Auburn Vs Oregon

Auburn Vs Oregon, (AP) – The latest weapon in the game of recruiting can be found in the closet. Critics may dismiss the wide range of uniforms and helmets Oregon burnt-orange Virginia Tech broke the Orange Bowl as gimmicky marketing – Do not let your collection is incomplete! Get the latest must-have “swimsuit! – Designed to extract money from loyal fans. But several jerseys and gloves, helmets and cleats that go with them, are powerful attractive to players.

“Being the University of Nike, in essence, we get a lot of cool stuff. A lot of new things all the time. It really is a recruitment tool, “Oregon receiver Jeff Maehl said.” When I climbed on a recruiting trip, I was shown all the different jerseys and said the 100 uniform combinations. ”

Resident fashionistas College football is about to add one more to the composition, debuting another new look for the game Monday night’s BCS title against top-ranked Auburn.

“It’s nice to know you’re in for a surprise every week,” Oregon receiver Josh Huff said.

For years, football uniforms were pretty standard. Baggy pants fabric yielded to spandex equipped, and some schools would add impetus to their shirts here and there. Notre Dame broke even – gasp! – Swimwear green on occasion. But a fashion revolution like what the Fab Five did for basketball? This does not happen.

Then came the Ducks.

“We used Oregon as a test pilot for a large number of innovations and a large number of mix-and-match (uniforms), said Todd Van Horne, Creative Director World Football Nike.

Just as it did with clothes in other sports, Nike has improved the functionality of their uniforms over the years by making them more lightweight and breathable, which reduces the amount of material used and padding by adding the structure itself. It has improved the technology on its way mitts.

“Hear the voice of the athlete” is our principle, “said Van Horne.” They want innovation. … They want lighter, they want more flexibility, they want more breathable, they want great fitting shirts, but are not binding. ”

But players want to look good, too, and have a primary color jersey for home games and white for the road is so 1990s – 1980s and 70s, too, for that matter.

“I feel like our tradition is the unexpected,” Oregon linebacker Spencer Paysinger said. “It’s our tradition to mix and shock the nation.”

Oh, the shock of the nation the Ducks did when they unveiled their “struggle against highlighter” uniforms in the opener of the 2003 season. Temporarily blinded some fans, too, with Day-Glo yellow jerseys and pants so bright that ‘they could be seen clearly SEC country.

And that was just the beginning. Since 2006, Nike deployed four different uniforms for Oregon, giving the Ducks nearly 400 possible combinations when considering the various jerseys, pants, helmets, socks and shoes. As if this were not bold enough, the numbers on the jerseys were futuristic funky – think “Rollerball” – and the reasons for diamonds on the shoulders and knees gave uniforms a moth-eaten look.

Wings on his shoulders have replaced the diamond, but the Ducks are still setting fashion trends. Over the past two years, they wore green jerseys, black sweaters, shirts yellow, white jerseys with silver numbers and trim, white jerseys with green trim, silver pants, black pants and green pants.

Got all that? Good, because for Monday’s game against the Auburn BCS, No. 2 Oregon has yet another twists, it’s all in white, called “Stormtrooper” look. Figures have neon yellow piping around them, and matching studded neon-shaded and socks that are designed to make players’ feet a blur as they downfield dart.

“I love them,” said Paysinger. “They will make us look quickly on the ground. As it gets darker in the day, the color starts glowing.”

As those who have been around teenagers knows – the children of any age, really – what a person has from the others want.

Asked about the uniforms of Oregon, defensive tackle Auburn All-American Nick Fairley eyes brightened. Not only is he a little jealous of the Ducks missed; there is a drop in particular he loves.

“I love everything they have in black with black helmets,” said Fairley.

Schools have seen several other flashy patterns of Oregon, the more they have claimed for their own unique looks. Maybe not the same degree the Ducks, but options.

Ohio State, Oregon State, Alabama, Boise State, Florida, Miami, Pitt, West Virginia, Virginia Tech and TCU all wore uniforms specially designed for a game this year. TCU updated his uniform for the Rose Bowl, his first appearance BCS, and Florida and Boise State got a new look for the bowl games, too.

“Kids today, they are impressionable. They love this stuff; they like to be on the cutting edge, “Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith said. “This is something that is important to our children today, we also saw it as a recruiting opportunity to show we are innovative, we are creative and we can do things differently.”

For the second consecutive year, Ohio State was wearing a survival suit for its game against Michigan. Honor this year’s team in 1942, the first Ohio State win a national title, and as simple scarlet jerseys with gray trim around the sleeves and helmets scarlet.

Merchandise sales benefited from Memorial University, of course, but Smith said the revenue generated by the add-ons was not huge. ” The real point was to strengthen the link between the Buckeyes and their fans.

“To be able to demonstrate, not only for our football team but to our Ohio community and our community Columbus a reminder of what they did – because they were playing football and went to war – to get them back on the stand, to promote and remind people what these people sacrificed … It was very moving, “said Smith.” It was very exciting for our fans. It was very emotional for our players. It was very emotional for these guys themselves. ”

And he made Ohio a player in the game of fashion this year.

AP College Football Writer Ralph D. Russo and AP Sports Writers Anne M. Peterson and Rusty Miller contributed to this report.

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Auburn Football

Auburn Football, The Auburn football team held its first scrimmage of the season last week in Jordan-Hare Stadium, running about 70 plays.

“Tonight, for our first scrimmage, there were plenty of good things happened,” said Auburn head coach Gene Chizik. “We really practice together back-to-back” I was proud of me and I think that responded well to what we feel like we have to do to make our football team better.

With a scrimmage at full speed to his credit, Chizik said it was good to see some great works are done on both sides of the ball.

“Offensively, we had some explosive plays really nice, especially in the passing game,” Chizik said. “Defensively, we did some things well, but gave up more big plays, obviously. There were a lot of plays being made on both sides and I really feel that for the first line of scrimmage can not be a lot of great teaching this and go out again on Saturday and do it again. ”

With a roster full of seniors and a lot of experience returning on both sides of the ball, Chizik and his staff also used the line of scrimmage as an opportunity to evaluate some of the newcomers.

“When you have a lot of seniors, you know what they can do for the most part,” Chizik said. “We’re trying to get enough reps with the older boys to get our distribution right in a few different things. But for the most part, our youth have a lot of repetitions of good tonight, it will be good for We evaluate and qualify.’s going to be a learning experience. ”

Auburn will return to training camp behind the Auburn Athletic Complex at 10 am on Thursday the second of two day of the season. All practices are closed to the public.

Auburn opens the 2010 season Sept. 4 against Arkansas State 6 pm CT at Jordan-Hare Stadium. The game will be televised by Fox Sports Net

A limited number of season tickets and mini-season single-game are still available. For more information, please visit www.auburntigers.com or call 1-800-AUB-1957.

AUBURN PLAYER QUOTES

Dee Ford, DE
The maintenance staff complete training since last season …
“We are part of a program and we’re used to it. Everyone knows they are supposed to be doing the same things over and over again. I think it will help in allowing us to build a stronger team. We are confident. We quarterbacks strong and some depth on defense this year. We’re feeling very well. ”

The progress through the preseason …
“We’re going very hard in training at this time. We just started the camp. Once the season gets closer, is going to be easy. The practices are going smoothly. Everyone is getting used to the system and we are only practicing hard. ”

Josh Bynes, LB
The young talent …
“The talent was there with all the young guys, especially Ryan Smith and McNeal Demetruce. Went in and played well. The first year I went, especially the linebackers, played well. It’s great for young kids to go and get some reps. They did a great job in the end to stop the crime. ”

Cam Newton, QB
Thoughts on the Auburn offense as season approaches …
“Everyone knows the season is just around the corner. It’s here. There is not much to say. The kids are there knowing they have to improve. They have to know their mission. Coach (Gus) Malzahn is coaching the quarterbacks and pointing out our mistakes – tells us how we can make ourselves better. ”

The personal performance …
“I had a good performance, but I can always do better – some shots that I can do. There were some shots that had to do, but did not.”

Onterio McCalebb, RB
The potential big play offense next line of scrimmage first …
“I’m used to making big plays offense. That’s what we do in practice – making big plays. Preseason practices are going well. We go out and work hard every day. We’re going into the cinema this night and correct our mistakes. We went every day doing what we must do to win. ”

The team spirit of the season starting …
“I feel very good. Everyone is pumped for the season. We are all counting the days until the State of Arkansas. Everyone is having fun and working hard.”

Craig Stevens, LB
The poorer performance in the line of scrimmage Glassman …
“A guy who really stood out was Demetruce McNeal. He made many big plays today. Ryan Smith made a couple of big plays today as well. In general I feel I did pretty well offensively and defensively. The offense had a couple of big plays, but we turned the final and had a couple of big stops. Overall, I think it was a great scrimmage on both sides.

“Young boys have a lot of repetitions. All the boys had a great day. It might not have known where to go right when the ball broke, but once I discovered that pushed it.”

Terrell Zachery, WR
The offensive performance in the scrimmage tonight …
“The offense had a great night. We still have a lot of little things we have to correct, but everything looked very good. Antonio Goodwin and Shaun Kitchens are really raise the offense. Shaun is a bigger receiver. He went out there and made some plays. “

Alabama Football

Alabama Football, John Bosco fell into that trap. It has taken nearly a year to work its way out.

Sullen is thin and cut into its second season, weighing a svelte 305 pounds after reporting to 357 last summer.

“It was a long process,” said Bosco. “It seemed a lot more than a year. But it came down to a point where I lost weight or it would not be able to produce.”

As a result, he is in the mix of serious playing time on the offensive line.

Sullen representatives took place in August at right tackle, where he and Junior College transfer Brandon Mosley and Roszell Gayden are fighting for the only job vacancies in the line, replacing the graduated Andrew McCain.

“That is still completely open. I will not rule out anyone yet,” said Grimes. “I have no loyalty to anyone other than the best.”

Sullen processing and versatility gives new options for Auburn in a line still lacks depth.

“Let’s say he did win the right tackle position – which he still needs to be a guy who could move within us if we had an injury,” said Grimes. “He is smart enough to cross train a bit, but we are trying to give most of his work at the front.”

That’s even Sullen in the picture is remarkable. The Tigers signed him late in the process after Gene Chizik was hired in December 2008, taking a chance in the hiring of three stars in the backyard of Auburn.

Many fall Sullen, who weighed 340 pounds his senior year at Auburn High, a project at the university level.

He does not help by reporting nearly 20 pounds heavier than when he signed.

His first year was almost a lost cause. Bosco began as a guard against Ball State during the fourth week in place of Byron Isom suspension and handles himself very well, but was replaced next week by Bart Eddins.

Sullen greater contribution beyond that was one of the individual protective Auburn in punt formation.

“I would like again last year, but is in the past,” he said.

Sullen pledged to eliminate weight during the offseason. He exercised more, doing extra cardio work under the supervision of strength and conditioning coach Kevin Yoxall.

He revised his diet, eliminating fat and replacing it with vegetables and grilled dishes. Forty-two pounds later, all his clothes are too big.

“Coach Yox does a great job with our strength program actually cut people’s diets and added weight training, which is able to do that with a lot of guys,” Chizik said. “But they have to want to. And he did. That says a lot about the commitment of John to what to do here.”

The results are noticeable. Sullen footwork has improved by leaps and bounds. He retained his power, but is more agile, able to get to the linebackers quicker and more confident in their ability to block in space.

“And that has really grown and matured, and is a much more harsh and effort that was at all times last year,” said Grimes.

Sullen Said: “It’s just a completely new game for me now.”