xu9697 Posted January 9, 2012 Author Report Posted January 9, 2012 If we want to go the Oregon/Maryland route, we will need to think about tire marks on our shoulders or kangaroo paws somewhere. Or rubber tire helmets! Or something with the blimp. Get creative! Cincinnati does the claw marks on football pants and basketball unis. I think traditional with a bit of flash would be a nice reflection of what we are and what we want to be (we being UA, NE Ohio, Akron, Bowden). Quote
akzipper Posted January 9, 2012 Report Posted January 9, 2012 If we want to go the Oregon/Maryland route, we will need to think about tire marks on our shoulders or kangaroo paws somewhere. Or rubber tire helmets! Or something with the blimp. Get creative! Cincinnati does the claw marks on football pants and basketball unis. I think traditional with a bit of flash would be a nice reflection of what we are and what we want to be (we being UA, NE Ohio, Akron, Bowden). I thought about tire marks too. Doesn't have to be "in your face" but could be just a subtle pattern on the helmet and sleeves. Quote
MDZip Posted January 10, 2012 Report Posted January 10, 2012 Or the stripe down the middle of the helmet. I do find a little irony in the title of the thread, since this was started when Ianello became coach. No ill will toward the topic starter since I understand why and it was before the Ianello "era" started but just looking back and having him referred to as a "Classic Coach" ... Quote
tpsjugglerdude Posted January 10, 2012 Report Posted January 10, 2012 I thought about tire marks too. Doesn't have to be "in your face" but could be just a subtle pattern on the helmet and sleeves. Nothing says you completely ran over a team like them leaving the field with actual tire tracks on them... Quote
Captain Kangaroo Posted January 10, 2012 Report Posted January 10, 2012 As I scan this thread, it becomes very apparent that UA's College of Fashion Design should not search for alumni here. Quote
xu9697 Posted January 10, 2012 Author Report Posted January 10, 2012 Or the stripe down the middle of the helmet. I do find a little irony in the title of the thread, since this was started when Ianello became coach. No ill will toward the topic starter since I understand why and it was before the Ianello "era" started but just looking back and having him referred to as a "Classic Coach" ... Yeah...personally, I would have much preferred starting a new thread! Honestly, with a guy Bowden, I think a bit of flash is needed on the unis. While it is funny what another poster said about tire marks (showing that we have been run over), I still think it could be a cool idea. Despite what CK says, something like that is becoming common...duck wings for Oregon, turtle shell for Mayrland, even stained glass for Boston College. And just look at Nike and what they do with basketball unis at Duke, Ohio State, UNC, etc. Celebrating tires and blimps is better than canal rats and hamburgers!!! Quote
UAZips Posted January 11, 2012 Report Posted January 11, 2012 Here's something I'll throw out there. Quote
johnnyzip84 Posted January 11, 2012 Report Posted January 11, 2012 Here's something I'll throw out there. Excellent! If you assure me a matte finish, old gold helmet, I'm in Quote
cms133@uakron.edu Posted January 11, 2012 Report Posted January 11, 2012 I'm not too big on the "Classic Uniforms". I like what Oregon does with theirs a lot and I think it would be awesome to include pieces of Akron in our uniforms. The goodyear logo, the shoe with wings on it, always seemed cool to me if we could somehow incorporate that (maybe the stickers players put on their helmets?). I think a tire tread pattern on the helmets would be awesome or maybe a subtle tread pattern in the Akron and Zips font or the player's numbers. Quote
Zipmeister Posted January 11, 2012 Report Posted January 11, 2012 Here's something I'll throw out there. :lol: :rofl: :lol: Quote
xu9697 Posted January 17, 2012 Author Report Posted January 17, 2012 No matter what someone thinks specifically about what is right or wrong with the current uniforms, we need something new. A new coach with this much new energy and 3 years of watching the players in those uniforms...just time for some change. We can throw out the old ones as the worst 2+years of UA football. Quote
akzipper Posted January 18, 2012 Report Posted January 18, 2012 No matter what someone thinks specifically about what is right or wrong with the current uniforms, we need something new. A new coach with this much new energy and 3 years of watching the players in those uniforms...just time for some change. We can throw out the old ones as the worst 2+years of UA football. They need to be something that stands us apart from the rest of the MAC. Something cool that can attract recruits. Not necessarily over-the-top like Oregon or Maryland, but something can can give the team a variety of combinations and represent a new era. Give me 2 helmets (Blue-Gold), 3 Jerseys (Blue-White-Gold alt) and 3 pants (Gold-Blue-White). Would leave us open to seeing a lot of cool combos! We'll look dadgum cool! Quote
NewZipsFan Posted January 18, 2012 Report Posted January 18, 2012 They need to be something that stands us apart from the rest of the MAC. Something cool that can attract recruits. Not necessarily over-the-top like Oregon or Maryland, but something can can give the team a variety of combinations and represent a new era. Give me 2 helmets (Blue-Gold), 3 Jerseys (Blue-White-Gold alt) and 3 pants (Gold-Blue-White). Would leave us open to seeing a lot of cool combos! We'll look dadgum cool! He said dadgum Quote
akzipper Posted August 3, 2012 Report Posted August 3, 2012 Sorry for bringing up this old thread again. But, it looks like they will be wearing the same JD/RI uniforms this season. This past week they were shooting the intro videos at the stadium and the photos showed players in the usual uniforms. Not that it's really important, but I'm kind of disappointed. I understand that we aren't exactly swimming in cash but you'd think UA would want to do everything we could to forget the past 3 years... Here's a link to the facebook page that had the gallery ZipsFB. I will say that the company that UA hires, Pritt Entertainment Group, to do the football videos is top notch. Quote
GP1 Posted August 3, 2012 Report Posted August 3, 2012 Sorry for bringing up this old thread again. But, it looks like they will be wearing the same JD/RI uniforms this season. This past week they were shooting the intro videos at the stadium and the photos showed players in the usual uniforms. Not that it's really important, but I'm kind of disappointed. I understand that we aren't exactly swimming in cash but you'd think UA would want to do everything we could to forget the past 3 years... Here's a link to the facebook page that had the gallery ZipsFB. I will say that the company that UA hires, Pritt Entertainment Group, to do the football videos is top notch. I don't care if they play in their jockstraps as long as they win. Quote
Dr Z Posted August 17, 2012 Report Posted August 17, 2012 These are the uniforms Notre Dame will wear for its Oct. 6 game against Miami that will be played at Soldier Field in Chicago. Quote
akzipper Posted August 19, 2012 Report Posted August 19, 2012 These are the uniforms Notre Dame will wear for its Oct. 6 game against Miami that will be played at Soldier Field in Chicago. The asymmetrical helmets are pretty ugly. But I think the metallic gold numbers a cool. Wouldn't mind seeing the Zips wear a jersey similar to that, just switch the fonts around. Quote
xu9697 Posted August 20, 2012 Author Report Posted August 20, 2012 I am quite surprised that we have not ADVERTISED something new. However, in the past few seasons, we have broken out a few changes with zero notice. BG has new mismatched orange unis, OU has new black unis, Toledo has a new matte helmet. Maybe we have to win at least 4 games to make changes. Quote
zestycoyote Posted August 20, 2012 Report Posted August 20, 2012 I am quite surprised that we have not ADVERTISED something new. However, in the past few seasons, we have broken out a few changes with zero notice. BG has new mismatched orange unis, OU has new black unis, Toledo has a new matte helmet. Maybe we have to win at least 4 games to make changes. ...or sell more than 4,000 tickets per season to afford changes. Quote
xu9697 Posted August 20, 2012 Author Report Posted August 20, 2012 ...or sell more than 4,000 tickets per season to afford changes. Good point. Quote
NewZipsFan Posted August 20, 2012 Report Posted August 20, 2012 Those are actually pretty cool. The tire treads obviously have dual meaning - which would be necessary, because we won't be getting run over any more If the fans support the team (or as I've heard Coach Bowden say, "we need fannies in the seats") - the money will be there to do some of these things. You should've entered that t-shirt contest they had! Quote
Zipsrifle Posted August 21, 2012 Report Posted August 21, 2012 Put me in the: "Keep the current uniforms and just win games" camp. Any coach can tell a recruit "and we're looking into new Uniforms!" and that should be enough. We've changed uniforms enough in the past that it is believable. P.S. I like the wingfoot idea. Maybe put the logo on the socks or something. Quote
akzipper Posted August 21, 2012 Report Posted August 21, 2012 Put me in the: "Keep the current uniforms and just win games" camp. Any coach can tell a recruit "and we're looking into new Uniforms!" and that should be enough. We've changed uniforms enough in the past that it is believable. P.S. I like the wingfoot idea. Maybe put the logo on the socks or something. We've actually only changed uniforms twice since the new logos were introduced in 2002. We had the Ram's ripoffs, and now the more modern design. Most schools, even the small ones, change about every 2-3 years. Nowadays with the Oregon-Maryland-Oklahoma State's of the world, it's even more common. Quote
akzipper Posted January 20, 2013 Report Posted January 20, 2013 Had to bring up this old topic. Saw this tweeted online and got me wondering if it would look good for the Zips? Metallic gold sure would get people's attention, and be a nice change. Probably keep a blue facemask on there and normal logo. Quote
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