2015 College Football Thread is now closed

[doitallpaul]

silent commit...

He's not coming to OU. We're probably getting Sunderland, Reid, and Haughton

 

[HNL HI]

Why ED always trying to kill the SMU program. 1 time wasn't enough.

 

[herbshuttles15]

They still owe him money

 

[Ja's 2¢]

My bad if posted:

FSU puts rush order on fixing uniforms, helmets
Ben Jones and Ira Schoffel Warchant.com Staff

Jameis Winston won't be the only Seminole calling an audible this football season.

Less than one week after Florida State's new football uniforms debuted with a thud in the Seminoles' season opener at Dallas, the university's athletics department announced on Friday that it was taking the redesign back to the drawing board.

The gold numbers on FSU's white jerseys will change this season, along with the color of the helmets and the facemasks
"Saturday night at AT&T Stadium was the first opportunity we had to see the color of our helmets and facemasks under stadium and broadcast television lights," FSU stated in a press release. "The shades of both the Garnet facemasks and the Gold of our football helmets did not accurately represent those of our tradition-rich past."

Even before the opener, FSU officials knew they had problems with the road uniforms. In particular, there were concerns that fans wouldn't be able to read the players' jersey numbers because of the combination of gold numbers on white jerseys. So with the cooperation of Nike, the Seminoles planned to have new uniforms in place for the bowl game.

But the uproar from fans and boosters apparently was larger and stronger than the university anticipated, and the outrage encompassed more than just the jersey numbers.

A poll last week on Warchant.com garnered more than 5,000 votes, with more than 4,000 voicing criticism of the new uniforms. Those poll results were touted on social media by a number of former FSU players and other supporters.

The university also was flooded with emails and phone calls from frustrated fans. Russ Vorhis, an insurance agent from the Jacksonville area who described himself as a 20-year season-ticket holder and a Golden Chief, called the uniform changes "shameful" in an email sent to athletics director Stan Wilcox and other FSU stakeholders.

"The changes that have been made by Nike and our Athletic Department are shameful and should be corrected or better yet reversed with urgency," Vorhis wrote. "Our colors are Garnet and Gold!!! Not Magenta and Mustard."

Those sentiments were shared by many, and FSU already has begun the process of starting over.

Senior associate athletic director Monk Bonasorte confirmed to Warchant.com on Saturday that the gold helmets will be painted darker before the Seminoles take the field on Sept. 20 against Clemson. The facemasks also are expected to be returned to the proper shade of garnet.

"We made a commitment to get everything sent off on Monday, since we have an open week and we'll make the adjustments we need to make," Bonasorte said before FSU's game against The Citadel.

According to another athletic department official who declined to speak on the record, the uniform problems extended beyond the colors. Due to a manufacturer's defect, the facemask paint chipped badly during the season opener. And the spear decals didn't match properly with holes drilled into the helmets, which led to some peeling.

While the helmets will be a relatively quick fix, the white jerseys will take a little longer. FSU and Nike had planned to change the numbers in time for the postseason before the season began, but they decided to expedite the change after the Oklahoma State game.

They're expected to be ready sometime midseason, though there's no firm timetable for their arrival. FSU has four more road games remaining, with the next one coming Sept. 27 at N.C. State.

The new design of the spear on the helmet will remain, Bonasorte said. The garnet jerseys, which debuted on Saturday against The Citadel, also will stay the same.

 

[jewbacca]

Sounds like when Nike threw A&M out there in purple grape uniforms lol

 

[rook]

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Gotta be fake, right?

 

[nako xl]

Gotta be fake, right?

No. It was real.

http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2014/9/10/6130845/texas-tech-blackout-celebrate-cotton-day

 

[mr marcus]

At least Miami won National Titles when television existed. I remember those. My great grandma doesn't remember when Texas A&M won ****.

Wow some acknowledgement from Chester View media item 1174973

 

[flyerthandelta]

Man can we get some eye candy with the chicks CFB been going on for 2 wks already eeshhhhhh

 

[flyerthandelta]

Lol trolling at its finest 1919 tho buwahahahahah

 

[herbshuttles15]

BC going full on Suwoop

 

[rell826]

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[ThaxbyChamblis]

BC going full on Suwoop

Boston Bollege

 

[herbshuttles15]

Apparently it to honor a lacrosse player that died on 9/11

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Orange helmets too

 

[nako xl]

What happens when Michigan loses to Utah and Rutgers? Does Hoke make it out of the season or is he REALLY untouchable?

And to repeat a question posed on The Solid Verbal, how the hell will Michigan recruit quarterbacks to go there anymore?

 

[5am6oody72]

Serious question cus I haven't watched their games yet this year, but how is Michigan that bad? They recruited really well the past few years and Nussmeier is a good OC. What's been their main downfall?

 

[herbshuttles15]

Garbage O-line

 

[zs05wc]

Hoke.

 

[gunna get it]

Hoke.

Pow!!

 

[cash money 1999]

blood college

 

[Bobby Layne]

Utah is probably a toss up but i doubt they will lose to Rutgers.  Michigan is bad, but they're not that bad.

Unless they have some amazing turnaround and go 9-3 or 8-4 with close L's against MSU and OSU.  Hoke is probably gone.

 

[Bobby Layne]

TT is wearing these against Arkansas on Saturday.  They're throwbacks from the Zach Thomas era.  Is TT the first team to wear throwbacks from the 90's?

 

[Johnny_Cakes]

Is it Utah at home? I like Utah at home.

 

[usabasketball08]

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TT is wearing these against Arkansas on Saturday.  They're throwbacks from the Zach Thomas era.  Is TT the first team to wear throwbacks from the 90's?

These are clean.

 

[Bobby Layne]

Is it Utah at home? I like Utah at home.

it's at Michigan and it's a 3:30 game.