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The uniforms the University of Louisville football team will wear against Florida State would make the Cantina characters in Star Wars jealous.

Halloween Eve don’t you know? Don’t be surprised if Chewbacca and Hans Solo aren’t staggering around on the party deck, along with Jabba the Hutt, Darth Vader and Greedo.

Greedo
Greedo

Adidas tells us the uniform is the only true compression uniform system in the industry, with Shockweb fabric fitting tighter to the body, making players more difficult to tackle. “Techfit Shockweb is lighter, helping to make the player fast and increasing his range of motion to support the athlete’s performance at the highest levels.”

The grey uniform will feature camoflauge accents and a chrome red Cardinals logo. A large, Old English “L” covers the chest of the compression base layer, while the jersey will feature lightweight, carbon black lettering and numbering outlined in bold red.

Heavy stuff for purist football fans who are more interested in good football than gadgetry and gimmicks. But probably the ultimate for a younger generation of players and fans who seem to put as much stock in the apparel as they do in personalities and talents of the people who are the game changers. The more they tamper with the shoes, the gaudier the look, some basketball players resembling clown with their clodhoppers.

Sprintframe cleats.
Sprintframe cleats.

Adidas says the shoes for the uniform come “with the lightest cleat in the game at 6.7 ounces. The cleat has a Sprintski upper with Shockweb reinforcement and a Sprintframe plate that provides maximum acceleration and multi-directional traction.”

All the extra advantages could offset some of the deficiencies in the UofL offense, which will be helpful if Florida State is still No. 1 and undefeated when it comes to Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium.

 

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By Charlie Springer

Charlie Springer is a former Louisville editor and sportswriter, a public affairs consultant, a UofL grad and longtime fan.

7 thoughts on “Adidas goes extraterrestial for Louisville football against Florida State”
  1. These uniforms are really sweet. Can’t wait to see them on the field at night instead of against a crazy backdrop.

  2. Are these a one-time only? Will we adopt them on a permanent basis if everybody likes them? Unfortunately if we lose, we’ll never see them again.

  3. Black, red, white and now grey. Ooookay. Can we just focus on football? Today’s players are too concerned about they look than playing the game.

    1. I think it’s great that they change the uniforms & players will come to your school for better looking gear, it only makes since to upgrade your gear. Players get hyped up when they wear cool looking uniforms . If you want boring watch Penn state

  4. Wow, just wow. Where will all this go? Superman capes would go well with this outfit against Florida State.

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