The white is nice for a change, but I'm anxious to see the orange chrome on the field on a sunny day.
OK, then, metallic orange. Whatever you want to call it, I'm looking forward to seeing it on the field.There's no orange chrome.
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Please, everyone... Check your shields... #illini pic.twitter.com/pAReUWoMnG
Uh oh, looks like all of our shields are incorrect...
So, I emailed 247 sports about our outdated logo on their website and I got a quick response stating ,"Thanks for the email. We'll get it updated." :whoo:
Uh oh, looks like all of our shields are incorrect...
Haha, the "Incorrect" shield above was the Shield that I posted the night of the leaks or the morning after. I created it in PowerPoint based off of a small version of the shield on one of the jersey images that were leaked. I then posted it on this board. I tried to get the proportions and colors as correct as I could. Obviously my proportions were a little off, but I think my colors look better.
Anyway, I think it's funny that if you Google "Illinois Victory Shield" or "Illinois Shield" the majority of images that come up are my attempt at getting the shield to the public before the official files were available from Nike or the University. I credit Illinois Loyalty for making my image somewhat viral among Illinois fans. Also, Coach Bellamy posted my version of the shield the other night to announce the Justice Williams commit! :thumb:
I like the white helmets just fine. They're nice. Sharp. I'm just not a fan of the all-white, "Storm Trooper" getup ... by any team (and every one of 'em seems to have a version of that now). Just soft to me. Real soft. Me? I prefer the Illini go orange-blue-orange at home and orange-white-orange on the road. Nothing to do with tradition. Just think they're the best looks. I do like the white-orange-white at home thus far this season, though, too.
Is anyone else worried about our orange helmets and pants looking extremely similar to Nebraska's "red rising" uniforms? I fear that it will be like trying to watch a Wisconsin-Illinois basketball game back when both teams would wear orange and red.
Is anyone else worried about our orange helmets and pants looking extremely similar to Nebraska's "red rising" uniforms? I fear that it will be like trying to watch a Wisconsin-Illinois basketball game back when both teams would wear orange and red.
Yes, the white jersey top will distinguish. I thought we were going to wear the all whites for the night game, but given that we already did that for UW, I guess they want to try something different.The white jersey should be more than enough to differentiate. I don't imagine it will be very aesthetically pleasing, however.
Is blue not a primary school color?
I haven't said much about this uniform topic, but it bothers me we may not see ANY combination of blue for the 2014 Football season.