Dark Mode is back

[loservol]

Wear whatever you want (as long as it is Orange), but be respectful to one another, because you are all rooting for the same team. I dont want to read about any fights breaking out, because someone decided that they are the self proclaimed Vols fashion police.

 

[joevols89]

Well, me and my crew of 5 will be at the game, and have no black Vol gear.

And I’ll not be dropping 3 bills before the game, so I guess we’ll be the idiots in Orange.

Most will be wearing orange. There is no official blackout for the fans. Just dark mode jerseys for the team. A lot of misinformation going around.

Sure you can wear black and the university probably wants you to purchase black gear just for this game to line their pockets but plenty will be in orange and white.

 

[ChrisOnRockyTop]

Just found the Dark Mode Theme for the forums! Looks sexy! Didn't know it was officially released yet. Thought I read it was a feature in testing or something on here a while back. Thanks mods!

Is it Saturday night yet???!

W G W T F A !

 

[cobbwebb0710]

Lawd people! I love the alternates but I just want to get back to the orange and white!
And I know my opinion doesn’t matter...

 

[joevols89]

Blackout is for the fans.

It is an official blackout....

No, just dark mode jerseys unless you hear from Danny White directly.

 

[jarnol32]

Glad your opinion doesn't count either...

Lol True true.

 

[jarnol32]

What was that you said about opinions?
You’re right, this isn’t 1982 anymore, it’s 2023 and only your opinion matters, right?

My opinion is only my opinion, it too doesn’t matter in the grand scheme of things.

 

[ARCuhTEK]

GBO

 

[ARCuhTEK]

Nobody is as bad as Oregon. Nobody.

Hopefully you understand the connection between Oregon and their marketing of the uniforms. It is quite a story.

 

[SayUWantAreVOLution]

Divisive post. You may be right. Everyone says, “from a player’s viewpoint?” If our school colors are a barrier, then change them. Twenty years from now you will have another generation and no tradition when they want to change them.

See posts #98 and #112. We've already changed them, several times. The original uniforms were black. Shouldn't we go back to the original?

 

[molsen81]

Why we still don't have Checkerboard britches is an unsolved mystery.

 

[onevol74]

See posts #98 and #112. We've already changed them, several times. The original uniforms were black. Shouldn't we go back to the original?

Then go back to black full time if that is the idea. Vandy and Mizzou wear black all the time and there is no excitement around those programs. This is nothing but a gimmick to sell jerseys by Nike and a financially desperate UT athletic department. If the players really were crazy about them then Vandy and Missouri would be full of 5 stars.

My suspicion is that other than Oregon, Nike could not find a dumber fan base to manipulate. You do not see other Nike programs pushing alternatives.

 

[Vol in Buckeye Land]

Then go back to black full time if that is the idea. Vandy and Mizzou wear black all the time and there is no excitement around those programs. This is nothing but a gimmick to sell jerseys by Nike and a financially desperate UT athletic department. If the players really were crazy about them then Vandy and Missouri would be full of 5 stars.

Just about every commitment post by a recruit features the dark mode unis. It’s pretty obvious the kids like them. And Mizzou and Vandy struggle because they’re trash programs, not because of uniforms.

 

[SayUWantAreVOLution]

Then go back to black full time if that is the idea. Vandy and Mizzou wear black all the time and there is no excitement around those programs. This is nothing but a gimmick to sell jerseys by Nike and a financially desperate UT athletic department. If the players really were crazy about them then Vandy and Missouri would be full of 5 stars.

My suspicion is that other than Oregon, Nike could not find a dumber fan base to manipulate. You do not see other Nike programs pushing alternatives.

My issue is that you're spouting off about "tradition" and that's just not the case.

The game isn't played in wool sweaters anymore, the pads are different, the helmets are different, the cleats are different, there's a dang radio receiver in some helmets, the goal posts are different, Smokey didn't appear until the 50s.

Now the uniform choices are changing too. The only constant is that things change.

 

[Franklin_Vol09]

5 games in and 2 alternative uniforms. This is too much. Should be a once a year thing at most.

 

[ARCuhTEK]

No, just dark mode jerseys unless you hear from Danny White directly.

 

[ARCuhTEK]

Then go back to black full time if that is the idea. Vandy and Mizzou wear black all the time and there is no excitement around those programs. This is nothing but a gimmick to sell jerseys by Nike and a financially desperate UT athletic department. If the players really were crazy about them then Vandy and Missouri would be full of 5 stars.

My suspicion is that other than Oregon, Nike could not find a dumber fan base to manipulate. You do not see other Nike programs pushing alternatives.

Uhhh.....Vandy and Mizzowho actually have black in their school colors, so yeah...one might venture to guess that they would have at least one black uniform in their lockers.

 

[#1HomeGrownUTVOL]

We need to show up. I’m leaving the game without a voice. Let’s smack them birds around.

The last South Carolina game that I went to Marquez North made a once in a lifetime catch, and I left that game after the win with no voice for a week! It was worth every second!
GBO!!

 

[AlwaysOrangeNeverBlue]

My suspicion is that other than Oregon, Nike could not find a dumber fan base to manipulate. You do not see other Nike programs pushing alternatives.

This is simply not true. It's a standard part of Nike's renegotiated contracts with schools. Usually around Section 7, subsection f in their contracts; as well as Section 17. Below are some others subject to the same, for reference:

Minnesota; Kansas State; UCF; BYU; Michigan State; Michigan

The same contracts are why you no longer see spatting of cleats of more than 5 players in a game, for non-injury purposes. Section 11, subsection d.

This is in no way to be construed as an opinion, either way, on the black jerseys lol. Just some info for the curious.

 

[Vol_guy]

A black and orange checker Neyland would be really cool on Halloween

 

[Vol_guy]

This was on Coach's Teleconference today.....

On how much the players like wearing the dark mode uniforms

“Our guys love it. First of all we love wearing the orange-and-white but to be able to twist it up a little bit, I think these guys have some fun with it. They do enjoy being able to wear those and again it’s a part of recruiting too for us.”

 

[joevols89]

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[AllVolBallYall]

 

[onevol74]

This was on Coach's Teleconference today.....

On how much the players like wearing the dark mode uniforms

“Our guys love it. First of all we love wearing the orange-and-white but to be able to twist it up a little bit, I think these guys have some fun with it. They do enjoy being able to wear those and again it’s a part of recruiting too for us.”

It is a part of the recruiting tool because other schools throw off on our unique orange uniforms. Wearing alternates helps substantiate that it is a problem. The evidence that it helps recruiting is suspect, especially since most of the highly rated players this summer have committed somewhere else. I know that Georgia talks about our orange like it is the plague.

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Wicked Witch of the East.

 

[J C Higgins]

It is a part of the recruiting tool because other schools throw off on our unique orange uniforms. Wearing alternates helps substantiate that it is a problem. The evidence that it helps recruiting is suspect, especially since most of the highly rated players this summer have committed somewhere else. I know that Georgia talks about our orange like it is the plague.

Wicked Witch of the East.

I bet green would trump any other color every day!