Switch to Nike next year?

[HipHog]

bob griese, is that you

[APhiOHog]

I can, and I will.  

Those wouldn't look sweet in cardinal and white.  They don't even look sweet in those colors.  

Wrong.  Those are less "traditional" than I usually like, but they actually look pretty damn good.  They would look great in our colors.

More importantly, I look at these and say:  You know what?  I bet recruits DO actually look at these and think "Those unis are tight," as opposed to the "Tusk" + Practice Pants + fricked Up Trim That Makes The Nameplates Not Fit Right abortions we're wearing now.

[GoodbyePorkPieHat]

Wrong.  Those are less "traditional" than I usually like, but they actually look pretty damn good.  They would look great in our colors.

More importantly, I look at these and say:  You know what?  I bet recruits DO actually look at these and think "Those unis are tight," as opposed to the "Tusk" + Practice Pants + fricked Up Trim That Makes The Nameplates Not Fit Right abortions we're wearing now.

I still don't think they look good, but I agree with you in that it's the recruits that need to think our uni's look "tight".   I am not a fan of the tricked up uniforms -- I like the simpler, cleaner, classic look.  But what the frick do I know?  I'm old and not the target audience.  You can't fight city hall, so whatever it takes to get the best recruits to decide to play for Arkansas is what I want, and if tricked up uniforms helps us get there, I figure I'll manage somehow. 

[TC]

Those uni's are gawdawful, but the gloves are sick. 

[jvanhorn]

it doesn't.  just pointing out that Nike has invested in golf, but they've got Tiger, so they have to if they want to keep him.  there isn't a guy like tiger in baseball that drives the business, so not surprising that they aren't spending as heavily in that area.  agree that DVH should push back and use his preferred equip.

Just a bunch of bs about nothing.  Wilson still makes the best gloves,  Louisville Slugger still makes the best bats and Rawlings still makes the best baseballs [and, I admit, a fair amount like Rawlings gloves also].  There does seem to be some concensus that Nike does make the best baseball shoe, though I had a  player tell me last year that the real truth is New Balance makes the best shoe--they just make no attempt to get all involved in the endorsee/team supply end of things.

[Ob Gyn Kenobi]

Just a bunch of bs about nothing.  Wilson still makes the best gloves,  Louisville Slugger still makes the best bats and Rawlings still makes the best baseballs [and, I admit, a fair amount like Rawlings gloves also].  There does seem to be some concensus that Nike does make the best baseball shoe, though I had a  player tell me last year that the real truth is New Balance makes the best shoe--they just make no attempt to get all involved in the endorsee/team supply end of things.

Nope. The best baseball gloves, bar none, are made by Nokona. Right down to the pocket that is beaten into every glove with a round mallet at final stage of construction. Problem is that Nokona won't pay endorsement dollars, so they aren't as well known by the public.

[Hawgwild8988]

Nope. The best baseball gloves, bar none, are made by Nokona. Right down to the pocket that is beaten into every glove with a round mallet at final stage of construction. Problem is that Nokona won't pay endorsement dollars, so they aren't as well known by the public.

I had a Nokona kangaroo skin catchers mitt. That thing was gold. Nokona will re-lace and re-pad your glove for free for the lifetime of the glove.

[Scotty Doesn't Know]

Just a bunch of bs about nothing.  Wilson still makes the best gloves,  Louisville Slugger still makes the best bats and Rawlings still makes the best baseballs [and, I admit, a fair amount like Rawlings gloves also].  There does seem to be some concensus that Nike does make the best baseball shoe, though I had a  player tell me last year that the real truth is New Balance makes the best shoe--they just make no attempt to get all involved in the endorsee/team supply end of things.

You think Boomba is the aMm don't you?

[PorkRyan]

Just a bunch of bs about nothing.  Wilson still makes the best gloves,  Louisville Slugger still makes the best bats and Rawlings still makes the best baseballs [and, I admit, a fair amount like Rawlings gloves also].  There does seem to be some concensus that Nike does make the best baseball shoe, though I had a  player tell me last year that the real truth is New Balance makes the best shoe--they just make no attempt to get all involved in the endorsee/team supply end of things.

Louisville Slugger does not make the best bats.  Easton has a better composite formula for the big barrels.  Anderson makes the best alloy.  Combat makes the best youth composites.  The Exogrid is a nice alloy by LS and it will be interesting to see what kind of alloy that Easton puts on the market since composites are banned in NCAA now.  Most of the Easton alloys have been weak.

[HipHog]

 alot of high school kids dont care if its the best or not as long as it has the swoosh on it

[londonhogfan]

http://www.seminoles.com/view.gal?id=57305

You can't tell me that wouldn't look sweet in cardinal and white.

This is a great video about the new design.  I would like the technology without all the flair

http://www.seminoles.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110509aac.html

[bigghurtt]

The Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC) is back at it. They are again listing our official colors as cardinal red, black and white.

http://www.clc.com/clcweb/publishing.nsf/Content/institutionprofile.html?open&ucode=ARKAN

When Nike goes to see what colors to use to be in compliance, they are going to approach CLC. The scheming bastards website is going to tell them to make cardinal red, black and white stuff.

Do we really want to look like ASU, Georgia and Texas Tech?

On another board, the possibility of a cool nickname for RRS was discussed. How's about The Village? after the movie. Florida has the Swamp, Michigan the Big House, LSU Death Valley etc. why not us?

The Village would fit for many reasons.

1. Many view Arkansas as somewhat provencial, and this would fit right into that.

2. The movie The Village is somewhat creepy and what better to get opposing teams and fans here and have them just a little intimidated?

3. The mark that is used to warn folks in the movie is a red diagonal splash of paint on buildings. How cool would that be to place those wherever?



4. The "monsters" in the movie were apparently "pig people".



What do you think?

[RedRiverHog]

RRS already has a nick name, the only thing it needs is Hueys strafing the stadium with blank rounds right before kickoff.

[ArkGuy]

Nope. The best baseball gloves, bar none, are made by Nokona. Right down to the pocket that is beaten into every glove with a round mallet at final stage of construction. Problem is that Nokona won't pay endorsement dollars, so they aren't as well known by the public.

This is kinda like arguing over barbeque.  You can't simply go by brand names.  Not counting their kids line of "Team Nokona" gloves, which are the only Nokona gloves made outside the USA, Nokona really has only two grades of gloves: pretty damn good and great.  On the other hand, the Big 3 (Rawlings, Wilson, and Mizuno)(who are the companies supplying gloves to virtually all non-pitchers in MLB) are like General Motors trying to provide something for someone to buy at every price point.  In other words, they make everything from complete crap to outstanding gloves.  In fact, the very best gloves the Big 3 make are the only ones thy make in the US and they are largely unavailabl to the general public.  So, I wouldn't be shocked to learn that the made in Missouri Rawlings PROTB-24 that Junior uses is better than the version I bought used off ebay and better than the Nokonas I own.

But since those gloves can't be purchased by us mere mortals, I'll say that there is more consistentcy of quality up and down their line by Nokona than any other manufacturer.

My son's first adult sized glove was a used AMG-125, a 10 1/2 inch glove that proved to be excellent.  He also has a Nokona kangaroo backed catcher's mitt.  My daughter has a kangaroo backed 175 we got at the factory outlet store in Nacona, TX.

I have a lefty kangaroo SB-100 softball firstbaseman's mitt that is wonderful.  I also have a 13.5" AMG-650 in buffalo that is so exqusite, so gorgeous, I've never used it in a game.  I can't bring myself to.  Weird, I know. (MY gamer, when not at first, remains that used TB-24.  That is one fantastic glove with leather that is likely to outlast me).

Anyway, until I get to see inside one of the factories where the MLB versions of Big 3 gloves get made, I'll say the best gloves I know of available to the general public are the newish Nokona Kimera (unlike their regular kangaaoo glove, the face is made of Horween steerhide) and their top of the line Bloodline.  They don't make them in softball sizes but the 12.75" trapeeze versions of each might be big enough for most infielders.  A friend got a Kimera in that size lately and is pleased so far.

All that to say, if Nokona isn't the best, they are darn close.  And Nike is no where near of the quality you'd expect a top tier colllege baseball program to require their players to use.  Not the ones I have seen.

[checkrazor]

On another board, the possibility of a cool nickname for RRS was discussed. How's about The Village? after the movie. Florida has the Swamp, Michigan the Big House, LSU Death Valley etc. why not us?

The Village would fit for many reasons.

1. Many view Arkansas as somewhat provencial, and this would fit right into that.

2. The movie The Village is somewhat creepy and what better to get opposing teams and fans here and have them just a little intimidated?

3. The mark that is used to warn folks in the movie is a red diagonal splash of paint on buildings. How cool would that be to place those wherever?



4. The "monsters" in the movie were apparently "pig people".



What do you think?

If the stadium is the village, does that make us the idiots?

[Aporkalypse_Now]

If the stadium is the village, does that make us the idiots?

It would've been a lot more appropriate from 1998-2007.

[CharlieHog]

Nike "Rivalry" Uniforms that will be worn Nov 21

Ohio State:




VT:




TCU:

http://www.spitbloodtcu.com/2009/11/new-uniforms.html

FSU:

http://www.seminoles.com/view.gal?id=57305

[AlpharettaHog]

I like Ohio State's look, but I'm wondering how those pants will look on the field

The font used for FSU's numerals is great because it matches their wordmark, but that flywire aMm in the shoulderpads has to go.  Makes me wonder now if the "wings" on Oregon's shoulder pads are the same aMm, and was a test run for this design.  

VT's number having that color degradation is awful; then again, what can you really do with maroon and orange?

Also, TCU rocking purple...black... and red? And oh aMm, the pants... fricking horrible.

[Aporkalypse_Now]

I like Ohio State's look, but I'm wondering how those pants will look on the field

The font used for FSU's numerals is great because it matches their wordmark, but that flywire aMm in the shoulderpads has to go.  Makes me wonder now if the "wings" on Oregon's shoulder pads are the same aMm, and was a test run for this design.  

VT's number having that color degradation is awful; then again, what can you really do with maroon and orange?

Also, TCU rocking purple...black... and red? And oh aMm, the pants... fricking horrible.

The red is supposedly because the Horned Frog spits blood. 

[AlpharettaHog]

The red is supposedly because the Horned Frog spits blood. 

Yeah, I read that.  According to Wiki, horned frogs (which are not frogs, but whatever) can spit blood from their eyes.  This is coincidental, because once people see TCU out there in what look like reptile-hide pants they're going to be bleeding from their eyes as well.

[GoodbyePorkPieHat]

TCU the pants... fricking horrible.

Is Liberace crawling out of his grave to suit up for the Horned Frogs?  Their helmet would look GREAT without that red on it.  Doesn't belong there, I don't care how much blood they spit.  But the TCU on the side looks excellent. 

[AlpharettaHog]

Is Liberace crawling out of his grave to suit up for the Horned Frogs?  Their helmet would look GREAT without that red on it.  Doesn't belong there, I don't care how much blood they spit.  But the TCU on the side looks excellent. 

Those pictures suck, but really looking close, it appears the helmets match the pants, as they are carbon fiber/reptile skin.

I'm now scared of switching to Nike.  What would they do for Arkansas in this system?  I could see them seriously covering our pants and helmets with faux pig hair.

[CharlieHog]

I like Ohio State's look, but I'm wondering how those pants will look on the field

The gray pants are sweet but those jerseys are just too goofy for Ohio State.

[AlpharettaHog]

The gray pants are sweet but those jerseys are just too goofy for Ohio State.

I like how, if you start at either the pants or the helmet, it screams "throwback" until you get to the shoulder pads, and then it. all. goes. the. frick. downhill.

[ColdPork]

I like how, if you start at either the pants or the helmet, it screams "throwback" until you get to the shoulder pads, and then it. all. goes. the. frick. downhill.

I can't get past the shoulder pads either.  What was the old toy that looked like gears that had small holes in them for a pen? You anchored one to a pad of paper, the used another to go around and create a pattern?  This is what the shoulder pads looks like.