TheFlyingIllini1317
- Chicago, IL
Oh those are hideous!
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I don't like them either, but I saw it on the Illini Guardians form and thought I would pass along.
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Bielema: Illini football will have new uniforms in 2023
The Illini football team will have new uniforms in 2023.
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ILLINIShox24
Orange Krush '04 & '05
Agreed… but I bet they grow on me when we where them in a Rose Bowl
That has to be some kind of mock up that got reappropriated. Either something that Nike sent to us or we sent to Nike, or possibly (hopefully) something that has already been rejected. Maybe they put these out into the universe just so whatever the final version is everyone would be relieved. Gotta admit, it's gonna work on me because my standards have gotten significantly lower upon seeing these.
TheFlyingIllini1317
- Chicago, IL
I think it's just some clip art they threw together, I pray that is the case.
I find it hard to believe that any seriously considered, much less approved, uniform rendering would have shoulder numbers floating in midair like this. No self-respecting professional graphic designer would submit that as a final product. It looks hacky and amateurish at best.
To me this screams MS Paint drag and drop desktop project made perhaps with the assistance of some kind of online “build your own jersey” configurator. The template on which it is based also seems very general and dated and not consistent with current Nike production forms.
FWIW I googled “football jersey template” and the first image that came up was a plain jersey configurator template that looked almost exactly like that one.
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mattcoldagelli
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We need to abandon the font. Promising things are happening across multiple sports, and the Mizzou knock-off lettering is a sore thumb.
Right, the font needs to go
redwingillini11
White and Sixth
- North Aurora
Those football mock-ups are dreadful. I really hope there is something better on the way.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
Agreed. The font was cool enough when we sucked and were throwing paint at the wall to spice things up. However, football should follow basketball’s lead and fully embrace throwbacks.
altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
^ +++
"Throwbacks." AKA timeless, classic designs unique to the program. No NY Giants helmets. No generic, mass-produced Nike font.
altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
Finally, Moeller's ultimate season in 1979. They moved toward the unis/helmets we'd have until Mackovic changed them in '89 (in his inaugural '88 season, IIRC, Mack took the "ILLINI" off the helmets so they were just blank orange.)
I wish all my Loyalty brothers and sisters a pleasant Memorial Day weekend. And profound gratitude toward those who have served in the military.
I wish all my Loyalty brothers and sisters a pleasant Memorial Day weekend. And profound gratitude toward those who have served in the military.
Thanks for the photos!
On a side (off topic) note: tell me I wasn’t the only one who wore those late 70’s vintage turf shoes as my regular shoes? I loved those things.
altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
My pleasure; all courtesy of vintage Illio yearbooks. No GIFs back in the day!
I had completely forgotten about the fad of wearing turf shoes as everyday shoes. lol. My best friend in high school in the early '80s was all about that. As a basketball player, I stuck with the leather Converse All-Star and Pony high-tops. And the Adidas model with the rubber cap toe junior year ('82-'83).
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
Lotta great potential combos, as long as slant Illinois is nowhere to be found!
I'd really rather forget EVERYTHING about the Moeller era.
altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
I question the judgment and sanity of any Illini fan who doesn't. IMO those '77-'78 orange unis are absolutely nondescript and hideous. I like the '79 ones and am glad Mike White kept them.
I like the Blackman era unis better. By '79 I had actually started putting academic concerns ahead of football game attendance LOL.
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