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May 10, 2005
NFL to Coach: "Look Like Belichick, Not Landry": The NFL has told Mike Nolan they want him pimping licensed gear on the field, not wearing suits.
Hank Stram had a team blazer. His tie was just red though.
posted by trox at 08:46 AM on May 10, 2005
I'm surprised that NFL and Nascar brand suits don't exist already...
posted by dfleming at 08:47 AM on May 10, 2005
Frankly, I'm surprised the NBA and NCAA basketball haven't gone this way yet.
posted by rocketman at 08:53 AM on May 10, 2005
imo, you let the man honor his father.
posted by garfield at 09:14 AM on May 10, 2005
I guess I never paid much attention, but I never thought of Belichick's attire as "league-sanctioned team garb". Does it even have a Patriots logo on it? It looks like a plain old dark gray sweatshirt.
posted by lil_brown_bat at 09:18 AM on May 10, 2005
The NFL is way out of touch here. There is more to life than Marketting Rights and Money....
posted by daddisamm at 09:28 AM on May 10, 2005
Not when there is schwag to sell.
posted by NoMich at 09:53 AM on May 10, 2005
This is the least of the 49ers' problems.
posted by dusted at 10:07 AM on May 10, 2005
No Fedoras League
posted by gspm at 10:11 AM on May 10, 2005
This is a jump-the-shark moment for the NFL. The guy they named the trophy after wouldn't put up with being used as a dress-up doll. If coaches continue to sell some of the ugliest bodies in sports to merchandise companies after this, how can they expect to get any respect?
posted by rcade at 10:26 AM on May 10, 2005
Nice comment and link Rcade. Boy that is sure a boat-load of Tuna! In my opinion, Belichick looks like a wayward rock star trying to hide his Identity......
posted by daddisamm at 12:04 PM on May 10, 2005
Hee hee. I just hopped back to SpoFi and saw the FPP again, and read it as "Look like Belichick, not Laundry". "But Belichick does look like laundry!" I thought. I guess you hadda be there, or maybe be one of those people who dresses out of the laundry basket most mornings.
posted by lil_brown_bat at 12:21 PM on May 10, 2005
Tagliabue sucks. The NFL doesn't prosper by forcing every single person into one mold. But the PR backlash in this instance will surely see Nolan wearing a suit and tie on the sidelines come September.
posted by billsaysthis at 02:46 PM on May 10, 2005
The NFL succeeded in getting Plummer to take Pat Tillman's number off his helmet without much of a PR backlash.
posted by bperk at 03:18 PM on May 10, 2005
If I were Nolan, I would agree to this, so long as Tagliabue agreed to show up wearing an NFL thong at the 50-yard line in Candlestick. Until then, Pete, STFU, I'll wear what I feel comfortable in and you go back to helping bone players with non-guaranteed contracts. This last comment is an indication that garfield has won out over me from a previous discussion about Terrell Owens holding out this season. I submit.
posted by wfrazerjr at 04:05 PM on May 10, 2005
I don't know which to be more flabbergasted at: That Nolan got turned down, or that he had to ask permission to dress neatly in a suit and tie in the first place. One of the things that I used to like about the Cowboys of old was that Landry always looked like a class act out there.
posted by alumshubby at 05:00 PM on May 10, 2005
I hope part of his sideline attire is a Tagliabue headband.
posted by gspm at 05:05 PM on May 10, 2005
whatchou talkin' 'bout, willis?
posted by garfield at 12:28 PM on May 11, 2005
The league could use a bit of class, that's for sure. It's just a shame that class might come from something as superficial as the clothes a coach wears, although they do look a little silly being human billboards to market the "brand" the teams have become. Give me the Man In The Hat any day....
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 12:34 PM on May 11, 2005
Next step: market team-licensed blazers and ties.