Florida State To Unveil New All-White Uniforms Against Oklahoma? Photos Say Yes
by Bud Elliott on Apr 21, 2010 3:55 PM EDT
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Rumors circled yesterday that Florida State would be wearing new uniforms this season to mark a new era in Seminole football:
Apparently Shawn Powell was interviewed recently and mentioned that Jimbo took the team to the equipment room after the spring game to show them new uniforms. Uniforms that they are going to wear in Norman are all white with white helmets & facemask with garnet, black & gold spears. Apparently all the players loved them. Fisher also said the team won't be wearing the same uniform more then twice. He also mentioned a black helmet, white jersey & black pant combo.-- PA Nole
I'll bet Florida State wears the Garnet and Gold more than twice, but photos have now surfaced of an all-white combination, complete with a white helmet (right). The rumors could be true.
There are 4 photos in all and you can view them after the jump. What do you think?
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I kinda dig the all white look
But not the white helmet, I say stick to the gold ones.
Team Gold!
Yeah
We WERE voted as the best helmet in a recent ESPN poll (last year? Year before?). I’m uncertain about the all-white helmet…
That would apply for all the schools though
by jasonole59 on Apr 21, 2010 6:04 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
If it WEREN'T shady, FSU would of still won it...
I knock FSU when it is deserved….but FSU’s helmets are the best and I don’t think it is close.
yep, everytime someone voted for another team, it also voted for FSU
365 days, until I change my ways.
Typical Florida tactics...
Where the hell did this poll come from, anyways?
"Bring back Fred Rouse--a true Nole"
by Randall W. Spetman on Apr 21, 2010 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
But it was bogus?
"Bring back Fred Rouse--a true Nole"
by Randall W. Spetman on Apr 21, 2010 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
It was supposed to be legit
But they left open some back doors that enabled a few choice FSU CS students to set it up so that every couple of seconds or so FSU would get a vote and anytime someone voted for another school they were also voting for FSU canceling their vote out. ESPN made a big deal about it and brought FSU a trophy for having the best helmet in NCAA.
Team GOLD
shhhhhhhh
Don’t tell anybody about this. FSU has a history of getting Titles Revoked.
The Funk Phenomenon.
by willdabeast on Apr 22, 2010 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Man I don't know why people are hating on the white helmet
Yes, the gold helmets are a staple and they’re awesome, but the all white and all black looks as a changeup will be sweet. Recruits are going to love this.
>>---l>
Exactly.
People are acting like we are permanently abandoning the G&G. The players like it, recruits like it, it generates extra revenue for the program, and they do look pretty sweet.
There's no need to have a field full of Christmas ornaments.
by Jamil Dawson on Apr 21, 2010 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
We did that
Back in the early/mid 80s. Most people hated it. (I was young, and kinda liked it.)
They showed it in a "Garnet and Gold rewind" in the stadium
I’ve been looking for pictures and video ever since, no luck. Anyone know what game it was or even just what year it was?
I’m all about the gold out, I think it’d be funny. Baseball does it every weekend!
I still like the traditional uniforms...
…but I agree the recruits will like them. They’re at an age where they don’t remember the glory of the Garnet and Gold. If anything, they just associate it to us getting beat up for the past several years…
Not hating, I just think it looks a little off
Maybe if the spear was garnet and gold instead of garnet and white or something. Oh well, I’ll get used to it lol.
I agree
We need some gold in the spear. Garnet and Gold spear. This one is a little too sterile.
I don't care for it much.
I think it looks like something you’d buy your five-year-old. That, or we’re apparently being sponsored by Apple.
The black one isn’t so bad, but I thought the garnet Nike Pro Combat looked better with the black helmet.
by Drew J Jones on Apr 21, 2010 6:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I think
our colors are not garnet & white or garnet & black. We have a tradition we should not be ashamed of. These unis make us look like upstarts looking for an image.
Bring back Peter Tom Willis— a true Nole!
by PeachTreeNole on Apr 21, 2010 4:04 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
To 17 year olds
we ARE looking for an image though, right?
or at least a different image than we have portrayed for almost their entire living memory (they were around 6 when we won in ’99)
by freshcollegeboy on Apr 21, 2010 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions
How about we change our image by play on the field?
by FSUjab on Apr 21, 2010 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
Best post in this thread so far
I still like the white unis though.
by Jamil Dawson on Apr 21, 2010 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Uber-Rec
"I got a PBS mind in an MTV world"...Jimmy Buffett
by The Ryno and I Know on Apr 21, 2010 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions
It may or may not apply here, but there is evidence that dress affects performance.
School uniforms, dress codes, etc. We are a vain people, it would seem.
I don’t know if this qualifies to affect in the same capacities or not… but just have to hope this doesn’t influence our players in the direction of sleeping with their professors.
to quote Pappy O'Daniel
“We’ll look like a bunch a’ Johnny Come Lately’s”
by The K-Man on Apr 21, 2010 9:15 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
"Back to the flour Mills, pappy!"
"Bring back Fred Rouse--a true Nole"
by Randall W. Spetman on Apr 21, 2010 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
We thought you was a toooooaaaaaaaddddd-uh
The color guard is COLORED!!!!
Grace I call Your name, Oh won’t Your smile fall over me, I’m cracked and dry on hands and knees, Oh sweet grace rain down on me I need You grace
-Phil Wickham
More options the merrier,
and they still look classic. We’re not going the “O” route.
Not sure about the all-white look, including a white helmet
But I understand the idea of trying to start a new chapter in the program, from the uniforms on up. Maybe this is what we need to break our misfortunes whenever we try “blackout” or “whiteout” themed games. Just a complete turnover of everything.
As long as we don’t bring back the Combat Gear jerseys from the Maryland game. Those looked like strange Atlanta Falcons knockoffs to me.
by SeminoleSkins87 on Apr 21, 2010 4:12 PM EDT reply actions
GOLD ON GOLD is a terrible idea
terrible…. it’s just science.
by Neon Deion on Apr 21, 2010 6:52 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
another vote for all gold,
and lose the stripes on the white pants.
White uni is cool but......
The helmet is horrific….I think that an all Garnet helmet with a gold spear would have looked better.
I’m “all in” on the black uni…..when we brought out the black helmet last year, I knew it was only a matter of time before a all BLACKOUT uniform was utilized.
In the end, it’s all about the kids and getting them fired up, recruiting and revenue…..we don’t have to like them.
FEAR THE SPEAR >>--)-)-)-)-)---->
by JAX11NOLE on Apr 21, 2010 4:18 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
+100000000000000000000 All Gold
I don’t mind the all-white, but its gonna look like Oklahoma’s bizzaro OU when the Noles come to town.
"I got a PBS mind in an MTV world"...Jimmy Buffett
by The Ryno and I Know on Apr 21, 2010 4:18 PM EDT reply actions
Maybe thats the plan
Utter confusion
>>---l>
by DKfromVA on Apr 21, 2010 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Fisher is a Saban disciple
With these two even the tiniest of details has a purpose. Plus, in the September sunlight the reflection off the white unis will create an angelic glow around the players. It’s time for some psychological warfare in Norman.
Bring back Korey Mangum— a true Nole!
I Agree
All white at Oklahoma? Are they gonna wear garnet at Doak next year?
doesn't Texas wear all white vs OU?
maybe we want to confuse them and make them scared
Bring back Peter Tom Willis— a true Nole! -FiestaNole
A little gold
in the spear portion of the helmet might look good
No thanks
Reminds me of Oklahoma or Louisville.
by wnc_nole on Apr 21, 2010 4:22 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I'm really sick of this BS....
The school colors are Garnet and Gold….not all black, not all white. I can deal with the all garnet ones, but this is just getting ridiculous. We don’t need to help Nike sell new jerseys every year.
by El Soro on Apr 21, 2010 4:23 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Yes we do
b/c we get some of dat money! And lord knows FSU be needin dat money.
by PadraicTheSeminole on Apr 21, 2010 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
we already wear white pants
and white jerseys… and sometimes we wear both. This is just a new look with a white helmet. Big friggin deal.
That's not the way it was before I Hate it!!!
/Get off my lawn’d
//Pass the Metamucil
///I actually like the White Unis.
The Funk Phenomenon.
Actually...
…the more I look at the white uniform the more I like it. Starting to grow on me… I don’t think I’d like an all gold one though…
I like it
I like the blackout … looks sharp.
I don’t mind the all-white, either …. there’s something classic about it.
I would like to see an all-garnet.
No all-gold for me, please.
by ScalpEM_TX on Apr 21, 2010 4:25 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
A heads up
Blaming losses on uniforms result in a banning on the first offense.
by Bud Elliott on Apr 21, 2010 4:25 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Haha, the stigma of the all-black uniform that was created during the "Lost Decade"
"FEAR is just the Opening ACT!!!" Coach Coley
LOL
C’mon! It takes time for everybody to realize the earth wasn’t flat.
by Jamil Dawson on Apr 21, 2010 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions
No kidding.
I’m reading the drivel of an “Old School Nole” who is convinced that the white uni’s are Jimbo’s way of turning us into Alabama, and this is evidence that the’s a Saban carbon copy, and is scared to put his fingerprints on the program, blah blah blah.
Un-freaking-believable.
"Bring back Fred Rouse--a true Nole"
by Randall W. Spetman on Apr 21, 2010 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Aaaahhh. A Beck reference
Rico, you are quickly moving up the list of people I actually pay attention to when they post.
"Bring back Fred Rouse--a true Nole"
by Randall W. Spetman on Apr 21, 2010 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
You know it's the middle of the off-season when a thread on uniforms has 300 comments.
And intense discussion on the psychological aspect of different uniforms.
There's actually 2 things going on Rollnole...what you said, and "They took our TRADITION!" bitch N moan session.
"Bring back Fred Rouse--a true Nole"
by Randall W. Spetman on Apr 21, 2010 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Ah ha!
We can thank the Pacific whatchamacallit (the sports psychology people) for the new uniforms. They must have told Jimbo that diversely colored stimuli would positively affect the mentality of a significant portion of the team. Or that the changes would help build new synapses, improving their brain function or something.
but it was clearly the uniforms...
because when we wore garnet and gold we always w…w..ww.wait a minute. maybe it wasn’t the uniforms. maybe it was because we were bad at football?
I likes
I agree white unis should still have gold helmets. All gold jerseys would be sweet. Black on black is nasty as always. I think we have wore garnet on garnet before. I know in NCAA 09 you can do all garnet.
by DeanerNoleProphet on Apr 21, 2010 4:26 PM EDT reply actions
The pants should be all white with the seminole head up top and "Florida State" or "Seminoles" spelled out
The stripes make them look kinda generic. I like the black better, though I despise the black helmets
by westcoastnolefan on Apr 21, 2010 4:27 PM EDT reply actions
Don't mind the all white for the unis
but the white helmet I hope isn’t something we actually do.
The unis I’m okay with b/c they don’t veer off the beat and path. Slight differences for a change up isn’t the worst thing in the world – especially if it helps us gain some extra merch $ – but the helmet shouldn’t be messed with.
"The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary." Vince Lombardi
"We'll win games with talent, we'll win championships with character." Jimbo Fisher
Does anyone know if we are wearing the Garnet Nike Pro Uniforms this year?
Other than the traditional Garnet & Gold, those were my favorite.
"FEAR is just the Opening ACT!!!" Coach Coley
I think the "wire" your referring to was only a graphic.
The real technology of those uniforms is the fabric itself, which is apparently lighter in weight, more durable, and more breathable.
by Gulfport Nole on Apr 21, 2010 6:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Screw that! We almost lost to 2-10 Maryland in the Pro Combats
We need to return to the old lamb skin Russell Athletic uniforms. We wore Polyester jock straps and rubber socks. And Marvin Jones kicked ass! Direct correlation!
by The K-Man on Apr 21, 2010 10:34 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Rec'd for the polyester jock straps and rubber socks reference.
"Bring back Fred Rouse--a true Nole"
by Randall W. Spetman on Apr 21, 2010 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I think all the unis are now made out of that material
and we still have them not sure if we’re wearing them.
The Funk Phenomenon.
as far as I know
FSU gets to use the technology throughout the season. Wether or not they choose to use the color scheme it was presented with….
Please keep the helmets GOLD.
The new uniforms look awesome, but the gold helmet is FSU’s icon and shouldn’t be messed with. I want to be able to recognize my team instantly when I see them on TV.
by DavidZeb on Apr 21, 2010 4:30 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
We could always do...
…the throwback 1962 helmet in honor of Tomahawk Nation…
by soliman on Apr 21, 2010 5:35 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Only if we can keep the face guard.
I like those, but Im a HUGE fan of the one with the oversized numbers. I couldnt find a pic.
As AD, I make a solemn promise to all of you that we will see an FSU throwback uniform before 2012
Only because that helmet is the most BADASS thing I’ve ever seen!
"Bring back Fred Rouse--a true Nole"
by Randall W. Spetman on Apr 21, 2010 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Seriously, if that doesn't scream TN logo, I don't know what does.
"Bring back Fred Rouse--a true Nole"
by Randall W. Spetman on Apr 21, 2010 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I actually think these are kinda fly!
by NovaNoleJordan on Apr 21, 2010 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed
Especially when the helmets make us look like the Florida State Air Force Academy.
Not that there’s anything wrong with those helmets, but I’m just a sucker for tradition.
Agree 100%
I should never have to turn on my TV and ask myself, “Which team are we? Oh we’re the ones wearing purple and dark blue… our new school colors.” Maybe we can change the mascot; we’ll be the Florida State Comanchees- hey recruits will like it!
wearing some black or white is hardly the same as wearing purple or dark blue….it’s not that different. Also, the #’s are still G&G in all these prototypes.
by Gulfport Nole on Apr 21, 2010 6:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh my god, what team am I watching?
As if you ever turned on a Seminole game by accident. or perhaps you are worried about turning on a Seminole game and really having to struggle to figure out which team to root for. Times may vary based on IQ, but it might take you anywhere from .002 to .004 extra seconds to figure out which team is FSU. Oh the horror.
FSU vs Maryland
I couldn’t disagree more. I was getting confused the entire game bc we looked like maryland, our play as well as jerseys. I don’t think asking to keep the garnet helmets is that much to ask. There is something to be said about a widely recognized look. The gold helmet and spear should be the look for every game. White jersey’s I’m okay with but DON’T TOUCH THE HELMET!!! We are diminishing our brand by pretending we are some no name school looking for a splash.
Take Doak Back!!!
Hey- don't hate on these uni's... some 17 year old recruit might consider them 'sick' and
make his decision to come to FSU because of them. Of course he’ll be in the Leon County Jail facing Felony Assault charges in a year and we’ll be stuck with these ‘sick’ uniforms, but will someone please think of the Recruits!?!?!!
by coonhound on Apr 21, 2010 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Kids who base a decision of where to play football on a uniform aren't bright.
If Fisher is serious about recruiting smarter kids, then recruiting by uniform shouldn’t be a big strategy.
by coonhound on Apr 21, 2010 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
IMO it's just utilizing every factor that goes into a decision
Kids obviously don’t base a decision on uniforms alone, but I do believe that they get excited over looking flashy. As for the brightness of our recruits, well, let’s just say I don’t really want to go there.
>>---l>
If a kid is going to go anywhere for this gimmick uniform thing they will go to oregon. I believe looking at the bigger picture we are much better off wearing a gold helmet for every game. There are different combos yes but just keep the helmet. How excited can the recruits players really get when we have lost every game but one when wearing these types of unis. If anything isn’t it starting to psychologically affect them in a negative way.
Take Doak Back!!!
I think if you look at the bigger picture, what uniforms we are wearing don't matter at all,
what matters is how we play.
I thought our traditional uniforms were flashy.
These look like Stanford away uniforms and Maryland home uniforms. Not exactly flashy uniforms or programs.
I remember when Jerry Glanville changed the uniforms of the Atlanta Falcons to all black back in the early 90s. It was clever then, but now it’s a hackneyed, tired strategy of generating excitement among a fanbase and players. At this point, both all-white and all-black leave me underwhelmed.
I love our traditional uniforms
And I think we’re going to wear them most of the time. Having a lot of alternates is cool for the players. It’s not like we’re doing an overhaul.
>>---l>
by DKfromVA on Apr 21, 2010 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Thank you, voice of reason. Glad you showed up.
This is really all there is to say on the matter.
"Bring back Fred Rouse--a true Nole"
by Randall W. Spetman on Apr 21, 2010 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions
But they're not even cool... they're ugly.
I’d be fine with some tinkering of the traditional garnet/gold and white/gold patterns, but honestly that white helmet and black helmet look terrible. As I said before, it’s a hackneyed attempt at being cool. Maybe this is the best our designers could do? Maybe there isn’t a new idea to be had? Either way, I’d take traditional over these all day long. I’m not opposed to a different uniform to appeal to an 18 year old’s ADHD, but these two uniforms suck. It says, “We hired a lazy Nike designer who couldn’t do anything better than make our uniforms all white or all black.”
The players like them
Cam Erving and Holmes were blowing up facebook talking about how cool the white ones are. It’s fine if you don’t like them—everybody is obviously entitled to their own opinion on uniforms. I like them, though.
>>---l>
LOL
You can remove “might” from your post.
by Jamil Dawson on Apr 22, 2010 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions
"Which team are we?"
As long as the answer is “the team that is WINNING”……then I don’t give a shit what combination of garnet, gold, black, and white is used.
Oderint Dum Metuant
Agreed
EJ's response to his own role in 2010 Offense: "You still haven't seen what all (Ponder) can do."
Helmets must absolutely be GOLD
There is absolutely no gold in that Nike monstrosity. NONE.. There is yellow, though.
I can’t believe we’re allowing this. We’re reaching out to former players and trying to capitlize on our great tradition.
Well, these unis just kick all that to the curb. This makes as much sense as Penn State wearing yellow helmets “because they want a fresh start, and darn it, the kids like it!”
Most of you all know I’m not a huge Bowden fan. And I’m fully aware that the gold helmets and the unis were the result of Bowden tring to reinvent the program and create energy, and Burt Reynolds using a Hollywood costume designed to come up with the coolest unis in CFB.
But those gold helmets have become an icon and have been part of our national image for decades. If we’re starting over, let’s just throw away Osceola and Renegade too, because Bowden started that tradition.
This is not an “old fan-young fan” issue. It’s about branding. I’m all about change when it makes marketing sense. But changing our helmets to multiple non-official colors is just supernaturally stupid. imho.
Bring back Peter Tom Willis— a true Nole!
by PeachTreeNole on Apr 21, 2010 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
it's actually more of a TAN than our gold.
nm
Bring back Peter Tom Willis— a true Nole!
by PeachTreeNole on Apr 21, 2010 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Fiesta,
If we’re starting over, let’s just throw away Osceola and Renegade too
Even Osceola and Renegade don’t like them and are worried and hanging their heads in shame.
>-----:----:------>Spearing 'em and Scalping 'em like it's 1999
No worries, Frank
That dude is an imposter – his arm sports the Orange and Green of Miami, and the horse even has the “U” on his hind quarters… of course, the UM brander made a typical UM mistake and put it upside down, but hey – he’s from Miami.
Allow Me...
I am a true Seminole and have been since I was 8 years old. I enjoy the rivalry ribbing as much as the next mid thirty year old man, but I feel I MUST set this record straight on this particular post. This is actually a depiction of a Cherokee Warrior on the trail of tears. Many Cherokee and other Native Americans died in this “relocation”. It has nothing to do with Miami or Florida State for that matter, and it is a statue made from a painting depicting this horrible occurrence in our fine nations history. No offense meant to anybody, but being half Cherokee I felt the need to speak up.
Go NOLES!
First off, both are better than the NIKE Combat
and I’m not a huge fan of metallic colors. I’d love to see FSU do something similar to the cowboys white and blue (maybe a yellow and garnet).
Wow
Im not sure what to say. I like ’em! They are definitely a change in pace. I think Fisher is really embracing the respect the tradition and accomplishments of the past but its time to make new traditions and start new accomplishments.
Ughhh, really?!?
I hate the all-black, all-white nonsense. They look like crap. Why don’t we just wrap the guys in toilet paper and call it a white-out.
As for recruits loving them, I don’t care. No recruit is going to choose a school solely based on the fact that we have 30 different uniform varieties in our locker. If they do, maybe we don’t want that recruit anyway. Recruits also love the gange, should we go ahead and sanction that too? Maybe we should wear all green unis with a pot leaf sticker on the side of the helmet.
I get where Jimbo is going with this, but frankly I don’t agree with it. I’m all about changing the culture. However, there are certain limits. Are we going to move FSU out of Tallahassee next? That would certainly qualify as a culture change.
by FSUjab on Apr 21, 2010 4:31 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs
I vote Sneads, Fl
it’s right by Lake Seminole… Perfect!!!
Granted, most of the residents do love some Bobby <3
by freshcollegeboy on Apr 21, 2010 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah
actual pictures of people I, or my family, have personally known
by freshcollegeboy on Apr 21, 2010 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Or John C. Reily?
"Bring back Fred Rouse--a true Nole"
by Randall W. Spetman on Apr 21, 2010 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions
You have to really try and put yourself into the mind of a kid, we as adults like things such as better Jobs with better pay and great benefits. If you have interviewed with 5 companies and all of them are great but one has an extra perk of child care on sight or a car allowance that is probably going to mean a ton to you. Well for us every kid we recruit is being recruited by the best schools in the country who all have hot women and great history, what can we show them that other schools don’t have? This extra perk might mean the difference and you know what that’s ok with me.
Diagree
Alabama seems to being getting great recruits without changing their iconic helmets. What about the thought of kids growing up watching a winner and seeing the garnet helmets with he gold spear and dreaming of wearing that helmet one day. Jimbo always talks about the big picture. This gimmick to me seems like he is not looking at the BIG picture. Yes, it helps with recruiting but thats all it does is help. It doesn’t not seal the deal on anything. The kids that are coming to fsu are coming to fsu for the coaches and the probability that they can get to the nfl. We should be looking at the big picture and recreate the fear in the spear. I bet if somebody did research on it we would have been the most recognized helmet throughout the 90s. How many times did we change our helmet through that period? We are becoming way to “oregon like.”
Take Doak Back!!!
Oregon gets lots of money for changing their unis
it just so happens FSU needs some money…
by PadraicTheSeminole on Apr 21, 2010 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I never said it was the biggest thing I said it could be an extra perk. What im saying is alot of schools have things we have to offer and if we cant accept that as fans were kidding ourselves. Also please FSU of the 90’s that was a great area but we are not that same team or group of players. FSU of the 90’s is honestly something that isnt even reasonable to expect anymore.
I don’t expect the 90s but I do expect someone at FSU to say the helmets stay. Do what you want with color combination but a line needs to be drawn. Do anything possible to get an extra dollar isn’t always the best thing either. maybe in the near future but not looking at the big picture.Everything we do creates an image.
PadraiTheSeminole..you mine as well change your TN pic because we are just going to continue to diminish that look.
Just frustrating because I take pride in our football team as everyone else on here. And all of the pride is in our colors and jerseys. When I turn on the game I want to recognize my team and take pride in them. How do you defend a team that won’t stand up for anything.
Take Doak Back!!!
So...playing with some new uniform ideas equates to "not standing up for anything?"
Wow…that’s a very black and white way to look at things.
"Bring back Fred Rouse--a true Nole"
by Randall W. Spetman on Apr 21, 2010 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Hyperbole much?
Do you want FSU to compete at the highest level nationally? Then you should support alternate uniforms that win the recruits/bring in the money needed to do that.
by PadraicTheSeminole on Apr 21, 2010 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I should say some of... needed to do that.
by PadraicTheSeminole on Apr 21, 2010 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I almost used the word "hyperbole"
but I’m trying to keep it simple.
"Bring back Fred Rouse--a true Nole"
by Randall W. Spetman on Apr 21, 2010 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Swing and a miss...
"Bring back Fred Rouse--a true Nole"
by Randall W. Spetman on Apr 21, 2010 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Unless it frustrates many fans and results in many season ticket holders not coming to games or donating as much money. I feel its in the best interest to establish tradition but apparently others on this website disagree lets just blend in and do anything nike wants us to do. I’ll be wearing garnet to the games regardless of what the team wears. I will leave it at that.
Take Doak Back!!!
I dunno
I expect 10 wins every year (not this year, and yeah I know it’s easier to get 10 wins these days because we play more games). I don’t expect Top 5 every year, but to be a perennial Top 10 program.
We should be able to get to the point where we challenge for the ACC every year. We should hold our own against uf. We should hold our own in bowl games. Preferably win a NC once a decade (sometimes twice, por favor?). Do these things, and I think we’ll have a lot of the 90s mystique back. We’ll definitely make more money.
Agree with that for sure, I would love to see all of that happen. Also my initial post was about responding to people saying how kids who go crazy over uniforms are idiots or will end up in jail. I was just trying to give a look into a kids point of view and also an adults, we care about diffrent things and thats ok were supposed to. Every extra perk we can get out of a job we take it, for kids if its a Jersey i understand that
Jab, I posted a comment below before reading through all of these comments. I basically said the same thing you wrote here, therefore I will REC you and turn you green. Maybe Nike will one day offer us some greeen uni's in honor of your post.
>-----:----:------>Spearing 'em and Scalping 'em like it's 1999
#$%#@$% $#%
No more blackout or whiteout games. This program is just looking for ways to make more money from the fans. You know how you make money? You win. When you bring in a Jacksonville State we blow them out by 50 and send them home. Then we bring in USF, kick their ass for 4qrts give them half a mill and say have a nice day.
LOVE LOVE LOVE The all black...
the all white needs some help in the helmet area. What about the black pants/helmet with a gold jersey? Too much like UCF?
by CrimiNOLElawyer on Apr 21, 2010 4:33 PM EDT reply actions
Black is the best
but the white has got to go…and i mean right now!
Thank God for the men and women who stand tall in the night to protect this great country we love so much
by NOLEcasterWX on Apr 21, 2010 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Oregon gets recruits because of their Uni's in some cases
Why not spice it up a bit in Tallahassee?
I’ve always loved the all white look for the Noles… White with Garnett pants is awesome, too. All gold, please god no. I don’t like it when my eyes bleed, and all gold would look horrific.
Oregon gets recruits because of flat screens! LOL
by westcoastnolefan on Apr 21, 2010 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions
That is true. Only reason I support the new FSU uni's is for revenue purposes
The Ducks can’t be the one making all the extra cash. I want my nephew to go there if he stays out West for college. But FSU needs the $ so I’m good with it
by westcoastnolefan on Apr 21, 2010 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions
If we don't wear Garnet and Gold more than half of the home games I'll be pissed.
Were trying to get a fanbase to wear all garnet jen we play at home. How do we expect the fans to wear garnet when the team changes every week.
Garnet and gold at home
white and gold away.
Only other exception should be all garnet.
by FSUBrad on Apr 21, 2010 4:36 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs
The biggest concern in filling up DCS
I don’t care if people come in Orlando Predator shirts. Just show up.
by Jamil Dawson on Apr 21, 2010 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions
All-Whites are pretty ugly IMO
The helmet needs some serious help
Selgy
by mittens on Apr 21, 2010 4:37 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Agreed but overreacting......
White should be away at all times….no more whiteouts at home. If anything the helmet should be Garnet with a Gold Spear on the white uni’s. As I stated above, we don’t have to like them….if it brings in more recruits and gets the team fired up, so be it. Blackouts at home are awesome…we just need to win in them instead of being “conquered” in them as we did in the “lost decade”. All garnet unis with Gold helmets are a fav. We’re not changing tradition, we are just spicing things up.
FEAR THE SPEAR >>--)-)-)-)-)---->
Why against the whiteouts @ home?
I thought we pulled the last one off pretty well. Not Penn St obviously. but there was a lot of white
Umm...wasnt that meant to impeach Bobby?
"Bring back Fred Rouse--a true Nole"
by Randall W. Spetman on Apr 21, 2010 6:34 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Nah, i was referencing the real whiteout
when tobaccofree.com was giving out the white shirts. I think your referenced the unofficial “blackout” later in the season.
I didn't like the whiteout...
This is my opinion, and it’s worth what you paid for it….
The whiteout was cool when Penn State did it— wearing away unis at a home game and getting the whole crowd to do the same to show unity, spirit, and support, and to help their team beat (I think it was) OSU. PSU were underdogs, and knew it, and tried to rally support for the team. And it worked. Unity, spirit, and a cool idea linked to a weather phenomenon that actually occurs in that area… That’s the beauty of college football… and it made a new tradition, for Penn State. Good for them.
What followed was a bunch of “me too” ideas… most of which were not cool… Many of which were flat out stupid.
For example, a few years later, in 90+ degree weather, in what, September? in Florida, where there has never been a whiteout, FSU tries a “whiteout” against a team that they should beat, and we lose. It’s not cool. It’s a lame copycat of what was supposed to a special thing for Penn State. Seminole fans are hot, exhausted, and look down at their shirts wondering— why the heck am I wearing white?
To me, it’s cool to make your own traditions— like throwing a fricking flaming spear from a bareback horserider into the ground at the beginning of the game!… or doing a war chant… or wearing a helmet with a spear on it…. win or lose, you bring your tradition to the game— Auburn flies an eagle, yet they’re tigers…. still it’s their tradition, and I respect that…
Would it be cool if Maryland rents a horse and lights a spear on fire and plants it in their field before a game? No, it would be stupid— they’re angry northern turtles. What if Penn State has a hurricane warning, with hurricane warning flags? Again, stupid.
I don’t care if we switch up the unis here and there. I don’t really get it, but I’m not a fashion guy… Notice that the models are posed in front of Garnet and Gold unis enshrined in lockers? But, to me, copying another school’s tradition is lame, and that’s what I think of the whiteout.
Wouldn't they be hot no matter what color they were wearing?
"Bring back Fred Rouse--a true Nole"
by Randall W. Spetman on Apr 21, 2010 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions
and they'd be cooler wearing white than garnet OR gold
cooler fans equals louder cheers, equals louder stadium, equals more wins, equals national championship. So by my logic we should whiteout every game
Whiteout + rain = wet t-shirts
I don’t know if this is good or bad.
by Jamil Dawson on Apr 22, 2010 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions
With the girls at FSU
its a good thing
You're so wise. You're like a miniature Buddha, covered in hair.
Good post.
But I liked our white out.
I was proud of the crowd that was able to show up when I had little expectation.
The team lost? Why because they were perhaps the most inconsistent team in college football. Not because they were wearing white.
Sure the Penn St started it, but the whiteout is a represenation of unity just like you said. It doesn’t matter who started it. I believe the people and students had fun promoting it and the players felt good when they stepped out on the field during it. But, after kickoff it doesnt matter what jersey you wear.(except for maybe black in 100degree weather)
So you don’t think the players focus any less the week leading up to the game because we are going to be wearing different jerseys?
Take Doak Back!!!
No. Not at all.
This isn’t a JV high school team.
"Bring back Fred Rouse--a true Nole"
by Randall W. Spetman on Apr 21, 2010 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions
No.
If there is a problem I think Jimbo would be the first to recognize it and deal with it. Its not like they are little kids out there.
All i know is student boosters had a meet and greet with the players before the USF game and maybe there were 2 comments about the actual game the thursday night before. Every player was talking about UF and how they are ready to go play them and beat them. You can argue they were saying it to hype up the students but surely didn’t sound that way from being there. They were beyond overlooking USF. Doesn’t seem like a team full of focused players to me. They are still students and attend class and hear all the hype. Would it affect an NFL team no but a college team yes. I don’t see how it couldn’t.
Take Doak Back!!!
How does this relate to the damn uniforms?
Also, your coach said “They were alot better than we thought they were” after the game. Do you think maybe some blame should fall on Bobby, since he obviously wasn’t prepared either?
Your logic is failing, man. You’re starting to jump around a little too much to be taken seriously.
"Bring back Fred Rouse--a true Nole"
by Randall W. Spetman on Apr 21, 2010 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I doubt a public event is representative of a team preparatory practices. I doubt many people were asking them about USF either. Since neither of us knows t his players, I guess we’ll just have to go on faith either way. It just seems to me that Jimbo is the kind of coach that covers all of his bases and that if he thought there was a problem with this then he would deal with it. So Im sorta trusting his coaching right now.
Since neither of us knows t his players
sorry, i should type when doing renderings in the background of my computer that was supposed to say, “Since neither of us knows how he prepares his players.”
Isn't that a sign of poor leadership from our head coach?
I guess that’s the excuse to save Bobby’s rear? I don’t get it. If we weren’t focused and if we were unprepared, that was Bobby’s fault, not some fabric’s. FABRIC
MiNDSET? SWAG-ER-ISM!!!
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"Trick is right."
"Wherever you are, Trick, you are wise, indeed."
Yep. It's Nike "mind control" fabric
it’s supposed to get your team focused, but we were one of the Beta tests…still some glitches
"Bring back Fred Rouse--a true Nole"
by Randall W. Spetman on Apr 21, 2010 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Uniforms as recruting tools
Changing uniforms to entice recruits is a bad idea in my opinion. Let things that matter (coaches, tradition, campus, etc) bring them to Tallahassee. The white unis look like Texas’ uniforms and the black ones look like a abomination created for the sole purpose of lining NIke’s pockets.
Our helmets were voted the best helmets in college football by ESPN last year.. why are we changing it! Even for one game!
by BossNole on Apr 21, 2010 4:40 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Or we could...
… we use any legal means to get recruits to come here and earn some extra NIKE money in the process?
by PadraicTheSeminole on Apr 21, 2010 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions
And Boston College Uni's look like
Our tradition Uni’s……I don’t understand the fuss about the New Uni’s. I like them and if I hated them I wouln’t care, I care about winning Championships……
Robenson Therezie's Fan Club!
this mannequin is based on...
the average size of an FSU DB and WR over the past few years. We have ordered new ones to account for the new sizes.
Haha, nice!
I think we may have had some LB’s that size too!
I think incorporating some B&W is fine
I think G&G should remain the main colors, but black and white are both on the Seminole Tribe of Florida’s flag (the background consists of four stripes: white, black, garnet, gold). I’m good with including those colors into some of our uniforms and other stuff.
But, I do think we should whip out full-blown B or W unis on rare occasions.
Black is actually a more important color to them than red.
"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable."
"But How will I know limits from lies, if I never try."
by geoffissiffoeg on Apr 21, 2010 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Very much prefer the traditional unis
Don’t understand messing with tradition.
Alabama and Texas and USC seem to be recruiting just fine without messing around with iconic looks.
I think this makes us look desperate and stupid.
by Fsued on Apr 21, 2010 4:49 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
they have also been relevent in the last decade
by TriNole83 on Apr 21, 2010 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Well, when Alabama hit the skids ....
I don’t remember them switching unis.
by Fsued on Apr 21, 2010 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
They don't need the bread like FSU does
Folks wonder why the Lakers wear white uni’s every nationally televised sunday game. New $
by westcoastnolefan on Apr 21, 2010 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
FSU is one of the most frugal institutions in DI (my opinion)
They are going to make money where they can and cut costs where they can.
Like no phones in the offices of professors? No printed Syllabuses? I’d say frugal is the right word.
Alabama's uniform is pretty classic
We’ve changed our significantly over time. I just don’t want to mess with the helmet.
Bama is the number one school in state same with Texas and USC. We don’t have that luxury we have to compete with two other big time programs in our own state and the entire rest of the country as well. Kids from those states grow up dreaming of playing for those schools automatic built in advantage.
It's nice to see FSU is so edgy...
going with all white and all black is really out there. This tells our opponents, “Watch out! We’re craaaazy, man! Look, we just painted our uniforms all white and all black even though our colors are something completely different! That’s nuts! We might hurt you we’re so insane!”
So yeah… good strategy. We’ll only be the 879th sports team to flip off our traditional colors and wear all black or all white.
This is as clever as wearing an all-black NY Yankees Hat that screams, “Douche.”
by coonhound on Apr 21, 2010 4:55 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs
I am assuming that is not an all red Yankee's hat in your avatar
It's a beautiful day in Tallahassee
If we don't wear Garnet and Gold more than half of the home games I'll be pissed.
Were trying to get a fanbase to wear all garnet jen we play at home. How do we expect the fans to wear garnet when the team changes every week.
Garnet and gold at home
white and gold away.
Only other exception should be all garnet.
by FSUBrad on Apr 21, 2010 4:56 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs
For whatever reason this posted twice.
by FSUBrad on Apr 21, 2010 5:10 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I understand the "Don't mess with the helmet people"
But it sounds like some people think we’re getting rid of the gold. If we wear both of these once. That still leaves 11 games of gold helmets. That’s 85% of the time and I doubt we’ll wear the white helmet after this season. Hell, we might not even keep the black helmets.
"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable."
"But How will I know limits from lies, if I never try."
Let's blackout Doak to protest the new jerseys!
P.S. Nick Moody looks awfully skinny, I’m not so sure about this new S&C guy.
Our Colors are Garnet & Gold!
I vote we go all &! & helmet! & pants! & & jerseys!
Bring Back PT Willis -------> A True Nole!!!
Black only at night!
I helped coach a little league team and we let the kids pick jersey colors. They all voted black as the “coolest” looking jerseys. Boy were they wrong, those jersey got so hot during those saturday morning games that the kids couldn’t wait to get those things off.
During a night game can we turn out all the lights in the stadium and have every thing be 'glow in the dark'?
Uniforms, yard markers on the field, the football. Also we could change the stadium lighting to black(uv) lights and make the fans glow also.
by revival on Apr 21, 2010 5:35 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
This.
As in I would be in full support.
by PadraicTheSeminole on Apr 21, 2010 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions
That would actually be cool.
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"Wherever you are, Trick, you are wise, indeed."
Recruits love this
Its a great idea. The all black jerseys are awesome. I can see recruits loving em. And the whites will do for now, lil touch up here and there and they can be real solid
by DeanerNoleProphet on Apr 21, 2010 5:42 PM EDT reply actions
Wait a minute
I think they took this color scheme a bit too far. Why is there a white mannequin wearing the white uniform and a black mannequin wearing the black uniform?
(Just kidding)
Hey
Isn’t that the white walk-on safety that got burned in the spring game?
Just kidding, too soon?
But seriously, as long as you guys keep buying the merchandise, they will keep trying to sell it.
I think the "DON'T ABANDON THE TRADITION" argument is a little dramatic...
I like all the unis but i just don’t think the white helmet looks very good
The black uni is awesome with the black or gold helmet
i’m all for mixing the unis up every once in a while
Team Gold!
Cameron brought up a good point today
Nike’s gonna screw with your uniforms unless you’re Alabama, Penn State, etc … so we should all be happy Nike didn’t f-up our unis like they have so many other schools with weird lines, different colored shoulder pads and so on. So, these alternate unis could have been a whole lot worse.
That said, I hate that they’re are changing the helmet. It should stay gold.
Oi.
“He also mentioned a black helmet, white jersey & black pant combo.”
It’s a good thing Jimbo’s a great coach, because that’s going to be a seriously fugly outfit.
this is the best post of the new year
IMO, the all black looks much better than the gold helmet paired with black uni’s, or the black helmet paired with faded garnet uni’s. The all white looks kind of sick. Whether we go garnet and gold, or all white, all black, white black, all garnet, or whatever, we still have sick uniform’s and what is most important is that we get that swag back. (pardon the now-cliche term) We need the swag and we need to play hard and win. When we do those things, these uniforms will be just as nasty and iconic as the old uniforms. Fact is we have been playing like babies for 7 years and it hasn’t exactly done wonders for the iconic status of any uniforms.
Don't think it's ugly, just think it's boring
We were all created to be Seminoles. This is why we bleed garnet and piss gold.
by NoleThruandThru on Apr 21, 2010 6:57 PM EDT reply actions
Disrespecting the Dog is bad karma
"Bring back Fred Rouse--a true Nole"
by Randall W. Spetman on Apr 21, 2010 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions
huge tracts of land
"You're either carrying a spear, or running from it"
by BigSpearDiplomacy on Apr 21, 2010 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Fugly, simply Fugly.
Also, I don’t give a crap about making the uni’s more appealing to a bunch of 17-18 year old recruits. I think hope most recruits don’t make a 4 year decision on whether or not we plan on making some new designs or changes to our uniforms, but if that is a criteria for their decision, screw them, let them go to Oregon.
With that rant out of the way, our uniforms don’t need a major overhaul such as this, but I am okay with a white-out for one home game a year (much better than a black-out), even though I think they look like crap, especially the helmet.
>-----:----:------>Spearing 'em and Scalping 'em like it's 1999
by FrankDNole on Apr 21, 2010 7:05 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs
I utterly hate black.. I want to cuss up a storm every time they produce them on the field
The thought of black uniforms makes me cringe.
I don’t see where white is any different. but i will leave the door open on that.. but the white helmet has to go.
garnet and gold.. thats the colors. best in the land.. every year voted the best.. why change that to something unfamiliar.?
ruins the psychological elements involved. Its like moving a home game to a neutral site.
by Mr. Seminole on Apr 21, 2010 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I didn't piss in it, but I did rub my weiner around in it little.
And dipped my testes in his OJ
"Bring back Fred Rouse--a true Nole"
by Randall W. Spetman on Apr 21, 2010 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
That explains why I found short hairs in my oatmeal and my OJ tasted like ball sweat.
Also, I don’t know why your comment was flagged, so I tried to remove the flag but I couldn’t since I was not the one to flag it. Therefore, I will REC it and if someone else will please REC it to turn it green, it will be interesting to see what happens. If I remember my elementary school colors charts, mixing pink and green gives you brown. So hopefully your comment will turn sh*t brown or the whole board will explode.
>-----:----:------>Spearing 'em and Scalping 'em like it's 1999
Interesting,
the comment itself stays pink, but the flag disappears and changes to a green thumb’s up.
Kinda like when the Hulk gives you a prostate exam with his thumb, which is what this whole thread reminds me of.
>-----:----:------>Spearing 'em and Scalping 'em like it's 1999
Petulant kids with your long hair and hippity hoppity loud noise you call music while wearing your pants all the way down to there to show off your underpants. Just a bunch of know nothing punks who one day will get your comeuppance. Mark my words.
>-----:----:------>Spearing 'em and Scalping 'em like it's 1999
totally agree
Why are gold helmets sacrosanct, but traditional garnet jerseys/gold pants aren’t?
We’ve had the same scheme for 35 years — no need to change.
Even if we AREN"T Alabama or USC or Texas, we should ACT like we ARE!
I've decided
there are a few categories of people commenting.
A. The people don’t understand our tradition and think these uniforms are soooo cool.
2. The people who are all “get off my lawn”, I’m in love with everything staying the same!
D. The people who are rational.
Team Garnet!
I'm with you, my Pensacola brother
On everything. I think that if they made the facemask garnet, and threw some gold into the spear, it would improve it 100%
"Bring back Fred Rouse--a true Nole"
by Randall W. Spetman on Apr 21, 2010 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Dude - The White is DOG_UGLY
It rhymes with ugly but begins with F. The yellow in the helmet is atrocious. Why is the patch at crotch level? The whole look is completely effeminate. At least the black looks somewhat intimidating.
by CelticPride on Apr 22, 2010 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions
i SEE
only rational people are good enough to except the wholesale rimming of our tradition and style..
by Mr. Seminole on Apr 22, 2010 7:55 AM EDT up reply actions
My vote is YES!
These uniforms looks sweet! I still think we have the nicest uniforms in the country! Espescially the all Garnett and Gold helmets!
"A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject." - Winston Churchill
by EddieWouldNole13 on Apr 21, 2010 7:18 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Ugh.
The uniforms aren’t ugly, but they’re still rather pointless – our white/gold combination is gorgeous. Still, at least we’re doing this with an actual away game this time instead of some “color-out” nonsense.
Money
I see where everyone says the new jerseys bring in additional money but what about the many fans it turns off. I sure didn’t see a packed doak for the maryland game when we sported those awesome jerseys. Anyone who has followed FSU over the past couple years has seen the many many many losses we have had. Why can’t the marketing people at fsu just lay low for a while. I just don’t buy into the jersey’s bring in enough revenue to piss off a bunch of fans. Concentrate on the product on the field not the gimmicks. I feel like we are turning into having no principles. Where is the line drawn. We seem to be willing to do anything just for a couple dollars. Why can’t we stand for something anything.
Take Doak Back!!!
Just out of curiosity how is it exciting we that we have another combo. We did a white out already and we lost. We have done multiple black outs and lost. We did a whatever u call the maryland game and lost. Why can’t Jimbo come out and say we are going to wear all garnet at home this year and we will take back doak. When is the last season we didn’t do a gimmick jersey deal?
Take Doak Back!!!
We lost the Maryland game?
"Bring back Fred Rouse--a true Nole"
by Randall W. Spetman on Apr 21, 2010 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I didn't many people at most games
period.
The largest crowds we had were UM and USF, one of which had an alternate uniform, and the white out got all those people to go by white FSU apparel.
Were is the line drawn? We are talking about f@$king uniforms for god’s sake! We aren’t sacrificing children while engaging in drunken sodomy at midfield because NIKE is sponsoring it. It’s just some alternate uniforms dude.
by PadraicTheSeminole on Apr 21, 2010 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Wait, nevermind...
Sorry bout that.
by PadraicTheSeminole on Apr 21, 2010 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Do not correlate UM & USF game attendance with uniforms
1. UM was opening night, Monday night, nationally televised, and our biggest home game of the season
2. USF was our biggest home OOC game, we just came back from beating BYU so there was still hope, and it was early in the season so fans could still commit to attending….and there were at least 20,000 USF fans in attendance.
There was a minimal spike in attendance from white out, but you can say that $$ was made as a result.
"I got a PBS mind in an MTV world"...Jimmy Buffett
by The Ryno and I Know on Apr 22, 2010 9:51 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm not
He was saying that not many people came to see the Maryland game and trying to tie it to the uniforms to support his argument. I was pointing out a counter example.
FSU made plenty of money off the white out game by getting fans to go buy white FSU apparel. I know that I did, my fiends did, my parents did, and all the other people at the store when I was there did. That makes us money. Even if attendance stays even, the increase in sales of new clothes brings in more money than people just wearing what they always wear to the games.
by PadraicTheSeminole on Apr 22, 2010 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Can I just say one thing?
We’re talking about UNIFORMS…seriously. Uniforms. They aren’t changing the mascot, they aren’t changing the damn school colors (like many of you think they’re doing), they’re aren’t pushing tradition out, they aren’t looking at a long-term change.
They are trying something different. That’s ALL it is. If in 2011 we start to see more and more of this, then be worried. But for now, alot of you guys look silly in your overreaction.
"Bring back Fred Rouse--a true Nole"
by Randall W. Spetman on Apr 21, 2010 8:07 PM EDT reply actions 6 recs
If in 2011 they start more of this then be worried?
How many blackout and whiteout have we had already? Your statement tries to say its a one time thing but it isn’t. It has just continued and gone further and further every year. Last year it was two games with gimmick jerseys. And our helmets is a tradition. how do you have tradition if your willing to constantly change everything.
Take Doak Back!!!
"Fisher said the team won't be wearing the same uniform more than twice"
That’s new, bro.
Also, when you speak in fragments and say things like “our helmets is a tradition”, it makes me laugh.
"Bring back Fred Rouse--a true Nole"
by Randall W. Spetman on Apr 21, 2010 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions
You'd have LOVED the other night.
I was in the middle of some Gator smack, and I said something, and he came back with “your still not getting into UF, huh buddy”…and didn’t understand why I was laughing at him. It was AWESOME
"Bring back Fred Rouse--a true Nole"
by Randall W. Spetman on Apr 21, 2010 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
they aren’t changing the damn school colors (like many of you think they’re doing), they’re aren’t pushing tradition out,
this is totally false. The colors on the field are our colors. you can garnish it with the old garnet and gold, but the colors changed. period.
and by changing the colors, you have changed tradition. period.
by Mr. Seminole on Apr 23, 2010 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions
They aren't changing the school colors... they're just not putting the colors on the players uniforms anymore? eh?
Grace I call Your name, Oh won’t Your smile fall over me, I’m cracked and dry on hands and knees, Oh sweet grace rain down on me I need You grace
-Phil Wickham
by FSUvaFan on Apr 21, 2010 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
rec'd
semantics, the reality is that the colors have changed.
by Mr. Seminole on Apr 23, 2010 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions
They've changed before.
Used to be purple.
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"Trick is right."
"Wherever you are, Trick, you are wise, indeed."
We in here talkin' about UNIFORMS,
I mean listen we talkin’ about UNIFORMS, not a game, not a game, not a game, we talkin’ about UNIFORMS. Not a game, not the game that we watch and die for, and watch every game like its our last, not the GAME, we talkin’ about UNIFORMS man! I mean how silly is that? We talkin about UNIFORMS!
/Iverson’d
by RollNole5 on Apr 21, 2010 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Rec the Spet
However, don’t forget that while we may in fact be some of the most informed & rational supporters of FSU, we are still in fact fan(atic)s…which entitles us to have arguments based on nonesense issues like “EJ over Ponder”, or “We should crush Miami bc they suck”, or “lets runn the oopty-oop against Sanford”, or even a heated debate over uniform colors.
We’re fans. Its OK to get crazy and insert our inane opinions every once in a while.
"I got a PBS mind in an MTV world"...Jimmy Buffett
by The Ryno and I Know on Apr 22, 2010 10:00 AM EDT up reply actions
All white, yes. All black, no. And G&G forever!
"If you fear failure, you'll never succeed".
-Jimbo Fisher
Stupid, Stupid, Stupid, Stupid - Get It?
Why mess with a good thing? The G&G is a classic look. Best uniform in college football. The black helmets last year were ugly and stupid. These are worse. FSU is acting like a bunch of wannabe’s. Class-up.
by WRChadwell FSU78 on Apr 21, 2010 8:58 PM EDT reply actions
A bit
I like the all black. All white is okay, but I don’t like the white helmet very much. I’m all for the gold helmet with the white unis.
About our helmets...
Even with the gold helmets I think they’re kind of bland without the tomahawk stickers. With them it becomes something special.
MiNDSET? SWAG-ER-ISM!!!
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"Trick is right."
"Wherever you are, Trick, you are wise, indeed."
This?
Or this?
You can also definitely tell our jerseys have changed over time, every handful of years, really.
MiNDSET? SWAG-ER-ISM!!!
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"Trick is right."
"Wherever you are, Trick, you are wise, indeed."
Those late 90s jerseys look real good
You're so wise. You're like a miniature Buddha, covered in hair.
sweet unis
kind of off topic question, but does anyone know what the football team is doing now since spring practice is over? Are they just working out or what?
just freakin win baby
white, black, gg, whatever…just win!!!!
ive no problems with a change here and there for one or two games with the rest being the G and G standard….as long as the NOLES are playing lights out could care less about what they’re wearing..
I think Florida State started out as purple and gold.
To be completely honest.
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Sellouts all we is.
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"Trick is right."
"Wherever you are, Trick, you are wise, indeed."
Green jacket, gold jacket, who gives a...
It's a beautiful day in Tallahassee
by RaysnNoles on Apr 21, 2010 9:45 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Can you EVEN imagine!?!
"You're either carrying a spear, or running from it"
by BigSpearDiplomacy on Apr 21, 2010 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
It will be a sad, sad day if any of these other uni's become consistenly worn. I will have to have a morning ceremony before each game.
Grace I call Your name, Oh won’t Your smile fall over me, I’m cracked and dry on hands and knees, Oh sweet grace rain down on me I need You grace
-Phil Wickham
That's just it, I don't think that's the plan.
This is an experiment…something fun. A change of pace. Nothing to worry with
"Bring back Fred Rouse--a true Nole"
by Randall W. Spetman on Apr 21, 2010 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Why experiment if there isn't a possibility of implementing it? I don't trust.
Grace I call Your name, Oh won’t Your smile fall over me, I’m cracked and dry on hands and knees, Oh sweet grace rain down on me I need You grace
-Phil Wickham
***mourning**
Grace I call Your name, Oh won’t Your smile fall over me, I’m cracked and dry on hands and knees, Oh sweet grace rain down on me I need You grace
-Phil Wickham
I like the new uni's
As a high school senior who’s going to fsu in the fall, I’m exicited about the alternate uniforms. The classic G&G will always be our colors but it doesn’t have quite the same meaning for kids like me who grew up following fsu during the lost decade. So I think the players now and future recruits will embrace the idea of some different uni’s every now and then
by ctnole on Apr 21, 2010 9:48 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Bless you my child.
You’re a true nole…Growing up in the lost decade couldn’t have been easy. I admire thee
"Bring back Fred Rouse--a true Nole"
by Randall W. Spetman on Apr 21, 2010 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
FSU was
purple and gold and red and gold, they combined the red and purple to make garnet
I have a problem with the "new uni faction"
They seem to be the same group that couldn’t possibly be able to scrape up 60 bucks to become a “real” booster so can’t they get some kind of " junior " membershiip.STFU, get your asses in the stands and pay your dues.
Damn.
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BOOM.
When you write that booster check, posts like this don’t make you feel near as crappy.
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by Randall W. Spetman on Apr 21, 2010 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Regardless of booster status, that post was whack.
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Question
Does this mean a person who gives more money can tell you to shut up? If we are using your logic you need to sit down quietly in the stadium the next time one of the old timers tells you to. They might be a Golden Chief.
by osceolafan850 on Apr 22, 2010 1:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Every dollar in America is a vote, when you buy a coke you are voting for coke and against pepsi
This is not the same as voting for elected officials, but it is similar. Just like many Americans are voting against Toyota right now, I pass no judgement on Toyota, I have just always driven a pickup and don’t like the Tundra. During the lost decade my ‘vote’ was not to support Bobby or an institution that would not remove him. I did not become a booster (my freshman year was 01… yeah same as Rix’s and I did see him at a few parties, what a tool) after graduating college, this year will be my first year being a booster. All through the lost decade I continued to wear my FSU hat and shirts, put flags and decals on my truck, so I was in full support of the FSU team in THICK gator country. But I would not give them any straight cash to become a booster, so you, sir, have no right to tell me what ‘paying my dues’ means.
Sorry for the longwinded rant, can’t wait to be a booster now.
All I can say is "UGH"
HATE the Black helmet. But a Blackuni/Traditional Gold helmet would be sweet.
HATE HATE HATE the all white… “slow, white and friendly is no way to go thru life son”—RIP Coach U. (old ball coach)
Please keep the Gold helmet.
FireWhiteUnisandHelmet.com
"You're either carrying a spear, or running from it"
by BigSpearDiplomacy on Apr 21, 2010 10:10 PM EDT reply actions
Why was Shawn Powell being interviewed?
Forget the uni’s. I want to know how we let a punter leak locker room info.
Negative performance impact from all these changes?
Has anyone here read the book “Blink”? It’s selling well right now. The book is a compelling argument for the evolution-ingrained quick-decision reflex / instinct all humans have, and on which they base not only split-second decisions, but longer term impressions of things. Football is a sport of split-second decisions, and many of them are entirely instinctual. Players are conditioned to hone those instincts and eliminate errors based upon repetition. Repetition of movements, sounds, and visual images such as color schemes. Home-garnet and Away-white, with unchanging helmets, produces a neuro-association in the minds of skill players that depend upon instantaneous recognition of team vs. opponent. The QB is the most obvious candidate for this. But when you keep mixing / matching new colors, as well as the helmet, I begin to wonder if we aren’t eroding that hard-won snap-judgment ability—whether by slowing down the recognition a hair, or by confusing it into lower accuracy. A week of practice isn’t enough to install those instincts. I’m not saying we keep losing in our blackout uniforms (and playing like slugs in the Md. game in the pro combat ones) solely because of this, but I would think that sports psychologists must have some opinion about it, at some point. I suppose if Jimbo Fisher isn’t worried, I shouldn’t be either.
But I still prefer the garnet and gold, and agree we should recruit by winning, not with gimmicks.
by BigSpear on Apr 21, 2010 10:38 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs
You totally just blew my mind with this
and I liked it.
That's a good point BigSpear.
I would love to see a study on QB reaction time with new uniforms. Good post.
THANK YOU..
patterns should be kept.. this isnt the girls fashion show.. we have aour pride, and we dont get more pride by being a girls fashion show
by Mr. Seminole on Apr 22, 2010 7:59 AM EDT up reply actions
Frightening
I do not want to think about the potential disaster that could be triggered by affecting the internal register of our team with white & garnet v. garnet & white for OU game.
Unless…..this is EXACTLY what Jimbo was thinking and knew that Ponder the genius would not be affected, while ensuring mass confusion for Landry
Was Jimbo really Dark Helmet?
"I got a PBS mind in an MTV world"...Jimmy Buffett
by The Ryno and I Know on Apr 22, 2010 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions
Sad indeed.....
That so many of you are worrying about a couple damn uniforms, couple helmets and that we are going to change colors! Get over it people! G & G is here to stay. (Although the white helmets are hideous and should have been Garnet with a Gold spear or something) Like someone posted earlier….white and black is actually the other 2 colors other than garnet and gold on the Seminole flag. This isn’t about recruiting kids and Jimbo and the staff do not need uniforms to bring in recruits, this is about creating more excitement around the program and most importantly exciting the kids……it ISN’T about me, YOU and what you want to see on the field. Let them wear a different helmet once or twice a year and get over it!
In addition, just because it is a whiteout or blackout, you can still wear garnet or gold as I’m sure they will still let you inside Doak.
FEAR THE SPEAR >>--)-)-)-)-)---->
by JAX11NOLE on Apr 21, 2010 10:54 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Like your take on this BigSpear...interesting because the all white unis....look a hell of a lot like......
Oklahoma’s away jerseys and pants(even with the stripes)…..sans the white helmet.
FEAR THE SPEAR >>--)-)-)-)-)---->
I don't think that Powell would have granted an interview unless it was okay'd by Jimbo....
unless he wanted to look for a new job.
FEAR THE SPEAR >>--)-)-)-)-)---->
Very True. Dude's got an easy job, too
"Bring back Fred Rouse--a true Nole"
by Randall W. Spetman on Apr 21, 2010 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
1-that manican makes the all whites look bad
I think when we rock them in the game it will look a lot better. texas looks smooth in all white, and I thinkwe will too.
by LetsGoNoles on Apr 21, 2010 11:26 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
This I agree with
Get those unis on a physical specimen, not a man dying of AIDS and we may have something, Texas in all white always looked good to me with the white helmets
White Uni
In short….I don’t like it at all.
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There are some things that need to change and there are some that dont.
Uniforms its a coin flip. I love the old style byt at the same time it would be nice to have the Gold pants and Garrnet tops for classic things like UF home games or VT in the ACCCG. Thats just me though. Change is going to come if we like it or not. All we can do is be loud and proud. You cant like everything about someone unless there name is Trickett.
Why is the sky blue? Because, God Loves the Infantry
thank god we dont have to wear orange and blue, but those were a special type of ugly
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true story
my parents (lived most of their lives up north so didn’t really have a rooting interest) begged me not to go to UF for the sole reason that they didn’t want to stock their closets with a bunch of orange and blue clothing.
haha awesome
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Those colors are hideous
And those shoulders are extra bad. Plus, I’ve always thought their orange helmet, blue jerseys and white pants are rather ugly. No continuity whatsoever. But, then, with ugly colors what else can you do?
over 300 comments on my first FanShot. Sweet!
Here’s my take on a few things about this;
A) The changes being made are to generate money for a school that’s in need of it. To all you traditionalists out there, relax. It’s not permanent. Its like a fake tattoo, it’ll be gone after it’s applied once
2) My take on the “uniform won’t be worn more the twice” comment is Jimbo wants us to wear new, fresh uniforms. I don’t think that meant we’re going to wear the black twice, white twice plus G & G twice. At the end of the season he doesn’t want us wearing uni’s that are all beat up
D) An FSU great once said “You look good, you feel good. You feel good, you play good. You play good, they pay good” -Deion Sanders With that being said, the players love the fresh unis. This is their way of adding Swag to a program that has been lacking it since ’99.
That’s just my take on it. Take it or leave it
Go Noles!
by PaNole on Apr 22, 2010 12:44 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
hmm
A. How much to sell your soul?
2) irrelevant to the color
D) If you don’t feel good in garnet and Gold, then there is always Orange and blue.
by Mr. Seminole on Apr 22, 2010 8:06 AM EDT up reply actions
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A. I see this as selling the soul of the school for a few dollars..
Its the most irresponsible thing I can imagine..
by Mr. Seminole on Apr 22, 2010 8:10 AM EDT up reply actions
I disagree
Selling the soul of the school would be dropping Osceola, Renegade, tomahawks, the war cry, and changing to name of the team from Seminoles to Panhandlers.
It could be a lot worse than jerseys and helmets.
by Jamil Dawson on Apr 22, 2010 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I don't see why the colors are excluded from the list.
why did we even have school colors if in 2010 some new fad hit the streets, every 6 months after that, that makes us want to become fashion models of “newness?”
why is it that garnet and gold isn’t selling? why don’t they fix the product, not make a new product?
I think the “Panhandlers” is not far off like this. An appropriate name at that.
by Mr. Seminole on Apr 22, 2010 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Again
The Seminole Tribe of Florida has four stripes in their flag: white, black, garnet (or close to it), gold.
I don’t think using black or white is that big of a deal – on occasion. Let’s keep G&G as our primary colors, but why not utilize the other Seminole colors? After all, we use the Seminole as our symbol. I think we can adjust a little, especially if we try to use the new schemes to honor the Tribe in some way (perhaps have a Heritage Weekend each year or something, and wear the black uniform then? Oh, there were the Black Seminoles, too…).
Let’s do something special with the extra unis. Why not?
Not for the school per se
But the Seminole allow us to use the name as our symbol. Black is on their flag. When I suggested something related to heritage, I meant something to promote the Seminole culture (didn’t FSU add a Seminole history course a few years ago?). I see nothing wrong with adding some colors used by the Seminole Tribe of Florida, but I’m also not suggesting we use it full-time. Simply as an alternative to use once a year or so. Garnet and Gold are still – and should be – the primary colors, and they are present in both alternate uniforms. Keep wearing your garnet; so will I. I don’t plan on buying a promotional black jersey, but I’d wear a black FSU shirt to a black-out game.
White
is a classic college football color. 95%+ of college football teams have white as a color. It might not be a school color, but its a big part of most uniforms.
Black can almost be considered white’s contemporary version as many teams are using black as a tertiary color, especially schools that already have a metallic. Basic color theory tells us because of their neutrality, white and black are easily combined with any color and therefor will have an impact on all school uniforms.
they do that in basketball with white.
white with garnet and gold trim is not altogether bad, its just a little weak. The change of uniforms is not helpful to the team. How many times did we win in black?
but our colors are garnet and gold. We have the best uniforms in the country. consistently voted as such. This is who we are. We are the garnet and gold Seminoles, not the black or white Seminoles.
I am open to white with the traditional helmet, but never black. But I still think white is weak, and that garnet and gold is smoking hot.
by Mr. Seminole on Apr 22, 2010 6:42 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree
About the white helmet. Ugh.
By the by, I saw the basketball team win some games wearing black, didn’t I?
for me, I would rather keep my colors than any of the traditions you listed.
Selling the soul of the school would be dropping Osceola, Renegade, tomahawks, the war cry, and changing to name of the team from Seminoles to Panhandlers
I actually hold my colors more sacrosanct than all of the traditions you listed as it was here long before the others.
by Mr. Seminole on Apr 22, 2010 6:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I dunno
Florida State College used to wear purple and gold. In 1905 (after the football team was exported to uf), the Florida Female College chose crimson as its color. The administration combined the football team’s purple with the crimson to get garnet.
I suppose we did use G&G in two games before officially becoming the Seminoles, though…
How much to sell your soul?
Hyperbole much? If selling your soul means wearing an alternative uniform for one game in exchange for some cash, I would sell my soul in a heartbeat, sir.
by PadraicTheSeminole on Apr 22, 2010 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions
seriously
if the only thing the AD can do to raise money is sell our souls down the river, then I am all in favor a getting a new Athletic Director
by Mr. Seminole on Apr 22, 2010 8:25 AM EDT up reply actions
hyperbole much?
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What's ridiculous is changing the school's colors.
I don’t have enough cuss words to give my total disgust with that idea.
by Mr. Seminole on Apr 22, 2010 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions
So he's like that Smurf that hated everything including hate?
by Jamil Dawson on Apr 22, 2010 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Smurf that Smurf man
"I got a PBS mind in an MTV world"...Jimmy Buffett
by The Ryno and I Know on Apr 22, 2010 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I fear this will be more ammo for the Bowdenistas
Not that I am terribly troubled by what those people think or have to say, but I know if we drop a couple games in a row the complaining about how Jimbo is changing too many things will start up.
Powell’s comments that we won’t be wearing the same uniforms more than twice are a little troubling. I want the garnet and gold to be the standard at home games.
The actual uniforms aren’t bad, I just think it’s an unnecessary change.
Didn't we do the "garnet" Pro Combats last year and start the black Unconquereds under Bowden?
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white helmets suck, period – looks like it’s time for a tea and crumpets. No intimidation factor. And don’t like the white pants either – stick with G&G for home games, and white jerseys w/garnet pants on the road, and always the classic gold helmets. Best uni in the nation, why change?
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THE #1, BOTTOM LINE, MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION IS
If we get to the National Championship (if ever) – what Uniforms are you dressing the Seminoles in?
Home AND Away Answer…..
Garnet/Gold, White/Gold
But I really love the garnet/garnet and white/white. Even the white/garnet against UCLA a few years back was nice.
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I just can't get into
the white uniform. I’ve tried and tried for a few hours now but it just doesn’t really say much less “Nole!!!!” The black uniform is a lot more palatable.
It's exactly the same as our white uniforms of the past.
Unless your specifically talking about the helmet?
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This is like trying to make friends
by trying to act like them and hiding your true self.
Be yourself, FSU. You rose to prominence in your true colors, and in them you can make your comeback.
I'm not sure, buuuut...
It seems like some of you guys think you have some sort of say in the matter. ;-) I’m pretty sure the marketing folks at FSU outweigh the opinions of people on a fanblog. I respect the opinions of everyone here, but y’all’s outrage is about as useful as tits on a bull, as my grandfather would say. Time to stop complaining about it and start focusing on the important things, ie not how they’ll look on the field vs. Oklahoma, but how they’ll play.
Personally I can tolerate the all-whites, but I too wish for some gold in the spear and garnet facemasks. The all-blacks, I absolutely love … I’ve been wishing for a while now that they’d run the all-black uni’s they’ve used in the past with black helmets. Black just looks sweet, in my opinion.
That is, however, my opinion, and there are enough who agree that will buy these jerseys, shirts, etc to make the extra uniforms worth it. To those who disagree, my only hope is that the team’s performance on the field will be enough to assuage your wounded fan pride at the alleged tarnishment of tradition, and that you will still pony up for tickets and/or booster memberships regardless of if they’re wearing Garnet and Gold, or Green and Gamboge.
by tuckwell on Apr 22, 2010 3:29 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Who are you George Orwell
Above and beyond what your grandfather said it is time to express opinions like normal people do on football boards.
Bring back Peter Tom Willis
Ann say hello to the grand kids
by DocHoliday2 on Apr 22, 2010 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Nothing Orwellian there!
I didn’t say you can’t post your opinions, just that everyone needs to understand the decision has been made and you can’t change it at this point. There are a few too many people on here posting as if Jimbo’s reading these and will change his mind based on how stringent and vitriolic the posts become. “Selling the team’s soul,” “embarassment,” “girls’ fashion pageant” … please.
So our opinion about the uniform is irrelevant because we have nothing to do with the decision, but our opinion on
how the football team performs IS relevant despite our lack of input into that process?
performance is objective
uniforms are subjective.
Yep, absolutely.
sigh
Discuss all you want. My post wasn’t addressed to people sanely discussing it, more towards people who either think they as a solitary fan have the right to tell the team/school what to do, or those who are so overwrought at the thought of different color combinations that you’d think Jimbo stole their Cloudsong. (obscure ‘net humor reference, but look up Cloudsong on Youtube, if you can handle profanity. All time best example of freaking out over crap that doesn’t matter.)
I hear you.
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"Trick is right."
"Wherever you are, Trick, you are wise, indeed."
Maybe I missed it, but where has anyone expressed that they would tell FSU what to do, especially concerning uniforms?
I may have missed it, but I don’t recall anyone saying that.
I have seen pix of the black unis too.
To the left of the white unis mannequin is a black unis mannequin. Black helmet, tops, bottoms & shoes. All Black. Looks sharp.
GO NOLES!!! SCALP EM!
You have the black uniform picture. I like it!
I liked the combat red unis with black helmet & sweet gloves last year. Every once in a while is kool to see the new unis. Although @ home only imo. In Norman, we should wear Gold helmets. White helmets doesn’t scream, beware the Nole are here.
GO NOLES!!! SCALP EM!
Why would we wear these uni's against OU?
I’m not a big fan of the all white’s but my first impression of them is that they make us look LIKE Oklahoma, so why would we roll them out against this team?
If we’re in white & garnet, OU will probably be in “crimson & cream”. How boring.
If were going to the midwest, we should make our presence known by wearing our traditional colors, IMHO.
My first impression....
Does Nike provide a CLOWN NOSE and BIG FLOPPY NIKE SHOES with that uniform. Nike Pro Clown Gear. WE ARE OREGON.
Maybe we can wear a new uniform with garnet and gold sequins for one game.
F-ing travesty.
by SumoNole on Apr 22, 2010 8:49 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs
I'm not gonna lie...
I love the G&G but come on…. That all white Uni isn’t that bad. I don’t even mind the helmet. Wish the spear was garnet and gold but its not that crazy. Kids today want diverse options…. How many times on a NCAA’10 do you end up playing against a kid who has Clemson or LSU in all purple, or the Cane’s wearing green….. Kids today like the opportunity to have different options available. Sure I think it would be better to see Gold helmets but I can guarantee you this….I wouldn’t have any difficulty spotting who my team is on the field it they were wearing these uni’s. If we wear playing for the NC then we’d be rocking the Garnet and gold home uni’s or the White and Gold Away uni’s. UF should always be Garnet and Garnet or white and garnet.
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I have written a new exclusive blog about my uniform color suggestion that I discussed with JIMBO HIMSELF. It would be a natural flesh tone color with Spears carefull laden on the sides. This would enable me and my cronies to take multiple photos of the ENTIRE TEAM WITHOUT SHIRTS ON. Subscriptions would go up immediately and we will once again vanquish all FSU sites with our PREMIUM CONTENT.
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by DOT COM on Apr 22, 2010 11:18 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Wait
I refuse to judge these uniforms until I see them on our players. this mannequin looks pathetic and his pants are too big, and his skin color doesnt exist. I’m pretty sure they will look MUCH better on the players. you know G5 could pull it off
by unconquered2010 on Apr 22, 2010 11:25 AM EDT reply actions
It's the ugliest thing I have ever seen
Is this shit ever going to end? Can we just be garnet and gold for one whole season?
Bad idea
I don’t like it at all, it is just tinkering for the sake of it. You don’t change one of the most popular uniforms in college football to look like most everyone else. It interferes with continuity and tradition.
Bring back Peter Tom Willis
Ann say hello to the grand kids
All I know we would not even be having this discussion if Bobby were still here.
www.bringbackBobbyBowdenandJefftomakesureweneverchangeouruniforms.org.
>-----:----:------>Spearing 'em and Scalping 'em like it's 1999
I hope you didn't pay for that domain by the letter.
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"Wherever you are, Trick, you are wise, indeed."
I am always the optimist
But now I am revising my prediction of a 10 win season. It is like cutting the hair off Sampson.
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Ann say hello to the grand kids
Dumb
I already ranted on this on Neon Deon’s fanshot. I especially have a problem with the “Disco” uniforms at home. What if you have a young family and you can only afford to take them to one game a year. Wouldn’t you want your kids to see the Seminoles in their real uniforms? Wouldn’t you be a little disappointed if the one time your kids got to see them they were wearing black, white, gold, or some other nonsense that Nike cooks up. Yes, look at Oregon’s hideous uniforms to see where this is going. Keep the classic look and build your brand by winning on the field.
Wait... your opinion of the game you attend will be influenced by the color of the jersey the team is wearing?
Like.. you will seriously be disappointed if they aren’t wearing a certain color pants?
The game will have it’s own character, that will have little to do with the uniforms. But my opinion of Oregon has been influenced by their ugly uniforms. I would just like us to be one of the classy, not one of the trendy.
by SeminoleMike on Apr 22, 2010 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions
I just am having a difficult time with how "only one uniform = classy".
Classic? I’ll accept.
But I don’t see how suddenly we’re a group of reprobates for having multiple jersey/pant combinations. Besides, we’ve already worn both outfits depicted in the above pictures. I can understand having problems with changing the helmet, but those two uniforms are otherwise exactly the same as what we’ve been wearing for years now.
Not reprobates
I just don’t think they are improvements. So, what you have is change for it’s own sake and I just don’t get it.
by SeminoleMike on Apr 22, 2010 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions
To me, except for the helmets there isn't a change.
We’re going to start wearing jerseys that we’ve had for several years a little more often than we have in the past. That’s the story I’m reading.
Besides, having these jerseys and only using them once every 4 years is like having a closet full of clothes and wearing the same shirt every day.
Not a Fan
The white looks OK, but I’d vote to stick to the FSU colors. The white could pass for Wisconsin from a distance. Just don’t like the black and it stirs bad memories of a Wake Forest game.
Whoa whoa whoa.
Owlguin? You mean… like an owl + a penguin?
So it’s a penguin with huge eyes that can fly? Might be the coolest thing ever.
Nothing beats a Wolfbird
It's a beautiful day in Tallahassee
by RaysnNoles on Apr 22, 2010 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
We have no money and could use every dollar that we get.
I don’t mind these as a once in a while thing at all as long as they are paying us for it. Once we’ve reach the point where out scholarships are endowed (about 15-20 years unless we get a mega micco) then we can tell Nike thanks but no thanks.
by Legal_Seminole on Apr 22, 2010 12:53 PM EDT reply actions
Ladies and Gentlemen
Havent we seen these unifroms for years? Umm we have had the white ones forever… (USF) (Clemson 07) (Deion Sanders Iconic Punt Return Against Clemson)
Uhh we have seen the black ones since 06’?
Whats all the fuss about?
The only problems with I see is with the White Helment…. Doesnt Float My Boat
"Its called the Veer"
by EducatedSpear on Apr 22, 2010 2:57 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
OT- Love the pic of your dog. I rescued a Staffy 8yrs ago
he just had his 9th b-day on the 4th
Not to hijack
but since you brought it up, I found a gorgeous 8-10m old all white pit next to FSU. We’ve been trying to find him a home, we already have a sheperd and we are moving out of Talla for Seattle and can’t take him with us. If anyone in or near Talla, wants him, let me know! He is the nicest dog I’ve ever met.
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Asking for some help...
I could’ve sworn we’ve worn all whites before (save the helmet, of course). Why do I keep seeing people say they don’t like the “new” whites and how our “new” whites look like this or that and how they prefer our traditional colors over our “new” whites? Or even our “new” blacks?
Am I losing my mind or are these not new at all?
MiNDSET? SWAG-ER-ISM!!!
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"Wherever you are, Trick, you are wise, indeed."
We've worn white before
These may be tweaked, and they have the helmet. But we’ve definitely worn all white before.
Are they tweaked?
Aside from being on the Pro Combat material they look the same to me. I’m no expert though.
MiNDSET? SWAG-ER-ISM!!!
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"Trick is right."
"Wherever you are, Trick, you are wise, indeed."
Right. Some people (not specifically Invictus13) are acting like white pants are some new thing.
MiNDSET? SWAG-ER-ISM!!!
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"Trick is right."
"Wherever you are, Trick, you are wise, indeed."
kinda liking the idea of having multiple uniforms
aside from our Pro-Combat endeavor, which was obviously our worst ones (but i didnt “hate” them), we’ve never really had other options aside from garnet and gold.
not that G-squared is bad—but its good to try something different every now and then.
as for the white-white unis, kinda weird to look at a white helmet on any team, but at least we still keep our class and simplicity with our uniforms.
i LOVE this black-black uni. i thought we should have had a black helmet a while ago with the first black uni game.
i cant imagine what other combo Jimbo will bring out.
--(insert quote, lyric, or joke here)
Dot Com, where you at?
I need you to tell me “the truth about the all-white uniform rumor”.
MiNDSET? SWAG-ER-ISM!!!
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"Trick is right."
"Wherever you are, Trick, you are wise, indeed."
Guys, we can relax on the white helmets.
I’ve heard from a “very reliable source” that we will not be using white helmets. Period.
Just trust me on this one.
Bring back Peter Tom Willis— a true Nole!
Per HD on her blog
HD: “I checked with FSU’s sports information department, and there is no truth to the notion that the ‘Noles will be wearing a white helmet at Oklahoma. The equipment manager had one made up at the coaching staff’s request for recruits to see a wide variety of uniform options FSU can mix and match. They dressed up for mannequins in the locker room in different garb. One recruit took a picture and posted it on a website, leading to an instant rumor. Jimbo Fisher wants to stick with tradition (gold helmets), but he wouldn’t be opposed to using the Nike unis worn against Maryland last season on a rare occasion.”
New Unis
I actually love all these new combinations including these and the pro combats. all these old people needd to stop complaining how they dont like them cuz it messes up the tradition. they still look like florida state and unless ur old and blind u should be able to tell which team is fsu even when they wear these new combinations. not to mention the kids love them and it brings in recruits.
keep up the good work fsu equipment manager i love em. lookin forward to more new uniforms and combinations
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