New Uniforms Revealed

I mean at this point pretty much all uniforms look 90% identical with the only changes being pantones. It's amazing the focus on the color of the uniform (i.e. tOSU's new grey) rather than the actual design. I'm pretty sure tOSU is big enough to have their own design from the standard template if they wanted.
 
I mean it was MJ choosing Nike over Converse 40 years ago that really made the difference. The closest Adidas has come in basketball was with Tracy McGrady. Other sports, soccer in particular, Adidas is king.
Kobe started with Adidas and made a pretty big splash for a couple of years
 
For a jersey that isn't following the traditional template, I like VT's jerseys. The number font style and the V piping are unique and sharp. These were introduced in 2018. I really don't like ISU's huge numbers compared to these.

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I never liked the McCarney Era "ketchup bottle" red/red/red combo --

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I have a philosophical objection to monochrome uniforms save white/white.

They just always look bad. You're not going to convince me otherwise.

Some of the other combos from that era are actually pretty nice --

Red/White/White

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Red/Red/Gold

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Red/White/Gold

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Red/White/Red

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Heck, even the rarely-used red/red/white is okay --

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I'd totally be down for an update of this that...

-- generally improves the uniform quality and materials
-- uses the more recent colors (mostly the darker red into a cardinal shade)
-- uses the more recent font for any text (though not the uniform numbers, varsity block is fine)
-- updates the logo from the bird in the blender to the I-State (unfortunate necessity)
-- sticks to C/C/G at home and rotates C/W/C, C/W/G, and C/W/W on the road
-- mix in a white helmet if you must

Too bad Campbell hates the gold and loves a non-school color.
I think the white jersey gold pant look that we never use is a lost opportunity
 
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I love how soccer jerseys have sublimination printed jerseys in many colors and patterns. They are fun to browse and wear as casual shirts. The special jerseys are used for one-off games, alts, and warm ups, etc.

Teams with 150 years of history often pick random colors as their home/away/alt jerseys and very few people care. Most think they are neat to have vibrant options.

I don't know why football, especially NFL football, can't figure out having alts and special colors does not water down a "brand" at all. In fact, it's a huge opportunity to sell more merch.
 
I love how soccer jerseys have sublimination printed jerseys in many colors and patterns. They are fun to browse and wear as casual shirts. The special jerseys are used for one-off games, alts, and warm ups, etc.

Teams with 150 years of history often pick random colors as their home/away/alt jerseys and very few people care. Most think they are neat to have vibrant options.

I don't know why football, especially NFL football, can't figure out having alts and special colors does not water down a "brand" at all. In fact, it's a huge opportunity to sell more merch.
I think the biggest reasons are mostly practical. First, the materials for football jerseys needs to be more robust and durable to withstand the stretching, pulling, and rubbing that comes in a high contact sport like football. I am also not sure if the fabrics that are used for football jerseys can even be sublimation printed.

Second it is not cheap to produce 120 full kits for a football team. Whether it is just the tops or a full lids/tops/pants, producing a full uniform for a team is a big undertaking.

And lastly, is the number of opportunities for a different look. In college football, teams have 12 games to work with, and typically only 6 or 7 home games to try an alternative look. Baseball with 162 games, basketball and hockey with 82 games each, and even soccer league like the EPL have 32 games just have more opportunities to try something different. When you only have 7 chances to advertise for yourself, it is major risk in trying something that is radically different.
 
Illinois adding stripes to the shoulders in their new unis:


1,000% better than pretty much everything they've worn after this:

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But, still a good example (like Iowa State) of a team w/o an identity

(at least we don't have, what some may consider, a troublesome nickname/mascot)
 

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