Butch on ESPN talking about uniforms and recruiting

[GOATeric14berry]

I was one of the few that influanced the power T jersey but imo id make the checkerboard desine more like mich uni with the m.

 

[GOATeric14berry]

Take the stripes off and do a checkerboard fade in on them.

 

[CountVolcula]

Take the stripes off and do a checkerboard fade in on them.

I'd also change the M to a T

 

[GOATeric14berry]

I'd also change the M to a T

Duh. i would make them orange with a power T with small numbers on the top and have a white cheacker board fade on the top of the jersey with white pants

 

[TucsonVol]

I'd like to see these.

Really ugly!

 

[jasonvol18]

I'd like to see these.

Would love one r or both of those. Really like how the shoulders are and with rumors of grey making an appearance in the Oregon game that would look tight running up and down Outzen Stadium.

 

[jasonvol18]

Bada$$

Like ur thinking. Both are very badass.

 

[governmentmule]

if it ain't broke don't fix it, CBJ has the number 1 ranked recruiting class right now,with out gaudy uniforms,i wouldn't mind 1 game a year for them to do something different though

 

[jasonvol18]

I don't give a shhh what u old fogies say.. If it gets the attention of recruits, I'm for whatever.

Exactly. Really doesnt matter what fans think, atleast not much. The players are the ones wearing them and deserve some say and something that appeals to teenagers.

 

[oldfartvol]

With black pants & lose the cheggarboard shoulders.

Now we're talkin'. Orange jersey, black helment w/orange T, black pants.

BTW, let's stop trying to split the fanbase on this issue based on age. I'm 62 and don't mind some uniform changes.....just don't want them looking like some dumb-assed comic book super heroes.

 

[Sp4nk3yGuffm4n]

if it ain't broke don't fix it, CBJ has the number 1 ranked recruiting class right now,with out gaudy uniforms,i wouldn't mind 1 game a year for them to do something different though

I'm sure that the bricks being laid on this great wall are more privy to information of this nature and have seen the new threads or have an idea of what they could look like. I will reserve judgment for the reality of them not the speculation. Even if they are ugly so what. I'm not going to sit in a room and breathe in another mans fart voluntarily, but I do take pride in my own blend no matter how awful it is.

 

[Webbvol32]

I'm all for an alt once or thrice a year. We need to keep our O&W for most games,especially Bama. GO VOLS!

 

[VOLorNuttin]

We're on the same page.

Yep. The folks who get all butt-hurt over any changes at all, need to get over it.

 

[Brave Volunteer]

The only thing I would change, put a checkerboard grey ghost fade on the helmet..

I say lose the stripe and make it an orange checkerboard ghost fade on the helmet.

 

[Alumni_06]

Yep. The folks who get all butt-hurt over any changes at all, need to get over it.

This is NICE, the only thing I DON'T like about our current uniform is the stupid stripe down the side, needs to be modernized, looks good.

 

[VolsnRavens]

Alabama must feel pretty dang good then. And LSU. And Georgia. And Florida.

How's Maryland feel?

As a Vol fan living in MD. You have to know that the reason MD did so poorly last year was they went through 4 quarterbacks because of injury. They were on their 5th by seasons end. Also, even the MD fans were very unhappy with having a different uni every game. I'm for using an alternative uni once a year. But I don't want to get all stupid about it.

 

[VolsnRavens]

here's the deal; remember all those life lessons your dada taught you growing up?

Patience is a virtue,

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing right,

Quality over quantity,

focus on what you are doing...etc, etc, etc...

Well, NONE OF THAT MATTERS. None of it. It only holds you back in today's world. It's all flash and instant gratification now. We live in an artificial world. Everything is done cheap, now , and gone in the next minute. You know why? COMPUTERS. The information age. All this information being thrown at kids 24/7 with no way to filter it. When I went to school there was NO SUCH THING AS A COMPUTER. Your dad didn't envision a world like this. So older folks like me...we don't get it. But it doesn't even matter, because common sense flew out the window around 2000 sometime. I saw it happen.

The funny thing about your post is that every generation says the same thing about the younger generation. Change is tough. I grew up in Knoxville. Went to Bearden High School, (can't believe my 30 year reunion is next year). We had no computers. Actual typewriters. No beepers. Cell phones or any of that. Something to be said for change though. I joined the Air Force after school as a Security Police. Almost 10 years after I got out. I went back to school for computers and now I am a cyber security Specialist. I understand how people like the "Good ole days". But in order to thrive and survive. Sometimes you have to take the Bull by the horns and move forward. I loved the Black uni's we used against SC. I'm all for alternate jersey's as long as we don't pull an Oregon or Maryland.

 

[UT_King]

Yep. The folks who get all butt-hurt over any changes at all, need to get over it.

Still ugly.

 

[IndianaVolunteer]

Still think the uni's in my avi would be better. But i am intrigued by the grey, fresh look imo.

 

[SayNoToJorts]

Still think the uni's in my avi would be better. But i am intrigued by the grey, fresh look imo.

I like your avi better as well. Too much going on in the other pics. Only 2 colors should be prominent with the 3rd being an outline or slightly used.

 

[marvin616]

I liked these but I guess they were considered cursed. I just liked how the stripe matched the one on the helmet.

 

[SmokeyFTW]

He said uniforms and fan base.

His expectations are gonna be the ones that aren't met when he finds out we've got a bunch of candy ass fans that think they're too good to show up for the games.

So ... can I use the word ASS to? jk

 

[Orange_Crush]

This is hilarious and exactly how I feel. I'm all for the alternate uniforms and changing it up but those are just awful.[/QUOY

I had supported a mix up myself and have liked most of the options including the ones on EA sports but those checkered shoulders......uh....no.

They would look better if the squares on the checkerboard pattern were bigger. But otherwise awesome unis.

 

[Orange_Crush]

I was thinking some sizzle in the uni's when we play Oregon, UF and Bama. Sometimes a nice change can help elevate team morale, and obviously it helps recruiting. Old timers have had years and years of enjoying their "tradition." It's time to let the younger generation enjoy some change, an not be stuck in 1940.

Our "tradition" was their "contemporary".


It's kind of like people that think contemporary worship in churches is evil... Hymns were contemporary worship when they were written. lol

 

[VOLorNuttin]

Our "tradition" was their "contemporary".


It's kind of like people that think contemporary worship in churches is evil... Hymns were contemporary worship when they were written. lol

Exactly. I'm sure it was a big deal when we switched to white and orange from black with orange accents....way, way back in the day.