It's a slow time of year, as my major sports interests, the NFL, college football, and college basketball are out of season.
With that being said, it's also a slow time for uniforms. I did see something the other night that caught my eye.
My wife and I were eating dinner in the Seattle airport, and I saw this guy with this houndstooth baseball cap. Sure enough, it had the Alabama "A" on it.
I like Alabama. The Crimson Tide have a football tradition that is second to none, rivaling Notre Dame, USC, and Oklahoma. They packed their stadium with 90,000 people for their spring game. They have the Million Dollar Band, and the Four Million Dollar Coach, Nick Saban. However, there is an ongoing obsession with Bear Bryant. The Bear has been dead almost 25 years, and every coach is still expected to replace him. Paul "Bear" Bryant was greatness. But, he's been gone a long time.
This hat symbolizes that obsession. Bear Bryant was known for his houndstooth derby hat. This cap combines the houndstooth design with a baseball cap. Ugly. Bear Bryant wouldn't be caught dead in that. Come to think of it, Bear Bryant wouldn't be caught alive in it, either.
Somewhere, Nike is making some bucks off of this. I don't expect the Four Million Dollar Coach to wear this on the sideline this year, though.
2 comments:
How do you get a "sort of" out of that? That is HIDEOUS!
It's a "sort of" because it's not a true uniform, unless Nick Saban tries to wear it on the sideline this fall.
It is U-G-L-Y, it ain't got no alibi!
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