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ponyte wrote:I think we looked like a Houston team. Not bad just not innovative. Many teams have color matching helmets, jerseys and even pants.
What I like, is we are experimenting with the best looks from our past. We are not doing bizarre combinations like Maryland or Oregon.
We take the helmets from the Fry era, jerseys from the Pony Express era and match them with the present era. I like that. We are giving kids options in the uniforms and honoring our past.
Some folks have issues that jones doesn't honor our past or traditions. Yet, this year, he has done something few teams have done and that is to take the traditions and glory form our past uniforms and present them to his team and us the fans. How many of us have longed for Pony Express jerseys. The Jerry Levis era helmets? Now, we are getting them and all we can do is whine about it.
We are not dreaming up uniforms that look like Max Factor and Andy Warhol were collaborating to make the most pop art uniform ever. We are experimenting with the best from our past and trying to find how to best incorporate that past with the present.
It may not be aesthetically pleasing, but at least we are acknowledging our past and trying to honor it as we move forward.
Rayburn wrote:ponyte wrote:I think we looked like a Houston team. Not bad just not innovative. Many teams have color matching helmets, jerseys and even pants.
What I like, is we are experimenting with the best looks from our past. We are not doing bizarre combinations like Maryland or Oregon.
We take the helmets from the Fry era, jerseys from the Pony Express era and match them with the present era. I like that. We are giving kids options in the uniforms and honoring our past.
Some folks have issues that jones doesn't honor our past or traditions. Yet, this year, he has done something few teams have done and that is to take the traditions and glory form our past uniforms and present them to his team and us the fans. How many of us have longed for Pony Express jerseys. The Jerry Levis era helmets? Now, we are getting them and all we can do is whine about it.
We are not dreaming up uniforms that look like Max Factor and Andy Warhol were collaborating to make the most pop art uniform ever. We are experimenting with the best from our past and trying to find how to best incorporate that past with the present.
It may not be aesthetically pleasing, but at least we are acknowledging our past and trying to honor it as we move forward.
Well said.
I was going to add further thoughts, but none are needed.
PoconoPony wrote:If we are really looking for our roots then dump our current hideous Nike red and actually use the Harvard red wine color and more subdued Yale blue. Together they would give us a great look and unique instant identification rather than looking just like Nebraska, Wisconsin, North Carolina State, Houston,...etc. and everyone else who Nike or Adidas deems to use exactly the same red and blue.
ponyte wrote:I think we looked like a Houston team. Not bad just not innovative. Many teams have color matching helmets, jerseys and even pants.
What I like, is we are experimenting with the best looks from our past. We are not doing bizarre combinations like Maryland or Oregon.
We take the helmets from the Fry era, jerseys from the Pony Express era and match them with the present era. I like that. We are giving kids options in the uniforms and honoring our past.
Some folks have issues that jones doesn't honor our past or traditions. Yet, this year, he has done something few teams have done and that is to take the traditions and glory form our past uniforms and present them to his team and us the fans. How many of us have longed for Pony Express jerseys. The Jerry Levis era helmets? Now, we are getting them and all we can do is whine about it.
We are not dreaming up uniforms that look like Max Factor and Andy Warhol were collaborating to make the most pop art uniform ever. We are experimenting with the best from our past and trying to find how to best incorporate that past with the present.
It may not be aesthetically pleasing, but at least we are acknowledging our past and trying to honor it as we move forward.
PonyKris89 wrote:ponyte wrote:I think we looked like a Houston team. Not bad just not innovative. Many teams have color matching helmets, jerseys and even pants.
What I like, is we are experimenting with the best looks from our past. We are not doing bizarre combinations like Maryland or Oregon.
We take the helmets from the Fry era, jerseys from the Pony Express era and match them with the present era. I like that. We are giving kids options in the uniforms and honoring our past.
Some folks have issues that jones doesn't honor our past or traditions. Yet, this year, he has done something few teams have done and that is to take the traditions and glory form our past uniforms and present them to his team and us the fans. How many of us have longed for Pony Express jerseys. The Jerry Levis era helmets? Now, we are getting them and all we can do is whine about it.
We are not dreaming up uniforms that look like Max Factor and Andy Warhol were collaborating to make the most pop art uniform ever. We are experimenting with the best from our past and trying to find how to best incorporate that past with the present.
It may not be aesthetically pleasing, but at least we are acknowledging our past and trying to honor it as we move forward.
And PoconoPony stated...
"If we are really looking for our roots then dump our current hideous Nike red and actually use the Harvard red wine color and more subdued Yale blue. Together they would give us a great look and unique instant identification rather than looking just like Nebraska, Wisconsin, North Carolina State, Houston,...etc. and everyone else who Nike or Adidas deems to use exactly the same red and blue"
Well said PonyTE and PoconoPony !
I applaud SMU opening up the Uniform play book!
And If we are going to continue wearing Red, use the correct Harvard color without stupid shoulder stripes, and yes as pointed out earlier in the thread, go with the old classic Khaki Pants! The Khaki pants are classy and differentiate SMU from all other NCAA Unis. And of course, I love our classic blues.
We have the best damn colors and logo in college football, we have a lot of great options.
BIGHORSE wrote:The red hats would have looked good with the blue jerseys, but once again
june gave us the middle finger.
'Southpony: "I was watching steelers game this weekend, and I saw the packers do this earlier. Khaki pants. Didn't we (SMU) wear those back in the Doak days? ..."