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The bowl games have been picked!  From just 2 weeks from now, December 15, through to Tuesday January 7’s National Championship game, we have 35 bowl games, 70 teams playing.  And though that is a little ridiculous, there are some fun games coming up, fun opportunities to wear your stripedshirt and support your favorite team.  Get yours now to cheer in striped style!

The big 5 Bowls are:

• BCS National Championship in Miami – Notre Dame v. Alabama (blue and yellow v. red and white), Jan 7
• Fiesta Bowl – Kansas St v. Oregon (purple and white v. green and white), Jan 3
• Sugar Bowl – Florida v. Louisville (blue and orange v. red and black), Jan 2
• Rose Bowl – Stanford v. Wisconsin (the red and white battle), Jan 1
• Orange Bowl – N. Illinois v. Florida St (the surprising red and black v. garnet and gold), Jan 1

The other fun ones, IMHO, are:

• Baylor v. UCLA (green and white v. colors stripedshirt doesn’t have yet L ) at the Holiday Bowl, Dec 27
• Rutgers v Virginia Tech (red and white v. colors stripedshirt doesn’t have yet L) at the Citrus Bowl, Dec 28
• W. VA v. Syracuse (blue and yellow v. blue and orange) at Yankee Stadium for the Pinstripe Bowl, Dec 29
• Texas v. Oregon St (the orange and white battle) at the Alamo Bowl, Dec 29
• TCU v. Michigan State (purple and white v. green and white) at the BW3 Bowl, Dec 29
• USC v. Georgia Tech (maroon and gold v. yellow and white) at the Sun Bowl, Dec 31
• LSU v. Clemson (the purple and white battle) at the Chick-fil-A Bowl, Dec 31
• Mississippi State v. Northwestern (maroon and gray v. purple and white) at the Gator Bowl, Jan 1
• S. Carolina v. Michigan (red and black v. maize and blue) at the Outback Bowl, Jan 1
• Georgia v. Nebraska (red and black v. red and white) at the Citrus Bowl, Jan 1
• A&M v. Oklahoma (maroon and gray v. red and white) at the Cotton bowl, Jan 4

 Striped up now to support your team, go to www.stripedshirt.com!

I wish wish wish I was talking about a great battle raging between FSU and Boston College.  But I fear BC is about to move to 1-5 with a lone win against poor Maine.  Instead, let’s talk about these awesome games!  Almost too many good ones to list!  Here are the highlights.  I’m so excited for some great football!

And, in honor of the maroon and gold match up (FSU and BC), this week’s photo is the gorgeous Cathy from Poor Little It Girl.  HOW freaking cute is that stripedshirt styling?   

Week 7 Highlight Games:

Alabama – Missouri

South Carolina – LSU

West Virginia – Texas Tech

Kansas State – Iowa State

Stanford – Notre Dame (PLEASE, Cardinal, bring these Irish down (says the BC Eagle))

Undefeated Ohio State – Indiana

And the always exciting Texas – OU Red River Rivalry in Dallas!

Remember, stripedshirt can make sure you are showing your colors and cheering on your favorite team.  While the weather grows colder, don’t forget how cute stripedshirts look layered over long sleeve Tshirts.

And here’s the Top 25 Striped Poll as of this week.  24 of the top 25 stripes covered – colored! Go to www.stripedshirt.com now to show your colors for your favorite team!

1. Alabama – red and white

2. Oregon - green and white (I know, supposed to be yellow)

3. S. Carolina – red and black

4. Florida – blue and orange

5. W. Virginia – blue and gold

6. Kansas State – purple and white

7. Notre Dame – blue and yellow

8. Ohio State – red and gray

9. LSU – purple and white (I know, supposed to be yellow)

10. Oregon State – orange and black, don’t have

11. USC – cardinal and gold

12. Florida State – garnet and gold

13. Oklahoma – red and white

14. Georgia – red and black

15. Texas – dark orange and white

16. Clemson – orange and white (but it is dark orange, and not purple)

17. Stanford – cardinal and white

18. Louisville – red and black

19. Mississippi State - maroon and gray

20. Rutgers -  red and white

21. Cincinnati - red and black

22. Texas A&M - maroon and gray

23. Louisiana Tech – red and blue

24. Boise State - blue and orange

25. Michigan - blue and gold

Stanford is looking good but its a tight game against Washington right now. And this weekend brings us Tennessee Georgia, Baylor West Virginia, Texas Oklahoma State, OSU Michigan State and battle of the reds Wisconsin Nebraska.  While BC will no doubt be destroyed by a very tough Clemson, so far so good for my other 2 teams – Texas and Ohio State, both still undefeated.  Oh, and the regular refs are even back in the NFL, to stop giving “stripes” such a bad name!   YEAH football!

Here’s the Top 25 Striped Poll as of this week.  24 of the top 25 stripes covered – colored! Go to www.stripedshirt.com now to show your colors for your favorite team!

1. Alabama – red and white

2. Oregon - green and white (I know, supposed to be yellow)

3. LSU – purple and white (I know, supposed to be yellow)

4. Florida State – garnet and gold

5. Georgia – red and black
6. S. Carolina – red and black

7. Kansas State – purple and white

8. Stanford – cardinal and white

9. W. Virginia – blue and gold

10. Notre Dame – blue and yellow

11. Florida – blue and orange

12. Texas – dark orange and white

13. USC – cardinal and gold

14. Ohio State – red and gray

15. TCU – purple and white

16. Oklahoma – red and white

17. Clemson – orange and white (but it is dark orange, and not purple)

18. Oregon State – orange and black, don’t have

19. Louisville – red and black

20. Michigan State – green and white

21. Mississippi State – maroon and gray

22. Nebraska - red and white

23. Rutgers -  red and white

24. Boise State - blue and orange

25. Baylor - green and white

Ready for Week 3? GO Michigan State, Go Tennesee! (and Boston College, Ohio State and Texas, of course)

Week 3 begins tonight with Washington State at UNLV (sorry Rutgers, I know you played last night, and congrats on a W).

But the real excitement for stripedshirt are 2 BIG match ups. As a Boston College alum, I’d love to see Michigan State tear apart Notre Dame. And as a Texan (even as a UT fan) it was fun to watch A&M tire out Florida last week. Even though they won in the end, the Gators had to fight hard, and Tennessee is out for blood, or at least not to make it 8 losses in a row to Florida. There’s also Alabama Arkansas, and I’d love to see Ohio State look a little more confident – or comfortable- beating Cal tomorrow!

Who else to watch? Well out west, all talk is usually on USC, but they have a big fight against Stanford and UCLA looked pretty awesome beating Nebraska last week. In the Big 12, the Longhorns go to Ole Miss in what will be a PRETTY game (watch the ladies in the stands, Sourthern Belle football at its best). And holy Kansas State – they scored 103 points in their first 2 games, keep watching them (even with a relatively easy game this week against N.Texas. Their real proving point is next week v. Oklahoma)

For Big 10, I think Michigan will finally get some redemption after Alabama took it to em and they barely beat Air Force. The BRIGHT YELLOW (gross) Wolverines play UMass this week. The Minutemen want to prove they are ready for Big Time College Football, and Victor Cruz as an alumni aside, I don’t think they are. Can’t be too tough on UMass tho, my own BC, 1 win against Maine, so we’ll see what happens when they meet up with Northwestern tomorrow – very nervous Eagle here!

We are READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL, bring it on week 3!

Oh, and, here’s the latest look at the stripedshirt poll – the 23 of 25 colors we have for week 3’s AP top 25 (so nice to see UT and OSU back in the list!):
1. Alabama – red and white
2. USC – cardinal and gold
3. LSU – purple and white (I know, supposed to be yellow)
4. Oregon – green and white (I know, supposed to be yellow)
5. Oklahoma – red and white
6. Florida State – garnet and gold
7. Georgia – red and black
8. S. Carolina – red and black
9. W. Virginia – blue and gold
10. Michigan State – green and white
11. Clemson – orange and white (but it is dark orange, and not purple)
12. Ohio State – red and gray
13. Virginia Tech – don’t have
14. Texas – dark orange and white
15. Kansas State – purple and white
16. TCU – purple and white
17. Michigan – maize and blue
18. Florida – blue and orange
19. Louisville – red and black
20. Notre Dame – blue and yellow
21. Stanford – cardinal and white
22. UCLA – don’t have
23. Tennessee – orange and white (but it is dark orange)
24. Arizona – red and blue
25. BYU – navy and white (I know, supposed to be tan)

I’m so excited this morning, NCAA football returns and I can’t wait (perhaps because the Red Sox have made Summer so tough sports-wise). Tonight, we kick off with some great games like South Carolina at Vanderbilt, UMass at UConn, UCLA at Rice, Washington State at BYU and A&M making its SEC debut at Louisiana Tech. And it rolls right through to Sat, when my 3 teams get things started: Boston College starting it off tough hosting Miami; Ohio State hosting Miami of OH; and UT hosting Wyoming.

You have a whole long season to support your favorite teams. Why not striped up this year? With 15 color combinations now, stripedshirt has the colors of over 50 top schools, examples below of with last year’s final top 25. Get a stripedshirt now for you or the ladies and kids in your life: Show Your Colors and support your favorite college football team all season long!

2011 Final Standings – 23 of 25 schools all Striped up!

1. Alabama – red and white
2. LSU – purple and white (I know, supposed to be yellow)
3. Oklahoma State – orange and white (but it is dark orange)
4. Oregon – green and white (I know, supposed to be yellow)
5. Arkansas – red and black
6. USC – cardinal and gold7. Stanford – cardinal and white
8. Boise State – blue and orange
9. S. Carolina – red and black
10. Wisconsin – red and white
11. Michigan State – green and white
12. Michigan – maize and blue
13. Baylor – green and white (I know, supposed to be yellow)
14. TCU – purple and white
15. Kansas State – purple and white
16. Oklahoma – red and white
17. W. Virginia – blue and gold
18. Houston – red and white
19. Georgia – red and black
20. Southern Miss – don’t have
21. Virginia Tech – don’t have
22. Clemson – orange and white (but it is dark orange, and not purple)
23. Florida State – garnet and gold
24. Nebraska – red and white
25. Cincinnati – red and black

Two weeks from yesterday, Friday, Aug 31, is National College Colors Day. http://www.collegecolorsday.com/

Just in time for back to school and the start of another great NCAA football season, make sure you are supporting your favorite team, showing your colors, Friday, Aug 31. And every day! stripedshirt can help! We have the colors of over 50 top colleges, from our 15 color combination shirts avail in sizes for woman (XS to XL), kids (2 years to 8 years) and babies (6 mo to 18 mo). Check out this blog post for more: http://stripedshirtblog.com/2012/07/six-weeks-til-college-football-stripe-up-to-support-your-team-this-season/

Now, the question just is, will we be wearing maroon and gold for Boston College? Dark orange and white for Texas? Or red and gray for Ohio State? What colors will you be wearing? Who’s your favorite college team?

Go to stripedshirt.com now, to buy some stripes to Show Your Colors for your favorite school!

Well, in less than 2 years, I’ve had to completely redo my stripedshirt website. Ouch. A painful, long, expensive process where I’ve learned a lot.
• First, hire someone good, who really knows what they are doing and cares about you.
• Second, upgrade along the way and pay attention to the program you are using – Magento gave me fair warning!
• Third, always expect things to take more time and money than you first assumed.
• Finally, realize its never going to be perfect and celebrate improvements along the way!

And so, today, I introduce you to stripedshirt 2.0 – the new and improved website! It’s (hopefully), more polished, more professional, easier to navigate and quicker to shop and check out – performance improvement was the most key to this upgrade. I hope you like the new site, and welcome feedback, though asking you to be kind as just getting it to this was an enormous effort!

We also put out a press release today, on the new site, and its perfect timing, around Back to School, Fall and Football. Remember, stripedshirt lets you show your colors, for your school (whether college, high school, middle or elementary) and team in fun fashionable ways. With our 15 color combinations, we got you covered (colored!) for more than 50 top colleges, 20 NFL teams, and 26 of the 30 MLB teams! Stripe Up for Back to School now!

Ohio State starts its season 6 weeks from today and it’s a whole new ball game! While we’ll miss the sweater vests, we are hoping all lady, kid and baby Buckeyes will sport our cutie red and gray www.stripedshirt.com Ts to cheer on OSU. What an amazing season ahead – below. Get your stripedshirt now to show your colors – always scarlet and gray - all season long!

Ohio State 2012 Schedule
9/1, versus Miami (noon ET)
9/8, versus Central Florida (noon ET)
9/15, versus Cal (noon ET)
9/22, versus UAB
9/29, at Michigan State
10/6, versus Nebraska (8 pm ET)
10/13, at Indiana (8 pm ET)
10/20, versus Purdue
10/27, at Penn State (6 pm ET)
11/3, versus Illinois
11/17, at Wisconsin
11/24, versus Michigan (noon ET)

In 6 weeks, the Longhorns are back, and football in Texas begins again! YEAH! The 2012 schedule is here below. A fun and fashionable way for women, kid and baby Horns fans to show their colors and cheer on UT is our dark orange and white www.stripedshirt.com T. SO HORNS (and stripes!) UP! Go Texas!

UT 2012 Schedule:
Sat, Sept 1, versus Wyoming
Sat, Sept 8, versus New Mexico
Sat, Sept 15, at Ole Miss
Sat, Sept 29, at OK State
Sat, Oct 6, versus West Virginia
Sat, Oct 13,versus Oklahoma
Sat, Oct 20, versus Baylor
Sat, Oct 27, at Kansas
Sat, Nov 3, at Texas Tech
Sat, Nov 10, versus Iowa State
Sat, Nov 24, versus TCU
Sat, Dec 1, at Kansas State

Just 6 weeks from today, Boston College starts its football season, and its gotta be better than last year, right? Right! The schedule is here below. To cheer on the Eagles right, you could wear an Electric Yellow Supah Fan shirt, or you, and all the other lady, kid and baby Eagles, could sport this super cute maroon and gold stripedshirt, from a company started by a BC 93 alum. Whatever you wear, cheer it loud and proud: WE ARE BC!

BC 2012 schedule:
9/1, versus Miami (3:30 pm ET)
9/8, versus Maine (1 pm ET)
9/15, AT Northwestern (3:30 pm ET)
9/29, versus Clemson
10/6, AT Army (noon ET)
10/13, AT Florida State
10/20, AT Georgia Tech
10/27, versus Maryland
11/3, AT Wake Forest
11/10, versus Notre Dame
11/17, versus Virginia Tech
11/24, AT NC State