Who wants a uniform update???

[donniesyracuse]

So I forget how many total color combos we can have, but are just gonna roll with a different combo every week?

Assuming no orange jerseys or pants this year, there are three helmets (orange, white, & blue), three jerseys (blue, white, & grey), and three pairs of pants (blue, white, & grey). That's 3 x 3 x 3 = 27 potential uniform combinations.

 

[thorpedo]

All the "not enough orange" people are over 50 and go to bed at 9.

I kid, I kid.

No you're not. They really do us 35< still have a night life. But bed time is more like 11-1130.

Heather Cox ‏@heatherespn 13m
Orange have arrived @MLStadium and are ready to roll! #NDvsCUSE @SyracuseU

i peed out of a little excitement right now. I don't think I'm incontinent. Who has an "00ps I crapped my pants" for me?

 

[thorpedo]

If we're in gray, what's ND wearing tomorrow?

Helmet, jockstrap, cleats. That's it. Very easy to distinguish each team on a neutral field.

 

[Opus]

Why complain anymore? It's obvious the football program allowed Nike to ditch our school color and name. These can be the shape eat uni's out there, they aren't SU.

Is this a Football decision? What wags the tail? (According to some)

 

[orangenirvana]

Grey jerseys with orange bottoms would have been sweet. Wouldn't want them to over-orange it, though.

 

[rrlbees]

Is this a Football decision? What wags the tail? (According to some)

I don't think coaches have much say. Maybe on which combo to wear for a specific game but that's about it. Don't think they carry the cred yet. I know JB signs off on all new unis. Guarantee you he wouldn't put them in all blue as a regular uni. He's a Syracuse man. Same with the soccer team, lax, etc.

 

[CanadianSU]

Freakin awesome.

 

[CuseOnly]

The platinum pants would look better IMO if the side stripe was orange. Or at least add that additional pant option.

 

[TheCusian]

No you're not. They really do us 35< still have a night life. But bed time is more like 11-1130. i peed out of a little excitement right now. I don't think I'm incontinent. Who has an "00ps I crapped my pants" for me?

Had to make a joke - honestly I'm 36 with two kids under 5, so bed time hits early for me and the misses.

But not tonight. Too amped!

 

[Opus]

No you're not. They really do us 35< still have a night life. But bed time is more like 11-1130.

i peed out of a little excitement right now. I don't think I'm incontinent. Who has an "00ps I crapped my pants" for me?

 

[SUfaninAZ]

All the "not enough orange" people are over 50 and go to bed at 9.

I kid, I kid.

There's truth behind every joke.

 

[jgeorge322]

I hope we wear blue or orange pants

 

[OrangeViking]

There's truth behind every joke.

Get Real ... It's 9:30 and that's because young whippersnappers don't get up at 4:30 AM.

 

[OrangePA]

I Like The Grey Look. Pretty Sharp.

Best Of All The New Looks.

But, As Bees Notes, It's Not SU Football.

 

[OrangePA]

And It's 3 Am And I'm Over 50.

 

[JarHeadJim]

And It's 3 Am And I'm Over 50.

Thats beacuse you have to wake up every two hours to use the bathroom. I'm only 45, so I only have to do in every three hours.

 

[Stevenson]

Love the gray, imagine how good they'd look if this game was being played in the dome while people were home raking leaves.

 

[orangeinjersey]

Orange sleeves are a must here, but another samll detail is ALL ORANGE CLEATS. Some of these guys wear white/orange cleats and it looks awful. Why cant they just wear all orange. It makes everyone look faster too. Thats why track guys are always wearing neon colored track shoes.

 

[Crusty]

Go Gray!

 

[orange79]

Let's Go Gray-ay {clap clap clapclapclap}!


Oh Lord

 

[OrangePA]

Orange sleeves are a must here, but another samll detail is ALL ORANGE CLEATS. Some of these guys wear white/orange cleats and it looks awful. Why cant they just wear all orange. It makes everyone look faster too. Thats why track guys are always wearing neon colored track shoes.

Just heard Mel Kiper talk about the new uniform craze in college football - how he can't identify the teams anymore - everybody looks the same.

His partner, Dari, an Oklahoma guy, complained about the look the Sooners presented last week. He insisted that the longtime Oklahoma uniform was simple and classic and should be maintained.

They both indicated what never occurred to me - that in today's environment it takes courage for a program not to wear the new fangled stuff but to stick with tradition. I think that's true. There is an "Emperor's New Clothes" process underway in college football. The teams are junking the classic uniforms and wearing these god awful uniforms - and despite how ugly most of them are, most folks are going along with the "style" and declaring the new uniforms to be attractive - when they are anything but attractive.

The photo above reflects the great SU classic home uniform and the very sharp, classic Louisville away uniform. No black. No grey. No metallic helmets.

You can look at the photo and instantly identify the teams.

That's the way it should be.

 

[upperdeck]

why not just design 10 uniforms 5 home 5 away and have each team gets one randomly assigned the day before the game. apply velcro name patches . a company could supply them just like tuxedo junction.. teams wouldnt have to buy them any more and the kids would get the crazy crappy stuff to wear to make them happy.. if they dont identity the team why bother to have team colors any more.. even the helmets dont tell you who the teams are in some cases.

 

[007]

I appreciate and respect the traditionalist point of view - but this "look" is going project well. And I am anything but young. As long as we never return this:

 

[Jeepers]

Orange sleeves are a must here, but another samll detail is ALL ORANGE CLEATS. Some of these guys wear white/orange cleats and it looks awful. Why cant they just wear all orange. It makes everyone look faster too. Thats why track guys are always wearing neon colored track shoes.

I liked the all blues of the opener, but the white cleats kind of ruined the look.

That said, I think this grey combo is going to look real good. Wouldn't be surprised if grey/orange was the plan all along.

 

[Upstate]

Just heard Mel Kiper talk about the new uniform craze in college football - how he can't identify the teams anymore - everybody looks the same.

His partner, Dari, an Oklahoma guy, complained about the look the Sooners presented last week. He insisted that the longtime Oklahoma uniform was simple and classic and should be maintained.

They both indicated what never occurred to me - that in today's environment it takes courage for a program not to wear the new fangled stuff but to stick with tradition. I think that's true. There is an "Emperor's New Clothes" process underway in college football. The teams are junking the classic uniforms and wearing these god awful uniforms - and despite how ugly most of them are, most folks are going along with the "style" and declaring the new uniforms to be attractive - when they are anything but attractive.

The photo above reflects the great SU classic home uniform and the very sharp, classic Louisville away uniform. No black. No grey. No metallic helmets.

You can look at the photo and instantly identify the teams.

That's the way it should be.

To be fair, the Oklahoma uniforms are AWFUL. There are few really bad jerseys out there, and those were just terrible. I love the SU unis, all colors, though there ought to be an orange one -- we can all agree on that. But, seriously.

There's just too much going on with those.