2015 Nike concept uniforms

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#126
livefaith said:
Whatever happended to the "Carolina" blue that used to be in the Basketball unis from the 80s? I liked that tiny accent color. Anybody know. Don't the LV still have that color? Is that no longer official?
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Yes, it's a "Third Level" color from the palette link above and it's named Summitt.
 
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#129
CLCVol said:
I think the uniform issue for recruits is a bit skewed. Oregon would be pulling in all the top recruits if it made that big of a difference. Alabama seems to be doing just fine without changing theirs any.
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As does Auburn, LSU, Georgia. Not to mention teams like Texas, Oklahoma, and USC.
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#130
#130
jonnon111 said:
I think some of you are never gonna like any change. I enjoy and respect tradition, but we don't want to be like bama and keep helmets and jerseys for ever. I dont want rtf he same unis from the 80s for the rest of my life. Recruits like it too.I personally really like these jerseys and I am happy they are so modern looking.

Old farts take aim
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I don't think it's so much about old farts. I'm only 27 but I consider myself a traditionalist. I've been going to UT games since I was old enough to walk and I attended school there. My man cave here at home is decorated in Vol stuff and one of the recurring themes is the traditional white helmet with orange T. In my opinion, it would be a shame to see it go for whatever reason. I like the smoke uniforms because it has been done before in the past and it meant something to the program.
 
#131
#131
SobeVol said:
I would like to see some swagger represented in the uniforms as I firmly believe that the younger generation likes a little flash and excitement. if we never change up the uniforms the image of UT football I fear will get a little stale.
that being said, those units suck! Hideous!
I agree with SUBTLE changes but stay true to the overall schemes.


That being said I do like the orange face mask on the white helmet.
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Personally, I believe that an orange helmet, with white stripe, power T's and facemask, would complement a road uniform of white jersey and orange pants very nicely. However, I have seen numerous references to the fact that our shade of orange would be exceedingly difficult to reproduce accurately on a helmet. Why? I have no idea.

As for "subtle" stylistic change in uniforms, that too has been a Tennessee trademark for decades. The degree of change represented therein apparently is not radical enough to please a certain contingent of our fan base or some recruits. The element that has long distinguished our uniforms is our brilliant shade of orange, which is unlike that employed by any other university. Thus far, virtually every attempt at an alternative uniform has sought to minimize, rather than accentuate, that feature.

Although I am sure that it would fall on deaf ears, my personal message to recruits, with respect to uniforms, would be the following: "If you truly want to wear something different, don the Orange and White. Tennessee Orange is the loudest and proudest color in the spectrum of college athletics." How anyone can call it boring and prefer black or gray as primary uniform colors boggles this orange-blooded mind.

As for Oregon, there is a compositional complexity in some of their uniforms that, admittedly, is impressive, but their juxtaposition of colors is, in many instances, positively ghastly.
 
#132
#132
I have no issue whatsoever with alternative uniforms for maybe 1 home and 1 away game . In fact I kind of even like the idea . I really did like last years smokey grey's , I just think these are really fugly .
 
#133
#133
Man the grey looks awful when put on orange as an accent. If grey is not the main color, I say leave it out.

Just hope Nike gets the orange right. Adidas has been a constant struggle.
 
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#136
SobeVol said:
I would like to see some swagger represented in the uniforms as I firmly believe that the younger generation likes a little flash and excitement. if we never change up the uniforms the image of UT football I fear will get a little stale.
that being said, those units suck! Hideous!
I agree with SUBTLE changes but stay true to the overall schemes.


That being said I do like the orange face mask on the white helmet.
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The only swagger I want to hear about is Jack. I would have loved to hear All Wilson talk about his swagger.
 
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#142
VolsSportsFan said:
20 people like those uniforms?
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you can post a picture of a rotting squirrel corpse in a pile of feces and as long as it was wearing "smokey grey" some idiots will "like" the post. It's apparently a teen thing and recruits like it. Its basically why Alabama gets the number one recruiting class every..... oh wait.
 
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Sharriscgcs said:
OK, but go back 20 years and how many teams that have won the National Title have dicked around with the helmet? Only FSU, Ohio St. and the Gators.
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Ohio state didnt really "change" them, they just flashed up the existing helmet (dull grey became kind of silvery), but they sure as Sh!t didnt change the two basic colors of the school.
 
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#145
when somebody shows me actual data that correlates winning football games and higher recruiting rankings with changing your uniform then I will buy in.
 
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#147
These are just somebody's idea of what Nike might do in the future. Settle down.

I have no doubt that they will come up with some updated yet largely acceptable/traditional unis come 2015.
 
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MWAVolfan said:
did you just use Vandy as a reason why UT should do something? So they set the example now?
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vandy changes their uni's every five minutes. My comment was sarcasm intended to denigrate vandy's football "tradition". Please turn your sarcasm detector to high, Sheldon.
 
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