Style Archive: Gridiron Edition, Week 2

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robert marve wears a glove over his non-throwing hand because he is still recovering from the major car accident from last year that almost cost him a finger. oops. it's much more of a medically than aesthetically inspired sartorial addition ... 2703928

2008-09-09T15:06:42-04:00

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Anyone that does that dance should be flagged 2702856

The Style Archive moves into its third week here at The Sweep, having already brought you the <a href="/blogs/post/238816">best</a> and <a href="/blogs/post/239038">worst</a> jersey developments, as well as some fantastic dreadlocks and a <a href="/blogs/post/243501">bleeding</a> defensive coordinator. Here, we move on to five exhibits spotted by our field observers over the weekend: <img title="JoePa" src="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/images/09/09/t1_joepawinn.jpg" border="0" alt="JoePa" hspace="10" width="150" height="150" align="left" /> 1. JoePa & The Whale Among the go-to ties in the wardrobe of Penn State coach Joe Paterno, a style icon if there ever was one in college football, is this navy-blue whale model. Paterno,  <a href="http://www.vineyardvines.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/photoGallery.viewGallery/nodeID/e8b882b0-a655-4a15-a004-cb8ef71a0a97/bNodeID/d687c4cc-8788-428d-a16b-fbfdd98a4a35/id/6401ac9b-6c0d-4f0f-8171-f846b854bcf9/">Bill Clinton, John Kerry and Brett Favre</a>: all fans of <a href="http://www.vineyardvines.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/category.content/categoryID/c8a490de-d7df-4764-9f7e-e058216318b0/N/181">Vineyard Vines</a>.       <img style="float: left;" title="Miami" src="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/images/09/09/t1_marvewinn.jpg" border="0" alt="Miami" hspace="10" width="150" height="150" align="left" /> 2. Isotoner QB Robert Marve had a sub-par debut at Miami (<a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/ncaa/scoreboards/2008/09/06/37578_viewcast.html">just 69 yards</a> passing vs. Florida), but he did establish himself as the nation's most high-profile gloved QB. (He wears it to protect his left hand, which was hurt in an '07 car accident.)       <img style="float: left;" title="NAU" src="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/images/09/09/t1_ugawinn.jpg" border="0" alt="NAU" hspace="10" width="150" height="150" align="left" /> 3. Southeastern Swag We caught sight of this message on the right wrist of Georgia linebacker Marcus Dowtin following the Dawgs' 56-17 victory over Central Michigan. We're interested to see how well the "swag" carries over into SEC games.       <img style="float: left;" title="Muffintop" src="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/images/09/09/t1_michwinn.jpg" border="0" alt="Muffintop" hspace="10" width="150" height="150" align="left" /> 4. U of M(uffintop) The five keys to being a good defensive lineman, as everyone knows, are: size, speed, power, strength and a respectable muffin-top. Michigan's Terrance Taylor stylishly rocks his in a white casing that nicely spills out over the maize pants.       <img style="float: left;" title="Harvey Unga" src="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/images/09/09/t1_byuwinn.jpg" border="0" alt="Harvey Unga" hspace="10" width="150" height="150" align="left" /> 5. Intimidation! How did this facial expression -- made by BYU running back Harvey Unga as part of a dance ritual before Saturday's 28-27 win over Washington -- not receive <a href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/huskies/2008167451_uwfbnotes09.html">an unsportsmanlike conduct flag</a> from referee Larry Farina? We're baffled.     1217

Luke Winn

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