SampsonRelpenk
- Edwardsville, IL
I don't wanna get pelted with tomatoes or anything but with the way that home jersey looks, for the first time maybe ever I wanna see O/B/B.
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NASchamp
- Atlanta
Possibly an unpopular opinion in this forum, but if comparing those two pictures, give me the bottom jerseys all day....cleaner and more modern at the same time.
This seems like a "new" jersey for newness sake, not because it's materially better, IMO. Not sure this change needed to be years in the works.
mattcoldagelli
- The Transfer Portal with Do Not Contact Tag
I hope we don't. Very hard to make it look good, especially with an orange helmet.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
While the new home uni is basically exactly the same as the Greg Paulus-era Syracuse look, our new set as a whole is definitely better than Syracuse's current uniforms, as well as our previous ones.
It's a complete thought in the way those other two aren't.
It's a complete thought in the way those other two aren't.
lstewart53x3
- Scottsdale, Arizona
100% agree. Last year’s kits were way better.
I would have to see them on the field, but I think I agree with you regarding which uniform I prefer. But the striping being consistent helps a lot with the new uniforms especially with the striping on the helmet. I also think these uniforms are more consistent with the 80s/90s period of time that we are kind of pushing more in the Bielema era, rather than the Butkus era I doubt he has much connection to. Away uniforms not very different from what we've had besides shoulder stripe, as I think Nike probably considers them to work well which I would agree with.
TentakilRex
- Land O Insects between Quincy-Macomb-Jacksonville
My thoughts
1. Definitely an upgrade
2. Loving the navy jersey
3. The white jerseys are growing on me
4. Those 9s need bottoms
5. Need to figure out a way the differentiate our jerseys more from Syracuse
1. Definitely an upgrade
2. Loving the navy jersey
3. The white jerseys are growing on me
4. Those 9s need bottoms
5. Need to figure out a way the differentiate our jerseys more from Syracuse
mattcoldagelli
- The Transfer Portal with Do Not Contact Tag
I don't know how to explain to you guys that you don't need to care about Syracuse football.
altgeld88
- Arlington, Virginia
Silence is golden in such matters.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
The "Conference Realignment" thread takes the smarter perspective in this regard (and no others).
Thank you. I couldn’t figure out why the 9’s looked bad for some reason. Also I for some reason the number don’t works for me on the sleeve but I’m not a fan of it on the front.
I’ll gladly revise my opinion when we make the rose bowl this year
Look fine to me, but then again I don’t worry too much about uniforms unless they are hideous.
madillini4
Ozamataz Buckshank
- Millywaukee
better than before but still mid. This school just can’t get football uniforms right.
Liked them earlier, like them even more now.
Huge improvement, great details with a traditional and modern look all in one, and unique in the B1G.
And over time, as we evolve the number font, they will look even better.
Huge improvement, great details with a traditional and modern look all in one, and unique in the B1G.
And over time, as we evolve the number font, they will look even better.
I hope that the numeral font doesn't carry over to any basketball uni upgrade.
Don’t bother trying.
The OWO combo is absolutely 
I'd skip white pants and just go OWO and OBO.
I'd skip white pants and just go OWO and OBO.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
Eh, agree to disagree. Our away uniforms were so plain as to be a bit of a joke, and our pants should have the stripe. The number outlines alone make the orange numbers on the white look a million times more professional. I don’t love the shoulder stripes, but these are absolutely better than the old whites.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
The problem with the old set wasn’t the home ones, which were fine (though white numbers looks so much better than orange). It was the away uniforms, especially when we wore white pants, that looked so plain that they seemed to be tossed together at the last moment … there’s literally no design to them and hardly any blue at all.
Would like to see Illini Blue Jersey with white pants combo and blue or orange helmet. I like that combination of Bears uniform and feel that would be fairly close.
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