OT - Illinois New Uniforms (not Uniformz)

Submitted by alum96 on

Looks like Nike is "rebranding" Illinois - this stuff is actually pretty sharp from where I stand and not too far out of line hence do not get the uniformz treatment; I especially like the two upper basketball uniforms. 

The upper orange football one looks Syracuse-ish; can't see enough of their blue jersey version to assess - assuming the pants are orange but who knows.

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justingoblue

April 17th, 2014 at 12:43 AM ^

Not something I'd ever claim to be an expert on but the weight and style of the fabric on the blue football jerseys seems hockey-esque. Maybe soccer as well.

JamieH

April 17th, 2014 at 12:44 AM ^

With Miami and now Illinois, Nike seems to be going the "Less is More" route. Maybe they finally realized that the only way to be noticed in a sea of ridiculous uniforms was to NOT be ridiculous?  Maybe???

gotohail

April 17th, 2014 at 12:57 AM ^

Stuff looks good actually.. Really good compared to the crap that's been rolling out the last few years. Clean lines and yet still modern.

Deltroit3030

April 17th, 2014 at 1:12 AM ^

Good job. Especially like the football ones but they're both well done. Hopefully it's trend they stick to... tone things down and they can still look pretty legit. 

(holding back urge to complain about Adidas/Nike debate)

ThadMattasagoblin

April 17th, 2014 at 2:53 AM ^

College Sports would be perfect if every school wore the same uniform for the entire season. The sport is turning into Nascar with all of the attention getting. The reason why we have 5 different alternates a year is that people are sheep and buy whatever. 

LSAClassOf2000

April 17th, 2014 at 7:53 AM ^

I actually like these uniforms - they are very simple but also very modern and not at all overdone. The basketball ones in particular have a somewhat understated quality even, something that I always liked about certain uniforms through the years. In this case, I would have to say "Well done" to Nike. 

GoWings2008

April 17th, 2014 at 9:36 AM ^

on a side note, I'm running a half marathon up in Champaign in a week.  Any ideas or requests of what I can get pictures of from the campus?  Last year, I wore a Michigan sweatshirt and proudly displayed it in front of a picture of Red Grange's statue outside the football stadium.   But regarding the OP, I do like those uniforms.  Classic yet with a modern feel.

jmblue

April 17th, 2014 at 11:17 AM ^

I don't like the gray ones.  Nike is really pushing gray for some reason, adding a gray uniform to every school, it seems.

Otherwise the design is OK, but the italicized lettering seems overly cute.

 

robpollard

April 17th, 2014 at 12:29 PM ^

I know it is more dramatic to use a black background, but how about showing the uniforms in a setting that, at least somehwat, represents how they will actually be seen? Perhaps on a football field in the daylight?

As it is, they look fine, but you can't really tell because there are shadows all over everything.