Uni Watch Design-A-Uniform Contest

By Phil Hecken

You guys will recall multiform weeks ago we ran the Design-A-Cap contest, for Coach Jerome Nemanich as great as his Sartell Sabres, as great as the results were outstanding. Reader Marc Walls saw the original contest, as great as suspicion the illusory readers could do the Design-A-Cap the singular improved to wit: Design A Whole Uniform!

Heres Marcs original e-mail to me explaining his idea:

Love the work youve been doing upon the website. we unequivocally enjoyed the pattern the top suspicion for todays column. we saw which we had due the pattern the uni option. we consider thats the great idea, as great as if youre meddlesome Id similar to to suggest the school we manager to be the group we choose.

I am the singular of the ball coachs during Clarksville High School in Clarksville, Tennessee. We have been seeking to bear the complete redesign, including presumably the new logo.

Heres the catch, which we consider will have it fun for uniwatchers. Our colors have been purple as great as gold! Ive attempted with no goal to come up with unvaried designs which have make have use of of of the purple in the approach which isnt awful, as great as we could unequivocally have make have use of of of everyones creativity. Our current shawl is plain purple with the Chicago Cubs C in gold.

Intrigued, yet semi-swamped with week end entries, we did respond to Marc, who afterwards got behind to me with some-more of the courage of the idea, as great as the integrate of cinema from which to base the unvaried redesigns:

Our tall school is planning to bear the complete redesign of the uniforms over the next year. Im starting to have the small requests, as great as insert the small cinema to show what the group has had in years past.

The school has been using the same! shawl p attern for the final twenty years, the Chicago Cubs c trademark in yellow upon the white outline. The shawl is plain purple. We have been substantially starting to keep which logo, yet have been seeking to add the integrate of alternate logos. Im hoping the savvy guys during UW can create the small great logos for us to use. Heres what were seeking for:

* A trademark incorporating the letters CHS any rise or format. Looking for something unique, even outside the box. We would adore the shawl pattern featuring the CHS logo.

* A ferocious seeking wildcat. Any trademark involving the wildcat or duke trademark would be outstanding. Our football module has been using the Kansas State Wildcat, as great as we wish something the small better.

* Uniform designs. We have been seeking for the white, grey, purple, yellow or black (yeah, we know). Our conduct manager loves black so any black jerseys or shawl designs would be outstanding.

If we confirm to have make have use of of of any of these designs in the future, we will really work out the small kind of remuneration for all of your tough work.

* The parameters: colors have been purple as great as gold, which we know is tough enough, yet including the black.

Marc included 4 photographs to stress his points above:

Purplemesh Purplemesh 2 Grays as great as Yellowmesh.

I got the singular final e-mail from Marc this week, with the singular or two points he wants to stress:

While we have been seeking for unvaried ideas, we would additionally unequivocally conclude any trademark redesigns as great as top designs. Thats almost as important as the unvaried designs. And similar to we said, we will gladly minister the small goodies to everybody who works so tough upon those mock-ups.

Well there we guys have it. Another reader has thrown down the gauntlet, challenging we to come up with not only the new top as great as trademark redesign, yet the whole unvaried redesign as well. Im not certain what goodies Mar! c will b e means to yield to the competition winner(s), yet great be concerned about which when we get there.

So, anyone who is interested, the rules have been basically the same as the Design-A-Cap contest: Take Marcs ideas as great as put them in to cyber-reality. Just recollect the guidelines:

* A trademark incorporating the letters CHS any rise or format. Looking for something unique, even outside the box. We would adore the shawl pattern featuring the CHS logo.

* A ferocious seeking wildcat. Any trademark involving the wildcat or duke trademark would be outstanding. Our football module has been using the Kansas State Wildcat, as great as we wish something the small better.

* Uniform designs. We have been seeking for the white, grey, purple, yellow or black (yeah, we know). Our conduct manager loves black so any black jerseys or shawl designs would be outstanding.

*The parameters: colors have been purple as great as gold.

As with the Design-A-Cap contest, we would ask which when we have your design(s) ready, greatfully send them to me as great as put as your SUBJECT line: Design A Uniform Contest. You can additionally E-mail me during which address if we have any questions. we wont set the tough as great as quick deadline, yet Id pattern the competition to be open for during slightest two weeks so try to have your submissions to me by the week end of November 14-15.

If we dont have any vacant templates, the integrate of designs can be found here, here, here, as great as here, or we can simply google ball unvaried builder, which will yield ample ways to customize the ball uniform. There have been substantially the garland of alternative vacant uni templates out there too.

OK? OK. Dont disappoint us Uni Watchers! After seeing those Sartell Sabres Cap designs, we know how great your complete uniforms, caps as great as trademark designs will be.

~~~~~~~! ~~~Well, folks, in box we longed for it yesterday, Uni Watch Prexy as great as ESPN Page 2 columnist Paul Lukas had the great piece upon World Series Rings. Paul didnt get to upload the mainstay to the main article yesterday, given by the time it was released, he was upon his approach to Cooperstown. we goal theres the small things for him to do up there. Check it out if we didnt get to review it yesterday unequivocally great, as great as timely article.

~~~~~~~~~~Dipping in to the E-mail bag again, got the singular this week from Dave Magruder, who has finished the small erotically appealing investigate regarding NFL alternate as great as reversion uniforms, as great as the frequency with which they have been worn. Obviously, with the Legacy uniforms, as great as the extensive number of alternates out there (as great as multiform teams throwing behind this year), Dave wondered which teams were the slightest guilty of this. Heres what he found:

~~~Last night as we was thinking about the drawn out have make have use of of of of reversion as great as alternate uniforms in the NFL recently. It made me wonder: How many teams have NOT redesigned their uniforms, or ragged alternate/throwback uniforms given 1995? In alternative words, how many teams have defended the design same demeanour as great as unvaried set for each game?

(Obviously, we suspicion 1995 was the great starting indicate given it is still new history, as great as many NFL teams wore throwbacks to applaud the leagues 75th Anniversary in 1994).

You competence be astounded by the answer. From 1995-2009 there is not the singular group which has defended the same unvaried set for literally each game. All 32 teams in the joining have presuma! bly rede signed their uniforms, ragged alternates, or ragged throwbacks during the small indicate given 1995. There were 4 teams which came tighten to retaining the same demeanour via this period, though. we have summarized them below:

Packers: Green Bay has diverted from their traditional unvaried set only twice given 1995. This occurred in 2001 as great as 2003 when they wore throwbacks as mandated by the joining for Thanksgiving Day games.

Colts: Indianapolis donned league-mandated Thanksgiving reversion uniforms in 2004. (Note: Colts have additionally changed their demeanour in the integrate teenager ways. The group wore blue pants for multiform games in 1995no longer the partial of the teams wardrobe as great as henceforth switched from the blue to the gray facemask).

Chiefs: Kansas City sported the same unvaried until this years AFL Legacy celebration.

Raiders: Like the Chiefs, Oaklands beef of unvaried consistency was damaged by league-mandated AFL Legacy celebration.

As we can see, these teams were often eliminated for have make have use of of of of throwbacks which were mandated by the league, instead of issued by the group itself. Nonetheless, we was astounded to find which there is literally not the singular group in the NFL which has survived the alternate/throwback/redesign craze.

Thought this competence seductiveness readers. Thanks for all your tough work upon this blog.

~~~Thanks Dave! Thats really interesting. Only 4 teams (and even they have been not immune) seem to have escaped the alternate/throwback craze. Not surprisingly, those 4 additionally ranked really highly upon the new home as great as highway unvaried surveys (results of the highway check here). Obviously, when we have the unvaried which works, we dont mess with it. Wish the integrate of alternative teams would take the page from their books. Great things there.

~~~~~~~~~~Teepee for your bunghole? Ohwait thats Cornholio, not cornhole. Good thing Milwaukees excellent David Frost (Frosty) has the small schweet cornhole diversion play hes designed. Ill let Frosty explain:

Very sexynot trying to be the whore or anything, yet we gotta tell ya we got finished with them final Thursday, took them to my kids ball tourney in Charleston this past weekendthe compliments as great as inquiries wow! Theres Packer fans everywhere!

So what exactly did Frosty design? Check em out: here, here as great as here.

Im guessing those have been ostensible to be Packers boards? Probably no stress to the numbers either.

Thanks Frosty!

~~~~~~~~~~ Cleaning out the cupboards today, we wanted to underline the Mets Uniform Redesign (is it me, or do we seem to have the lot of folks clamoring for the Mets to redo their unis? Dont worry, we wont be having any Fixin the Mets full entries this year thats what Spring is for, no?.) Anyway, reader Laurence Holland longed for the final batch of uni-tweaks, yet wanted to send along his Mets redesign concept, so yet serve ado, heres Larry:

Hi Phil,

I know the moment competence have passed, yet with all the buzz about the probable Mets redesign for 2010, we suspicion Id pass along my two-cent contribution. we first mocked up the cream-and-pinstripes combo over the summer, when the Mets rocked the oversized-NY throwbacks, so we was really happy to see which it competence come to pass. we additionally tweaked the rest of their uniforms, the suspicion being to have them simple, classy, traditional, as great as black-less.

A integrate of notes: the racing stripe upon the divided grays is ostensible to be the small some-more pointed than the original 80s version! , yet my ham-handed photoshop skills couldnt unequivocally communicate it. And the all-blue alternate with the blue-and-white trucker-style top isnt my favorite, yet its the best we could come up with. Consider it the benefaction to merchandising reality.

Anyway, greatfully do with this what we will. From my lips to Jeff Wilpons ears, eh?

Thanks Laurence. Next up is Bill Jones, who additionally longed for the final uni tweaks yet had the Rays tweak he wanted to share. Heres Bill:

Hey Phil,

I adore the uni tweaks! we know Im late, yet we did this almost 2 years ago had the small trouble finding the MS paint file. we suspicion it was flattering great though, so we wanted to send it to you.

PL has referred to which he liked the TB Devil Rays unis which featured immature as the first color. we as well liked this design, as great as nonetheless we dont completely hate it, we consider the newer Rays unis have been as well waste as great as prosaic out boring. we did, however, similar to the key of light blue, so we combined which with the deep green. we consider its the handsome combination, the singular which is original as great as easily captures the pleasant feel yet the have make have use of of of of aqua/teal (Does the universe need some-more aqua? we consider not!)

A integrate notes

For the logo, we kept the tangible Ray which the group currently features as the sleeve patch. we additionally took the autocracy of becoming different the teams name to the St. Petersburg Rays (maybe its only me, yet we consider calling teams Tampa Bay is lamethe cities have been Tampa as great as St. Pete, Tampa Bay is the body of water between them, as great as the Rays play in St. Pete). Besides, how can we argue with which two-tone interlocking S-P (for the hat), as great as the sweet St. Pete sleeve patch? we similar to the suspicion of calling the group the St. Pete Rays. Also, for which jersey, we competence be thinking what is starting upon with which which neck ! trim? We ll, consider of the early 90s Royals jerseys

Im unapproachable of this the singular as great as we never got around to it, yet we all envisioned the powder blue highway uni (with the dark immature hatit would be killer!). Thanks the lot as great as keep up the great work!

Bill Jones (not the gumball helmet guy)

Good things Bill. Thanks again to all who have sent me their uni concepts. we pattern the small time in the near destiny to begin running your Football Uni Tweaks, so if youve sent me something, its-a-comin as great as if we wish to send me the small NFL tweaks, drop me the line.

~~~~~~~~~~Guess The Game From The Scoreboard: OK, an additional apropos scoreboard today. Shouldnt poise any worry during all. But were winding down the major joining ball deteriorate so todays diversion should simulate the timeliness of the year, no? Of course it should. Most of you, if youve been profitable attention to events upon the inhabitant stage, should be means to name the diversion (although, substantially not the date) only from site. The rest of we competence need to strike Baseball Almanac or Retrosheet. You gotta strike them anyway, in order to yield the link to the game. So, here we go: Guess The Game From The Scoreboard.

~~~~~~~~~~The boys have been behind for the small football today, (could Mick presumably wear some-more sweatbands, btw?), as great as Mick is about to have the acquaintance of the singular of Mikes relatives. The things we learn about your friends when we encounter the member of their family. Soenjoy the beginnings of the sequence benchies:

Meet Mongo

More Mongo

~~~~~~~~~~Thatll do it for toda! y. Hope we guys, generally all we designers (and wanna-be designers) out there unequivocally go to bat, no joke intended, for the Wildcats as great as Coach Marc Walls. If the pattern the top nominees were any indication of the incredible talent in UW-land, afterwards Im certain great get the small amazing entries for the full-blown Design A Uniform contest. Remember, send me your submissions to me, or email me if we have any questions about the contest. Take the final train to Clarksville Ill be watchful during the station.

Game 3 of the Fall Classic as great as lots of college football currently as great as certainly therell be the small interesting uni-matchups for Jim to select from. Dont forget to post the small of your suggestions in the comments. There will be during slightest ONE color-on-color matchup (and might be more) with those colors to be black as great as orange. How fitting.

Hey how does the beast score the touchdown?

Easy, he crosses the poltergeist line.

Have the safe as great as Happy Halloween everyone.

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