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Watching the offense will be 50% less painful when the players look that sharp

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Cal MBB was one of the original Jordan Brand teams (along with, I think, Cincinnati, St. Johns, and North Carolina A&T). I'd love to see us rekindle that relationship.

Or, you know, be able to buy some sort of Cal merchandise.

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Nov 5, 2022·edited Nov 5, 2022

I like the Roth era kits as once a year thing. I was personally super bummed when they switched from the dark solid navy jersey, solid gold pants color scheme and switched to the swoopy stripe shit from the Tedford era. It looked cheesy then, looks even more cheesy now. That version with the stripe on the back of the helmet was worst of all. Id love to see them go back to a solid color scheme as a base, but incorporate variations of modern varieties similar to what’s been done, like inverse solid gold jerseys/solid navy pants for night games, combinations of solid white jerseys and either solid navy, solid gold, or even solid white pants for away. You could even switch up the helmets using variations of designs we have had in the past like the Block C, the bear claw, Script Cal on one side, or whatever. I don’t know, 1982-2001 had a solid consistent look. There were minor variations of course. Numbers on the sleeves, numbers not on the sleeves, outline colors of the numbers, script Cal on one side of the helmet from 87-91, ect, but it was mostly the same year to year.

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What goddamn idiot came up with the idea of rolling out throwback uniforms- on the road??? U$c and their stupid fair weather fans don't have the slightest idea what the whole idea of why Cal wears the Joe Roth uniforms, nor do they care. Why would we do this? On top of that- they don't even have the right color- JFC where did they get that odd blue color? Just another clear example of the incompetence of the current Athletic Department. It's an insult to the memory of Joe Roth to call these pieces of shit Joe Roth uniforms.

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While the Write4Cal staff has notably begged off directly mentioning the featured article on the Cal Basketball team on The Athletic website by Seth Davis, there was this nugget buried inside of it:

"Cal is halfway through its 10-year, $86 million deal with Under Armour, but the company is trying to terminate it, and the two sides could be nearing an exit next spring."

At last an answer finally provided about the Under Armour deal...as noted above, it's been next to impossible to buy new gear from the ASUC store or the AD website, meaning the school is missing out on yet another source of revenue...

It also explains the way in which the various non-football teams have begun sporting more and more generic uniforms.

I wonder if the "Sather Stripe" will survive in the our new Uniform Overlord era next spring?

Either way, the sheer diffidence shown by the AD, whether it's coaches or even uniform suppliers, or even the Chancellor's indifference to revenue sports is about all we can expect these days.

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High school level at best, insignificant, plus the color palette is incorrect

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I know this is Cal football blasphemy, mainly because the unis are tied to the courageous legacy of Joe Roth, but as uniforms, I've always been meh to them.

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I believe it should be “ what DO change ARE”. Subject/Verb and all that truck

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I don't care if the team plays the game stark naked except for helmets, pads & jock straps. Win the freaking game. That is all that matters.

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Jersey is fantastic! Not 100% sold on the shorts but I'm coming around.

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It’s totally nit picky, but 1975 was the magical Joe Roth year, and those face masks were grey. 1976 was when they had gold face masks.

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BLUEI ONLY NEEDS GOLD TO TRIM OR HIGHLIGHT BUT NOT AS A ASE COLOR!! GERBEAR

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I love the look of the Joe Roth jerseys but I can only recall ONE TIME that we have actually won while wearing them (last year). Uggghhhh......Is it 2023 yet?

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Never one to purchase or wear a football jersey, but I'd wear these. Classy!

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