BuffNut99
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http://www2.kusports.com/news/2010/feb/17/ku-football-uniforms-change-2010/?football
I've always preferred the ones they had in the '90s
I've always preferred the ones they had in the '90s
http://www2.kusports.com/news/2010/feb/17/ku-football-uniforms-change-2010/?football
I've always preferred the ones they had in the '90s
CSU is having their uniforms "tweaked' as well this year according to Fairchild, plus they are introducing a traditional Pumpkin Orange/Green third uniform.
I might be the only one, but I would love to see CU wearing the Powder Blues and CSU in the Pumpkin Orange to start the season next fall.
gold helmets, folks.
heck, KU changes their unis pretty much every year. about half the time since the 80's they are ripping off the NY Giants.
Wow, that KU player is an animal! No helmet, plus he's playing on the D-line?!?
I am a big fan of progressive uniform tweaks. Keeps things fresh. Traditional get really stale. Plus, as petty as it seems, most recruits like the trendy Nike uniform touches, more than us old alums want to believe. And for better or for worse, these little things have an effect on recruiting.
Exactly. Remember the year or two they had the blue helmet, red line down the center and "KANSAS" on the sides with a line under it? So bad.
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I liked their western-font look with the KU having the little points and a red facemask.
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Ahh, but those schools have enough tradition that it doesn't matter if they play shirts/skins.
For as much bad press as Oregon gets recently for what many consider their ridiculous uniforms, has it drawn attention to the school? Do you think recruits are attracted to the fact that they are one of Nike's prototype uniform schools? I know that Knight's athletic department contributions are the main driver of this recent resurgence, but you can't tell me that uniforms haven't helped as well.
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yeah, i remember. they did the "LT/Simms" era thing and more recently did the darker blue with the throwback NY/KU on the helmet and wore the gray pants before settling for this newish Reesing/Mangino era "Trajan" font (as they call it).
We can't compare Kansas, Oregon & CU with the likes of Penn State, Texas & Alabama. The latter teams are elite and they succeed in recruiting on name/tradition alone. People only respect their traditional uniforms because they win. Does anyone care that Rutgers, Kansas State & Boston College have kept their uniforms mostly the same for the past 25 years? No.
So success breeds more success. But what about when you are not winning and you don't have as much tradition as those schools? Well, you do things to get in the news.... hire new coaches, upgrade your facilities, tweak your uniforms. And guess what, it's working for Kansas... they are getting some legs out of this uniform tweak. People (us) are talking about KU football right now when we otherwise shouldn't be.
We can't compare Kansas, Oregon & CU with the likes of Penn State, Texas & Alabama. The latter teams are elite and they succeed in recruiting on name/tradition alone. People only respect their traditional uniforms because they win. Does anyone care that Rutgers, Kansas State & Boston College have kept their uniforms mostly the same for the past 25 years? No.
So success breeds more success. But what about when you are not winning and you don't have as much tradition as those schools? Well, you do things to get in the news.... hire new coaches, upgrade your facilities, tweak your uniforms. And guess what, it's working for Kansas... they are getting some legs out of this uniform tweak. People (us) are talking about KU football right now when we otherwise shouldn't be.
In case nobody recognized him, that is Gilbert Brown, last seen getting shoved around in the Super Bowl by the Broncos. And that is Dana Stubblefield assisting on the play... Quite a D Line they had there. And those are the Buff Unis I want.Wow, that KU player is an animal! No helmet, plus he's playing on the D-line?!?
You're right. We should compare ourselves to A&M, Auburn, Georgia and UCLA. We have won more MNCs in football in the last 30 years than all of those schools combined. Yet, strangely enough, none of those schools mess with their unis, either.
Wow, that KU player is an animal! No helmet, plus he's playing on the D-line?!?
I am a big fan of progressive uniform tweaks. Keeps things fresh. Traditional get really stale. Plus, as petty as it seems, most recruits like the trendy Nike uniform touches, more than us old alums want to believe. And for better or for worse, these little things have an effect on recruiting.
This is the worst idea I have ever heard. If it were true Oregon would be the National Champs every year and have the best recruiting class to go with it. The only reason they change stuff up is to be able to sell something new, that's it.