MSU Football Uniforms

@HailStateFB cannot have a #BlackOut without black jerseys. #HailState pic.twitter.com/CX306Wq91Y

— MSU Equipment (@HailStateEQ) October 23, 2015

Last year, Adidas released multiple special uniform combinations for MSU games in the preseason. This year, it's Friday the day before a blackout game and the school, not Adidas, has finally teased out the much-anticipated black uniforms for, you know, the blackout game. MSU and Kentucky kick tomorrow night at 6:30 on the ESSS EEE CEEEE Network.

@pscf3 I was surprised they weren’t there. Uniform was supposed to be identical to last year’s maroon version.

— Scott Stricklin (@stricklinMSU) September 6, 2015

It looks like Adidas and Mississippi State were not expecting the same thing out of the jerseys that the Bulldogs wore Saturday night in Hattiesburg. A fan asked Mississippi State Athletic Director Scott Stricklin about the lack of numbers on the shoulders of the jersey, and the conversation can be found at the top of the post. Honestly, I never even thought about the missing numbers. Even being more honest, I had forgotten about them being on the shoulders until I read this. After going back and looking, they were sitting there on the jerseys for the Orange Bowl. When it comes to Adidas, at least Mississippi State did not look like Louisville or have hidden adult language last night.

I wonder what a white version of the @HailStateFB “100 Year” uni would look like at the @OrangeBowl? #SpoilerAlert pic.twitter.com/84SyyUfrIS

— Scott Stricklin (@stricklinMSU) December 19, 2014

YES YES YES YES YES. Well done, Scott and company! If you can't tell, I'm pretty pumped about these.

Here is the helmet we're wearing Saturday on @SEConCBS. #HailState #EggBowl pic.twitter.com/wVPOxoOqPv

— MSU Football (@HailStateFB) November 24, 2014

It's quite shiny. State and Ole Miss will kick off at 2:30 Saturday on CBS.

11.15.14 #HailState #teamadidas pic.twitter.com/HwWI9kQdJU

— MSU Football (@HailStateFB) November 10, 2014

Okay, so Adidas and the Mississippi State football account both tweeted this image out yesterday. It features a date -- the date of Saturday's big game between Mississippi State and Alabama -- as well as a supposed new pattern created by Adidas featuring a bunch of words associated with the MSU program. So what are we to think of this? Is Adidas teasing a specialized uniform for Saturday's game? It certainly wouldn't be the first time. Adidas has been known -- at least with fellow maroon client, Texas A&M -- to break out special uniforms for big games. The tweet's teased new material may have also been revealed though, as pictures of a new cleat were leaked yesterday as well. There's also the chance that Adidas is simply hyping up a big game for its #1 client on Saturday. They have been pushing the MSU brand everywhere lately -- including the ESPN.com homepage -- so this may be just another effort to push the MSU/Hail State "brand". Many have speculated that Adidas may be breaking out the long-desired "white 100-year road alternate unis" on Saturday, even though AD Stricklin has stately publicly that those are a no go for this year. So in summary, this tweet could mean anything from new threads to "go team!". We'll just have to wait until Saturday to see which.

Possible egg bowl jersey leak for Mississippi State? (h/t Dustin Semore) pic.twitter.com/j8XsFkrwZ5

— Phil Hecken (@PhilHecken) October 31, 2014

Could this be Mississippi State's Egg Bowl uniform for this year? It appears as though the design leaked a bit early, although with the game coming quickly, I'm not sure how much longer the school planned to sit on the design. I honestly expected them to announce it during one of the bye weeks, but that did not come to fruition. The biggest thing you notice here is the state outline shapes in a two-toned gold inlaid into the numbers. I don't just HATE the goldish unis like some have and will again, and I was hoping if we got any new uniforms this year that it would be the road white version of the 100 year unis. We shall see if/when MSU releases the unis following the leak, or if they sit on them until game week.

@mstatesports in Barnes and Noble on campus pic.twitter.com/fPufBXrVwS

— Big Dawg (@big_msudawg11) October 21, 2014

We talked about the possibility this morning, and behold! They have appeared in stores. Now will we see these on the field this weekend for Mississippi State? Certainly looks like a strong possibility now.

Bringing back #HailState Nations uniform for another big game. pic.twitter.com/OMmnxyhheb

— MSU Equipment (@HailStateEQ) October 9, 2014

These uniforms are awesome and undefeated so we're wearing them again.

This weekend against Texas A&M, we are wearing the 100 Year Uniform. #HailState pic.twitter.com/CdJ9rVeRpp

— MSU Equipment (@HailStateEQ) October 2, 2014

For the third time this year and second straight game, Mississippi State will wear its crowd-favorite 100-year commemorative uniforms. As most know by now, the uniforms were originally designed only for the season opener, but they've been so popular that State has brought them back several times. The Bulldogs are undefeated in the unis this year so far.

Mullen says he doesn't expect the gold helmets this yr. He said the home opener jerseys will be worn again. Expect another Egg Bowl uni.

— Michael Bonner (@MikeBBonner) September 12, 2014

Head football coach Dan Mullen teased some uniform news this week to the Clarion-Ledger's Michael Bonner when he told Michael that the gold helmets from last year's Egg Bowl will not be making a return. Dan also noted that fans should expect another specialized uniform for this year's Egg Bowl. MSU wore special uniforms for last year's game as well as the 2012 edition in Oxford. If that is true, we could/should see an announcement and reveal on those sometime soon, should MSU continue with how it has done uniform reveals in recent seasons. State may also elect to keep them a secret until the week of the game this year; we simply won't know which way they will go until the time comes.

. @HailStateFB will be wearing this Jack Cristil decal on their helmets going forward pic.twitter.com/DLVpp2W2t9

— Bob Carskadon (@bobcarskadon) September 9, 2014

In honor of legendary MSU radio voice Jack Cristil, who passed away at age 88 late Sunday night, Mississippi State will wear these helmet stickers for the remainder of this season and presumably going forward for the foreseeable future. I was hoping we would see some sort of quick turnaround on a uniform patch or helmet sticker to honor the voice of the Bulldogs, and this works perfectly. Sure, I would have loved to see the picture of Jack smoking a cigarette all casually, but this works well. Good job by Scott Stricklin and company on getting this turned around so quickly.