Illini Basketball Uniforms

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PizzaHutParkingLot
redwingillini11 said:
You guys….I think it’s happening….

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#209      
Toews
If we see the orange scripts instead of the flyin illini Wednesday I wonder if we see them again all season
 
#210      
ChiefGritty
When these sell out in thirty seconds the people taking this man off their All-21st Century first teams need to take a hard look at themselves.
 
#211      
Fighter of the Nightman
Toews said:
If we see the orange scripts instead of the flyin illini Wednesday I wonder if we see them again all season
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I could see us rockin' the Navy Flyin' Illini again. I feel like we wore those a lot back in the day at Northwestern, and we just got a big road win in them. My guess is they decide to go with this lineup for our next couple games:
- Navy Flyin' Illini at Northwestern
- White Script vs. Minnesota
- White Script vs. Maryland
- Orange Script at Purdue

IF we were to get the rest of the missing throwbacks (i.e., Navy Script, White Flyin' Illini and some type of 2005 throwback), this would be my guess for those debut games:
- Navy Script at Nebraska (Feb. 1)
- White Flyin' Illini vs. Indiana (Feb. 15)
- White/Orange 2005 Throwback vs. Michigan (Feb. 27)

I sincerely hope we aren't unnecessarily limiting our uniform arsenal and that the Orange Flyin' Illini is still alive. I could see the away games at Michigan State (Feb. 7) or at UCLA (Feb. 21) being a good/natural time to bust it out again.
 
#212      
rtbritt
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Added a new look to my wardrobe!

Some of yall probably don’t want to hear this some of you will appreciate it…ordered from dhgate.com… it was like 20 or 30 bucks after shipping. And it only took like 2 months to get here. Haha. Actually it was less, but I’ve ordered for my kid before and it took that long.
 
#213      
Toews
rtbritt said:
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Added a new look to my wardrobe!

Some of yall probably don’t want to hear this some of you will appreciate it…ordered from dhgate.com… it was like 20 or 30 bucks after shipping. And it only took like 2 months to get here. Haha. Actually it was less, but I’ve ordered for my kid before and it took that long.
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Nice an aj redd jersey
 
#218      
Fighter of the Nightman
Iloveorangekoolaid said:
But more importantly, which jersey did you decide to wear to the game??
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Orange Script, haha. Reasoning being:

1) I’ve never worn it, so it can’t be said to have any bad luck … as much as I love both, we’ve had a TERRIBLE record when I’ve worn my White Script or Orange Flyin’ Illini to a game. 🤣

2) I want to contribute to our fan contingent wearing orange and making their white out look silly, lol.

3) We’ll need some good luck later in the year, and my Navy Flyin’ Illini will be ready. I shouldn’t have to use up its luck on the Kittie Cats. If we lose this one, it’s because the boys didn’t come to play.

So let’s get a win!
 
#221      
Fighter of the Nightman
My money is on the Navy Flyin' Illini for Saturday. It was nice to see us confirm that the Orange Flyin' Illini wasn't dead the other week, but we have lost a couple games in Mackey in that one. I could also see the Orange Script. Honestly, if it's not an 1LL1NO1S jersey, it's a win. Since we officially introduced the two new options (i.e., UConn game and after), this has been the usage of each throwback.

Nov. 28 - Navy Flyin' Illini vs. #5 UConn (New York, NY)
Dec. 6 - Orange Script at #13 Tennessee (Nashville, TN)
Dec. 9 - Navy Flyin' Illini at Ohio State
Dec. 13 - White Script vs. #23 Nebraska
Dec. 22 - White Script vs. Missouri (St. Louis, MO)
Dec. 29 - N/A
Jan. 3 - Orange Script at Penn State (Philadelphia, PA)
Jan. 8 - White Script vs. Rutgers
Jan. 11 - Navy Flyin' Illini at #19 Iowa
Jan. 14 - Orange Flyin' Illini at Northwestern
Jan. 17 - N/A
Jan. 21 - White Script vs. Maryland

So while acknowledging that White Script doesn't have a White Flyin' Illini counterpart, there has been some fairly even usage. However, now that I look at this, it seems we are due for an Orange Script game! This year overall, we are...

3-0 in Orange Script
1-0 in Orange Flyin' Illini
4-2 in White Script
2-1 in Navy Flyin' Illini

Still holding out hope for one more surprise, as any one of a White Flyin' Illini, Navy Script or especially any color of a 2005 throwback would be a huge hit with the fans. I've posted this before, but I would guess the best bet for each would be...

- If we are getting a Navy Script (and I doubt we will, but again ... hope we do!), I would bet literally everything that it would make its debut for the Nebraska game in Lincoln. The color contrast works, and it would be a huge opportunity for revenge.
- If we see a return of the White Flyin' Illini, i just have this odd feeling it would 110% be the Indiana home game in mid-February on CBS.
- If we were going to see some type of 2005 throwback and assuming it would show up before the postseason ... I'd bet every penny I had that it would show up for the Michigan home game.

Again ... probably set with what we've got, and that is still a MASSIVE improvement over the status quo from the last few years!!
 
#223      
Fighter of the Nightman
A recasting of our fun 9-game winning streak by uniform...

White Script vs. Missouri (St. Louis, MO)
White 1LL1NO1S vs. Southern
Orange Script at Penn State (Philadelphia, PA)
White Script vs. Rutgers
Navy Flyin' Illini at #19 Iowa
Orange Flyin' Illini at Northwestern
White 1LL1NO1S vs. Minnesota
White Script vs. Maryland
Orange Script at #4 Purdue

I would be surprised if we didn't see the Navy Flyin' Illini at Nebraska given it's been a while and the solid color contrast with their red, but maybe the guys are feelin' riding with the Orange Script after the Purdue win. I really hope we don't slide back into 1LL1NO1S territory (white or orange) for the Washington home game, lmao ... just let them die!! It would be cool to see the Orange Flyin' Illini get some more love for the Washington game, given the Huskies will have purple away uniforms.
 
#224      
Todd99
Fighter of the Nightman said:
A recasting of our fun 9-game winning streak by uniform...

White Script vs. Missouri (St. Louis, MO)
White 1LL1NO1S vs. Southern
Orange Script at Penn State (Philadelphia, PA)
White Script vs. Rutgers
Navy Flyin' Illini at #19 Iowa
Orange Flyin' Illini at Northwestern
White 1LL1NO1S vs. Minnesota
White Script vs. Maryland
Orange Script at #4 Purdue

I would be surprised if we didn't see the Navy Flyin' Illini at Nebraska given it's been a while and the solid color contrast with their red, but maybe the guys are feelin' riding with the Orange Script after the Purdue win. I really hope we don't slide back into 1LL1NO1S territory (white or orange) for the Washington home game, lmao ... just let them die!! It would be cool to see the Orange Flyin' Illini get some more love for the Washington game, given the Huskies will have purple away uniforms.
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Not to be greedy after all the new versions we've gotten this year, but what a great time to debut the white Fighting Illini on Thursday!
 
#225      
Fighter of the Nightman
Todd99 said:
Not to be greedy after all the new versions we've gotten this year, but what a great time to debut the white Fighting Illini on Thursday!
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Agreed, as I want it as soon as possible ... but if we were to get that this year, I would bet it would be for a relatively hyped up home game on either a weekend, a major network or vs. a very noteworthy opponent (and of course any combination of the above!). And that leaves these options, IMO:

(1) Sunday, February 15 vs. Indiana (12:00 pm on CBS)
(2) Friday, February 27 vs. Michigan (7:00 pm on FOX)

I'm pretty sure we posted about both the Orange Script and Navy Flyin' Illini debuts on social media 2-3 days before those games, so I suppose we could be on the lookout around February 12 or February 24! You could substitute "2005 Throwback" for "White Flyin' Illini" and my prediction would be the same, though we probably wouldn't debut an orange 2005 set vs. Indiana. I've posted about this before, too, but if we are going to get the last "missing" throwback in addition to the White Flyin' Illini - the Navy Script - I would have guessed at Nebraska was an excellent possibility, but I doubt that's coming as early as this week. So, these would be my guesses if we were to get that one:

(1) Saturday, February 7 at Michigan State (7:00 pm on FOX)
(2) Saturday, February 21 at UCLA (7:00 pm on FOX)

Both would have nice little windows of days before where we could hype them up. Of course (and once again acknowledging that the single most likely option is we don't get an additional uniform this season), they could totally surprise us and wait until the postseason to throw one out there. I know this post is about to get long and go into rambling territory, but in a world where we got just one more uniform, I think I would want the White Flyin' Illini. We already have two great orange options. We have a great navy option, and that is just statistically going to be the color that we wear the least. So, I would want one additional white option to take some of the burden off of the White Script, and I would rather keep going with the two great looks we already have in the arsenal than introduce a third one (i.e., the 2005 set) just because. Obviously, though ... a 2005 throwback would be awesome, lol.

With that said ... this would be my dream scenario this year in a universe where we can be pretty greedy but maybe not greedy enough to ALSO get a 2005 throwback! :ROFLMAO: FTR, if we did get a 2005 throwback ... I think you wait until the BTT or First Round of the NCAA Tournament to bust it out as a good luck charm for the postseason.

New uniform reveals are accompanied with this emjoi, lol - ‼️
White Script vs. Washington
‼️ Navy Script at Nebraska ... Just makes too much sense given how hyped the game will be and the color schemes!
Orange Flyin' Illini vs. Northwestern ... I'd like to see us wearing orange more at home again, using it as a true alternate.
Orange Script at Michigan State
White Script vs. Wisconsin
‼️ White Flyin' Illini vs. Indiana ... Weekend CBS game vs. an old rival, perfect time!
Navy Flyin' Illini at USC
Orange Flyin' Illini at UCLA
Orange Script vs. Michigan ... Would also be fine with any other non-navy uniform here, but I like a color rush game.
White Script vs. Oregon
Navy Script at Maryland

[Assuming we are the #1 seed in the BTT, naturally!]
White Flyin' Illini in Friday BTT Quarterfinals ... Emphasize that we are the home team whenever we play at the United Center!
Orange Flyin' Illini or White Flyin' Illini in Saturday and Sunday BTT games ... Just depends on color combinations but never navy at the UC.

[Also assuming we are a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament since we can't stop winning!]
White Script in NCAAT First Round game
Orange Script in NCAAT Second Round game ... If colors don't allow, back to the White Script.

White Flyin' Illini or Orange Flyin' Illini in NCAAT Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight games ... Adopting these two as our go-to United Center uniforms.

Orange Script in the NCAAT Final Four ... Hopefully this works with colors, because this uniform is just a beauty and very "us," IMO.

For the National Championship Game? I could be convinced of any option, TBH ... with that said, something just feels appropriate about wearing one of the three Flyin' Illini uniforms to avenge that team's near miss.
 
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