New Illini football equipment truck

Dan · Sep 5, 2012, 11:19 AM

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You will know when the #Illini roll into town. Look at our new truck! http://pic.twitter.com/EOt4e3Gv

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Rolling to az in style. New Equipment truck http://pic.twitter.com/Yn0OAY45

Other side. I'LL! http://pic.twitter.com/G04qeDpb

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Dan · Sep 5, 2012, 11:21 AM

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Pretty cool seeing the new Illini semi......especially when they put good looking faces on the side of it! #oskeewowwow http://pic.twitter.com/BHqYM4qj

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RyanK · Sep 5, 2012, 11:21 AM

Awesome.

Dan · Sep 5, 2012, 11:24 AM

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#NewEra #ourstateourteam http://pic.twitter.com/FnOwmKyX

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U of I 89-05-10 · Sep 5, 2012, 11:26 AM

That is awesome.

illinicb · Sep 5, 2012, 11:44 AM

Sweet! When the Illini play Evanston's Big Ten Team later this year, let's have the truck drive around the Loop during Friday lunch hour.

BananaShampoo · Sep 5, 2012, 11:49 AM

"Operation New Era" indeed.

GilThorpe · Sep 5, 2012, 12:37 PM

it looks really nice. Amzing what they can do with printing on vinyl these days. those kind of graphics were not really possible at a reasonable (albiet still not cheap) price just 7-8 years ago. The inks , the size of the printers, and the vinyl itself have all become so much better.

Updating the rear end for the schedule and the drivers side for new players will not be a huge deal

saleen970 · Sep 5, 2012, 12:51 PM

Very Nice, I remember being jealous of the Minnesota equipment truck last time they were here, they are pretty sweet too.

Lake Camelot · Sep 5, 2012, 01:21 PM

I wonder if the whole team could fit in that. Have them drive out on the field before a big game and then everyone empty out for the pregame.:laugh:

Dan · Sep 5, 2012, 01:26 PM

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Now we can represent Illini nation wherever we go! Oskee Wow Wow #Illini #B1GFootball http://pic.twitter.com/p0TIoFo6

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ranma08 · Sep 5, 2012, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by GilThorpe

it looks really nice. Amzing what they can do with printing on vinyl these days. those kind of graphics were not really possible at a reasonable (albiet still not cheap) price just 7-8 years ago. The inks , the size of the printers, and the vinyl itself have all become so much better.

Updating the rear end for the schedule and the drivers side for new players will not be a huge deal

Please, tell me more about the vinyl industry these days.

Droidillini · Sep 5, 2012, 02:02 PM

Who are the players on the driver's side of the truck? Grange, Butkus, Mendenhall, ?????, Luiget, Mercilus and Jenkins....anyone know who is between mendenhall and luiget?

illiniobserver22 · Sep 5, 2012, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Droidillini

Who are the players on the driver's side of the truck? Grange, Butkus, Mendenhall, ?????, Luiget, Mercilus and Jenkins....anyone know who is between mendenhall and luiget?

Kind of looks like Leshoure...seems odd to have him on the truck though given the recent arrest so maybe it's not.

Fasz · Sep 5, 2012, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Droidillini

Who are the players on the driver's side of the truck? Grange, Butkus, Mendenhall, ?????, Luiget, Mercilus and Jenkins....anyone know who is between mendenhall and luiget?

Looks like a #9, so just guessing...but would put my $ on Benn

DrewD007 · Sep 5, 2012, 02:30 PM

Vontae Davis

It's all of the First Round Picks in the 21st century.

Fasz · Sep 5, 2012, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by DrewD007

Vontae Davis

It's all of the First Round Picks in the 21st century.

Winner. Guess it would have been a good idea to figure out the writing on the top of the trailer.

Droidillini · Sep 5, 2012, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Fasz

Winner. Guess it would have been a good idea to figure out the writing on the top of the trailer.

haha, good call, missed that.

KBLEE · Sep 5, 2012, 02:56 PM

Did everyone notice the zig-zag patterns all over the truck?

IlliniKat91 · Sep 5, 2012, 03:13 PM

I think the zig-zags are just supposed to be a mock up of the stitching on a jersey, not a nod to the Chief... but I am more than happy to make it one.

stuemke5 · Sep 5, 2012, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by KBLEE

Did everyone notice the zig-zag patterns all over the truck?

Looks to me like the zig zag is enlarged stitching, but still like the concept, and it doesnt hurt that it looks like the zig zag on the unis

illinicb · Sep 5, 2012, 03:58 PM

Do they have photos of the Illinettes on the mud flaps?

DanvIllini · Sep 5, 2012, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by illinicb

Do they have photos of the Illinettes on the mud flaps?

Nice.

USNIlliniFan · Sep 5, 2012, 05:39 PM

This is soooo cool!!! Wanna get my car done the same way!!

JSpence · Sep 5, 2012, 08:37 PM

That tractor made a delivery to my plant earlier this year. She is BEAUTIFUL.

Seeing the whole rig...

Sep 5, 2012, 11:44 AM	#6
illinicb Location: Northbrook Posts: 5,810	Sweet! When the Illini play Evanston's Big Ten Team later this year, let's have the truck drive around the Loop during Friday lunch hour. __________________ "I could care less" does not mean the same as "I couldn't care less"

Sep 5, 2012, 11:49 AM	#7
BananaShampoo Captain 'Paign Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 8,580	"Operation New Era" indeed. __________________ C-U/UIUC Historian and Lover of all Things Illini

Sep 5, 2012, 01:21 PM	#10
Lake Camelot Location: Mapleton,IL. Posts: 777	I wonder if the whole team could fit in that. Have them drive out on the field before a big game and then everyone empty out for the pregame.:laugh: __________________

Sep 5, 2012, 02:30 PM	#16
DrewD007 Location: Swansea, IL Posts: 3,564	Vontae Davis It's all of the First Round Picks in the 21st century. __________________ Follow me! http://www.twitter.com/illinidrew11

Sep 5, 2012, 03:58 PM	#22
illinicb Location: Northbrook Posts: 5,810	Do they have photos of the Illinettes on the mud flaps? __________________ "I could care less" does not mean the same as "I couldn't care less"

Sep 5, 2012, 11:26 AM	#5
U of I 89-05-10 Location: Iowa City, Ia. Posts: 962	That is awesome.

Sep 5, 2012, 12:37 PM	#8
GilThorpe Location: Hinsdale Posts: 878	it looks really nice. Amzing what they can do with printing on vinyl these days. those kind of graphics were not really possible at a reasonable (albiet still not cheap) price just 7-8 years ago. The inks , the size of the printers, and the vinyl itself have all become so much better. Updating the rear end for the schedule and the drivers side for new players will not be a huge deal

Sep 5, 2012, 12:51 PM	#9
saleen970 Posts: 669	Very Nice, I remember being jealous of the Minnesota equipment truck last time they were here, they are pretty sweet too. __________________ Who ever said " Love thy neighbor" didn't have Hoosiers as neighbors!

Sep 5, 2012, 02:02 PM	#13
Droidillini Posts: 36	Who are the players on the driver's side of the truck? Grange, Butkus, Mendenhall, ?????, Luiget, Mercilus and Jenkins....anyone know who is between mendenhall and luiget?

Sep 5, 2012, 02:56 PM	#19
KBLEE Location: Montgomery, IL Posts: 6,292	Did everyone notice the zig-zag patterns all over the truck?

Sep 5, 2012, 03:13 PM	#20
IlliniKat91 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 2,002	I think the zig-zags are just supposed to be a mock up of the stitching on a jersey, not a nod to the Chief... but I am more than happy to make it one.

Sep 5, 2012, 05:39 PM	#24
USNIlliniFan Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 318	This is soooo cool!!! Wanna get my car done the same way!!

Sep 5, 2012, 08:37 PM	#25
JSpence Location: Glen Carbon, IL Posts: 1,224	That tractor made a delivery to my plant earlier this year. She is BEAUTIFUL. Seeing the whole rig...