Hurricanes Get New Clothes
But can they make Jacory a Beyoncé glove for that hand?
Nike
Numbers on the chest resemble the famous split-U logo.
Hopefully, handsome does as handsome is, because the limping Hurricanes could use a little help.
On second thought, maybe handsome isn't the right word -- but that's some fancy new look Miami will be rolling out at USF on November 28, one that is supposed to make them harder to break, faster, better, and stronger.
Or at least lighter: the team's new Pro Combat "system of dressing" is the lightest weight football uniform Nike has ever created, constructed from military-grade feathers a four-way stretch twill that doesn't hold water or perspiration (has Nike tested this on defensive coordinator John Lovett? With half a healthy linebacker left and two games to go, that man's gotta be sweating buckets). The whole kit is reported to be 37% lighter than current designs dry and 46% lighter when wet.
The Canes are one of 11 "elite" programs (the quotes are for the inclusion of Missouri) who will reap the benefits of the new-fangled moon unis. The design involves a cool titanium belt buckle, more Dri-Fit than Noah would require, and state-of-the-art protective measures like dual-density foam cells and a padded base layer. The hands of the new gloves even come together to form a "U", for the better promotion of one's on-field swaggerian enterprises.
That's all well and good, but what we'd really like to see? Some sort of titanium bubble Jacory Harris could live in. The kid's hand is in a cast, and someone needs to throw enough touchdown passes to compensate for the ones tossed straight to the other team.
Posted Wednesday, Nov 18, 2009 - 12:13 AM EST
