evanaho Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Why does Washington State have gray uniforms and silver uniforms?Good question. Washington State University's school colors are crimson and gray as mentioned in the fight song and noted by the most recent brand guide. At this year's unveiling of Washington State's new uniforms the athletic department made a big deal about "one crimson" to represent the school, but went ahead and included two different shades of gray in the set. In my opinion they should stick with one gray (and I think it should be the lighter "silver" color).I don't know if WSU is wavering on which gray to use, of if Nike created multiple sets that will all be used, or if EA just made some mistakes on what was being offered. I did notice the all-gray helmet didn't make it to Teambuilder. I hope that means they ditched the design. Also pleasing was the new WSU gray (not silver) helmet includes a crimson face mask on Teambuilder (at the unveiling it was gray), hooray! I feel like Nike is offering the dark gray color as WSU's black alt. In my opinion it doesn't contrast enough with the crimson to make the uniforms look good.As a side note, I'm wondering how long the Cougs are going to stick with this two helmet scheme for home and away. The crimson road helmet is very nice-looking as a stand-alone piece, but it doesn't make any sense. It has no gray on it whatsoever and I take issue with that. I think it looks too much like Oklahoma's lid. Actually it looks a great deal like Pac-12 memberUtah's helmet. Just for reference, here are last year's uniforms: WSU Uniforms 2010Seriously, what's not to like about that set? Go Cougs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brave-Bird 08 Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 The South Carolina jersey looks like a high school jersey with those terrible colors.That's such an unfound statement. Colors have nothing to do with that. Fresno State's football team looks like a high school (plain uniform, overdetailed helmet logo, drop shadow uni numbers from the 90s).SC's problem is not color. I think the new UA pants make for some really bad designs though, and they will look worse than the last set in terms of pants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschoolvikings Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Like the Buffalo Bills, the recent Gamecocks uniforms have been so sucky that it would've been hard for anything to not be an improvement. Â http://dstewartpaint.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tron1013 Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 All three colors...Larger version: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSS Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Not showing up for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRice16 Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 It's interesting that on teambuilder the black Tennessee jersey is a tech fit. do you people think that's EA just fooling around, or does anyone (mayhaps TylerBray) have confirmation that the Vols are going to wear black someone this season?They still have the Idaho helmets from 2007 in there. They just don't remove jerseys a lot.He's talking about the fact that they changed it from the old adidas template like it was when it was actually worn, to a TechFit jerseyI can say with near absolute confidence that UT will not wear black this season or at any time under Derek Dooley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cola Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 White set looks a lot better than the rest for some reason.Also, I am in agreement with what seems like most of our fanbase in that our helmet needs the stripes to be REMOVED. They make the set look awkward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brave-Bird 08 Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 they look great from the front, but I bet even the school is ashamed of showing the back. the back of the pant legs looks terrible, at least from what EA Sports rendered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted July 12, 2011 Author Share Posted July 12, 2011 The Gamecocks still look horrendous. Just another example of slapping down some awkward striping and calling it "modern." POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brave-Bird 08 Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 The Gamecocks still look horrendous. Just another example of slapping down some awkward striping and calling it "modern."so...what is modern? everything is modern, it's just whether or not it is aesthetically pleasing or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschoolvikings Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 White set looks a lot better than the rest for some reason.Also, I am in agreement with what seems like most of our fanbase in that our helmet needs the stripes to be REMOVED. They make the set look awkward.Is there some sort of new law that says all college uniforms have to match the color of the jerseys to the pants?Because it continues to look like crap. Â http://dstewartpaint.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmike Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 The Gamecocks still look horrendous. Just another example of slapping down some awkward striping and calling it "modern."You know Boise wears "modern" uniforms right? And theirs are probably some of the worst in College Football unless they have decided to take away the collarbone striping.I like South Carolina's uniforms, haven't really looked at the pants but I think the jerseys are a big improvement and I don't see what's wrong with that look at all. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Check out my new NFL 2016 Series! Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cola Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 White set looks a lot better than the rest for some reason.Also, I am in agreement with what seems like most of our fanbase in that our helmet needs the stripes to be REMOVED. They make the set look awkward.Is there some sort of new law that says all college uniforms have to match the color of the jerseys to the pants?Because it continues to look like crap.They won't go monochrome all the time, pretty rare actually...Spurrier likes garnet or black on top of white pants at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted July 12, 2011 Author Share Posted July 12, 2011 You know Boise wears "modern" uniforms right? And theirs are probably some of the worst in College Football unless they have decided to take away the collarbone striping.I'm well aware, and I thought the folder-tab striping was absolutely horrendous and nonsensical. Thankfully, they'll be wearing new uniforms this coming season without the ugly striping. POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brave-Bird 08 Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 @colaEh, I would not see evidence of that. The Gamecocks wore garnet on garnet for every home game last year, if I recall correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawk36 Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 White set looks a lot better than the rest for some reason.Also, I am in agreement with what seems like most of our fanbase in that our helmet needs the stripes to be REMOVED. They make the set look awkward.White set looks best since that guy is the thinest of the 3. I'm sure all 3 guys are in great shape but the new cut of uniforms really makes bigger guys look fat instead of tough. Someone really needs to take a look at the current trend in cuts and design something that actually enhances the physique. Design Hovie Studios Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elliott Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 As mediocre as that striping pattern is for USC, it is miles better than the over-piped crap they had been wearing. The old set was a disaster.In my opinion their main problem is the contrast between helmet and jersey--the traditional stripe really clashes with the wavy, modern design. And the white helmet looks awful with monochromed-color jersey and pants. Doesn't look too bad with white jersey or colored jersey / white pants. Dribbble ... Behance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmike Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 You know Boise wears "modern" uniforms right? And theirs are probably some of the worst in College Football unless they have decided to take away the collarbone striping.I'm well aware, and I thought the folder-tab striping was absolutely horrendous and nonsensical. Thankfully, they'll be wearing new uniforms this coming season without the ugly striping.Just making sure, but Boise's uniforms do look a lot better without that striping, still don't like the silver for them though. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Check out my new NFL 2016 Series! Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 The only time silver works in Boise's look is in the silver uniforms. Other than that, it's horrible. The silver numbers looked really bad on the old blue jerseys.As for South Carolina, they would have been fine with some slight tweaks: POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cola Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 @colaEh, I would not see evidence of that. The Gamecocks wore garnet on garnet for every home game last year, if I recall correctly.You are correct. Somehow I was focusing on all seasons besides last season and remember for a lot of fans calling for the all-garnet (fire ant) look...then it happened, we were winning- and it stuck.Before that, you never really saw monochrome from Spurrier at Carolina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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