I bet they go grey uni with white lid for OU. Gonna look great under lights.
Nice looking Uniforms
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Older crowd would be perfectly content to watch players in tomato red uni's play losing football in an empty stadium forever.
Both my parents are over 50 and loved them.
Loved them. Thought the gold outline helped the numbers pop out a bit.
It's been a few years since I was in the AD, but this was definitely not something they were given months or probably even weeks to deliberate over and I'd guess they make some changes if they keep these for future seasons, like maybe white or gold outlines of the names and Iowa State. Like someone upthread said, these are the exact same as the regular unis just on a different color (that Nike likely already had available, due to using it for other teams). The "Pro Combat" unis that were all the rage a few years ago and other significantly different alternates were/are in design phases for 1 to 2 years before even being ordered -- a year in advance. Nike apparel and uniform orders are due for submission by around Halloween every year (i.e., what we wear next year is due in about 6 weeks) and getting custom items after that takes more than just a phone call and a please. They probably didn't have time to get samples in, test color combos, give feedback, and repeat until "just right."
Considering that, these were damn good uniforms and I'd love to see them worn as cardinal or white helmet, white jersey, anthracite pants for a road game or white helmet, anthracite jersey, white pants at home. I don't know how well the cardinal jersey would go with the new pants, in my head it seems like it wouldn't work as well.
It's been a few years since I was in the AD, but this was definitely not something they were given months or probably even weeks to deliberate over and I'd guess they make some changes if they keep these for future seasons, like maybe white or gold outlines of the names and Iowa State. Like someone upthread said, these are the exact same as the regular unis just on a different color (that Nike likely already had available, due to using it for other teams). The "Pro Combat" unis that were all the rage a few years ago and other significantly different alternates were/are in design phases for 1 to 2 years before even being ordered -- a year in advance. Nike apparel and uniform orders are due for submission by around Halloween every year (i.e., what we wear next year is due in about 6 weeks) and getting custom items after that takes more than just a phone call and a please. They probably didn't have time to get samples in, test color combos, give feedback, and repeat until "just right."
Considering that, these were damn good uniforms and I'd love to see them worn as cardinal or white helmet, white jersey, anthracite pants for a road game or white helmet, anthracite jersey, white pants at home. I don't know how well the cardinal jersey would go with the new pants, in my head it seems like it wouldn't work as well.
Ehhhh......they were aight.
Nothing cutting edge. Grey is fairly dull. Someday we'll look back at this era like we view butterfly collars and bell bottom leisure suits.
But as long as the kids liked them. That's what matters. If they want to look ugly then have at it
Nothing cutting edge. Grey is fairly dull. Someday we'll look back at this era like we view butterfly collars and bell bottom leisure suits.
But as long as the kids liked them. That's what matters. If they want to look ugly then have at it
CycloneErik
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They looked sharp to me. Maybe white letters would stand out, but people watching this game will know the #s anyway. This one probably had almost no casual viewers.
I hear you but I'm the other way; didn't like the cardinal matte helmets at all last time they were used. Hope they never bring those back. Maybe if they did it differently, perhaps a simple one-color stencil logo, it might work. But I do prefer the gloss or semi- gloss atleast, helmets.
I liked the dark gray just fine, glad they chose the darker gray/charcoal, vs the lighter gray. Next year I think they do away w/ the shoulder stripes on all colors, but they could keep the stripes on these for a year or two, it does bring in the needed cardinal/gold. I like them even more if if the coaches/players like em, which I think they do.
Our new dark gray similar in color to these,
although these look almost black.
although these look almost black.
I am as old as dirt and loved the charcol "storm" unis. They can become the primary home look as far as I'm concerned.
I'm 48 and I loved them. You might want to keep the whole "older crowd" generalization down a little bit.
Oh and ...get off my lawn
My dad thought they looked awesome - although he surprised me when he added that they would have looked better with the white helmets.
They're ugly, but if the kids like them, I'm fine with it. Maybe they'll grow on me, especially if we win like this every time we wear them.
CW also whined about old people not wanting to change the uniforms on his postgame show even though there is absolutely nothing to support that characterization and generalization except stereotypes and the usual CF old people bashing.
