Yours is a clever way of thinking about it.

God help me, I put aside a whole afternoon to figure this out.

Quit hating bro! Richt has tried some gimmicks in the past, the blackout vs Auburn and the excessive celebration versus Florida both worked out for the Dawgs. Also, the blackout against Hawaii, how did that work out? By the way, where was Georgia football at before Richt came? Oh yeah, seven win seasons. Two SEC championships, two Sugar bowl championships, and 90 wins in 9 seasons later(by the way Richt is one of only 7 NCAA coaches to win 90 games in his first 9 seasons), Richt has proven to be a consistent coach and recruiter.The blackout against Alabama was done because the seniors asked for it. Yes, it is humbling to have a blackout and then get beat on national television, but Alabama won the National Championship that year, so losing is going to happen.Before ripping Richt because of one gimmick that didn’t pan out, remember your history and what Richt has done for Georgia football over his 11 seasons!

Athlete acting has improved over the last few years though. I remember when I was a kid we all used to pull our shirts up and shout "Au reviour!" before missing the goal by miles, but looking at it again it was baaaaaaaaaad. The Kobe thing is full of the kind of front only black superstars can pull off, but he does it well. And I like the "do not try this at home" mandatory bit at the end too. The fact they admit it could be a fake is also a step forward from agencies producing stuff that is obviously fake, then claiming it isn't for years after. Good to see Nike not treating their audience like total morons.And I'll get on the blower with Pot Noodle right away. I'm thinking Ricky from East Enders getting hit trying to jump a Bedford Rascal. Anyone top that?

You would think that…as much as we have embarrassed ourselves over the last few seasons whenever we’d pop up with some new uniform, or shirt color, or “let’s black out the stadium!”….that making a big deal of a new uniform would be the very LAST thing a coach would either do or allow. And yet, here’s Coach Richt again, just squealing and rubbing his thighs together in glee over a new uniform.I realize that UGA is probably getting paid to wear these things…and Coach Richt doesn’t have any choice. (Though I do suspect he had a lot of input when the decision was made.) But I sure wish he wouldn’t seem so tickled over it. I swear, he sure does seem to love gimmicks and stuff like this. I fully expect to see the team come prancing out one Saturday wearing capes, with plumes stuck on top of your helmets. And I sure HOPE this is a crock…but I’ve gotten an email from a friend telling me that Coach Richt has asked everyone to “red out” the stadium. Now red is the usual color that everyone traditionally wears to Sanford Stadium, so I guess this is certainly not as “gimmicky” as that “black out” we did for Alabama. But I sure wish Coach Richt would just keep his damn mouth shut about uniforms and what the fans should wear to the game…and concentrate on getting the team ready to play.