Of Course There Will Be New Football Uniforms In 2010

by Sean Keeley on May 5, 2010 12:22 PM EDT

DOCTOR Daryl Gross appeared on the Gomez & Dave Show this morning and said what we've pretty much come to expect...Syracuse will have new uniforms for the 2010 football season. It sounds like, however, this might actually be what everyone wants. I turn to "orange in veins" for the scoop as he heard the interview:

Gross said this morning on Gomez and Dave that the jerseys will be different this year. No more stripes that were used in the GRob era. He said they're going back to something similar to what McNabb and the boys wore. Pants and helmets will be unchanged.

I took a look back at all those uniforms we created back in our contest and I think I have a pretty decent representation of what we're talking about. (Note: This is not official, only what it will apparently look like based on that description) The Home Unis courtesy of DanteAmore:

And the Away uniform courtesy of DanteAmore:

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For the record, both uniforms finished fourth in their respective voting categories (Here's the winners as a reminder). I suppose it could be CuseOrange's winning versions as well if they decide to go with the larger sleeve stripe.

In theory, it all sounds like a step in the right direction. The retro-y look didn't really fit when it was all said and done and that particular look now has the stink of the Greg Robinson Era on it so it's best to try and re-associate with an era of winning.

(I still say it would be badass to come out as The Syracuse All-Blacks at least once...)

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Those look tight

I dont know about the block S yet though. They have to win in them and I’ll feel better. Maybe..

by 100 yard battlefield on May 5, 2010 12:29 PM EDT reply actions

Ahem.

I am still waiting to hear about when we will use throwbacks for a game:

by NOLACuse on May 5, 2010 12:44 PM EDT reply actions

Please let this happen!… just so I can see Doc Gross try and explain it.

Jim Boeheim for Coach of The Year

by ryanwk628 on May 5, 2010 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions

"Motivational Purposes"

of course

Hakim Warrick Collection

by OrangeInSC on May 6, 2010 8:20 AM EDT up reply actions

I live in Atlanta

and tried explaining the Saltine Warrior and colors that came with it to a friend. Needless to say, it didn’t work out too well.

Other people look, Andy Rautins can SEE.

by FatK44 on May 6, 2010 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions

I am pleased at the description.

I will hold out on any optimism until I actually see them though. This is Nike we are talking about after all.

by NOLACuse on May 5, 2010 12:45 PM EDT reply actions

He said they’re going back to something similar to what McNabb and the boys wore.

You know, I remember another upstate NY team that said something about changing the uniforms to reflect on a past era. Something about going back to something like this

Which ended up looking like this

by RyanMcD29 on May 5, 2010 12:58 PM EDT reply actions

i’m sure nike will respect our team identity and tradition.

by pastor mcmuffins on May 5, 2010 1:10 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs

rec'd

for sarcasm.

Jim Boeheim for Coach of The Year

by ryanwk628 on May 5, 2010 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Yes

I hope they look just like the authentic Nike uniforms and cleats that the great Ernie Davis wore in the 1960s.

Oh right.

"(BARF)" - Donovan McNabb, during his game winning drive against Virginia Tech in 1998

by kotite4ever on May 5, 2010 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions

It’s always bothered me that a team called the Orange/Orangemen had primarily blue jerseys and I’m disappointed that it doesn’t sound like this will be corrected this time around.

Now, I know they’ve had the blue jerseys for a while, and I know most of their attempts to wear orange have been abominations, but I don’t think it’s too sacrosanct or aesthetically impossible to switch to orange full-time for the home jerseys.

by PMS 1655 C on May 5, 2010 1:18 PM EDT reply actions

The problem...

I have with orange jerseys, is that it means you pretty much have to have white pants. And I hate white pants. The only teams I do actually like with white pants, I think is only because they are so iconic (PSU, NYGiants, etc).

by Jeepers44 on May 5, 2010 7:14 PM EDT up reply actions

I still think

Orange Helmets, Orange Jerseys with white trim, White Pants with Orange trim would look sharp

Hakim Warrick Collection

by OrangeInSC on May 6, 2010 8:22 AM EDT up reply actions

Away number color

McNabb era had both blue (w/ orange outline) and orange (w/ blue outline) numbers on the road unis. Personally, I prefer the orange ones.

by SpotOnSpotwood on May 5, 2010 1:31 PM EDT reply actions

Think of my design as McPherson-Graves era.

I never liked the orange numbers. They’re too hard to see from far away.

by DanteAmore on May 5, 2010 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions

Can we just go back to the McNabb era unis and be done with it?

No approximations. Those were some of the sharpest unis around. If Nike wants to make them 70% lighter or more stank-resistant, fine. Retro is alright, as long as it’s 1998.

by DMF on May 5, 2010 2:09 PM EDT reply actions

Yeah!

they were perfection. Maybe a little tweaking on the numbers (judging by the above pic). Personally don’t like the block S.

by Jeepers44 on May 5, 2010 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions

Hell yeah

I graduated in 1998, so I’m biased, but IMHO those were the best Syracuse uniforms of all time (and it didn’t hurt that the team was really, really good either).

"(BARF)" - Donovan McNabb, during his game winning drive against Virginia Tech in 1998

by kotite4ever on May 5, 2010 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions

S

I’d just be happy with losing that silly “S” on the helmets. It’d be less awful if the “S” were actually painted onto the helmets, but when you look at them on tv, when the camera zooms in on a player, it’s so obviously a sticker it looks cheap and tacky. It’s just not needed.

Orange you glad it's not football season?

by SUMB44 on May 5, 2010 4:09 PM EDT reply actions