Illinois Football Uniforms

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Fighter of the Nightman
Mr. Tibbs said:
if they are going all red , I would like us to be W/W/B , with Illinois in Script

I think its easier for Luke if the helmets are substantially different than the opponents'
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I actually think our W/W/B looked pretty good in isolation from the Beckman Era...
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... and I also think this would look objectively great aesthetically...
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... BUT I am sympathetic to the idea that we should always stick with orange helmets and only mess around with the other components. I'm open to a white helmet for really special occasions only because it looks so damn good, but I appreciate the idea of always being consistent with an orange lid, and I believe Bielema has made comments in the past that Luke likes throwing to the orange (plus, to my knowledge we don't have a non-orange option in the current set, at least yet).
 
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mhuml32
Fighter of the Nightman said:
I actually think our W/W/B looked pretty good in isolation from the Beckman Era...
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... and I also think this would look objectively great aesthetically...
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... BUT I am sympathetic to the idea that we should always stick with orange helmets and only mess around with the other components. I'm open to a white helmet for really special occasions only because it looks so damn good, but I appreciate the idea of always being consistent with an orange lid, and I believe Bielema has made comments in the past that Luke likes throwing to the orange (plus, to my knowledge we don't have a non-orange option in the current set, at least yet).
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This would be fun.
 
#231      
Todd99
Fighter of the Nightman said:
Couldn't have said it any better! Lol. If my uniform predictions unfortunately move to 4-0, this is what we'll see:

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Considering how it worked out at Duke, I would still probably put my money on this one. However, as with some of the previous games, I will not only throw out my "wildcard" guess (which is effectively a combination of my personal desire for our uniform and what I could see the staff realistically MAYBE doing) but also a "worst case" scenario guess.

Wildcard Guess - While I think the Arched ILLINI completes the look even better, the staff seems to STRONGLY prefer Slant ILLINOIS when it comes to the throwbacks. I'd still say this is a long shot (hence it being my wildcard guess), as the staff just for some reason seems against wearing #BPOTR ... but wouldn't you think we'd see it EVENTUALLY?? There is literally no better time, including for the color contrast plus night game reasons you mentioned.
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Worst Case Guess - The logic behind this choice would make me want to pull out all of my hair, but I unfortunately could totally see whoever makes these decisions being swayed this way, haha. Wearing Block I because of some corny, contrived "business trip" narrative to de-emphasize the primetime hype a bit and the white pants because it's under the lights or some other silly reason, lol. Getting the W is obviously all that matters, but hey ... this IS a thread specifically about uniforms, and I would find this choice to be bewilderingly disappointing.
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24 hours out are you changing your original prediction or standing firm?
 
#233      
Mr. Tibbs
Fighter of the Nightman said:
I’m not allowing myself any changes, but I also still think that’s the most likely. I truly hope I’m wrong, and we get #BPOTR … I can’t for the life of me understand why Bret doesn’t like it or hasn’t even thought of it.
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by now , it’s kinda obvious he doesn’t like blue pants at home or on the road
 
#236      
OrangeBlue98
Posted this in the pre-game thread as well, but trying to will #BPOTR into existence with a white half-zip with block I, orange layering shirt, and blue pants for a 5 PM church service tonight. Let's see if that produces some good karma for what a few of us want to see!
 
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Toews
I now think we are gonna wear the curved helmets for homecoming
 
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Fighter of the Nightman
redwingillini11 said:
Looking forward to seeing these helmets with the whites. I bet I’ll like it more than with the blues.
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I definitely agree with you that we should try this version of the Script for the helmets when we wear them with the navy jerseys!

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Love the idea of white font/navy outline with a white jersey and navy font/white outline with a navy jersey!
 
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Todd99
Seeing the script helmets again, there is no reason these and the ILLINOIS should be the primary helmets. Retire the Block I and schedule it as a throwback in 10-12 years!
 
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