Uniform Inspiration: Arizona

[Jetskies]

yes, back at it again - talking about uniforms.

Man.... something is just OFF with these uniforms we have. they are lame-o, especially the all-navy look. I would love to talk to nike and have them draw inspiration from

• our basketball program
• arizona football
• block C as main logo (dog can be secondary, eg. on front center of collar or inside back center of collar, hip of pant, etc.)

to come up with something sleek, modern, yet classic and timeless.

 

[Jetskies]

 

[ConnHuskBask]

Idk how it would like on the field, but our hoop unis side panels are pretty unique to UConn, would be interesting to see how that looks on a football field.

 

[Jimdish255]

I'd start by throwing it out to the students and making it a design contest where a combination of students and players vote for the winner. The only rules here are the ones we place on ourselves. Let's bring the students in and generate a little excitement.

 

[Jetskies]

Idk how it would like on the field, but our hoop unis side panels are pretty unique to UConn, would be interesting to see how that looks on a football field.

i've been saying this forever. FOREVER. hope someone in the athletic department hears.

 

[Windham4th]

I'd start by throwing it out to the students and making it a design contest where a combination of students and players vote for the winner. The only rules here are the ones we place on ourselves. Let's bring the students in and generate a little excitement.

Have you ever heard the story of Boaty McBoatface? Don't ever leave it up to people that don't bear any responsibility for the outcome. Unless you think the contestants are only professional designers, but in that case good luck getting them to do it free.

 

[Duncan Idaho]

Haven't liked the uniforms for the last three decades plus.

 

[storrsroars]

Just win, baby.

 

[UCFBfan]

I don't want anything inspired by Arizona.....after we just got shafted because of them, I'm all set!

But honestly, our boring unis need some help. I'm hoping Mora can continue to infuse more youth into the program and get some good alt jerseys at least

 

[Nostical]

Sorry, but Arizona’s football uniforms are insipid. We’re also not Oregon, nor should we be. Our uniforms and helmets are fine. Let’s win games and build the football brand to a measure of respectability before tinkering at the edges. And for the record, we need to fully embrace “new” Husky. That “old” Husky had its day, and nostalgia has its place, but when rebuilding our football brand, “fluffy the Samoyed“ doesn’t cut it.

 

[Dizzy21]

Sorry, but Arizona’s football uniforms are insipid. We’re also not Oregon, nor should we be. Our uniforms and helmets are fine. Let’s win games and build the football brand to a measure of respectability before tinkering at the edges. And for the record, we need to fully embrace “new” Husky. That “old” Husky had its day, and nostalgia has its place, but when rebuilding our football brand, “fluffy the Samoyed“ doesn’t cut it.

This is not tinkering around the edges. Oregon is in the Big10 because they created awesome uniforms and that led to a national brand and recruits and so on. UConn needs to do the same thing on all fronts. They need to make the brand exceptionally cool and uniforms are a huge part of that. Winning is not the main criteria in building in going P4 but rather a tiny part, which is why you see Colorado and Arizona in the Big 12 without winning. There are tons of FBS teams that consistently have 8 to 10 wins in the Sunbelt's, Mac, MW etc but they don't have a cool brand.

 

[DoctorWho85]

I really like those uniforms.

 

[tiger paw]

I really liked when they wore the all grey uniforms with the white helmuts.

 

[Viet Vet]

I really liked when they wore the all grey uniforms with the white helmuts.

Nooooo. All grey uniforms reek of Georgetown.

 

[Nostical]

Nooooo. All grey uniforms reek of Georgetown.

Agree. I don’t recall Penn St wearing gray uni’s. Even for Basketball, both the men and women need to stay away from gray. Gray signifies drab and dull. That’s not who we are.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

If I had the authority, we'd wear white helmets for all but the rare (once every few years) occasion. It would have the block C, but a slightly smaller version than what we've worn, and a thin, single blue stripe.

We would always wear white pants and alternate between white and blue jerseys.

 

[LetsGoUC]

I think our current uniforms are great. They have a nice classic look.

 

[Woof 101]

Gray signifies drab and dull. That’s not who we are.

Amazing and I will take hate for this, how many car manufactures are putting out primer gray with a clear coat. Drab and dull, agreed. But must be a new generation thing. Or....... could it just be out of respect for all of us baby boomer gray senior citizens?

 

[Nostical]

Car manufactures are putting out primer gray with a clear coat.

Gray is fine for cars and houses, just not for uniforms or underwear.

 

[Rdkid]

The all white or all color was big in CFB last year. Don’t love that. Match the helmet to the pants, contrast with jersey. That’s the recipe.

 

[Rdkid]

Dog is a great logo - we’re lucky to have it. Needs to be a tad bigger on the helmet. Blue and white is classy. Especially our blue. A little bit of red goes a long way. Maybe on shoes, helmet touches. Having numbers right-sized is key as well.
Love uni talk! One of the fun parts of anticipating football season.

 

[huskyblooz]

personally, would love to see more silver /gray than red .... like a HUSKY!

 

[giddyup]

I’m having flashbacks to when the Block C was going to make everything better and right the ship.

Truth is it’s at least classic flagship look instead of the doggie doo-do we insist on putting on our helmets.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Haven't liked the uniforms for the last three decades plus.

And pants are too fancy these days!

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

I thought these unis with the red touch on the shoulders were some of our best and they definitely had Arizona vibes.

100% agree on using the same side piping we use in hoops. UNC does it with the argyle and it’s very sharp

 

[BugsyCT]

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I thought these unis with the red touch on the shoulders were some of our best and they definitely had Arizona vibes.

100% agree on using the same side piping we use in hoops. UNC does it with the argyle and it’s very sharp

Thought those were very good unis with the exception of the red face mask - that was too much. Blue or white would have been better.

The red outlines on the numbers and shoulder caps were ok. Red accents keep consistency with the other UConn sports teams - just gotta keep the red minimal.

 

[BlueandOG]

yes, back at it again - talking about uniforms.

Man.... something is just OFF with these uniforms we have. they are lame-o, especially the all-navy look. I would love to talk to nike and have them draw inspiration from

• our basketball program
• arizona football
• block C as main logo (dog can be secondary, eg. on front center of collar or inside back center of collar, hip of pant, etc.)

to come up with something sleek, modern, yet classic and timeless.

Disagree with your assessment of our kits. I like the all navy look and the dog. I agree with you that mixing it up is good. Maybe a camo look for Veterans Day?

 

[BlueandOG]

Or looping in the Connecticut army national guard heritage in the Veterans Day uniforms? They have a long history (I think back to the 1600s) and combat tours in all major conflicts from the American Revolution to the War on Terror (excluding Vietnam and Korea, I think).

 

[CL82]

Disagree with your assessment of our kits. I like the all navy look and the dog. I agree with you that mixing it up is good. Maybe a camo look for Veterans Day?

I like the all navy look as well. I wouldn't mind if we went back to the all national flag blue which is slightly darker.

A good look at UConn uniforms through the years can be found here

 

[BlueandOG]

I like the all navy look as well. I wouldn't mind if we went back to the all national flag blue which is slightly darker.

A good look at UConn uniforms through the years can be found here

Thanks for sharing the link. I had no idea UConn changed football uniforms so frequently