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So, UD posted a bunch of non mock-ups from black, the first anticipated high end product of the year. As you can see, there is one major problem with these cards of the 2009 rookies.
Yes, they are all STILL in college uniforms. Now, I can imagine that there are a few reasons why this may be the case, and for their sake, I hope its one of them. First, is that these cards could have all been signed at the rookie premiere, which means that pro uniforms could not be possible - something that could have been avoided with a later release date. Second is that in order for the cards to be signed in time, they needed to have the cards out to the rookies as soon as possible. Again, a circumstance that could be fixed with a later release date.
Dont get me wrong, the cards look BEYOND awesome, but the college unis really dont sit anywhere close to right with me. At least the other stuff from the veteran stars looks fucking great enough to make me forget about some of my anger. I will definitely be chasing after a few AD cards from this set, though I will avoid the Harvin cards if its still Florida Gators stuff all the way. I guess college uniform pictures are a trade off at this point in the year for on card sigs, but I cant help but feel that this was a little rushed if it could have been done right later on. We easily could have waited.
This stuff has a release date of 10/27 (and could very well be delayed further). There is no reason they couldn't have gotten the cards signed between the photo shoot and the release date. With it being a higher-end product, there probably aren't that many rookie players included anyway. Inexcusable.
ReplyDeleteThose cards still look freakin amazing. I love the silver and gold auto's on black. I don't mind the college uniforms so much. College football is almost as popular as the NFL, so it's not like we're talking minor league uniforms or something that nobody cares about. Plus, if UD delayed Black til later in the year, wouldn't it be coming out at about the same time as Exquisite? They can probably sell more of each high end product by spacing out their release dates.
ReplyDeleteI really hope Harvin is in a Gator uni, that would be sweet for me, prob infuriating for others though. Here is to hoping Tebow stuff is in college unis next year :P
ReplyDeleteI believe I will be selling my left Kidney for a few cases of this stuff. Simply beautiful!!!
ReplyDeleteThat Adrian Peterson card looks so sick! I'll fight ya for it Gellman....LOL! The Eli Manning looks good too!
ReplyDeleteI believe I will be selling my left Kidney for a few cases of this stuff. Simply beautiful!!!
ReplyDeleteAgreed there.
Hope this stuff is better than the UD Black Basketball, because it was waaaaaay overpriced for what little you got.
ReplyDeleteYou people are going to severely disappointed with this stuff actually comes out and a lot of Frank Gore and Malcolm Kelly-esque players start appearing.
ReplyDeleteAll depends on the checklist. These cards look sweet, but if the players included aren't the best of the best, it might be another miss for me.
ReplyDeleteI actually don't mind the college unis - I follow NCAA more than NFL anyway. But that's just me, and if it were baseball and featured college/minor league uniforms I probably wouldn't be as happy.
ReplyDeleteDo you know if this stuff will have the same price point as UD bLack Basketball?
ReplyDeleteIm sure it will. 100 per pack I believe, 2 packs per box.
ReplyDeleteI don't dig the bluish tinge shiny-shit, but many do, and that's just a taste thing.
ReplyDeleteHowever, when you're putting out a premium product after the season has started -- then, C'mon. The college uniforms is a huge no-no in my book. The cards become incredibly forgettable, very quickly.
Also, I'm not sure if your comments regarding Donini using paintpens on Classics apply to black. Black looks about 50 times better w/ the silver and gold, but paint pens still bubble and chip, right?
well im sure this will be better than the baseball
ReplyDeleteid be happy if harvin is still in a gators uniform
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