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AndrewMLind

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  1. It's definitely the least visually jarring of the non-traditional turf fields (though I love them all equally).
  2. I do think there’s a difference between simply creating a logo and creating a brand for these kids, though. The logos are cool for signing day graphics and what not, but it’s more important to create something that has staying power. As I sort of alluded to, Ohio State has been doing this Brand “U” program for a few years now, which was established by their former creative director Sammy Silverman, where they work with the kids through the recruiting process and once they’re on campus to create a brand and teach them how to market themselves once they leave college. That will surely factor into the name, imagine and likeness conversation.
  3. You're going to see personal brands becoming more and more prevalent, especially with college athletes soon being able to capitalize on their name, image and likeness. Shoot, creative teams at some schools have been creating them for years now as part of their program's recruiting pitch. You'd be foolish to not establish a brand early in your career and build upon it as you go.
  4. No such language exists in Michigan’s contract with Nike, though the only other Big Ten team even worth mentioning in this conversation is Ohio State, and there’s no way they’d ever follow Michigan’s lead in that department. On a related note, I’ve been told Ohio State has no plans to replace the Nike Swoosh with a LeBron logo, either — even if it would make for a good Jordan vs LeBron storyline on top of the rivalry between the two programs. The biggest reason, of course, is that LeBron is not a subsidiary of Nike like Jordan Brand is. It’s simply a logo that falls under the Nike Basketball umbrella, a la Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving’s logos. You won’t see their marks at Texas or Duke’s uniforms anytime soon for that same reason. That said, LeBron actually considered establishing a brand outside the Nike Basketball umbrella in 2015. Maybe those conversations resume after he retires, and LeBron’s logo starts popping up on football uniforms thereafter?
  5. You're right in saying there isn't a retail market for non-revenue sports, but there's no added value in having any sort of maker's mark on the uniform if that's what you're basing it off of. I'm also not sure they would incur any extra costs in stitching the Jordan Brand logo instead of a Nike Swoosh on the actual team's uniforms.
  6. It’s not the end of the world by any means, but certainly a loose interpretation of 2020 changes as it pertains to uniforms.
  7. Guess we should put every transfer in this thread then. Aside from the fact that he’s Tua’s brother, Taulia isn’t better or more notable than Jamie Newman, D’Eriq King, Feleipe Franks, Joey Gatewood or J.T. Daniels (wherever he eventually ends up), and they didn’t or won’t get their own post.
  8. They've slowly fixed some issues with the current set over the last few years when they dropped MARYLAND from the back of the helmets and subtly got rid of the contrasting panel on the shoulders.
  9. The uniforms can be seen below, not the patterns.
  10. It’s just an NFL Draft thing. Check the header. They do something similar every year.
  11. Both California and Colorado (see: Cody Hawkins) had some sort of rubberized design on the shoulders of Nike’s Blaze template. I know Miami and Oregon State also wore it, but they had nothing on the shoulders.
  12. Looks like West Carolina, in my opinion (the Doug Flutie Maximum Football 2019 equivalent of Clemson).
  13. Nope. It’s now taken by a walk-on quarterback. I’m actually quite interested to see which player changes, though — the receiver who, if healthy, has a shot to crack the rotation this year or the four-star quarterback who actually wore No. 7 in high school but has at least a year before he plays significant snaps.
  14. If true, I imagine the referees simply did not catch the Nebraska occurrence. That said, the PA announcer had me cracking up every time Garrett would head out on punt team at the Big Ten Championship Game. “Jonathon Cooper back to return the punt.” Usually took three staff members to pull the jersey over his pads and then rip it back off so that he could go out on offense after the tv timeout, too. Have to think Ohio State was pretty unique in that its four best players last season were wearing No. 1 or 2. But, interestingly enough, the Buckeyes actually currently have three players wearing No. 7 on their spring roster, which would obviously have to change if this new rule is passed or if they ever wanted to see the field at the same time (it’s an early enrollee freshman QB, an off-injured WR and a starting DB).
  15. They’re made by a Florida-based company called Custom Outfitters.
  16. I’m more annoyed with a basic name like the Wildcats in a league that also has the Battlehawks, Roughnecks, Renegades, Defenders and Guardians (and two a lesser extent the Dragons and Vipers) than I am that two of them have the same meanings. The presentation (logos and colors) makes them different enough for me.
  17. New York is Marvel and the other is, naturally, DC. Joking aside, it’s actually not all that uncommon across major sports to have multiple teams with similar or connected names. A wild male horse less than four years old is both a colt and a bronco (kind of like Peyton Manning). Wizards use magic. Raiders aren’t always pirates like buccaneers, but they’re presented that way. And that’s not even getting into the fact that some names are used across multiple professional leagues (Kings, Rangers, Jets, Cardinals, Giants and Panthers) or even in the same college conference (the SEC has three Tigers and two Bulldogs, for example).
  18. That’s actually a couple years old (he’s just reflecting on the design process), but keep your eyes peeled for some more information on that rebrand soon!
  19. Is it possible for someone to *not* have a wrong uniform, given his success in both San Antonio and Toronto?
  20. I see Kennesaw State's interlocking logo when I first look at UMKC's, but I like the emphasis on KC nonetheless.
  21. There’s no reason to have two different fonts across uniforms that are considered the same set. That’s similar to a gripe I have with smaller schools that can’t afford to buy multiple uniforms at one time, too. You’ll see a team upgrade their home uniforms to Nike’s Vapor Untouchable template, for example, but the road or alternate will remain an older template until they can afford to buy the new template. I understand such is life for teams that don’t have lucrative apparel deals and simply purchase their uniforms from the Nike catalog, but it still bugs me.
  22. He certainly had his best year as a pro last season, but was an integral part of the Orioles turning their franchise around after nearly two decades of losing seasons. They won an AL East title and had two playoff berths (one Wild Card win and an ALCS appearance) with him batting leadoff. He also won two gold gloves.
  23. This is a few months old, but wanted to circle back and touch on it because it happened before I started writing here. Remains a great update.
  24. It appears to be two years (2013-15) in those versus four years (2015-19) in the current set. He was also not half the player he is now during those two seasons when the Bucks won an average of 25 games per season and OJ Mayo was the "star" player.
  25. These are the kinds of posts that make this thread great. I never knew he wore this uniform.
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