Like the black a lot. Lots of black IU gear these days.
No Thanks
Candy stripes head to toe. Ballgame.
Those damn chrome candy stripe helmets should have never seen the light of day (or night).
If we're going that route then lets use the SF 49ers uniform with the stand alone pitchfork (IU Interlock) IU logo on the helmet rather than the oval...
Pushing the league a little, so the refs give us a break once in awhile?
I remember when Hayden Fry took over at Iowa he openly admitted he was going to replace their uniforms and model their new ones after the Steelers.
I loved those helmets. I think we should wear them every game.
I think it used to be there until CTA felt slighted in the 2020 season and had the B1G patch removed and replaced with LEO. I think this is the first time I've seen it in an IU uni since.
Truthfully, the uniforms are not a priority for me.
Ditto; I don't care what they wear, just win. It's amazing the things people can choose to harp about.
More likely someone in the on campus recruiting office thought they looked good and were available and went with them... Cignetti has bigger fish to fry right now then framing up the recruit photos..., in my opinion..., but who knows maybe he likes them... He hasn't had any coins and assorted other small items thrown at his head yet by the p u faithful so he probably really doesn't have a feel for the depth of the rivalry yet...
As long as the school name on the jersey is spelled correctly, that's all I care about.
When the fans have been chosing black gear for years...perhaps it is time.
The further we can get from what represents or feels like Indiana football over that time period the better we will all be. I’ve been a life long fan and have been marching into games regularly for 30+ years. While I might be a glutton for punishment, I’m not a damn sadist. There is nothing about our program worth holding onto for the sake of our history. Let’s change our look, mindset, and establish a new identity.
NOT the University of Indinia, but Indinia University!
No one ever said these should be discounted. The point I made is that why I’m God’s name are we dying to hold onto a tradition of utter disappointment. Someone made a point that adidas seems to be pushing all blacks. While that may not be true, it seems to be at least rooted in logical observations. Why would they do that? Because there is a demand! Uniforms have appeal to players regardless of if you want to acknowledge it. Change the optics, and change the mindset top to bottom. Ironically, I am usually huge on tradition, and in most cases would be very much on the other end of the conversation. Yet, I can’t make sense of circling the wagons on a tradition that has been nothing short of awful.
Wearing your school colors isn't a tradition. It's common sense.
No one is saying all or nothing. Of course we will still have school colors. Yet, we should also be able to embrace new looks that have a level of cache with the kids that we need to have excited to be a part of the program. Before someone chimes in that “coach shouldn’t need uniforms to get kids excited to play” or the always hilarious “if they don’t want to play for IU football then screw them”, this is only one element of what can be done to make our program more enticing for young recruits. My point is simply to not be married to what has been because it hasn’t been that great.
There are a lot of cool things that can be done just by sticking to our actual school colors. I’d probably have less of an issue with it (maybe not) if not, for the fact that our chief rival to the north is black.
Name me one coach who would honestly want a kid who uses jersey color or design, even as .0001% as part of his criteria to be included in their choice of school... Seriously... I'll answer it for you... No coach would. They'd all run away as fast as they could because it would be clear the kid lacks maturity and has never been taught what's important in life and what isn't... Any coach would know that kid will probably make more stupid choices that could hurt the team or worse end up costing him his job. ... Anyone who thinks it does is fooling themselves if they think it really makes a difference.
I think you're wrong. Coaches will take talented kids for about any reason, so long as they get them and have a chance to mold them into what they want...and if they don't get molded, out they go.
Here comes that linear train of thought! There had to be one of you…how do you take me mentioning it as one variable that can grab attention and can change the look of the team to me implying it is the reason a kid chooses a team? I don’t disagree with Kraft’s statement. In fact his point on Wilson’s unis is spot on. Yet, here you go adding nothing but outrage and poor reading comprehension!
I agree with your point completely on Wilson’s uniforms! Honestly I think we disagree less than it may seem.
The Oregon Ducks are laughing hysterically at how wrong you are about this.
