Illinois Football Uniforms

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IMHO, the block I is dull. I like the throwback unis the best.

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#53      
Block I just reminds me of Indiana. Not unique at all, illini or Illinois on helmet is just my preference., whatever font. I can live with block I though as long as it’s pretty consistent. Orange helmets with white (maybe grey) face masks and “i” won’t complain

Helmet gotta be orange

How about bringing back chief helmet stickers??? I know won’t happen but that’d be cool
 
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My guess is the script will be more of a tie in to the era where the uniforms will draw from and less on the actual uniforms. With all the 70s and 80s font and graphics used by the school my guess is the uniforms will be similar to the uniforms worn then, or at least use them as inspiration. Also possible maybe a throwback uniform they have will.
 
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altgeld88

Arlington, Virginia
ILLINOIS is, I hope, thankfully dead. Looks like someone who didn't give a crap about this kind of stuff made it up using Word Art, and I wouldn't be surprised if that is too far off.
Are you talking about the late '80s slant "ILLINOIS"? That was an early Mackovic-era football team rebrand, supplanting the arc "Illini" on the helmets, which unfortunately stuck to the athletic program broadly for many years. It was also completely derivative of the NY Giants helmet logo of the time. Have always wondered who actually came up with it.
 
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That's looks way to 1990.
So what? The 90s are back man…

You don’t see the kids wearing nirvana, sublime, Pearl Jam shirts their parents got from target?

Addendum…. I do like that illustration/picture/the end zones, as well as the aforementioned bands
 
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skyIdub

Winged Warrior
Are you talking about the late '80s slant "ILLINOIS"? That was an early Mackovic-era football team rebrand, supplanting the arc "Illini" on the helmets, which unfortunately stuck to the athletic program broadly for many years. It was also completely derivative of the NY Giants helmet logo of the time. Have always wondered who actually came up with it.
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Mr. Tibbs

southeast DuPage
hard pass

by itself, a cursive I is difficult to distinguish from many other letters.
Look at the basketball jersey - without the context of the letters that follow it, you would not know it was an I

as generic as a block I is, we have a fairly long history of using it thru the years and various things
 
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altgeld88

Arlington, Virginia
hard pass

by itself, a cursive I is difficult to distinguish from many other letters.
Look at the basketball jersey - without the context of the letters that follow it, you would not know it was an I

as generic as a block I is, we have a fairly long history of using it thru the years and various things
Am completely with you on the cursive "I". *shudder*

IIRC, we used the arc "ILLINI" on the helmets from Blackman's arrival in '71 (or a season afterward... and with those cool, Dartmouth-inspired, dual white stripes while he was our coach) through White's departure in '87, with maybe only a blip for a season when Moeller might have used a blank orange helmet (or maybe not... memory is foggy). That's much longer than we've used the Block "I", I believe.

Older (and wiser) fans can correct me but I don't recall that the program ever used the Block "I" in the pre-'70s eras. I believe we used only blank helmets or helmets bearing jersey numerals. I believe the Block "I" was a purely post-Zook introduction. Beckman (??... again, *shudder*) introduced it and it stuck (like gum to the sole of one's shoe, IMO.) It just reminds me of Indiana's use of the "I", and not in a positive way.

I will be grateful, however, to anyone who can educate me about Illini helmet history and correct my misconceptions.
 
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GrayGhost77

Centennial, CO
I personally like the Block I helmet design. It's clean, simple, and somewhat distinctive. Far far better than the slant Illinois we had before, and I was never a fan of the curved Illini helmets from the 70s and 80s.
 
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I personally like the Block I helmet design. It's clean, simple, and somewhat distinctive. Far far better than the slant Illinois we had before, and I was never a fan of the curved Illini helmets from the 70s and 80s.
I agree Block I is perfectly fine for the space of a helmet and for our main logo on TV and for things like that. I would definitely like to see the 1LL1NO1S font replaced entirely by the script Illinois and the block FIGHTING ILLINI (i.e., the two throwback basketball jersey fonts), though ... and I think you can absolutely use both depending on the situation.
 
#67      
I agree Block I is perfectly fine for the space of a helmet and for our main logo on TV and for things like that. I would definitely like to see the 1LL1NO1S font replaced entirely by the script Illinois and the block FIGHTING ILLINI (i.e., the two throwback basketball jersey fonts), though ... and I think you can absolutely use both depending on the situation.
is there going to be just a uniform change for next year or uniform and helmet? Anyone know....I feel our branding needs to be more distinct......
 
#68      
Am completely with you on the cursive "I". *shudder*

IIRC, we used the arc "ILLINI" on the helmets from Blackman's arrival in '71 (or a season afterward... and with those cool, Dartmouth-inspired, dual white stripes while he was our coach) through White's departure in '87, with maybe only a blip for a season when Moeller might have used a blank orange helmet (or maybe not... memory is foggy). That's much longer than we've used the Block "I", I believe.

Older (and wiser) fans can correct me but I don't recall that the program ever used the Block "I" in the pre-'70s eras. I believe we used only blank helmets or helmets bearing jersey numerals. I believe the Block "I" was a purely post-Zook introduction. Beckman (??... again, *shudder*) introduced it and it stuck (like gum to the sole of one's shoe, IMO.) It just reminds me of Indiana's use of the "I", and not in a positive way.

I will be grateful, however, to anyone who can educate me about Illini helmet history and correct my misconceptions.
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altgeld88

Arlington, Virginia
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Brilliant. Lasagna introduced the Block "I". Thanks. [EDIT: That helmet history site is a diabolical rabbit hole and I have work to do! D&*n you!]

The script and block (back to the Lee Corso era) reminds me of the Hoojins. I like our BLock "I", colors and stripes much better, of course, but would rather have something different on the helmets.

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I thought these Sam Wyche-era helmets were awful:

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