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Tar Heels New Aerographic Design
The Tar Heel men’s basketball team unveiled the new jersey design for the 2011-12 season. While the front of the jerseys are essentially unchanged, the back features an aerographic design that incorporates the Old Well, the University’s iconic landmark, the outline of the state of North Carolina and a basketball.
The Carolina basketball uniform is a classic so I don’t want them to mess with it too much but I’m always down for a new jersey design. This feels a little commercial but I’ll reserve my final judgement until I see them on the court. Go Heels!
Also, as a bonus treat, here is a new link to their 2011-2012 yearbook… 211 pages of Tar Heel basketball heaven.
New Uni Changes for NCAA Football 2011
Showtime and I are big fans of all things sports team branding and especially uniform changes. So with each new sporting season we always eagerly devour any and all news regarding the subject. However with the advent of Oregon’s (or should I say Nike’s?) different uni for every game mantra and the NCAA easing back on some rule restrictions from the past, the NCAA Football changes are wide spread, crazy, dramatic and in some cases totally unnecessary. In short, its waaaay too much for us to keep up with. Thankfully Paul Lukas over at Uni-Watch has a PHD in Uni changes and has documented a plethora of changes for the 2011 season. We’ve already pointed out some of the more dramatic changes (Arizona St for example) but be sure to check out the link for Paul’s list of changes complete with ever so helpful pics at the following LINK
A couple of points of interest:
- Maryland has totally gone insane. They have seemingly more uni-combinations then games this next season. I suppose Under Armor is making them the Oregon of the East or something. To top it off they have a while helmet that is embellished with gray turtle print…
- The matte finish helmet option was really cool when VT did it with their black alternates but now it seems like every school is sporting black alternates, three helmets and a bunch of them are matte. Its still cool and all but now verplayed. Of particular interest though is Wyoming which has a matte brown alternate helmet with a brown logo!!! That’s right folks, brown on brown. It looks like they will wear brown uni’s and pants with it too…guess they can call for their fans to have a brown-out…not even the Cleveland Browns wear that much brown…
- ASU, not content to go the almost now standard route of three helmets will have four helmets and a possibility of at least 64 different jersey combinations (someone needs to be stopped when your number of uni options is larger than the number of teams participating in March Madness). In order to keep up with all the possibilities you can check out the “ASU Uni Builder“….
- Be very careful if you decide to watch the Bosie St vs Georgia match up on September 3rd (Featuring the helmet pictured above) much in the same way you would be careful when watching an eclipse. Why? Just check out the links to the Uni’s on Paul’s page and don’t tell me I didn’t warn you….
Wizards New Look
We at droppin are always up for a new uni change or logo change in the world of sports so its a little odd that this one slipped through the cracks. Earlier in May the Washington Wizards took a step back to their “violent” past by unveiling new logos and uni’s. I say “violent” past because the colors and logos are obviously a callback to the awesome Bullets jerseys from the past. However the bullets were of course deemed to violent and DC franchise was changed to the WNBA-ish Wizards.
Anywho in this case retro is good and I give the overhaul a big two thumbs up. See Utah Jazz, this is how you bring a dose of the past back…
Sparky takes a backseat new ASU uniforms
Nike has also updated the ASU uniforms. The two biggest differences are: the all black set & replacing Sparky on the helmet with a pitchfork. The prongs of the pitchfork represent winning, integrity and scholarship. Sparky still will be featured on the helmet, but at the back base. As an AZ native, I like the new helmet but not sure about the all black set. Too often, teams look to black as an alternate but more often, it comes off as generic and lazy.
The introduction of a font called “Sun Devil Bold,” which will go on uniforms, hats, shirts and other merchandise. ASU worked with Nike in creating the uniform design, which were showcased in three football color patterns: All white, all black and the traditional maroon jerseys and gold pants. ASU typically brings in $1 million in merchandise revenue. With the new look, university officials expect it to double within the next couple years. Within minutes of the launch, outlets on campus stocked their shelves with the new gear.
New Washington State Football Uniforms
Nike has designed new uniforms for all Washington State sports. Athletic director Bill Moos said the decision to go with Nike across the board, and create a true uniform look for every sport, was about establishing an identity. So Moos set about to create a standard crimson and return gray to an actual gray, not a shade of silver. It’s not maroon, not an odd shade of red, but what he calls a true Cougar crimson. The uniforms honor the past, live in the present and create the future, Moos said. It’s about keeping the tradition, including the Cougar head, while updating the look and feel of the uniforms to give the athletes that sizzle factor, enticing 17-year-olds to come to Washington State while paying homage to the legends of the past.
Looks like they are going after Oregon with the number of uni combinations they can use but you know me, I always appreciate the effort to put out a new and updated look, especially when the existing look is stale and outdated. I also believe that a new look can breathe life into a program which WSU sorely needs. Good luck Cougars in the next season, and if you don’t have success, at least you’ll look good.
TCU unveils new uniforms
I’m sad to see the Pro Combat unis not be adapted full time but this new set doesn’t look too bad. I can’t really see the pants from this view so that could make or break this set but it does look clean so far. I think they should match the fonts on the helmet with the numbers for a more uniform look (get it? …UNIFORM look… nevermind). They did drop the frog from the helmet which is fine by me but if they go to the rose bowl again, where will they put the rose?
What we gonna do right here is go back…
Waaaay back….back into time!
Wanna take a trip down memory lane? Be sure to check out Complex’s “25 best sneakers worn in college history” for a glimpse at some of the greatest kicks from yesteryear. Follow the link for more:
Return of the AFL
This season marks the 50th anniversary for 8 of the old AFL teams including the Oakland Raiders. The NFL will celebrate these anniversaries this season during “Legacy Games”. During one home and away game, former AFL teams will meet head-to-head while wearing their throwback uniforms. The Raiders will play the Chargers on the Monday Night Football opener (Sept. 14th).
The Raiders will rock their uniforms from the 1963 season: White (away) jersey featuring silver numbers outlined in black; silver helmet with original Raiders logo. Click the link below to see all eight teams.
NFL will celebrate 50th anniversary season of American Football League
The cat is out of the bag
The Lions new logo was leaked on the NFL store recently. Not a dramatic change so I wonder why it was changed at all. I don’t hate the Lion’s new look but it is not that great either. The link below has a few other images to look at.
Lions to change logo? – Page 7 – MotownSports.com Message Board
Memphis opts against flying the FedEx flag
Memphis was going to wear a FedEx colorway but then thought better of it. Orange is a natural color for a tiger but not when your school colors are blue and white. This is too much. Good choice Tigers.
Memphis opts against flying the FedEx flag – The Dagger – NCAA Hoops – Rivals.com
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