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Those uniforms cannot be unseen. They must never be viewed.
What the hell is wrong with you?
I'm torn in whether you should be banned or really viciously "re-educated"
Players make plays. Players pick jerseys.
Jerseys win games?
Those helmets aren't bad.remember these?
Please no. That is what they wore when I was in school and there is not one good memory associated with it. I remember going to my first game in 1980 and when the buffs came running out I was thinking wtf, I thought we already played UCLA.
We're not Oregon, and we shouldn't try to be. Do you even know what Oregon's traditional home/away uniforms are? There has to be some sort of limitation on when they can wear the different combos that stray from the traditional GBG at home. That is CU's brand, and it needs to remain that way.
I don't really think CU wearing black pants and a black helmet is comparable to Oregon though. Black pants used to be normal away game attire so the helmet would be the only different aspect but it is our main color.
I'm as big a traditionalist as you are likely to find. If it were up to me, we would have two combinations: one for home games and one for away games. Still, we went and updated our look for a reason. If the new look doesn't represent our brand, then it shouldn't have been accepted in the first place. Let the players have some fun with it.
I'm not really talking specifically about this week. I think this week would be one of the exception weeks where we should show off our all blacks. I'm more speaking to the idea of just allowing the players free reign over uniform combinations each and every week. If that were the case, I think the traditional GBG would start to become an afterthought and we might only see it once or twice a year, which shouldn't be allowed to happen. I'm fine with them doing whatever they want with the road combinations, but GBG is classic and iconic CU that needs to be the main home uniform, IMO.
I did and still do think the uniform updates are very necessary. It gets recruits talking and creates some "look at me" hype on social media that is needed in today's college football, but that doesn't mean we should completely abandon the classic look. Besides, the new unis are still cool in year 2, allowing us to have these threads, but they become less and less unique with each passing game. Special combinations need to be used for special games, IMO, that's all.
Plati won't let us play with three players.
Agree with this. To build on your point, look at Bama, PSU, UM, and a lot of the biggest CFB "brands". You know what they'll look like when they take the field and stay away from the gimmicky looks.
I'm fine with some new, flashy combinations, especially in a time when CU needs all the flashy PR they can get that gets recruits' attention. I just think the traditional look needs to be used at least 4/6 times at home, maybe even 5/6, with a blackout combination thrown in there. Too much special makes it normal and not unique.
Holstein's are going down!!!
So awful.
Contrary to the majority opinion, I wouldn't mind a one-off game in a few years with these colors (updated to current jersey style/font/etc.). Once we're dominant again... perhaps vs. New Hampshire in 2018.
