FIRST LOOK: Iowa Hoops Throwback Jerseys For Feb. 4 Penn State Game

Big fan.

but these are fucking sweeet

Does the number on the jersey seem small? Like really small?

Those mid-80s unis are some of my favorites.

We could just keep wearing those on a permenent basis as far as I’m concerned.

My kids and even myself laugh looking at some of the old footage. It’s. Wonder some guy’s dong didn’t ever peek out back in the day.

So, will Scheels be selling these for an arm and a leg?

have the shadow outline of a human head on there, too?

Because that’d be pretty cool.

I’m not a big yellow jersey guy…

but these make those look like a waste of space.

Now they just need to change the lanes back to yellow from black. And lose the parquet already.

then we don’t have one
i vote for making it standard issue

so, basically, I’m a throwback.

It had everything, with big bulky guys and little guys and athletic guys and dead-eye guys from about 15-20 on jumpers and everything. Me and some buddies watched the Final 16 game from the old College Street Club against Oklahoma, and OT game I recall, which BJ tied in regulation with a super long shot that made the place go berserk. Then in the Final 8 game we were up almost 20 at half to UNLV…..and somehow blew the lead, and the game. Really, heartbreakingly painful. And that was that—we have never been nearly as good again.

The great thing was that team was even BETTER than it was, so to speak. Gerry Wright had been hurt much of the season, I recall, and if he’d been healthy all year, you have maybe the best Iowa team ever, better maybe even than the 1969-70 team. I recall that BJ wasn’t the projected starter until the slated guard got hurt, and BJ just took over and never looked back. You had Gamble, who was money inside 20 feet, and Horton, and Marble, and Wright, and so on. For that one season, we had elite talent six-deep.

And, of course, there was the legendary fight between the BB team and wrestlers….

It’s been a long time, so maybe my dates are off on some of the above, but I remember all that stuff happening in ’86-87. What a year!

I wonder if that look is coming back. Kind of amusing.

in terms of being an Iowa basketball fan, I have never been the same since the ‘86-’87 season. We had the convergence of Raveling’s recruiting ability and Dr. Tom’s coaching. Even then, it looked like the best opportunity we might have in a long time to win it all. Unfortumately, appearances were correct.. No one team or one loss has stuck with me as long and painfully as blowing the lead on UNLV. It was a great team.

One more thing, and I assume that people are glossing over this because the old script unis are the best. The only problem is that they AREN"T Dr. Tom’s unis for the 86-7 season. I did a double-take when I saw this, then clicked over to You Tube for the final seconds of the Sweet Sixteen game against Oklahoma, and verified it. Lute used them, Raveling used them, but Dr. Tom changed the unis. As much as I love them, use them some other game than this one. Give that team their uniforms.