Those are putrid. They are the uniforms you wear when you have no juice with Nike and they just give you the most basic uniform with no thought.
Ash will do better.
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Those are putrid. They are the uniforms you wear when you have no juice with Nike and they just give you the most basic uniform with no thought.
Ash will do better.
Not only does he speak his mind, it's what he says. Admits that as a coach he couldn't read the numbers sure puts to rest the power ranger fans that there was nothing wrong with them.
And that fact he wants a "classic" look is music to my ears.
One thing I think about as Rutgers moves back to a simple, more classic look is if the numbers will be block or rounded (matching the Rutgers block font, and the retired 52 jersey number that overlooks HPSS).
(Compare 2011 to 2006 here.....2011 makes the most sense (white helmet notwithstanding)
http://www.onthebanks.com/2015/7/10/8895629/friday-fives-best-rutgers-football-uniforms
I always admired how the Chicago Bears have kept the rounded numbers as their signature look all these years.
(Compare 2011 to 2006 here.....2011 makes the most sense (white helmet notwithstanding)
http://www.onthebanks.com/2015/7/10/8895629/friday-fives-best-rutgers-football-uniforms
I always admired how the Chicago Bears have kept the rounded numbers as their signature look all these years.
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We are going back to a more classic look.
Home= Red helmet, Red Jersey, White Pants.
Road= White Helmet (I think he said), White Jersey, White Pants.
Chrome, Silver, Grey eliminated, and minimal use of black.
Where is that quote of "what he said"? I gave not seen that anywhere. So don't spread stuf unless you have a source
Tango Two legitimately knows people involved with the athletic dept. in fact, the identity of his source is very, very obvious, based on the wording he used. This is not State Department secrets. Those of you doubting him aren't reading close enough.....
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Red is the most difficult color to get correct. And if you're not careful it can look cheap. It's really an issue of Chemistry. As common a color as red is, name a school that does red properly. Maybe tOSU, but even that is up for debate.
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I'm more fascinated in how good some schools are at unifying the exact shade of red they want.
Stanford and Wisconsin are using cardinal.
Indiana like Oklahoma is using Crimson.....but during the 80s and 90s, most of the Hoosier teams were using a shade closer to the shade that Nebraska uses. Ohio State and Rutgers are supposed to be both using Scarlet.....which supposedly has tones of orange in it. https://brand.osu.edu/color/
Pantone has exact color formulations for each team. But I also noted that these formulations have changed over the years. This is one of those areas, Hobbs needs to dig in and get right.
Credit Schiano for the Block R. Hobbs needs to get this color correct. Personally, I prefer a deeper darker red, closer to blood red. The current Orange/Red is brutal.
The Pantone® color system equivalent for Rutgers scarlet is Pantone® 186.
Pantone® is a worldwide standard system for designating colors.
Official Color: We Are Scarlet
this is the color scarlet Red:
This is Rutgers' scarlet:
Official Color: We Are Scarlet
http://identity.rutgers.edu/elements-system/colors
So Rutgers' scarlet is Pantone 186, while Ohio State's is Pantone 200
So Rutgers' scarlet is Pantone 186, while Ohio State's is Pantone 200
Oregon is a great example of this. People laughed at them with their uniform changes and billboards in times square and other marketing moves... But coupled with competent coaching, they built something nice.
The unprecedented level of investment in facilities thanks to Phil Knight would have to be biggest factor in my book. I know, we can factor that as part of marketing and branding, it just bears mentioning.
http://deadspin.com/oregons-new-football-performance-center-is-a-decadent-975295515
Give it a rest tango.This is Rutgers' scarlet:
Official Color: We Are Scarlet
Pantone 186 was selected for PRINT purposes. Like signs, letterhead, etc. You do not want an especially bright red for that purpose. It makes things harder to read. But for uniforms for the SCARLET KNIGHTS? You want it to be bright bright red.
This has been explained many times. That color swatch is a particular ink on a particular surface. Every combination is different. The pantone system helps make sure different products will have the same color perception. But it has real limits.
Uniforms are seen indoors, outdoors, in photo shoots, under every type of natural and artificial light. You cannot simply say Pantone 186 and become with it... Especially with fabrics.
Well that was a colorful reply.
(Sorry.... sorry. just couldn't help myself.... sorry.)
Don't forget the Multimillion Dollar facilities Nike builds for them in what it seems like every year.
You sure about that? I believe the Chanticleers used Orange - and maybe the Knights did in the beginning. Some one with better recall can fill in the details. But don't assume we were the Scarlet Scarlet Knights since the first Princeton game. It's changed a time or two over the years.
While the uniforms have featured scarlet, black and white in their make-up, Rutgers has only one official color - scarlet. It was first proposed in the Targum and ratified by almost all the students at daily services in Kirkpatrick Chapel on May 17, 1869 and made official by the school administration in January, 1900. They defined the color scarlet as a mix of 85% blood red and 15% cadmium orange.
Scarlet was the replacement choice for a school color but not the first in Rutgers history. The actual first selection of a school color was hated by the students. The 1878 May Targum remembered, “For early in the fall of ’67, the students manifested a growing desire for some particular color that might represent the united taste of the College and produce the same patriotic emotion in the breast of every alumnus. Our colors first adopted were orange, white and blue [in honor of the Dutch tri-color flag] , in pursuance of a suggestion of Jan Steen, a renowned Dutchman in Rutgers.” The 1867 February Targum mentioned the colors chosen by both the undergraduates of Rutgers College and the newly formed Scientific School (later Cook College of Rutgers University) were yellow, blue and white.
Scarlet was the replacement choice for a school color but not the first in Rutgers history. The actual first selection of a school color was hated by the students. The 1878 May Targum remembered, “For early in the fall of ’67, the students manifested a growing desire for some particular color that might represent the united taste of the College and produce the same patriotic emotion in the breast of every alumnus. Our colors first adopted were orange, white and blue [in honor of the Dutch tri-color flag] , in pursuance of a suggestion of Jan Steen, a renowned Dutchman in Rutgers.” The 1867 February Targum mentioned the colors chosen by both the undergraduates of Rutgers College and the newly formed Scientific School (later Cook College of Rutgers University) were yellow, blue and white.
At 3 p.m. on that memorable afternoon, the 50 combatants and about 100 spectators gathered on the field. Most of the assemblage sat on a low wooden fence and watched the athletes doff hats, coats and vests and use suspenders as belts. To distinguish themselves from the bareheaded visitors, 50 Rutgers students, including players, donned scarlet-colored scarfs which they converted into turbans.
http://www.scarletknights.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/first-game.html
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While the uniforms have featured scarlet, black and white in their make-up, Rutgers has only one official color - scarlet. It was first proposed in the Targum and ratified by almost all the students at daily services in Kirkpatrick Chapel on May 17, 1869 and made official by the school administration in January, 1900. They defined the color scarlet as a mix of 85% blood red and 15% cadmium orange.
Scarlet was the replacement choice for a school color but not the first in Rutgers history. The actual first selection of a school color was hated by the students. The 1878 May Targum remembered, “For early in the fall of ’67, the students manifested a growing desire for some particular color that might represent the united taste of the College and produce the same patriotic emotion in the breast of every alumnus. Our colors first adopted were orange, white and blue [in honor of the Dutch tri-color flag] , in pursuance of a suggestion of Jan Steen, a renowned Dutchman in Rutgers.” The 1867 February Targum mentioned the colors chosen by both the undergraduates of Rutgers College and the newly formed Scientific School (later Cook College of Rutgers University) were yellow, blue and white.
Source, someday you've just GOT to tell me where you get this stuff from.
I know that. But to be able to find all that on a (relative) moment's notice is impressive.
What's so much that needs to be better? These are actually Scarlet and state Rutgers. RU doesn't need terrible uniforms as if they're a team from a renegade football movie.
They look old and cheap. I don't love the new ones, but at least they have a modern look. There is a way to have a modern yet traditional look, the old uniforms are not that.
Here's a clue:
Before the spring game they're having a sale on apparel and it includes game worn jerseys and helmets.
Before the spring game they're having a sale on apparel and it includes game worn jerseys and helmets.
No more chrome!I guess this isn't a shocker by now, but looks like the helmets are changing based on the latest posters from RUAthletics
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