Barnyard - NBA jerseys?
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The trend of wearing obscure NBA throwback replica jerseys (that weren't throwbacks when they were first made and worn) got off the ground a few years ago as a hipster thing, with a lot of notice coming to it at big concert gatherings like Lollapalooza and Coachella. The motto seemed to be "the more obscure, the better" with people shooting for little known players like Haywoode Workman of the Pacers and well known players who had cups of coffee with unfamilar teams like say Patrick Ewing with the Raptors or Allen Iverson with the Grizzlies. It had sort of died down, but has recently had a comeback. One guy appears to be the ring leader among this crew. If you stay for the Rouser after the game, you'll notice that the most of the kids take off the jerseys after the song ends and return them to one guy who puts them in a duffel bag. Most of the throwbacks seem to belong to him with only a handful belonging to others.
I have no problem with the students wearing the jerseys and actually keep an informal inventory of the ones I notice. I totally understand the purist stance of wanting them to wear U of M gear, but this harms no one and when schools don't have a designated student section t-shirt that's worn by all, you tend to see a variety of outfits at schools around the country ranging from gorilla suits to Hawaiian shirts to garish tuxedos and so on. It doesn't matter that it's a ploy for attention and camera time. They're 18 to 22 year old kids out for a couple hours of harmless fun. As long as they show up and cheer for the Gophers, it's fine with me.
I have no problem with the students wearing the jerseys and actually keep an informal inventory of the ones I notice. I totally understand the purist stance of wanting them to wear U of M gear, but this harms no one and when schools don't have a designated student section t-shirt that's worn by all, you tend to see a variety of outfits at schools around the country ranging from gorilla suits to Hawaiian shirts to garish tuxedos and so on. It doesn't matter that it's a ploy for attention and camera time. They're 18 to 22 year old kids out for a couple hours of harmless fun. As long as they show up and cheer for the Gophers, it's fine with me.
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