Uniform/Helmet/Shoe design thread (merged)

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oh we are still talking about grey uniforms? I thought we broke that taboo after beating Georgia's ass in them.
 
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OrangeByBirth said:
Those iconic gray scrubs have become Nike's marketing scam of the decade! Illinois introduced them as "gray ghost" to honor Red Grange. Then Minnesota used them as "grey wolf" vs Michigan over the weekend. The marketing genius at Nike even used the UT orange numbers and convinced the gopher fans that it was a merger of their maroon and gold!

I honestly hope UT puts them in a closet and donates them to 3rd world orphans instead of wearing them on the field again.
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I find this post funny because when we had adidas last year, they used the same grey uniform for us and several other teams, some were just a darker shade than others. At least Nike gave each of those grey uniforms its own template, unlike adidas.
 
#5,155
#5,155
They're not going away...feel free burning up the excess oxygen. :)
 
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tntitan said:
Why do some of you have to bring Alabama into every argument to try and prove a point? Do you have some type of Crimson envy?
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Probably because people continue to moronically post that alternate uniforms somehow have a correlation to winning. The easiest way to blast a hole in this stupid notion is to cite the most successful team of the past decade who just so happens to never wear alternates.
 
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bleedorange0037 said:
Probably because people continue to moronically post that alternate uniforms somehow have a correlation to winning. The easiest way to blast a hole in this stupid notion is to cite the most successful team of the past decade who just so happens to never wear alternates.
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I don't think you can produce a post where someone stated that wearing a different uniform actually helps a team win. Seen plenty where it's theorized that they help in recruiting. Good luck PROVING that wrong...Alabama always recruits well but other examples are dwindling for you...Ohio State pulled out a black alternate a couple of weeks back...soon it'll be just Bama...and Princeton. :)
 
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The only reason we have alternate uniforms is because we are letting the inmates run the prison. 18 - 22 year old little boys don't have choices in a multi-million dollar system
 
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butchna said:
I don't think you can produce a post where someone stated that wearing a different uniform actually helps a team win. Seen plenty where it's theorized that they help in recruiting. Good luck PROVING that wrong...Alabama always recruits well but other examples are dwindling for you...Ohio State pulled out a black alternate a couple of weeks back...soon it'll be just Bama...and Princeton. :)
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It's not like Bama is the only one. Auburn and LSU have both had massive success in the past decade all while sticking to a traditional look.
 
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zqvol said:
The only reason we have alternate uniforms is because we are letting the inmates run the prison. 18 - 22 year old little boys don't have choices in a multi-million dollar system
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That's part of it, but having an extra jersey to sell is an easy cash grab for the school. I imagine that's a major factor as well.
 
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bleedorange0037 said:
It's not like Bama is the only one. Auburn and LSU have both had massive success in the past decade all while sticking to a traditional look.
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LSU has different helmets... Their regular yellow and a white version ...maybe they're TRADITIONAL alternates. :)
 
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bleedorange0037 said:
Probably because people continue to moronically post that alternate uniforms somehow have a correlation to winning. The easiest way to blast a hole in this stupid notion is to cite the most successful team of the past decade who just so happens to never wear alternates.
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Not sure they correlate to winning, but I think recruits and players like them, and that's important to the program.

Also, the team who dismantled Alabama in the playoff last year has all types of alternate uniforms. 9 of the top 10 teams (Bama did wear Pro Combats, but they were close enough to their regular unis that I won't count them) in the current polls have worn alternate uniforms before to my immediate knowledge. It's simply a part of today's game.

bleedorange0037 said:
It's not like Bama is the only one. Auburn and LSU have both had massive success in the past decade all while sticking to a traditional look.
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LSU has worn several pro combat alternates. A few examples:

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Through_The_T said:
Not sure they correlate to winning, but I think recruits and players like them, and that's important to the program.

Also, the team who dismantled Alabama in the playoff last year has all types of alternate uniforms. 9 of the top 10 teams (Bama did wear Pro Combats, but they were close enough to their regular unis that I won't count them) in the current polls have worn alternate uniforms before to my immediate knowledge. It's simply a part of today's game.
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I realize that, but it's a part of the modern game that I hate. Like the other guy posted, bowing to the whims of 18-22 year old kids is the definition of letting the inmates run the asylum. The chance to put on the same jersey that countless UT legends who came before you should be a source of pride, not something you want to distance yourself from.
 
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bleedorange0037 said:
I realize that, but it's a part of the modern game that I hate. Like the other guy posted, bowing to the whims of 18-22 year old kids is the definition of letting the inmates run the asylum. The chance to put on the same jersey that countless UT legends who came before you should be a source of pride, not something you want to distance yourself from.
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They still wear them...how are they distancing?
 
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zqvol said:
The only reason we have alternate uniforms is because we are letting the inmates run the prison. 18 - 22 year old little boys don't have choices in a multi-million dollar system
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I think you're wrong!!! These kids are generating more money at the university than anyone else. They end up with potential career ending injuries etc. haven't seen an AD yet take a snap at the position on game day
 
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zqvol said:
The only reason we have alternate uniforms is because we are letting the inmates run the prison. 18 - 22 year old little boys don't have choices in a multi-million dollar system
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You're right, the multi-million dollar system that exists solely because of those 18-22 year old little boys shouldn't let those 18-22 year old little boys have input on what they do for that multi-million dollar system that exists because of those 18-22 year old little boys.
 
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bleedorange0037 said:
I realize that, but it's a part of the modern game that I hate. Like the other guy posted, bowing to the whims of 18-22 year old kids is the definition of letting the inmates run the asylum. The chance to put on the same jersey that countless UT legends who came before you should be a source of pride, not something you want to distance yourself from.
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Wouldn't those jerseys smell horrible by now? Doug Atkins' jersey is cotton, I just don't see that working.
 
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zqvol said:
The only reason we have alternate uniforms is because we are letting the inmates run the prison. 18 - 22 year old little boys don't have choices in a multi-million dollar system
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But you do? Why is that exactly? Why is your opinion more valid than the people that produce the product that makes the system a multimillion dollar enterprise? Your point seems to boil down to "stop liking what I don't like". To me, bowing to a vocal minority of fans sounds more like letting the "inmates run the asylum" than listening to those who actually produce on the field.
 
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