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When did Minnesota change their uniforms to black?? Have always been maroon and gold. (Original Post) a kennedy Oct 2022 OP
Merch ..... LenaBaby61 Oct 2022 #1
So when Fleck heads for Nebraska it wont be such a shock to his system. yourout Oct 2022 #2
Seems like many teams waste money on bizarre uniforms. Raven123 Oct 2022 #3
Black is fashionable, and as other posters have pointed out... brush Oct 2022 #4
Iowa State wore gray a couple of years ago. SharonClark Oct 2022 #5
🤣 a kennedy Oct 2022 #6
Cardinal. rsdsharp Oct 2022 #7
Black unis mean you're bad ass or something. Xavier Breath Oct 2022 #8
ha ha, and their stupid looking mascot. 😂 🤣 😂 a kennedy Dec 2022 #9
Seems Every Team Has A Option In Black ProfessorGAC Dec 2022 #10
and OMGOSH, Bucky Badger basketball uniforms are black too!!!!!! a kennedy Dec 2022 #11

LenaBaby61

(6,965 posts)
1. Merch .....
Sat Oct 29, 2022, 03:41 PM
Oct 2022

IF you can churn out as many ugly and crazy-looking uniforms as possible and sell them for their merchandi$ing propertie$ ....


I'm sure you'll see their other uniforms here and here and maybe more here than there, but these colleges are all into the merch. And God, I see some of the ugliest uniforms, sock and shoe combinations that basketball players wear now-a-days

brush

(53,475 posts)
4. Black is fashionable, and as other posters have pointed out...
Sat Oct 29, 2022, 04:01 PM
Oct 2022

it's all about the "merch" (selling jerseys to fans who may have the maroon one already but may be enticed to by a fashionable black one, no matter how ugly).

SharonClark

(10,005 posts)
5. Iowa State wore gray a couple of years ago.
Sat Oct 29, 2022, 04:20 PM
Oct 2022

Not the traditional red and gold. They looked like convicts.

rsdsharp

(9,042 posts)
7. Cardinal.
Sat Oct 29, 2022, 04:55 PM
Oct 2022

Their colors are cardinal and gold. Which is why the Cyclones mascot is a cardinal.

I know. It makes no sense to me, either. It’s like the Stanford Cardinal logo being a tree.

ProfessorGAC

(64,427 posts)
10. Seems Every Team Has A Option In Black
Thu Dec 22, 2022, 06:56 PM
Dec 2022

Nearky every NBA team has one now, i think. Some for quite some time.
The Bulls started with a black road uniform when Jordan was still playing here. (25 years ago or so)
I didn't know the Lakers had one, but a national game a few weeks ago let me know they did.
I think it weirder for the college teams, though.

a kennedy

(29,467 posts)
11. and OMGOSH, Bucky Badger basketball uniforms are black too!!!!!!
Fri Dec 23, 2022, 10:37 AM
Dec 2022

The reaction was almost instantaneous.

In early November the Wisconsin men’s basketball team revealed its alternate uniform for the upcoming season. It wasn't long before the crowd went wild.

“The first 10 text messages I got were from recruits,” Badgers coach Greg Gard said. “They were all over it.”

UW men’s hoops was scheduled to enter "Dark Mode" on Friday, but the team's game with Grambling State was canceled due to this week's winter storm.

The black jersey is a first for the program, and in the very important world of recruiting, the look is a hit.

UW traded in its cardinal and white for black, cardinal and gold. The numbers are UW red with gold borders. "Wisconsin" is spelled across the chest in black letters that are bordered with red and then gold that connect to the uniform's pinstripes. On the back, the university’s crest is displayed above the player’s last name.

https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/college/uw/2022/12/22/wisconsin-mens-basketball-team-new-alternate-black-jerseys/69750242007/?itm_medium=recirc&itm_source=taboola&itm_campaign=internal&itm_content=BelowHomepageFeed-FeedRedesign

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