New Home Jerseys for '08?

PGY Tiercel · Post by **PGY Tiercel** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 8:52 pm

The latest edition of "Ask the AD" has a question about the inconsistent look of our jerseys. Reading into the response it looks like we will be getting new home jerseys similar to the white jerseys.

ask the AD wrote:Q: Why does the football team have three uniforms that have three different styles? There is no consistency with regard to number and letter fonts or shoulder striping between the brown, orange and white jerseys. Shouldn't there be one identity for the team? Right now it just looks like a compilation of whatever is available.
Drew in Genoa

A: You are correct on the various points in your email, including the inconsistent look. As indicated in the note, the compilation stems ordering jerseys over time and not maintaining a consistent appearance. This past summer, we ordered new white jerseys. Going forward, as we rotate new home jerseys into the mix, we'll be consistent with what we have in place and use our new marks and font.

BGDrew · Post by **BGDrew** » Sat Feb 02, 2008 12:25 am

Dear Mr. Christopher:

Take our "away" jersey. Now, change the jersey color from white to brown. Change the brown strip to white.

The End.

Really, I don't think we need to try too hard here. I love our white jerseys, just make a home version. I think brown is seeing a comeback (see the away basketball jerseys) and that makes a lot of the purists happy once their beloved Falcon outline was phased out.

The Niz · Post by **The Niz** » Sat Feb 02, 2008 12:46 am

The resurgence of Brown makes the loss of our beloved falcon much easier to bear.

bgsufalcon24 · Post by **bgsufalcon24** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 2:09 am

The Niz wrote:The resurgence of Brown makes the loss of our beloved falcon much easier to bear.

With all due respect to Niz and all fans of the old outline falcon, I find your sentiments downright hilarious sometimes. "The loss of our beloved falcon much easier to bear?"

Hell, when they eliminated the outline falcon and replaced with the current "peekaboo" BG Falcon logo, I was absolutely ecstatic to the point where I could have jumped for joy in the middle of downtown BG.

TG1996 · Post by **TG1996** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 3:03 am

bgsufalcon24 wrote: Hell, when they eliminated the outline falcon and replaced with the current "peekaboo" BG Falcon logo, I was absolutely ecstatic to the point where I could have jumped for joy in the middle of downtown BG.

Hell, when you didn't post here for awhile, I could have run naked through the streets of Indianapolis.

With all due respect, of course...

Rightupinthere · Post by **Rightupinthere** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 8:33 am

bgsufalcon24 wrote:
The Niz wrote:The resurgence of Brown makes the loss of our beloved falcon much easier to bear.
With all due respect to Niz and all fans of the old outline falcon, I find your sentiments downright hilarious sometimes. "The loss of our beloved falcon much easier to bear?"

Hell, when they eliminated the outline falcon and replaced with the current "peekaboo" BG Falcon logo, I was absolutely ecstatic to the point where I could have jumped for joy in the middle of downtown BG.

With all due respect.

Niz is due more respect than what you showed in your post. Stating "with all due respect" doesn't give you carte blanche license to act like a dick.

I also completely agree with Niz statement - sorry if that's places a bit of irritation on your private parts, sport.

hammb · Post by **hammb** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 9:33 am

I like the Brown hoops jerseys a lot. I'm still an orange fan, so I'll always prefer orange as the dominant color, but still the brown jerseys look sharp.

That said, NOTHING will ease the pain of losing the "LT" falcon. That thing is so vastly superior to the new logos in so many ways it's not even funny. I especially like how they get rid of it to "create consistency", when things were perfectly consistent before the stupid new logos showed up. Sure things are going to be inconsistent when you out of the blue add 2 new logos to the mix. Now we still have 2 logos, and they both suck compared to the 1 we used to have...brilliant.

Flipper · Post by **Flipper** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 9:53 am

Ease the pain? Getting kicked in the nuts is painful...logo change?...not so much

Rightupinthere · Post by **Rightupinthere** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 9:58 am

Flipper wrote:Ease the pain? Getting kicked in the nuts is painful

For some, it's a good pain.

Zom · Post by **Zom** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 10:13 am

Brown jerseys do it for me. Orange is just not that uncommon in Div 1A. Brown is original.

If "BG" on our helmets helps the odd football commentator understand that Bowling Green means Ohio first, and anywhere else last, then I am happy to set aside the LT falcon. As long as we have to put up with snide jokes about Bowling Green "existing" somewhere in Kentucky, BGSU has a branding problem that needs fixing. I can live with BG on the helmets.

The Niz · Post by **The Niz** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 8:43 pm

Speaking of being original; why the hell can't we have home brown herseys and orange away one's?

I realize you trditionally have white away jerseys, but we are making a habit of screwing over tradition anyways aren't we

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hammb · Post by **hammb** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 10:59 pm

The Niz wrote:Speaking of being original; why the hell can't we have home brown herseys and orange away one's?

I realize you trditionally have white away jerseys, but we are making a habit of screwing over tradition anyways aren't we ?

I don't think you're allowed to have solid colored away jerseys are you? I was under the impression that road jerseys had to be light colored versus full colored home jerseys. Maybe I'm wrong.

It's weird because in basketball it's the exact opposite.

TG1996 · Post by **TG1996** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:11 pm

hammb wrote:
The Niz wrote:Speaking of being original; why the hell can't we have home brown herseys and orange away one's?

I realize you trditionally have white away jerseys, but we are making a habit of screwing over tradition anyways aren't we ?
I don't think you're allowed to have solid colored away jerseys are you? I was under the impression that road jerseys had to be light colored versus full colored home jerseys. Maybe I'm wrong.

It's weird because in basketball it's the exact opposite.

I'd say one has to be white (or very light) to avoid confusion on the field. Probably just as much of an advantage to your own offense as anything. While BG orange on UT blue might not be confusing, BG orange vs. Miami(OH) red probably would be... especially for those of us in the stands after a few tailgate pops...

Dayons_Den · Post by **Dayons_Den** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 9:02 am

TG1996 wrote:
hammb wrote:
The Niz wrote:Speaking of being original; why the hell can't we have home brown herseys and orange away one's?

I realize you trditionally have white away jerseys, but we are making a habit of screwing over tradition anyways aren't we ?
I don't think you're allowed to have solid colored away jerseys are you? I was under the impression that road jerseys had to be light colored versus full colored home jerseys. Maybe I'm wrong.

It's weird because in basketball it's the exact opposite.
I'd say one has to be white (or very light) to avoid confusion on the field. Probably just as much of an advantage to your own offense as anything. While BG orange on UT blue might not be confusing, BG orange vs. Miami(OH) red probably would be... especially for those of us in the stands after a few tailgate pops...

There is a point in "Doyt Perr: Coach For Life" from the late 1940s. It is a Bowling Green at Miami game with the Redskins in red jerseys and pants and the falcons in orange jerseys and white pants. This is interesting because it shows orange jerseys are older than I first thought and because both teams are in their dark unis!

MarkL · Post by **MarkL** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 9:17 am

TG1996 wrote:
I'd say one has to be white (or very light) to avoid confusion on the field. Probably just as much of an advantage to your own offense as anything. While BG orange on UT blue might not be confusing, BG orange vs. Miami(OH) red probably would be... especially for those of us in the stands after a few tailgate pops...

You want to see confusing? See Oregon's ...

... or their prototype duck mascot that they killed ...