Vol uniform/helmet design discussion (merged)

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DeerPark12 said:
That's actually the point, that they're tight enough that there is no material for opposing players to grab on to.

The players loved how they fit and how they feel. All the top-level adidas schools will be wearing them next year, to add to the 8 that did this year.
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hey, if the players love them, then i have NO problem with them. i do agree with York, somewhat about the undershirts needed. i also hate the small names on the back. i dont mind the away jerseys as much as the home jerseys as well.
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orange parmejohn said:
hey, if the players love them, then i have NO problem with them. i do agree with York, somewhat about the undershirts needed. i also hate the small names on the back. i dont mind the away jerseys as much as the home jerseys as well.
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That's what it boils down to. Whatever makes the PLAYERS happy. I couldn't care less whether it makes the boosters happy or the internet trolls.

I do think they should go back to the larger numbers and the larger names on the back.
 
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orange parmejohn said:
hey, if the players love them, then i have NO problem with them. i do agree with York, somewhat about the undershirts needed. i also hate the small names on the back. i dont mind the away jerseys as much as the home jerseys as well.
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The players have the option to wear whatever length of undershirt they want, most choose to wear the sleeveless compression T.

Some players' jerseys will be a little differnet next year, the manufacturer has experimented with slightly different/less revealing sleeves on some of the Reebok NFL jerseys, based on player feedback.

As has been mentioned previously, the adidas TechFit jerseys are the exact same product as the adidas-owned Reebok PlayDry jerseys that the Giants and select NFL players wear.
 
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Here's a picture of the purple people eaters from way back when. I post this to ask the question, why doesn't anyone wear armpads any more? Just wondering. . .GBO, back to flaming GJ!
 

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This is how the numbers on our road jerseys should look. Who gives a crap if you can't see them.
 

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n2motorsports said:
This is how the numbers on our road jerseys should look. Who gives a crap if you can't see them.
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Thing of beauty!!! :good!:


Actually, what about outlining the numbers with a darker shade of orange? That way we would still be "orange and white" and the numbers would be easier to read.
 
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First off, I would like to preface this post by saying that, in my time as a member of VN, I've learned that this is a hot topic. Many posters get really bent out of shape over potential uniform changes. I do not cling to the dilusion that I am always right. So the following is simply my opinion. Not a dismissal of all who disagree. Take it for what it is.

with all this talk of going back to ONLY orange and white, it is apparent that many have an issue with the black in our uniforms.

Geez! You might find less opposition to black at a white supremacy gathering. JK

I personally think the BEST UNIFORMS WE EVER HAD were the home and away unis from 1997-1999.

no stripe
large numbers and names
black outline on away unis
good fit
power T on hip

a similar style to that with the "tech-fit" technology could look pretty cool. Also throw in a black alternate jersey with the style mentioned above.

All this talk about changing unis abandoning our "tradition" at Tennessee is, in my humble opinion, misguided. Tradition is built upon WINNING and carrying our program forward in a way that we can be proud of. Not simply what we wear on the field. If the PLAYERS like it, I can live with it.

GO VOLS!!!
 
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Okay, I don't get it. It seems like everytime I see the Vols on TV or in person we're wearing some different shade of orange. The helmets, jerseys and pants stripes don't match. There's at least 30 different shades of orange in the stadium. Where's the quality control? Who makes the decisions on how Tennessee merchandise is produced? I have worked in product development, marketing and have had apparel produced to meet stringent color-matching requirements. So, I know that you can achieve color uniformity in different types of clothing and merchandise, it just requires a little effort and oversight. So, who's making all these bad decisions for the team's uniforms and the merchandise that's being sold in the name of old UT? Whoever it is, they need to put a little more time into making things right. Incidentally, the orange on the helmets looks closer to Clemson orange than the orange I've always associated with Tennessee.
 
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SKnoxVol said:
Okay, I don't get it. It seems like everytime I see the Vols on TV or in person we're wearing some different shade of orange. The helmets, jerseys and pants stripes don't match. There's at least 30 different shades of orange in the stadium. Where's the quality control? Who makes the decisions on how Tennessee merchandise is produced? I have worked in product development, marketing and have had apparel produced to meet stringent color-matching requirements. So, I know that you can achieve color uniformity in different types of clothing and merchandise, it just requires a little effort and oversight. So, who's making all these bad decisions for the team's uniforms and the merchandise that's being sold in the name of old UT? Whoever it is, they need to put a little more time into making things right. Incidentally, the orange on the helmets looks closer to Clemson orange than the orange I've always associated with Tennessee.
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Welcome to VolNation! (Oh, and just to let you know all of those questions have been answered in the 7000+ posts before yours. . .have fun reading those!):birgits_giggle:
 
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sMi.Spite said:
Ive always wanted them to do a black jersey with orange numbers and white trim

i think our basketball team did something like this one time...called them "halloween uniforms"

I think it would be cool to do v south carolina one year since we always seem to play them near halloween
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Prophetic. Lottery numbers?
 
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n2motorsports said:
This is how the numbers on our road jerseys should look. Who gives a crap if you can't see them.
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I totally agree. That was the "double-matte" look, commonly used in picture framing, which we employed for only a few years in the early 1990s. I don't know why we don't go back to it; it is an extremely classy look. I, too, don't care if opposing coaches or broadcasters have difficulty reading them.
 
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I was at Sport Seasons last night and saw the 2011 sideline polos.

They are the suck.

I was expecting something more like the grey stuff I've seen Dooley wearing lately. I dig that stuff.
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SKnoxVol said:
Okay, I don't get it. It seems like everytime I see the Vols on TV or in person we're wearing some different shade of orange. The helmets, jerseys and pants stripes don't match. There's at least 30 different shades of orange in the stadium. Where's the quality control? Who makes the decisions on how Tennessee merchandise is produced? I have worked in product development, marketing and have had apparel produced to meet stringent color-matching requirements. So, I know that you can achieve color uniformity in different types of clothing and merchandise, it just requires a little effort and oversight. So, who's making all these bad decisions for the team's uniforms and the merchandise that's being sold in the name of old UT? Whoever it is, they need to put a little more time into making things right. Incidentally, the orange on the helmets looks closer to Clemson orange than the orange I've always associated with Tennessee.
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One reason is the orange jerseys change colors. Take a game-quality Tennessee orange jersey and look at it in *full sunlight*. You can even compare it to the colors in the center of a daisy in your hand and see all the shades in full sun. Now, take the same jersey and look at it 3 or 4 other lights...or with clouds drifting over the sun. It changes colors to the eye. It always has....it has gold and yellow tones (especially yellow) in full sunlight depending on how your eye perceives it and gets darker with different lighting. Try it. Looks different on different networks on teevee, too....and depending on the brightness of the lighting.

As far as the orange on the helmet or pants or socks....I dunno....it always looks mismatched to me, too. Vols' orange *jerseys* are the only true Tennessee orange that looks to me like the original and that show the yellow and gold in full sun.
 
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Most of the orange I'm seeing on here isn't even the right shade of orange... Tennessee's is brighter. The most i would do to the jerseys would be ,bring back the orange shoulders on white uniforms and get them made into the new adidas pro-combat material,which is our tighter uniforms we wear now.. and us wear those a game or two.
 
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