Uniform/Helmet/Shoe design thread (merged)

#5,230
#5,230
Personally, I just want to see a white jersey/orange pants game this year. Hasn't happened since 2013. I don't mind the stormtrooper being the main road uniform, but the white on orange is nice too.
 
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VolsSportsFan said:
Personally, I just want to see a white jersey/orange pants game this year. Hasn't happened since 2013. I don't mind the stormtrooper being the main road uniform, but the white on orange is nice too.
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I like the Stormtroopers for SEC road games and the white top/orange pants for OOC road games just to add a little extra orange.
 
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BigOrange15 said:
I like the Stormtroopers for SEC road games and the white top/orange pants for OOC road games just to add a little extra orange.
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I agree but we really don't play that many road OOC games anymore. I'd rather do something like road games against SEC East opponents wear stormtrooper, road games against SEC West wear white/orange, with the exception being Alabama, that one we can go either way.
 
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VolsSportsFan said:
I agree but we really don't play that many road OOC games anymore. I'd rather do something like road games against SEC East opponents wear stormtrooper, road games against SEC West wear white/orange, with the exception being Alabama, that one we can go either way.
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Orange pants always versus Bama, Florida, UGA and Auburn home and away.
 
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VolsSportsFan said:
I agree but we really don't play that many road OOC games anymore. I'd rather do something like road games against SEC East opponents wear stormtrooper, road games against SEC West wear white/orange, with the exception being Alabama, that one we can go either way.
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Or do what really needs to happen and tell Alabama to get off their damn high horse and wear color vs. color every year (I've always understood it to be that we are cool with it, but they refuse).

USC/UCLA does it and its gorgeous.
 
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WallyBalls said:
Or do what really needs to happen and tell Alabama to get off their damn high horse and wear color vs. color every year (I've always understood it to be that we are cool with it, but they refuse).

USC/UCLA does it and its gorgeous.
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Well yeah, that definitely needs to happen. UF and UGA do it now too. BYU and Utah do it as well though they don't play every year anymore. I'm sure more and more teams will start doing it. Games like South Carolina/Clemson and Kentucky/Louisville could easily do it since their colors contrast.

The last I heard was back in 2009 Kiffin tried to do it, and the Alabama AD said no.
 
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VolsSportsFan said:
Well yeah, that definitely needs to happen. UF and UGA do it now too. BYU and Utah do it as well though they don't play every year anymore. I'm sure more and more teams will start doing it. Games like South Carolina/Clemson and Kentucky/Louisville could easily do it since their colors contrast.

The last I heard was back in 2009 Kiffin tried to do it, and the Alabama AD said no.
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There is literally no reason it shouldn't happen.
 
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PotS said:
You haven't been around much, have you?

Anytime the uniform has changed, and I mean ANYTIME, there is a large contingent of fans in an uproar.
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I'm going to refrain from being offended by this comment. I've been around a lot more than the majority of people on this board. We can just leave it at that.
 
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rocktopper16 said:
Adidas really did a crap job with our uniforms in the last couple years of there contract. I do like the black outlines around the numbers but Nike has perfected our uniforms.
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I agree w that. Adidas hasn't done much w anybody's uniforms. Have you seen all the major schools they have lost?
 
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Thanks for the response DP. We all appreciate your info.

Looks like Bristol will be both teams wearing color jerseys instead of one team wearing white. Should look pretty cool. I still wish we would get back to doing this in the Bama game every year (both teams wear home color jerseys).
 
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dlrubright said:
DP

That's kind of boing doesn't seem like Nike at all to not have any changes or anything new. What's up w that?
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Nike does not change the standard look for most of their teams each year. They establish a primary look, then sometimes add an alternate or a different element for a special promotion or if a team plays in a marquee or "special" game.

I never said you won't see anything new, but don't expect any changes to the standard home and road uniforms.

The Smokey Grey uniform and helmet are not supposed to be mixed and matched with other uniforms, but the players would like to wear the helmet more than once.
 
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rocktopper16 said:
You're right. We aren't Alabama. But we aren't Oregon either and we shouldn't mold our uniforms around them. We have always had the best uniforms in the country so why change them?
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Why does alternate uniforms have to be related to Oregon? And tradition to Bama? These are different times we live in. We are Tennessee. We're no more less, or more like, anyone else because of a uniform. It's fun, it's exciting, it's different. I guess the UT campus doesn't need an upgrade because it's how it's always been. Surly didn't need a stadium, should have kept the old school bleachers. How about the training center? Who needs that, they should just practice like the old days. In the end all that matters is if we W. We'll forget about the jersey when the games being played, but they are still fun. And we live in a time where " traditional/throwbacks" have become cooler to be an alternate. I love UT football as much as anyone, but the uniforms are pretty boring. It don't mean I need to root for another team. I def. Don't hate orange, but they could use some pop. The checkerboarding on the pants and helmet is weak imo.And I don't care how great Bama is. Their uniforms suck too. And if your too closed minded to accept change in uniforms in a time where everything is changing. Well I feel sorry for some people's love life lol
 
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DeerPark12 said:
Nike does not change the standard look for most of their teams each year. They establish a primary look, then sometimes add an alternate or a different element for a special promotion or if a team plays in a marquee or "special" game.

I never said you won't see anything new, but don't expect any changes to the standard home and road uniforms.

The Smokey Grey uniform and helmet are not supposed to be mixed and matched with other uniforms, but the players would like to wear the helmet more than once.
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Sounds like orange uniforms with grey helmets and cleats for Bristol. Just speculating.
 
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VolForLife83 said:
Why does alternate uniforms have to be related to Oregon? And tradition to Bama? These are different times we live in. We are Tennessee. We're no more less, or more like, anyone else because of a uniform. It's fun, it's exciting, it's different. I guess the UT campus doesn't need an upgrade because it's how it's always been. Surly didn't need a stadium, should have kept the old school bleachers. How about the training center? Who needs that, they should just practice like the old days. In the end all that matters is if we W. We'll forget about the jersey when the games being played, but they are still fun. And we live in a time where " traditional/throwbacks" have become cooler to be an alternate. I love UT football as much as anyone, but the uniforms are pretty boring. It don't mean I need to root for another team. I def. Don't hate orange, but they could use some pop. The checkerboarding on the pants and helmet is weak imo.And I don't care how great Bama is. Their uniforms suck too. And if your too closed minded to accept change in uniforms in a time where everything is changing. Well I feel sorry for some people's love life lol
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Well said!
 
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WallyBalls said:
Or do what really needs to happen and tell Alabama to get off their damn high horse and wear color vs. color every year (I've always understood it to be that we are cool with it, but they refuse).

USC/UCLA does it and its gorgeous.
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I remember when it was that way.

Orange and Crimson look pretty dang good on the same field. My understanding was that during a period in the sixties, people complained (most had B&W TV's) therefore the white jerseys were introduced. With HD, it should come back.

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ptcarter said:
I remember when it was that way.

Orange and Crimson look pretty dang good on the same field. My understanding was that during a period in the sixties, people complained (most had B&W TV's) therefore the white jerseys were introduced. With HD, it should come back.

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I can verify this as true.

90% or more of the country had B&W TV's in the 60's. However, the uniform colors on a B&W TV would not have been as big of an issue, if not for a more prominent yet less talked about problem during that time.

See, back in the 60's, we weren't capable of telling the difference between a T on one team's helmets and actual #'s on the other team's helmets. I know it's pretty embarrassing by today's standards, but way back in the 60's, we just weren't smart enough.
 
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BaldBiker said:
I can verify this as true.

90% or more of the country had B&W TV's in the 60's. However, the uniform colors on a B&W TV would not have been as big of an issue, if not for a more prominent yet less talked about problem during that time.

See, back in the 60's, we weren't capable of telling the difference between a T on one team's helmets and actual #'s on the other team's helmets. I know it's pretty embarrassing by today's standards, but way back in the 60's, we just weren't smart enough.
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Ha, well we do have high def TVs now, so that helps. I do remember when making the switch over to HD about 7 years ago, I still had an SD TV in my office and I would sometimes watch games in there. After watching HD and then going back to SD, it was really hard to make out details that I had never really thought about before.
 
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