8BW14 Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 I think my biggest issue with these uniforms is that they feel very “team builder”. The last two uniforms had some custom touches like the vertical tonal stripes. The new ones look like a catalog order. The helmet and pants rock, but the jersey really feels so out of place to me. Illinois should be simple, but this is generic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CS85 Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 53 minutes ago, ChiefIlliniwek13 said: Illinois just dropped their new uniforms today https://twitter.com/IlliniFootball/status/1683493532886024193 These suck. They kept the awful number font and made the road uniforms too orange. Big whiff. 1 Quote "You are nothing more than a small cancer on this message board. You are not entertaining, you are a complete joke." twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midway Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 20 minutes ago, Germanshepherd said: Yeah on their own these are a very good look, but first glance I do see Syracuse. I miss the Red Grange stripes The best they’ve looked in years. Talk about an identity crisis. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8BW14 Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Illinois should essentially look like this forever: The new jerseys suck (The helmet and pants are cool) 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CS85 Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 5 minutes ago, 8BW14 said: Illinois should essentially look like this forever: The new jerseys suck (The helmet and pants are cool) I don’t see how this is so hard, but here we are yet again. 1 1 Quote "You are nothing more than a small cancer on this message board. You are not entertaining, you are a complete joke." twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rygi13 Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 1 hour ago, 8BW14 said: Illinois should essentially look like this forever: The new jerseys suck (The helmet and pants are cool) Agreed! They should just take the Arizona look and make it orange. Maybe add the Block I on the collar too. I like that touch. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tBBP Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Just to keep the current Illinijack going, I submit this: 4 *Disclaimer: I am not an authoritative expert on stuff...I just do a lot of reading and research and keep in close connect with a bunch of people who are authoritative experts on stuff. || dribbble || Behance || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Illinois looks great 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brave-Bird 08 Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Yeah, Illinois looks enough like how they should look for my satisfaction. Their previous uniforms were so bad, I am kind of surprised we are getting complaints here. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tBBP Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 They do need to do something about those numbers, though...at least the 6 and the 9. Did they and the Sacramento Kings shop at the same number font store or something?? *Disclaimer: I am not an authoritative expert on stuff...I just do a lot of reading and research and keep in close connect with a bunch of people who are authoritative experts on stuff. || dribbble || Behance || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WBeltz Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 I think if they removed the stripes they’d be sufficient. In all the time I’ve watched Illinois as an Iowa fan is that they were very straightforward. I don’t mind the UCLA stripes, but I think it’s not their thing to wear. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Akronite- Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Illinois has looked bad/inconsistent for a while so in spite of them looking too much like Syracuse (and the ILLINOIS look being superior), this is an upgrade. Purely aesthetically it's a really solid set of uniforms. In context, I understand the gripes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanMcD29 Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 I would greatly appreciate it if Illinois could stop being two years behind Syracuse in creating the same uniform all the friggen time. This has got to be like the 4th time out of the past 5 sets they just took what Nike gave Cuse and slapped the I on it instead of the S, though I guess this time it's the striping pattern a little bit up the shoulder instead of the sleeve 1 Twitter: @RyanMcD29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSmith48 Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Wasn't expecting the shoulder stripes treatment for Illinois, but not really any major complaints here. Maybe a bit similar to Syracuse, but it could be a lot worse. It's been a solid year for Nike so far , at least in the CFB realm. Visit my website at SSmith Designs (google.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinturner95 Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 The shoulder stripes don't feel like Illinois: They could have slapped outlines on the numbers and a matching stripe from the helmet to the pants and that would have gone a long way: Not perfect, but better than the Syracuse rip-offs 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CS85 Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 4 hours ago, tBBP said: They do need to do something about those numbers, though...at least the 6 and the 9. Did they and the Sacramento Kings shop at the same number font store or something?? Logo: block I Accents: solid rectangular stripes Numerals: goofy rounded modern Quote "You are nothing more than a small cancer on this message board. You are not entertaining, you are a complete joke." twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j'villejags Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 1 hour ago, colinturner95 said: The shoulder stripes don't feel like Illinois: They could have slapped outlines on the numbers and a matching stripe from the helmet to the pants and that would have gone a long way: Not perfect, but better than the Syracuse rip-offs I like the two uniforms on the bottom for the Illini but would want to drop the white from the helmet to match the jersey and pants. (Or add a touch of white as a tertiary color to the uniform.) My NFL concept series (in progress) --ATL, CLE, NE, WAS done. AZ updated 04/21/23. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanMcD29 Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 1 hour ago, colinturner95 said: Not perfect, but better than the Syracuse rip-offs To back up my point earlier, those are also Syracuse rip-offs with the number font! 2 Twitter: @RyanMcD29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinturner95 Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 10 minutes ago, RyanMcD29 said: To back up my point earlier, those are also Syracuse rip-offs with the number font! sure. except for the part where I mentioned adding the helmet stripe to the pants and outlines on the numbers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j'villejags Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 28 minutes ago, RyanMcD29 said: To back up my point earlier, those are also Syracuse rip-offs with the number font! Yeah, and Syracuse definitely wore it better. Lol My NFL concept series (in progress) --ATL, CLE, NE, WAS done. AZ updated 04/21/23. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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