ColeJ Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Hockey has always been my number one passion, and always will be until the day I die... but having grown up in Alabama and Texas, college football will always be a part of my consciousness as well. Since I have a bit more spare time in the summer than I do the rest of the year, I decided to take another graphical project, since my previous NHL re-design garnered such positive reviews. What better project than to merge the greatest conference in sports, the SEC, with the greatest sport in the world? I present to you, SEC Hockey.A few notes before we get started. My original plan is to complete a home and away for every team in the SEC. Once I do that, I will throw in alternate jerseys where I see fit. Also, SEC Football has many different uniform manufacturers and sponsors, from Nike to Adidas to UnderArmor. I'm not going to concern myself with those, and find brand-specific uniform cuts. The template I am using is the latest Reebok cuts used in the National Hockey League, but with all brand logos removed, as they are irrelevant to the designs I have created.I've tried to evoke imagery from these schools' other famous sports programs, without attempting to do stripe-for-stripe crossovers.I hope you enjoy.SEC Western Division Schools:University of AlabamaUniversity of ArkansasAuburn UniversityLouisiana State UniversityUniversity of MississippiMississippi State UniversityTexas A&M UniversitySEC Eastern Division Schools:University of FloridaUniversity of GeorgiaUniversity of KentuckyUniversity of MissouriUniversity of South CarolinaUniversity of TennesseeVanderbilt University Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColeJ Posted June 23, 2014 Author Share Posted June 23, 2014 The first school I'm posting is the Georgia Bulldogs.I grew up in an Alabama Crimson Tide household, but always had a soft spot for the Bulldogs as well. I was inspired by the two color bold stripes on their silver pants, which always stuck out to me as boldly "UGA." Being a Dallas Stars fan, our new road jersey layout seemed a perfect starting point to highlight those unique stripes in an aesthetically pleasing way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColeJ Posted June 23, 2014 Author Share Posted June 23, 2014 The next school on my list cause me physical pain when it came time to put the name and number on the back... Auburn? Yuck.I showed a great deal of restraint and professionalism as a designer when I fought my urges to intentionally give Auburn ugly uniforms. My original thought was to accentuate the mismatched helmet/jersey/pants stripes that Auburn uses that stick out like a sore thumb to me, by giving them sleeve stripes that don't match the waist stripes... but I did my best to show Auburn the respect that I'd give any team I designed... so the worst I did was keep the mismatched pants stripe. Sue me.-edit- for posterity's sake, here is the original coloring used on the home jersey, before i succumbed to peer pressure and inverted the colors, based on feedback in this thread. -/edit- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColeJ Posted June 23, 2014 Author Share Posted June 23, 2014 The last school I'm going to post tonight is the LSU Tigers.I said I wasn't going to do a direct "stripe for stripe" adaptation of every team's football uniforms, but LSU just has too iconic of a look in football to not play off of. I'm incredibly pleased with what I came up with here. I'd easily buy one of these sweaters, and I can't stand LSU.LSU hockey, like LSU football, would wear white almost exclusively, with the purple only coming out for special occasions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raysox Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 I love all of these. Only suggestion would be inverting the AU logo's colors. @MichaelDanger19Â | Dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCRGraphix Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Very solid designs, can't wait for Bama. ROLL DAMN TIDE!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColeJ Posted June 23, 2014 Author Share Posted June 23, 2014 Very solid designs, can't wait for Bama. ROLL DAMN TIDE!!!You inspired me to finish my Alabama concept and post it early, just because, as you said, Roll Damn Tide.There's not much explaining needed here. I went for an old school look that I feel is very fitting of the Alabama Crimson Tide.Dat #hangereffect doe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamiller99 Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Awesome concepts so far, but I think it's weird that the white is the home jersey on the LSU set. That's what- She Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andycumbee19 Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Very solid designs, can't wait for Bama. ROLL DAMN TIDE!!! You inspired me to finish my Alabama concept and post it early, just because, as you said, Roll Damn Tide.There's not much explaining needed here. I went for an old school look that I feel is very fitting of the Alabama Crimson Tide.Dat #hangereffect doe.-Invert the Auburn logo on the dark Jersey. Also, I'd like to see the A&Elephant logo on the Bama jerseys (maybe the dark ones). That'd be an outstanding crest. - Not digging the shoulder & sleeve stripes for LSU. Pick one or the other. Nice work on these. Looking forward to seeing your ideas from some of the non-traditional schools. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSRebel22 Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 I love all of these can't wait for Ole Miss!!!! Fins Up!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YelichGraphics Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 just like football teams like norte dame and mighigan have the same helmet i hockey, thats including the stripe. I think your concepts would be really neat with football designs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake88 Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Beauts. The only problem that I have with these is that (like most of college hockey) they are just recolors of NHL team jerseys (NOT LSU, that one is great), but thats only a very minor complaint. Just maybe mix it up for one or two of these, but since these are mostly classic schools, I see why these are like this. EDIT: Oh yeah, add a yoke onto Bama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuordr Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 This could be your inspiration for the University of Kentucky....Mrs. Judd made me more inspired by the team after she posed in the sweater several years ago: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PEKKA RINNE_35 Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Auburn: Change the logo colors on home and make navy helmet on homeLSU: Forget the stripes around the collar only do sleevesGeorgia: PerfectAlabama: PerfectAlso do Vandy next Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clintau24 Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 My only complaint for MY Auburn Tigers is that the Tiger Eyes logo that you have on the shoulders isn't used by any athletic teams any more. It's all but retired. Which, doesn't really matter since hockey is a club sport and they already use the Sailor Cap Aubie on their whites anyway. "I believe in Auburn and love it!" Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigGameBob Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 The last school I'm going to post tonight is the LSU Tigers.I said I wasn't going to do a direct "stripe for stripe" adaptation of every team's football uniforms, but LSU just has too iconic of a look in football to not play off of. I'm incredibly pleased with what I came up with here. I'd easily buy one of these sweaters, and I can't stand LSU.LSU hockey, like LSU football, would wear white almost exclusively, with the purple only coming out for special occasions.I approve of this!I'd love to see a gold alternate jersey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamiller99 Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 This could be your inspiration for the University of Kentucky....Mrs. Judd made me more inspired by the team after she posed in the sweater several years ago: I could get used to this. That's what- She Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjones13 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 I like your last name and jersey number selection haha. (My last name and my number in all sports and what I use in some of my concepts) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonesTXB Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Great work. Knowing Ags they will love one with Ol Sarge! https://www.google.com/search?q=ol+sarge&rlz=1C1CHMO_enUS551US551&es_sm=93&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=rtSoU52LJ8KJogThzoDABg&ved=0CB4QsAQ&biw=1600&bih=756 US NAVY VETERANFluctuat Nec Mergitur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeauxColonels Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Pretty good looks. As was previously stated for LSU, it needs either the shoulder stripes or sleeve stripes...not both. Also I think a gold helmet may look a little better. Also, why not make the "LSU" on the purple jersey gold instead of white? Lastly, I noticed you used the new, refined tiger head that basketball used this year. I'd like to see the Geaux font "LSU" used in place of the helmet font. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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