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KU with 5 new helmets
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If there is no evidence of it helping recruiting, why should ISU sink $$$ into alternates? Given where ISU's AD budget is, don't you think the money would be better spent on keeping coach's salaries competitive with those of our conference mates?
Again, is there any solid evidence that Oregon won recruits because of their uniforms?
I agree about the jack trice uniforms. i bet they are waiting to unload those on us and we will go crazy eating it up. jack trice needs to be the first throwback/alternate uniforms we get. great story great uniform and we will buy the **** outta them at the bookstore. it is really disheartening to see KU get these , though, while we make excuses.
There are plenty of other schools who don't change their uniforms constantly and still do pretty well. Alternates are nice, but ISU doesn't need to completely overhaul their wardrobe for the third time in a decade.
You have got to be ******* ******** me. I think we should just agree to disagree if you require evidence that Oregon has done that.
It is impossible to prove things that you are asking.
You can't even correlate the win loss record of teams for an entire year with the next year's recruiting class.
It is one of many factors that kids weigh. Hell, we already know that the number a kid gets at college can affect his choice. I saw someone here say a kid chose his college because it had a Chik fil a on campus.
Recruits want to look cool playing football and they will view a school with cool uniforms in a more positive light than one with plain old boring ones, or at least with no options. Especially when that school has literally no football tradition or tradition with their uniforms.
I have seen multiple players on our team tweet about not having alternates or about having basic uniforms. It is real whether you acknowledge it or not. And it wouldn't cost us very much, if anything to do.
Not talking about overhauling them. Just having alternates to use once or twice a year. Keep our base uniforms. I actually like them.
And why would we ever leave something on the table that would improve our ability to recruit? Just because teams can succeed without doing it, doesn't mean that they wouldn't do even better if they did it.
I don't want to change the uniforms. I think we should have options and opportunities to switch it up. I think Pollard is desperate to build a uniform identity and I think Paul Rhoads like to be a plain, workmanlike team. No frills. That comes at the expense of recruiting IMO.
I think it was a couple years ago a guy came out and said one of the main reasons he went to oregon was because of uniforms.
Couldn't find the one I was thinking of but here are some other articles where coaches and players make it sound like uniforms do make a difference at Oregon.
College football programs use bold uniforms to lure recruits - The Bonus - SI.com
Nike key to Oregon's national surge - Oregon Ducks Blog - ESPN
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I'm kinda upset that Rhoads is turning into Ferentz when it comes to unis. We need to spice things up. Even Iowa spiced a few things up last year with the helmets. COME ON RHOADS! And don't tell me Iowa State can't afford it. If Rhoads really wanted it, he can get it.
Some guy made a cyclone uniforms twitter account
and here are some followers:Jarvis West
Grant Rohach
Sam Richardson
Mitchell Meyers
Jeff Woody
Quinton Pompey
Quenton Brundrage
Alex Leslie
Aaron Horne
Cyclone Uniforms @CycloneUniforms3 Jun
Indiana unveils new helmets today pic.twitter.com/S7YQ9VAZJu
Quenton Bundrage @QuoteOnKwote3 Jun
@CycloneUniforms that should be us in those pictures!
"Trying to build an identity"
Perhaps we could do that by winning.
Just look at Oregon. They change uniforms every game, and they are one of the most identifiable programs in the country.
Hard to build an identity when your uniform looks like those of a more successful program. Changing ISU's wardrobe here and there for special games couldn't possibly hurt ISU.
And on a some what related note, I preferred the cardinal bottoms for away games than the white pants.
Kansas' uniforms in our game last season looked pretty sharp in person.
Perhaps we could do that by winning.
Just look at Oregon. They change uniforms every game, and they are one of the most identifiable programs in the country.
Hard to build an identity when your uniform looks like those of a more successful program. Changing ISU's wardrobe here and there for special games couldn't possibly hurt ISU.
And on a some what related note, I preferred the cardinal bottoms for away games than the white pants.
Kansas' uniforms in our game last season looked pretty sharp in person.
I hope KU breaks out some alternates against us. Our record against alternates has to be pretty good with OSU, TCU, KU, Iowa all taking a loss in recent memory.
