Miami AD: 'Canes jersey nameplates to revert to 'traditional' font

The futuristic-looking font used originally on Miami's nameplates for its 2015 uniforms didn't go over so well.

By Jerry Hinnen

Sep 22, 2015 at 5:06 pm ET • 1 min read

The unusual font on Miami's nameplates hasn't prevented a 3-0 start. (USATSI)

When Miami unveiled its first-ever set of Adidas uniforms over the summer, the initial set of promo photographs didn't include a look at the new jersey nameplates, which wasn't a big deal at the time, because when are nameplates ever a big deal?

Then Miami actually took the field for the 2015 season, and fans discovered Adidas' choice of font used for those nameplates was an ... interesting one:

#legacy pic.twitter.com/mRHl1gnCIb
— Brian Bowsher (@brianbowsher) September 5, 2015

@adidasUSPRGuy His name is Kaaya not K backwards S backwards S upside down h backwards S pic.twitter.com/cpSqP1V1Zq
— gocanes95 (@Gocanes95) September 5, 2015

A for effort, but it's fair to say most of the college football world isn't yet ready for a nameplate font that looks like it's been stolen from a 1990s movie about college football in the year 2078. And apparently that includes Miami athletic director James Blake:

Miami AD Blake James announced that the nameplate font on the jerseys will be changed to a "traditional block font"
— InsideTheU.com (@InsideTheU) September 22, 2015

Let's check in with the Miami Herald's Manny Navarro for a glimpse of the consensus reaction to this decision: