Uniform Pron

[Bigbend1812 13022]

9 hours ago, Underdog said:

Packers>>>> Raiders re: home unis. 

[satyanash 15363]

Blackout?

[texifornia 58818]

1 hour ago, satyanash said:

Blackout?

That would be the only correct way to do it - it honestly looks great. But no.

Edited June 6, 2020 by texifornia

[formermav43 4607]

Gross

[satyanash 15363]

2 hours ago, texifornia said:

That would be the only correct way to do it - it honestly looks great. But no.

If we are going to go down that route, I think keeping burnt orange looks better than a true Iowa State-style blackout. It looked good on VY, at least.

[formermav43 4607]

No, it didn’t.

[texifornia 58818]

4 minutes ago, satyanash said:

If we are going to go down that route, I think keeping burnt orange looks better than a true Iowa State-style blackout. It looked good on VY, at least.

It must be tough going through life black/orange colorblind

[satyanash 15363]

4 minutes ago, texifornia said:

It must be tough going through life black/orange colorblind

Basketball's been doing it for a while now with no major problems.

I'm not saying it absolutely has to happen, just that it's possible to make it look good with some tinkering.

[texifornia 58818]

2 minutes ago, satyanash said:

Basketball's been doing it for a while now with no major problems.

I'm not saying it absolutely has to happen, just that it's possible to make it look good with some tinkering.

I just think those look like butt. Real burnt orange looks muddy against black.

[Neonmoon 38130]

3 hours ago, satyanash said:

Blackout?

I am always big on not ever changing this uniform, but for this cause, this look would be incredible 

[Ghost of Stevie Ray 1598]

I’m good with it if it’s a one off for the cause.  But I just strongly feel you don’t fuck with perfection.  And our unis are already perfection in my eyes.

[cochamps 1885]

All of that black looks like shit.  Now get off my lawn!

[Murfdogg21 4552]

Black on burnt orange and burnt orange on black looks hideous. 
 

The black and white uniforms look slick if you ignore the absence of our primary uniform color. 

[Sock Monkey 732]

These look great, but I'd still want find a way to get a little burnt orange on there with the chest logo or something. 

[Hank Chinaski 6346]

I am as hard-line as one can be about absolutely never fucking up our uniforms with black alternate bullshit (or gray or whatever). Yeah I know we've done the black basketball uni, and it looks like asshole. 

That said...if the player wanted to wear that black and white uni for a game, for a reason - I get it, and wouldn't complain.

It doesn't look good at all (but yeah, it is better than trying to mix black with burnt orange), but I can acknowledge that that isn't really the point, and if it is meaningful to the players, even I am not old and grouchy enough to disagree. 

Edited June 7, 2020 by Hank Chinaski

[The Marsellus Wallace 102]

Under. No. Circumstances. 

[vtaenz 603]

Blackout?

Now do it in burnt orange.

[vtaenz 603]

Basketball's been doing it for a while now with no major problems.
I'm not saying it absolutely has to happen, just that it's possible to make it look good with some tinkering.

Haven't they lost every game they've played in black jerseys?

[Al_4_ISU 12612]

On 6/6/2020 at 4:09 PM, satyanash said:

Blackout?

If Texas were every going to do something like this, this looks awesome.

The black + burnt orange is horrific.

[TrashMaster G 18036]

On 6/6/2020 at 4:09 PM, satyanash said:

Blackout?

[maninblack 7975]

On 6/7/2020 at 10:17 AM, vtaenz said:

On 6/6/2020 at 6:26 PM, satyanash said:

Basketball's been doing it for a while now with no major problems.
I'm not saying it absolutely has to happen, just that it's possible to make it look good with some tinkering.

Haven't they lost every game they've played in black jerseys?

Think that has to do more with Shaka being inept.

[vtaenz 603]

Think that has to do more with Shaka being inept.

It goes back to Barnes.

[idigTexas 2321]

15 hours ago, vtaenz said:

16 hours ago, maninblack said:

Think that has to do more with Shaka being inept.

It goes back to REDACTED.

Never ever use the B word in a thread.  It will summon evil spirits.

Like most of you, I'm a Texas uniform purist, but agree with those who believe that there are times when it can be acceptable to set tradition aside for the sake of a greater cause.  If the players want this for the right reasons, then this certainly qualifies as one of those times.

[Underdog 29107]

On 6/6/2020 at 8:26 PM, satyanash said:

Basketball's been doing it for a while now with no major problems.

I'm not saying it absolutely has to happen, just that it's possible to make it look good with some tinkering.

Like shooting fish in a barrel - JJ Reddick. 

[Steamboat1874 4286]

On 6/7/2020 at 11:17 AM, vtaenz said:

On 6/6/2020 at 7:26 PM, satyanash said:

Basketball's been doing it for a while now with no major problems.
I'm not saying it absolutely has to happen, just that it's possible to make it look good with some tinkering.

Haven't they lost every game they've played in black jerseys?

Not just lost buy humiliated a few times in those.

[vtaenz 603]

Never ever use the B word in a thread.  It will summon evil spirits.
Like most of you, I'm a Texas uniform purist, but agree with those who believe that there are times when it can be acceptable to set tradition aside for the sake of a greater cause.  If the players want this for the right reasons, then this certainly qualifies as one of those times.

Several classic uniforms rather than doing a true alternate make a small modification to theirs. Why not add something like black numbers or a black stripe through Texas or maybe a black longhorn logo?

[idigTexas 2321]

17 minutes ago, vtaenz said:

2 hours ago, idigTexas said:

Never ever use the B word in a thread.  It will summon evil spirits.
Like most of you, I'm a Texas uniform purist, but agree with those who believe that there are times when it can be acceptable to set tradition aside for the sake of a greater cause.  If the players want this for the right reasons, then this certainly qualifies as one of those times.

Several classic uniforms rather than doing a true alternate make a small modification to theirs. Why not add something like black numbers or a black stripe through Texas or maybe a black longhorn logo?

The B word isn't "black,"  it's "Barnes," and now you have made me type it.  This thread is doomed. 

[Dutch 4533]

On 5/14/2020 at 11:32 AM, Underdog said:

Packers>>>> Raiders re: home unis. 

 

Both are great.  Both are also examples of "you don't mess with something iconic just because marketing wants to sell more jerseys."  

[Iceman 2956]

4 hours ago, idigTexas said:

Never ever use the B word in a thread.  It will summon evil spirits.

Lolz.  Was gonna make bat signal comment.

[TrashMaster G 18036]

3 minutes ago, Iceman said:

Lolz.  Was gonna make bat signal comment.

Shocked this thread hasn't been Derka'd already.

[idigTexas 2321]

6 hours ago, TrashMaster G said:

Shocked this thread hasn't been Derka'd already.

The only thing worse than using the B word is using the D word.  Now there is definitely no saving this thread.

[Mileslong 4793]

Several classic uniforms rather than doing a true alternate make a small modification to theirs. Why not add something like black numbers or a black stripe through Texas or maybe a black longhorn logo?

Why would we put a black stripe through Texas? Or any of these other terrible ideas? What’s the point?

[satyanash 15363]

 

[satyanash 15363]

First time I've seen a Texas coach openly advocate for a uniform change. Looks like it's happening.

 

[Al_4_ISU 12612]

IMO that looks great.  I've never been a fan of the simple uniform blue bloods doing alts (OU and Ohio State's are terrible), but this would be about as good as the concept can be executed.

[LTbear 4209]

Also not a fan of blue-bloods doing alts, and obviously I'm generally not a fan of UT football... but if the top public university in my home state felt like doing this with the support of their student athletes in order to show support for a cause rooted in our shared humanity, I'd applaud it. 

Edited June 19, 2020 by LTbear

[TeddyBearStallion 73]

Fuck OU  

[kopp0e 1135]

On 6/6/2020 at 4:09 PM, satyanash said:

Blackout?

Didn't  UT come out with an alternate universe for practice  like that a while back..?

[texifornia 58818]

19 hours ago, kopp0e said:

Didn't  UT come out with an alternate universe for practice  like that a while back..?

The QBs basically wear a simpler version of that in practice.

[SwanderedTalent 5761]

man, I'm so glad the football team is going to wear a uniform that represents how "we're" "all" in solidarity! that's not ironic or tone deaf or anything

[Mileslong 4793]

First time I've seen a Texas coach openly advocate for a uniform change. Looks like it's happening.
 

They better not start this shit. How about all black or all grey? So fly

Negged

[Iceman 2956]

oh   grey will be your favorite... LOLz.

there's nothing like being at the game or even turning on the TV and wondering when your team is going to take the field.   "Oh, those guys not wearing our school colors are us..."

Edited June 23, 2020 by Iceman

[EastTexan 669]

Can bet there will be many variations considered in coming years.

[SwanderedTalent 5761]

2 hours ago, Iceman said:

oh   grey will be your favorite... LOLz.

there's nothing like being at the game or even turning on the TV and wondering when your team is going to take the field.   "Oh, those guys not wearing our school colors are us..."

"school colors" is such an outdated concept anyway

[texifornia 58818]

As I've said before, I think alternates for the annual game against UT[who gives a shit] or a regional Louisiana school is fine. Doing that simple black one to honor African-American history at UT, given the current climate, seems like a nice gesture. Or just add a black stripe on the white shoulder stripes.

[SwanderedTalent 5761]

4 hours ago, texifornia said:

As I've said before, I think alternates for the annual game against UT[who gives a shit] or a regional Louisiana school is fine. Doing that simple black one to honor African-American history at UT, given the current climate

Three thoughts on this.

One, yes, if it was this or disband football for eternity, I agree, doing it once a year in a shit game no one would otherwise even notice would be nice, but that is NOT how this plays out in reality. There is a good chance that "just" wearing them in glorified exhibitions turns into wearing them any other fucking time it seems like a good idea to somebody. Ohio State has worn alternates against Michigan, not to mention Penn State, and that's not the only example of this kind of scope creep. 

Two, yes, the black jerseys/trim as shown above are the "least worst" thing I think I've seen proposed, but it is naive to think that's all we'll get once that particular Pandora's box is opened. 

Three, the bolded-- responding to this social crisis by playing dress up is the worst kind of tokenism. This would be the football program's "changing the Facebook avatar" response. 

[brown water 3787]

Counterpoint. It means we are actually playing football this fall. 

[stone oak 639]

22 minutes ago, brown water said:

Counterpoint. It means we are actually playing football this fall. 

Not happening imo. Too much liability for universities/athletic depts to take on with the recent surge.

[Iceman 2956]

What if they wear these?

[texifornia 58818]

4 hours ago, SwanderedTalent said:

Three thoughts on this.

One, yes, if it was this or disband football for eternity, I agree, doing it once a year in a shit game no one would otherwise even notice would be nice, but that is NOT how this plays out in reality. There is a good chance that "just" wearing them in glorified exhibitions turns into wearing them any other fucking time it seems like a good idea to somebody. Ohio State has worn alternates against Michigan, not to mention Penn State, and that's not the only example of this kind of scope creep. 

Two, yes, the black jerseys/trim as shown above are the "least worst" thing I think I've seen proposed, but it is naive to think that's all we'll get once that particular Pandora's box is opened. 

Three, the bolded-- responding to this social crisis by playing dress up is the worst kind of tokenism. This would be the football program's "changing the Facebook avatar" response. 

Alone, is it kind of token-y, sure. But it, done well, symbolizes that we took the athletes seriously and is hopefully tied into real changes.

Edited June 23, 2020 by texifornia