The Syracuse Gray?
by Sean Keeley on Jan 19, 2012 12:16 PM EST
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PrintI suppose it was inevitable.
Between the fact that gray has taken over the college basketball uniform world and the De-Bluening of the Carrier Dome court and Syracuse Orange uniforms, it was only a matter of time before we tried out a gray uniform.
Assuming the rumor is true...
Word through the grapevine is that the next college basketball team to go gray will be Syracuse, in a few weeks.
Deep breaths.
As a brief reminder, here's what a University spokesperson said almost one year ago today:
While orange is the school's official color, there's no denying blue has been a prominent accent color. Now, blue will not be as prominent. A spokesperson says the University has been phasing in other complimentary colors. Look at the basketball uniforms, there's no blue, only orange and grey.
We're going to be orange and gray whether we like it or not. And clearly, we don't like it.
The most obvious first-thought is that, you know who wears gray? Georgetown wears gray. You know who hates Georgetown? Syracuse. Ergo, guess who is trained and conditioned to hate gray? Syracuse fans.
We'll see if thing has legs. It's not like Nike or SU is going to stop production on them just because everyone says they don't like it (See: Oregon, Maryland).
I've been wondering if Syracuse was going to truly embrace its orange-ness in future uniforms and keep ditching the blue. As always, be careful what you wish for.
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Liam Neeson
Maybe it’s part of a tie-in for the new Liam Neeson movie.
Fly, Eagles, fly...down, down the field!
I believe the last time they rocked throwbacks
was that Notre Dame game in the Dome in maybe 2005. We lost, and, predictably, they haven’t been seen since.
For the record, I LOVE the late-80s script Syracuse jerseys and it would be awesome if they dusted those off.
It's the most bullshit thing I've seen in thirty years.
by Girardi Party on Jan 19, 2012 4:46 PM EST up reply actions
My guess
is that it’s not going to be the gray that everyone is picturing in their heads. I think it’ll be a dark gray with bright orange lettering and numbers, similar to the header on syr.edu. I think that it could be a cool alternate, especially considering our history with blue jerseys. Let’s not freak out until we see it.
Go, fight, and win.
Light gray that SU will wear at home instead of white.
Rumor is that they will make an appearance against Georgetown.
Something like super dark, almost like carbon fiber-ish looking with bright orange to go with it would look cool maybe. I thought Oregon’s Darth Vader rose bowl jerseys were cool, though they should have used black instead of green for everything. Their helmets were awesome though.
But I would do that for the UConn away game for gameday.
Hate changing uniforms in the middle of a winning streak
Leave well enough alone.
half the fun of posting a comment...
…is the chance to freak out about something based on rumors and missing facts ;-)
This space for rent
Hopefully it's not too late
For Mark Wahlberg to save us from this tragedy
by weiz on Jan 19, 2012 12:27 PM EST via mobile reply actions 4 recs
This would be grey for home games, right?
I remember Kent State wore grey as a road uni against WV, who was wearing white. Made my eyes hurt with grey against white. Friends don’t let friends wear grey.
I like the blue jerseys, myself, and hate the whole “de-bluing” thing. I’d like it if we wore orange jerseys at home and blue on the road. Color vs. color is awesome.
Why do they have to change almost every year?
Is it so some director-level a-hole in the Athletics department can justify his job?
The new UNIs are awesome. Just when I get used to a uniform, they change them again for no reason. Didnt we just get the new uniforms in 2010?
And subbing in grey for blue – also stupid. Orange and Blue is probably the best combo you could make with orange.
I want the names of these idiots who make these decisions so they can be harrassed via phone and email for their stupidity.
If theres anything we have learned from government, its that these people dont know they are making a bad decision until the shit hits the fan in advance.
by Pinker on Jan 19, 2012 12:45 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
The one thing I'm not sure about
Is how these decisions get made and who makes them? I assume that the Athletics department has some sort of say in these matters, but how much does Nike? No idea what the contract between SU and Nike stipulates.
Nike changes this shit like most people change underwear every morning, so in some cases the big name showcase schools may not have as much say in what the uniform looks like as they’d want. It’s always been my impression that schools like Duke, UNC, SU, etc that are Nike branded get the hoops uniforms for free or significantly reduced cost as a means for Nike to advertise and drum up biz for the “system of dress” or whatever they’re calling it these days.
Part of the deal might be that those schools have to go with whatever’s new and exciting. Someone feel to correct me if I’m wrong.
We will not rest until we see these capitalist octopuses annihilated.
-Che Marrone
I want to punch two people in the face.
And you’re dead on, it makes me think of Georgetown, which makes me apoplectic. Good guys wear white. Bad guys wear gray. It’s that simple.
I’m still upset we’re not the Orangemen & Orangewomen anymore. And potentially the Syracuse Wolves?? Really?
Are you weirdly assuming your fan base is getting bored of the monotony of just watching sports? Stop fixing what isn’t broken!!!
by JT1Night on Jan 19, 2012 12:46 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
Syracuse Wolves??
What?!?!
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1995- though I feel like maybe it resurfaced briefly when we went from Orangemen to Orange...
“the committee narrowed its choices down to three: Otto the Orange, a lion or a wolf. Although the
committee ultimately decided to recommend adoption of a wolf as the university’s mascot, then-Chancellor
Kenneth Shaw overrode the decision after students led a pro-Otto campaign.”
This makes so much sense
As a kid I had a promotional poster for the Syracuse Football team around the 93-96ish. It had a bunch of player pictures and names on it but the centerpiece of the poster was a straight on shot of a wolf, and I never really knew why. Now I do and can put another childhood mystery to rest.
Cuse fan in ACC country.
This change makes me want to puke
No one ever seems to mention that Georgetown wears gray as an homage to their confederate roots. Their colors are blue and gray b/c G’Town sits in between the Union and defunct Confederacy. So they did the least original thing possible and adopt the Union Blue and Johnny Reb Gray.
And now, Syracuse is wearing gray, too? Vomit.
+ infinity
We will not rest until we see these capitalist octopuses annihilated.
-Che Marrone
Nike is
Top Dog. You don’t drop Mila Kunnis to date Raven Simone.
by Quint Stevenson on Jan 19, 2012 1:46 PM EST up reply actions
Nike =/= Mila Kunis
Nike is a skank who only thinks she’s all that and constantly tries to change you because she won’t accept you for who you are.
If Mila Kunis makes you wear Georgetown colors
You dump Mila Kunis for Raven Simone.
by cuse2012 on Jan 19, 2012 2:10 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
I actually think this is awesome.
That’s just me.
Born in '87, Orange fan since '86
I guess I made a twitter, follow @StealthTurkey
by StealthTurkey on Jan 19, 2012 5:38 PM EST up reply actions
Really?
I mean, its a cool concept, but it annoys the heck out of me at a 45 on tv.
May Doug Marrone bless you and keep you.
How do I feel about this?
May Doug Marrone bless you and keep you.
by ryanwk628 on Jan 19, 2012 1:46 PM EST reply actions 4 recs
NO
WE SHALL PUNCH ALL THE PEOPLE IN THE FACE!!!!
Since the early 1990's I have not been able to get Mike Hopkins' bloody face out of my brain. I don't remember what game it was but I'll never forget that as my first memory of SU basketball. Mike Hopkins, bloody face, bloody nose, all for the love of Syracuse.
I hate Georgetown as much as the next SU fan/grad, but...
I’m interested to see this new uniform. I wish we’d go with a blue uni, but obviously, we’re fading blue out, which I think is wack.
I hope it’s more silver than gray and doesn’t end up looking like those Dallas Mavericks jerseys they used once before they realized how horrid they looked.
And I do like Nike still, but they need to chill and not go overboard. We don’t have to be like Oregon and be their testing lab. It was bad enough seeing those awful yellow shoes on the lax boys when they got ousted by Maryland.
Dedicated Syracuse Orange, New York Yankees, New York Jets, New York Knicks and New York Rangers fan. Riding and dying with 'em.
Light Gray/Silver
should be the new home uni (see OSU) and orange will still be the road uni. Personally, I don’t like and I don’t think anyone else here much does either, but a couple of things to keep in mind.
1) Reading the yahoo article, the Purdue change is brought up. A lot of traditionalists hated it, but a lot of others liked/loved it.
2) The Purdue players loved it. It’s on record that Oregon football gets players they might not otherwise get because the kids love the crazy uniforms and all the mix and match.
I don’t like the Nike-ification of uniforms. Hate it, for the most part actually. I still think that the old Hartford Whalers green sweaters and the NJ Devils green and red look were spiffy. I even admit to liking the old Houston Astros horizontal striped yellow/orange/brown/black jerseys. But others probably hated them when they first came out.
Anyway, to end the digression: If the kids love them, and it makes the difference between getting a coveted five star player and not getting him, well, the kid may be shallow, but let him be shallow and I’ll learn to cope with the change since I want to see wins more than I want to be a stick in the mud about the uniform change.
We will not rest until we see these capitalist octopuses annihilated.
-Che Marrone
No
And to be more specific, **** no.
'Cuse 2010, Michigan 2012
by Orange22 on Jan 19, 2012 2:34 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Really Nike? Your going to make us wear gray vs Georgetown(sucks)?
A Georgetown degree is life's technical foul. - H/T HoyaSuxa
Jim Boeheim is Mick Jagger of college basketball. He gets cooler as he gets older. - Jay Wright
If they look good
I’ll be for them. If they look bad, I’ll be against them.
Hard for me to come up with a different opinion than that.
We were one of the first schools
that Nike rolled out the new slim-fitting uniforms for—it was like us, Ohio State, Florida, and someone else—and now everyone’s wearing those and the old loose-fitting, spaghetti-strap uniforms look kind of silly and I don’t think anyone’s calling for us to go back.
This is different because it’s a color change and I for one think it will be an unmitigated disaster, but you never know.
It's the most bullshit thing I've seen in thirty years.
It was Nike's System of Dress...
or as Paul Lukas called it, Frocks for Jocks, because he thought the shorts were so baggy that they resembled dresses. And the other school you’re missing is Kentucky.
I want to see how they look before I outright bash the jerseys. As for looking like Georgetown: I think the orange on the jerseys will stand out too much that we’ll avoid any complete Hoya resemblance.
At the end of the day, as long as we beat those dirty dogs, that’s all that matters. We’re 20-0 and this is the main thing we’re worried about. As it stands, that’s pretty damn good.
Dedicated Syracuse Orange, New York Yankees, New York Jets, New York Knicks and New York Rangers fan. Riding and dying with 'em.
by That Guy Mel on Jan 19, 2012 5:18 PM EST up reply actions
VA Tech wearing gray w/ orange trim tonight
I don’t like it, but they’re beating UNC in the second half in them!
If it was easy, I'd be doing it...
blue?
I agree the blue unis are cool looking, but no one seems to remember that we wore them once in the Coleman era on the road and got spanked. We wore the new ones in blue on the road in the devendorf era and we got drubbed. See a pattern? Stop wanting a blue uni. That being said, blue should be a secondary color as usual.
by Dave Dixon on Jan 20, 2012 2:41 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
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