PHOTOS: Syracuse Basketball Nike Hyper Elite Platinum Uniform
by Sean Keeley on Jan 25, 2012 11:00 AM EST
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PrintJust sat through what I can best describe as a basketball performance art piece to introduce the new Nike Hyper Elite Platinum uniforms. Here's the new Syracuse Orange "platinum" uni.
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These jerseys ain't got no alibi
They’re ugly.
by the Cobras on Jan 25, 2012 12:03 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
They're not that bad
I could get behind them. I think the pic on the syracuse.com site looked better though. The dude in the Cuse jersey looks like he just busted out of a maximun security prison. lol
by YankeeMePleeze on Jan 25, 2012 1:55 PM EST up reply actions
NO, NO, NO
F-You Nike!!! GOD, STRIKE ME DOWN IF I’M EVER CAUGHT ADMIRING THIS CRAP!!!!!
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.
Kentuckys looks better
There is too much grey (gray?) How come no white? Piping? Outline etc?
I dig our white unis, and I did the the grey, just not so much. Why grey numbers on grey jersey.
by OrangeinJersey on Jan 25, 2012 11:03 AM EST reply actions
Ignoring the gray
I love the Cuse across the front. The block S on the back. Wish they made the top of the back look like the top of the Dome. And I’m guessing the single star on the back is for out NT.
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by theNYsportsguy on Jan 25, 2012 11:04 AM EST reply actions
Also
they should have added the color shift from Oregon’s Rose bowl jersey in the number.
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
by theNYsportsguy on Jan 25, 2012 11:04 AM EST up reply actions
Also x2
I will own a pair of those shoes when they go on sale.
A Georgetown degree is life's technical foul. - H/T HoyaSuxa
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by theNYsportsguy on Jan 25, 2012 11:06 AM EST up reply actions
From that pic, I don’t hate it quite as much as I did from the SU Athletics pic. But… hopefully this is a very short-term thing. Like only that one game.
Never argue with an idiot. They'll bring you down to their level and then beat you with experience.
Nike nation?
Oregon’s football team has so many different combinations for uniforms. They can’t put in enough effort for every other school they sponsor? They are all the same uniforms, just a different name on the front and color on the sides.
Nike's CEO is an Oregon grad.
Much like Under Armor’s is a Terp.
That’s what they get the gold package.
The 'Cuse is in tha house, oh my God oh my God.
by StrawHatGuy on Jan 25, 2012 11:07 AM EST up reply actions
I knew that, but
they should also develop unique uniforms, not a “cookie cutter” type that doesn’t distinguish the identity of the school properly with the only difference being accent colors and the name on the front.
by TheRuss9585 on Jan 25, 2012 11:25 AM EST up reply actions
Dont like
Don’t want to come across like an old man yelling at kids for being on the lawn, but I don’t like the uniform.
1- hate the use of gray. Not only is gray not one of the school’s colors, it is the color of our hated rival Georgetown. For some reason, Nike has decided to use Gray instead of black as an accent color for uniforms and I think it is ridiculous. I didn’t like when SU added gray to uniforms a few years ago because it looks like duct tape, and I don’t like it now.
2- “Cuse”. The name of the school is “Syracuse” and not “’Cuse”. The front of the Jersey should always say “Syracuse”. I will even accept “Orange” but don’t even like that. Missouri sometimes wears a jersey that says “Mizzou” and I think it is kind of tacky. I am fine if ‘Cuse is on the shorts or the back of the jersey, but not on the front.
3- Satin. I am sure that the actual uniform is even shiny-er in person that in the picture. Not sure what the point of that is. Will probably like ridiculous on the court
5- Nike Aerographics Panel. The logo thing on the back is about designers never actual watching a basketball game. It might look great in person up close but looks awful from afar and on tv. Looks like a big sweat stain on the back.
6- looks exactly the same as all the other teams. Nike likes to have identical templates that they can just swap out colors and team names. Can’t wait for teams to have uniforms that just say “Home” and “Away” (although Syracuse would never need the later)
The crazy thing is that I like the simplicity of the jersey. Change “cuse” to “syracuse”, change gray to white, and I might I like it
Syracuse class of '99. Twitter profile: @eric_theorange
Do that
and you basically have the current home jersey
We will not rest until we see these capitalist octopuses annihilated.
-Che Marrone
Which there was
nothing wrong with in the first place.
+1
on all 6 points.
Heres an idea… use the same design – white instead of grey. break out the late 80s/early 90s cursive writing. Done. That would look sweet
"orange" vs "syracuse" on jersey
FYI (and i see that complaint A LOT), in all of sports, just about every one with probably a few exceptions, the team’s home city is on the away uniform so that the home crowd knows where they are from (dating back to when people had score boards that simply said home and away on them). And the home uniform always has the team nickname on it, because well fuck, it should be somewhere, and the home fans already know where they are from.
by erethangbagel on Jan 25, 2012 11:36 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
is Georgetown still technically your most hated rival?
seems like this is just part of the whole ACC transition. I mean you won’t see UNC in gray.
High fives only on three pointers.
by TheYellofAllYells on Jan 25, 2012 12:34 PM EST up reply actions
Georgetown could get busted down to D3
And they’d still be Syracuse’s most hated rival.
"If I ain't gonna be part of the greatest, I gotta be the greatest myself." Busta Rhymes
by FeloniousPhunk on Jan 25, 2012 12:38 PM EST up reply actions 6 recs
And the creases down the front
If they only had pleats, they’d look like cutoff Dockers.
If it was easy, I'd be doing it...
It could be worse
although I’m not sure how.
Also, when did red become an accent color for UConn? WTF…
We will not rest until we see these capitalist octopuses annihilated.
-Che Marrone
i remember it used to be much more
they’re old jerseys had letter that i thought were outlined in red
Just like Crazy Otto...
Yeah, those shoes are niiiice
Is this your homework, Larry?
by Schooled You on Jan 25, 2012 1:00 PM EST up reply actions
I HATE THESE
I don’t care if it is just for one game and I don’t care if it is just business, these uniforms suck. Bring back the Orange that inspired my name/lifestyle.
I BLEED ORANGE!
"I'm in a Syracuse State Of Mind"
http://www.syracusestateofmind.wordpress.com/
and blue.
The 'Cuse is in tha house, oh my God oh my God.
by StrawHatGuy on Jan 25, 2012 11:11 AM EST up reply actions
Fortunately
I don’t think they’re meant to replace anything.
I don’t get what’s up with the “ditch the blue” campaign though. Curious to know if this is something that’s coming from somewhere within the school itself or Nike putting a bug in someone’s ear saying “Navy blue is a boring color, it must go.”
We will not rest until we see these capitalist octopuses annihilated.
-Che Marrone
I’m betting Nike, and I also bet five years down the line, it will be “Navy is such an ‘in’ color. Ditch the orange.”
Ha!
I can see the navy part, but not the orange part. Stupid Nike.
We will not rest until we see these capitalist octopuses annihilated.
-Che Marrone
There was an actual press release from the School
a few years back about ditching the blue and adding more silver/gray.
This was the best reference a quick google could come up with:
http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=404521
I had a similar thought
The DOC is well known as trying to always be on the cutting edge when it comes to marketing his teams. Unis are a key marketing tool, so he’s just going with the trends, which was especially easy since blue was never an “official” school color. I like the orange/blue combo, but I see where he’s coming from. Accent colors are out. School colors with black/white/gray are in. I get it.
What I will absolutely not stand for is, when accent colors come back into fashion, the DOC trying to replace the blue with somthign new…like purple. I’ll personally assassinate him if he tries some BS like that.
"If I ain't gonna be part of the greatest, I gotta be the greatest myself." Busta Rhymes
by FeloniousPhunk on Jan 25, 2012 11:46 AM EST up reply actions
I just can't get past the fact...
They’re f#cking gray! Aside from the whole thing about our biggest rival…they’re f#cking gray! We’re a team named after a color…and it’s NOT f@cking GRAY!
Gawd awful!
Looks like they put Gators
on the front of the Florida uniforms.
What a train wreck.
We will not rest until we see these capitalist octopuses annihilated.
-Che Marrone
If these unis were white and regular Orange instead of neon
I would absolutely love them. I love everything about the design, from the ‘Cuse to the block S on the back. The color down the side is cool, and they’re actually shockingly SIMPLE. Which is a really good thing.
Colors suck. Design is awesome.
http://cusepulp.blogspot.com/
Thanks for the update
Fucking hideous unis though. Thanks alot Nike. I fucking hate you more than I used to
Fat Scoop
Why’d we get that guy and UK got a guy that looks like a basketball player?? /conspiracy
Maybe he can come play some linebacker for us…
~K
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by Kurupt on Jan 25, 2012 11:15 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Florida's guy
was much heavier. Be glad we didnt get him
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by Sean Keeley on Jan 25, 2012 12:37 PM EST up reply actions
Don't hate the grey...
…or at least not as much as I anticipated.
What really bugs me is the CUSE text on the chest (have never been a fan of ‘ORANGE’ on the home jerseys, either). The uniforms should say ‘SYRACUSE’ – period. Anything else should be reserved for fan gear.
by mmahern on Jan 25, 2012 11:17 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
"orange" vs. "syracuse" on jersey
someone else said the same thing above, thought i would share my response;
“FYI (and i see that complaint A LOT), in all of sports, just about every one with probably a few exceptions, the team’s home city is on the away uniform so that the home crowd knows where they are from (dating back to when people had score boards that simply said home and away on them). And the home uniform always has the team nickname on it, because well fuck, it should be somewhere, and the home fans already know where they are from.”
by erethangbagel on Jan 25, 2012 11:40 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
THAT makes sense
imagine, logic ruling the day…
BK: This guy is on fire, he is really smokin'.
KenKo: Oh yeah, Bill? What's he smokin'?
+1
This isn’t a new Syracuse uniform. It’s a new Nike uniform.
"If I ain't gonna be part of the greatest, I gotta be the greatest myself." Busta Rhymes
by FeloniousPhunk on Jan 25, 2012 11:50 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
'Cuse?
I’m a traditionalist – never cared for calling SYRACUSE “Cuse”. To me it’s one more indication of the ESPNization of sports. When I was at Syracuse in the late 70’s we were the Orangemen of Syracuse, not ‘Cuse. The uni is ugly. If they lose while wearing this I will find Phil Knight and torture him. The kicks rock though. I’d like a pair, preferably low cut rather than high tops.
We are
wearing them on February 22nd against South Florida (according to a Nike Press Release), no reason to freak out people. It’s just one game.
by Quint Stevenson on Jan 25, 2012 11:25 AM EST reply actions
As a colorblind person (R+G, R+B)...
I can get on board with a gray uniform and there are certain parts of this that I like but as a whole this is total garbage. What designer thought gray piled on gray with some shiny gray and orange accents would be a god idea? I am relieved that we won’t be wearing gray and blue as some had initially feared… for obvious reasons.
A new form of fugly
Maybe nike+ugly=nugly?
by all-orange on Jan 25, 2012 11:35 AM EST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
Is Nike Switching up our Orange???
My girlfriend (a newly appointed Cuse fan) pointed out when we debuted the new court that Syracuse’s new court looked like University of Texas’. Don’t know what I think about the grey Unis, but with that being said it looks like Nike is shifting Syracuse to more of a Texas Burnt Orange. The Florida jersey behind us looks more like a traditional Orange than ours which seems washed out. yuck.
by Quint Stevenson on Jan 25, 2012 11:36 AM EST reply actions
I don't think so
The orange on the hoops court still looks very Orangey to me. I think they may have shifted to something with a slightly more red undertone than yellow undertone so it’s not quite so safety orange, but I don’t see it getting muted or brown undertones ala Texas.
We will not rest until we see these capitalist octopuses annihilated.
-Che Marrone
orange
i thought it was a much brighter orange than we currently have. maybe the gray makes it look that way, but it almost seems like a highlighter orange, and i am dissapoint.
by erethangbagel on Jan 25, 2012 11:42 AM EST up reply actions
yeah,
it’s less saturated, maybe not burnt, but not a true halloween Orange like Syracuse should have.
by Quint Stevenson on Jan 25, 2012 11:43 AM EST up reply actions
This orange actually looks even less burnt orange than usual.
It’s certainly not the right orange.
'Cuse 2010, Michigan 2012
USF game is the only remaining game NOT NATIONALLY TELEVISED
So why pick this game to “showcase” the new unis?
'91 SU alumnus
I think you've answered yuor own question
Why put these hideous things on national tv?
F#&% the Big East
by dacj501 on Jan 25, 2012 11:40 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I wonder
who picked the game: Nike or the athletic department. If it was the department, I think maybe it could show how much they don’t like these uniforms.
Let's hope so :-)
We will not rest until we see these capitalist octopuses annihilated.
-Che Marrone
by jpb531 on Jan 25, 2012 11:45 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Wow, I am an idiot
I spent a minute trying to figure out what that meant. I must need more coffee.
I'm not a fan of the "aerographic"
or whatever the bleep Nike calls the cut out design on the back, but the I have to say I like the big block ‘S’ on the back of this one much better than the mish-mash that’s the design on the current jerseys. Might be the only redeeming feature of them.
We will not rest until we see these capitalist octopuses annihilated.
-Che Marrone
They are not that bad.
I enjoy them somewhat.
My only quibble is the lettering on the front. I wish they did it in some other color then grey to make it stand out more. Maybe Orange with a white outline.
Todd burgon has been found, modeling for nike all these years
You keep chanting one more year, I thought college was four years
by PointBlankPeriodPeriod on Jan 25, 2012 11:45 AM EST reply actions
We
should have rocked these at MSG. Not a road game, not a home game, a neutral court grey jersey, if you will…
by Quint Stevenson on Jan 25, 2012 11:45 AM EST reply actions
I don't mind the gray
so much as the shade of orange. Maybe it was just the picture quality, but it looks more like highlighter orange than Syracuse orange.
"If I ain't gonna be part of the greatest, I gotta be the greatest myself." Busta Rhymes
by FeloniousPhunk on Jan 25, 2012 11:48 AM EST reply actions
As long as it's worn rarely, as an alternate jersey
They’re not the worst unis I’ve ever seen in my life.
Not horrible.
Really not that bad, actually.
Okay, I like them. THERE I SAID IT.
I actually don't mind these. They're all right. Really.
It’s not a bad jersey. But if we have to go with ’Cuse on the jerseys, Nike should have at least made the “S” orange to give it a little more flavor.
Really, these uniforms are for younger fans, not old codgers who are mostly concerned with not changing. If it’s for one game, meh. And if your Georgetown fan friend (who is a terrible person, I’d assume) decides to rag on you about the Orange wearing a jersey that looks a little too much like his favorite team, simply tell him that you root for the better squad – and always have.
Dedicated Syracuse Orange, New York Yankees, New York Jets, New York Knicks and New York Rangers fan. Riding and dying with 'em.
There should be a law
All “alternate” unis must be throwbacks. I’m just turned 30, so I’m not a super old-timer. But the throwbacks with “Syracuse” in script on the front are effin’ sweet.
"If I ain't gonna be part of the greatest, I gotta be the greatest myself." Busta Rhymes
by FeloniousPhunk on Jan 25, 2012 11:56 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
As long as they leave the ass hugging shorts behind
I’m all for the return of the “Syracuse in script” unis. Loved them. I can’t remember if they were wearing those when I went to my first game or not.
We will not rest until we see these capitalist octopuses annihilated.
-Che Marrone
Sooo
Nike gets to save a TON of money on materials since now they buy the same color material for EVERY team. Money sucks (when you aren’t the one making it)
pathetic money grab by Nike and all of these schools which allow them to be so blatant. Pretty soon every school will have mostly the same uni.
What the hell is this crap?
Checked with the oranges in training; they share this sentiment, so it’s apparently not an age thing. Pure WTF.
I'll be excited to watch
this new Georgetown CUSE team I seeing so many pictures for….
.
.
.
WHAT THE FLYING FUCK!?!?!??!?!?!?!?
Go Orange(men)!
anyone else
notice that Orange looks more like Tennessee’s than our? bring back these unis:
http://www.rankopedia.com/CandidatePix/1050.gif
nah carmelo just insisted on a braid mullet
complete with baby fat on an 18-year old. classy
BK: This guy is on fire, he is really smokin'.
KenKo: Oh yeah, Bill? What's he smokin'?
my bet is KrisJo will be the first to rock the shoes.
and on a side note Fab just tweeted for the first time since last saturday.
and i quote “Who doesn’t like a movie with a happy ending?!”
seems optimistic. fingers crossed.
Cuse fan in ACC country.
BARF.
Throw them in the trash. Tell Nike to f**k off and stop trying to fix what aint broken.
so are we even beholden to wear these uniforms?
I dont really get how this whole relationship works. I dont see any way a clothing manufacturer can force a schools athletics department to wear a certain uniform representing the school. I would imagine they would have the final say on all team uni’s???
Or is this more like the “fall lineup” that auto manufacturers put out every year? Like, heres the new car we made if you want to buy it?
I guess I dont understand how this whole uni thing works. Someone can explain?
Not sure
But I’d guess that someone in the athletics department feels that they have to wear them and picked the USF game to do so since it’s the only one not getting national coverage. That should be a clue as to how they feel about wearing “platinum” colored uniforms.
We will not rest until we see these capitalist octopuses annihilated.
-Che Marrone
I'm sure its all in the contract
Nike gives the university deep, deep discounts on their top shelf products and, in addition to obviously wearing those products, SU has to put up with the yearly “cutting edge” uniform atrocity.
Say what you want about Nike, their design choices or their business practices. Their product is always top quality. It might seem small, but that’s the kind of thing that gives Syracuse an edge over, say, Maryland. What teenage basketball player doesn’t want a virtually unlimited supply of Nike’s best gear for free?
"If I ain't gonna be part of the greatest, I gotta be the greatest myself." Busta Rhymes
by FeloniousPhunk on Jan 25, 2012 12:17 PM EST up reply actions
From what I understand,
there is a contract. Nike pays the schools to wear their uniforms. Some where in that contract there is language for shit like this.
by cusetownstomp on Jan 25, 2012 12:43 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
Will Davis & Lang...
…be required to wear these if the lawsuit moves to Onondaga County? If Boeheim is powerful enough to stop all those investigations…
This space for rent
Impossible
We’ll actually win games in the ACC.
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by That Guy Mel on Jan 25, 2012 1:53 PM EST up reply actions
Fugly
I thought we abandoned the ’Cuse BS years ago when Nike first tried to shove it down our throats.
Like the shoes, the rest is just meh.
Orange you glad it's not football season?
by SUMB44 on Jan 25, 2012 12:41 PM EST via Android app reply actions
Gray on gray
I have enough trouble telling Waiters from Scoop and JSouth from Christmas with my crappy espn3 feed. Now I won’t even be able to figure out who is playing from the numbers because they’re camoflage!
Although, in agreement with some other posters, I’d think these uniforms were pretty dope if they were white instead of gray.
If you're going to be stupid, you're going to have to be tough
by FatK44 on Jan 25, 2012 12:44 PM EST via mobile reply actions
@SyracuseU twitter account
about an hour ago, acknowledged how much these are hated and promised they are for only 1 game, so we are making a slight difference with our internet protests :)
I'm pretty sure
that none of the other schools are exactly thrilled about it either. The UNC folks get more uppity about their “Carolina Blue” than we do about our Orange. I can’t wait for the first UNC/Syracuse conference game at the Dome when Syracuse shows up in powder blue and the Tar Heels are in Orange because Nike said so.
(I’m only being half sarcastic here, which is the real tragedy of it all…)
(I’m gonna go cry in a corner now, thanks)
We will not rest until we see these capitalist octopuses annihilated.
-Che Marrone
I'm sure UNC and Duke fans don't like these, either.
You saw how crazy UNC fans got when they had their interlocking “NC” jerseys. (Think Ed Cota.) I doubt they’ll be big fans of these, either. Same with Duke and the “Blue Devils” lettering.
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 25, 2012 1:53 PM EST up reply actions
I'd buy the warm-up jacket
If it were available in blue, white or orange.
We will not rest until we see these capitalist octopuses annihilated.
-Che Marrone
And didn't cost $150
"If I ain't gonna be part of the greatest, I gotta be the greatest myself." Busta Rhymes
by FeloniousPhunk on Jan 25, 2012 2:44 PM EST up reply actions
Awesome
Business Insider has an article.
They like the Orange sneakers at least.
We will not rest until we see these capitalist octopuses annihilated.
-Che Marrone
I'm really hoping the lighting messed with the orange.
Because I do not like the highlighter orange color that seems to be going on here.
These things aren’t great, but we already knew they would be grey, so I was prepared for that part. I know some people don’t like ‘Cuse being on official stuff, but I don’t mind it. I say and write ‘Cuse a lot after all. I guess I’m glad we are only wearing them once.
I like those shoes though.
Clear eyes, full bologna sandwiches!
The lighting in those pictures is all messed up.
The only ones that look remotely normal to me are the close ups.
We will not rest until we see these capitalist octopuses annihilated.
-Che Marrone
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