Ref You Suck! T-Shirts Express How You Really Feel

January 9, 2010 in Featured, Tailgating Gear

We as tailgaters and more importantly, we as sports fans, can all agree on one thing. Whether you are a fan of the Yankees or Red Sox, Duke or North Carolina or Texas and Oklahoma, we all hate it when the referee blows a call that goes against our team. The bad calls might not be as blatant or as famous as Ed Hochuli screwing the San Diego Chargers in 2008 or Don Denkinger calling Jorge Orta safe in the 1985 World series, but we all agree our team has been screwed by the refs before. So now that we all can find some common ground, there is a unique T-shirt that will have fans of both teams giving you the thumbs up and high fives while tailgating. It is Ref You Suck! Gamewear and Apparel.

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The chant, “Hey, Ref you Suck!” is rather prominent in the NHL and college hockey worlds. Go to any Philadelphia Flyers, Washington Capitals or Anaheim Ducks game and you will hear this yelled quite often. Don’t believe me? Then check out this video taken at a Philadelphia Flyers game.

Now that you know 17,000 fans can agree with you, imagine showing up to a tailgate with this exact sentiment splashed across your shirt. Ref You Suck! shirts are a high quality, 6.1 oz., pre-shrunk 100% cotton shirts that come in different options. All four of the major sports have their own Ref You Suck! image. The football ref is wearing the ref’s ball cap, the hockey ref is wearing a helmet and the basketball ref has no head gear. The baseball umpire has the behind home plate protective mask on and that shirt says “Ump you Suck!”. All shirts with the images of officials are printed on a black shirt and the image and lettering is in white. They do offer one in bright orange (so that the ref can spot you in the stands) and just says “Ref You Suck!” across the chest with no image of a referee. Simple, yes, but effectively gets your point across.

All shirts from Ref You Suck! range in price depending on sizing. Classic youth shirts cost $9.99 while the orange shirt is $14.99. The basketball, football, hockey and baseball shirts are all priced at $19.99. Available sizes range from Small to XL. Classic Flex Fit ball caps and knit beanie caps with “Ref You Suck!” printed on them are also available. The beanies will run you $14.99 and unfortunately at this time they are all sold out of the Flex Fit caps. (See, I told you these things were popular.)

For more information or to order your own Ref You Suck! shirt, visit RefYouSuck.com

The T-Shirt Guy…or Gal

April 9, 2009 in Uncategorized

champion_tshirt.jpgMaybe this fan is cheap. Maybe I like a good bargain too much. But why do sporting good stores even bother selling jerseys or team themed t-shirts any more?

If you are on this site you are already going to the stadium to watch your favorite team play (if the economy has shrunk your ticket budget, well there is always e-bay). You are in the parking lot, you have your grills, your food, your beers, and your games. But what we also have is own personal traveling sporting goods store.

Yep, I am talking about the T-shirt guy (or gal) that is strolling through the parking lot with his (or her) garbage bag of shirts, hats, and pretty much anything else a fan might need to show their team support and hatred of the opposition.

The t-shirts (though I admit not always G-rated) have the catchiest slogans bashing the opposition or logos with cartoon characters defacing the opposition’s helmet. Admit it we all have at least 1 t-shirt with the guy peeing on your rival’s helmet or a slogan noting how much the rival sucks or how the players are blowing this and that.

Maybe the sun is too bright, no problem, the guy (or gal) also has shades and caps for the male or female fan. When the weather is too cold he (or she) of course has winter hats, gloves, and hand warmers…all for the low, low price of $5-$10. These are prices that would put even Wal-mart to shame.

The T-shirt guy (or gal) should be praised by all. Such creativity must have caused at least a few sleepless nights. He (or she) is providing us fans with a valuable service…on the cheap. But instead he lives in fear that his goods will soon be confiscated. Yes, I am aware that maybe the goods are “hot.” But hey in these tough economic times we all gotta make a living somehow even if it’s from a plastic bag!

Cue the theme music. So we salute you, Mr. T-shirt guy. Keep giving us those $5 t-shirts that of course only come in one size…too big!

(On a side note, the other night when the shirts did get confiscated, the cop was nice enough to give my buddies and I free t-shirts!)

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Free Shirts From LetsGoTailgating.com

October 22, 2008 in Tailgating Gear

Right off the bat, a big thank you to LetsGoTailgating.com for being a loyal sponsor of TailgatingIdeas.com. if you haven’t had a chance to check that site out, you really should. They have pretty much anything and everything you will need to have your tailgate party fully decked out in the right gear.

Secondly, The guys at LetsGoTailgating.com were kind enough to send me a few T-shirts to give away here. Take a look below and click on the image for a larger view.

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I have two shirts to give away, one size Large and the other is Extra Large. All you have to do is be the first to post a comment in the reply box below, specify which size shirt you would like and it is yours. Make sure to submit a valid email address so I can contact you to know where to send it. I only have two shirts so you better hurry.

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