Here’s a pretty good closeup of what happens when you take a picture of Nebraska’s Spotlight cleats: A black surface suddenly turns silver, revealing an adidas logo.

All in all, I think it’s pretty hard to argue with the work that adidas has done here, whether you’re a fan of the alternate uniform or not. The company has tried to make NU-Wisconsin game as interesting and special as possible, and however many grumps air their displeasure on Twitter tomorrow night — expect plenty of media folks — the intended target will sit up and notice. Which is the point.

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