New Uniforms On Ramblinwreck Now

thegoalie said:
They have a full set of blue jerseys, seen them with my own two eyes. :eek5: When we'll wear them is anyone's guess. Don't expect to see the gold ones to often, either. Last I heard, we're wearing white home and away.
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Yes, but these were the same two eyes that "corrected" me when I predicted that the Gold jerseys would be a little more traditional than the white ones so as to appease the Homecoming crowd.
 
The Jacket said:
Yes, but these were the same two eyes that "corrected" me when I predicted that the Gold jerseys would be a little more traditional than the white ones so as to appease the Homecoming crowd.
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Yeah, I guess my memory was a bit fuzzy about those gold ones, but they still have the piping so I'm going to go ahead and give myself partial credit.

And while we're on the topic of my blunders, I have yet to see a #93 replica jersey.
 
My report was that #93, #21 and #9 were both already confirmed by store owners and/or visitors there. This was based on Hive information.
 
Two observations (although I've read them all this is my first reply in any uniform threads that I recall)

1. It's about time we retired Reggie's number.
2. Apparently the "big-time" donors only care about football and basketball. It seems every other sport has navy blue as a primary.

Seriously I'm okay with the jerseys. but I would probably be okay with whatever they chose to wear (red excluded of course). I'm just ready to see what they look like with a few grass stains on them.
 
The Jacket said:
My report was that #93, #21 and #9 were both already confirmed by store owners and/or visitors there. This was based on Hive information.
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When and where?

After seeing the new jerseys, I still hate the white top, but the yellow is a little better. It's a nice shade of yellow. The piping across the top sucks though. I really want to see the helmets now, because the current ones would clash horribly with those jerseys. And before Beej or anyone else jumps in and berates me for nitpicking the fashion, I'll go ahead and put it out there that I'm probably a little bit gay.
 
They look better in pads, but cross-chest piping still sucks no matter who you are.
 
I also think they look better in pads.

This was also my impression of how our uniforms looked in the 50's and 60's. Maybe if we kept the mustard color throughout the decades then Tech would have some identity. Volunteer orange or tarheel blue also look kind of ugly isolated from the schools they represent.
 
As a side note, this was buried in the bottom of the AJC's article on the show:
According to a copy of the contract obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Tech’s deal will net (as a nonprofit organization, the Georgia Tech Athletic Association in tax-exempt) $750,000 in cash per year from Russell for each of the next four years, increasing to $950,000 for each of the final two.

Plus, Russell will give Tech $1.1 million in athletic apparel (retail value) each of the next four years, ramping up to $1.35 million in each of the final two years. If Tech needs more gear, the Jackets will pay wholesale.

Tech will also get a wholesale price break on various equipment, $100,000 per year in apparel for camps and clinics, $100,000 a year in apparel for staff members, and two Russell internships per year for Tech student-athletes.

Russell will get various football, basketball and baseball tickets, continued advertising signage rights at Grant Field and Alexander Memorial Coliseum, parking passes, some use of Tech facilities for meetings and other perks.

There are incentives for Tech, too.

Russell will pay Tech $20,000 if it wins the ACC football title, $50,000 if it wins a BCS bowl game, or $100,000 should the Jackets be national champions. Other incentives relate to men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, volleyball and softball.

“[Russell has] been a long-time partner, but they did not try take advantage of that partner status,” Radakovich said. “They stepped up and moved us into the upper echelon of the market with this new deal.”
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That's some serious dough, though I'm personally not crazy about sticking with Russell.
 
Does anyone know if we're sticking with the black shoes/black socks this year?
 
Did we sell the rights to paint the wreck as well. I can see it now, the wreck with new color, add some racing stripes, and then some spinners.
 
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