Idaho and Iowa State have both used very similar Block I logos. The only difference is they layered an additional word ("Vandals" or "State") on top, probably because they realized the I by itself was kinda boring and nondescript.
Illinois Football Uniforms
I really struggle to see how the slant Illinois is any lazier than just tossing a single letter out there. Especially when we were very late to the single letter game. At least nobody else is doing the slant underlined thing right now. Tons of single letter helmets out there, and even if you narrow to only ones using block lettering, there are plenty.
mattcoldagelli
- Script Illinois Enthusiast
Maybe today left a sour enough taste for us to stop with the all-orange
TentakilRex
- Land O Insects between Quincy-Macomb-Jacksonville
Goofed around and made this helmet. I wanted to make a Butkus era helmet with a Block I logo.
1. This is a quickie prototype, the number placement is far from perfect. This is just a proof of concept.
2. I will adjust the colors, numbers, etc on another version
1. This is a quickie prototype, the number placement is far from perfect. This is just a proof of concept.
2. I will adjust the colors, numbers, etc on another version
BZuppke
- Plainfield
The ‘only’ difference
Absolutely way too busy. Either numbers or block I.
Wouldn't mind rounding out the block I with a second set of star below the I similar to the helmets today
Well, your previous assertion was that nobody uses a block I. I suppose you should have said "nobody uses a block I with no other visual elements." As far as I know, yes that is true. By that token, nobody else, including the Giants, has ever used a slant Illinois, particularly on an orange background. If you're going to be absurdly specific about the block I, hold the slant Illinois to the same standard.The ‘only’ difference
TentakilRex
- Land O Insects between Quincy-Macomb-Jacksonville
BZuppke
- Plainfield
I don’t like the slant Illinois. Anyone who does is just wrong wrong wrong
Shief
- Champaign Area
What would it look like with the slant Illini on top of the block I, where the stars are? It might be cluttered but I'm curious.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
Love the all-orange. Sparingly. And only in brilliant autumn sunshine.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
I think someone earlier asked about our record in each uniform since we got the new ones? It's obviously a very small sample size, and you cannot take away too much from home vs. away ... not only is it just easier to play anyone at home, but you are not getting FCS opponents on the road, lol. For obvious reasons, I excluded the Red Grange Michigan uniforms.
HOME
O/B/O
2023
W 30-28 vs. Toledo
L 13-30 vs. #7 Penn State
L 21-25 vs. Wisconsin
L 43-45 vs. Northwestern
2024
W 45-0 vs. Eastern Illinois
W 30-9 vs. Central Michigan
O/B/B
2023
W 23-17 vs. FAU
L 7-20 vs. Nebraska
2024
W 50-49 in OT vs. Purdue
O/O/O
2023
W 48-45 in OT vs. Indiana
2024
W 23-17 vs. #19 Kansas
L 17-25 vs. Minnesota
AWAY
O/W/W
2023
L 23-34 at Kansas
L 19-44 at Purdue
W 27-24 at Maryland
W 27-26 at Minnesota
L 13-15 at #16 Iowa
2024
L 9-38 at #1 Oregon
O/W/O
2023
N/A
2024
W 31-24 in OT at #22 Nebraska
L 7-21 at #9 Penn State
So out of our 12 home games...
- We wore O/B/O 6 times with a 3-3 record.
- We wore O/B/B 3 times with a 1-2 record.
- We wore O/O/O 3 times with a 2-1 record.
And out of our 8 away games...
- We wore O/W/W 6 times with a 2-4 record (including all games in 2023...).
- We wore O/W/O 2 times with a 1-1 record (both vs. top 25 opponents).
Assuming we always wear an orange helmet, the squad has refused to give us a peak at the following combos through 20 games where we did not wear throwbacks:
- O/W/B (#BPOTR, what is the holdup?!)
- O/B/W (really thought we might get this with the Butkus Era helmets and surprised it's never been matched with slant ILLINOIS to call back to the 2007 Rose Bowl team)
- O/O/W (have long been a proponent that this would look a lot better than all orange)
- O/O/B (personally, I think this would look terrible, haha)
One thing seems kind of clear, and others have mentioned this ... with the exception of the O/B/O combo where our helmet striping matches our pants striping, whoever gets to pick the uniforms each week seems to have a peculiarly strong preference for the jersey and pants stripes to match exactly. We have matched our jersey and pant colors (i.e., worn O/B/B, O/O/O or O/W/W) in 12 out of those 20 games, and we have never once not at least had our helmet match the pants stripes (i.e., O/B/O or O/W/O in addition). In other words, I guess I will stop holding my breath for #BPOTR any time soon, lol.
And just for fun on a slow day, here are some past iterations of the combos we have yet to see with these new uniforms, in the same order as above:
HOME
O/B/O
2023
W 30-28 vs. Toledo
L 13-30 vs. #7 Penn State
L 21-25 vs. Wisconsin
L 43-45 vs. Northwestern
2024
W 45-0 vs. Eastern Illinois
W 30-9 vs. Central Michigan
O/B/B
2023
W 23-17 vs. FAU
L 7-20 vs. Nebraska
2024
W 50-49 in OT vs. Purdue
O/O/O
2023
W 48-45 in OT vs. Indiana
2024
W 23-17 vs. #19 Kansas
L 17-25 vs. Minnesota
AWAY
O/W/W
2023
L 23-34 at Kansas
L 19-44 at Purdue
W 27-24 at Maryland
W 27-26 at Minnesota
L 13-15 at #16 Iowa
2024
L 9-38 at #1 Oregon
O/W/O
2023
N/A
2024
W 31-24 in OT at #22 Nebraska
L 7-21 at #9 Penn State
So out of our 12 home games...
- We wore O/B/O 6 times with a 3-3 record.
- We wore O/B/B 3 times with a 1-2 record.
- We wore O/O/O 3 times with a 2-1 record.
And out of our 8 away games...
- We wore O/W/W 6 times with a 2-4 record (including all games in 2023...).
- We wore O/W/O 2 times with a 1-1 record (both vs. top 25 opponents).
Assuming we always wear an orange helmet, the squad has refused to give us a peak at the following combos through 20 games where we did not wear throwbacks:
- O/W/B (#BPOTR, what is the holdup?!)
- O/B/W (really thought we might get this with the Butkus Era helmets and surprised it's never been matched with slant ILLINOIS to call back to the 2007 Rose Bowl team)
- O/O/W (have long been a proponent that this would look a lot better than all orange)
- O/O/B (personally, I think this would look terrible, haha)
One thing seems kind of clear, and others have mentioned this ... with the exception of the O/B/O combo where our helmet striping matches our pants striping, whoever gets to pick the uniforms each week seems to have a peculiarly strong preference for the jersey and pants stripes to match exactly. We have matched our jersey and pant colors (i.e., worn O/B/B, O/O/O or O/W/W) in 12 out of those 20 games, and we have never once not at least had our helmet match the pants stripes (i.e., O/B/O or O/W/O in addition). In other words, I guess I will stop holding my breath for #BPOTR any time soon, lol.
And just for fun on a slow day, here are some past iterations of the combos we have yet to see with these new uniforms, in the same order as above: