, 2014 at 7:14 pm
Jesus.
The man is gone. Let it go.
March 6th, 2014 at 8:37 pm
so this guy makes stuff up and gets written up on jbf. a poster makes stuff up and gets a hiatus.
March 6th, 2014 at 9:19 pm
I wouldn’t wipe my arse with Alan Dell.
March 6th, 2014 at 9:20 pm
btw, I voted for Reagan twice as well. Obama too. May as well offend equally.
March 6th, 2014 at 9:23 pm
And, btw…I just looked at the Rutgers uniforms. Unless you count the colors? nothing alike.
March 7th, 2014 at 7:35 am
The new uni’s are alright. The numbers are biggest issue. I would have to watch Rutgers to see any resemblance and that’s not going to happen. Everybody needs to lighten up on the new uni’s. Go Bucs!
March 7th, 2014 at 8:18 am
“How is orange better than yes for a sports team”. ?? Your question makes no sense. It’s obvious you have limited mental capacity. I’ll attempt to explain. Orange was the dominant color int the original uniforms. It makes sense to keep as much orange as possible. There is no correlation that would indicate that a color is “better for a sports team.” Keep in mind, decisions have been made in the past where uniforms have been “changed back” due to displeasure, ala’ Buffalo Sabres.