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April 08, 2005
Change The Game
Like every other Carolina fan, I am ecstatic about the fact that The University of North Carolina Tar Heels are the 2005 National Champions in Men's Basketball after having defeated Illinois by a score of 75-70 in the NCAA Tournament Championship Game that took place on April 4, 2005. But I'll be damned if I'm going to wear a poorly designed white t-shirt that has a bunch of those phrases and words and numbers densely cluttered around an orange basketball and one or more UNC logos. I was glad to see via via this newspaper photo that Carolina Pride had at least one t-shirt that was decidedly more subtle and tasteful than most, but let's face it - a lot of those championship tees flying out of UNC Student Stores and the Franklin Street T-shirt shops are pretty damn ugly. In spite of the sheer beauty of the facts printed on them.
My pals at The Merch and I were lamenting this aesthetic tragedy a couple of days ago. So we decided to press forward with an idea that I had for a very different t-shirt. One that doesn't mention anything about the score or the game or even the championship itself. One that makes no mention of a certain university that happens to have some very strict licensing policies. One that will always remind me of the countless Carolina fans who were throwin' their diamonds up on Franklin Street after Monday night's championship game. And one that serves as somewhat of a farewell tribute to passionate Jay-Z fan and NBA-draft-bound baller Rashad McCants, whose "I Will Not Lose" swagger and "ballin' repeatedly, highlights on Sportscenter" hoop game will be sorely missed next year, no matter what all the haters say.
So here it is, our "Dynasty Sign" tee, in that perfect shade of championship blue:
Those UNC Mexican wrestling masks were just a limited edition not-for-sale deal that we made for ourselves, but this latest Tuba City/Merch collabo is now available for the public to purchase. Get 'em at the Schoolkids Records on Franklin Street for $15 plus tax, or if mail order is more your game, you can choose a size (YL, S, M, L, XL) and Paypal me $18 at tubacity AT gmail.com and I'll promptly ship one out to you via U.S. Priority Mail. Any of you Tar Heels living outside the USA, get at me and we'll work something out.
Throw ya diamonds up in the Carolina blue sky, y'all!
Posted by Tim at April 8, 2005 07:08 PM
Comments
hey Tim, 100% cotton? Love my Jackie shirt, but the poly blend is beat.
Posted by: Jay at April 11, 2005 11:05 AM
Yep, Hanes Heavyweight, 100% Preshrunk Cotton.
Posted by: Tim at April 11, 2005 01:55 PM
How am I this late on this tee?
You still got this shirt??
Posted by: Damien at October 22, 2006 10:24 AM