Uni's question

[ktuck911]

Just wondering whether we'll see another uniform change this year.. albeit slight but a change nonetheless.

There's a trend across college football where every team (FBS it seems, sprinkled in with a couple of FCS schools) seem to be going with the alternate uni trend, and it happens almost annually...

 

[UConnTrumbull]

Not trying to hijack the thread but since it pertains to your question. Does anyone know if the gray alternate unis will still be worn this year? Someone said they're gone but never responded when I asked them to clarify.

 

[NorwalkHusky]

Not trying to hijack the thread but since it pertains to your question. Does anyone know if the gray alternate unis will still be worn this year? Someone said they're gone but never responded when I asked them to clarify.

That is not good

 

[ktuck911]

That is not good

Agreed.. those were nice uni's...

Wonder if they alternate uni thing, and 2016 uni's as a whole, might be all redesigned a bit... sounds like that might be the case...

The only schools that don't do any redesigns, or if they did, it'd be minor, are Alabama, Penn State, Michigan, USC, Texas, Florida, FSU, group Temple in there too... I know I'm missing a few others.. but, for the most part, uni designs are the same year in and year out, save for a "big" game (where potential alternate uni's come into play)....

It'd be a dope idea (my opinion) if the team came out with uni's designed like last year's but with a little something different to them... just to stir up more interest....

 

[freescooter]

You know what stirs up interest better than alternate uniforms? Winning games. Just win baby.

 

[ktuck911]

Agreed freescooter, but you know in today's days and times, it's about business first.. marketing is king... image sells... EVERYTHING is a business nowadays... we come out with newer fresh looking uni's than last year it will stir up the younger generation... it's become a college football fad... with that said, being a life long Cowboys, fan I hate to admit this, I love the Giants color schemes they've used over the past few years.. kinda coincides with our color scheme.. wouldn't surprise me to see us incorporate some of their look, but they gotta keep that NJ red toned down... that color is more of symbol of NJ, we here in CT emphasize National Flag blue.

 

[Palatine]

You know what stirs up interest better than alternate uniforms? Winning games. Just win baby.

That's true. Off point but true.

It would be nice to see some alternative uniform's, the gray's were great. Love to see them use the state flag on the helmet or some other totally unexpected graphics.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

Fresh, new unis are attractive to recruits. A lot of schools pull out new and alternate unis every year. Wouldn't mind that one bit.

 

[BugsyCT]

The grey alternates were great (look even better because we won those games), and fresh new alternates to attract recruits is the way to go these days, but one thing they ultimately need to do is establish a fairly consistent look. We had that with the block C unis. These new ones are OK, but they should stick with something for a while, and sprinkle in an alternate here & there.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Id like to see the gray pants with the blue or white top

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

If they don't wear the alternate greys this year I just don't know what I'm going to do with myself.

 

[uconnphil2016]

Just give me a helmet with the derpy 1950s husky on the side and I'm as happy as a clam

 

[Whale22]

To me the uniforms from last year are great except for the pattern on the shoulders. It stuck out as odd when they first came out. Still makes me scratch my head. Outside of that I like them.

 

[SonsOfNutmeg]

That's true. Off point but true.

It would be nice to see some alternative uniform's, the gray's were great. Love to see them use the state flag on the helmet or some other totally unexpected graphics.

Like X 1,000,000... I've been wanting this forever. I feel like although we're not a big state, its the ONLY thing we have- Uconn... Let's own it!

 

[SonsOfNutmeg]

I'm positive the grey alternate uni's are coming back... The kids love them and every recruit that came through was wearing them in the locker room if you remember. They also have been showing it in promos online/the media guide, etc. I think Diaco wants to create some sense of consistancy with the look of this program, the new-ish Dog logo, etc.

I'm still just waiting for throwbacks to the 1960's era "Musket Jonathan" on the side of the helmets... How bad would this be??

 

[ktuck911]

I'm positive the grey alternate uni's are coming back... The kids love them and every recruit that came through was wearing them in the locker room if you remember. They also have been showing it in promos online/the media guide, etc. I think Diaco wants to create some sense of consistancy with the look of this program, the new-ish Dog logo, etc.

I'm still just waiting for throwbacks to the 1960's era "Musket Jonathan" on the side of the helmets... How bad would this be??

(Being brutally honest) NO! That Yogi Bear look takes me back my childhood in the 70's... I don't think that'd go over too well with the younger generation....

 

[weyuo]

I just hope whoever wins the next uniform contract puts a little more effort into it.

 

[SonsOfNutmeg]

I just hope whoever wins the next uniform contract puts a little more effort into it.

I'm pretty sure UConn isn't going anywhere besides back to Nike in 2018. If anything it might be interesting to see what UA would come up with for us, but.

 

[huskymedic]

Like the swallows to Capistrano

 

[sportsart]

I expect a Batman themed uniform to be announced any day know.

 

[Woof 101]

Nothing against Palatine or Sons of Nutmeg, I applaud the patriotism for our state. The CT flag is simply way too busy to be identifiable at much of a distance at the size it would be on a football helmet.
The thing that identified UCONN in football and said CT for me was the block C.

 

[ibleedhuskyblue]

State outline on the front of the alt jersey (like the big N nebraska uses), might be neat idea.

 

[CL82]

State outline on the side of the alt helmet, with the husky logo over the top of it.

 

[TheDrifter75]

Something after this fashion I think would be pretty cool.

 

[pepband99]

State outline on the side of the alt helmet, with the husky logo over the top of it.

Interestingly, this has been floating around in my yearly search of "more UCONN gear to tick off Mrs Pepband with"

UConn Huskies State Shape Acrylic Metallic Auto Emblem