Illini Basketball Uniforms
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blackdog
- Champaign
If nothing else at least it wasn't a game day uniform on display for the whole country to see.
I'd watch that with PrumanIt's a new crossover sport. Basketball+skee ball!
They did the same thing with golf + skee ball....and it was a smash hi......yeah it didn't catch on.
redwingillini11
White and Sixth
- North Aurora
I also think there is a very good chance that we had that printed on a blank shirt we got from Nike. A number of years back I got to get a tour of the football equipment room, and they gave me a team-issued t-shirt. It was awesome and I asked why it wasn't available elsewhere and I was told that they got the blank shirt from Nike and had it shipped out to have the graphics printed on it. The fact that there is a huge TM logo on it when that never appears on Nike-produced product really makes me think that the logo came from a university template file and was sent to a printing company. Who misspelled basketball? No idea.
Once again, Nike isn't perfect. But I'll say it this way: I'd rather be an economy passenger on a Boeing 777 than a first-class passenger on a sinking ship.
Once again, Nike isn't perfect. But I'll say it this way: I'd rather be an economy passenger on a Boeing 777 than a first-class passenger on a sinking ship.
splitter
- and not Nebraska
ABN = Anyone But Nikey
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
It would be famously enjoyable , fur sur............................
altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
It's a new crossover sport. Basketball+skee ball!
They did the same thing with golf + skee ball....and it was a smash hi......yeah it didn't catch on.
PizzaHutParkingLot
- McPherson, KS
Gonna keep asking for these blues...
I think this would probably need to be trimmed in white, or White trimmed in Blue.
redwingillini11
White and Sixth
- North Aurora
Ooooo I don't mind this at all. I'd say you could even pass on the white trim if you also have the current orange throwbacks as an option.
My memory is pretty shot, but aren't the blues usually worn at away games which are usually harder to win. I can't remember if they were only worn at away games or not. Also in those years 2014 - 2017 (the dark years) and then through the 2nd year of BU's reign wins were hard to come by in whatever uniform they wore. In other words I like the blues, too, and maybe if Illinois wore them for home games maybe they could get that monkey off their back.
Speling is hard
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
Why is this even being debated at any level? Script or ‘80s Flyin’ Illini in the three colors, everything else just sucks in comparison. It’d be a home run, is this like Nike hubris or…?
Maybe but just look at 2019-20. We only lost 10 games out of 31 that season. The six games we wore blues accounted for half our losses. Yikes!
I love the Blue uniforms....and to think it changes performance...Maybe but just look at 2019-20. We only lost 10 games out of 31 that season. The six games we wore blues accounted for half our losses. Yikes!
Superstition is common amongst athletes and a big part of the game is mental. Do I think there's some curse? Of course not. Do I think the idea of a curse could affect the players in some subconcious way? I think it's possible. So why chance it?I love the Blue uniforms....and to think it changes performance...
Do the current players even know there’s an idea of a curse on the blues or is it just fan fodder?
If it was just fan fodder you'd think they'd have worn the things more than twice in the last 2 seasons, but I really don't know for sure. I have to imagine the players would've heard something.
I don't think being superstitious is part of the culture now... and agree that the players probably don't know or care....
That they've avoided the jerseys for the last two years makes me think otherwise, is all I'm saying.
Cook
- Richmond, VA
I get that, but it doesn't mean we have to lose our blue stuff. That would be a terrible mistake. Something I liked about the Lovie fb unis was the focus on orange & blue (although white outlines, accents would have been nice). I also think we use white too much, it should be minimized as much as possible to accents, outlines and the required away jersey only. Take Michigan for example, although they build and promote an identity around blue, their maize yellow is always prominent.
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