Uniform optics

[Sam I Am]

Yeas ago the Dallas Cowboys carefully revised their game uniforms by judging how well did the colors and designs look from the viewing distance of the stadium seating and pressbox. If only SMU had done the same thing with its helmut design and the rest of the array. Let's go back to blue jerseys, red helmuts with white mustang logo.

[MizterTea]

are you crazy foo' !?! - we don't wanna be lookin' like no Stampeeders Canadian Football Team -

...silly rabbit talkin' bout Red Helmets

[This message has been edited by MizterTea (edited 08-08-2003).]

[Hoop Fan]

I don't know about red helmets, but I do agree with the optics point you make. The red pony on the blue looks great up close, but from a distance I really can't tell if the logo is a horse or something else.

[OldPony]

It's a horse.

[Diehard Pony]

Got to agree that it looks great up close, but at a distance it is not easily distinguished. Our running pony has always very distinctive, and very easy to spot...even on a small TV screen.

I'm sure if we start winning nobody will care (including me), but it is a valid point.

[No Cal Pony]

Haven't seen the new versions myself yet, but it looks good in photos. My guess is it doesn't look so obvious from a distance. Maybe they should've put in a white border a la the texans.

Anyway, here's to the Mustangs kicking some butt!

Go Ponies!

[mustangsnake]

What if the horse was outlined in a thin, but noticeable, white line to separate the navy and red?
Go Buster.

[MrMustang1965]

SWEET CHRISTMAS! Someone call the fashion police!

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[DiamondM]

I completely agree that there should be a white line outlining the pony. The eye will not be able to distinguish the shape from a distance with the 2 dark colors.

[Hoop Fan]

What else do we have to talk about, with practice closed and all? By the way, I have the solution: a grey border around the logo to match the pants. Not too bright but would make the horse stand out.

[FloridaMustang]

.who.the.****.cares.

Go Mustangs!

[EastStang]

Someone once told me that Red and Blue are right next to each other on the light frequency table and thus a red on blue is hard to distinguish, particularly in poor lighting. I agree it would have been better with a white outline around the horse. Perhaps next year they'll tweak it a bit.

[GoRedGoBlue]

Correct you are.

Go to your screen settings, and choose a screen saver, the one that allows you to use rolling text...choose BLUE as the background and RED as the letters...it is obnoxious.

The thin white line is probably the best idea.

THE NEW UNIFORMS ARE THROWBACK NY GIANT UNI's has anyone noticed?

Grey pants, blue shirts, blue helmuts, red logo (but they forgot to outline it, rather the 'ny' logo is WHITE, so it doesn't need it). Perhaps the pony should be white.

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[MrMustang1965]

The new unis also bear a resemblance to the Houston Texans' unis.

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[FloridaMustang]

This thread sucks. There is no need for a white outline. Until you guys actually see the hemlets in person, at a game, don't make any suggestions.

kthanks