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After years of unwavering support for the "retro uniform" look, we're torn: In the wake of Notre Dame's green-jersey choke and San Diego's powder-blue-jersey on-field joke, how does the fad-conscious reconcile "Style? YES!" with "Performance? NO!"
| | The white lightning bolt helmet and LaDainian Tomlinson jersey round out an electric look. But you'll fumble if you dress like Ryan Grant. |
As NFL teams roll out "alternative"/"retro" jersey looks throughout the rest of the month (following the
Chargers' powder blue, the Browns' orange and the Panthers' light blue), we'll take a wait-and-see approach. But the question lingers: If
a team loses in a cool-looking jersey, is it unfit to wear on the street? Any judgment must be informed
by the name on the back: If the player represented by the jersey is hot, the jersey -- by association -- may overcome a "losing team" stigma and also be hot. Call it "The Darius Miles Effect."
In the case of our two teams from last week, that anonymous green ND jersey shouts "Loser." Meanwhile, the Tomlinson-flavored Bolts jersey
represents LT's substance, along with stylish color. Therefore, it's got our approval as casual wear. For
more on what's hot and what's not this week, check out the list below:
What's Hot, What's Not this week
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Category |
Hot |
Not |
Baseball operations adviser |
Bill James |
Cal Ripken |
Toast of New York |
Lee Nailon |
Latrell Sprewell |
Looking smart |
Cubs management |
Giants management |
Prison-movie casting call |
Winona Ryder |
The Canseco brothers |
L.A.'er likely to bring U.S. Olympic glory |
Kobe Bryant |
Phil Jackson |
Overall MLB manager of the year |
Mike Scioscia |
Tony La Russa |
Foreign hoops import |
Christian Drejer (Denmark) |
Nik Skitishvili (Denver) |
Just save it |
Kordell is frustrated |
Fantasy trash-talking that you picked up Maddox
in Week 2 |
Robbed |
Curt Schilling |
Randy Johnson |
Best high-school hoops coach ever |
Morgan Wootten, DeMatha |
Just as long as they aren't screamers |
Dolphins' strategy |
Collecting retired Hall of Famers |
Being realistic Super Bowl contender |
NBA trade rumor of the year |
Shawn Bradley to the Knicks |
Anything with Wally Szczerbiak |
BCS blame game |
It's the coaches' fault |
It's the computers' fault |
St. Louis QB controversy? |
Bulger bandwagon |
Warner ready to return? |
Baylor's novelty |
Fired coach sticks out last three games |
Team somehow going to rally to wins
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Naming your baby |
"The Birthday Book" |
After your favorite athlete |
Heisman bandwagon |
Willis McGahee (Miami) |
Phil Rivers (N.C. State) |
Aggie Nation |
Dump R.C. Slocum |
Keep good ol' R.C. |
Michigan State coaching contender |
Urban Mayer, Bowling Green |
Dan McCarney, Iowa State |
Impressive early season |
The runnin', gunnin' Mavs |
The bear-in-the-headlights-looking Grizzlies |
Suns' bright future |
Penny Hardaway |
Joe Johnson |
Movie subject |
Rally Monkey |
Rally Monkey |
Republican sports-themed candidate |
Mitt Romney (Massachusetts) |
Steve Largent (Oklahoma) |
College hoops competition |
Exhibition teams (ie, EA All-Stars) |
Tissue-soft nonconference slate |
Weekend flick |
"8 Mile" |
"Far From Heaven" |
Notre Dame |
Who? |
Love 'em |
Dan Shanoff is a columnist for Page 2. His "What's Hot, What's Not" trend-spotting list appears Thursdays. Got inside scoop on an up-and-coming trend? Want to declare something passé? Send this glimpse of your hipness to hotnotlist@yahoo.com.
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