mattcoldagelli
- The Transfer Portal with Do Not Contact Tag
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New Illinois Football Uniforms
- Status
Who said I can’t keep a secret
Not a fan of these in theory, but I'm willing to wait to give them a chance in person. Can't be worse than our early 2000s attempt at the look.
I love them!
lstewart53x3
- Scottsdale, Arizona
Love the all orange.
I’m an American flag kinda guy, but don’t love the flag I.
I’m an American flag kinda guy, but don’t love the flag I.
GrayGhost77
- Centennial, CO
They look better than our previous jerseys in all orange, but that's not saying much.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
I love the orange jerseys (they might look better than blue and orange with this style!), but I REALLY think our white pants should be the move here, lol.
altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
Agreed. I commented on the first video, which didn't show the pants. I assumed they were white (I mean, why would anyone do O/O/O?!)
Then the second vid came out two hours later. Not a fan of all-orange. It didn't look good on Jim Brown & Syracuse. Ours is a minor improvement on that b/c of the stripes and blue accents. Still... too much orange.
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altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
I can't remember when we've ever had it! Please jog my addled memory.... am drawing a complete blank.
I will agree with you that this version is as good as it gets for the combo.
skyIdub
Winged Warrior
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
right on..................groovy.......................they really really are.........................
OK. Yuck. Yuck.
Whoever designed the jersey part of this uniform in 2003 must have been blind. At least these new ones look pretty good!
altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
Thank you. I obviously blocked those previous abominations out of my mind. As I did the entire Beckman and Lovie eras.
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SuperMetroid
- Evanston
Well, we certainly managed to squeeze the maximum amount of 'Murica onto that helmet. Is that a Space Force decal on the back?
The orange jersey is the best version of the new template by far, but hard pass on the mono-orange look.
redwingillini11
White and Sixth
- North Aurora
I'd prefer white pants (the only time I prefer white pants), but I agree this is our best version of O/O/O.
skyIdub
Winged Warrior
I mean....I'd rock that sh#t right on to Electric Avenue. Now...if only I could get my hair to do that.....
altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
I agree with both of your points. For a comparison, I found some old photos of our orange jerseys with white pants and with orange pants. Unfortunately, it could not be 100% apples to apples. For example, I don't think we ever went all orange in the Zook Era, and I think we only ever wore a white helmet with the orange jerseys and white pants with the Lovie Era uniforms. Either way, it is interesting:
ALL ORANGE
O/O/O Pre-Zook Era
O/O/O Beckman Era
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W/O/O Lovie Era
O/O/O Lovie Era
ORANGE JERSEY AND WHITE PANTS
O/O/W Zook Era
W/O/W Beckman Era
O/O/W Beckman Era
W/O/W Lovie Era
White pants all day, as I have said.
And I think the current uniform set would look especially good with an orange jersey and white pants, but that is JMO. The Lovie Era orange uniforms just pretty much look awful no matter what, haha.- Status