A few outstanding items arrived in the mail today. The first two are Jon Melander's Patriots' jerseys from his rookie season in the NFL, 1991. The third item is a TCF Bank Stadium mini. These are really tough to find, and I've personally been searching for at least two years for one.
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We just added a few more former Gopher NFL gamers to our collection. Tony Carter's Pats' jersey, and Ernie Wheelwright's Raven's jersey. Go to the our collection page, and then the pro jerseys tab to take a look.
We've finally found out white whale! After many years of searching, this important piece of Gopher history has now come home. Yes, this 1999 Sun Bowl ring is one of our favorites. This was the first bowl game that the Gopher 3 attended, so this piece has special meaning for us, and it goes nicely with our 99 Sun Bowl jersey.
This topic came up a few months ago, and the three of us, the Gopher hooligans, have strongly advocated for more helmet swag. By helmet swag, I mean award stickers. Coach Claeys confirmed that the Gophers will go with brick award decals on the rear of our helmets for big or important plays. We like it!
Check the link here: http://www.startribune.com/gophers-designing-helmet-stickers-with-tiny-gold-bricks-santoso-moving-to-punter-injury-updates/379660721/ In other news, we've picked up quite a few items recently, a few that have nice historical value, but it'll take a while to get photos together. In non-uni news, Coach Kill just took the assistant AD job at Kansas State. Congrats to him on the next stage in his life. Sounds like a nice gig! We've added a few new items to our pages after taking a hiatus for a few months. The first are Tyrone Carter's game used turf shoes from his Metrodome days. The other items are the last 3 bowl rings the Gophers have earned. Go to the appropriate pages to check them out.
We, the 3 Gopher hoodlums from Gopherjerseys.com wish you a very merry Christmas! The Gophers will wear gold lids, gold pants, and maroon jerseys for the Quick Lane Bowl in a few days from now. I hope to see ya'll there. Go Gophers!
It's taken a few days for me to digest Jerry Kill stepping down as Head Coach of my beloved Gopher football team. It initially reminded me of a lunchroom experience at St. Louis Park Jr. High School. I was simultaneously punched in the stomach, and kicked in the sack at the same time by the dreaded Vredenburg twins. One doesn't easily forget such pain, anger, and powerlessness, all at the same time. I wasn't quite sure what to do with this dumbfounded feeling after received text from my two collecting cohorts within minutes of each other, while teaching fourth grade. I also felt a sense of loss, and still do. Jerry hasn't gone anywhere that I'm aware of, but knowing he won't be leading our team on the sideline leaves a gaping hole in the team, and our figurehead is now gone.
I've gotten to know Jerry and Rebecca over the past 3 1/2 years. My wife and I first met them at the first Date Night with the Kills at TCF Bank Stadium. We immediately took to Jerry like he was an old friend or neighbor. His homespun drawl, honesty, and kindness immediately stood out to us. All the coaches of his staff embraced us that night like family, included Tracy Claeys. I couldn't have walked away from the event more impressed. After attending numerous socials, banquets, practices, and other events, the Kills greet us with hugs, not handshakes. I'll truly miss them both, and I firmly hope Jerry stays at the U in some capacity. I also hope that the influence that he does have, now that he's outside the university holds enough sway to get Coach Claeys the job on a permanent basis. While going through my last box of old Gopher jerseys, I found an old #90, slightly tattered. After some quick research, I found out this beauty was worn by my friend and former Gopher DL, Ed Hawthorne. After a bit a messaging and a trip to the post office, Ed was reunited with his freshman away jersey. I was thrilled to give Ed a piece of his maroon and gold heritage. It's always great to reunite a former with some of their game worn gear. It's surprising to hear from so many former players who own either very little, or none of their gear. While we don't make it a practice to part with any of our Gopher swag, for an awesome guy like Ed, we made an exception. Wear it with pride buddy.
The Gophers have just dialed up dark gray or anthracite (minus helmet) uniforms for this Halloween's tilt vs. Michigan. Anthracite is mineral coal mined mostly in the friendly countries of China, Russia, North Korea, Ukraine, and South Africa. I'm aware that the Gophers have trying to come up with a black uniform for a while now, so I'm very relieved with the color of the uni. I think these uniforms look great, for Halloween only that is. As an old fashioned uni guy, I prefer to keep with the traditional maroon and gold. Kim Jung-Ill gives them two thumbs up though, and rumor is, anyone who purchased an anthracite jersey from Gold Country by Christmas gets two round-trip tickets to Pyongyang (with a free lump of coal). It will be interesting going forward how often these unis are used.
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