Any new uniforms in FCS this year?

[ASU33]

Are any of you guys breaking out new threads or lids this year?

[slostang]

Cal Poly is switching from NIKE to ADIDAS and will have all new uniforms for all sports.

[RoyHobbs101]

Not new uniforms unfortunately, but pretty cool concept uniforms created by a Richmond intern a couple of years ago.
https://www.behance.net/gallery/32264347/2015-Concept-Uniforms-Richmond-Spiders

[youcanbankit]

Samford getting a new look helmet....

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=25423&stc=1

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=25424&stc=1

[PaladinNation]

Thank goodness FURMAN has new uniforms. A return back to a cleaner look, change the purple back to the correct Pantone purple which is a dark purple. And Coach Hendrix made a point to amplify the meaning of being a PALADIN. Now its on the chest of the new uniforms.
One last thing… a touch of eye candy: facemask is purple chrome.

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=25443&stc=1http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=25444&stc=1
http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=25445&stc=1

[DirtyDukes]

Thank goodness FURMAN has new uniforms. A return back to a cleaner look, change the purple back to the correct Pantone purple which is a dark purple. And Coach Hendrix made a point to amplify the meaning of being a PALADIN. Now its on the chest of the new uniforms.
One last thing… a touch of eye candy: facemask is purple chrome.

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=25443&stc=1http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=25444&stc=1
http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=25445&stc=1

Mannnnnn these look realllll familiar.

[PaladinFan]

Mannnnnn these look realllll familiar.

If you are suggesting they look like James Madison's, they really don't.

[PaladinFan]

Samford getting a new look helmet....

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=25423&stc=1

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=25424&stc=1

Good looking helmet.

I have long thought Samford had one of the worst helmets in FCS football. They went from a busy bulldog/wordmark look to a garish interlocking SU. This design has some pizzazz to it. Samford is not really beholden to a historic look like many teams in the conference, and when you want to brand yourself as a high flying, high scoring team, then embracing that by fancying up your duds is a good idea.

[DirtyDukes]

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=25445&stc=1

http://media.graytvinc.com/images/JMU+Playoffs+Web.png

Same helmets, numbers in the same place, team name in the same place, same shoulder lines, the only difference is you guys don't have gold as a color so you used white instead.

[BadlandsGrizFan]

Samford getting a new look helmet....

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=25423&stc=1

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=25424&stc=1


That helmet is sweet!

[PaladinFan]

http://media.graytvinc.com/images/JMU+Playoffs+Web.png

Same helmets, numbers in the same place, team name in the same place, same shoulder lines, the only difference is you guys don't have gold as a color so you used white instead.

The purple is vastly different. We don't incorporate any secondary colors like gold or black. We have not (to my knowledge) ever worn purple pants. JMU's uniform is essentially Western Carolina.

Let's put it this way, Furman has been playing football since 1889. They've been essentially wearing the same uniform for 50 years.

The 2017 version is slightly updated. The word mark on the chest is much larger than it has been in the past, but the "new" look essentially incorporates what Furman has worn uniform-wise for decades. The only derivation from that is an ill conceived "update" to the uniforms the last four or five years.

[Smitty]

Wait is that Samford helmet black? Isn't blue one of their main colors?

[DirtyDukes]

The purple is vastly different. We don't incorporate any secondary colors like gold or black. We have not (to my knowledge) ever worn purple pants. JMU's uniform is essentially Western Carolina.

Let's put it this way, Furman has been playing football since 1889. They've been essentially wearing the same uniform for 50 years.

The 2017 version is slightly updated. The word mark on the chest is much larger than it has been in the past, but the "new" look essentially incorporates what Furman has worn uniform-wise for decades. The only derivation from that is an ill conceived "update" to the uniforms the last four or five years.

I'd like to believe you, but I have eyes.

[geaux_sioux]

http://media.graytvinc.com/images/JMU+Playoffs+Web.png

Same helmets, numbers in the same place, team name in the same place, same shoulder lines, the only difference is you guys don't have gold as a color so you used white instead.
The big difference is JMU's are cheesy and Furman's are clean.

[PaladinFan]

I'd like to believe you, but I have eyes.

I suppose you think TCU and LSU wear the same jersey?

Furman has been wearing essentially the same jersey combination since before James Madison even had a program.

[BadlandsGrizFan]

Cal Poly is switching from NIKE to ADIDAS and will have all new uniforms for all sports.

That sucks

[mango433]

Cal Poly is switching from NIKE to ADIDAS and will have all new uniforms for all sports.

Sorry your uniforms are going to be awful this year.

[PaladinNation]

I'd like to believe you, but I have eyes.

Furman has had a white helmet since 1978, Furman had a purple facemask from 1978-2010 then Fowler changed the facemask to white.
http://www.nationalchamps.net/Helmet_Project/southern.htm


I like the JMU uni's -- I would say they are similar but they have very different end results.
Furman's has two clean shoulder stripes that are straight, the Dukes have a digitized stripe (I happen to think is cool).
What Hendrix has done is brought back the old Furman look with a modern twist - the one big addition is the word PALADINS.
I think the new Furman uni's have a nod to a military school. Not sure what it is but it's a super clean uniform.

[ETSUfan1]

Clean look Furman. Very nice.

[DeltaDevil662]

I hate that we still haven't went back to all red but road greys are a start

https://twitter.com/MSValleyFB/status/880806863591419906

[ASU33]

I hate that we still haven't went back to all red but road greys are a start

https://twitter.com/MSValleyFB/status/880806863591419906



That's gray?xeyebrowx

[clenz]

http://media.graytvinc.com/images/JMU+Playoffs+Web.png

Same helmets, numbers in the same place, team name in the same place, same shoulder lines, the only difference is you guys don't have gold as a color so you used white instead.

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[bonarae]

Meanwhile...

Why do you think Adidas makes bad jersey designs? Are Russell Athletic's designs worse either? xchinscratchx

[PaladinNation]

Meanwhile...

Why do you think Adidas makes bad jersey designs? Are Russell Athletic's designs worse either? xchinscratchx

Great question… Adidas has made huge strides recently in shoe technology and materials, rivaling Nike, the boost shoes are sweet.
I think it's resources and priorities. Adidas is Euro-Global focused IMO, American Football is just a half-hearted attempt by them.

Nike has the money, the talent and the desire to constantly evolve football uniforms and equipment. If you want to compete with Nike in football apparel - you better go all in on high-tech materials, understand how players what uniforms to fit and color durability.

[clenz]

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Reasons that's a bad post - reason by reason

Same helmets
Not even close.Are they both white with a purple facemask? Sure. Does JMU own all variations of white helmets with purple facemasks? **** no. Difference purple - color and finish. The stripe is also different, and not just because of a gold inlay. The purple stripes on JMU helmet are roughly half, if even, the thickness of the Furman helmet and double, at least, the width apart. Outside of color there is nothing similar about the helmets - and if JMU is going to lay claim to white helmets you've got a REAL long line to get in to claim that behind about 75 other schools that have used them longer.

numbers in the same place
What the **** does this even mean? All numbers have been in the same spot for...oh...about 100+ years. If you're talking top of the shoulder TV numbers vs side of the shoulder TV numbers then you're a moran. A quick, and I do mean quick, google shows that roughly 60% of college football teams use top of shoulder TV numbers - and more switching to it every uniform change. Why? Uniforms getting tights and smaller in the shoulders. Thus side of shoulder numbers don't work. A growing number are adding designs to the side to "fill" the uniform out when they move the numbers. Easiest way to do that? Well, ...that's brought up later

team name in the same place
Again, what does this mean? Have you ever seen any team name anywhere but across the chest above the numbers - which you are also claiming Furman stole by placing on the abdomen? 100% of teams that put a school name/abbreviation put it right where JMU and Furman do.

For reference, here's another Purple, white, and gold school...
http://onpressrow.com/test/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/UNIFB-Vereen1.jpeg

I guess it's possible UNI also stole that from JMU...along with number placement.... so lets go back to 2010 UNI
https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/globegazette.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/3/c6/3c6fb1f4-bc6e-11e0-b30e-001cc4c002e0/4e36f3f6b9cdd.image.jpg

Wait...it's still there...and that damn shoulder number is on top. ****in a, cotton. We were stealing **** before JMU had it available to steal. ****. Maybe UNI stole some propietary JMU designs. Lets go back to about 2005. Before we do that, look at that other purple school using ****ing gold, putting stripes on their sleeves, numbers in the same place on the chest and shoulder and the ****ing name above the numbers. What ****ing cock suckers.

http://onpressrow.com/test/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/EricSanders-UNIFB.jpg


God dammit. UNI was using shoulder numbers, number placement, name placement, everything even back in 2005. Let's try to go back a full decade before that to see what was happening.

https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/wcfcourier.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/de/8de1f6e7-3f57-5577-bbee-4d1f40e6dbb5/589683dec6854.image.jpg


God dammit, Kurt Wartner. What the **** are you doing copying JMU 24 ****ing years ago? Son of a bitch!!

I think I figured it out. It's all Mark Farley's fault. He's been at UNI every year since 1983 as a player or coach (except for 97-00 when he was at Kansas). Maybe if we go back to his playing days, before he was a coach and could make decisions we'll see UNI stop copying JMU



https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/18879148_1489449283.2327_funddescription.jpg

There it is, proof it's all Mark Farley's fault. That is a photo from 1984. He is number 46 and look at that. No shoulder numbers. No school name on the front of the uniform and the numbers were up higher on the chest.

I've cracked the ****ing case. Mark Farley, as a player in 1984, saw James Madison's 2016 uniforms and has dedicated the last 33 years to ensuring everyone - especially other schools that use purple - to copy that template to about 95% accuracy. Not 100% as that would be too obvious, but god dammit DirtyDukes is too smart and caught on to that one and cracked the case.


Maybe it's just purple schools stealing from JMU...

http://www.thegazette.com/storyimage/GA/20160109/ARTICLE/160109669/AR/0/AR-160109669.jpg&MaxH=500&MaxW=652


Well, there goes that theory Mark Farley/purple theory. He's had no contact with NDSU admin to make changes like that happen at NDSU - or the hundreds of schools across the country....or does it?

Mark Farley has spent every coaching convention, pregame chat against other coaches, etc... for the last 33 years convincing them to copy, but tweak just a bit, JMU's 2016 uniforms.

Here is is telling Kirk Ferentz, at Iowa, that Iowa is doing a great job with number placement, shoulder stripe and shoulder number
http://www.thegazette.com/storyimage/GA/20140830/ARTICLE/140839946/AR/0/AR-140839946.jpg&MaxH=500&MaxW=652


Here he is trying to convince the new Iowa State to change a couple things with their uniforms to get closer to JMU last year
http://www.thegazette.com/storyimage/GA/20160903/ARTICLE/160909835/EP/1/1/EP-160909835.jpg&MaxH=500&MaxW=652

Mark Farley and Craigh Bohl
http://photos.mycapture.com/FOFM/1714424/49084572E.jpg


You figure, he's been doing this since 1984, he's coached/played in thousands of games. No wonder so many teams put numbers and names where they do.

[DirtyDukes]

Reasons that's a bad post - reason by reason

Same helmets
Not even close.Are they both white with a purple facemask? Sure. Does JMU own all variations of white helmets with purple facemasks? **** no. Difference purple - color and finish. The stripe is also different, and not just because of a gold inlay. The purple stripes on JMU helmet are roughly half, if even, the thickness of the Furman helmet and double, at least, the width apart. Outside of color there is nothing similar about the helmets - and if JMU is going to lay claim to white helmets you've got a REAL long line to get in to claim that behind about 75 other schools that have used them longer.

numbers in the same place
What the **** does this even mean? All numbers have been in the same spot for...oh...about 100+ years. If you're talking top of the shoulder TV numbers vs side of the shoulder TV numbers then you're a moran. A quick, and I do mean quick, google shows that roughly 60% of college football teams use top of shoulder TV numbers - and more switching to it every uniform change. Why? Uniforms getting tights and smaller in the shoulders. Thus side of shoulder numbers don't work. A growing number are adding designs to the side to "fill" the uniform out when they move the numbers. Easiest way to do that? Well, ...that's brought up later

team name in the same place
Again, what does this mean? Have you ever seen any team name anywhere but across the chest above the numbers - which you are also claiming Furman stole by placing on the abdomen? 100% of teams that put a school name/abbreviation put it right where JMU and Furman do.

For reference, here's another Purple, white, and gold school...
http://onpressrow.com/test/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/UNIFB-Vereen1.jpeg

I guess it's possible UNI also stole that from JMU...along with number placement.... so lets go back to 2010 UNI
https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/globegazette.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/3/c6/3c6fb1f4-bc6e-11e0-b30e-001cc4c002e0/4e36f3f6b9cdd.image.jpg

Wait...it's still there...and that damn shoulder number is on top. ****in a, cotton. We were stealing **** before JMU had it available to steal. ****. Maybe UNI stole some propietary JMU designs. Lets go back to about 2005. Before we do that, look at that other purple school using ****ing gold, putting stripes on their sleeves, numbers in the same place on the chest and shoulder and the ****ing name above the numbers. What ****ing cock suckers.

http://onpressrow.com/test/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/EricSanders-UNIFB.jpg


God dammit. UNI was using shoulder numbers, number placement, name placement, everything even back in 2005. Let's try to go back a full decade before that to see what was happening.

https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/wcfcourier.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/de/8de1f6e7-3f57-5577-bbee-4d1f40e6dbb5/589683dec6854.image.jpg


God dammit, Kurt Wartner. What the **** are you doing copying JMU 24 ****ing years ago? Son of a bitch!!

I think I figured it out. It's all Mark Farley's fault. He's been at UNI every year since 1983 as a player or coach (except for 97-00 when he was at Kansas). Maybe if we go back to his playing days, before he was a coach and could make decisions we'll see UNI stop copying JMU



https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/18879148_1489449283.2327_funddescription.jpg

There it is, proof it's all Mark Farley's fault. That is a photo from 1984. He is number 46 and look at that. No shoulder numbers. No school name on the front of the uniform and the numbers were up higher on the chest.

I've cracked the ****ing case. Mark Farley, as a player in 1984, saw James Madison's 2016 uniforms and has dedicated the last 33 years to ensuring everyone - especially other schools that use purple - to copy that template to about 95% accuracy. Not 100% as that would be too obvious, but god dammit DirtyDukes is too smart and caught on to that one and cracked the case.


Maybe it's just purple schools stealing from JMU...

http://www.thegazette.com/storyimage/GA/20160109/ARTICLE/160109669/AR/0/AR-160109669.jpg&MaxH=500&MaxW=652


Well, there goes that theory Mark Farley/purple theory. He's had no contact with NDSU admin to make changes like that happen at NDSU - or the hundreds of schools across the country....or does it?

Mark Farley has spent every coaching convention, pregame chat against other coaches, etc... for the last 33 years convincing them to copy, but tweak just a bit, JMU's 2016 uniforms.

Here is is telling Kirk Ferentz, at Iowa, that Iowa is doing a great job with number placement, shoulder stripe and shoulder number
http://www.thegazette.com/storyimage/GA/20140830/ARTICLE/140839946/AR/0/AR-140839946.jpg&MaxH=500&MaxW=652


Here he is trying to convince the new Iowa State to change a couple things with their uniforms to get closer to JMU last year
http://www.thegazette.com/storyimage/GA/20160903/ARTICLE/160909835/EP/1/1/EP-160909835.jpg&MaxH=500&MaxW=652

Mark Farley and Craigh Bohl
http://photos.mycapture.com/FOFM/1714424/49084572E.jpg


You figure, he's been doing this since 1984, he's coached/played in thousands of games. No wonder so many teams put numbers and names where they do.

TLDR

[Thumper 76]

I can't read long posts quickly when I have to sound out the words.
FYP



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[PaladinFan]

I hated to even google this.

Here is Furman and James Madison playing in the FCS playoffs back in 2004. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGbnlHsAQio

Tell me again whose uniforms are supposed to look like whose again?

Furman's "new" uniforms look pretty much exactly like Furman's uniforms for decades. If anything, James Madison's uniforms have started to resemble Furman's.

[clenz]

TLDR
What you mean is

"I made a dumbass post and it got easily proven to me that it was a dumbass post. I read you're whole post but I'm going to pretend I didn't and "win" this by just going TLDR. The reality is that the words that make up that post are very short and even I can comprehend them. The length of the post, without the photos, is short as well."

You ****ed up so bad with that post I was able to turn it into a Mark Farley, circa 1984, being jealous of 2016 James Madison uniforms and trying to turn everyone into them 33 years before they existed conspiracy theory with literally no effort.

[Bisonator]

Reasons that's a bad post - reason by reason

Same helmets
Not even close.Are they both white with a purple facemask? Sure. Does JMU own all variations of white helmets with purple facemasks? **** no. Difference purple - color and finish. The stripe is also different, and not just because of a gold inlay. The purple stripes on JMU helmet are roughly half, if even, the thickness of the Furman helmet and double, at least, the width apart. Outside of color there is nothing similar about the helmets - and if JMU is going to lay claim to white helmets you've got a REAL long line to get in to claim that behind about 75 other schools that have used them longer.

numbers in the same place
What the **** does this even mean? All numbers have been in the same spot for...oh...about 100+ years. If you're talking top of the shoulder TV numbers vs side of the shoulder TV numbers then you're a moran. A quick, and I do mean quick, google shows that roughly 60% of college football teams use top of shoulder TV numbers - and more switching to it every uniform change. Why? Uniforms getting tights and smaller in the shoulders. Thus side of shoulder numbers don't work. A growing number are adding designs to the side to "fill" the uniform out when they move the numbers. Easiest way to do that? Well, ...that's brought up later

team name in the same place
Again, what does this mean? Have you ever seen any team name anywhere but across the chest above the numbers - which you are also claiming Furman stole by placing on the abdomen? 100% of teams that put a school name/abbreviation put it right where JMU and Furman do.

For reference, here's another Purple, white, and gold school...
http://onpressrow.com/test/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/UNIFB-Vereen1.jpeg

I guess it's possible UNI also stole that from JMU...along with number placement.... so lets go back to 2010 UNI
https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/globegazette.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/3/c6/3c6fb1f4-bc6e-11e0-b30e-001cc4c002e0/4e36f3f6b9cdd.image.jpg

Wait...it's still there...and that damn shoulder number is on top. ****in a, cotton. We were stealing **** before JMU had it available to steal. ****. Maybe UNI stole some propietary JMU designs. Lets go back to about 2005. Before we do that, look at that other purple school using ****ing gold, putting stripes on their sleeves, numbers in the same place on the chest and shoulder and the ****ing name above the numbers. What ****ing cock suckers.

http://onpressrow.com/test/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/EricSanders-UNIFB.jpg


God dammit. UNI was using shoulder numbers, number placement, name placement, everything even back in 2005. Let's try to go back a full decade before that to see what was happening.

https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/wcfcourier.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/de/8de1f6e7-3f57-5577-bbee-4d1f40e6dbb5/589683dec6854.image.jpg


God dammit, Kurt Wartner. What the **** are you doing copying JMU 24 ****ing years ago? Son of a bitch!!

I think I figured it out. It's all Mark Farley's fault. He's been at UNI every year since 1983 as a player or coach (except for 97-00 when he was at Kansas). Maybe if we go back to his playing days, before he was a coach and could make decisions we'll see UNI stop copying JMU



https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/18879148_1489449283.2327_funddescription.jpg

There it is, proof it's all Mark Farley's fault. That is a photo from 1984. He is number 46 and look at that. No shoulder numbers. No school name on the front of the uniform and the numbers were up higher on the chest.

I've cracked the ****ing case. Mark Farley, as a player in 1984, saw James Madison's 2016 uniforms and has dedicated the last 33 years to ensuring everyone - especially other schools that use purple - to copy that template to about 95% accuracy. Not 100% as that would be too obvious, but god dammit DirtyDukes is too smart and caught on to that one and cracked the case.


Maybe it's just purple schools stealing from JMU...

http://www.thegazette.com/storyimage/GA/20160109/ARTICLE/160109669/AR/0/AR-160109669.jpg&MaxH=500&MaxW=652


Well, there goes that theory Mark Farley/purple theory. He's had no contact with NDSU admin to make changes like that happen at NDSU - or the hundreds of schools across the country....or does it?

Mark Farley has spent every coaching convention, pregame chat against other coaches, etc... for the last 33 years convincing them to copy, but tweak just a bit, JMU's 2016 uniforms.

Here is is telling Kirk Ferentz, at Iowa, that Iowa is doing a great job with number placement, shoulder stripe and shoulder number
http://www.thegazette.com/storyimage/GA/20140830/ARTICLE/140839946/AR/0/AR-140839946.jpg&MaxH=500&MaxW=652


Here he is trying to convince the new Iowa State to change a couple things with their uniforms to get closer to JMU last year
http://www.thegazette.com/storyimage/GA/20160903/ARTICLE/160909835/EP/1/1/EP-160909835.jpg&MaxH=500&MaxW=652

Mark Farley and Craigh Bohl
http://photos.mycapture.com/FOFM/1714424/49084572E.jpg


You figure, he's been doing this since 1984, he's coached/played in thousands of games. No wonder so many teams put numbers and names where they do.
There is only 1 good looking uniform in this post and we all know which one it is.:D

[ST_Lawson]

There is only 1 good looking uniform in this post and we all know which one it is.:D

You're right, that was a pretty solid looking uniform that Western had there. Best football we've ever played was in those (or pretty darn similar) uniforms.


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[Silenoz]

Are any of you guys breaking out new threads or lids this year?

We seem to do this about 4-5 times a year, so I'm gonna say yes

[SFA 93]

SFA has new uniforms, but no big change.


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DEsyrYiV0AAMrL9.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DEsyrYmVwAEqI6p.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DEsyrYlV0AAjAxK.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DEsyrYmVYAAl8_o.jpg

[PaladinNation]

More images >> Furman's new look.

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=25495&stc=1J
Jerseys to be work at the SoCon Rouser.

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=25496&stc=1
Custom helmet bumpers

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=25497&stc=1
New Pads

[clenz]

Wow.

I can't believe that isn't a JMU uniform. It's bang on 100% identical

[PaladinFan]

Wow.

I can't believe that isn't a JMU uniform. It's bang on 100% identical

Even Furman teams from 15 years ago and 30 years ago copied James Madison's look before the Dukes even decided to change it. We are such posers.

JMU is pretty cutting edge with that numbers and stripes on the shoulders thing and putting the team name on the front of the jersey.

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=25500&stc=1

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=25501&stc=1

[BadlandsGrizFan]

All this thread has done is shown me that there are some truly ugly uniforms out there currently.....

News flash...JMU FURMAN...both your uniforms are boring and ugly..

UNI...apparently has never had good uniforms...

And I can say all this as a fan whos team proudly represented possibly the ugliest uniforms known to mankind back in the day.


http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=25502&stc=1

[PaladinFan]

I would say this regardless of my allegiance, but I've always liked Furman's uniforms. There's something compelling about a simple design, use of white, and a logo that belongs to you alone.

I get where folks can quibble with purple, but unlike most other teams that have purple as a primary color, Furman does not crap up their uniforms and thankfully has gotten rid of those garish black ones.

[clenz]

UNI has notoriously had horrendous uniforms.

Our current set is the best set we've ever had - that tells you something.

[clenz]

UNI has notoriously had horrendous uniforms.

Our current set is the best set we've ever had - that tells you something.

I'm also a Vikings fan - I want the Vikings to take a page for the Vikings, just not 2007-2015

The 90s Vikings is what I'd love to see. Turn the facemask white, put a panther logo on the sleeve, UNI across the chest and make it happen

http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/02/11/75/565083/6/628x471.jpg


I'm a big fan of the "simple" design.

[BisonFan02]

UNI has notoriously had horrendous uniforms.

Our current set is the best set we've ever had - that tells you something.

It's the colors......which you clearly copied.

[cx500d]

It's the colors......which you clearly copied from JMU.


FYP

[geaux_sioux]

More images >> Furman's new look.

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=25495&stc=1J
Jerseys to be work at the SoCon Rouser.

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=25496&stc=1
Custom helmet bumpers

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=25497&stc=1
New Pads

Since when did JMU change their nickname to Paladins?

[cx500d]

Since when did JMU change their nickname to Paladins?

They are all having a 3-way over uniforms


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[Milkman]

UNI has notoriously had horrendous uniforms.

Our current set is the best set we've ever had - that tells you something. I hate shoulder caps on football jerseys so we'll have to agree to disagree. This was your best uniform.http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/wcfcourier.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/1/66/1665346c-0d1e-11df-985a-001cc4c03286/1665346c-0d1e-11df-985a-001cc4c03286.image.jpg

Speaking of Vikings what you really need to do is model a uni of off this sweet throwback.

http://prod.static.vikings.clubs.nfl.com/assets/images/imported/zip/2009/10-October/AB2_7075/AB2_7332--nfl_medium_540_360.jpg

Yes I know, the shoulder stripes aren't identical but I just wanted to show what something similar could look like on a contemporary template.

[clenz]

I couldn't remember if the Vikings throwbacks had the three stripe look on the pants, but yes, that is exactly what I want UNI to go too. Just a much better photo of it.

I love the Warner era uniforms. Colors were perfect, I loved the panther head shooting from the back of the helmet, white facemask, everything about it. The road uniform can be white pants or get purple pants with yellow and white tristripe.

Farley hates white uniforms though, so that will never happen as long as he's here.

The best helmets we had were the 1980s

http://nationalchamps.net/Helmet_Project/Northern_Iowa_OLD5.gifhttp://nationalchamps.net/Helmet_Project/Northern_Iowa_OLD6.gif

I take that back, there is one helmet from the mid 70s that was worn that I like better.

http://nationalchamps.net/Helmet_Project/northern_iowa_1975_mgc.jpg

The NI logo in purple inside a old gold football.

That brings me to a "modern" version of that helmet worn in the late 90s

http://nationalchamps.net/Helmet_Project/Northern_Iowa_OLD2.gif

That's the logo I want UNI to go back to. I despise, with a fiery passion, out current logo. The block NI was/is awesome. I make sure to mention it to every UNI employee I speak too, and how awesome some throwbacks to that would be. However, the athletics departments marketing rules are pushing that it always be UNI. The brand is now UNI. It's why our football uniforms say UNI on the chest, and not Panthers anymore. It's why our basketball uniforms have gone from this

http://www4.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Deon+Mitchell+Northern+Iowa+v+Wichita+State+1lgzLl 9oZMml.jpg

to this

https://ssl.gannett-cdn.com/usatsimg/image/thumb/540-390nw/8951896.jpg


Volleyball, softball, track, soccer, etc. have all gone from Northern Iowa to UNI on them. I'm not a big fan of it, but Nike gave us a custom font with it and maybe finally picking a marketing/branding path and sticking too it will work in terms of not being called NIU.

[DirtyDukes]

Wow.

I can't believe that isn't a JMU uniform. It's bang on 100% identical

FINALLY HE GETS IT!

[NorthChuckSouth]

Heard we have a new uniform.. some design changes and different style numbers but haven't seen anything yet.. keeping the white lids. hopefully we'll see the white lids more than the alternate this year.

[DeltaDevil662]

That's gray?xeyebrowx

They do have grey uniforms but apparently we also have a new white uniform (pictured) from the acting president

[TheRevSFA]

SFA has new uniforms, but no big change.


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DEsyrYiV0AAMrL9.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DEsyrYmVwAEqI6p.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DEsyrYlV0AAjAxK.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DEsyrYmVYAAl8_o.jpg

We probably should ask JMU if we can use a white helmet

[clenz]

And shoulder numbers, and chest/back number placement and having the name across the upper chest. And the use of purple and white in general.


Or even if you should be allowed football

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

All this thread has done is shown me that there are some truly ugly uniforms out there currently.....

News flash...JMU FURMAN...both your uniforms are boring and ugly..

UNI...apparently has never had good uniforms...

And I can say all this as a fan whos team proudly represented possibly the ugliest uniforms known to mankind back in the day.


http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=25502&stc=1
Best uniform in College Football, never should have gotten rid of it

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[DirtyDukes]

And shoulder numbers, and chest/back number placement and having the name across the upper chest. And the use of purple and white in general.


Or even if you should be allowed football

http://bloggers.society19.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/trumpallow.gif

[PaladinFan]

Best uniform in College Football, never should have gotten rid of it

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Who is gonna screw with a team that puts yellow with orange?

[cx500d]

Best uniform in College Football, never should have gotten rid of it

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Yeah, I liked that color better than the blah maroon, but I got ridiculed on other boards for saying that.


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[ALPHAGRIZ1]

Yeah, I liked that color better than the blah maroon, but I got ridiculed on other boards for saying that.


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Don't worry, just get used to being right. Let the clones dress up like sheep and follow the lemmings off a Kardashians ass/cliff

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[ETSUfan1]

ETSU doing a gold uni for the first game this year. For some reason they wont show the whole thing, just a preview.

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=25519&stc=1

[The Cats]

Cats to wear new black uniforms for the Davidson game this season........

Western Carolina Athletics today announced its first special promotion for the 2017 Catamount football season that includes a “blackout” at E.J. Whitmire Stadium / Bob Waters Field. Following the game, a postgame fireworks extravaganza will delight fans of all ages, all part of WCU’s September 9 home-opener against the Davidson Wildcats. Kickoff is slated for 6:00 pm.

Western Carolina’s special “Blackout” uniforms will be debuted to the public the same day most of America goes dark in the middle of the afternoon with the much-anticipated solar eclipse on Monday, August 21. Catamount Athletics will host a special Facebook LIVE event with head coach Mark Speir (http://www.catamountsports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/mark_speir_790683.html), fielding questions about the season as well as giving a look at the special adidas uniforms.

“Our black adidas uniforms, trimmed in purple and white, are very sharp. Doing a special uniform combination is something that our players really get amped about, and we feel our fans will enjoy the special look, too,” Speir said of the Blackout uniforms



http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/wcar/sports/m-footbl/auto_a_storywide/12742008.jpeg

[Smitty]

I hope they plan to auction some of these uniforms off, I wouldn't mind a new jersey (even if it is black)

[catamount man]

Cats to wear new black uniforms for the Davidson game this season........

Western Carolina Athletics today announced its first special promotion for the 2017 Catamount football season that includes a “blackout” at E.J. Whitmire Stadium / Bob Waters Field. Following the game, a postgame fireworks extravaganza will delight fans of all ages, all part of WCU’s September 9 home-opener against the Davidson Wildcats. Kickoff is slated for 6:00 pm.

Western Carolina’s special “Blackout” uniforms will be debuted to the public the same day most of America goes dark in the middle of the afternoon with the much-anticipated solar eclipse on Monday, August 21. Catamount Athletics will host a special Facebook LIVE event with head coach Mark Speir (http://www.catamountsports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/mark_speir_790683.html), fielding questions about the season as well as giving a look at the special adidas uniforms.

“Our black adidas uniforms, trimmed in purple and white, are very sharp. Doing a special uniform combination is something that our players really get amped about, and we feel our fans will enjoy the special look, too,” Speir said of the Blackout uniforms



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This had been rumored for the last couple of years I believe so might as well do it now. I just hope it's a one time a year deal. I'm still pissed Speir, like Briggs, ditched the gold pants, although Speir's 2012 and 2013 teams wore gold pants and THEN he ditched them. Briggs teams never wore gold pants. Heresy. HA! GO CATS!!!

[BEAR]

Not sure if there are new units but they posted on Twitter they have new helmets..

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=25530&stc=1

[TheKingpin28]

Not sure if there are new units but they posted on Twitter they have new helmets..

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=25530&stc=1

That matte gray is solid.

[clenz]

I never understood any school going matte helmet and glossy logo/stripes. That includes UNI.

The grey is great, the gloss logo just throws me a bit.

For reference. UNI with matte helmet before going matte logo

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170723/eb6bdfd205ca56b6eadd0c01c84b0479.jpeg

UNI after going to a matching matte logo

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170723/af65e5f8ec7fb694995ddd46c254a5e8.jpeg

[TheKingpin28]

I never understood any school going matte helmet and glossy logo/stripes. That includes UNI.

The grey is great, the gloss logo just throws me a bit.

For reference. UNI with matte helmet before going matte logo

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170723/eb6bdfd205ca56b6eadd0c01c84b0479.jpeg

UNI after going to a matching matte logo

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170723/af65e5f8ec7fb694995ddd46c254a5e8.jpeg

Matte is by far the best option, followed by Luster, but never go Glossy on Matte. I used to run a photo lab, both wet and dry, and it was as far as a specific fortune 100 company goes, the #1 photo center in the US. That was always something that irked me when developing photos seeing uniforms that had glossy finish with matte attire on matte or luster film paper.

[clenz]

You want to talk about straight stealing uniform designs? McNeese St unveiled their new road uniforms today.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170725/39e341a070c9da1873e5f047362d562d.jpg
At first I thought it was a SDSU hoax photo...the I realized it's not

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170725/b452065e9f2143ae99fa12991bf8d124.jpeg

It's literally UA pawning the exact same uniform, down to the colors, on McNeese and putting their logo on the chest rather than Jacks. SDSU also has yellow pants, just as McNeese is showing.

I'll bet their home uniforms end up looking something like this

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170725/fc19225a983c1127b089585066fe81ff.jpeg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170725/319490373a1bf6a7c71427b51294ef3f.jpeg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170725/e44c6df54ac07d4c9c38e6c6d6b5994a.jpeg

[jmu007]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BW8ajV8BQHH/?taken-by=jmusports

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[PaladinNation]

Great to see all these new uniform's this season… gives all of us something to talk about and get excited. Imagine how the players feel.

I like the new JMU look, actually a very clean uniform with the nice touch of the mascot on the sleeve.

I do have to say, shame on Under Armour for letting another school wear the exact same uniform. Maybe it's a core UA uniform or something, its a head scratcher.

[clenz]

Great to see all these new uniform's this season… gives all of us something to talk about and get excited. Imagine how the players feel.

I like the new JMU look, actually a very clean uniform with the nice touch of the mascot on the sleeve.

I do have to say, shame on Under Armour for letting another school wear the exact same uniform. Maybe it's a core UA uniform or something, its a head scratcher.
Nike does it too. It's just not common to see schools with the exact same color - give or take just a few small tweaks on the hue scale.

For reference
http://wvill.images.worldnow.com/images/22031421_SA.jpg


https://i.ytimg.com/vi/03XG2Xg8m9g/maxresdefault.jpg
http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/uni.sidearmsports.com/custompages/gallery/FB_atIndianaState_11052016/thumbs/_middle_MLD-11-5-2016-13-15-21-40-10296.jpg




These companies have templates and the schools pick what template they want to use. Now, depending on your schools contract dictates how early you get access to the templates - year 1, 2, 3, or 4. It could be SDSU's UA contract had access to those a year or two before McNeese. Depending on the contract it could also dictate costs associated with the sets. To compound the color issue, schools will change the color pattern enough to make their unique from others using the template - like UNI's shoulder numbers compared to WVU

I know UNI football will/has wear/worn a FB uniform a year longer to get in on a year 1 template rather than buying all new uniforms from a template/fabric that isn't the most recent and locking into those for 2 or 3 years. They wore the last uniforms they had a year longer than "normal" to get their current set it's first year out, rather than picking. UNI's contract gets them access to pretty much everything year 1, thanks to our basketball program. Our basketball program gets literally everything free from Nike - new uniforms ever year, a ton of shoes, shirts, sweats, etc. As part of that our FB team gets a drastically reduced price on uniforms and accessories. I believe I'd heard before that NDSU and Montana get their FB things free, but don't know the details on the basketball items.


When picking their current uniform UNI put out a fan vote on which to pick. This one, or a variation of what Arizona used the last few years
http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/2587477/Screen_Shot_2013-05-06_at_12.21.38_PM.png

[clenz]

For color reference - here is McNeese's and SDSU's colors side by side. Can you guess which is which

https://image.prntscr.com/image/pS_agxhsRZuYRq-H-UDYgw.png

[Catamount87]

For our home opener (Sept 9th at 6 pm) we'll have a "Blackout" with uniforms to match, black with purple and white accents.

Western Carolina’s special “Blackout” uniforms will be debuted to the public the same day most of America goes dark in the middle of the afternoon with the much-anticipated solar eclipse on Monday, August 21. Catamount Athletics will host a special Facebook LIVE event with head coach Mark Speir (http://www.catamountsports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/mark_speir_790683.html), fielding questions about the season as well as giving a look at the special Adidas uniforms.

[Thumper 76]

For color reference - here is McNeese's and SDSU's colors side by side. Can you guess which is which

https://image.prntscr.com/image/pS_agxhsRZuYRq-H-UDYgw.png

Top is SDSU.


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[PAllen]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BW8ajV8BQHH/?taken-by=jmusports

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Looks just like Furman.

[clenz]

Top is SDSU.


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You sure?

[Thumper 76]

You sure?

Yes? SDSU has always had a deeper blue to me than McNeese. But I suck at colors, so there is that. Ask my wife how many arguments we end up in because I think something she calls a purple is a blue, or whatever.


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[POD Knows]

Yes? SDSU has always had a deeper blue to me than McNeese. But I suck at colors, so there is that. Ask my wife how many arguments we end up in because I think something she calls a purple is a blue, or whatever.


Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkI think it is the bottom one because it is a lamer, gayer blue than the top one.

[clenz]

Yes? SDSU has always had a deeper blue to me than McNeese. But I suck at colors, so there is that. Ask my wife how many arguments we end up in because I think something she calls a purple is a blue, or whatever.


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Bottom is sdsu. They always seemed like bottoms to me. Rofl.

But seriously, McNeese was the top one. I pulled the RGBs right off of official logos from the school. Now, does SDSU deepen their blue on their uniforms? Possibly. I'm obviously not involved with that. It could also be that the materials of the uniforms alter the color of the uniform to deepen it. I know that happens at UNI. Different materials with the exact same color on it will look different

What this goes to show is that the reason it's so obvious is that the colors are 97% identical.

Look at EWUs uniforms with the wings on their shoulders. Any adidas school that uses a bird as a mascot uses those uniforms. I did a count a year or two ago. I think there was like 5 D1 schools using that template.

Add in all the D2 and lower schools, plus high schools using that wing shoulder design and your into the hundreds. There are like 15-20 HS in Iowa that use it.

[Thumper 76]

Bottom is sdsu. They always seemed like bottoms to me. Rofl.

But seriously, McNeese was the top one. I pulled the RGBs right off of official logos from the school. Now, does SDSU deepen their blue on their uniforms? Possibly. I'm obviously not involved with that. It could also be that the materials of the uniforms alter the color of the uniform to deepen it. I know that happens at UNI. Different materials with the exact same color on it will look different
Dammit.
That and SDSU seems to do more blue while McNeese seems to do more yellow, at least from what I've noticed.


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[POD Knows]

Dammit.
That and SDSU seems to do more blue while McNeese seems to do more yellow, at least from what I've noticed.


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I knew it was the gayer of the two blues. It just had to be

[clenz]

I just looked - SDSU has 9 different blues listed as school colors.

They also have 8 different yellows.

4 reds
4 greys
10 greens
3 browns
5 purples

SDSU does list that darker blue, as well as a navy and the color I pulled.

I've never seen a school with as many colors as SDSU.

Maybe I'll pull the McNeese's listed color, rather than logo color, to do a comp.

[Thumper 76]

I knew it was the gayer of the two blues. It just had to be

https://media.giphy.com/media/lXiRKeGZeOyEpRHkk/giphy.gif



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[POD Knows]

https://media.giphy.com/media/lXiRKeGZeOyEpRHkk/giphy.gif



Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Clenz just blew the narrative out of the water. Apparently SDSU uses all the colors in the 64 crayola box for their school colors. Some gay, some not so gay.

[Thumper 76]

Clenz just blew the narrative out of the water. Apparently SDSU uses all the colors in the 64 crayola box for their school colors. Some gay, some not so gay.

Crayola didn't come up with all those colors for us to not use them


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[clenz]

So, after doing that thumper is correct with the darkness of the blue

https://image.prntscr.com/image/jBpXULLCST_LJZ_FedGOsw.png


However, in doing that the yellows become nearly identical.

Looking at photos of both schools football uniforms shows both schools wearing some lighter shaded blue uniforms and some darker shade uniforms over the last handful of years. That could all be due to lighting or a variety of factors.

It's interesting to look at McNeese's stadium and see the blue they use there though

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Bonnettefield.jpg/1200px-Bonnettefield.jpg


I'll stop now. I've got a "thing" for logos and colors that none of you share.

[clenz]

Crayola didn't come up with all those colors for us to not use them


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What I'm confused with is the reds, purples and greens.

They have to be used in other parts of the university/department. But where? They wouldn't pay for the pantone registration for 48 specific colors if they didn't have a use for them.

[Thumper 76]

What I'm confused with is the reds, purples and greens.

They have to be used in other parts of the university/department. But where? They wouldn't pay for the pantone registration for 48 specific colors if they didn't have a use for them.

I have no idea man.

However, on being right with the colors....https://m.popkey.co/19e2b2/8ykoO_s-200x150.gif


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[clenz]

I have no idea man.

However, on being right with the colors....https://m.popkey.co/19e2b2/8ykoO_s-200x150.gif


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You're only half right. As I said, the color I pulled is correct as it's right off of your logo. It also matches in of the registered Pantone colors.

Take it up with your athletic department not matching logos to their proper pantones they paid for

[DirtyDukes]

Looks just like Furman.

Ugh, figures that after they stole our look we'd switch ours to look exactly like theirs. ;)

[ST_Lawson]

I'll stop now. I've got a "thing" for logos and colors that none of you share.

Not "none"...I love looking at university style guides and seeing what colors and logos they have.
Here's ours, for reference: http://www.wiu.edu/vpaps/styleguide/official_logos.php
And our colors: http://www.wiu.edu/vpaps/styleguide/colors.php

UNI's purple is a bit darker, I think, right?

[PaladinNation]

Not "none"...I love looking at university style guides and seeing what colors and logos they have.
Here's ours, for reference: http://www.wiu.edu/vpaps/styleguide/official_logos.php
And our colors: http://www.wiu.edu/vpaps/styleguide/colors.php

UNI's purple is a bit darker, I think, right?

DITTO… I work in branding and I still love to look at the structure and colors of branding guides. Universities can be a bit like the Wild West and have a dizzy array of conflicting identities.

Here's Furman's it's gotten tighter over the years, thanks to a very solid communications department.

downloads:
http://www.furman.edu/sites/university-communications/downloads-and-tools/Pages/default.aspx

graphic design guide, by the way the color purple for athletics is Pantone 268:
http://www.furman.edu/sites/university-communications/brand-standards/Pages/graphic-design-guide.aspx

almost as important as logos today, a social media structure:
http://www.furman.edu/sites/university-communications/downloads-and-tools/Pages/Social-Media-Directory.aspx

[clenz]

UNI fans have a running joke about 50 Shades of purple. Our purple depends on the day, shirt, fabric, manfucature, who was working the plant the day the shirt was made, etc... Walk into any place selling UNI shirts and from a distance it looks like just purple. Get closer and you'll see every single hook/rack is different. Hell, look at photos of UNI's uniforms, especially before we went matte helmet. We call our color Blurple.

Through the years
Current home and away use different shades of purple - the road matches pretty well, but damn the home is bad. Mostly he helmet is the issue, which were gotten before our Nike redesign I mention later in this post.
http://www.thegazette.com/storyimage/GA/20160930/ARTICLE/160939960/AR/0/AR-160939960.jpg&MaxH=500&MaxW=652http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/uni.sidearmsports.com/custompages/gallery/FB_atIndianaState_11052016/thumbs/_middle_MLD-11-5-2016-13-15-21-40-10296.jpg

Previous set. Notice the helmet purple, the fact the logo on the helmet is a different purple, the purple on the jersey top being a third shade, and then the pants another on home and away
https://i2.wp.com/yourdailycowboysfootballfix.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/L.J.-Fort-4.jpghttp://image.cdnllnwnl.xosnetwork.com/pics32/400/OJ/OJPMHDOANNQHANK.20111223180724.jpg

Even more egregious was our uniforms from about 01-2010
http://onpressrow.com/test/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/EricSanders-UNIFB.jpg



It's gotten significantly better over the last 3-4 years. The whole issue started in the late 90s when we decided to keep our colors purple and old gold but we replaced old gold with yellow. They did a rebrand with a new logo in 2000, then again in 2001 and again in 2002. Hell, prior to our current logo - which I find to be atrocious - which came out in 02 UNI was very loose in what our actual logo was. I can find no record from the before about 1999 as to what our official logo history is. Football helmet history does no help in that either. The logo that sportslogos.net has for us between 1981-1999 is rarely found in UNI historical documents. Take a look at the UNI sports logo page http://www.sportslogos.net/logos/list_by_team/786/Northern_Iowa_Panthers/ We've changed purples 4 times since 1999. I'm pretty sure until our most recent logo change we didn't have a true set pantone/rgb we gave companies. We just told them "relatively dark purple". In 2015 Nike approached us about redoing our contract with them - thank you top 10 ranked basketball team - and they gave us a custom color scheme and font. T-shirts are still pretty spotty as to colors but uniforms are starting to improve. Part of the issue is that UNI's past leadership (specifically our last AD Troy Dannen) did not/would not allow for companies to use our trademark/actual colors either. Finding UNI gear outside of a very small set of stores was impossible. The lock down they put on it was insane. They went after a gas station in town that put "Welcome to Panther Town" on their eaves outside of their building, simply because it was purple, yellow and said Panther.

Prime example. My Tervis coffee mug.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170726/424312a7f47f9ab32d38f50c88a370a8.jpg

Maybe that's the only purple lid they have but I know other schools get the proper color. I'd bet it's they didnt license the color for the kid when this was made a couple years ago.


Our new AD gets it, our new Nike contract helps. We are seeing more and more UNI stuff pop up, and in new locations. Our new AD spent the last decade at Iowa State, was at Wisconsin before that, and a few SEC schools before that. Say what we want about ISU's FB team, the last decade has saw incredible growth from that university in terms of marketing, fan base, ticket sales, excitement, tailgating, everything. It's because their AD gets the importance of branding, getting the name out there, making things available, etc... Our AD helped with that. He did the same at Wisconsin before. It's a completely different department now than it was 2 years ago.


I'll work on doing a purple comp between UNI and WIU since we share a conference. I may throw SFA, JMU, WCU and Furman in there just to see how it all comps. They are all very similar, but there is some very slight shade differences.

[mmiller_34]

UNI fans have a running joke about 50 Shades of purple. Our purple depends on the day, shirt, fabric, manfucature, who was working the plant the day the shirt was made, etc... Walk into any place selling UNI shirts and from a distance it looks like just purple. Get closer and you'll see every single hook/rack is different. Hell, look at photos of UNI's uniforms, especially before we went matte helmet. We call our color Blurple.

Through the years Current home and away use different shades of purple - the road matches pretty well, but damn the home is bad. Mostly he helmet is the issue, which were gotten before our Nike redesign I mention later in this post.



Do you think that the lighting in the UNIDome has any impact on the shade of purple? Also, the UNIDome I feel could go through more transitions with lighting than some other places since some of the original Teflon still exists. I've been to three SDSU-UNI games there so it was always interesting to me.

SDSU has focused in harder the last 5 years on the kind of blue they want to go with but playing at night versus day really impacts the shade of blue:

Night:

http://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/sdstate.sidearmsports.com/images/2015/10/14/VVUPWWIXAEWEYMW.20151014185541.jpg

Day:

http://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/sdstate.sidearmsports.com/images/2015/9/22/PIJZZXRQPRFFRQU.20150922141824.jpg

[clenz]

The photo of Eric Sanders from 2005 was outside - National Championship game.
The road photos are all outside during the day and the shades are all still different
The home photos are all under the exact same lighting as each other as 99% of our home games kick at 4PM.

Yes, lighting plays a part of it, but I can pull photos from Eric Sanders in the Dome with the same result
http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/wcfcourier.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/d/39/d39a5ecc-2fc4-5977-b6e2-151a0bfdba24/d39a5ecc-2fc4-5977-b6e2-151a0bfdba24.image.jpg


Night/Day will lighten/darken the colors, but it will do it universally top to bottom, not selected pieces. I can tell you, having seen them in person it's just as obvious.

The only things left to upgrade in the dome - playing portion of it - is the lighting, sound system and seat backs. Turf is all brand new, video boards are 3 years old this year, north endzone was completed redone in 2010.

Those are expensive projects to complete in the dome, though. To replace the lights will cost SIGNIFICANT money, though it should be done. The sound system is ****ed no matter what we do because of the fact it's a cement walled, metal roofed, metal seated, cement floored, etc... rounded dome. Literally the only thing to absorb sound in there is the turf and human bodies during a game. The AD has spent millions over the last 15-20 years on engineers, speakers, more engineers, mixers, boards, etc... to try to fix it. It just doesn't work. The echo is so bad that if you get it just right in one spot that 4 feet from that spot it's a disaster.

The seats work just fine, but they are ugly AF. I remember hearing a quote was done on having them painted and it was like 300K to have the backs removed, stripped, painted and reinstalled. I think we are getting closer to have that done, but 300K simply to repaint "perfectly good" seats wasn't an option at that time. Completely replacing them is mostly not an option either. Dome was built between 74 and 76. ADA rules have changed. if we do a complete replace I believe we have to drop capacity to make sure we meet ADA requirements for seat size. The seats are not wide. When the dome is full it's literally a sardine can.

All of those ****ty things is what makes the dome so tough to play. The lighting takes getting used too - it's good, just different. The sound echos and when full the place is literally impossible to talk to someone next to you. It's hot because it's a sealed concrete building with 17,000 people worth of body heat being trapped.


But yeah...our purples need to be straightened out. lol

[mmiller_34]

Personally, I love watching games at the UNI dome. I find the structure to be much more interesting than the Fargodome or the DakotaDome. I also like the UNI jersey's a bit better before they got a funkified with the stripes. (I feel the someway about SDSU's too)

[clenz]

The dome, as much as people want to hate it, is a fantastic place to watch a game. Other than the far corner sections on the south side of the stadium there is not a single bad seat in the place. The far sections on the north side have easy access to the 100x30' hd video board for plays on the other side of the field. The bleachers are so close to the field that the benches are actually under the stands.

Yes, the jokes of the sewage treatment domes and soviet era designs aren't completely unfounded. It does have that look. The teflon roof has been gone for a few decades now though. It might look like it as the metal roof was completely replaced by a more weather resistant PVC layer about 2010 after a massive hail storm just wrecked campsu - was actually working in the dome at the time the storm came through. It looked like it "snowed" about 5 inches on campus that May day and it was all golf ball sized hail....anyway.

Yeah the "modernization" that many logos/uniforms have gone through between 2000 and today is disgusting to me. UNI's logo is the epitome of everything wrong with logos between about 1996 and 2008ish.

I love traditional style uniforms. Not because I'm a purist - I love one off uniforms and special occasion uniforms. It's because traditional uniforms are timeless. They can link the past to the present and to the future. The create the identity of the program, even as the players in them change. That and they look better 98% of the time. UNI's current uniforms would be damn near perfect is the black (purple on the roads) on the side panels was limited to the shoulder and not the chest and if the stupid grey side panel on the pant where the stripe is was the same color as the pants and the stripe was the only thing there.

If SDSU were to put one more yellow stripe right on top of the white stripe on the blue uniforms, to create a tristripe, and then shift that down on the shoulder it would be my one of my favorite uniforms in the FCS, to be honest.

[clenz]

Oh. I'll add that to my list of fun things to do. Rank MVFC team uniforms. Noice

[UNIFanSince1983]

The seats work just fine, but they are ugly AF. I remember hearing a quote was done on having them painted and it was like 300K to have the backs removed, stripped, painted and reinstalled. I think we are getting closer to have that done, but 300K simply to repaint "perfectly good" seats wasn't an option at that time. Completely replacing them is mostly not an option either. Dome was built between 74 and 76. ADA rules have changed. if we do a complete replace I believe we have to drop capacity to make sure we meet ADA requirements for seat size. The seats are not wide. When the dome is full it's literally a sardine can.

It isn't quite that bad. The backs of the seats at least make it so you know where your seat is. The seats are definitely wider than at Memorial Stadium here in Lincoln. I never realized how good I had it in other stadiums until coming here. But my hope is they never get rid of seat backs in the Dome. It is really quite a luxury.

[mmiller_34]

Oh. I'll add that to my list of fun things to do. Rank MVFC team uniforms. Noice

xthumbsupx Looking forward to it.

[The Cats]

I saw this on the ETSU official web site:



New Gold Jerseys – The Buccaneers have added a new gold jersey to its uniform options this year, and the Bucs will be wearing this new look on opening night against Limestone..
Gold Out – With the Bucs wearing their new gold jerseys, fans attending the game are also being asked to wear gold for this opening game.



Like App State, the folks in Johnson City don't know the difference between "gold" and yellow. Here's their new jersey, nice jersey, but it's YELLOW


http://cdn.streamlinetechnologies.com/etsubucs/DB19B4C3-6745-4F4E-9D82-BB0738A63280/9773L.jpg

[clenz]

Most places don't know the difference between gold and yellow, sadly.

Here's a comp between the purple FCS schools off my head.

left to right is UNI WIU JMU WCU and the top right is SFA and bottom right is Furman due to both using white as a secondary

https://image.prntscr.com/image/HZEC_ZNpQ6SEcp_a6CZY_g.png


"Funny story" the HEX code that UNI and WIU use is exactly the same for the gold/yellow

[ST_Lawson]

The dome, as much as people want to hate it, is a fantastic place to watch a game. Other than the far corner sections on the south side of the stadium there is not a single bad seat in the place. The far sections on the north side have easy access to the 100x30' hd video board for plays on the other side of the field. The bleachers are so close to the field that the benches are actually under the stands.

I like it. One of my best away game memories happened there (seeing Scifres' 50+ yard FG to win back in the day).
Since we only have 4 home games this year, I'm going to try to get up to our game at UNI and the one over at ISUr. UNI is only slightly over 3 hours away from us, and my wife's grandmother and an aunt and uncle live just outside of Cedar Falls, so I can drop her off there for a few hours.

EDIT - also regarding our purple vs UNI's purple, last year, at least (outdoor, sunlight) it actually looks like ours might be a tiny bit darker than UNI's away uniform's purple: https://photocart.wiu.edu/index.php?do=photocart&viewGallery=11790#image=223330
and
https://photocart.wiu.edu/index.php?do=photocart&viewGallery=11790#image=223334
for example

[The Cats]

Most places don't know the difference between gold and yellow, sadly.

Here's a comp between the purple FCS schools off my head.

left to right is UNI WIU JMU WCU and the top right is SFA and bottom right is Furman due to both using white as a secondary

https://image.prntscr.com/image/HZEC_ZNpQ6SEcp_a6CZY_g.png


"Funny story" the HEX code that UNI and WIU use is exactly the same for the gold/yellow


WCU's Purple & Gold -


https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0srddbE_O3A/WXk_dSx-iuI/AAAAAAAAD-4/nizXdt7HCA4CRzXZkjxESJ4t5z6nWngDQCLcBGAs/s1600/wcu%2Bcolors.JPG

[clenz]

Yeah. Those are the Pantone and he's codes unused

[citdog]

Our uniforms haven't changed since "The Late Unpleasantness"...



https://offthebase.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/nelson2011sg1.jpg

[ST_Lawson]

Our uniforms haven't changed since "The Late Unpleasantness"...

Pretty sure those bayonets are against NCAA rules ;)

[Milkman]

Pretty sure those bayonets are against NCAA rules ;)Not to mention a concussion law suit on your hands with those lids as well.

[ST_Lawson]

Not to mention a concussion law suit on your hands with those lids as well.

I think you're not supposed to lead with the head anymore anyway. Wasn't that one of the possible solutions...no helmets...teaches kids not to hit with their heads.

[PaladinFan]

I think you're not supposed to lead with the head anymore anyway. Wasn't that one of the possible solutions...no helmets...teaches kids not to hit with their heads.

No facemasks. Helmets have been around a long time.

[Milkman]

I think you're not supposed to lead with the head anymore anyway. Wasn't that one of the possible solutions...no helmets...teaches kids not to hit with their heads.So you are saying they are innovators.

[NorthChuckSouth]

So you are saying they are innovators.

I don't think the refs would let them play with the buttons

[clenz]

UNI is ditching the ****ty matte helmet. Haven't gotten a good video or photo to share of it yet but it's a dark metallic purple. So, another shade to add to our list.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170728/2f6c658735e482ba0243bc6f2d0e8893.png

I believe it's this color

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170728/9ffde2d904f6a016aece826a003f07da.jpeg

[ST_Lawson]

UNI is ditching the ****ty matte helmet. Haven't gotten a good video or photo to share of it yet but it's a dark metallic purple. So, another shade to add to our list.

I believe it's this color

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170728/9ffde2d904f6a016aece826a003f07da.jpeg

Is that a UNI helmet? Are you guys copying us now (I've completely lost track of who's copying whom these days)?
We used this in the late '90s:

http://content.sportslogos.net/logos/35/908/full/9168_western_illinois_leathernecks-alternate-1997.png

[clenz]

Nah. Random google search for purple metallic football helmet.

But yeah, it's strange between us. Especially using the exact same yellow.

[ST_Lawson]

Nah. Random google search for purple metallic football helmet.

But yeah, it's strange between us. Especially using the exact same yellow.

It's possible that it's a situation where we each have purple and gold for essentially the same reason. The color of the prairie/wild flowers that grew in the area.

http://i.imgur.com/Eelw5ad.jpg?1

[clenz]

Could be, if we didn't both use a true old gold for decades before going yellow

[PaladinNation]

Furman's Diamond F - Pantone 268

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=25564&stc=1

By the way the first year's of the Diamond F was on a silver helmet. A few images from 74-78.
http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=25566&stc=1
http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=25567&stc=1
yep, those are purple pants!!!

[PaladinNation]

Kinda a big deal for Furman, this twitter photo slipped through the cracks… Furman has replaced the Diamond F on footballs this season. I like the new mascot. The old faithful will not…
http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=25569&stc=1

[clenz]

White pants returning to UNI?

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170803/73365a7a49d7106bfaad2667adcf8a4d.jpg

[TheValleyRaider]

White pants returning to UNI?

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170803/73365a7a49d7106bfaad2667adcf8a4d.jpg

I'm just going to assume that #2 is tying his shoelaces together until someone convinces me otherwise

[bonarae]

Has anyone posted this tweet here already? (new uniforms for UNC Bears)

https://twitter.com/UNCBEARSFB/status/892882955604869120

The maligned here Jacksonville team has new lids:

https://twitter.com/JU_Football/status/891740702815793153

[TheValleyRaider]

New helmet design for Colgate this year:
https://twitter.com/RaiderEquipment/status/893241268934987777

The maroon one on the left was used last year, but the white one is new. Similar to a design from 2015, with some gray on the back

[bonarae]

Meanwhile...

ICYMI, Portland State has new uniforms courtesy of Nike for 2017.

https://twitter.com/viks_football/status/893177814773506048

[aceinthehole]

Central Connecticut unveiled new 'Icy White' helmets for this season.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BXllBdaF4lY/

[McNeese72]

No complete uniform overhaul but a few minor changes for McNeese. The stripes are back on the helmet (had them years ago). Also, strips down the outside legs of the pants and the stripes on the shoulders are gone. Went to media day yesterday. Didn't get a good shot of the helmet or the stripes on the sides of the pants.

http://www.docsshots.com/img/s9/v94/p2466441714-3.jpg (http://www.docsshots.com/p125755020/e9302e9f2)

http://www.docsshots.com/img/s2/v4/p2466440287-3.jpg (http://www.docsshots.com/p125755020/e9302e45f)

Doc

[BadlandsGrizFan]

No complete uniform overhaul but a few minor changes for McNeese. The stripes are back on the helmet (had them years ago). Also, strips down the outside legs of the pants and the stripes on the shoulders are gone. Went to media day yesterday. Didn't get a good shot of the helmet or the stripes on the sides of the pants.

http://www.docsshots.com/img/s9/v94/p2466441714-3.jpg (http://www.docsshots.com/p125755020/e9302e9f2)

http://www.docsshots.com/img/s2/v4/p2466440287-3.jpg (http://www.docsshots.com/p125755020/e9302e45f)

Doc


Lol nothing like a team photo with everybody doing the gangsta side pop pose....lol

[clenz]

Lol nothing like a team photo with everybody doing the gangsta side pop pose....lol
Isn't this the program that held a scholarship for a kid that was spending time in prison until he got out so that he could join the team?

Maybe I have programs mixed up, but I'm pretty sure it was them.

If that is the case, does it shock you their players "official" media day photos involve such things?

[clenz]

Yup...It was - Isaiah Golden

http://mcneesesports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4288&path=football

Notice he missed the 2014 season after a great freshman year at TAMU? Well it's because he was was arrested for robbing a person at gun point during a drug deal he was involved in. That year was taken off to try to straighten that out.

McNeese let him play in 2015 and 2016. Funny thing is, he was sentenced in between the 15 and 16 seasons. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Not jail - prison.


http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/story/ex-aggie-isaiah-golden-gets-10-years-for-2014-robbery-051316

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) A Texas A&M player kicked off the team following his 2014 arrest in a drug-related case must serve 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to robbery.
Ex-defensive lineman Isaiah Golden of Carthage was sentenced Wednesday in College Station as part of a plea deal on three robbery counts. A judge could reconsider the penalty for the 21-year-old Golden, possibly converting the prison term to probation, after the former Aggie serves four months behind bars.
Prosecutors are also requiring Golden to testify against another ex-A&M player, linebacker Darian Claiborne, who was also arrested in 2014 and dismissed from the team. Court documents indicate Golden and Claiborne were accused of robbing three men at gunpoint during an alleged drug deal.
Golden played for McNeese State last year.


He was released from prison on August 17th 2016 - so he still hasn't been out of prison for a full year. He was released because of something in a plea agreement. He was back on the practice field August 18th.

In fact, their AD was pleading for the sentence to be reduced from the day it was handed down


"He (Isaiah) has shown us he is committed to putting in the work to prove himself worthy of a second chance," the McNeese Athletic Department said in a prepared statement. "He accepts responsibility for his actions and poor judgment. We are hopeful that his sentence will be reduced and that he can continue to move forward."




It's honestly astonishing how many stories involving McNeese pop up when you google McNeese State player prison

The common denominatory in all of them, from what I can see is Lance Guidry

https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/gv7egx/drugs-murder-and-family-the-life-of-louisiana-football-legend-janzen-jackson

[McNeese72]

Lol nothing like a team photo with everybody doing the gangsta side pop pose....lol

That was a photo taken after all of the official photos were taken. They were posing for a friend who was taking a photo with a cell phone. I just took a photo at the same time. I used it because it was one of the only photo that you can see the stripes down the pants. All of the official photos were taken straight on and you can see the stripes.

Doc

[UNIFanSince1983]

Lol nothing like a team photo with everybody doing the gangsta side pop pose....lol

To be fair they do play for a team called the Cowboys and cowboys notoriously used pistols.

[clenz]

To be fair they do play for a team called the Cowboys and cowboys notoriously used pistols.
I would guess those guys couldn't handle the recoil that a Cowboys pistol would give out.

[Sycamore62]

I doubt anyone else posted it. we have new uniforms this year but I am unable to post a picture from my work computer

[UNIFanSince1983]

I doubt anyone else posted it. we have new uniforms this year but I am unable to post a picture from my work computer

Looking online I can't find them otherwise I would post them for you.

[The Cats]

http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/wcar/sports/m-footbl/auto_original/9891301.jpeg

[TheValleyRaider]

https://twitter.com/RaiderEquipment/status/896888402129297408

This year's away look. Very white

[UNHWildcat18]

https://twitter.com/RaiderEquipment/status/896888402129297408

This year's away look. Very white

Really like the uniform! IMO you guys have the best uni's in the PL

[WestCoastAggie]

http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/wcar/sports/m-footbl/auto_original/9891301.jpeg

I hope y'all aren't the only NC FCS school debuting blackout uniforms.

[The Cats]

Western Carolina's Blackout uniform.......




https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DHxlbQqWAAAeesb.jpg

[clenz]

What kind of shoulder pads is 35 wearing? Wow.

Oversized pads making a comeback down there?

[dewey]

What kind of shoulder pads is 35 wearing? Wow.

Oversized pads making a comeback down there?

After seeing #35 I immediately thought of Wesley Snipes from Demolition Man. Maybe he got Snipes old shoulder pads:D

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=25900&stc=1

Dewey

[clenz]

Never heard of that movie, but that's pretty spot on. #44's pads look unusually wide as well.

Here's what I was thinking of

http://www.cubuffs.com/images/2010/5/27/NXGAQZJHORLCCGD.20100527161929.jpg

[slostang]

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=25901&stc=1Cal Poly reveals new uniforms:

https://mobile.twitter.com/NCAA_FCS/status/898983669221785601/video/1 (https://mobile.twitter.com/NCAA_FCS/status/898983669221785601/video/1)

Jerserys: Green, white and black.

Pants: Green, white, black and gold.

Helmets: Green and white.

[BadlandsGrizFan]

To be fair they do play for a team called the Cowboys and cowboys notoriously used pistols.

No no no...you see 21 is just having fun...the dude in the knee brace...has done this multiple times with real pistols...lolol

[cx500d]

Never heard of that movie, but that's pretty spot on. #44's pads look unusually wide as well.

Here's what I was thinking of



That was the style in the 1980's....Check out the pads on our QB

http://www.footballfoundation.org/DesktopModules/DigArticle/MediaHandler.ashx?portalid=7&moduleid=2396&mediaid=4492&width=630&height=354

[TheKingpin28]

That was the style in the 1980's....Check out the pads on our QB

http://www.footballfoundation.org/DesktopModules/DigArticle/MediaHandler.ashx?portalid=7&moduleid=2396&mediaid=4492&width=630&height=354

You could snowboard off of those pads.

[Schism55]

That was the style in the 1980's....Check out the pads on our QB

http://www.footballfoundation.org/DesktopModules/DigArticle/MediaHandler.ashx?portalid=7&moduleid=2396&mediaid=4492&width=630&height=354
I'd take Simmy as the QB on my team ANY day. Great guy and a tough sum'bitch.
Also that's very possibly the best offensive live in Bison history, which is saying a lot.

[cx500d]

I'd take Simmy as the QB on my team ANY day. Great guy and a tough sum'bitch.
Also that's very possibly the best offensive live in Bison history, which is saying a lot.


I believe thats Mike Favor, member of the College Football Hall of Fame, launching off the line. Chris Simdorn should be in there also.

[Schism55]

That is Mike Favor. Can see one shoulder apiece of Daryl Illikainen and Matt Tracy.
A young Schism55 was present at that game xdrunkyx

[BadlandsGrizFan]

Im surprised NDSUs QBs still dont rock those pads the way that offense runs.


That was the style in the 1980's....Check out the pads on our QB

http://www.footballfoundation.org/DesktopModules/DigArticle/MediaHandler.ashx?portalid=7&moduleid=2396&mediaid=4492&width=630&height=354

[The Cats]

WCU To Wear Special Hawaiian-Themed Jersey In 2017 Season Opener


http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/wcar/sports/m-footbl/auto_player/12810017.jpeg



http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/wcar/sports/m-footbl/auto_player/12810020.jpeg

[Smitty]

Those uniforms are nice! I was worried they would try too hard and make the jerseys loud...

[Wildcat1997]

Some new uniforms for Abilene Christian including a new white helmet. http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=25950&stc=1http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=25951&stc=1