GoDawgs08 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I could not get over the highlight last night of the UF vs. SC game! Not b/c of the awesome ending, but because Florida seems to have commited to those ugly black jerseys!! Even the Wildcats of UK have black in the wordrobe now! And nothing was worse than Texas A&M's black jerseys with the black numerals! That combo of black jerseys, orange numerals and orange and blue trim might be the worst sports uniform I have ever seen. Any reason why teams go with black? Florida could go with Orange, and Texas A&M could go with grey! I bet both of those would look great too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoDawgs08 Posted January 22, 2009 Author Share Posted January 22, 2009 Also, did they ever go with these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audiodrama Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I see you've stumbled upon one of the main grievances within many of us here at the CCSLC: unnecessary black is bad black. Many teams are doing it just for the sake of doing it, and you've touched upon some great examples. The NFL's Detroit Lions are a more popular example of adding black to a color scheme that simply doesn't need it.Also, many teams are adding the color for marketing purposes. You can bet that a black jersey will spike merchandise sales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yac12 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 The women's volleyball team has been using black uniforms for the past 2 or 3 seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coheed Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Also, did they ever go with these?I wish they still sold those shorts. I want a pair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointguard4519 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I am running to practice so no time to find the pictures to back this up. But pretty sure that black is not new for Florida basketball. Back in the late 90's-early 2000's didn't they have black road jerseys? We are one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFoA Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Also, did they ever go with these?I think that they added some SOD striping to it on the sides and back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueYankee26 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Does Florida even have BLACK in their color scheme? No. It's only Blue and Orange. trueyankee26.wordpress.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoDawgs08 Posted January 23, 2009 Author Share Posted January 23, 2009 Also, did they ever go with these?I think that they added some SOD striping to it on the sides and back.No, this was a completely different design presented a few years ago back when SOD started...Nike made this, as well as the Ohio State uniforms the Buckeyes still wear...as well as the Syracuse uniform. I just dont think Florida wore this once,The design they have is just a solid black set with orange numerals and the sod striping...and of course they have the white and blue sets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmackman Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 The Gators have had black alternates since 1999-2000. Originally it was worn just for the Florida-Florida State games, but now they use it more frequently. I can't say I'm happy about it. "Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be eaten. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve. It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or a gazelle. When the sun comes up, you'd better be running." - Unknown | Check out my articles on jerseys at Bacon Sports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstein Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 The Gators have had black alternates since 1999-2000. Originally it was worn just for the Florida-Florida State games, but now they use it more frequently. I can't say I'm happy about it.Acutally Florida first created the black uniforms in the fall of 1998, their last year as a Reebok school, to use in their game at Duke (ironically, Duke is the school that started the wearing black when it is not our color trend - starting it's design of the black uniforms as early as 1994/5, though they were not revealed until November 1996). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illini1 Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Also, did they ever go with these?They wore them once. I believe they wore them at Tennessee and got beat really bad. They went back to their old uniforms for the rest of the year and ended up winning the national title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajunaggie08 Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 I could not get over the highlight last night of the UF vs. SC game! Not b/c of the awesome ending, but because Florida seems to have commited to those ugly black jerseys!! Even the Wildcats of UK have black in the wordrobe now! And nothing was worse than Texas A&M's black jerseys with the black numerals! That combo of black jerseys, orange numerals and orange and blue trim might be the worst sports uniform I have ever seen. Any reason why teams go with black? Florida could go with Orange, and Texas A&M could go with grey! I bet both of those would look great too...The black A&M jerseys have maroon numerals. Its just hard to tell on tv....and in person. Seeing how the Ags are 0-2 in the black jerseys this year, I hope they don't wear them ever again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tBBP Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Also, did they ever go with these?All that black...and yet white kicks??? *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...
Red Wolf Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 What I really hate are the basketball teams with black jerseys and dark numbers. Those Texas A&M blacks, and Kansas State's black jerseys with purple numbers are a good example. I also hate the way black is used in a way that just doesn't look good. I'd be reasonably okay if the uniforms looked good in black, but the Florida jerseys, and a lot of the others look terrible. The black just doesn't match with the blue and orange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManCalledAmp Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 I didn't know about my Gators wearing the black jerseys until I saw the highlight of the last 3-and-change seconds of the game for the first of probably 15-20 times. My reaction was of two thoughts only a fraction of a second apart, which immediately combined into one conclusion. 1 Aw hell...the Gators just got beat. Blew it.+ 1 WTF? Black? Why are they wearing...oh.__________________________________________ 2 Well, that's what they get. It's justice. Theydeserved it. Shoulda lost. And now, hopefully thoseget mothballed forever. If that's what it takes...I never wanna see UF lose, unless it's to MTSU by some fluke of a miracle. And I definitely don't want us to lose on a play like that.But again, if it puts the black look to death, then keep rolling the highlight of how we choked. Burn it into Billy Donovan's memory. Down with black for my UF.(In other words, I didn't see just how awful fashion-black-creep could be until the double shock hit me personally--the MTSU football blackout, and now seeing Florida hoops in it. Well played, gang. Well played.) Go Gators. Go Blue Raiders. Go Commodores. Go USC Trojans.Preds & Avs. Braves, Rays, & Dodgers. Titans, Colts, Broncos, Cardinals. Grizzlies. 14ers, Jam. Team Spirit + Laziness = Yay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman1211 Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Does anyone have pictures of the game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayJaxon Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayJaxon Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Sorry for the double post- They wore them against Auburn too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoDawgs08 Posted January 24, 2009 Author Share Posted January 24, 2009 Woa I never realized the gator pattern on the blue...is it like that on all three sets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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