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WavePunter

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  1. to be fair, their major D1 football schools very likely get completely free uniforms. but for smaller colleges and most high schools, they're likely getting anywhere from 30%-50% discounts on all apparel (including uniforms) and many have other provisions built into the initial deal of the contract (i.e. purchase home jersey & 2 sets of pants, get away jersey free). but high school teams have the option to purchase any tier uniform they choose (i've seen some purchase "practice" jerseys and wear them for games)
  2. It's possible that some of that weight difference can be attributed to sizing, as pads have shrunk and are more scantily covered now than they were 15 years ago, as well methods/materials used for decoration. Not to mention some of the standard manufacturing techniques such as the bulky, elastic-filled, rib-knit cuffs and collars, multi-layered shoulders, etc.. Not saying it has NOTHING to do with the fabric, just that there may be multiple reasons the old jersey is heavier..
  3. It's actually heat transfer vinyl, but your point stands..
  4. The issue with changing the paw colors on the alt jersey is that it goes against their branding standards.. paw is always orange on white and purple, always white on orange.
  5. i really like it.. great start.. maybe consider tapering the neck from where it meets the back of his knit cap to where it meets either the blue or green in the center of the V.. great work though
  6. You could make the argument that these aren't "orange stripes on black pants", but rather "black stripes on an orange panel on black pants".. this would make them them "accurate" as far as the mascot.. But either way, neither is as offensive as the "white stripes with black outline on an orange panel on white pants" option
  7. Maybe the average American NOT from actual Dixie.. those of us actually from the region likely don't view it through the same lens as everyone else.. but everyone else thinks we're all a bunch of backwards rednecks, so I'm not sure what to say.. Georgia is in Dixie and voted for Biden, so the general opinion of "Dixie" is about like an a$$hole, everyone's got one, and they all stink.. Now, if you want to judge the place that held mock slave auctions accordingly, do it on THOSE merits.. but not because of some unrelated and unofficial name
  8. That's only because nobody on their team wears the skill cut or the QB cut.. every single player wears the lineman cut, which is somewhat designed to be smaller and suck up snug around the pads.. I'd argue that Nike should simply make the yellow middle stripe go all the way around even on the lineman cut, but either way, it's a nice aesthetic imo..
  9. With all the alternate uniforms, double-printing certain numbers, and a variety of other things that contribute to large quantities of jerseys, you could have literally hundreds of jerseys hanging on a rack.. having a nice TV number on the sleeve or shoulder makes finding the exact number much quicker than having to reach in and either space two jerseys apart enough to see the numbers or pull one out to see the number.. with no TV numbers it's guess work.. and the amount of extra random times people request jerseys is pretty staggering - from recruiting, to photo shoots, to public appearances and interviews, to events and displays, and obviously game day setup.. not to mention putting everything back away doubles all that work - which is essentially guesswork.. may sound lazy or silly to you, but when it's a huge portion of your daily routine, it adds up quickly.. it's like getting a deck of cards that's in a certain order, and trying to "pick" a specific card.. you can probably get within 3 or 4 of the right one, but very rarely will you be able to just snag the 8 of clubs on the first try.. and that's only 52 cards.. they deal with about twice that many per set.. also, it's not what they "signed up for", especially if they "signed up" at a place that had TV numbers when they signed up, then got rid of them.. taking pride in doing a great job and going the extra mile to make certain things special is great - and it's much easier to do if you're not being slowed down throughout the other parts of your job.. and that job is pretty extensive.. there's a lot that equipment managers deal with behind the scenes that nobody knows about or thinks about.. pretty much anything that can be called "equipment" often gets dumped on their plate.
  10. Makes life hell for the equipment staff.. even simple things like quickly snagging a jersey from the rack takes longer without TV numbers..
  11. To be fair, they've been wearing grey pants at least since Archie Manning..
  12. There isn't an "R" in the Ravens' logo..
  13. I DON'T get why it's different.. it should match the ORANGE helmet.. there's actually even less reason to make it different..
  14. Dear God, I hope not.. orange numbers on the navy jersey would look like trash and be nearly illegible live
  15. ATL 100% works.. it has been popularized into ubiquity through numerous avenues.. it's to the point that it is often referred to as "A.T.L." or "The A-T-L".. as someone who lives near-ish to Atlanta (and Charlotte), I can say without question that ATL works.. CLT is close to working and is much better than "CHA", as "Charleston" is also in the region and part of "the Carolinas" as well.. Not to mention, these abbreviations already exist in a VERY official context, so it's not like they're just reaching here (ATL in particular)..
  16. If that group of people collectively owns something, then it's fine.. like "where is y'all's house?" Otherwise, it seems odd
  17. I always understood the apostrophes in those cases to denote the omitted letters as in other contractions, such at "can't", "won't", and coincidentally, "y'all"..
  18. "Y'all" is already plural.. the "s" at the end makes it weird imo.. speaking as a very southern individual who says "y'all" quite often..
  19. I can't get behind "Lady whatevers".. the only time I like a distinction is when the nickname is gender-specific.. I actually really like how Oklahoma State has the Cowboys and the Cowgirls.. but simply throwing "Lady" in front of something is ridiculous..
  20. I know for a fact that USC has been purchasing lower-price apparel for years and simply printing the UA logo on it, so unless they're getting a sweetheart of a deal from another company, they'll likely stuck with UA.. at least from what I've seen
  21. I don’t necessarily disagree, but I haven't seen any evidence to support that.. I live 30 miles from USC and I haven't seen or heard any negativity regarding UA.. generally, people pretty much seem to like and support it.. although I haven't looked much into it
  22. I know. It was a throwback to mid-70's.. except they got the pants wrong.. the pants worn in the mid-70's were either plain or had the double stripes matching the jerseys (and helmets at one point).. so if they want stripes on the pants and/or helmet, they should use the same double stripe featured on the jerseys, instead of ripping off the old Miss State look and being historically inaccurate..
  23. Their maroon is so dark that i doubt that would ever happen, especially with how thin Bama’s stripes are and with the marching racing stripes on the shoulder/sleeve.. it’s unmistakably a&m
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