Adidas uniforms last night

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TartanTurff said:
Walking in to the Benz last night there were all kinds of Indiana people having the time of their life, good to see a scrappy bunch of hard working 3 and 4 star kids celebrating a huge blowout over the evil empire of Nike University of Oregon
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hard working 3 and 4 star 25 year olds...

FIFY lololol
 
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VolsSportsFan said:
For Indiana they are pretty good, over the years they've tried some different looks and finall found a pretty solid one imo. In the recent past they had some that basically copied OU's.

I think Miami is probably a better example for us, they have had some weird ones under Adidas but I think what they've had as their base uniforms the past several years now is good. It's close enough to their classic look.

As long as the orange and white jerseys, orange and white pants, and dark mode all look basically the same and they don't change the basketball uniforms much I'm fine. I worry a bit about baseball, I love the current baseball options but Adidas was the ones that had those ugly striped Astro things and I think some of their schools are still using those.
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Tennessee's in-house designer will continue to design our uniforms in all sports. Don't look for dramatic changes from the current looks.
 
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VolsSportsFan said:
For Indiana they are pretty good, over the years they've tried some different looks and finall found a pretty solid one imo. In the recent past they had some that basically copied OU's.

I think Miami is probably a better example for us, they have had some weird ones under Adidas but I think what they've had as their base uniforms the past several years now is good. It's close enough to their classic look.

As long as the orange and white jerseys, orange and white pants, and dark mode all look basically the same and they don't change the basketball uniforms much I'm fine. I worry a bit about baseball, I love the current baseball options but Adidas was the ones that had those ugly striped Astro things and I think some of their schools are still using those.
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I love the current baseball options but Adidas was the ones that had those ugly striped Astro things and I think some of their schools are still using those

While i agree about our current uniforms, the Astros retro were some of the BEST Uniforms we had. I loved those.
 
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DeerPark12 said:
Tennessee's in-house designer will continue to design our uniforms in all sports. Don't look for dramatic changes from the current looks.
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I need a reassurance from you that there won’t be a script “Tennessee” across the chest on any of our normal uniforms. Thank you
 
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hillbilly said:
Did anyone else notice the Adidas Indiana uniforms looked loose and sloppy? It didn’t affect the team’s play. Winning is the most important thing. Maybe Adidas can get that right.
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This is just a thing with Indiana. If you look at other more blue blood programs, its not an issue. I imagine Adidas will get them right during the offseason.
 
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DeerPark12 said:
Tennessee's in-house designer will continue to design our uniforms in all sports. Don't look for dramatic changes from the current looks.
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Can you speak to why we got rid of the Sunday Cream Uni's in baseball this year? It was one of the cleanest/sharpest looks we had across all sports....
Any chance Adidas could help bring them back?
 
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JohnnyJava said:
It’s been reported that UT will have control over design. So if they look bad, the fault lies with our athletic department.
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Exactly 💯. That's already been reported that Tennessee will do their own design, but these folks don't keep up with that
 
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VFL10 said:
Can you speak to why we got rid of the Sunday Cream Uni's in baseball this year? It was one of the cleanest/sharpest looks we had across all sports....
Any chance Adidas could help bring them back?
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The cream script "Vols" uniform was from the 2020 redesign, so those jerseys were five years old. They were able to get a bunch of extra blanks for all of the 2020 set (the orange "Vols," the Smokey Grey and the cream) from the vendor before Nike changed manufacturers in 2024, but they were looking pretty rough up close by the end of the 2024 season. Not sure how they pieced together a set for last season. Players hated them because the cream was a slightly heavier material than the orange, white and grey options. The black was an even lighter material.

The cream (or "Tennessee Classic," as the style guide says) uniforms for each team at UT are supposed to be true throwback designs. So when they did a full redesign for 2025, they made the creams a true throwback with the block "Tennessee" and it didn't look great on the new uniform template that Fanatics implemented when they took over the manufacturing for Nike. Tony preferred a two-button pullover jersey and the new template for pullovers has an awkward collar instead of a traditional two-button.

You'll see a cream throwback from adidas, but it'll likely be an old/throwback design, not the existing Vols script. But the script will survive the transition.
 
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DeerPark12 said:
The cream script "Vols" uniform was from the 2020 redesign, so those jerseys were five years old. They were able to get a bunch of extra blanks for all of the 2020 set (the orange "Vols," the Smokey Grey and the cream) from the vendor before Nike changed manufacturers in 2024, but they were looking pretty rough up close by the end of the 2024 season. Not sure how they pieced together a set for last season. Players hated them because the cream was a slightly heavier material than the orange, white and grey options. The black was an even lighter material.

The cream (or "Tennessee Classic," as the style guide says) uniforms for each team at UT are supposed to be true throwback designs. So when they did a full redesign for 2025, they made the creams a true throwback with the block "Tennessee" and it didn't look great on the new uniform template that Fanatics implemented when they took over the manufacturing for Nike. Tony preferred a two-button pullover jersey and the new template for pullovers has an awkward collar instead of a traditional two-button.

You'll see a cream throwback from adidas, but it'll likely be an old/throwback design, not the existing Vols script. But the script will survive the transition.
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Not having a cream script jersey moving forward is just very disappointing. It was a clear fan favorite.
 
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RDU VOL#14 said:
Thanks for the response. I was just referring to the football uniforms.
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The football uniforms aren't changing, but I'm not aware of a script Tennessee ever being on them before. They did the wordmark on the Smokey Grey that paid homage to the state with the tri-star sleeve logo, but that's it.

Again, the same person at UT that has designed every on-field uniform that has been worn the last five years is doing these designs. They have come up with a consistent look for the brand across all sports and aren't going to change that just because of a manufacturer change. The Tennessee brand is going to be the Tennessee brand going forward.
 
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DeerPark12 said:
The football uniforms aren't changing, but I'm not aware of a script Tennessee ever being on them before. They did the wordmark on the Smokey Grey that paid homage to the state with the tri-star sleeve logo, but that's it.

Again, the same person at UT that has designed every on-field uniform that has been worn the last five years is doing these designs. They have come up with a consistent look for the brand across all sports and aren't going to change that just because of a manufacturer change. The Tennessee brand is going to be the Tennessee brand going forward.
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I think he means this, from the 2013 and 2014 seasons. Not a "script" but just the word.
 

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I just want Adidas to get the right shade of orange for everything. It always seemed to me that the shades varied.
 
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You can't design the unis without knowing over what pads they'll be worn, any more than you could offer unis in "one size fits all."

What happens, though, if a school changes their pads contract? Or does the uni contract specify which pads will be worn under their jerseys?

And then there's the reality that, over the course of a season, players will acquire adjustments like additional padding in certain areas, or less restriction in others, to accomodate lingering injuries, recurring impact areas, or evolving roles. So I wonder how Indiana's jerseys fit in August vs. January?
 
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BruisedOrange said:
You can't design the unis without knowing over what pads they'll be worn, any more than you could offer unis in "one size fits all."

What happens, though, if a school changes their pads contract? Or does the uni contract specify which pads will be worn under their jerseys?

And then there's the reality that, over the course of a season, players will acquire adjustments like additional padding in certain areas, or less restriction in others, to accomodate lingering injuries, recurring impact areas, or evolving roles. So I wonder how Indiana's jerseys fit in August vs. January?
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Every school uses multiple brands of pads, just like they use multiple helmets. Players try out different brands and models and find what works for them.
 
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DeerPark12 said:
Every school uses multiple brands of pads, just like they use multiple helmets. Players try out different brands and models and find what works for them.
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Do you know if the uni contracts call for the manufacturers to tailor them when a player's pads aren't working with off-the-rack unis?
 
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hillbilly said:
Did anyone else notice the Adidas Indiana uniforms looked loose and sloppy? It didn’t affect the team’s play. Winning is the most important thing. Maybe Adidas can get that right.
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I could totally be wrong, but I think Indiana is still using an older model of jersey Adidas used. I've always thought the lettering and numbers looked cheap with Adidas as well. It does not seem as bad with Miami, Texas Tech, and Texas A&M. I believe those are the newer templates.

Less is more of course. Just keep the letting on the uniforms down and numbers larger.
 
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