Notre Dame sends Obama neon jersey after sartorial swipe

Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Mike Brey took President Obama's critique of his team's garish new neon green jerseys in stride, tweeting Thursday that he was sending the president a version of his own for White House pickup games.

I see @barackobama weighed in on uniforms. Sending him one for his next pickup game. Guarantee he'll dribble better right-handed. Go Irish!

— Mike Brey (@NDMikeBrey) March 20, 2013

Pres. @barackobama: @ndmikebrey wanted you to see the @adidashoops jersey in person. This is on its way ow.ly/i/1Jkbx

— Notre Dame MBB (@NDmbb) March 21, 2013

While making his annual college basketball picks earlier in the week, Obama selected No. 2-seed Ohio State to advance past Notre Dame into the Sweet Sixteen. ESPN host Andy Katz asked Obama what he thought of Notre Dame's uniforms, which debuted in the Big East tournament and featured Zubaz-inspired stripes.

"I am wearing a green tie today because we’ve got the Irish prime minister visiting. But that neon glow thing wasn’t working for me," Obama said.

Obama predicted that Indiana would prevail over overall No. 1 seed Louisville in the tournament championship game, besting Florida and Ohio State in the Final Four.

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