Are they changing at all? Personally I hated last year's. We looked too similar to Wisconsin and all the other red teams in the B1G.
2019 Uniforms
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Ash killed every tradition we had and the white helmets is another. At least it will be easy in the future, if there are any pictures of us in white helmets we’ll know exactly what era it was from and they can throw them out. Something so simple to please the few fans that are left and corn-for-brains is so clueless he couldn’t care less
You realize that the team, the players and not Ash picked the white helmets, right? Ash actually wanted the red helmets but the team picked white
https://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/2018/09/will_rutgers_football_wear_scarlet_helmets_again_t.html
Sometimes youth should listen to their elders. They usually know better. O and players the choice of white helmets:
But it’s always Ash’s fault. Don’t u know that?
How many teams are given the choice in what their uniforms look like?
There should be one standard helmet, with occasional variants.
There should be one standard helmet, with occasional variants.
I heard we're going back to the 2007 uni's
You know, when the country knew who we were for the right reasons and look great doing it.
...just a dream of mine
You know, when the country knew who we were for the right reasons and look great doing it.
...just a dream of mine
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Uniforms are the least of our worries.
BLOCK numbers.
This “Rutgers font” we use across the board in Athletics is terrible.
White helmets should never be used at home. But I don’t mind an all white look on the road.
This “Rutgers font” we use across the board in Athletics is terrible.
White helmets should never be used at home. But I don’t mind an all white look on the road.
Too bad Nike treated Rutgers like it was a JUCO program.
Nike treated RU horribly. Their offer was a joke. No RU fan should be singing the praises of Nike.
Our uniforms last year were the only thing we’ve gotten right under Ash. They are sharp. Hope we keep them.
Our uniforms last year were the only thing we’ve gotten right under Ash. They are sharp. Hope we keep them.
I thought it was all Fllod’s fault.:.or is it all Shea’s fault? Julie? Etc etc etc
Nike? Were they the ones where you couldn't read the #s?
How would the fans know who to complain about?
How would the fans know who to complain about?
Look good, feel good, play good.
That’s what my little league coach always said anyways when our jerseys weren’t tucked in.
That’s what my little league coach always said anyways when our jerseys weren’t tucked in.
Nike treated us horribly. But Adidas is doing the same thing.
I don’t understand why some people have fantasies about Adidas. They talked a really good game that they were assigning a team to work with us and give us preferred status. Yet, with over six months after the signing of the contract they couldn’t get us a unique uniform for the 2017 season. Then they showed us a whole lotta love for 2018...it must’ve taken an unpaid intern a whole sixteen minutes to come up with that uniform. And what’s the reason? The FBI showed us. Their management was too busy shoveling money and Pitino, ‘ville and the like to effectively stack the cards against us. How do you field a BB team that can fairly play deep into March when there is that level of cheating going on? Condoned and financially supported by Adidas (and likely Nike)? Go ahead, buy and proudly wear your three stripes, but don't think they’re doing us any favors.
I don’t understand why some people have fantasies about Adidas. They talked a really good game that they were assigning a team to work with us and give us preferred status. Yet, with over six months after the signing of the contract they couldn’t get us a unique uniform for the 2017 season. Then they showed us a whole lotta love for 2018...it must’ve taken an unpaid intern a whole sixteen minutes to come up with that uniform. And what’s the reason? The FBI showed us. Their management was too busy shoveling money and Pitino, ‘ville and the like to effectively stack the cards against us. How do you field a BB team that can fairly play deep into March when there is that level of cheating going on? Condoned and financially supported by Adidas (and likely Nike)? Go ahead, buy and proudly wear your three stripes, but don't think they’re doing us any favors.
A pretty good initial design IMO.
I wouldn’t change much other than:
- BLOCK numbers
- throw some black in the shoulder and leg stripes
- stripes on the helmet(s)
- black facemask
- NJ map on the front neck yoke or on the back of the helmet. Or maybe both spots.
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Ash gave them the choice... so, yeah, its his fault.
Strongly agree there... the way the talk went I expected to be WOWed.. either positively or negatively.. but it was a rubber stamp uni. And for a team that has SCARLET right in the name.. why can't a uni company give us a LOUD SCARLET RED? They do it for other teams.
Marvel's Scarlet Witch
Nike treated us badly because we where a clown show leading up to negotiations. Ya’ll remember 78-0 nothing right. The better you are, the better the contracts get and Nike is a far superior brand to be associated with.
The NJ silhouette should be visible for every game just not where it is now.
Put it on the back of the helmet like WVU, Texas and Miami. Or on the front neck yoke. I’m fine with both for maximum exposure.
Would love to think we were doing,wearing something special for year 150.
I'm sure we'll miss that opportunity too.
I'm sure we'll miss that opportunity too.
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That’s not true. And Adidas offered us way more than Nike. So they are showing a lot more love for that reason alone.
The ones on the practice jerseys do that.
The ones on the game day uniforms do not. Some black should be added to differentiate them even more.
So Ash killed uniforms, lets also blame him for the bad food in the stadium, long bathroom lines, and people who can't make change at the concession stands.
I suppose it's how you look at it. This is where you get to manipulate stats. The current deal is worth between 1.7 and 1.8MM vs Nike's 1.1MM. Adidas is paying us ~60% more over Nike per annum. And we can say ooooo and ahhhhhh. If you're saying Adidas is giving us a lot more, well...60% is quite a bump.
But clearly the apparel-makers have been in bidding wars and ramping up who they want in their stable. And I've not found more than one P5 that makes less on their apparel contract (Iowa State which is banking just over 1.5MM a year).
OK, so yes, Hobbs was forced to negotiate from a position of weakness. Though you could say under his guidance, the unmarketable product has only become more unmarketable. Forget the P5 and their sky-high contracts. We're just wannabe pretenders. So what're some of the G5 programs making? Temple has a deal with UA worth roughly 3MM a year. USF has a deal with UA worth 2.8MM. University of Memphis? Went with Nike at 2.25MM. East Carolina also with Nike for 1.6MM per year. You like stripes? Tulsa inked a deal with Adidas worth 1.6MM.
As for what I said about Louisville? Adidas pays them over 16MM a year. But that wasn't enough, so they paid Pitino another 1MM a year under the table. And hundreds of thousands to steer players to the 'ville. For years. And yes, all of that while we were playing them, so Adidas stacked the Cards (pun intended) against us.
Your first bit said it all. Nike’s offer was to keep the deal the exact same. We also got far less product and attention.
I see it with the lacrosse team. They are far more outfitted then they were under Nike. They also are being asked to beta new products. We were never that to Nike.
Don’t be surprised if our deal with Adidas is renegotiated and signed longer term. Though their current situation may have derailed that, I don’t know.