RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
I give my approval for the team to wear the 1LL1NO1S uniform during the Cincinnati game where no one can see (or even hear) it. Then never again, please.
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hooraybeer
- Peoria, IL
why even do that? they suck. throw them out
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
Lol, the Illini Basketball Instagram page did some post a month or so ago where they showed each uniform and asked fans to post their favorites ... they referred to the 1LL1NO1S uniforms as "White Modern," "Navy Modern" and Orange Modern," which could be an infuriating window into how someone in the DIA sees those ugly-!!! rags.
Needless to say, the responses were like 90%+ for one of the four throwbacks, and the 1LL1NO1S uniforms took an absolute beating in the comments section. Wearing them even once this year is a straight-up intentional troll!
RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
Just in case there’s some contractual agreement with Nike.
RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
Lol, the Illini Basketball Instagram page did some post a month or so ago where they showed each uniform and asked fans to post their favorites ... they referred to the 1LL1NO1S uniforms as "White Modern," "Navy Modern" and Orange Modern," which could be an infuriating window into how someone in the DIA sees those ugly-!!! rags.
Needless to say, the responses were like 90%+ for one of the four throwbacks, and the 1LL1NO1S uniforms took an absolute beating in the comments section. Wearing them even once this year is a straight-up intentional troll!
Hopefully that remaining 10% mistakenly thought they were voting for the ugliest jersey.
Does the fact that they used the orange scripts for an untelevised exhibition game give us a hint that the modern ones are gone for good? I sure hope so.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
Knock on wood and all, but there is definitely a different (better!!) vibe this year. All of the "official" stuff preseason last year was in the white or orange 1LL1NO1S uniforms (team photo, social media posts hyping up the season, player interviews, etc.). This year, we seem to be seeing nothing but the Orange Script, and I am very hopeful that we have sort of tabbed that uniform as our main "identity." We also wore it in 3 of our 4 NCAA Tournament games last year (White Script vs. Iowa being the only exception), including on the biggest stage of the Final Four.
I have way too much PTSD not to expect some random cupcake home game in the 1LL1NO1S uniforms because some guy thinks we "should" wear them for a smaller game like that ... but I definitely feel like the current "feel" is that the Script is our standard-bearer look, and the Flyin' Illini uniforms are the accent piece, so to speak. Let's hope that means we get an incredible surprise of the Navy Script and White Flyin' Illini at some point!!
EDIT: Pretty damn noticeable trend to end last season, with some very unfortunate interjections, haha.
February 10 - White ILLINOIS vs. Wisconsin
February 15 - White Script vs. Indiana
February 18 - Navy Flyin' Illini at USC
February 21 - Orange Script at UCLA
February 27 - Orange Flyin' Illini vs. Michigan
March 3 - White Script vs. Oregon
March 8 - Orange Flyin' Illini at Maryland
March 13 - White Script vs. Wisconsin (BTT Quarterfinals)
March 19 - Orange Script vs. Penn (NCAAT First Round)
March 21 - Orange Script vs. VCU (NCAAT Second Round)
March 26 - Orange Script vs. Houston (NCAAT Sweet Sixteen)
March 28 - White Script vs. Iowa (NCAAT Elite Eight)
April 4 - Orange Script vs. UConn (NCAAT Final Four)
So after the absolute stinker of a loss to Wisconsin at home, we never saw the 1LL1NO1S uniforms again, wearing either the Script or Flyin' Illini sets for our final 12 games in a row (9 Script, 3 Flyin' Illini). Two things seem surprising to me as I looked this up:
1) It seems weird we wore the Navy Flyin' Illini uniforms for perhaps our most impressive performance of the year at USC, and then we just never saw them again...
2) I'm surprised we switched to the White Script for ONLY the Iowa game in the NCAA Tournament. We were the higher seed so we definitely got to choose, and we easily could have rocked orange against any of Iowa's three uniform colors.
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I used to believe that our Orange Flyin' Illini jersey was far superior to any jersey in our closet. However, after last year's Final Four run, I want us to wear the Orange Script for every game possible, similar to how the 05 team wore orange home and away, except for a few games against teams with clashing colors.
Worth noting that Mirk wore the orange Flying Illini jersey with the new Busey patch during his Sports Illustrated interview, so it'll def be around. But most of the Instagram branding almost only uses the orange script.
Orange Flyin Illini jerseys remind me so much of the Ayo, Kofi, and TSJ seasons. However, there just feels like such a different vibe with last year and this year's squad that I think the orange scripts reflect perfectly.
Worth noting that Mirk wore the orange Flying Illini jersey with the new Busey patch during his Sports Illustrated interview, so it'll def be around. But most of the Instagram branding almost only uses the orange script.
Orange Flyin Illini jerseys remind me so much of the Ayo, Kofi, and TSJ seasons. However, there just feels like such a different vibe with last year and this year's squad that I think the orange scripts reflect perfectly.