The 2014 Illini Nike Uniforms and Rebrand
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I think they look great!
OrangeAndBlue217
- Decatur, IL
Nice!
FGHTIL1
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Somehow the uni's always look better when the team is being chased and not when the team is always chasing.
FGHTIL1
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Maybe the problem is the colors of O&B altogether. Maybe try green and cheese?
Soxfreak64
- Bloomington
So. Cool.
As others have noted, wasn't it Galloping Ghost? Anyway, as long as we're making up new names for our former greats to coincide with our uniform colors, I can't wait to see what we wear in honor of Dick Bluekus or Jeff Jorange. The Ray Whiteschke ones ought to be pretty sharp, too.
OrangeandBlue4eva
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Gray ghost comes from a poem. It fits perfectly fine.
Streak of Fire and Rubber Bounding Blast of Soul also come from that poem, so that should provide us with some interesting design choices down the road.
STL FANATIC
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These will be the worst uniforms an Illinois team has ever worn, at least until the basketball team wears their grey uniforms.
Just a totally non-sensical look, and I give it a 2% chance that Grange was even a slight consideration into the creation of these uniforms. Nothing more than a half-clever back story to justify the look.
Just a totally non-sensical look, and I give it a 2% chance that Grange was even a slight consideration into the creation of these uniforms. Nothing more than a half-clever back story to justify the look.
I would bet it was well higher than 2%
If this is the "lamp", count me in the unimpressed camp. Lame. The tops look like something the Cowboys would wear.
hmmmm I wonder where this idea came from...
???? Not even similar.
OrangeandBlue4eva
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The marketing department can't do anything to please Illini fans. Its impossible to make everybody happy you guys know that right.
I'm pretty darned happy with all the new stuff.
Chrome logo on an accent color? Not to mention that both Illinois and Oregon are Nike schools, so it wouldn't be too surprising if there were some shared ideas between design teams.
If that's what you were going for, that's a real stretch. They look nothing alike except for that.
Not sure how it's a stretch when that's the base of the design, not to mention that my original post said "wonder where this idea came from". In terms of the actual helmets, no, they aren't the same, but I never said they were. I wouldn't expect us to have chrome wings on our helmets nor would I expect Oregon to have a chrome
on their helmets. I doubt the idea of a chrome logo on a helmet was a completely original idea Nike thought of specifically for Illinois' homecoming uniforms.
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IlliniNation05
- Champaign, IL
Yep, it's unbelievable.
Fans of other schools think this is a fantastic look, FWIW
Edit: One more thing...the athletic department/Nike are designing these uniforms with a younger audience in mind (recruits/students/etc). Literally everyone I've talked to here on campus is a big fan of this uniform.
Groundhogday
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Fans tend to be very grumpy in general when their team is swirling down in year three of a new coach rebuild.
Of course, every school is doing the same thing.
lstewart53x3
- Scottsdale, Arizona
Overall, I like it. Though, I wish they would have used orange instead of blue.
That could be next
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