TheFlyingIllini1317
- Chicago, IL
Make trends don't follow them, I'm on board the onesie train
Basketball Uniforms
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Make trends don't follow them, I'm on board the onesie train
I feel pretty confident that's where we're headed.
I bet it will be just this with the sleeves cut off:
And probably with a fit like this:
But without the white outline around the numbers?I feel pretty confident that's where we're headed.
I bet it will be just this with the sleeves cut off:
And probably with a fit like this:
We'll see I guess.
Clemson did something like that with their new unis last year:
That's a pretty clean and fresh look. Maybe make the collar blue so it's harmonizing with this?
That would be a fine home look. Not sure how doing the same thing with blue lettering on orange would look, I think Clemson might get the better of it
And then they also have this:
Could that be the "why do we need this?" Would it be the Block I or the Shield? Both would present potential problems.
Considering that Nike loves doing the same things over again and this seems both fit to our needs and pretty close to what's been described by those who have seen things behind the scenes, I think this is going to be my official guess.
ILL in IA
- Iowa City
A couple years ago, the Houston Astors re-did their uniforms that were fresh, while a tip of the cap to the throwbacks that had become popular. Essentially the throwback look became the everyday uniform. I'd be ok with something along this concept (i don't think its what we will get, probably falling in line with Nike uniforms across college ball, similar to the Clemson kits shown above) But here is what my hope would be.
White-Fighting Illini unis we have used
Orange-05 look but on brand w/ how Illinois is written across the chest.
Blue- Fall in line with everything pictured above. Not sure the "logo" center chest works for us. But if so, Block I or Shield on the blue unis?
Gray- Pass unless we get a darker gray.
I am sure some may disagree, but fun to play with how we would each want our unis to look.
White-Fighting Illini unis we have used
Orange-05 look but on brand w/ how Illinois is written across the chest.
Blue- Fall in line with everything pictured above. Not sure the "logo" center chest works for us. But if so, Block I or Shield on the blue unis?
Gray- Pass unless we get a darker gray.
I am sure some may disagree, but fun to play with how we would each want our unis to look.
I definitely think having all three sets speaking different visual languages would be a mistake.
Final answers for me:
http://www.bsnsports.com/team-uniforms-mens-basketball
Arrow one to the right.
http://www.bsnsports.com/team-uniforms-mens-basketball
Arrow one to the right.
ILL in IA
- Iowa City
Good find. Interesting stuff in the Online Catalog they offer. At the end they list the Nike color matching. IMO Nike did the right thing with the Orange they are now using for us.
Were we "bright ceramic" before?
I don't think the change was quite that dramatic. That's almost Tennessee-ish.
I don't think the change was quite that dramatic. That's almost Tennessee-ish.
ILL in IA
- Iowa City
It could be that the last shade of orange was completely unique to Illinois. Cool in theory, but crappy for being on brand across the athletic department. But that is the reason you saw a different shade of orange from each team, to fan walking down the street. With this, every version of anything from Nike all has the same orange on it. Helps sell apparel in store too.
If that truly is our new home white, I don't hate it. Kinda meh, but if we win it'll start to look a whole lot better.
Maybe it will only be ILL on the front?
Another Nike rebrand school with a "no white" effect in their football uniforms did the similar thing as Clemson with new basketball uni's:
I think we're zooming in on the basic idea of what these are gonna look like. But the devil is in those little details of the stripes and the collars and the number outlines and all that stuff.
I'm resigned to there being something in these basketball unis that drives me nuts like the helmet stickers, but maybe there's hope.
I think we're zooming in on the basic idea of what these are gonna look like. But the devil is in those little details of the stripes and the collars and the number outlines and all that stuff.
I'm resigned to there being something in these basketball unis that drives me nuts like the helmet stickers, but maybe there's hope.
South Farms
- near Ogden & Rt 83
bright ceramic is almost as bright an orange as OkSt. , who always says with pride , in their own literature, that they are "America's brightest orange" .
They have awesome uniforms and apparel. You can use your fan shirts out bird hunting and be legal.
Tennesee has a "melon" type orange. almost like a pastel orange.
GortTheRobot
- North Bethesda, Maryland
A script throwback would be a Jersey I would want to have as a fan...of course, I am getting on in years.
Whitmans Sampler
- Eastern Iowa
This. Our “grays” right now are a hideous silver. I’d want charcoal gray if anything.
50 Shades of Grey could get interesting...
http://gaia.adage.com/images/bin/imgstore/work/print/p/i/n/Pinterest_50ShadesofGrey12.jpg
I don't mind them, but they remind me of Malcolm Hill putting the entire program on his back.
My guess is, winning makes the uni's be more favorable in everyone's opinion. Doubt me? What is your favorite year? How was our record that year?
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I liked them as well....a darker shade with orange and white highlights might be nice though?
I liked them as well....a darker shade with orange and white highlights might be nice though?
I much prefer the styling of the Clemson jerseys posted above over this one.
I'd love us to go with 3 uni combos (a white one, a blue one and an orange one). I personally think it would look best if it had 'FIGHTING ILLINI" as the words on the jerseys rather than "ILLINOIS". The only other alternate uni I'd like to maybe see would the the cursive script "ILLINI" one in orange.
Would be fine with never seeing silver or gray (or black for that matter) uniforms again.
Would be fine with never seeing silver or gray (or black for that matter) uniforms again.
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