UNC uniforms

[Brave-Bird 08]

I'll never understand why Nike things the flywire collar being different colors is anywhere near aesthetically pleasing!!!

Seriously. I am baffled every time.

[_RH_]

They're black. They even have an all black alt now:

Always attack?

[iconoclast]

My guess is they're justifying black because of the tar on the tarheel. But yes, that is definitely black.

[fouhy12]

What's the difference on the pants? It looks like two different pairs to me, not four.

[McCall]

[mod snip]

Look at the helmet with the foot logo on it. It alone shows that it is definitely NAVY.

And also, where's these multiple versions of pants? I see a white pair with a Carolina blue stripe and a Carolina blue pair with a navy stripe. That's it.

[-kj]

I want to believe it's navy, but the navy helmet and the trim/numbers aren't quite the same color. It's hard to tell.

[McCall]

I want to believe it's navy, but the navy helmet and the trim/numbers aren't quite the same color. It's hard to tell.

Yes I did. I hit post before I finished the rest of my post. Sorry.

[frosty06306]

[mod snip]

Look at the helmet with the foot logo on it. It alone shows that it is definitely NAVY.

And also, where's these multiple versions of pants? I see a white pair with a Carolina blue stripe and a Carolina blue pair with a navy stripe. That's it.

The far left and far right ones have a tapered stripe at the bottom.

[oldschoolvikings]

These look really sharp up close. Once we see them on the field in contrast with other teams the quality will stick out.

Does anybody else get the feeling this board is occasionally being infiltrated by industry shills? This sounds like its being read off a Nike press release.

(By the way, looks like navy to me, too.)

[Derek94]

The confusion over black/navy blue is understandable. I was 2 feet away in the bright sun and thought I must be color blind.

The ouline on the decal is navy blue and that's how no doubt all the other stuff was black.

The poster who pointed out the usage of black on the tar print makes a great point. Here's how the team can justify the color.

[kryptik11]

Old ones were better.

[BrandMooreArt]

i think its a weak design. seems Nike puts borders around numbers where they dont need it. on the light blue jersey, why the white outline on the numbers? theres not another element in the pants or jersey that does that and none of the logo colors match those numbers either. just a little bit of simplicity would go a long way there. i dont understand the shoulder design or why the front of the collar is colored in either. the collar is just an odd fill-in-the-blank design. the shoulder design makes that part of the jersey look small; weak. like something's getting cropped off there.

[WSU151]

The last set was far better than this one. And the fact that it's uncertain if it's black or navy makes it that much worse.

[Brave-Bird 08]

And no argyle. Just a major miss at a great opportunity.

[PhlyBoy]

And no argyle. Just a major miss at a great opportunity.

I agree with that 100%. They need to embrace that argyle in other sports not just basketball. I remember seeing something where other sports are starting to use it now, but football needs to get on board with it.

[Lights Out]

No argyle = automatic failure

Custom number font that doesn't match the one they use in basketball = automatic failure

Generic template = automatic failure

Really disappointing stuff from Nike. They've come out with quite a few good uniforms lately but it seems they mailed it in for UNC.

[BDiamond]

Pretty f'n ugly. The black (or super navy blue) just weigh things down.

[MJWalker45]

Well here's a question. Are all Carolina teams going to the new font on the football jerseys next year? This just looks like the coaching staff is trying to put their stamp on it instead of the school unifying its teams.

[ESTONES6]

Nike has been mailing it in for a lot of teams. Michigan State is bush league. California is terrible. Oregon State is OK. Georgia was a let down. North Carolina was a COMPLETE missed opportunity. Minnesota was decent. Even Rutgers are kind of annoying now.

Two things Nike needs to stop doing NOW!!!

1.) Pointed serifs inside numbers.

2.) Not putting shoulder numbers on the shirts.

[Jamikel]

Well here's a question. Are all Carolina teams going to the new font on the football jerseys next year?

God I hope not.

What I don't get is why they used a number font that looks like a bad knockoff of the font our basketball team uses. If they were going to do that, why not just use the same exact font and strengthen our school's branding across all sports?