uhgrad2002 Posted December 5, 2014 Report Posted December 5, 2014 Being the 20th or 30th team to go black for black's sake is lame. (Same with gray for gray's sake.) Be creative using the school colors if "new and exciting" is so important. I am not a big fan of the chrome helmet or the Z logo look but I get that the players like them. So go gold chrome with a blue Z. Do something flashy with gold on a blue jersey. (Maybe chrome gold cloth is possible?). Or even a gold jersey with blue accents.By the way, I really like the white helmet with white uniform look, even with the Z logo.Colors mean something. There ought to be an emotional response in the teams followers to them. Once the fad dies, black or gray is not going to do it even for those that get excited about it now. Quote
footballzip Posted December 5, 2014 Report Posted December 5, 2014 Old School guy. Go back to our regular blue and gold uniforms, with the gold helmet with our zippy emblem. Better yet how about winning games. Quote
uhgrad2002 Posted December 6, 2014 Report Posted December 6, 2014 Old School guy. Go back to our regular blue and gold uniforms, with the gold helmet with our zippy emblem. Better yet how about winning games.All our winning seasons have been in regular blue and gold. And I like Zippy. Quote
Blue & Gold Posted December 6, 2014 Author Report Posted December 6, 2014 I love Zippy. But I much prefer the "Z" logo to the A-Roo logo. I don't care much for the A-Roo. The "Z" is, as the kids say, sick! I used to love the old-school Zippy who was running/hopping & making "#1" with his finger. Don't know what ever happened to that classic logo. Quote
Zip_ME87 Posted December 6, 2014 Report Posted December 6, 2014 Much prefer the ARoo Head logo to the Z. I think the Z is a ZERO (almost fit the last six games). A few more losing seasons and I'll be totally onboard with the black uniforms, Z(ERO) logo and penis head zipper on the helmets as the perfect UA football uniform. Quote
Balsy Posted December 6, 2014 Report Posted December 6, 2014 I used to love the old-school Zippy who was running/hopping & making "#1" with his finger. Don't know what ever happened to that classic logo....her finger. Quote
Balsy Posted December 6, 2014 Report Posted December 6, 2014 But I would say that I was against the "Z" logo as a primary logo, now I'm indifferent. I still think the Primary logo (A-Roo) should continue being the primary logo for the program. I like it. The only thing I wish the Black uniforms would have done, is put "Fear the Roo" logo on the shoulders. I saw a mock-up of that design, and loved it. The black uniforms were a little bland, but I don't necessarily dislike them...just make them more uniquely Akron... Quote
LZIp Posted February 4, 2015 Report Posted February 4, 2015 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B89jUSxIcAAaYlW.jpg Quote
Blue & Gold Posted February 4, 2015 Author Report Posted February 4, 2015 Let's stick w/ the "Z". 1 Quote
tpsjugglerdude Posted February 4, 2015 Report Posted February 4, 2015 You forgot to add the picture of the tacky number on the side. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B89jUSkIAAAaQc1.jpg It should also be noted these are only ideas and not a for sure thing. Quote
Blue & Gold Posted February 4, 2015 Author Report Posted February 4, 2015 Let's stick w/ the "Z".Ya know, the white helmet with the full Zippy has grown on me. I like it! Maybe not for an every-week helmet, but it would be a sweet alternate. 2 Quote
Balsy Posted February 4, 2015 Report Posted February 4, 2015 Ya know, the white helmet with the full Zippy has grown on me. I like it! Maybe not for an every-week helmet, but it would be a sweet alternate.I've been a big fan of all our logos, and we should try to incorporate them all in some way throughout the season. 1 Quote
scottditzen Posted February 5, 2015 Report Posted February 5, 2015 Ya know, the white helmet with the full Zippy has grown on me. I like it! Maybe not for an every-week helmet, but it would be a sweet alternate.Agree. The "whole roo" logo has been unjustly ignored a bit lately. Quote
zipsoutsider Posted February 6, 2015 Report Posted February 6, 2015 A couple places we grabbed some press:YahooLost LettermenHustlebeltBleacher Report Quote
Balsy Posted February 6, 2015 Report Posted February 6, 2015 To be honest...I didn't care much for the white "Z" helmets. Only with the away jerseys did they look nice IMO. With the blue home jerseys they looked awful IMHO. Quote
Captain Kangaroo Posted February 6, 2015 Report Posted February 6, 2015 I loved the "Z." I hate the full-size kangaroo. 1 Quote
GJGood Posted February 6, 2015 Report Posted February 6, 2015 I also believe the old uniforms were getting outdated and a change may have been due. I just wanted the new uniforms to be based on the school colors and the traditional Akron font. The font is probably the most uniquely Akron thing to me and I'd like to see it stay around. I prefer the 'A-Roo' to the 'Z' but I can live with the 'Z' as well.While I was at the school we still had the 'running A' and the "gold" looked awfully yellow. While I thought the running A was just OK, I definitely like the color schemes now better than that bright yellow passing for gold.The one thing I don't like the most about the new helmets I have seen pictured is the numbers on the side. I have never been a fan of uniform numbers being so prevalent on a football helmet. I'd rather have every player on the team have the same thing on their headgear. Quote
a-zip Posted February 6, 2015 Report Posted February 6, 2015 I loved the "Z." I hate the full-size kangaroo.+1 Quote
skip-zip Posted February 6, 2015 Report Posted February 6, 2015 While I was at the school we still had the 'running A' and the "gold" looked awfully yellow.I'm sure you're referring to the "Moving A"?We made a nice transition into an "Old Gold" color when we first turned D-1A during the Faust years. We then went back to the "Athletic Gold" (Yellow) during the Owens years. It looked even worse the 2nd time, and didn't last long, fortunately. I pray we never go back. Just look at any Ken+ uniform for a few minutes, and you'll see what I mean. 1 Quote
Balsy Posted February 6, 2015 Report Posted February 6, 2015 I've gotten a chance to look closer at the "Fear The Roo" ones...I do think they are matte Blue and not black. So those are my favorites! I'm personally happy with three core (and very different) helmets: White Full Kangaroo and numberMatte Blue/Fear The RooChrome with the Z logoI'm a fan of all three For those of you against the full Kangaroo logo...get over it. That was one of the first logos I identified with a zips fan other than the ARoo, because I thought a Kangaroo mascot was so unique. Quote
K92 Posted February 6, 2015 Report Posted February 6, 2015 I loved the "Z." I hate the full-size kangaroo.Why such hate for the full size roo? I think she's dead sexy. Quote
ZippyRulz Posted February 7, 2015 Report Posted February 7, 2015 Why such hate for the full size roo? I think she's dead sexy. Quote
morris buttermaker Posted February 13, 2015 Report Posted February 13, 2015 I was a fan of the Fear the Roo campaign I never liked Fear the Roo.... I think it was an embarrassment that the University just ripped it off from Maryland. Surprised that there was no legal pissing Quote
Dr Z Posted February 18, 2015 Report Posted February 18, 2015 Not worth a new thread, but the Fear the Roo logo would incorporate well in these NFL concept designs. IMO, the Roo needs cropped and enlarged, like the above concepts. Still needs a stripe down the middle too.They need to hire someone to do 3D renderings of concepts, not real helmets with just a sticker. Quote
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