POLL: What Do You Think Of The New Syracuse Uniforms?
by Sean Keeley on Jan 25, 2012 2:05 PM EST
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Alright, you've seen the new Syracuse Orange Nike Hyper Elite Platinum uniforms and you CLEARLY have an opinion on them.
As for my thoughts, here they are...and I'm doing my very best to separate the fact that Nike just spent a substantial amount of money to fly me to New York and put me up in a hotel room with a shower so fancy that I could have done some old school break-dancing inside of it.
Color
Obviously, not a fan of the fact that the Syracuse Orange are wearing gray, excuse me, platinum. I've had a long-running disdain of our affinity for gray over blue and while I know this has less to do with SU's desire to use gray and more to do with Nike's look, I'd rather we didn't.
But if we are going to do this, then I'm glad the orange still pops. You really need to see it in person because it's bright and it's what catches your eye. So that's good-ish.
Jersey
I'm glad it says Cuse and not Orange, cause that would be double weird. That said, I'd rather it said Syracuse and I'm not a big fan of the apostrophe. Just say Cuse if you're going to say Cuse. We all know it. I do like the little S logo on the neck.
On the back, it looks like we get a giant Block S with the top of the Carrier Dome in the print. I've never been one for these kinds of touches, I prefer a clean look. But it's not too distracting and I think it's better than the current one.
I like the star with the year of the National Title in it. That's a fun touch and drives home that only National Champions wear this. The Nike rep said at the event that they consider these schools "elite."
The piping stuff going on over on the sides? Whatever. It's not my favorite but it's not terrible. I guess I'm just used to it now.
Shorts
They're pretty clean throughout, aside from the side business. There's nothing egregious about them, which is high praise right about now.
Shoes
Dion Waiters and Griffin Hoffmann need to clean themselves up after seeing these things.
I'm not much of a sneaker person but I will say that they definitely add to the uniform as a whole if only because they really drive home the orange burst of color. I hope everyone wears them when they wear this uniform (something tells me they won't have a choice).
As for the socks, I kid you not, the Nike rep said they were the most elite performance socks in the world. So there.
Overall
If you're telling me we have no choice but to wear a gray, excuse me, platinum uniform, then I suppose it could have been much, much worse. At least there is still a LOT of orange throughout. And I think the players are going to like it. They love this kind of stuff.
And hey, if you hate it, take solace in knowing we only have to wear it once. I'm sure SU is hearing your complaints and won't push its luck.
If I had to pick a favorite of all of uniforms presented, I'd actually go with the Baylor Bears one. I'm not entirely sure that's one of their colors, but it really pops. My least favorite was the Duke one, which, much like Duke basketball players, did its perfunctury job but blended into the crowd and seemed rather generic.
So...what say you?
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Those shoes are sick
I like the theme of the jersey, but for the love of god, change the colors!!!!
Is this your homework, Larry?
I think it's likely that all the jerseys are gray or platinum
because they are coinciding the color with the launch of the new style which has a fancy name: platinum.
It seems likely that when the actual jerseys debut next year, they will actually use the school colors as they currently are: white with orange/silver trim and Orange with blue/silver
OK still a little confused
We are only going to wear these once – but they will be our new uniforms in the coming year?
Now, will we get this style uniform, they will be in orange and white for home and away if Im not mistaken? My complaint isnt with the style really at all, its just the colors.
I gotta say, I liked the blue uni’s we rocked a couple times before they were retired. It was WIERD, but this platinum color is just generically awful.
You wonder what goes on inside peoples heads sometimes. College athletics ALWAYS identify with school colors. My problem isn’t with the design or shoes (which are nice?…new shoes all look the same to me), but with the platinum color. To not make the school colors (ORANGE AND BLUE – YES DESPITE WHAT THE ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT “SAYS” THOSE ARE THE OFFICIAL SCHOOL COLORS) the primary colors defies logic.
The grammerian in me...
notices that the apostrophe is backward!
Ordinary, I'd vote "kill it with fire"
But it’s just one game, so I’ll leave it be. Just don’t lose to USF.
Then we'll all know what to do ...
http://cusepulp.blogspot.com/
by Lots of Pulp on Jan 25, 2012 2:23 PM EST up reply actions
There is no “just one game.” They wouldn’t go through the trouble for just one game. They may not end up staying grey, but you can bet that these will be the new unis.
cuse wore blue uni's once
lost to kentucky. never wore them again
by Rich Pageant on Jan 25, 2012 2:53 PM EST up reply actions
i was at that ND game....
we should never wear blue again.
Best unlucky jersey in sports, period.
"I spent 90 percent of my money on women and drink. The rest I wasted!"
Research time....
somebody find out when (if ever) SU has not worn white for a home hoops game in the Dome.
Didnt they wear blue vs mizzou at home? The year gmac stole the ball and drilled a shot at half time?
You keep chanting one more year, I thought college was four years
by PointBlankPeriodPeriod on Jan 25, 2012 2:26 PM EST up reply actions
I like'd the
Blues jerseys so much better, but I know how that game went and I’m sure we’ll never see them again..unfortunately.
Reading those posts makes me hate them even more...too bad they havent been relevant for so long, its really made the rivalry feel less significant
Uconn has taken the honor from gtown as our main rival
You keep chanting one more year, I thought college was four years
by PointBlankPeriodPeriod on Jan 25, 2012 2:35 PM EST up reply actions
I like that we don't obsess over them.
Every one of their posts will have some comment in the thread that begins a discussion of how much we suck, blah blah blah.
I like how we don’t spend all our time doing the same.
Go Cuse!
by nymetsfan1226 on Jan 25, 2012 5:25 PM EST up reply actions
Just wait until after the ACC jump.
The next generation will not have the hate for them that we have, and that’s really sad.
"I spent 90 percent of my money on women and drink. The rest I wasted!"
There was a generation of SU fans who had massive hate for Colgate
Rivalries change over time. I don’t see a reason someone like Maryland (who’s itching for a true rival in the ACC) can’t replace that. Georgetown just isn’t the all time rival a-la USC/UCLA or Duke/UNC, sorry to say. They’re unique to this current generation of fans, sure, but things change.
reminds me of beautiful girls
when michael rapaport bought a brown diamond and called it champagne
it’s f#ckin grey
by Rich Pageant on Jan 25, 2012 2:45 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Love that flick
“Oh yeah, I heard about this. The tried calling it piss, but weren’t moving too many units… you go out and buy a colored diamond for a girl you’re not even seeing? You’ve been eating retard sandwiches again?”
Looks Like...
They Washed A Black Sock In With Their Whites.
Nothing Is Fool proof if you have the right fools.
I love them
Remember Nike built a football power on uniforms (granted not exclusively based on uniforms). High School prospects love this kind of thing. I think SU should wear them 2-3 times a year, maybe even in one of the annual MSG games
NIKE
Nothing wrong with the style, but does it come in Orange?
Id like to imagine there is a scene much like the one in Elizabethtown that took place between Alec Baldwin and Orlando Bloom taking place at Nike right now with its CEO and head designer.
eh
not a fan of the new uni no way to polish this turd
Bubba Army
by AdirondackOrange on Jan 25, 2012 4:59 PM EST reply actions
Well..
if we can adjust to the ACC, we can adjust to these.
melo
he will be back soon. I know for fact what is going on with melo from a source who works at SU. He was in a class that had a suspected “cheating ring” and they still are investigating what went down. Doesn’t mean he was involved just that it happened in his class. Heard that they are making everyone retake the test so if he passes that melo should be fine but probably will not be able play until the investigation is over just as precaution so there is no way the would be forced to forfeit games.
Platinum Elite?
Why not SOLID GOLD OLDIE
BOOM
by amanda.c.dudley on Jan 25, 2012 8:46 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
All the Same
The thing I hate is that all the platinum jerseys are the same except the side color and arm thing. I want my Orange(men and women) looking original. I do like the ’Cuse on there, but these are still hideous.
Fly, Eagles, fly...down, down the field!
For once, the USF basketball team won't be the ugliest thing on the floor.
Editor and Ombusdman, Voodoo Five, South Florida Bulls SBN Blog
by GarySJ on Jan 25, 2012 9:04 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
And one other rant about uniforms like this...
…how are people supposed to read them? You’ve got multi-tone light gray letters on medium gray background with light orange trim, plus gray background patterns.
The whole reason jersey numbers were invented was so observer could identify which player is which. Can you even identify the team name in most of these?
The NCAA should put a stop to this nonsense by mandating a certain amount of contrast between lettering and jersey color.
Editor and Ombusdman, Voodoo Five, South Florida Bulls SBN Blog
I like em....
….and may buy one….I just really like different jerseys….
My closet is a collection of jerseys that, when I wear them out or to a game, I don’t see someone else with the same one on. It’s kind of like prom dresses for me as fabulous as that sounds.
I have a silver Roy Williams jersey (the safety who couldn’t cover or tackle, but could really hit). an all black Witten, a black with blue lettering Ware, a blue Sherman (Triche?) jersey, a white old school GMAC jersey, a blue classic looking Melo, etc…..And the only one I’ve seen anyone else wear is the blue Sherman – and that was on TV and not in person….
Judging from the comments on here, when/if I buy one of these, I won’t have to worry about seeing anyone else in it…..
Watching UMD/Duke and Mizzou/Ok St tonight
Has made me feel even stronger that we should wear orange jerseys at home, blue on the road and either don’t have white jerseys or wear them as alternates like the Lakers do. I’m a fan of color vs. color.
Anyone else kinda surprised that 1200+ voted on this?
Seems like it was yesterday when there were only 10 comments per article
polls are easy to vote in...
plus a lot of people read this blog but don’t comment all the time
The site does get 500k views a month
If I remember Sean’s “year in review” right.
http://www.syracuserugby.com/
Excuse my Francais,
but, cocksneeze.
That is all.
Born in '87, Orange fan since '86
I guess I made a twitter, follow @StealthTurkey
Colors matter, folks
I don’t care if its one game or no games. To create a jersey in the color of our longtime rival dishonors the rivalry, cheapens our brand, is pretty disrespectful to a majority of our fan base.
…but the cold reality is the minority of the fan base are the ones buying Nike’s apparel, so well done Nike. Looking forward to seeing photos of posers and Justin Bieber wannabes chillin’ in our platinum…not.
by The Invisible Swordsman on Jan 26, 2012 12:28 PM EST reply actions
maybe it's the lighting, but the orange looks washed out
like… TN orange, not Cuse orange.
either way, it’s stupid. Nike fail. Stop trying to make gray happen, Nike!! (said in your best Regina George, of course)
"We don't lose hat and t-shirt games" - Tedy Bruschi
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