June 6, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, satyanash said: Blackout? That would be the only correct way to do it - it honestly looks great. But no. Edited June 6, 20205 yr by texifornia
June 7, 20205 yr 2 hours ago, texifornia said: That would be the only correct way to do it - it honestly looks great. But no. If we are going to go down that route, I think keeping burnt orange looks better than a true Iowa State-style blackout. It looked good on VY, at least.
June 7, 20205 yr 4 minutes ago, satyanash said: If we are going to go down that route, I think keeping burnt orange looks better than a true Iowa State-style blackout. It looked good on VY, at least. It must be tough going through life black/orange colorblind
June 7, 20205 yr 4 minutes ago, texifornia said: It must be tough going through life black/orange colorblind Basketball's been doing it for a while now with no major problems. I'm not saying it absolutely has to happen, just that it's possible to make it look good with some tinkering.
June 7, 20205 yr 2 minutes ago, satyanash said: Basketball's been doing it for a while now with no major problems. I'm not saying it absolutely has to happen, just that it's possible to make it look good with some tinkering. I just think those look like butt. Real burnt orange looks muddy against black.
June 7, 20205 yr 3 hours ago, satyanash said: Blackout? I am always big on not ever changing this uniform, but for this cause, this look would be incredible
June 7, 20205 yr I’m good with it if it’s a one off for the cause. But I just strongly feel you don’t fuck with perfection. And our unis are already perfection in my eyes.
June 7, 20205 yr Black on burnt orange and burnt orange on black looks hideous. The black and white uniforms look slick if you ignore the absence of our primary uniform color.
June 7, 20205 yr These look great, but I'd still want find a way to get a little burnt orange on there with the chest logo or something.
June 7, 20205 yr I am as hard-line as one can be about absolutely never fucking up our uniforms with black alternate bullshit (or gray or whatever). Yeah I know we've done the black basketball uni, and it looks like asshole. That said...if the player wanted to wear that black and white uni for a game, for a reason - I get it, and wouldn't complain. It doesn't look good at all (but yeah, it is better than trying to mix black with burnt orange), but I can acknowledge that that isn't really the point, and if it is meaningful to the players, even I am not old and grouchy enough to disagree. Edited June 7, 20205 yr by Hank Chinaski
June 7, 20205 yr Basketball's been doing it for a while now with no major problems. I'm not saying it absolutely has to happen, just that it's possible to make it look good with some tinkering.Haven't they lost every game they've played in black jerseys?
June 10, 20205 yr On 6/6/2020 at 4:09 PM, satyanash said: Blackout? If Texas were every going to do something like this, this looks awesome. The black + burnt orange is horrific.
June 10, 20205 yr On 6/7/2020 at 10:17 AM, vtaenz said: On 6/6/2020 at 6:26 PM, satyanash said: Basketball's been doing it for a while now with no major problems. I'm not saying it absolutely has to happen, just that it's possible to make it look good with some tinkering. Haven't they lost every game they've played in black jerseys? Think that has to do more with Shaka being inept.
June 11, 20205 yr 15 hours ago, vtaenz said: 16 hours ago, maninblack said: Think that has to do more with Shaka being inept. It goes back to REDACTED. Never ever use the B word in a thread. It will summon evil spirits. Like most of you, I'm a Texas uniform purist, but agree with those who believe that there are times when it can be acceptable to set tradition aside for the sake of a greater cause. If the players want this for the right reasons, then this certainly qualifies as one of those times.
June 11, 20205 yr On 6/6/2020 at 8:26 PM, satyanash said: Basketball's been doing it for a while now with no major problems. I'm not saying it absolutely has to happen, just that it's possible to make it look good with some tinkering. Like shooting fish in a barrel - JJ Reddick.
June 11, 20205 yr On 6/7/2020 at 11:17 AM, vtaenz said: On 6/6/2020 at 7:26 PM, satyanash said: Basketball's been doing it for a while now with no major problems. I'm not saying it absolutely has to happen, just that it's possible to make it look good with some tinkering. Haven't they lost every game they've played in black jerseys? Not just lost buy humiliated a few times in those.
June 11, 20205 yr Never ever use the B word in a thread. It will summon evil spirits. Like most of you, I'm a Texas uniform purist, but agree with those who believe that there are times when it can be acceptable to set tradition aside for the sake of a greater cause. If the players want this for the right reasons, then this certainly qualifies as one of those times.Several classic uniforms rather than doing a true alternate make a small modification to theirs. Why not add something like black numbers or a black stripe through Texas or maybe a black longhorn logo?
June 11, 20205 yr 17 minutes ago, vtaenz said: 2 hours ago, idigTexas said: Never ever use the B word in a thread. It will summon evil spirits. Like most of you, I'm a Texas uniform purist, but agree with those who believe that there are times when it can be acceptable to set tradition aside for the sake of a greater cause. If the players want this for the right reasons, then this certainly qualifies as one of those times. Several classic uniforms rather than doing a true alternate make a small modification to theirs. Why not add something like black numbers or a black stripe through Texas or maybe a black longhorn logo? The B word isn't "black," it's "Barnes," and now you have made me type it. This thread is doomed.
June 11, 20205 yr On 5/14/2020 at 11:32 AM, Underdog said: Packers>>>> Raiders re: home unis. Both are great. Both are also examples of "you don't mess with something iconic just because marketing wants to sell more jerseys."
June 11, 20205 yr 4 hours ago, idigTexas said: Never ever use the B word in a thread. It will summon evil spirits. Lolz. Was gonna make bat signal comment.
June 11, 20205 yr 3 minutes ago, Iceman said: Lolz. Was gonna make bat signal comment. Shocked this thread hasn't been Derka'd already.
June 12, 20205 yr 6 hours ago, TrashMaster G said: Shocked this thread hasn't been Derka'd already. The only thing worse than using the B word is using the D word. Now there is definitely no saving this thread.
June 15, 20205 yr Several classic uniforms rather than doing a true alternate make a small modification to theirs. Why not add something like black numbers or a black stripe through Texas or maybe a black longhorn logo?Why would we put a black stripe through Texas? Or any of these other terrible ideas? What’s the point?
June 19, 20205 yr First time I've seen a Texas coach openly advocate for a uniform change. Looks like it's happening.
June 19, 20205 yr IMO that looks great. I've never been a fan of the simple uniform blue bloods doing alts (OU and Ohio State's are terrible), but this would be about as good as the concept can be executed.
June 19, 20205 yr Also not a fan of blue-bloods doing alts, and obviously I'm generally not a fan of UT football... but if the top public university in my home state felt like doing this with the support of their student athletes in order to show support for a cause rooted in our shared humanity, I'd applaud it. Edited June 19, 20205 yr by LTbear
June 21, 20205 yr On 6/6/2020 at 4:09 PM, satyanash said: Blackout? Didn't UT come out with an alternate universe for practice like that a while back..?
June 22, 20205 yr 19 hours ago, kopp0e said: Didn't UT come out with an alternate universe for practice like that a while back..? The QBs basically wear a simpler version of that in practice.
June 22, 20205 yr man, I'm so glad the football team is going to wear a uniform that represents how "we're" "all" in solidarity! that's not ironic or tone deaf or anything
June 23, 20205 yr First time I've seen a Texas coach openly advocate for a uniform change. Looks like it's happening. They better not start this shit. How about all black or all grey? So flyNegged
June 23, 20205 yr oh grey will be your favorite... LOLz. there's nothing like being at the game or even turning on the TV and wondering when your team is going to take the field. "Oh, those guys not wearing our school colors are us..." Edited June 23, 20205 yr by Iceman
June 23, 20205 yr 2 hours ago, Iceman said: oh grey will be your favorite... LOLz. there's nothing like being at the game or even turning on the TV and wondering when your team is going to take the field. "Oh, those guys not wearing our school colors are us..." "school colors" is such an outdated concept anyway
June 23, 20205 yr As I've said before, I think alternates for the annual game against UT[who gives a shit] or a regional Louisiana school is fine. Doing that simple black one to honor African-American history at UT, given the current climate, seems like a nice gesture. Or just add a black stripe on the white shoulder stripes.
June 23, 20205 yr 4 hours ago, texifornia said: As I've said before, I think alternates for the annual game against UT[who gives a shit] or a regional Louisiana school is fine. Doing that simple black one to honor African-American history at UT, given the current climate Three thoughts on this. One, yes, if it was this or disband football for eternity, I agree, doing it once a year in a shit game no one would otherwise even notice would be nice, but that is NOT how this plays out in reality. There is a good chance that "just" wearing them in glorified exhibitions turns into wearing them any other fucking time it seems like a good idea to somebody. Ohio State has worn alternates against Michigan, not to mention Penn State, and that's not the only example of this kind of scope creep. Two, yes, the black jerseys/trim as shown above are the "least worst" thing I think I've seen proposed, but it is naive to think that's all we'll get once that particular Pandora's box is opened. Three, the bolded-- responding to this social crisis by playing dress up is the worst kind of tokenism. This would be the football program's "changing the Facebook avatar" response.
June 23, 20205 yr 22 minutes ago, brown water said: Counterpoint. It means we are actually playing football this fall. Not happening imo. Too much liability for universities/athletic depts to take on with the recent surge.
June 23, 20205 yr 4 hours ago, SwanderedTalent said: Three thoughts on this. One, yes, if it was this or disband football for eternity, I agree, doing it once a year in a shit game no one would otherwise even notice would be nice, but that is NOT how this plays out in reality. There is a good chance that "just" wearing them in glorified exhibitions turns into wearing them any other fucking time it seems like a good idea to somebody. Ohio State has worn alternates against Michigan, not to mention Penn State, and that's not the only example of this kind of scope creep. Two, yes, the black jerseys/trim as shown above are the "least worst" thing I think I've seen proposed, but it is naive to think that's all we'll get once that particular Pandora's box is opened. Three, the bolded-- responding to this social crisis by playing dress up is the worst kind of tokenism. This would be the football program's "changing the Facebook avatar" response. Alone, is it kind of token-y, sure. But it, done well, symbolizes that we took the athletes seriously and is hopefully tied into real changes. Edited June 23, 20205 yr by texifornia
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