The 2014 Illini Nike Uniforms and Rebrand
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Tennessee is who I immediately thought of when I saw ours.
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I had no idea Jim Brown went there. I forgot about Ernie Davis, and the only reason I knew that cause of the movie about him. I guess I pay more attention to basketball than football.
Huh? What is the connection between gray and RG?
illini1
- Springfield, IL
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I guess ghosts are grey. I don't know. I'm almost positive he said something to that effect when he talked about adding grey to our colors.
I guess ghosts are grey. I don't know. I'm almost positive he said something to that effect when he talked about adding grey to our colors.
matt1all
- Chicago, IL
starting to come around on the font and 2 toned words. still not crazy about it on the ball unis but in people's sigs on here it looks sharp and identifiable.
I hated the 2 toned illini on the old white jerseys, but its growing on me this time around already.
And the word mark looks the best with "Fighting Illini" over Illinois so I'm sure there will be at least one jersey with FI on it
I hated the 2 toned illini on the old white jerseys, but its growing on me this time around already.
And the word mark looks the best with "Fighting Illini" over Illinois so I'm sure there will be at least one jersey with FI on it
All the footage showing him playing is black + white (=gray).
ivwilsoniv
- Aurora, IL
Modified my Shield image file to the correct "rebranded" shade of orange and then created a slightly stylized version of the shield for cell phone backgrounds. The resolution is a little smaller than I'd like due to the fact that I'm not on my laptop with Photoshop (did all of this in PowerPoint), but if anyone wants a higher resolution, just send me a message, and I'll work on it.
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I would guess more than 1. Wouldn't shock me if each of the orange, blue, and silver say Fighting above numbers, and Illini below numbers. Then I could see a 1989 or 2005 throwback.
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Certainly Jim Brown and Ernie Davis rank up there with Grange and Butkus with having iconic legends in their past as well as a National Title in 1959. But more than that I'm just thinking of the vibe of the school and the athletic program overall, which is sort of an east-coast prepster cool. The basketball team manages to connote that without being lame, and also never, ever, ever wears blue. Why not make that transition for the football team too? Or leave the blue as some sort of throwback alternate, maybe rather than some 50's look, do the 90's goofy drop-shadow Donovan McNabb jerseys. 90's nostalgia is in for the kids, and that would hearken back to the last time Syracuse was nationally relevant. That would be fun.
Well, that's a bit of a stretch, but OK. He was gray as a ghost?
mattcoldagelli
- The Transfer Portal
They did say something like that.
Have we talked about how bad that presentation was? You'd think those guys would be more on their game considering how often they do this.
ivwilsoniv
- Aurora, IL
A couple more options here with Fighting Illini included along the top of the shield.
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Here's a nice Illini Facepalm moment. So, I was puzzled that all the promotional pictures matched up with the players who were modeling the uniforms last night except for Matt LaCosse. He's #11 but all the photos featured an anonymous #55. I had seen #55's featured in other anonymous Nike photos, so I didn't think much of it, since the players were faceless in those images anyway it's probably just some Nike template.
Well, no, it was supposed to be Houston Bates...:doh:
Well, no, it was supposed to be Houston Bates...:doh:
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It was a joke. Like someone said on here before, it seemed like a poorly-prepared high school presentation. I can't believe the guy has been doing this for 20 years.
Way to go guys :doh: I think most would agree when I say that I could not care less what numbers they use in the promos. But to actually use that jersey at a public event, with the name of a player who has left the program still on it?? :tsk: How hard would it really be to get a different one, or at least change the name? I'm sure my buddy Anterio wouldn't mind seeing "Jackson" above his old number one more time on the new jersey.
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Here's a nice Illini Facepalm moment. So, I was puzzled that all the promotional pictures matched up with the players who were modeling the uniforms last night except for Matt LaCosse. He's #11 but all the photos featured an anonymous #55. I had seen #55's featured in other anonymous Nike photos, so I didn't think much of it, since the players were faceless in those images anyway it's probably just some Nike template.
Well, no, it was supposed to be Houston Bates...:doh:
I can't help but laugh.
classof2016
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If you're looking for gear, TIS bookstore is the place to go right now. They have a good selection and I got myself a blue dri-fit shield shirt. Gameday Spirit had a pretty weak selection for some reason.
illinimandan
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Art Monk!
they are holding back on the grey alternates. Probably unveil them the week before a big game next season. Likely going to have all kinds of features to them.
They might not even have the concept completed yet.
no hurry.
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They don't. I would wager the alternate gray jerseys for football will be either be for homecoming, or the OSU game.
IlliniNation05
- Champaign, IL
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I bet Martez Wilson would look like an even bigger beast in these new unis.
IN UofILLINI I TRUST. '14
IN UofILLINI I TRUST. '14
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