There’s a red outline on the lettersThe "black cannot touch yellow" rule simply isn't true. View attachment 128580
There’s a red outline on the lettersThe "black cannot touch yellow" rule simply isn't true. View attachment 128580
There isn't on the block I.There’s a red outline on the letters
After this I'll be done complaining I swear... but I agree, our previous unis were actually unique and just needed some updating.These are a significant downgrade. We finally had good uniforms even if they could use some tweaks but we went back to absolute crap.
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Seriously compare the two. We went from something moderately unique to something super standard. Aside from that the execution was just bad. They didn’t solve the issues with the existing set and made some pretty baffling decisions.
Hopefully it is just the images but it appears they have gone back to ketchup and mustard colors. The stripes on the red uniforms are downright bad. They also didn’t even fix the biggest issue which was the lack of cardinal or gold on the black uniforms.
What would you do
Well, and as I look at these more, welp! The design is not great and it starts with the shoulder stripes. It moves on from there. It might have been better with some pant or helmet stripes (at least for the white and gold pant). The choice of the shoulder stripes indicates to me they wanted no stripes elsewhere. They would have been problematic to match thruout the set.At least have the colors not clash. Specifically the two main colors of Iowa State. Cardinal and Gold. Not ketchup and mustard. Looks like Cardinal helmets with ketchup jerseys and mustard stripes.
Sorry, and I agree. I didn't mean to make it sound like you didn't know.I know the process - but on the actual uniforms it causes it to stand out even more since the shoulder pad fabric is basically matte.
I don't believe the white helmet with the black logo is a different helmet. That is just the equipment department changing out the decals and bumpers, IMO. It's work but I don't think that's a huge deal for them, as long as they are not doing it frequently.Or get rid of the white helmet w/ black logo and have a gold helmet instead.
If you have time do you think you could take that picture of Noel in C/W/W from the promo today and inverse the colors of the numbers? I'm curious how the gold would look wrapped in cardinal and I think it would look awesome with the gold pants.We can start working on the next change now.
Yeah, I thought no stripes in the pants (white pant for sure, possibly the cardinal pant as well (and the gold), was a strong possibility. The black pants do not need a stripe! That is for certain, I think.
But they were limited in what they could do, with the selection of the 5 stripe (white predominant) shoulder stripe. With that pick, Stripes were a little more busy and hard to figure. So they went no pant helmet stripes, again.
The no stripe (pant and shoulder) has a certain value. It's a cleaner, more basic look. Check that box anyway. The maintenance on the helmets are easier. I would have liked to have seen a stripe in the helmet or pant.
Next time!
Complain away. Your points are valid.After this I'll be done complaining I swear... but I agree, our previous unis were actually unique and just needed some updating.
Add some white accents to the red jersey to tie into the white pants better, move the shoulder number to the top of the shoulder and make the shoulder design much larger and add a white accent to it (it would be covered up half the time the way the jerseys are super tight). And add a pant stripe or design.
They got striped away all the unique design elements of the previous unis and replaced all that with plain colored stripes on the shoulder and that's it I think If they were going for a more old school look they should have just done the different size stripes like the chiefs or packers.
Anyways that just my opinion.
Happy to do that. I'm going to wait a few days and let all this reveal sink in, though.If you have time do you think you could take that picture of Noel in C/W/W from the promo today and inverse the colors of the numbers? I'm curious how the gold would look wrapped in cardinal and I think it would look awesome with the gold pants.
Campbell must fancy making the I State sacred which makes me want to puke. If we wore the updated tornado like was posted a page or so back I'd probably die from over joy.Regarding the use of alternate or retro logos, I believe Pollard said the coaching staff and decision makers for each individual team have full access and discretion to use whatever is within the marketing guidelines and style guide for uniforms. Really sad that we don’t leverage much outside of I-State. The Trice stripes were definitely a start though.
I doubt Campbell cares either way. He often wears gear that doesn’t have the I State on it.Campbell must fancy making the I State sacred which makes me want to puke. If we wore the updated tornado like was posted a page or so back I'd probably die from over joy.
Just takes the interest from Campbell to give enough of a **** to put the effort towards making it happen. Imma put that likelihood at around .001% chance.I doubt Campbell cares either way. Most of his gear he wears doesn’t have the I State on it.
At minimum, we should be using alternative logos on the helmets. That’s has to be cheap and I would guess each helmet gets reworked after each game so it’s not like the EQ staff doesn’t have the time to switch them out week to week.