Ryno aka Menace Posted January 25, 2006 Author Report Posted January 25, 2006 I missed the Army game as well so i didn't see those pants, I think they look sharpand I bet the white will look just as cool. What about Gold jerseys like Georgia Tech has or do you all feel that would be too much? Quote
UAZips Posted January 25, 2006 Report Posted January 25, 2006 I didn't make it to any games due to being in freakin Alaska, so I missed the blue pants as well. They look very nice IMO. Quote
Sloopy Posted January 25, 2006 Report Posted January 25, 2006 Classic college teams do not do all one color.And, Akron has never won a game in blue pants.Any uniform combo that was used in the 20-0 loss to Army should be burned and banned for all eternity. Quote
fear the brown roo Posted January 28, 2006 Report Posted January 28, 2006 don't forget the ass kicking we took from miami this year in white jerseys and, you guessed it, blue pants. :macc: Quote
Beanie 4 Heisman Posted January 30, 2006 Report Posted January 30, 2006 actually the white jerseys will have a different look this year because they decided to give all the white jerseys away to the players after the Motor City Bowl. So the plan is to change the white jersey up a littl bit. Think Carolina Panthers Quote
mrelegazna Posted February 2, 2006 Report Posted February 2, 2006 I'm sure I'm in the minorty, but I like Ryno's idea of trying gold jerseys, perhaps as a one-off. Like others have said, when I first laid eyes on their "new" jerseys, I though, "They're the St. Louis Rams." But really, there's a lot of differences. It's not the blatant, down-to-many-of the-little-details job that Iowa is to the Steelers.My only complaint (forgive me if you've covered this already) is the removal of last names from the jerseys. I know, you play for the name on the front of the jersey, not the back, but I don't think last names on jerseys necessarily lead to big heads, and to my eye, it just looks high-schoolish not to have them.The best part about the Akron rebranding is the A/Kangaroo head logo. I don't think it's too busy or too simple, I think it strkes the perfect balance and is unique. I live in Delaware (the state, not the Cbus burb) and I try to put that image out there and into people's head as much as possible for people to see (my desktop at work, t-shirts I wear, etc). Quote
Sloopy Posted February 2, 2006 Report Posted February 2, 2006 Penn State, Southern Cal, Notre Dame do not have player names on the jerseys. I remember JD stating why he took them off and that they would not return as long as he was the coach at Akron. I like that thought. Quote
zippyrifle32 Posted February 2, 2006 Report Posted February 2, 2006 i have a hard time memorizing who is what number when it comes to football...mainly because of the number of people on the team. i like the nameplates on the back because i get sick of saying "who was that" looking it up on the paper, and missing the next play of the game. i'm sure there are good reasons not to do it, but it is convient for the fans. Quote
xu9697 Posted February 2, 2006 Report Posted February 2, 2006 Names on the back is a fan-friendly move that should be done. You build team unity in many ways. If you are so desperate for team unity that leaving the name off is your move, you've got problems.Not to mention...so what if an Akron player or 2 gets a little pub? As long as it is good pub, it only helps the cause. Quote
Sloopy Posted February 2, 2006 Report Posted February 2, 2006 Again, it does not seem to hurt Notre Dame, Southern Cal or Penn State fans. And again, your coach has already said it is not coming back. Quote
zen Posted February 2, 2006 Report Posted February 2, 2006 There is nothing wrong with a college team appearing somewhat similar to pro teams. To the casual observer, Iowa looks like the steelers, and Illinois looked a bit like the browns (or vice versa, the pro teams look like those college colors) It's more important to look unique among your own ranks. Quote
zippyrifle32 Posted February 2, 2006 Report Posted February 2, 2006 Again, it does not seem to hurt Notre Dame, Southern Cal or Penn State fans. And again, your coach has already said it is not coming back. again, we're free to discuss it and give our opinions even if it isn't coming back. Quote
UADavid Posted February 3, 2006 Report Posted February 3, 2006 The solution is to get a media guide and learn who is on the team and what their number is. Works for me! Quote
mwilly Posted February 3, 2006 Report Posted February 3, 2006 I think they should drop the rifle team - what good does it do? Quote
zippyrifle32 Posted February 3, 2006 Report Posted February 3, 2006 you're entitled to that opinion, but the rifle team is a cheap team that allows the university to stay withing the title 9 balance. it's the cheapest sport akron has, and it'd be stupid to get rid of us for a more expensive sport. i don't think they will be dropping us anytime soon. from what i hear, there are plans to put a new shooting range in the new stadium. and seeing a few of the ad's come down to see the range we have now, i think a new range is almost set in stone. too bad i won't be here when it's built... Quote
liljc Posted February 3, 2006 Report Posted February 3, 2006 Drop the rifle team? What? Don't drop anything. Addition, not subtraction. Quote
fear the brown roo Posted February 4, 2006 Report Posted February 4, 2006 damned right, drop nothing. add!! you wanna piss off the rifle team? i'm just glad we have no towers on campus if you do that! Quote
Captain Kangaroo Posted February 4, 2006 Report Posted February 4, 2006 One thing I do know about the rifle team: Members of the rifle team seem to be very regular contributors to our ZipsNation board. Number-wise they're small, but for some reason they seem to have more school spirit than about any other Zips athletic program. Quote
Captain Kangaroo Posted February 4, 2006 Report Posted February 4, 2006 BTW: I like names on the jersey too. Several players switched numbers this season and it was difficult to figure out who's who for quite a while. Quote
fear the brown roo Posted February 4, 2006 Report Posted February 4, 2006 hell yes, cheers to the rifle team Quote
Quickzips Posted February 4, 2006 Report Posted February 4, 2006 Gotta agree with Cap'n on this one. I know why JD took the names off the uni's but it does make it damn hard to figure out who is who. Especially when you start getting a backup or two in there that I'm not used to seeing. Quote
UADavid Posted February 4, 2006 Report Posted February 4, 2006 Buy the program! Do a bit of homework. :macc: Quote
Quickzips Posted February 4, 2006 Report Posted February 4, 2006 I have a couple of programs, I also have a very short memory span and......ohh hell I forget. Quote
RobC2 Posted February 4, 2006 Report Posted February 4, 2006 Is the rifle team a female sport? Or is is a co-ed sport? Title 9? Is that the law which states a university must have an equal number of both male and female sports teams? I've thought for some time now that we should add a wrestling team - what with all of the local wrestling talent. But that would be another male sports, which likely wouldn't work out, and besides, wrestling is a rather low-profile sport. A HOCKEY team, on the other hand - now we're talking!!! New arena for b-ball and hockey?! Fun! Quote
UADavid Posted February 4, 2006 Report Posted February 4, 2006 I have a couple of programs, I also have a very short memory span and......ohh hell I forget.The zipnation has a good sense of humor. Quote
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