Nike Set to Unveil New Oregon Jerseys for BCS Title game

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Ron Mexico said:
The fiasco was in reference to many of the fan reactions. Not the uni's themselves. Personally, I like the black and wish it would be made a staple of the uniform. Sorry if my posts were confusing. I tend to ramble.
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Oh I gotcha. Yeah, I was surprised how many fans around me, who had no idea they might wear them, had a mini-wtf?! panic attack when they saw the team run out of the T that night.

Still, I hope the black unis were a one-time thing, and I hope we don't ever see black or silver introduced into the permanent rotation. Orange and white all the way!
 
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#52
I was okay with the black jerseys since it was Halloween. But unless it's a home game on Halloween, forget about it.

I'm no Ducks fan, but the colors green and yellow are associated with the state, whether it be Oregon football or Billy Jack Haynes (I hope some of our wrestling buffs are reading this thread).

And that's the problem I've been having with the Ducks of late, and in general it seems; I don't really associate anything about it with the state of Oregon, aside from the Nike bits. It seems like it's all these outsiders coming in and propping things up, and the only local guy any of these bandwagoners can think of is Joey.

OSU, on the other hand, while naturally less successful over the last few years, has a bunch of figures throughout its history who are part of Oregon sports history and local legends, from Terry Baker, to Mitch Meeuwsen (who is a family friend), Mike Hass, etc. Of course there are famous figures who are non-natives, but it's not like the state produces tons of football talent. It's just that those that do spurn the Ducks, either to become Beavers or go elsewhere. Not to mention Mike Riley, who is from Corvallis.

Normally I'd be supportive of UofO football doing well, but as I see it, it's a bunch of native Californians whose fans mostly seem to be a bunch of people with no actual connection to the university and no genuine appreciation for football history (think Florida fans; football may as well have not existed before the mid-90's). I've spoken with multiple self-proclaimed "die hard fans" who have no idea who Rich Brooks is, or don't know anything more about Dan Fouts other than he is an NFL commentator.
 
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milohimself said:
I was okay with the black jerseys since it was Halloween. But unless it's a home game on Halloween, forget about it.

I'm no Ducks fan, but the colors green and yellow are associated with the state, whether it be Oregon football or Billy Jack Haynes (I hope some of our wrestling buffs are reading this thread).

And that's the problem I've been having with the Ducks of late, and in general it seems; I don't really associate anything about it with the state of Oregon, aside from the Nike bits. It seems like it's all these outsiders coming in and propping things up, and the only local guy any of these bandwagoners can think of is Joey.

OSU, on the other hand, while naturally less successful over the last few years, has a bunch of figures throughout its history who are part of Oregon sports history and local legends, from Terry Baker, to Mitch Meeuwsen (who is a family friend), Mike Hass, etc. Of course there are famous figures who are non-natives, but it's not like the state produces tons of football talent. It's just that those that do spurn the Ducks, either to become Beavers or go elsewhere. Not to mention Mike Riley, who is from Corvallis.

Normally I'd be supportive of UofO football doing well, but as I see it, it's a bunch of native Californians whose fans mostly seem to be a bunch of people with no actual connection to the university and no genuine appreciation for football history (think Florida fans; football may as well have not existed before the mid-90's). I've spoken with multiple self-proclaimed "die hard fans" who have no idea who Rich Brooks is, or don't know anything more about Dan Fouts other than he is an NFL commentator.
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Florida got good in the early 90's. Just saying...
 
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milohimself said:
I was okay with the black jerseys since it was Halloween. But unless it's a home game on Halloween, forget about it.

I'm no Ducks fan, but the colors green and yellow are associated with the state, whether it be Oregon football or Billy Jack Haynes (I hope some of our wrestling buffs are reading this thread).

And that's the problem I've been having with the Ducks of late, and in general it seems; I don't really associate anything about it with the state of Oregon, aside from the Nike bits. It seems like it's all these outsiders coming in and propping things up, and the only local guy any of these bandwagoners can think of is Joey.

OSU, on the other hand, while naturally less successful over the last few years, has a bunch of figures throughout its history who are part of Oregon sports history and local legends, from Terry Baker, to Mitch Meeuwsen (who is a family friend), Mike Hass, etc. Of course there are famous figures who are non-natives, but it's not like the state produces tons of football talent. It's just that those that do spurn the Ducks, either to become Beavers or go elsewhere. Not to mention Mike Riley, who is from Corvallis.

Normally I'd be supportive of UofO football doing well, but as I see it, it's a bunch of native Californians whose fans mostly seem to be a bunch of people with no actual connection to the university and no genuine appreciation for football history (think Florida fans; football may as well have not existed before the mid-90's). I've spoken with multiple self-proclaimed "die hard fans" who have no idea who Rich Brooks is, or don't know anything more about Dan Fouts other than he is an NFL commentator.
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I don't know what "die hard fan" doesn't know Dan Fouts or Rich Brooks.
 
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#56
Living where you do spoils you to fellow football fans. Georgia fans, for instance, might be pricks sometimes, but at least you can have an intelligible football conversation where you might reference a game from twenty years ago and they'll have at least passin knowledge of what you're talking about. Up until about ten years ago, attending games, following or even discussing Oregon or Oregon State football was an activity reserved almost entirely for alums.

Now it seems like most people rocking Ducks gear in public (or the ones I bother to talk to about football) are latchers-on over the last couple years whose most significant affiliation with the university is a friend who attended for two terms before dropping out.

Either this seems to be the case with a number of them, or I'm managing very poorly to find a proper cross-section of these people.
 
#57
#57
I like Oregon's all white,all black and all green look. The carbon helmets are also pretty sweet. Those yellow jerseys, on the other hand, should be tossed into a pile and burned. They're an eyesore.
 
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milohimself said:
Living where you do spoils you to fellow football fans. Up until about ten years ago, attending games, following or even discussing Oregon or Oregon State football was an activity reserved almost entirely for alums.

Now it seems like most people rocking Ducks gear in public (or the ones I bother to talk to about football) are latchers-on over the last couple years whose most significant affiliation with the university is a friend who attended for two terms before dropping out.

Either this seems to be the case with a number of them, or I'm managing very poorly to find a proper cross-section of these people.
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That's what happens when you have a big time program. I'm sure there is a large percentage of Tennessee, USC, Texas, Florida, etc. fans that have no connection to the university either. Trust me, I despise bandwagon fans that don't know anything about a team other than what ESPN tells them. It annoys me to no end, and living here, of course everyone assumes that I'm a bandwagon rider. That's just part of it.
 
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These were my favorite uniforms that we wore this year, FWIW.
Home
(GUMBY DARRON!)

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I liked our throwbacks against Cal last year more than any of the uniforms since the Nike takeover, though.
 
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milohimself said:
I was at that cal game and LOVED those unis.
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Must've been a nice day to see a ballgame. Around 70 and sunny, IIRC.

My only bone to pick with those unis was that they didn't have the Donald Duck O on the sleeves.
 
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KingNick865 said:
I know almost nobody will agree with me, but I actually do like Oregon's uniforms.
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As much as i give hell to the Duck's ridiculous need to be an attention whore via their unis, i will say the ones they sported against the Beavers were impressive.
 
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wounded mullet said:
As much as i give hell to the Duck's ridiculous need to be an attention whore via their unis, i will say the ones they sported against the Beavers were impressive.
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It's not attention whoring. It's Phil Knight wanting to mess around and do crazy things with the uniforms of a school that he has a right to do that with. Recruits like them.

Hate all you want, but it's smart, regardless of whether or not you or I like them.
 
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MaehlMan said:
It's not attention whoring. It's Phil Knight wanting to mess around and do crazy things with the uniforms of a school that he has a right to do that with. Recruits like them.

Hate all you want, but it's smart, regardless of whether or not you or I like them.
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Yep, uniforms colors should definitely be a huge part in choosing where you will play college football.
 
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BigOrange15 said:
Yep, uniforms colors should definitely be a huge part in choosing where you will play college football.
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Well, its just like with Josh Selby, we lost him because of Adidas. Nowadays that's what a commitment comes to...how you will look in the uniform/what brand it is. I most certainly don't agree with it, but that's just how it is. Oregon does a great job of grabbing attention.
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Smokey901 said:
Well, its just like with Josh Selby, we lost him because of Adidas. Nowadays that's what a commitment comes to...how you will look in the uniform/what brand it is. I most certainly don't agree with it, but that's just how it is. Oregon does a great job of grabbing attention.
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Yep, that's what attention whores do.
 
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Smokey901 said:
The whole basketball court thing they did was pretty off the wall. That's just down right ridiculous.

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(If you haven't seen)
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Yeah man, I did see that. They definitely went off the deep end when they designed that.
 
#70
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MaehlMan said:
I'm holding out for throwbacks from '94.
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if you guys would wear those uniforms every week I would support your team, as I like the way you are coached and the style of play you guys have.. but as it is now, I will not.

The way your team dresses for games makes them look unprofessional, classless, and tacky.

Honestly, I think the new age uniforms Nike and Under Armor keep crapping out are an eye sore that is damaging some of the color and pageantry that makes college football so great.
 
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Have to admit that I'm not a fan of the new basketball court graphic.

I like the idea of using a large graphic there. But, that picture just doesn't work, imo.
 
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GoBigOrangeVols said:
if you guys would wear those uniforms every week I would support your team, as I like the way you are coached and the style of play you guys have.. but as it is now, I will not.

The way your team dresses for games makes them look unprofessional, classless, and tacky.

Honestly, I think the new age uniforms Nike and Under Armor keep crapping out are an eye sore that is damaging some of the color and pageantry that makes college football so great.
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Another person trying to pass his opinions off as facts. :eek:lol:

So you don't like their uniforms...that doesn't automatically mean their "unprofessional, classless and tacky."

Its a teams conduct on and off the field that determines that. You're just another hater tryng to find fault in a program on the rise. And for the record I could give a rats a** about Oregon, but I dare not spew the crap you just said about them. :thumbsup:
 
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