DrewD007
- Woodridge, IL
So you were partial to the 04-05 era unis?
Does the pant stripe look abnormally large to anyone else?
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Does the pant stripe look abnormally large to anyone else?
Random uniform opinion. Looking at the current uniforms and last years, I really think keeping last years set, but replacing the blue jersey with the new jersey would've been a great set. Keep some striping. Keep some outline. The new blue is almost like a new-retro look that would still fit seamlessly with the existing pants. Helmet logos look better. Maybe use the new color helmets though.
I kinda like it.
Totally agree....our shortcomings certainly didn't have anything to do with any "glare" but that's just how that man's logic went. Nothing was ever his fault, there was always an outside variable in play.... but that was just one of many total 180s he pulled to try an distance the program from the previous regime....
wILL-INI
- Charlotte, NC
Can we take a minute to remember we let Mike Thomas, and Becks decide what our brand looked like. Coaches are so quick to change tradition. I like a coach that has a little reverence for what has existed before them.
wILL-INI
- Charlotte, NC
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We've steered the ship to a better direction since then. I'm holding off until we get the new basketball unis, but I'm planning to examine the evolution of what we've done in a little more detail once we get them.
DrewD007
- Woodridge, IL
Put the righton it and i think it'd work.View attachment 3531
I think the helmet itself looks great, but I don't think it pairs well with the current uniforms, due to the lack of white as an accent color.
Syracuse is currently demonstrating why a W-O-O uni combo looks really bad
I thought our OBB looked pretty crisp today
ILL in IA
- Iowa City
Last thing defenders see as Epstein goes into the endzone
Risky click of the day
redwingillini11
White and Sixth
- North Aurora
Still a big fan of this uni set. However I would prefer if we kept the O-O-O to a once a year type thing. Its just a bit much for regular use. Our shade of blue is so rich, we should use it.
BZuppke
- Plainfield
This was probably the best version of all orange although I think it’s just too much. I don’t like the all blue either. OBO is our most traditional look and I like mixing in the white pants (Zook era). Lovie seems to respect tradition more and in this era the players have more input and like to change things up. It gets them excited - so we have to adapt to the current environment and be open minded about what the players like.
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I watched the Syracuse FSU game and thought, "WOW at least we don't have Syracuse's uniforms". Those numbers look TERRIBLE!
orangeroses07
- Centralia, IL
Give it a few years, then we'll have them.
Someone mentioned it in the basketball uni thread but I thought it merited conversation here. The "ILLINI" helmets of the 70s be made so much better today if you just lifted them higher and not so low over the ear hole that they were back then. Someone, I think Willini (Sic?) had that as his mock ups before the last rebrand. He had the zigzags on the pants, shoulders, and center helmet stripe that I didn't care for, but the ILLINI on the helmet I still think could be made great if done right. Definitely better than a bland block I
wILL-INI
- Charlotte, NC
OH YOU MEAN THESE!!!
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Yes! Those done right on an orange lid would be amazing!
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No thank you
Well we know that we take our cues from Syracuse unis.
wILL-INI
- Charlotte, NC
Back in the day, when this bad boy would have matched the wordmark our BB jerseys had. Some consistence type elements across both sports, and a nod to the past. Im not just saying this cause i made it, but it would be "fire emojii's" all over the place. ALL OF THE FIRE EMOJIS!
Maybe scooch it up just a tad more?
And it would probably be better in blue right?
(There's always a critic, eh?
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And it would probably be better in blue right?
(There's always a critic, eh?
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