wesleyd21
Dodd-Like
- Joined
- Jul 16, 2007
- Messages
- 16,143
I’d put honeycomb in the end zone and on your mom
I’d put honeycomb in the end zone and on your mom
Last year was comparable to Russell’s best.The Russell uniforms from 2008-2015 were the worst Tech unis in history for sure, especially the 2012 bubble wrap/honeycomb travesty, but everyone seems to forget Russell did a complete reversal in 2016 and 2017, and had Tech in its best uniforms since the 1970's, very similar to the classic uniform shown below, the Russell throwback, which appeared once in 2013 vs. VT, again twice in 2014 vs. GA Southern and Duke, and finally once vs. UNC in 2015.
Sadly, Tech instructed Addidas to trash the traditional classic uniform worn in 2016 and 2017, and come up with something "modern". What Tech wore last year was just as bad as the early Russell stuff imho.
2016-2017 were great. Almost as good as 1998.The Russell uniforms from 2008-2015 were the worst Tech unis in history for sure, especially the 2012 bubble wrap/honeycomb travesty, but everyone seems to forget Russell did a complete reversal in 2016 and 2017, and had Tech in its best uniforms since the 1970's, very similar to the classic uniform shown below, the Russell throwback, which appeared once in 2013 vs. VT, again twice in 2014 vs. GA Southern and Duke, and finally once vs. UNC in 2015.
Sadly, Tech instructed Addidas to trash the traditional classic uniform worn in 2016 and 2017, and come up with something "modern". What Tech wore last year was just as bad as the early Russell stuff imho.
True. Hexacomb is more appropriate description in our case.Yellow jackets and honeycombs are completely unrelated.
The Russell uniforms from 2008-2015 were the worst Tech unis in history for sure, especially the 2012 bubble wrap/honeycomb travesty, but everyone seems to forget Russell did a complete reversal in 2016 and 2017, and had Tech in its best uniforms since the 1970's, very similar to the classic uniform shown below, the Russell throwback, which appeared once in 2013 vs. VT, again twice in 2014 vs. GA Southern and Duke, and finally once vs. UNC in 2015.
Sadly, Tech instructed Addidas to trash the traditional classic uniform worn in 2016 and 2017, and come up with something "modern". What Tech wore last year was just as bad as the early Russell stuff imho.
I don't buy this theory. I have never heard, or seen proof, that Tech does not have complete control over what uniform its football team will wear, or what company it will use to make said uniform.I think your take on the matter is spot on, but I would indeed want to know if “Tech instructed Adidas to trash the traditional classic uniform” or if Adidas said to Tech “we are paying you this amount of money so leave our design team alone.”
I can easily see a company like Adidas taking control of the issue and then listening to our input. We were really not in the same position as a Texas, bama, or schools like that.
I don’t think we ever had a shot with swoosh or UA.
I have just never heard, or seen proof, that we might have had as much control over this as many think.
This. We can blame Russell all we want for the hideous 2012 chicken wire, but I remember how giddy and excited the GTAA announcements were leading up to them being unveiled.I don't buy this theory. I have never heard, or seen proof, that Tech does not have complete control over what uniform its football team will wear, or what company it will use to make said uniform.
Good thing you guys are in the 1% on this matter.The Russell uniforms from 2008-2015 were the worst Tech unis in history for sure, especially the 2012 bubble wrap/honeycomb travesty, but everyone seems to forget Russell did a complete reversal in 2016 and 2017, and had Tech in its best uniforms since the 1970's, very similar to the classic uniform shown below, the Russell throwback, which appeared once in 2013 vs. VT, again twice in 2014 vs. GA Southern and Duke, and finally once vs. UNC in 2015.
Sadly, Tech instructed Addidas to trash the traditional classic uniform worn in 2016 and 2017, and come up with something "modern". What Tech wore last year was just as bad as the early Russell stuff imho.
^^This is correct. That's not how these arrangements work. Apparel companies are vendors. They propose concepts to schools, but schools ultimately make the final decisions. There are often many rounds of feedback/revisions from the apparel company's initial concept(s) to what you ultimately see on the field. But rest assured: If a school is sporting a modern look, it's because they wanted to go that route.I don't buy this theory. I have never heard, or seen proof, that Tech does not have complete control over what uniform its football team will wear, or what company it will use to make said uniform.
If swoosh, or any other company, didn’t offer us as good a deal then GT ( or anybody) can not force them to do it.I don't buy this theory. I have never heard, or seen proof, that Tech does not have complete control over what uniform its football team will wear, or what company it will use to make said uniform.
GTAA... who exactly was responsible for the crap show for the majority of CPJs tenure? (Except uni in your picture). The Ad? Surely CPJ had to have some influence? The players?
So we had that pull over R, therefore we can dictate 100% to Adidas?GTAA
Nah. That’s not adidas style. They’ve been consistent with their vision of modernizing traditional looks like did for us.I don't think a staid traditional uniform pairs well with the new branding being pushed by the new staff. I expect most of this board will not like something about the uniforms through most of this coaches tenure regardless of what company is the vendor.