OU to unveil new-look Nike uniforms

Leave the uniform alone. We are not Oregon.

As an OU fan I can handle the loses alot more than I can some of our stupid fans. I know it is a small percentage of folks. I was in line yesterday getting my flu shot and I guy that was in his 60's said something about Bob Stoopid. If I didn't have the respect I do for my elders, I would have punch him in the face. I asked him what he was doing last January 7th or 8th and he said he didn't know. He asked me what I was doing and I told him I was watching OU play in the national championship game. It makes me sick hearing people say crap like that. Go Sooners

Is there a picture of them anywhere?

hopefully the new uniforms will have a bullseye made of the sticky side of velcro THEN we need a new football made of cotton

Jason you know that feeling better than anyone.

It doesn't matter what kind of uni they wear, they still suck.

Yes, Bob is a state employee. Yes Bob does get paid by the public university which is the University of Oklahoma.

Unlike most employees of the state, Bob helps to bring in a much greater amount than he is paid, an amount which is spread around at the University of Oklahoma (a public university partially funded by the state of Oklahoma). While Stoops is an employee of the University of Oklahoma, (a public university partially funded by the state of Oklahoma) his salary is actually paid out of the athletic department's budget.

The athletic department's budget is replenished mainly by the revenue brought in by the football team.

The result is that the product that Stoops puts on the field brings in the money that pays his salary, as well as goes to numerous other endeavors at the University of Oklahoma.

So I will remain one of the people who realize our tax dollars do not really go to Stoops. Thanks though Stefanie.

For those of you that think the state doesn't pay Bob Stoops
http://blog.newsok.com/datawatch/2009/08/10/the-best-paid-state-employees/
that is his salary paid of of the state government budget which comes from our tax dollars GO SOONERS!!

These aren't throw back uniforms. They are prototype uniforms. They may incorporate some current and past uniform markings but they are new altogether. The TCU uniforms are sweet. The pants and helmets are made to look like reptile skin, interesting concept... We, along with the other schools that were picked are testing the uniforms out for Nike. They involve new types of pads and fabrics that are supposed to displace the force of hits better. Dont ask me how, thats just what I read.

Didn't Howard Schenellenbuger roll out new uniforms when he was at OU? A lot of good it did him. LOL

I just feel terrible about those se asia kids. I cant seem to get over it...............................Nope I am over it.

Josh - Amen. I don't see why so many people think taxes go to pay the coach salaries at any school. Except maybe high school.

The state doesn't pay Stoops. Your tax dollars don't pay Stoops. The athletic program pays Stoops, and the football program and the men's basketball program are the only athletic programs operating in the black at OU. That means those two sports (football to a much greater extent) support all the other athletic programs, as well as provide a great amount of support the universities' other endeavors. To all you idiots who think the state of Oklahoma is paying Stoops' salary, stop kidding yourselves.

Burt, the state is getting off cheap with what they pay Stoops. He's worth every dime.

why don't you go feed them buzz? Buzzzzzzz your a$$ over there and 'spread your wealth'.

new uniforms while children are starving in se asia. makes sense.

I get that alot. :D

Jason - :oÞ hahahhhaa you stink

Will Stoops keep his $250,000 per year bonus from Nike if O.U. does not get into a bowl game? He makes $231,000 per month in state salary and then the rest of the 5-million comes from Nike and the OUAA. I'm not sure Nike will continue to support a dead horse program after this year and O.U. will be paying Nike to put the logo on the jersey.

Raven, OSU doesn't need all the makup and glitter to make us look good on the feild. Might as well bust out the pink tutus and hair curlers during the TTU game...since ou is world champs in men's gymnastics. :p

No uniform gimmicks!

i was there 2-years ago with 4,000 other sooner fans, and maybe 20 band members for ou in the north endzone. tech is very stingy with there tickets for the opposing team and band members too. i guess i was walking down the wrong strip at the wrong time. they was mouthy and getting drunk there, i had my 15 year old girl lindsey there and she saw it as well. all the sooner fans sat in the right corner section close too the top, plus we had 2-texas dept public safety officers for our protection. me and my buddies from altus,okla noticed it kind of like a prison football game. cops everywhere there at the stadium. it will be like that again, i believe i will stay home and watch and see how ou takes the field. the crowd is very rowdy there and cocky as well. i promised myself i never go back too lubbock. i don,t know where you was sitting, but i had good seats in the middle on the right corner. maybe this year they let the whole ou-band play there. another thing they don,t like too do instant replay on tech one screen they had, unless it benefits them. janet from okc, good luck if you go too lubbock. truthfully i look for oklahoma too lose there. if they do win this game they had better hurry and run off the field for there protection, by watching the security around the opposing teams.

It seems like a marketing disaster to wear throwback uniforms on the road when only 4-5,000 of your fans will be in attendance. Yes thousands more will watch the game on TV... but if you wore throwback unis in Norman (like they did several years ago) the chances of selling replica jerseys and stuff would go up astronomically vs. doing so on the road.

I hate gimmicks. OU has been all about tradition for years. Aside from minor changes and upgrades to the material... the Sooners have worn the same basic uniform for more than 40 years.

Doing throwbacks is a neat way to honor past teams... but this feels more like a gimmick, particularly since it's a road game.

Too bad Niki couldn't fix some of our hurt players! Sam Bradford could use some new super glue for his shoulder!
Johnny, I've attended two games at Lubbock and the fans were very nice and fun to be around! Sorry you got such a bad taste. I suppose there are such fans in every stadium. I never saw anyone try to pick a fight! Wish I could go this year.

Wish they would un-veil a new look offense. The uniforms were great, the offense is far from average. Boomer Sooner!!!

what is this a promonital thing for nike and oklahoma too change up the uniforms, sounds fishy too me. how much was the pay-off under the table. you will need all the luck too play at lubbock, that is a rowdy crowd there and they can get nasty as well, been there seen it. thats why they have the police all over the stadium with the texas dept. highway patrolman as well in the stands protecting the guests in the stands. you would think you was at a prison rodeo there. hopefully oklahoma can just get the win and get out of there, the police escort the players too the busses as well, its a rowdy college town. tech fans try too pick fights with ou fans walking too the stands, they have all-day too get drunk and mouthy as well. i took my daughter there the last time, it was ugly with the tech fans.

What a great accompanying video....doesn't have a damn thing to do with the story....way to go DOK.

Hopefully the new uniforms will look good with the black ink that Tech fans throw on them.

Steve, they will have jock straps. University President Boren will personally be fitting the players for their new Nike jock straps next week.

So are they finishing out the season in these uniforms or are they just a 1 game deal?

Cecil love the leather helmet idea. If you're gonna go throwback why not go all the way?

They're doing it against TT - not A&M, according to the article. "The Oklahoma Sooners will have a different look when they travel to Texas Tech in two weeks. "

Anyone ever seen Major League II.....when Charlie Sheen comes out with the glasses and bad A hair due....Swayze says...."New look....same old noodle arm" That's how i feel about my Sooners pulling a throw back this week. Although it might appear to be the right game to do it...against a worthless A&M team.

Chris - LMFAO They should call it Pro Contact..instead of Combat, because you're right, it is a game.

Jason, OKC - Why, yes I am. Thank you for noticing.

All this talk about we are middling status, blah blah blah blah...all that crap. Idiots, anyone who seriously thinks OU is going to be a middling team from now on is an idiot. Yes, it has been a down year, but one down year does not relegate a team to middling status, especially a team that has played for 4 national titles this decade. Our recruiting is still strong and our coaches have a track record of success (no matter what idiots who think otherwise say). We may lose in Lubbock (seems likely), but we will beat Texas A&M and OSU at home. The sky is not falling, for the love of God calm down.

CECIL - LMFAO...picturing George Clooney in Leatherheads.

"Pro Combat"??? Seriously? It's a game, man. Not combat. Why not call the new line "Cap in 'Yo Ass"? Just a suggestion. Might appeal to today's "utes".

I think they should go with leather helmets.

And no facemasks.

Raven is awesome

Okay we're sucking right now, but I feel it's not a bad time for a little makeover. I'd say more if I knew what they look like. You laugh at Oregon, but they get top line recruits partly because some of them like they're uniform. Why else would you go hide up in the corner of the US. You all have to remember recruits are overgrown kids and small things like updated and cool uniforms may attract them. It's not traditional, so some of us old heads may not like it but our preferences are irrelevant to a degree. Boomer Sooner!

Jason - it's news because OU gets to wear the new uniforms, and OSU doesn't. :oÞ

WTF does throwback mean?
And it is true, the jerseys change every year. A tiny bit...Look at photos from the 80s to the 90s to today...I like the 2008 jerseys better than the 1988 jerseys. They used to wear the long sleeves down past their elbows and now you can actually see their arms. Sexxxy!

Seriously though, maybe these are some jerseys filled with Sooner Magic, and they will come to life when Jones gets the ball, and the O-line really WILL block for him. OK that isn't serious, but it'd be nice!

Why in the f* is this news?

Sounds like a one-time promotion. Nike picked 10 top-tier schools to help debut the new uniform material. Thankfully OU is getting classic/throwback treatment instead of the tricked-up, futuristic look other schools, like TCU's horned frog-inspired uniform, are getting.

They should change the school colors to Purple and Gold while they are at it.

White helmets????

Surely the throw-back look is for one game only. Didn't they do that back in the Jason White days for one non-conference game? If they stick with the throw-back look, I'm done...

Sooners were a class-act, but are now selling out to "the man."

A season that sucks just got worse. Now we are reduced to middle tier status and have to rely on Nike "bling" to get attention. Schnelly tried this too- in one year he turned us into Louisville. And now Stoopsie wants to aspire to become Oregon. Tulsa tries this new uniforms for big games - its been wildly successful for them. Is Mack going to have tails affixed and Bevo cracks painted down the back of their helmets? I doubt it. Joe C. and David B. will do anything for mo'money. Here's to getting it handed to you in West TX but - lookin' mahvelus in defeat.

I think they picked OU because Adrian Peterson is featured in a Pro Combat commercial.

K, the uniforms change almost yearly. Especially since Nike sponsors them, the teams wear the uniforms they are given. But, usually for the most part they still look the same. I'd be willing to bet that, especially from in front of the TV, you will never be able to tell. But, I'm really hoping they don't change the overall look. But, I'd have to disagree with you on TT's pants, I think they look badass.

The one thing they shouldn't change is the Helmet! Keep the crimson helmet with the white OU letters!!!!!!

Steve its not the jock straps. We haven't been wearing any since we were faked out of them in the BYU game.

Now I'm really disappointed. The one thing you could count on was the traditional uniform from OU. Its a statement that you have an elite program (even though you don't play like one at the moment). I hope its not the look they are changing. I can't stand the stupid looking pants that TT has or the ever changing look from Oregon.

we need a new look, need a few new look players too:

Maybe ou can become the Oregon of the Big 12.
How exciting for Swooner fans -- each Saturday Swooner fans not knowing what fashion statement will come out of the tunnel.
How can one sleep not knowing?
OMG!! When you're really stinkin' up the season, there's nothing like changing your look.
It's better to look good than to be good, I suppose.

Maybe Rohde can cover the runway fashion show in Norman. There's no one better.

I wish we would wear black football helmets. Florida St. looks awesome.

aaaaaaaha, Nike's got it. The uniforms are the problem. Of course, why couldn't I have thought of this problem. Maybe now with their less restrictive, lighter jerseys the line will actually block for Jones.

Jay you have a very valid point. At this point I would think they should change their jock straps. Nothing goes right, if the underwear is tight!

Appropriate. They don't play like Sooners, so maybe they shouldn't look like Sooners.

Whose pockets does this line? Don't change the m-fing uniforms for cryin out loud.

Better still, go all the way and bring back "throw back" players: Phil Loadholt, Jammal Brown, Adrian Peterson, Mark Clayton, Juaquin Iglesias, etc.

Boy, would Mike Leach be surprised!