We should have a special helmet sticker and midfield paint theme every season for homecoming. They could rotate it every year. One year it could be walking Cy, next it could be orrnado, then the bird in the blender, etc.
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And that's not even counting schools that have initials as part of or as the entire logo. 7 of the 10 current Big 12 schools have only stylized letters as the primary logo, and all 4 newcomers have stylized letters as a big part of their logo.
Miami Hurricanes have a Bird mascot, that would be the closest to our level, not going to look at High Schools etc to find the few Cyclones out there.
I appreciate your idealism. However, in the time since I was a student, I’ve come to understand that the vast majority of students have zero good taste in actual fashion or style, instead being heavily invested in whatever the current fad is.
Which won’t be “in style” a few years later, let alone decades.
Seriously. Did anyone here wear the triple layered Izod polos in the Eighties? Prime example.
Yes uniforms and logos are business decisions, but that doesn't mean that the stakeholders like students and alumni shouldn't be asked for input. In fact, the current logo was voted on by students and fans.
Remember, college athletics are the front porch of the university. They are a means to bring attention, donors, and prospective students in. Having a distinct and cohesive visual representation helps with building and maintaining recognition.
And the stripes shouldn't be on the back. The stripes originally were a friction strips so when a player carried the ball he could trap it against his chest/abdomen and it would help him hold it in place. There is no need for that on the back of a jersey.
Cardinal and Gold are Iowa State's primary colors. Just because you and some other Cyclones don't like it doesn't make it a secondary color.
I’m curious how you came up with calling them “cheap materials”. I did notice when these were announced, a former player commented that his jersey in the last alternates felt like it might have been silk.
The 2013 trice jerseys were silkscreened, meaning all the stripes and numbers were printed on. Not stitched in as part of the design.
Only the inverted I-STATE logo with white highlights is my work. The rest is from fellow posters.
Bad choice of words - secondary of the primary colors...? I love gold - that's why I wanted the Trice jersey TO BE GOLD (like the original) - don't put me in the camp of gold haters
Well, for the original JT throwbacks, it is really easy to tell - just look at the fabric - it's an old polyester material - the same used on our current practice uniforms - the fabric is heavier, retains more moisture (sweat) & likely is a lot warmer - the pants may have felt like silk, but that's not necessarily a good thing
I'm not sure about this season's throwbacks, but you can see the discoloration in the seams on the jersey - this points to a different fabric being used - our normal game jerseys do not have this distressed look on the seams - & likely, we're not using a more advanced fabric that would likely be more expensive, nor would Nike offer a more advanced fabric that was so distressed at the seams - this is likely a cheaper fabric - cheaper usually means heavier with less advanced properties like moisture-wicking & cooling
As I recall, when Nike took over the NFL from Reebok in the early 2010s one big selling point to the NFL was Nike's more advanced fabric & tailoring - Nike's original NFL uniform was something like 30% lighter than Reebok's uniform used the previous season
The uniform business is a pretty big deal these days - companies like Nike aren't just throwing out any old cotton or poly fabric - fabric is being designed to be lighter, cooler, more stretchy, tear-resistant, etc.
For all the complaining I may do about the "Nike-fication" of uniforms (like that garbage the Atlanta Falcons wear), the fabrics & tailoring are top notch, designed for athletes to perform better - every little bit counts these days
The last one is amazing! A modern version of the old running cardinal! Beautifully designed by @jdoggivjc
He should sell it to the school & they should use it A LOT!
Here's a concept I did a couple years ago that was shared on Uni-Watch
I used @jdoggivjc's Running Cy on the "away" helmet - used Whirly Bird on the "whiteout" uniform (strictly used ONCE in a season) - also notice the "ghost" Trice stripes on the jersey & pants - & I know pretty much everyone hated the black collar, but I brought it back, I love it & Cy has a black collar too!
The "cardinal" color is actually called something like Country Barn Red - I found on a website - I forget where the "gold" is from, but I thought it went well with this shade of red - "athletic gold" was too bright
When Iowa has football throwbacks or alternates made, they typically go through Powers Manufacturing in Waterloo to make the uniform. Due to their deal with Nike, they still have to put the swoosh logo on the uniform. This means that although they look like they are from Nike, they are actually created in Iowa. I believe that Iowa State does the same thing. I had seen a video back around 2013 of the Powers Manufacturing factory talking about their throwback projects (Iowa's in 2012 and ISU's in 2013), but I cannot find the video this morning.
I would guess that they do not have access to the same materials as Nike or that would be outside of the price range for this particular project. That is my understanding for the "cheapness" of the fabrics used.
I have one of the 2013 throwbacks and their numbers were stitched on. The stripes are printed, but the numbers on both the front and back are seperate pieces of fabric and are stitched on.
This tracks - I believe Powers "assembles" our jerseys from Nike as well - applying the numbers, nameplates & various patches
In reality, many manufacturers make Nike (& other brands) jerseys - the same factory that made Reebok NFL jerseys is now making Nike NFL jerseys - that's just how manufacturing works these days
On the throwback you have, are the numbers literally stitched on, or are they ironed on? Nike often designs the numbers with "faux" stitching on the edges to look like they're stitched on, but they are actually ironed on
Powers went exclusive to Under Armour a few years ago and Notre Dame has become their biggest client.
Nike is 99% distributed by BSN Sports out of Dallas at this point and pretty much exclusively manufactured overseas.
Nike is 99% distributed by BSN Sports out of Dallas at this point and pretty much exclusively manufactured overseas.