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Post by lou on Sept 22, 2017 15:37:14 GMT -5
So here's the thing ... You spend five bucks to get a program at HC. Why? To help identify who's who on the field. But if you forgot your binoculars, the program does no good, 'cause darn, you can't read the numbers. The unis looked terrific, you just couldn't read the darn numbers (a line from Fargo)
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Post by hcgrad94 on Sept 22, 2017 15:53:33 GMT -5
I doubt that many if any fans come for the colors of the unis. The uniform game is beyond the scope of comprehension for most folks born before 1975.
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Post by rgs318 on Sept 22, 2017 16:11:54 GMT -5
I doubt that many if any fans come for the colors of the unis. The uniform game is beyond the scope of comprehension for most folks born after 1975. I have to agree...plus the gray uniforms do look a bit like "armor."
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Post by unhfan on Sept 22, 2017 16:15:06 GMT -5
An outsiders pick.... Cross 42-21!
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Post by rgs318 on Sept 22, 2017 16:17:23 GMT -5
ugh, Trying to jinx HC??? (...or do you know something that has not yet been released?)
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Post by bringbackcaro on Sept 22, 2017 16:22:44 GMT -5
Waiting for bringbackcaro to tell us how ADNP botched the uniforms up. Thanks for the shout out, but I'm far more concerned with our inability to produce a working internet stream for the last two games. The only two things that really matter about uniforms: 1) The current players like them 2) It sparks the interest of recruits Having uniforms with numbers that announcers, spectators, and viewers can actually see would also probably be a priority, but if good players like them, that's more important.
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Sept 22, 2017 16:23:21 GMT -5
Unless anyone has seen game film from the opener vs Stetson, it's almost impossible to tell how good Dartmouth is this year. Wacky 2016 which saw them finish "first in the CAA" and last in the Ivy. Killed us at Homecoming last year after we lost PP right around halftime.
In 2015, Dartmouth had maybe the best defense in FCS outside of Fargo or Youngstown. The Big Green finished 6th in the Sagarin ratings that year as well.
The only result that would really surprise me is if we got blown out again. If we lose it's in a nail-biter.
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Post by rgs318 on Sept 22, 2017 16:45:18 GMT -5
Here is the assessment by the Stetson coach of the Hatters performance last weekend. "There are no two ways about it we got our butts kicked by a superior team in every facet of the game," head coach Roger Hughes said. "We're committing penalties when we have drives going on. We're not blocking very well, we're not throwing very well, and we're not running very well."
How bad is Stetson? They are 0-3 and have been outscored 118 to 27 in losses to SHU, Marist and Dartmouth! They have not yet been shut out but they come close every week. The Massey combined score has them as the worst FCS team in the country (#124 out of 124 rated FCS teams). A big score against them (and they were playing their 3rd game to Dartmouth's 1st) is not that impressive. Massey sees HC as over 30 points better than Stetson, so Dartmouth's win is not that impressive.
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Post by Non Alum Dave on Sept 22, 2017 17:00:03 GMT -5
Gray would be more appropriate for a seniors semi-pro league.......kinda like the way that 50+ multi-vitamins always seem to be gray colored.
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Post by hchoops on Sept 22, 2017 17:50:50 GMT -5
I doubt that many if any fans come for the colors of the unis. The uniform game is beyond the scope of comprehension for most folks born before 1975. So are you saying that those young fans go to the game because of the unis ?
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Post by hcgrad94 on Sept 22, 2017 17:53:02 GMT -5
Nope. But it matters to recruits and players. #swag
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Post by breezy on Sept 22, 2017 18:04:52 GMT -5
Here's what to look forward to tomorrow night:
It must be important to the players if there are pre-game tweets about it.
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Post by ncaam on Sept 22, 2017 19:53:05 GMT -5
Have seen many uniforms over the years. This year's by far the worst. When we get the streaming fixed, I hope we charge $5 per game to watch and that includes basketball. Fans should be putting fannies in the seats. Fwiw
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Post by A Clock Tower Purple on Sept 22, 2017 20:15:11 GMT -5
All the Adidas schools wear grey as their "alternate" uni color in FB and MBB.
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Post by Crucis#1 on Sept 23, 2017 0:09:00 GMT -5
This is not your father's Oldsmobile......or your father's athletic uniform kit.
Holy Cross Athletics has now moved into the 21st century, with benchmarking and an approach to go head to head with our peers regarding imaging and branding.
Look at both Harvard, with red pants and black jerseys, and Notre Dame with their shamrock series uniforms, A far cry from their old and dated image of year's past.To recruit the best student athletes, you must project a dynamic brand. Only a handful of top schools have kept their 20th century image, Penn State and Alabama come to mind. Everyone else has moved on.
As ACTP noted, grey is the current Adidas marketing model for the third or alternative uniforms for now. Black is the marketing model for Nike schools. HC has a very nice contract with Adidas for the next several years. Adidas has an image brand they are following. HC is agreeing to the Adidas marketing strategy.
I am now looking forward to seeing the alternative basketball uniforms in 'Sader grey.
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Post by sader1970 on Sept 23, 2017 5:00:23 GMT -5
These uniforms grew on me and looked "space-age" to use an old term. While the gray is not a Holy Cross color, neither is black, and the purple numerals looked very cool despite everyone complaining they couldn't be read. Like Crucis, I had my binoculars which I need to see numbers of any color and the only time I couldn't read them was at an angle where I couldn't read any numbers of any color.
As stated many times already, the players seem to love them, so to quote Ralph Willard, that's what counts when it comes to uniform colors - and he was talking about black! Ugh!!!!
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Post by hc6774 on Sept 23, 2017 7:18:51 GMT -5
It starts with black helmets... btw what's on the back of the helmet?
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Post by hchoops on Sept 23, 2017 7:21:04 GMT -5
The grey can be acceptable if the numbers were in a color that could be read, say white for example.
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Post by lou on Sept 23, 2017 7:28:31 GMT -5
These uniforms grew on me and looked "space-age" to use an old term. While the gray is not a Holy Cross color, neither is black, and the purple numerals looked very cool despite everyone complaining they couldn't be read Not only couldn't be read, also couldn't be seen, so not sure how space age cool they were. Now when we change the field color to purple we could be in bigger trouble
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Post by td128 on Sept 23, 2017 7:33:50 GMT -5
Know what we call this ? MOTIVATION. Time for payback. η ΤΑΝ Η ΕΠΙ ΤΑΣ
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Sept 23, 2017 7:35:04 GMT -5
It starts with black helmets... btw what's on the back of the helmet? I know there is a cross on the back and "Fr. K" as well
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Post by bringbackcaro on Sept 23, 2017 7:41:12 GMT -5
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Post by bringbackcaro on Sept 23, 2017 7:45:06 GMT -5
It starts with black helmets... btw what's on the back of the helmet? I know there is a cross on the back and "Fr. K" as well I could be wrong but I think I also saw a sticker with the state of Texas, which I would imagine is for Harvey.
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Sept 23, 2017 8:47:31 GMT -5
Pine speaks his mind on the uniforms:
I really don't think it's a very good look for our AD to be flippant on Twitter with an HC alum.
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Post by hcpride on Sept 23, 2017 8:49:04 GMT -5
An outsiders pick.... Cross 42-21! HUGE home game for UNH today v URI. I'd hate to say it is a must win but a loss to underrated URI means that later season lineup of Stony Brook, Towson, James Madison, and William and Mary may be quite a struggle. Actually, that is a tough lineup any way you slice it.
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