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Kosty · Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 7:47 pm Post subject: New look for the new future?

Saw this from Matty. I think this is a FANTASTIC idea!!! New duds for the new world order....

http://www.gazettenet.com/blog/umass-sports/umass-should-change-its-uniforms-for-football-upgrade

Thoughts?? I like the idea of a maroon helmet with gray facemask and a simple "U M" on the side. Possibly the Minuteman logo but I think the more basic, the better.

nighttrain777 · Junior Joined: 02 Apr 2003 Posts: 463 Location: Texas

Agreed. I don't like our current uniforms at all.
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photoman · Senior Joined: 26 Apr 2003 Posts: 933 Location: Attleboro

Agreed the present unis could be improved. The black piping (or whatever you call it) looked terrible. I wonder if the decision will be made to run with player names on the back of the jersey?...

CrooksisRhyming · Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 9:38 pm Post subject:

I am far from an artist, but I think it would be cool to just have either: 1) just the "UM" as Matty mentioned; or (more far-fetched for a variety of reasons) 2) maroon muskets running along either side of the helmet, similar to the FSU spear, Air Force lightning, etc.
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jjmc85 · Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 10:17 pm Post subject:

I like the helmets they have now. I could do without the black stripes on the home uniform though.
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ShadesOf96and98 · Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 11:11 pm Post subject:

I have never disliked our uniforms but have long thought that we should do away with the UMass on the helmet because it looks too small on TV and in person and too "uncreative" for lack of a better actual word. The script UMass of the previous logo worked because the script U stood out more. Now it just looks like we didn't want to put any thought into it so we just slapped our school's name on the side of the helmet.

I think that the "UM" that we use would look great on the white helmet with the red stripe down the middle of it like the old helmets had - thats what I wanted to go with when we switched logos. I also think just the head of the current Sam the Minuteman logo would look good on the white helmet. I also think a maroon state of Massachusetts with the "UM" or block "M" in the middle of it might look good if done right, but may also be too cluttered.

I like the white helmet but think it looks too plain ever since we did away with the maroon facemask and the stripes down the middle - I liked that better. I wouldn't be opposed to a maroon helmet either though. If we went with a maroon helmet, I'd much rather see a letter or letters on the side of it outlined in white though. If we went with some variation of Sam, I'd rather keep it white.

And Crooks...remember the whole "distancing ourselves from 'white man with gun' moniker" is part of why we were re-branded in the first place, so no artillery on the helmets will be in our future Laughing

Jack · Hall of Fame Joined: 23 Aug 2006 Posts: 3033

I am all for new uniforms. Don't really care for the current ones and would like to see a more classic look and style.

here are the helmets historically: http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6712/1164/1600/Helmets2.jpg

I like the 1988 helmet the best. That was a fun season w/Palazzi & Smellie and making the playoffs. I would upgrade the 1988 design and keep a White helmet with the maroon red stripe. I'd like to see some ideas for a maroon helmet - perhaps a new Minuteman Logo on a maroon helmet. The minuteman with his powder and musket is a great image to be quite proud of.

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m626t · Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 7:04 am Post subject:

Is there room for " Massachusetts " somewhere on the uni? It fit for hoops. Wink

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InnervisionsUMASS · Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 9:08 am Post subject:

I think it should say "UMASS Amherst" on the helmets. Any takers?

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Sheck · Junior Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 743 Location: Inside 128

I like the pre-1962 helmets, no need for any logos, just white with the maroon stripe.

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Quinn · Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 11:34 am Post subject:

Here are 6 samples on a maroon helmet, 3 of which have the white stripe:

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