Recent content by NightPutting

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    New Illinois Football Uniforms

    I just don’t understand how we collectively decided Syracuse has priority on orange and blue.
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    New Illinois Football Uniforms

    I like em. No fuss but infinitely more legible.
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    Game Thread: Illinois vs Wisconsin

    The game ended as soon as Lovie deferred.
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    Illinois Football Uniforms

    I like them, as a big fan of those '08 Renaissance throwbacks. Couldn't get much simpler. The collision with Syracuse seems all but inevitable to me given the school colors. I wouldn't mind a pants stripe, but besides that? A lot to like here. No busy collars, orange numbers on the blue...
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    The 2014 Illini Nike Uniforms and Rebrand

    I recall when I was at the DI back in '08 and we wore the Renaissance throwbacks I was told that they were merit stars for performance. It seems they were given out quite judiciously. Of course in the '08 throwback game they had everyone wearing the same amount of stars, in part because Zook...
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    The Illinois AD Search

    How many suitcases of cash fit in a Citation?
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    The 2014 Illini Nike Uniforms and Rebrand

    They have white: https://instagram.com/p/6-jiaClbil/
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    The 2014 Illini Nike Uniforms and Rebrand

    I think they need to sprinkle in the recycled rubber material that softens the turf. That should darken the orange we see now.
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    The 2014 Illini Nike Uniforms and Rebrand

    Simple. We're not Oregon. Probably the same reason we were stuck with those 2006 fad templates for so long.
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    The 2014 Illini Nike Uniforms and Rebrand

    Yep. I doubt that was a coordinated effort, probably just a fleeting glimpse at the new block I. Since the helmet is blue they probably just weren't meticulous and got rid of the standard blue outline. You can forgive this during the "transition" period for DIA and the various Illini sports...
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    The 2014 Illini Nike Uniforms and Rebrand

    The monochrome Block I is among the "Nike-approved" Block I designs, but note that the "curve" doesn't appear - the outline is simply made to be the same color as the "inner-I" so it has right-angle corners.
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    The 2014 Illini Nike Uniforms and Rebrand

    Oh yes. Those zags.
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    The 2014 Illini Nike Uniforms and Rebrand

    So... Victory "Shield" or Victory "Badge"?