GrayGhost77
- Centennial, CO
Honestly veeeery tempted to buy one.I don't know about the uniforms, but I've heard they're making the helmets available for sale after the season for $1,500 a piece (1k for the other 3 I believe).
Honestly veeeery tempted to buy one.I don't know about the uniforms, but I've heard they're making the helmets available for sale after the season for $1,500 a piece (1k for the other 3 I believe).
Me too ghost. Perfect addition to my weird collection of stuff.Honestly veeeery tempted to buy one.
I get the 100th year thing and cycling through all of these looks from different eras, but I will be happy when we just rotate among two or three classic combinations all with one helmet design. I like our O/B/O at home and O/W/O away with Block I helmet or maybe arched I L L I N I. We have no brand identity because there is no brand discipline.Illinois has had no brand identity since the Chief retired in 2007.
Brett Belima changed that with the brilliant 1924 throwback uni. The design turned heads and got the attention of the college football world. Illinois actually looked cool and cutting edge for once, sorta the Oregon of the season. Recruits will take note.
Unless it’s against regulations, why can’t it be the new Illini Uni? It would still look great in multiple Orange/Blue/White variations. At a minimum, it should become an annual tradition/alternate. Plus, love it or hate it, they are all talking about Illinois football. Doesn’t that feel great?
pretty sure those unis were one offs and they should be . they meant something yesterday . they won’t mean anything special in a month or a year if you repeat itI get the 100th year thing and cycling through all of these looks from different eras, but I will be happy when we just rotate among two or three classic combinations all with one helmet design. I like our O/B/O at home and O/W/O away with Block I helmet or maybe arched I L L I N I. We have no brand identity because there is no brand discipline.
Exactly. Which is why I said the throwback should become the new standard uni. Our current uni is generic without any character or tradition, literally the same font as Missouri (Lazy Nike). The throwbacks are pure tradition, something Illinois rarely has the opportunity to lean into. Without an official mascot, Illinois should take advantage of any traditions they can. Plus, recruits seemed to love this new design over the tired/current uni.I get the 100th year thing and cycling through all of these looks from different eras, but I will be happy when we just rotate among two or three classic combinations all with one helmet design. I like our O/B/O at home and O/W/O away with Block I helmet or maybe arched I L L I N I. We have no brand identity because there is no brand discipline.
ExactlyThe uniforms had their day and it was a good one. Let's not cheapen that memory by wearing them again.
Reminds me of the gag in "My Favorite Year," when the '50s TV writer brings the Hollywood legend guest starring on the show that week to the Brooklyn apartment of his working-class family and his 60-or-so aunt enters wearing the nicest thing she owns, her bridal gown.My wife looked beautiful in her wedding dress but it would be weird if she ever wore it again.
The uniforms had their day and it was a good one. Let's not cheapen that memory by wearing them again.
*I do think there is potential to build some equity around the vertical stripes on the front of the jersey. If I remember correctly, we very subtly incorporated this into one of our sets 10 or so years ago. But it may have been too subtle to make any kind of impact (also didn't help that we weren't very good in that era).
We can end the Grange uniform comments with this. Can’t say it any better. As amazing as those uniforms are, it would just diminish how special they are if we wore them again for any purpose.My wife looked beautiful in her wedding dress but it would be weird if she ever wore it again.
The uniforms had their day and it was a good one. Let's not cheapen that memory by wearing them again.
*I do think there is potential to build some equity around the vertical stripes on the front of the jersey. If I remember correctly, we very subtly incorporated this into one of our sets 10 or so years ago. But it may have been too subtle to make any kind of impact (also didn't help that we weren't very good in that era).
Welp.....I was too, but I think we're too late.Honestly veeeery tempted to buy one.
I'd be willing to bet that if you contacted the website listed above you'd be able to get one (probably noted as a 'replica') made at the same price. Assuming there is no verbiage in their contract forbidding them to do so.Welp.....I was too, but I think we're too late.
They would sell so many of these if they were available.Mini-throwback quality helmet up to Mr. Villarreal's standards for sale at least?
I place the first order in advance! (Also want navy blue golf shirt with Grange orange pattern on front).They would sell so many of these if they were available.
That would be cool!I place the first order in advance! (Also want navy blue golf shirt with Grange orange pattern on front).
ughLooks like O-W-W folks. Hard to tell on helmet but I’m going to guess they’ll go back to the block I given the stripe is clearly the default and I cannot see the BUI-Illini on the sides. View attachment 36965