OT - UCONN Helmetz (Uniformz)
For all of you Mgoblog uniformz afficionados out there. This is the helmet UConn will be wearing when they play us. It features the new Husky logo on the front. Thoughts? I kinda like the front. The back, not so much. The actual uni is pretty straight forward. The The Uconn Blog does not like. Hopefully our AD does not see this as a direct challenge to his WOW-factoring that requires a quick call to Adidas...
EDSBS.com says:
YOU CRAZY DIAMONDS. Shine on, UConn. You have taken bizarre uniforms to the next level and we firmly believe this is just the beginning. Can you incorporate actual taxidermy into these somehow? There's only one way to find out!
And the twitters put the cherry on top:
Now let's beat the crap out of 'em
Looks alright to me. Fans rarely like it when their team's uniforms change.that's to be expected. This isn't over the top or gaudy, though.
I guess they want to lose in style. For the people who like that awful thing.
Looks very CFL or Arena League.
I like the new husky image, but it doesn't make for a good uniform emblem. They should have done something with the UCONN name since that's what everyone recognizes...not the way old design, but some new design with the UCONN.
I actually like the helmets a lot. I want to see the side to see if they still have the block c on the side, but it's original. Everyone copies Oregon these days, so it's kinda nice to see something original
No block C. Just the Husky on the front and the Uconn on the back.
I like this. Negative space isn't really utilized very well in today's sport logos. Having most of the helmet be just plain white will actually help them stand out more so than if they had a logo on the side.
Husky helmet unless it has two perky ears sticking up.
OT? Won't we all be looking at these helmets for 3 hours on 9-21?
Well it's not like they really have Amy tradition so I say more power to them in trying to be unique and create some.
Amy tradition, always the worst
You got me.
I didn't know we were playing the Montreal Alouettes.
Cool.
I actually think those helmets look good except for the husky on the stripe. Big fan of the matte look and the UCONN logo on the back.
I expect our game with them this year to be an absolute bloodbath.
I have always hoped we'd put a wolverine face on the front of ours for a big game. Now many the top brass will grow a pair and give it a shot!
YOUR IDEA + MICHIGAN FANS =
I see I forgot the /s...
Well-played: great recovery.
Your new helmets won't save you next Fall.
As a UConn student I can tell you that almost no one around here is a fan of the design. The design is almost as embarrassing as the amount of people who attended the spring game today. (less than 1000 I believe)
I'm a dog fan, so I like it. Still going to lose.
....and so everyone can get an idea of the full outfit, here is a released photo of the uniform that goes with the helmet:
The poll over at UConn's blog is about a 70/30 split favoring the idea that the helmet is the most embarrassing thing created by human hands, but some seem to like the uniforms.
If my memory serves me right, the actual jersey/pant combo hasnt seemed to change very much no? I mean, its pretty hard to frack up your primary colors (white/blue) its when you go off kilter such as M's recent alternates w/ maize where you've normally never had it, that you get the uproar from.
As for the helmet, the husky eyes may be a little much but the back and off center stripe looks good.
Outfit? Please tell me you're a chick.
Guess you have to be a Uconn fan to hate them. I think they're pretty sharp.
-For Uconn. (rabble, rabble, fergodsakes, don't get any ideas, pizza Dave...)
but the graphic is too complex with details that are way too small to have much impact when seen from up in the stands. The plastic holders with the "UCONN" right in front also interfere with the graphic.
Another Arena League-inspired effort. The previous "C" logo wasn't exciting, but this ain't an improvement.
To get the effect of what they will look like from a distance / in the stands / on TV, I stood at the other side of the room and looked at my laptop . . .
It looks like they have some kind of voodoo shrunken head on the front of their helmets.
Which, OK, it's a look. The kids like it (TM).
needs a lesson on the importance of tradition.
Tradition is only as good as how much money they can make off it.
The uniforms are pretty sharp. The helmets..meh, not so much.
They are going to play so much better by wearing those
/s
In seriousness, how will their team likely look next year, does anyone know? Will they be doormats or give us a game?
I'm picturing 35-10
I need tix to this game
If they're going that route with their helmets, they should have a waggy tail and a stencil of a dog's anus on the back.
That would be sweet.
I'm all for uniformz for other teams.
UConn, IConn, WeConn...
I like them. Not for Michigan, but for an emerging program they're not bad.
April 20th, 2013 at 11:30 PM ^
According to my wife: "I've seen worse. Like those stupid camoflage basketball uniforms."
Also I suspect you don't get the full effect until you see them all lined up on the field. That'll be a wow sort of moment. Or something.
April 21st, 2013 at 12:25 AM ^
HAHAHAHA nice helmets!
...the Sparty Christmas bulbs
Are these in response to the popular Thriftshop song? "What you know about rocking the wolf on your noggin?" My daughter is getting a time out for my knowing a line from that song.