Here is my take from the football uniforms and grades from OAA Media Day at Rochester.
ADAMS: The Highlanders have three jerseys from Russell Athletics along with the gold helmets. Traditionally Adams helmet has an A with a sword underneath the A but last season the Highlanders to celebrate their 50th anniversary went with the script Adams on the helmet which I though was a horrible decision to do that. Adams has a Highlander kilt design on the elbows on all three jerseys which is very interesting. On their home brown jerseys they have a gold V-Neck with the front that has the name ADAMS and the number in gold trim on the front. Adams under coach Tony Patrino usually wear white pants with a gold outline on the side with the name HIGHLANDERS. On the road whites the jerseys are same exact design as the home uniforms with the Highlander kilt on the elbows with the name ADAMS and lettering and numbers are in brown with gold for the outline. On the alternate jerseys it’s an all gray with the same design but the lettering and numbers are larger than on the home and road jerseys. I really feel these should be the Highlanders home uniforms, not the brown jerseys. Until they change the design on the helmet, an A is not in the cards right now. GRADE B.
AVONDALE: The Yellow Jackets have three different uniform
combinations to go along with their purple helmet that has the bee on the sides.
The provider of the uniforms is Adidas which is something that I don’t like
but the design I do like. On the home purple jerseys it has the name AVONDALE
on them with the number in yellow and the numbers on the shoulders. On their
alternate jerseys which are yellow, it’s the same design with purple and white
and on the road white it’s purple numbering and gold outline on the shoulders. The Adidas
logo sticks out which is not good. Get rid of that Adidas logo and you have a
good uniform. GRADE B.
ATHENS: The Red Hawks went back to their traditional gold
helmet with the Red Hawks logo on them. They went the all red look for home
games and the all-white look for road games. On the helmet, I don’t understand
the name on top of the helmet with the red outline but that’s for another day.
They put the last names of the players on the
back of them which is a big plus. What I don’t like about their uniforms is the provider, Adidas.
Another thing I didn’t like was the hawk wings on the elbows. I kind of wish
they would put the number of the players on the elbows. The design and clean
look is good but just don’t like whom provided the uniforms. GRADE C.
BERKLEY: The Bears have an interesting uniform design given to
them by Nike. The helmets were dark blue with the Bears logo on them until
Missouri State copyrighted the Bears logo and they went with a white
helmet with the B logo on the sides. The home dark blue uniforms has the BEARS name and numbers. The numbers are italicized on the front of the jerseys
with a white stripe on the elbows and numbers on the shoulders. The all white
look is awful, you can’t see the numbers because they are in white with only
the outline the name BERKLEY in dark blue. The home uniforms at Hurley Field
looks good but the road ones need work. GRADE C.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS: The Blackhawks changed their uniform look
last season when they went to Nike from Russell Athletic in 2015. Bloomfield
Hills went with the black helmet with a Blackhawks design on them on both
sides. They went from the black to the purple for their home uniforms last
season. It has the name BLACKHAWKS on it with white lettering. What is
interesting is that they have white on the elbows with purple numbering and
white outlines to go along with purple pants. The road white uniforms say HILLS
on them with purple lettering. They have black on the shoulders with the purple
numbering on them with white pants. It’s an interesting and good uniform design
but it’s interesting though that purple although not a bad color was the color
they went with. GRADE B.
CLARKSTON: The Wolves went to two different uniform
providers with their design to go along with the classic Michigan helmet look.
The home dark blue jerseys are provided by Under Armor which has the CLARKSTON
name in small font and in white with the gold numbering with white outlines on
the front of the jerseys. The numbers are on the shoulders with the same design
to go along with the blue pants. The road uniforms are provided by Nike, to
which the jersey says CLARKSTON with the blue numbers and gold outlines. They
have numbers also on the elbows as well but the numbers are very odd in an
unusual way with white pants. It’s interesting that a school like Clarkston
needing two different jersey providers doesn’t always go well
with me. GRADE C+
FARMINGTON: The Falcons are going with a whole new look this
season. Farmington is getting rid of their traditional Penn State look and
going with a new design from Nike. The Falcons added gray to their new jerseys
with the Falcons logo on the back of both of them. On the new road jerseys they
have a gray stripe on the middle with two dark blue stripes in between on the
shoulders. On the front there is the name FARMINGTON in small font with the
number in gray and dark blue outlining. On the new home jerseys the stripe in
the middle is white with gray on the sides of the shoulders along with the name
FARMINGTON and the number on the crest of the home dark blue jerseys. I’m going
to miss the traditional Penn State look but it’s an interesting uniform design
but the white helmet could be a problem. GRADE B-
FERNDALE: The Eagles have three uniform combinations to
choose from with their Russell Athletic providers and they look very good combined
with their gold helmets. Ferndale has their traditional home brown uniforms
with gold numbers outlined in white with white elbows and gold outline. They
have the EAGLES name crested in small font with the players numbers. The road
white uniforms have a brown outline on the elbows with brown and gold numbers
on the shoulders. The crest has the number and a small FERNDALE on them. The
all gold uniforms also look good as well. I like Ferndale’s crop of uniforms
especially if they go with the all brown, all white, or all gold. Makes a great
uniform. GRADE A.
GROVES: This maybe the best look in football for me in my
opinion. The green Falcons helmet with the gold Falcons logo looks good. I love
the green, gold, and black design of the Falcons that Nike made. The home green
is perfect with the black elbows and the font with the name GROVES and
numbering is gold with black pants. The road white uniforms are also great but
with no gold. It has the green elbows with the numbers on the shoulders. The
name GROVES and numbers are also green to go along with white pants. I love
this look, please don’t change this up. GRADE A.
HAZEL PARK: The Vikings uniforms are very unique especially
with the maroon helmet. Hazel Park’s road uniforms are all white with the name
HAZEL PARK in small font along with maroon and gray trim. The home uniforms are maroon with gray and white trim with the numbers on the elbows. The team went
to Addix this season so that will be interesting. It will be the final season
for the Vikings in the OAA so it will be interesting to see what happens. GRADE
D.
HARRISON: The Hawks enter their final season with the
traditional uniforms. They have the same yellow helmet with
the traditional H football with the white and green striping on top and the
yellow pants with the green and white stripes. What bothers me a bit is that Nike gave Harrison the same jerseys but different font sizes with the name on front of the jerseys. Some of the uniforms
are big while the others are small in lettering. The home green uniforms have the
name HAWKS on them with the white and yellow outline numbering. They have the
two gold stripe and one big white stripe on the shoulders with the numbers on
the elbows. The road white uniforms have the same design but with two green stripes and one gold stripe with the numbers on the elbows. The name HARRISON is on the front with
the numbers in green and gold outline. Never go against the
classics. GRADE A-
LAKE ORION: The Dragons have not been the same uniform wise
since they went with Nike in 2012 when they had the traditional Russell
Athletic uniforms. This season, Lake Orion is going back to a uniform design
that has benefited them in the past the opposite elbow uniforms. On the home
green jerseys to which they wore from 2013-2014, it will say DRAGONS with the
numbers on the front of the jerseys. The elbows will be the opposite color
which is white. On the road white uniforms it is the 2012 design with the green
elbows that sent the team to the State Semifinals that season, the front will
say DRAGONS and have the players numbers in the front. The nameplates will also
be in the back of the jerseys as well. The Dragons uniforms are very unique but
the opposite elbow look gives me a passing grade for Lake Orion. GRADE A.
NORTH FARMINGTON: The Raiders went with new uniforms this
offseason after having an outdated design since 2007, which was awesome and
what helped was yours truly had some input on coach Bob Chiesa football team’s
new look. The new brown uniforms look awesome with the name NORTH on the chest
with a yellow V-Neck and white numbering. North Farmington added yellow stripes
on the elbows and white numbering on the shoulders. The home pants are brown
with yellow stripes on the sides with the name RAIDERS on them. The road white
uniforms look awesome as well with the name NORTH FARMINGTON crested on the
chest with the numbering in brown with a yellow outline. What I really love is
that Chiesa went with the Harrison look with the two brown stripes and one big
yellow stripe on the shoulders. The road white pants are very good as well with
brown stripes with the name RAIDERS on them. The helmet concerns me a bit that
it’s white still, if Chiesa goes yellow helmets then this is awesome but
progress is being made thus far. GRADE A.
OAK PARK: The Knights have three jerseys that they have.
Their home red uniforms look very good with the white elbows and numbers on the
shoulders with KNIGHTS on the chest with white numbering. The road white has
the same look but with the red elbows and red numbering on the shoulders with
the name OAK PARK on them in red. The third alt jerseys are all black with the
name OAK PARK on the chest with red numbering on the shoulders. The home and
road uniforms look very good as always and with the OP multi colored helmet it
makes a very good combination even the pants with the red, white, or black.
GRADE A-
OXFORD: The Wildcats went to straight Under Armor after
going with Russell Athletic for a little while. Oxford wears dark blue helmets
with the O on one side of the helmet and the traditional yellow pants. The home
dark blue jerseys have the name WILDCATS and the number on the front with the
numbers in yellow with white outlining. They have the numbers on the shoulders
as well. The road uniforms are very similar with the name OXFORD with the blue numbering
and yellow outlines on the shoulders. It’s an interesting design to say the
least. GRADE B-
PONTIAC: The Phoenix got new uniforms last season and they
look sharp. Pontiac had two different companies make their uniforms to along
with the gray helmet with the Phoenix logo on them. Their home purple uniforms
they went with the Russell Athletic look with the name PONTIAC and the number
in italics. They have a black line that goes through the top of the jerseys
with a white square on the side of shoulders. I like this design, thought it
looks very good with the purple pants as well. The road white jerseys are made
by Nike with the name PONTIAC with the lettering in purple. The numbers are
also on the elbows and there is a purple stripe on the shoulders. It’s an
interesting uniform combination to say the least for coach Charles Talley and
his team. GRADE C.
ROCHESTER: Whomever is the Falcons uniform designer has doom
written all over it. Rochester went to an all white look with the helmet,
jersey, and pants. They had the same look but with the blue jerseys last season
with the FALCONS name in small font with the number in white with a white
stripe on the shoulders. The road white has the name ROCHESTER on them. The
white helmets were horrible, they need to go back to the blue helmets right now
AQAP. GRADE C-
ROYAL OAK: The Ravens have three different looks to their
uniforms with black helmets. The helmets were interesting as they had the
Ravens logo on one side with the players number on the other side of them for
coach Ray McMann Their home black uniforms were awesome, especially with the
white to blue elbows with the numbers on the shoulders. The name RAVENS is on
the chest with the numbers. They have a third uniform which is used for a
special occasion. They would wear blue uniforms with white pants which is okay
with me. The down for me is their road uniforms which is a complete 180. The
company that provided them were Adidas with a very similar design to Troy
Athens uniforms. The name ROYAL OAK and numbers are on the front and the Adidas
logo shows on top with the Ravens wings on the elbows. The home jerseys are
awesome, the third jerseys are decent, but the road jerseys are just awful.
GRADE C.
SEAHOLM: I love the Maples look by Nike. I’m not a big fan
of the pants though with the name MAPLES name on the side of them. The jersey I
like, the home Maple jerseys have the White elbows and white stripe with the
names on the back of the jerseys. The road jerseys are the opposite with the
Maple elbows and stripe on them with the name plates on the back of the
jerseys. The chest has SEAHOLM and the number on both of them in Maple. I like
the jerseys but not the pants or the helmet. They need to go back to the marron
helmet and quickly. GRADE B-
SOUTHFIELD ARTS AND TECH: The Warriors uniform design is interesting
with a red, white, and blue set of uniforms. Southfield Arts and Tech uses the
uniform designs to their own choosing. The blue helmet with the S A&T logo
on the left side of the helmet does bother me a bit, looking a bit like the
Pittsburgh Steelers. What I don’t like is that big Adidas logo sticking out on
top of the name plate. It doesn’t even need to be there. The name of the
uniforms has WARRIORS sticking out with the numbers and the small font numbers
on the elbows on all three uniforms. The design is fine but wish they would
increase the font size and get rid of Adidas. It’s an awful look for them.
GRADE: C.
STONEY CREEK: I am in love with Stoney Creek’s new football
uniforms that Under Armor provided for them. The new uniforms the team showed
at their Moms Clinic remind me of a great basketball uniform when Michigan
State wore back in the mid 2000’s. On both the uniforms the players last names
are on the back. I like the white on the crest with the name COUGARS and gold
numbering along with gold on the side of the uniform on the home dark navy
uniforms with the gold V-Neck. The road white has the same design but with the
name STONEY CREEK on the uniforms and blue on the sides. They will have three
different pants with the navy blue, white, and gold looks. The helmet I think
needs a makeover, if coach Nick Merlo can get rid of the SC logo with the
numbers on the sides and bring back the Cougars logo on them with a blue line
on top then this uniform is awesome. Whomever did this look, I would say
awesome job and ARMOR UP. GRADE A.
TROY: The Colts are well known for their black helmet with black pants
which is the main color of Troy. They have two different set of uniforms
with two different companies which is always a no-no in my book. What makes
this worse is that the Colts went with Adidas for their road uniforms. They
have the Colts logo on the shoulders and have just added a set of white pants to go with the white uniforms. The black helmet is just awful with the
TC on one side of the uniform and the players number on the other side with a
gray stripe on it. The home black uniforms are from Russell Athletic. They have the
players last names on the back and a bit of gray, white, and red trim with the name TROY on the front with the numbers in white lettering to go with the traditional black pants. The home
look is an A, the road look is an F. GRADE D.
WEST BLOOMFIELD: The Lakers uniform is interesting but what
bothers me is the helmet. The helmet should go back to green in my opinion but
keep the design with the line and numbers on the side. West Bloomfield has four
different uniform combinations to go with. I think Nike has done a great job
with the Lakers uniforms to go along with the white pants that has green
stripes on the side. The home green uniform has the name LAKERS with the number
in white along with the numbers on the elbows with a white stripe around it.
The road jerseys are the opposite with green stripes and numbers on the elbows.
The classic alternate look is the military uniforms to which they wear to
dedicate to the military, I like that look a lot. Last season, the team went to
a black uniform for its final home game of the season which was interesting.
The look looks great but if they can change from a white to green helmet then
this would be a great uniform combination. GRADE B.
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