notre-dame uniforms

[Greenback]

Not sure if this is the right direction for Uconn but I get the feeling the program is lacking. There is no buzz or excitement and for a program this new to feel this stale is sad. I'm not sure if it’s the coaches, fans or maybe just the conference realignment debacle but I think we need something to add a spark.

http://isportsweb.com/2012/08/18/notre-dame-unveils-special-unis-for-chicago/

http://www.nikeblog.com/2012/05/01/new-rutgers-football-uniforms/

 

[ktuck911]

The big on tradition guys on this board are gonna tear you a new one bro. They don't like change. Conservative is good. Keep the same uni combo we are using. No time for being fancy.

Seriously, the special uni thing has been trending the past what 5 years now? We should jump on board and do it too. Would add a litle excitement imo.

 

[coachcap]

IF you're going to do a special color scheme, reintroduce the red accents that FHCRE banished & traded for silver-gray when UConn started playing at the Rent. It goes back to UConn's historical roots. Otherwise. leave the color scheme alone (no black EVER). As for the helmets, the Block C is UConn's 1-A identity. Casual fans & spectators nationwide see it & think "UCONN". The team has had so many helmet variations in it's pre 1-A existance (see the Helmet Project) that changing would make the team unrecognizable to the general public. There's only one helmet change that would intrigue me. Keep the National Flag Blue Block C, but make the helmet color a brilliant & shiny metallic silver. It's heresy, but it works well with our current color scheme as a change of pace.

 

[Hoophound]

IF you're going to do a special color scheme, reintroduce the red accents that FHCRE banished & traded for silver-gray when UConn started playing at the Rent. It goes back to UConn's historical roots. Otherwise. leave the color scheme alone (no black EVER). As for the helmets, the Block C is UConn's 1-A identity. Casual fans & spectators nationwide see it & think "UCONN". The team has had so many helmet variations in it's pre 1-A existance (see the Helmet Project) that changing would make the team unrecognizable to the general public. There's only one helmet change that would intrigue me. Keep the National Flag Blue Block C, but make the helmet color a brilliant & shiny metallic silver. It's heresy, but it works well with our current color scheme as a change of pace.

It seems that UConn fans universally like the red accents on the football and basketball uniforms.

 

[RMS25CT]

Not sure if this is the right direction for Uconn but I get the feeling the program is lacking. There is no buzz or excitement and for a program this new to feel this stale is sad. I'm not sure if it’s the coaches, fans or maybe just the conference realignment debacle but I think we need something to add a spark.


You want to create a enthusiasm/buzz in the program: Win the games against the teams you should be beating and win those games the way they are suppose to be won (this past weekend against Buffalo was not a good example). Win close games against mid-level BCS programs that are clearly winnable, especially at home (NC State not a good example). Don't get blown out by anyone least of all conference opponents. Build on the momentum of a tough road win in an emotional match-up (Maryland) with a solid performance and win on the road.

The Huskies have had problems with all of the above, and not just recently under PP. In general, UConn fans are tough to please (guilty as charged). The recipe above may be the only way to get the Rent consistently at capacity on Saturday afternoons.

The other way to have created the buzz is to have hired a coach with a college mentality and college coach enthusiasm/"fire in the belly". A team takes on the personality of the coach and in turn, the fans in attendance feed off the team. If the coach doesn't demonstrate much fire in the belly, and the team in turn, becomes very much business-like and not very exciteable, how do you think the fans ultimately react? I think we have our answer.

 

[Husky25]

The big on tradition guys on this board are gonna tear you a new one bro. They don't like change. Conservative is good. Keep the same uni combo we are using. No time for being fancy.

Seriously, the special uni thing has been trending the past what 5 years now? We should jump on board and do it too. Would add a litle excitement imo.

Not necessarily, but change for only change's sake is not the way to go. Those uniforms are just plain ugly and resemble Arena Football.

Also, I don't see how the 3rd alternate road jersey (so to speak) will provide a spark. Are you saying that two-tone helmets would call a play-action pass on 1st down in the 2nd Quarter? A spark will be provided when the offensive play-calling takes on a play-to-win attitude and the product on the field improves. Uniforms provide buzz for about 7 minutes, and it's negative more often than not. It certainly won't put more butts in the seats.

 

[BG79]

Those are hideous. If anything I think Uconn's look needs to go more old school and get rid of the stupid piping.

 

[husky210]

I like our current unis better than the ones we had before the current. I would like to some kind of an alternate though.

 

[ktuck911]

Not necessarily, but change for only change's sake is not the way to go. Those uniforms are just plain ugly and resemble Arena Football.

Also, I don't see how the 3rd alternate road jersey (so to speak) will provide a spark. Are you saying that two-tone helmets would call a play-action pass on 1st down in the 2nd Quarter? A spark will be provided when the offensive play-calling takes on a play-to-win attitude and the product on the field improves. Uniforms provide buzz for about 7 minutes, and it's negative more often than not. It certainly won't put more butts in the seats.

There you have the conservative response I expected. No disrespect Husky25... You're missing the boat. Trends are way different than they were when you and I were attending UCONN way back when ( 20 years ago and beyond )... Fashion is BIG .. really BIG nowadays... and those trends have transferred onto the college athletics.. Not as much at the pro level but CLEARLY ( and you old farts like me who think we know what end all is ) the youth in America today are all about crazy trends/colors... I HATE the way the Maryland retro uni's look .. I think most of us do, but it's all about providing fashion states that develop a specific identity with a specific program... When you've already had a winning/srong tradition over the past 30, 40, 50, 60 years, it doesn't really matter.. but you gotta go with the flow...

I for one am all for it... Time to do something like this and make our program that much more appealling to not just the CT lifers who don't want change...

 

[freescooter]

There you have the conservative response I expected. No disrespect Husky25... You're missing the boat. Trends are way different than they were when you and I were attending UCONN way back when ( 20 years ago and beyond )... Fashion is BIG .. really BIG nowadays... and those trends have transferred onto the college athletics.. Not as much at the pro level but CLEARLY ( and you old farts like me who think we know what end all is ) the youth in America today are all about crazy trends/colors... I HATE the way the Maryland retro uni's look .. I think most of us do, but it's all about providing fashion states that develop a specific identity with a specific program... When you've already had a winning/srong tradition over the past 30, 40, 50, 60 years, it doesn't really matter.. but you gotta go with the flow...

I for one am all for it... Time to do something like this and make our program that much more appealling to not just the CT lifers who don't want change...

I'd argue just the opposite. if you are Notre Dame, you can wear any dopey looking thing and you're still Notre Dame. With UConn, not so much. But if we have to go down this road because everybody is doing it, then go old school. Look to the 1930s and 40s look...Blue jersey with white on the shoulders and neck, then white with blue for road games. At least it is based on something...I would like to get rid of the piping on our current uniforms and maybe modify the numbers. Just make them solid. Never mind the outline. Keep the block C. If youo absolutely need to do something there, go with a white helmet and blue C, but I like the idea of making the blue one a bit more metalic looking.

 

[Husky25]

There you have the conservative response I expected. No disrespect Husky25... You're missing the boat. Trends are way different than they were when you and I were attending UCONN way back when ( 20 years ago and beyond )... Fashion is BIG .. really BIG nowadays... and those trends have transferred onto the college athletics.. Not as much at the pro level but CLEARLY ( and you old farts like me who think we know what end all is ) the youth in America today are all about crazy trends/colors... I HATE the way the Maryland retro uni's look .. I think most of us do, but it's all about providing fashion states that develop a specific identity with a specific program... When you've already had a winning/srong tradition over the past 30, 40, 50, 60 years, it doesn't really matter.. but you gotta go with the flow...

I for one am all for it... Time to do something like this and make our program that much more appealling to not just the CT lifers who don't want change...

1) I'm not that old.
2) I feel you missed the point of my post

 

[Husky25]

Fashion is a marketing gimmick when it comes to football.

We, as hard-core UConn and/or football fanatics will go to the game regardless. If you want buzz, start with the product on the field. Make it so that the hard-core fans won't b1tch at the water-cooler (or on the Dez Connor chat) about a 166 lb. ball carrier continually getting stuffed at the line, for example.

Move onto improving the gameday experience. Buzz begins with the caual fan and I am 100% positive that the piping on the Patriots' away pants has nothing to do with why the Super Bowl is the most watched television show (not just sporting event) every year.

To capture the casual fan's attention and generate buzz, I'd start with the following:
1) Rope off designate areas in the parking lots (Blue Lots in particular) to play catch with your kid during tailgating time.
2) Install an HD video board at the Rent. Kids will take technology over crazy colored fashion schemes any day of the week.
3) Change up the 3rd down music from time to time. I like the song, but if I hear ONLY the opening riff from Welcome to the Jungle for much longer, I'll go nuts. I can't imagine the casual fan feels differently.
4) Petition the NCAA and Big East to have some games start at 3:30.
5) For games starting at 3:30 and after, relax the gates open four hours prior to kick off (make it 6 hours or something).

 

[freescooter]

Fashion is a marketing gimmick when it comes to football.

We, as hard-core UConn and/or football fanatics will go to the game regardless. If you want buzz, start with the product on the field. Make it so that the hard-core fans won't b1tch at the water-cooler (or on the Dez Connor chat) about a 166 lb. ball carrier continually getting stuffed at the line, for example.

Move onto improving the gameday experience. Buzz begins with the caual fan and I am 100% positive that the piping on the Patriots' away pants has nothing to do with why the Super Bowl is the most watched television show (not just sporting event) every year.

To capture the casual fan's attention and generate buzz, I'd start with the following:
1) Rope off designate areas in the parking lots (Blue Lots in particular) to play catch with your kid during tailgating time.
2) Install an HD video board at the Rent. Kids will take technology over crazy colored fashion schemes any day of the week.
3) Change up the 3rd down music from time to time. I like the song, but if I hear ONLY the opening riff from Welcome to the Jungle for much longer, I'll go nuts. I can't imagine the casual fan feels differently.
4) Petition the NCAA and Big East to have some games start at 3:30.
5) For games starting at 3:30 and after, relax the gates open four hours prior to kick off (make it 6 hours or something).

I'd add win some games and play an exciting brand of football...but I think these are all very sensible concepts.

 

[Pudge]

"Nike Pro Combat System of Dress"???

Seriously ... this falls into the camp of "why did your Mother let you play with guns?" It's football. I'm sure trending towards combat is healthy.

 

[CL82]

IF you're going to do a special color scheme, reintroduce the red accents that FHCRE banished & traded for silver-gray when UConn started playing at the Rent. It goes back to UConn's historical roots. Otherwise. leave the color scheme alone (no black EVER). As for the helmets, the Block C is UConn's 1-A identity. Casual fans & spectators nationwide see it & think "UCONN". The team has had so many helmet variations in it's pre 1-A existance (see the Helmet Project) that changing would make the team unrecognizable to the general public. There's only one helmet change that would intrigue me. Keep the National Flag Blue Block C, but make the helmet color a brilliant & shiny metallic silver. It's heresy, but it works well with our current color scheme as a change of pace.

Maybe a national flag blue helmet and chrome block C? For what it is worth, I like the helmet design I am using for a my signature for a special uni. I also like the idea of red accents either as a part of the uni or for a special.

 

[TouchdownHusky]

OK, let's stop trying to be Penn State Jr. Bad enough a couple years ago, now . . .???? Uniforms are fine, however, wouldn't hurt to have an alternate helmet. White with a Blue Block C. For special occasions. Not a huge departure from the norm. Kids do like trends (blue chip high school football recruits included) so unless UConn is not in the market for any of these types, keep with the conservative. Small and conservative.

 

[RMS25CT]

Maybe a national flag blue helmet and chrome block C? For what it is worth, I like the helmet design I am using for a my signature for a special uni. I also like the idea of red accents either as a part of the uni or for a special.

I like your helmet design for a different look from time to time as well.

 

[gandydancer]

As long as were talking about a new look, I'd like to get rid of that wussy dog emblem and replace it with a more aggressive appearing husky. With it's tongue hanging out it looks like it's ready to lick the butt of anyone that's going to throw us a bone.

 

[CL82]

As long as were talking about a new look, I'd like to get rid of that wussy dog emblem and replace it with a more aggressive appearing husky. With it's tongue hanging out it looks like it's ready to lick the butt of anyone that's going to throw us a bone.

I hear you, but I've gotten used it. It used to be a little a tougher looking.

 

[BugsyCT]

Not sure if this is the right direction for Uconn but I get the feeling the program is lacking. There is no buzz or excitement and for a program this new to feel this stale is sad. I'm not sure if it’s the coaches, fans or maybe just the conference realignment debacle but I think we need something to add a spark.

http://isportsweb.com/2012/08/18/notre-dame-unveils-special-unis-for-chicago/

http://www.nikeblog.com/2012/05/01/new-rutgers-football-uniforms/

Those ARE the real reasons IMO for the lack of buzz or excitement. That and the shaky results on the field since HCPP arrived. Not so much dull uniforms.

Not that I'm saying a new look would hurt or do nothing, but it's still about winning games and playing big-name opponents on a consistent level to generate overall enthusiasm.

 

[BugsyCT]

As long as were talking about a new look, I'd like to get rid of that wussy dog emblem and replace it with a more aggressive appearing husky. With it's tongue hanging out it looks like it's ready to lick the butt of anyone that's going to throw us a bone.

It's not the toughest looking logo out there, but it's become nationally recognized in college sports circles and synonymous with UConn and our basketball success the last two decades, so I don't see it changing anytime soon.

 

[huskymedic]

"Nike Pro Combat System of Dress"???

Seriously ... this falls into the camp of "why did your Mother let you play with guns?" It's football. I'm sure trending towards combat is healthy.

Be careful of "mother" references!!!

 

[Fishy]

New uniforms would provide a spark right up until the first time we run up the middle on 3rd and 9.

New uniforms and a competent offense, well, now we're talking....

 

[Greenback]

Those ARE the real reasons IMO for the lack of buzz or excitement. That and the shaky results on the field since HCPP arrived. Not so much dull uniforms.

Not that I'm saying a new look would hurt or do nothing, but it's still about winning games and playing big-name opponents on a consistent level to generate overall enthusiasm.

I agree 100%, results on the field have hurt us and I am certainly not advocating we go with something as ugly as the ND uni's. My point is, a strong traditional power like ND is going in this direction and stating its because recruits like it, maybe we should at least explorer the option. Better recruits maybe better results? Then this adds to the question which came first, the recruit or the results.