I look forward to 35 year old 'Tini confessing how stupid he looked in 2015. We all do it.
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2015 Uniforms
- Thread starter Jayne Cobb
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I look forward to 35 year old 'Tini confessing how stupid he looked in 2015. We all do it.
Everything is cyclical, including fashion. The 80's neon is back in full effect, the mid calf socks (opposed to ankle socks) have become standard, tight jeans, plaid shirts, snapback hats, etc. I look at high school kids and think they look ridiculous when comparing them to what I thought was in style. Same thing applies with uniforms. It seems that the boldest uniforms are considered cool and CU's aren't bold. Clothing companies have to keep up with the changing style preferences to stay in business, and college football uniforms are really no different.
An interesting article that I came across this morning that adds to my previous post's point. Any business has to market to their target audience and college football unis are no different, it seems.
http://kplr11.com/2015/01/28/why-neon-is-taking-over-the-world/
http://kplr11.com/2015/01/28/why-neon-is-taking-over-the-world/
Your argument would make perfect sense if Oregon was wearing the uniform in the picture below.
And I think the 80s throwback phase is starting to pass in fashion (I'm starting see some pre-grunge, Curt Cobain stuff happening among the youth), you have to admit that your discussion of cyclical fashion (which was accurate) is completely misaligned when talking about what is happening with uniforms. It has nothing to do with a cycle.
Not a cycle!
You're probably right about the cyclical nature of style not corresponding to unis (although that is what has happened with CU's, but I digress). I guess I'm more referring to just style in general coming full circle, in some regards, and the younger generations finding certain looks appealing that the older generations don't (re the article I posted).
I do stand by my last point, however. Uniforms are like any other product, in that, they need to keep up with changing style preferences of the youth in order to remain relevant. Some programs don't need to make aesthetic changes because their tradition and success speaks for itself (Bama, Michigan, OSU, USC, etc). CU isn't that type of program, though, so like ASU, Oregon, Oklahoma State, Baylor, AZ, Boise St. etc, we have to give young kids new, shiny things to look at.
It's marketing for Jersey chasers. The kids are too dumb to know. Not their fault, it's lack of experience.
You folks, on the other hand, are old enough to know better. Grown men keening over the new shiny is an embarrassment to manhood. Jesus wept. This now includes you, Tini.
You folks, on the other hand, are old enough to know better. Grown men keening over the new shiny is an embarrassment to manhood. Jesus wept. This now includes you, Tini.
If 'Tini is Jesus, we're all ****ed.
However, if you're just suggesting that he's crying, then that's cool.
Concur with the rest.
The apparel companies have successfully marketed for years to the youth demographic that shoes are a collectible item and that it makes sense to have thousands of dollars invested in "mint in box" sneakers that are never worn.
They want to get to that same place with football jerseys. That's why we're seeing so many alternates and updates, even "fashion" lines that are never used on the field of play.
Allbuffs has never indulged a discussion on how awesome shoes are, to Burrito's point.
I think we generally acknowledge (begrudgingly) that teens like the flashy uniforms, and that recruits are teens, so we should accommodate them to a point.
I expect FLounder to discuss teen stuff, I just can't believe who he's dragged into the conversation.
UNLV new uniforms for 2015
Kentucky new lids for 2015
Kentucky new lids for 2015
You can't spell Nevada without UK?
What?
they are talking about kentucky
kentucky's alternate is matte gray I think
Looks black in the picture. But I get it now. And I guess you do too.
Never could figure why UNLV went with Rebels as a mascot. Was there a Civil War battle there?
Technically, I believe UNLV is the "Runnin' Rebels" which would indicate that they are the rebels that ran away from the South in order to avoid fighting in the Civil War.
lawdogg
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Then I must be doing something right.
Settle down. Dogg is a lawyer and he's in the Air Force. There's a lot he doesn't understand.
Vastly better.