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Carolingian Steamroller

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  1. I wasn't really looking for an answer to so much as asking the question as to whether people would prefer the Dolphins switch the colors on their stripes.
  2. I figured but I used the vagueness to open up the discussion to the Dolphins.
  3. Are you talking about the Miami Hurricanes or the Miami Dolphins?
  4. My favorite look from that era. The red over red with the black helmet was great idea. IU hoops get most of the attention but this was a fun way to differentiate the football team. I remember walking into a BIG 10 pride store when I was doing college visits (I think it was at Purdue but I'm not 100% sure) and they had a whole row of collectable helmets with all (then) 11 teams and the black IU helmet was one of them.
  5. Well it does match the orange helmet and I would argue that helmet should have a color balance that leans toward the brown rather than orange. I think it matches the jersey terrifically. Now the pants have a wider brown center stripe but then you mess with the striping proportions on the helmet compared to the non-alternate helmet and I think it's simpler just to roll with the stripes they did. Again, I don't think they messed up at all. I thought it looked really slick. Addendum: This swapped helmet/pant stripe deal is also found in the U.
  6. I loved the white helmet idea but was skeptical on the stripes but I liked it how it looked. I'd consider making it match the pant stripe but that's it. Gets a thumbs up from me.
  7. Halas owned the company he bought the uniforms from… My theory has been that it was based on the Cubs. With whom the Bears shared Wrigley Field and for whom Halas also supplied jerseys in the late 40’s.
  8. For Bears fans already suffering thanks to that team it would be very, very bad. You maybe get away with it by making the numbers orange like their 40's throwbacks. Thing is, what you're describing is very common in football design today: minimalist sleeve design + custom block font. It describes the Jaguars and even the Jets. I think if the uniform is missing anything, it's the sheen on the white and blue pants in the era of dazzle really was a cherry on top that's missed today.
  9. I post this all the time but the key flaw of the Bears' orange jersey is the white numbers. White numbers on an orange jersey is exactly what the Broncos, Bengals, Bucs, and even the Browns for a while (wow the team names all start with B). When the Bears originally wore orange jerseys in the 1930's and then again in a throwback game in 2004, the numbers were navy blue outlined in white. That is how they should look: And if you're curious what they would look like with the iconic rounded numerals, something like this:
  10. I feel like the Cowboys had the silver shades (helmet included) more or less matched in the early 90's. I like the idea of having a subtle blue tint to both. Even the royal blue in these photos looks a touch closer to the helmets.
  11. Maybe but this weekend in NY the pants looked pretty blue:
  12. Sound argument. Though I think the use of black/white helmets would cancel out the Georgia comps.
  13. Wish Cincinnati would've opted for red collars on the white jerseys. This way the collar and sleeve treatments across all three jerseys match the underline on the "C" logo with the numbers matching the lettering.
  14. My prediction: Week 1: Packers - Classic Navy over White Week 2: @Bucs - Classic Navy over White (Bucs in white) Week 3: @Chiefs - Classic White over Navy Week 4: Broncos - Retro White over Navy Week 5: @Commanders - Classic White over Navy Week 6: Vikings - Classic Navy over White Week 7: Raiders - Orange over White with Orange lids Week 8: @Chargers - Classic White over Navy Week 9: @Saints - Orange over White with Orange lids Week 10: Panthers - Classic Navy over White Week 11: @Lions - Classic White over Navy Week 12: @VIkings - Classic White over Navy Week 13: BYE Week 14: Lions - Classic Navy over White Week 15: @Browns - Classic White over Navy Week 16: Cardinals - Classic Navy over White Week 17: Falcons - Classic Navy over White Week 18: @Packers - Classic White over Navy These are based as much as the timing in the season as anything. The Bears have tended to favor October for orange and something around the first quarter season mark for a throwback game (they previously wore them in Weeks 3 (2022), 6 (2021), 15 (2021), 14 (2020), 4 (2019), 14 (2019). They have worn them late in the season but usually in years when they're worn twice. Cardinals game would be a good candidate, though. Entirely possible they swap out an orange game to wear throwbacks against Arizona.
  15. All I would want from the Cardinals are as follows: Add TV numbers to the white jersey. Add the Cardinal head logo to the sleeves of the red jersey while dropping or reducing the ARIZONA mark. Add the Cardinal head logo to the hip of the red pants. Mix and match the white and red pants with frequency, pairing contrasting socks therewith. Honestly that's it. I like the red-silver-red Northwestern stripes. I like the idea of the red jersey and pants being stripeless. I like the silver outline on the red jersey and the black outline on the white jersey.
  16. I thought last year was the last time too but apparently not and we haven't seen mono bone since 2021. For my part I think it's overly maligned. Especially when worn as intended as monochrome with blue accessories.
  17. Interesting choices for the bone jersey. They wore bone over bone the first two years of the current set in Arizona and added blue pants last year. I'm hoping to see the mono bone with blue socks against red over white for Arizona. But I suspect we'll get something like this.
  18. I still think the ones they wore the next year were designed for the Chicago game. Which is a bit of a shame since wearing that prairie design would have looked really nice in some bright lakefront sunshine.
  19. It's weird how there's a mental hierarchy about which positions should get to wear which numbers. The funny thing is when the NFL first instituted the change, it was based on how close you were to the ball laterally if you were on offense (QB in the single digits or teens, backfield in the 20's or 30's, Center in the 50's, Guards in the 60's, Tackles in the 70's, ends/WR in the 80's) while the defense had something similar but with higher numbers closer to the ball/scrimmage line (down linemen 70-99, Linebacker 50-69, Defensive Backs 20-49). Now certain numbers convey certain status with single digits being higher followed by teens and so forth.
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