Noblesville Illini
- Nappanee, IN
I am sensing that our marketing team has awoken.....
Illinois Football Uniforms
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This took '100s of hours'. That's not something you want to admit to when rolling out whatever this is.
Agree. I suppose I'm in the minority but I never wear orange. Would feel like Bozo. Hail to the Illini Blue.
I used to teach in Illinois for about 15 years. About 5 years ago I took a job teaching down in St. Louis. My first act was to Illinois the classroom up as much as possible. I had all sorts of posters and things to plaster all over the walls.
The big centerpiece was a huge banner I made that said “HAIL TO THE
RANGE”.
I had about 100 people ask what “Hail to the range” means because they thought I just slapped the chief symbol in the middle of a slogan.
Not sure how this goes towards the conversation here, but damn…. Mizzou fans are stupid.
The big centerpiece was a huge banner I made that said “HAIL TO THE
RANGE”.I had about 100 people ask what “Hail to the range” means because they thought I just slapped the chief symbol in the middle of a slogan.
Not sure how this goes towards the conversation here, but damn…. Mizzou fans are stupid.
That’s why they went to Mizzou . . . if they were smart, and handsome or beautiful, they would have come to Illinois.
While I do agree both colors were “fine”, the old orange was way too red for TV purposes. I doubt that’s why they changed it, but I’m kind of glad they did.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
I always wear blue as a fan, but that’s in like … normal social settings, lol. I’m fine with our gameday atmosphere embracing orange.
Ransom Stoddard
Ordained Dudeist Priest
- Bloomington, IL
I wear a lot of orange, but I'm an autumn.
This might actually be the entire reason they changed it.
I'm guessing that has a lot to do with it. We are orange and we need to actually look orange. I wear lots of orange and blue and I want it to be orange and blue not red and blue
IlliniKat91
- Chicago, IL
Try being a ginger in these circumstances
The color change will only go so far as the new 2023 unis will take it(at least for football) and I've liked the changes that Bret has made so far.
It's only been one season, but if Bret gets us to where we've only dreamed of being having an recognizable, singular helmet that will age nicely will be good for the brand I think.
It's only been one season, but if Bret gets us to where we've only dreamed of being having an recognizable, singular helmet that will age nicely will be good for the brand I think.
I woudnt mind a football uniform similiar to the Broncos during the RB Davis years. Also wouldnt mind one that resemble Bears dark blue/black jersey, dark blue/black helmet with white pants and orange stripe graphic
Give me an updated version of the 1980-82 uniforms with a script Illini on the helmet and I'll be a super happy camper.
I don't get the feeling that "they" are calling the shots this time. I get the feeling that we finally have people in charge (BB + JW, BU +JW) who know what they want and want it done their way and done right.
Something tells me this isn't change for the sake of change, but rather it is change by people in charge who believe the details are important and can be improved upon.
I get the feeling that whatever "rebranding" is afoot will impress a much larger portion of us than what was done in the past under the watch of a moron (TB) and a somewhat aloof pro-football man (LS).
Something tells me this isn't change for the sake of change, but rather it is change by people in charge who believe the details are important and can be improved upon.
I get the feeling that whatever "rebranding" is afoot will impress a much larger portion of us than what was done in the past under the watch of a moron (TB) and a somewhat aloof pro-football man (LS).
With the change of color, is it wrong for me to expect them to unveil new uniforms this year instead of next year like they said? Why release the color change and make us wait a year?
Mr. Tibbs
- southeast DuPage
as much as I want new unis, Im okay with them getting the color right this year and doing the big change next year.
at least our helmets look way better than 3 years ago when the I was slanted forward on mistake
and for me? ditch the greys
and would like to see blue pants or jerseys sometime
KrushCow31
Former Krush Cow
- Chicago, IL
The new orange is vastly superior and it's not even remotely close. Guess I don't understand the controversy other than that we keep changing our freaking school color.
Does MSU change it's shade of green? Does Purdue change it's shade if gold? Am I just missing these events in college basketball?
Does MSU change it's shade of green? Does Purdue change it's shade if gold? Am I just missing these events in college basketball?
I am firmly on team navy pants for all road games
Ignoring the design elements and thinking only of the colors involved my preference is top left at home and bottom right on the road (But with the orange lid). No white pants or helmets ever, I know that's not the most popular take but it's my small hill to die on.
Shief
- Champaign Area
I am not a big of the blue helmet, something just looked off to me. I can get behind O-B-O and O-O-W for home and O-W-O, O-W-B, or all white for away; there is just something slick about all white with the orange I and lettering.
This is the happiest that I’ve felt about the beloved since they beat Penn State in 9OT. The red orange was Nike garbage, which is appropriate for Nike but not for Illinois. From my post years ago when Nike introduced that ridiculous non-Illinois orange:
“The Nike reddish-orange looks dirty and ugly in comparison to the original orange. The original Illini orange was so unique and identifiable that you could pick it out in a crowd of other orange hues. Paired with Illinois blue, that combo was bold, audacious, and visually striking - perfect school colors. The 2018 orange looks like Nike was trying to find a nice autumn bridesmaid dress color.
“If you were to take a group of fans wearing apparel from Syracuse, Clemson, Princeton, Texas, Oregon State, and Oklahoma State, and then stand them next to someone wearing the original Illinois colors, your first reaction might be, ‘Woah – Illinois is orange.’”
https://www.illinoisloyalty.com/post/illinois-football-uniforms.24442/post-1409924
Illinois has always had the fantastic marketing position of basically owning a secondary color. You don’t make it a reddish-version of that color in a league filled with red. You expletive own orange. The new 2022 hue is fantastic. And now all my old school sweatshirts are new school.
“The Nike reddish-orange looks dirty and ugly in comparison to the original orange. The original Illini orange was so unique and identifiable that you could pick it out in a crowd of other orange hues. Paired with Illinois blue, that combo was bold, audacious, and visually striking - perfect school colors. The 2018 orange looks like Nike was trying to find a nice autumn bridesmaid dress color.
“If you were to take a group of fans wearing apparel from Syracuse, Clemson, Princeton, Texas, Oregon State, and Oklahoma State, and then stand them next to someone wearing the original Illinois colors, your first reaction might be, ‘Woah – Illinois is orange.’”
https://www.illinoisloyalty.com/post/illinois-football-uniforms.24442/post-1409924
Illinois has always had the fantastic marketing position of basically owning a secondary color. You don’t make it a reddish-version of that color in a league filled with red. You expletive own orange. The new 2022 hue is fantastic. And now all my old school sweatshirts are new school.
ILLINIShox24
Orange Krush '04 & '05
Thanks for this. Are there official pantone or whatever colors available for pre 2018? I really like this comparison and would love to see how it compares to earlier years.
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