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Postby Come and Take It » Tue Jan 08, 2008 11:00 am

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Postby FWMustang » Tue Jan 08, 2008 11:13 am

I hope you are referring to the bottom picture of Comet. No blue pants.
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Postby defense87 » Tue Jan 08, 2008 11:19 am

Guys this is why we have the problems we have....wrong people making decisions for the wrong reasons.....be smart.....do what every other smart college does......design uniforms that are attractive to the high school kids you are trying to recruit.....they matter; they'll be the ones that will turn this program around......
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Postby Come and Take It » Tue Jan 08, 2008 11:31 am

FWMustang wrote:I hope you are referring to the bottom picture of Comet. No blue pants.


Yeah, I really liked the jersey Comet had, even have a helmet like that at my office.

The blue pants don't bother me at all. I think they look sharp, and for a road uni, I think would be cool.
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Postby KnuckleStang » Tue Jan 08, 2008 11:33 am

defense87 wrote:Guys this is why we have the problems we have....wrong people making decisions for the wrong reasons.....be smart.....do what every other smart college does......design uniforms that are attractive to the high school kids you are trying to recruit.....they matter; they'll be the ones that will turn this program around......


Not sure I agree with you, cause I'm not sure what you're saying. Unless you are saying we shouldn't have changed the unis from the classic national championsip uniforms. Old school uniforms do not deter recruits. Tell that to LSU and Ohio St. and especially Penn St., who haven't changed their unis since Warren Van Buren was president. I agree with DickerJames, there are some things a coach should not be able to touch.
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Postby me@smu » Tue Jan 08, 2008 11:34 am

Honestly, I just don't care what it looks like anymore...I am just getting sick of completely new uniforms every year.
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Postby Longtime » Tue Jan 08, 2008 12:19 pm

Love the mockups posted by Rayburn. The red helmets of the Hayden Fry era with the shoulder stripes of the Meredith era.

If we don't go back to the classic, Pony Express-era unis, I wouldn't mind something like this. A traditional look, but still new and different.

I DO NOT want to see us go with something addidas has designed to appeal to 14 year olds. Like someone said, it's not like we even try to sell our jerseys. In addition to the bookstore, you can buy a replica jersey on mustanglockerroom that looks even less like the real thing.
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Postby KnuckleStang » Tue Jan 08, 2008 12:33 pm

Longtime wrote:I DO NOT want to see us go with something addidas has designed to appeal to 14 year olds.


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Postby SMUtrojanFAN » Tue Jan 08, 2008 12:52 pm

KnuckleStang wrote:
defense87 wrote:Guys this is why we have the problems we have....wrong people making decisions for the wrong reasons.....be smart.....do what every other smart college does......design uniforms that are attractive to the high school kids you are trying to recruit.....they matter; they'll be the ones that will turn this program around......


Not sure I agree with you, cause I'm not sure what you're saying. Unless you are saying we shouldn't have changed the unis from the classic national championsip uniforms. Old school uniforms do not deter recruits. Tell that to LSU and Ohio St. and especially Penn St., who haven't changed their unis since Warren Van Buren was president. I agree with DickerJames, there are some things a coach should not be able to touch.

I think he's trying to say it's important that the players love what they're wearing since it creates a sense of pride. Recruits will also want something that looks cool, but I don't know if our 80s retro uni's will do that. I think programs like UT, LSU, Penn St. have high visibility which makes any uniform "cool." I will say, when Pete Carroll came to USC he changed the jerseys back to the John McKay era threads. It was a nice change, but no big deal.
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Postby GOOSE-1995 » Tue Jan 08, 2008 1:20 pm

Agree...Need to bring the old uniforms back (white and royal blue).
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Postby expony18 » Tue Jan 08, 2008 1:22 pm

how about this?

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Postby FWMustang » Tue Jan 08, 2008 1:45 pm

when you start appealing to the fashion trends of 18-year-olds is when you get the red Jets replica uniforms. I say come up with something catchy yet traditional and stick with it.

If you look at the teams that are adidas, I don't think we have anything to worry about.

Nebraska, Tennessee, Arkansas, Notre Dame, Kansas, <gulp> A&M, Wisconsin, Miami, UCLA, Michigan
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Postby Bergermeister » Tue Jan 08, 2008 2:39 pm

Peruna wrote:White helmet.
BLUE Mustang.
Blue facemask.
Blue jerseys.

What is wrong with you?
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Postby Bergermeister » Tue Jan 08, 2008 2:39 pm

Peruna wrote:White helmet.
BLUE Mustang.
Blue facemask.
Blue jerseys.

What is wrong with you?
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Postby me@smu » Tue Jan 08, 2008 2:53 pm

expony18 wrote:how about this?

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