Despite protestations from old-schoolers and traditionalists, Nike and the rest of the apparel giants continue their experiment to make players look like mutant robot armies from space. The public may hate the garish get-ups, but if you doubt for a second that the players themselves love them, check out this video of the Ohio Bobcats reacting live to news of special black jerseys.
They get, um, excited.
This article appears in Sep 21-27, 2011.
