Nebraska and Michigan uniforms

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#76
Alabama, LSU, and OSU have all had pro combat jerseys. Im not saying change our uniforms but a one game pro combat type jersey would be sweet. I was at the USCjr game when the team came out in black and it got the players pumped and the stadium rocking
 
#77
#77
orangesparkles said:
Put your reading glasses on. Of course the main desire of any high school athlete is to play for a winner or someone that has a good probability of winning in the near future. Unfortunately, the teams you listed have a consistent record of on-field success over the last decade and fertile recruiting grounds within their home states. Tennessee lacks both of these attributes, which is why "gimmicks" are a great way of helping Tennessee separate itself from the pack.

Also, saying uniforms are irrelevant is selling their importance far too short. Observe.

Rutgers football players cheer for new Nike Pro Combat uniforms | Professional | NewJerseyNewsroom.com -- Your State. Your News.

Richt, players on pro side of pro-combat uniforms | Georgia Bulldogs blog | Columbus Ledger Enquirer

http://michiganstate.**************...-about-the-Nike-Pro-Combat-uniforms-4277111/1

(You mean players like cool uniforms? Color me surprised.)

Players like cool new looks, and recruits do as well. Also, don't act as if the schools you listed haven't toyed around with new uniforms. Ohio State, Alabama, Miami, LSU... all of them have donned Pro Combat uniforms despite having "tradition" and a "culture of winning." Even your boys down in Gainesville have worn Pro Combat uniforms! These are schools that have had enough recent success to be relevant in a high school recruit's mind, and they're still trying to appeal to the interest of 17-21 year olds.

The more you appeal to recruits, the more likely they are to come play for you. If you don't have a sparkling record in recent years, you need to do something to stay relevant. Again, it is not a requirement that schools use cool uniforms or brash uniforms to get recruits or win games because a lot of schools don't need to. Unfortunately, considering the extent to which Tennessee has become less and less of a fixture in recruiting rankings, we do.
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How best to appeal to recruits...if it doesn't involve having a coaching staff with a proven track record of success, excellent facilities and a supportive fan base, the uniforms won't matter.

Your previous posts suggested that Tennessee needed a complete uniform overhaul, a departure from tradition, not the once-a-year Pro Combat or TechFit experiment. Which is it? Many college football players also enjoy smoking pot...perhaps these new uniforms should be made out of hemp to appeal to recruits.

Bottom line, Tennessee's success, or lack thereof, begins and ends with whether or not Derek Dooley is the right man for the job.
 
#78
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orangesparkles said:
Also, saying uniforms are irrelevant is selling their importance far too short. Observe.

Rutgers football players cheer for new Nike Pro Combat uniforms | Professional | NewJerseyNewsroom.com -- Your State. Your News.

Richt, players on pro side of pro-combat uniforms | Georgia Bulldogs blog | Columbus Ledger Enquirer

http://michiganstate.**************...-about-the-Nike-Pro-Combat-uniforms-4277111/1
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UGA is the poster child for uniform changes backfiring (see Boise State loss, '09 UF game (black helmet fail), and the '08 blackout against Bama).

The next time UGA busts out a new uniform, call your bookie and drop $5K on the game.

But hey, the kids LOVE them. :eek:lol:
 
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Lawrence Wright said:
How best to appeal to recruits...if it doesn't involve having a coaching staff with a proven track record of success, excellent facilities and a supportive fan base, the uniforms won't matter.

Your previous posts suggested that Tennessee needed a complete uniform overhaul, a departure from tradition, not the once-a-year Pro Combat or TechFit experiment. Which is it? Many college football players also enjoy smoking pot...perhaps these new uniforms should be made out of hemp to appeal to recruits.

Bottom line, Tennessee's success, or lack thereof, begins and ends with whether or not Derek Dooley is the right man for the job.
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If you don't think that uniforms play a role in how athletes perceive a school, you're sorely out of touch with today's youth. I also never once said that Tennessee needs radical new uniforms for every single game. I'd like to see a "departure from tradition" in that our uniforms get some noticeable upgrades, yes, but no one is arguing that the school needs Pro Combat-esque uniforms every game.

However, Tennessee would undoubtedly benefit from having completely non-traditional uniforms once or twice a year for big games/rivalries. It will make a difference in both player and recruit happiness and excitement. Whether Dooley is right for the job is irrelevant to the uniform discussion; Saban is clearly the correct fit at Alabama, and yet they're trotting out Pro Combat. Petersen is perfect at Boise State and they've had different Pro Combat uniforms for their nationally televised games despite being well known and frequently discussed by the media. New uniforms is far from pointless considering the effect it has on the people who matter.

Oh, and Georgia has kicked Tennessee's ass on the recruiting trail six of the last eight seasons. They may be textbook underachievers, but they've pulled in the talent to go bowling in fifteen consecutive seasons.
 
#80
#80
I like them. With Nebraska doing this new uni, there is one less team for people to say traditional teams don't do special unis. What's left, Bama, Pedophile State University, annnnnnd?
 
#81
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orangesparkles said:
If you don't think that uniforms play a role in how athletes perceive a school, you're sorely out of touch with today's youth. I also never once said that Tennessee needs radical new uniforms for every single game. I'd like to see a "departure from tradition" in that our uniforms get some noticeable upgrades, yes, but no one is arguing that the school needs Pro Combat-esque uniforms every game.

However, Tennessee would undoubtedly benefit from having completely non-traditional uniforms once or twice a year for big games/rivalries. It will make a difference in both player and recruit happiness and excitement. Whether Dooley is right for the job is irrelevant to the uniform discussion; Saban is clearly the correct fit at Alabama, and yet they're trotting out Pro Combat. Petersen is perfect at Boise State and they've had different Pro Combat uniforms for their nationally televised games despite being well known and frequently discussed by the media. New uniforms is far from pointless considering the effect it has on the people who matter.

Oh, and Georgia has kicked Tennessee's ass on the recruiting trail six of the last eight seasons. They may be textbook underachievers, but they've pulled in the talent to go bowling in fifteen consecutive seasons.
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I'm 43 years old, and I pride myself on being out of touch with today's youth.

Working backwards, UGA is kicking UT's ass in recruiting because UGA has a better coaching staff than UT, and at this point a better football program than UT. Jim Donnan and Ray Goff are gone. UT wearing a TechFit jersey once a season won't change that....Dooley exceeding expectations will.

Whether Dooley is the right fit or not is extremely relevant to this discussion, it just doesn't support your argument.

Lastly, I don't think a once-a-year TechFit or ProCombat experiment is a bad thing. We are in agreement there. However I don't think a TechFit or ProCombat jersey will push a recruit over the edge if he's considering programs with more to offer than cool uniforms...primarily playing time, the opportunity to play for championships and that program's track record of sending kids to the NFL.
 
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orangesparkles said:
These are schools that have had enough recent success to be relevant in a high school recruit's mind, and they're still trying to appeal to the interest of 17-21 year olds
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LOL at the notion that teams adding alternate uniforms is anything other than a cash grab. Financially, you know what's better than having a home and away jersey to sell? Having 3 home and 3 away jerseys to sell. Don't act like they care one iota about appealing to recruits or "giving the fans what they want". Its about boosting merchandise sales and nothing more.
 
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