illini1 Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Are U of I fans allowed to call programs in BCS games small time? If so, I propose we close that loophole.Illinois has been to 2 more BCS bowl games than Indiana or Northwestern. Northwestern hasn't even won a bowl game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimEOBrien Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 1. It was a joke, and not even directed at you. As an Illinoisan (I assume), you should know that NIU is a consistently good program. If you've ever rooted for Boise State, rooting for NIU is ideologically consistent.2. No one is talking about NU or IU I just find it interesting that in a season where NIU is - probably - the best D1 football program in Illinois where as U of I might be the worst, a U of I fan took a shot at the perceived quality of NIU's program. Pot/kettle syndrome.3. Illinois slipped into a BCS Rose Bowl they were embarrassed in because tOSU was in the National Championship and Michigan was in the bigger payout/better match-up Capitol One Bowl and the BCS didn't exist in 1995/96 when NU both won the B1G (which they've done 3 times in the last 20 years, as opposed to U of I's one title) and went to the Rose then the Citrus (Capitol One) Bowls.4. Northwestern has won a bowl game.5. Indiana is terrible at football so I would never belittle a better program in a worse conference - though there is a temptation with Ball State.6. Cody Zeller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETSGOBLUEBEATMSU Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Here are the cleats they are wearing. Both Cleats are new for 2013. I might pick up a pair of the crazy quick mids in red for next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Not terrible at all, the silver numbers remind me of the old-school Raiders road jerseys. POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimEOBrien Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 I would've preferred /// stick to just black red and white rather than add gray/silver to the scheme but I guess there is gray in the logo so I can't complain too much... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy B Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 1. It was a joke, and not even directed at you. As an Illinoisan (I assume), you should know that NIU is a consistently good program. If you've ever rooted for Boise State, rooting for NIU is ideologically consistent.Yes, but they are small-time. Their only televised games are on Wednesday nights.2. No one is talking about NU or IU I just find it interesting that in a season where NIU is - probably - the best D1 football program in Illinois where as U of I might be the worst, a U of I fan took a shot at the perceived quality of NIU's program. Pot/kettle syndrome.I'm fine with NIU being better than U of I when they are having their best season ever and we're having one of our worst. We even beat them last year, a year in which we fired our coach and they won their conference. Outliers happen, this is one of those years.3. Illinois slipped into a BCS Rose Bowl they were embarrassed in because tOSU was in the National Championship and Michigan was in the bigger payout/better match-up Capitol One Bowl and the BCS didn't exist in 1995/96 when NU both won the B1G (which they've done 3 times in the last 20 years, as opposed to U of I's one title) and went to the Rose then the Citrus (Capitol One) Bowls.I'll take getting blown out in the Rose Bowl any day over winning the Capitol One Bowl. It's the Rose Bowl, it's the most prestigious bowl game outside the National Championship and the one game that Big Ten teams want to play in every year. I don't know how this is even relevant to NIU anyways.4. Northwestern has won a bowl game.One. In 1948.5. Indiana is terrible at football so I would never belittle a better program in a worse conference - though there is a temptation with Ball State.Ball State has a two-game winning streak against IU.6. Cody Zeller.Has lost just as many games as Illinois has this year, but this isn't a basketball thread. And I already said I liked NIU's uniforms for this game. I just wish they had red numbers instead of silver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wILL-INI Posted December 27, 2012 Author Share Posted December 27, 2012 1. It was a joke, and not even directed at you. As an Illinoisan (I assume), you should know that NIU is a consistently good program. If you've ever rooted for Boise State, rooting for NIU is ideologically consistent.Yes, but they are small-time. Their only televised games are on Wednesday nights.2. No one is talking about NU or IU I just find it interesting that in a season where NIU is - probably - the best D1 football program in Illinois where as U of I might be the worst, a U of I fan took a shot at the perceived quality of NIU's program. Pot/kettle syndrome.I'm fine with NIU being better than U of I when they are having their best season ever and we're having one of our worst. We even beat them last year, a year in which we fired our coach and they won their conference. Outliers happen, this is one of those years.3. Illinois slipped into a BCS Rose Bowl they were embarrassed in because tOSU was in the National Championship and Michigan was in the bigger payout/better match-up Capitol One Bowl and the BCS didn't exist in 1995/96 when NU both won the B1G (which they've done 3 times in the last 20 years, as opposed to U of I's one title) and went to the Rose then the Citrus (Capitol One) Bowls.I'll take getting blown out in the Rose Bowl any day over winning the Capitol One Bowl. It's the Rose Bowl, it's the most prestigious bowl game outside the National Championship and the one game that Big Ten teams want to play in every year. I don't know how this is even relevant to NIU anyways.4. Northwestern has won a bowl game.One. In 1948.5. Indiana is terrible at football so I would never belittle a better program in a worse conference - though there is a temptation with Ball State.Ball State has a two-game winning streak against IU.6. Cody Zeller.Has lost just as many games as Illinois has this year, but this isn't a basketball thread. And I already said I liked NIU's uniforms for this game. I just wish they had red numbers instead of silver.What he said. "Classic" does not mean it gets a free pass for being bad design.Portfolio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TornadoGTS Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 The biggest thing that bothers me that no one seemed to mention is how the numbers are essentially Nike's Blacksburg font, the one VT used on their Pro Combats and former uni set..... Facebook: CustomSportsCovers Twitter: CSCovers Quote No because when the Irish came to Ireland and first came in contact with the leprechaun people, they didn't take their land away and force them to move west. Instead, the two groups learned to assimilate peacefully. However, certain tribes of the leprechaun refused to taint the pure blood and moved north into the forests of Ireland, only to be seen rarely, usually at the same time of a rainbows appearance and occasionally at the factories of Lucky Charms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilliesPhan1325 Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 This Duke/Cincy game is much better looking than the first game today. I think the Cincinnati helmets look pretty good, I just wish they would've gone with one logo/graphic instead of both. "The 0-2 pitch... SWING AND A MISS! STRUCK HIM OUT! THE PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES ARE 2008 WORLD CHAMPIONS OF BASEBALL!" J M yoU wish you had a Duke Dog! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illini1 Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 1. It was a joke, and not even directed at you. As an Illinoisan (I assume), you should know that NIU is a consistently good program. If you've ever rooted for Boise State, rooting for NIU is ideologically consistent.Yes, but they are small-time. Their only televised games are on Wednesday nights.2. No one is talking about NU or IU I just find it interesting that in a season where NIU is - probably - the best D1 football program in Illinois where as U of I might be the worst, a U of I fan took a shot at the perceived quality of NIU's program. Pot/kettle syndrome.I'm fine with NIU being better than U of I when they are having their best season ever and we're having one of our worst. We even beat them last year, a year in which we fired our coach and they won their conference. Outliers happen, this is one of those years.3. Illinois slipped into a BCS Rose Bowl they were embarrassed in because tOSU was in the National Championship and Michigan was in the bigger payout/better match-up Capitol One Bowl and the BCS didn't exist in 1995/96 when NU both won the B1G (which they've done 3 times in the last 20 years, as opposed to U of I's one title) and went to the Rose then the Citrus (Capitol One) Bowls.I'll take getting blown out in the Rose Bowl any day over winning the Capitol One Bowl. It's the Rose Bowl, it's the most prestigious bowl game outside the National Championship and the one game that Big Ten teams want to play in every year. I don't know how this is even relevant to NIU anyways.4. Northwestern has won a bowl game.One. In 1948.5. Indiana is terrible at football so I would never belittle a better program in a worse conference - though there is a temptation with Ball State.Ball State has a two-game winning streak against IU.6. Cody Zeller.Has lost just as many games as Illinois has this year, but this isn't a basketball thread. And I already said I liked NIU's uniforms for this game. I just wish they had red numbers instead of silver.What he said.Perfect response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy B Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 This Duke/Cincy game is much better looking than the first game today. I think the Cincinnati helmets look pretty good, I just wish they would've gone with one logo/graphic instead of both.Neither uniform in the first game were great on their own, but I thought it made for a great color match up. The close-up shots showed the flaws in each uniform, but just watching the gameplay the blue/gold against orange looked really good to me.The Cincinnati helmets don't look as bad in action as they did earlier to me. Cincinnati's uniforms are still nothing special though. And I'm really glad Duke went with what I think is by far their best look. Those blue helmets are beautiful. I wouldn't have been surprised to see them break out either the black helmets or jerseys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaydre1019 Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 The biggest thing that bothers me that no one seemed to mention is how the numbers are essentially Nike's Blacksburg font, the one VT used on their Pro Combats and former uni set.....I noticed that too, I just didn't think about mentioning it.And man I am usually anti bfbs with a few exceptions, but boy were those nice. The number graphics were great! Love those! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lahaye7 Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 What does duke use as reward decals on their helmets? It looks like busts of famous alums or something I am sore,wounded, but not slainI will lay down and bleed a whileAnd then rise up to fight again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wILL-INI Posted December 28, 2012 Author Share Posted December 28, 2012 The biggest thing that bothers me that no one seemed to mention is how the numbers are essentially Nike's Blacksburg font, the one VT used on their Pro Combats and former uni set.....I noticed that too, I just didn't think about mentioning it.And man I am usually anti bfbs with a few exceptions, but boy were those nice. The number graphics were great! Love those!Add in the TxA&M beveling (my first thought) and it's spot on. "Classic" does not mean it gets a free pass for being bad design.Portfolio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TornadoGTS Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Add in the TxA&M beveling (my first thought) and it's spot on.But that aspect is acceptable/believable since A&M is also an adidas school, but essentially using a proprietary Nike number font just seems lazy/poor design. Facebook: CustomSportsCovers Twitter: CSCovers Quote No because when the Irish came to Ireland and first came in contact with the leprechaun people, they didn't take their land away and force them to move west. Instead, the two groups learned to assimilate peacefully. However, certain tribes of the leprechaun refused to taint the pure blood and moved north into the forests of Ireland, only to be seen rarely, usually at the same time of a rainbows appearance and occasionally at the factories of Lucky Charms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandMooreArt Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 The biggest thing that bothers me that no one seemed to mention is how the numbers are essentially Nike's Blacksburg font, the one VT used on their Pro Combats and former uni set.....I noticed that too, I just didn't think about mentioning it.And man I am usually anti bfbs with a few exceptions, but boy were those nice. The number graphics were great! Love those!yea number fonts get reused and recycled. in the grand scheme of things it dosent really matter as long as its personality fits the school. its not like half the stadium is sitting up there going "i cant believe they used THAT font!" Â GRAPHIC ARTIST BEHANCE Â / Â MEDIUMÂ / Â DRIBBBLE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cshookemHORNS Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 It look like they even used the gradient like the black aTm helmet. This is basically an aTm uniform in NIU colors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raysfan12 Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Cincy's new helmet in action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin W. Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Dear Duke: show some class and please never wear black again. If you're going to wear something other than the proper white helmet, then stick to the blue as your only alternate. Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (CHL - 2018 Orr Cup Champions) Chicago Rivermen (UBA/WBL - 2014, 2015, 2017 Intercontinental Cup Champions) King's Own Hexham FC (BIP - 2022 Saint's Cup Champions) Portland Explorers (EFL - Elite Bowl XIX Champions) Real San Diego (UPL) Red Bull Seattle (ULL - 2018, 2019, 2020 Gait Cup Champions) Vancouver Huskies (CL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONUV Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 www.facebook.com/adidasfootballusOn 1.2.13 at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, adidas is launching the most advanced Techfit uniform ever created. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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