First Look: Syracuse's New Basketball Uniforms
by Sean Keeley on Feb 10, 2010 3:07 PM EST
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From the press release...
Paying tribute to the rich history of Syracuse basketball, Nike designers worked with the university to create a distinctive look for the Orange. Inspired in part by the iconic Carrier Dome, the Syracuse jerseys feature a rendition of the venue where some of the programs most memorable games have taken place.
The Syracuse Hall of Languages, one of the oldest buildings on campus, as well as the Syracuse Carnegie Library is featured in the design of the new jerseys. The establishment date of the university, 1870, helps complete the design.
Syracuse’s new uniforms incorporate several Nike innovations that were originally introduced in Beijing. The Hyper Elite uniforms take advantage of Nike Aerographics - an engineered mesh providing zoned cooling that reduces up to half the yarn, making the uniforms more lightweight and breathable.
Nike made specific adjustments to the jersey, eliminating 13 inches of material, while the use of Dri-FIT woven fabric in the short reduced its weight to make it Nike’s lightest ever.
UConn is also apparantly debuting some new unis tonight. It's fun for everyone!
Initial thoughts....I like it. Orange and blue stand out, which is a huge plus over the previous orange and gray tones. That design on the back isn't overly distracting. Wish the numbers were blue, but, we seem locked in to this gray thing so that. The Cuse thing at the waist kinda looks like a mini-championship belt, which, I'm all for. My concern is more for the white jersey, which probably highlights the gray over the blue. All in all, I think we're in the clear here. Approved.
Thoughts?
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It looks like
Megatron’s face on the back. WTF does that have to do with SU?
I see Vader actually.
And while that still has nothing to do with SU, Darth Vader is always ok by me. As badass as badass gets.
Not as bad as I thought they would be
could be worse. I still hate the idea of switching during not only the season but possibly our best season ever. Being a former baseball player I’m extremely superstitous.
One more year Wes!
What will UConn have on the back of their unis?
More themes, like their nickname, that are just a cute pun and have nothing to do with the actual state of Connecticut?
by DomeSweetDome44 on Feb 10, 2010 3:18 PM EST reply actions
uconn's not nike are they?
thought only new nike unis had those theme thingamajigs that i cant see anyway
Yeah they may not be Nike, I have no idea
by DomeSweetDome44 on Feb 10, 2010 3:21 PM EST up reply actions
I'm assuming guns and handcuffs
One more year Wes!
by theNYsportsguy on Feb 10, 2010 3:20 PM EST up reply actions
I'm also struggling
to make out the designs on the back. I’m assuming the carrier dome is the one on the bottom? Maybe some pinballs bouncing off the 11?
I see the Dome at the bottom of the design
and basketballs.
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Are those clouds of lake effect snow looming over the dome?
by DomeSweetDome44 on Feb 10, 2010 3:23 PM EST up reply actions
What's the triangular thing under the Big East logo?
by DomeSweetDome44 on Feb 10, 2010 3:23 PM EST reply actions
I was wondering the same thing.
Do we have a lot of UFO sightings up here that I never hear about?
One more year Wes!
by theNYsportsguy on Feb 10, 2010 3:23 PM EST up reply actions
Am I the only one that see Darth Vader in that back graphic?
I realize I am a Star Wars nerd, but if it really does look like Vader, that is just badass.
I don’t mind them. I definitely like the blue. The waistband is a bit much, but I can live it. Not a fan of the side of the shorts, but it doesn’t kill the uniform for me either. I’ll take it over duct-tape shoulders.
HATE THE GRAY
I FREAKING HATE THE GRAY. Make the numbers white or blue. no other jersey has gray on them anywhere /END RANT
Is the arm sleeve
Supposed to be a fake a la Lex Luger? They take it off and start throwing elbows under the net to knock the opponents out?
by Trapped_In_ACC_Hell on Feb 10, 2010 3:24 PM EST reply actions
Ok I see the Hall of Languages
It’s like twice the size of the Dome in this design though
by DomeSweetDome44 on Feb 10, 2010 3:28 PM EST reply actions
Like seriously, with a iron poker as red as the Griffen twins.
The 'Cuse is in tha house, oh my God oh my God.
What they have done to the University of Oregon is a sin against humanity
by DomeSweetDome44 on Feb 10, 2010 3:30 PM EST up reply actions
I don't see Carnegie Library at all
They lied to me
by DomeSweetDome44 on Feb 10, 2010 3:29 PM EST reply actions
If you let your eyes go out of focus then slow move back from the computer screen...
…you see Doc Gross.
by DomeSweetDome44 on Feb 10, 2010 3:37 PM EST reply actions
and his cellphones
One more year Wes!
by theNYsportsguy on Feb 10, 2010 3:37 PM EST up reply actions
My take
It looks like the dome with a sort of empire background. A orange background. A orange empire. The empire state.
THE ORANGE EMPIRE STATE
w/ a well deserved trim of blue.
What does Syracuse do...SHUT IT DOWN. Nuff said.
This lends credence to my Darth Vader belief.
Darth Vader. Empire. Empire State. New York. Syracuse. Shut It Down!
I just don’t get the back of these jerseys.
The Dome is small at the bottom. With a huge H of L above that in the middle of the numbers. And if those angles on the top is supposed to be Carnegie, then bad job by Nike. Shouldn’t they have put the Dome on top? And the Texas jerseys had their founding year (18-something), where’s SU’s?
Terrible Terrible Job.
by Matthew Ventolo on Feb 10, 2010 3:39 PM EST reply actions
i don't think they are horrific
but I can’t imagine that these are the best Nike could do.
What is the deal with the letters, trim and numbers all being different colors? White letters, blue trim and gray numbers. It’s just a big ol color clusterfuck.
The back is also kind of sloppy. I see the Dome and the hall of languages, but there are also random flying basketballs and some shit triangle at the top.
I mean it’s fine, I just think simpler is better. There is too much going on with these unis
I think the triangle is just for fabric strength and not a cosmetic feature.
In all likelihood it won’t be visible when the names are stitched on.
they need strength
with the gazillion holes they’ve sown in to save fabric.
jeez … dont they know its COLD in the ’cuse? we need more fabric, less holes!
so those holes on the sides ..
what if mookie decides to go commando in protest for playing time?
:shudder:
Um...They look exactly the same
…as the old uniforms, which were fine to begin with?
Im quite sure whatever design is on the back wont matter, you cant see it or make it out anyways. Otherwise, its pretty much the same uniform.
More blue, thicker waistband, cosmetic additions and no more duct tape on the shoulders.
Otherwise it’s the same basic setup, but a change nonetheless.
Ahh, the Duct Tape
yeah I wont miss that. Some blue accents are better..I like that better than white or grey…. I guess if we made the uniform all orange, we’d just look like a day-glo version of Texas.
I had a lot of doubt
And these aren’t as bad as I thought they would be. I thought Texas had horrible uniforms, and compared to ours, they are worse IMO.
I think the shorts will take some getting used to. However, I see a lot more blue on there than normally, so that’s a good thing. I will say I am more likely to purchase the new shorts because they would be better, I think, personally to wear myself.
I think the shield shaped S on the collar looks better than the circle. +1 for that IMO.
I also think saying ’Cuse is better than saying Nike on the shorts.
The good thing is, we are struggling to make out what is on the back now. In real life, it will be impossible to see from the crowd or TV. I think the way that it can be made to be Darth Vader is pretty cool.
Is this like one of those posters
that you stare at and the picture eventually reveals itself?
It seems like a bad idea for a moving object, but then again thats why Nike is on the cutting edge.
by Rocket Ship Science on Feb 10, 2010 3:48 PM EST reply actions
Heh
I had the EXACT same thought
"(BARF)" - Donovan McNabb, during his game winning drive against Virginia Tech in 1998
Here's some super contrast
to make the design stand out:
The dome’s at the bottom. Hall of Languages above that. I can maybe see Carnegie behind the numbers? Then basketball spotlights and random triangles.
Go, fight, and win.
by Alex O on Feb 10, 2010 3:54 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
Nice job, remakes the shapes stand out
Now, just what the fuck is up with the shapes?
Go Orange(men)!
Proof that it is Vader
What school did our AD come from? And what famous alumn went to that school? And what song does that school’s band often play at games? And who does one of those band members often dress as?
That’s right the back of our jersey’s were all about Gross and his connection to USC. He couldnt get away with using his face so he chose this.
It's The Boeheim Shroud!
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by Sean Keeley on Feb 10, 2010 4:02 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
WTF?
This is stupid. Absolutely stupid. We don’t need new uniform designs every year. There was absolutely nothing wrong with jersey’s from 2003. There was nothing wrong with the old jersey’s with the Syracuse script font.
The more that we get involved with this Nike System of Dress, the more retarded we look. What do we get out of new jersey’s every year other than Gross being able to see more accessories to Syracuse fans?
An actual break down of the jersey…
Front: The gray for the numbers is shitty. They should have stuck with all white for the numbers just like the word Syracuse. Hell, they could have even made it look better by putting some blue around the numbers if they were in white.
Grade: C-
Back: Sorry, but our Orange just doesn’t work as well for the “tribute” bullshit that they are trying to do. The Texas jerseys actually looked decent on the back with the founding year and the state. I really am shocked that Gross didn’t push for the Manhattan skyline in this.
Dome is spotted at the bottom of the jersey. It’s too small and should be higher up. I think immediately above the Dome is the arched door/windows for Carnegie and then to the right and left of that look like the windows of the Hall of Languages. Guess what, Nike, if no one actually knows what the hell the design is on the back, you did a piss poor job of coming up with it.
Grade: F
Shorts: The utility belt blue band and ’cuse are awful. It detracts from the flow of the uniform too much. And the only part of the entire ensemble that I actually like is that weird dot and cube thing on the leg with the S above it.
Grade: C+
Overall: C-/D+
UConns jersey
I still don’t understand why everyone else has their schools year on it and we don’t. But I like the fact ours seems to be less distracting than everyone elses.
One more year Wes!
What's with that octagon?
Is UConn part of the DHARMA Initiative?
Our model could kick their model's ass.
by Trapped_In_ACC_Hell on Feb 10, 2010 3:59 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Sorry
was supposed to be a reply to the UConn uniform
by Trapped_In_ACC_Hell on Feb 10, 2010 4:00 PM EST up reply actions
To be an optimist,
we definitely have the best of these ridiculous designs. It’s the tallest midget of the bunch.
Having said that, I guess I could’ve surmised during childhood that this is what basketball uni’s would look like in 2010?
by TheRenegadePumpkin on Feb 10, 2010 4:00 PM EST reply actions
is this swimming or track and field?
why does an infinitesimally small amount of weight make a difference in what usually is 40 minutes of basketball?
"You a big orange Imma put you in the fridge!" -Stanley Robinson in response to my heckling
at least all our players will be karate masters
with that manditory black belt they’ll all be wearing.
but seriously, just when i got used to/like the new uni’s they are currently wearing, they go and change them around again. i’d be ok being slightly behind the curve of basketball uniform fashion if it meant keeping our current unis for a length of time that they begin to look like the “regular” jerseys to the fans. they are spicy enough as is, so please put away the hot sauce…
I was excited to see what these would look like, but I must say I’m pretty disappointed with the design. At least it says “Syracuse” though.
Echoing what most others have said
- Choose a damn color for lettering and numbers
- Generally dislike the gray
- The belt looks sorta cool, but the CUSE patch in the center looks cheap.
- Can’t really make anything out on the back. Dome isn’t prominent enough, Hall of Languages disappears too much behind the letters.
- Why isn’t the school’s founding year on there?
on a good note
the shorts dont seem as ridiculously baggy as they were before, unless the man in the picture happens to be a giant.
Our Uni's should have Yoda, not Vader!
We are the good guys! Give Vader to GTown. They are the Dark Side of the Big East. Hey, at least they got rid of the Duct Tape on the shoulders.
The Top/Sleeve
By the looks of the Sleeve criss-cross, it looks like the Quad ….same as the back
http://people.hws.edu/tjallen/SUquad.gif
am I the only one who sees this?
Ohhhhhhhhh!
I think you’re right. Now we just need headbands that say “Hendrick’s Chapel” to complete the map.
Go, fight, and win.
nice
i can see that
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shorts
don’t the shorts we currently wear (like before tonight apparently) have some thing like the names of all the players from previous years in the fabric? am i imagining this? like i thought that was supposed to be a big deal when they introduced that.
fuck nike. these are brutal. the whole thing. horrible.
Not the shorts but the undershirt.
From NunesMagician, March 6, 2007 when the original redesign was unveiled:
On the base layer created to be worn beneath the Nike Fitted Jersey are the letter BSB in script on the left chest right above the heart. The design is borrowed from the first Syracuse basketball logo created for the team around 1900. (Notice that they don’t explain what the BSB means…cause they have no idea) On that same piece rising from the bottom are the names of past school hall of fame players in text. (No word on whether or not Matt Gorman made it)
Which also brings up a new question: who would win in a fight, our old model or the new one? New model looks angrier and has a tattoo, but the old model gave us free tickets to the gun show in those photos.
found 1870
this is from the video
so basically it’s going to be covered by the numbers?
by marblecityallstar on Feb 10, 2010 5:18 PM EST up reply actions
actually it’ll make all the numbers longer.
Kris Joseph is now #318,702
Go, fight, and win.
by Alex O on Feb 10, 2010 5:19 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
angry email
part of me wants to submit an angry email to nike because the gray does piss me off that much. I haven’t bought a jersey in forever because i though the old ones sucked with all the gray and now i think these suck because of the gray
You know what that uniform goes great with?
A National Title. By the way let’s stop with all the crying about the jersey. It’s a jersey. And it’s ours. Our own style fit for us, NOBODY ELSE. And our back design looks way better than UCONN’s. Also
A. It’s Orange
B. Were good with or without it
C. Our team is getting more spotlight.
D. We come off like Duke fans, complaining about everything.
E. We’re SYRACUSE
F. WE ARE SYRACUSE
G. And finally the announcers have something else to say besides the usual.
What does Syracuse do...SHUT IT DOWN. Nuff said.
If these unis are actually lighter
imagine how high Wes will be able to jump NOW
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Nothing to add...
…except for the fact that I hate them. But, hey, that’s just me being a cranky old bastard again.
Oh, and agentdp009 – LOVE the SU announcer bingo. Is that an original or has that made an appearance on nunesmagician before? Either way, it is FANTASTIC.
"(BARF)" - Donovan McNabb, during his game winning drive against Virginia Tech in 1998
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