Why do we stay with Russell Athletic?

[GTRanj]

for sports jerseys?! lol regular clothes are fine

Lol yes. Gotta be better than Russell

 

[CuseJacket]

 

[RyanS12]

Not suprised. For those that say it doesn't matter trust me, it does. The AAU kids I work with in Flint kill me all the time about it. Hell, 2 years ago when I was watching the football game against Ugag there was a local varsity football team watching the UM OSU game at a table next to us and I heard the entire table including coaches trashing us for wearing the R. It might sound petty but it does project us as a lower level program to those that are not familiar.

 

[mj claz]

Not suprised. For those that say it doesn't matter trust me, it does. The AAU kids I work with in Flint kill me all the time about it. Hell, 2 years ago when I was watching the football game against Ugag there was a local varsity football team watching the UM OSU game at a table next to us and I heard the entire table including coaches trashing us for wearing the R. It might sound petty but it does project us as a lower level program to those that are not familiar.

100% true

 

[Northeast Stinger]

If someone told me ten years ago that recruits might base their decision as to where to attend college based on the team's apparel company, I would have thought they were wacko. Now it's a given.

Honestly do not want to side track this but I have contended that this is only one of many factors holding us back in recruiting and it may not even be among the top five reasons. But, uniforms are a good scapegoat if nothing else.

 

[RyanS12]

Honestly do not want to side track this but I have contended that this is only one of many factors holding us back in recruiting and it may not even be among the top five reasons. But, uniforms are a good scapegoat if nothing else.

I don't really think the "style" of the uniform is the issue as much as the wal mart associated R is with 16-18 year old kids. Hell, I'm even embarrassed by it.

 

[Northeast Stinger]

I don't really think the "style" of the uniform is the issue as much as the wal mart associated R is with 16-18 year old kids. Hell, I'm even embarrassed by it.

I agree.

My point, which I will surely catch heck for sharing, is that there are some student athletes who fit the Tech profile who are probably even more turned off by certain "red-neck" characteristics of Georgia culture and politics. I have experienced groups of teenagers in other parts of the country who sneer at Tech because they confuse our fans with uga fans and they assume that Tech is somehow associated with the worst aspects of the state (racist Trump voters for instance).

That is not Tech's fault but is is something Tech needs to work extra hard to overcome. For every athlete who wishes they could play in the SEC but who would settle for playing at Tech if we just didn't have that R on the jerseys, there are probably 5 athletes who care little or none about the R but do not want to spend their college years in Georgia because of the perception that we are unenlightened. These kids are not making a statement and it probably is not even a conscious choice. It is just in their DNA to not want to be associated with people or cultures that seem stuck in a past century.

 

[Peacone36]

UCF enjoying Nike early on

http://fanonawire.sportsblog.com/posts/17653622/new-nike-deal-already-paying-dividends-for-ucf.html

 

[McCamish Maniacs]

http://picksixpreviews.com/fashion-wars.html

This article is football specific, but the points remain the same for basketball as well and I might argue are actually amplified.

 

[Peacone36]

I love Bama and Penn St uniforms. Especially Penn St.

 

[Techster]

http://picksixpreviews.com/fashion-wars.html

This article is football specific, but the points remain the same for basketball as well and I might argue are actually amplified.

Pretty much tells you the generational gap in terms of uniform taste.

Most of those schools (Texas, USC, Michigan, Alabama, Penn State) have what is considered some of the most iconic uniforms in all of sports. It seems like the younger kids don't care about tradition.

LOL at Maryland though. All those edgy designs with the Maryland flag lands them on the list at #3 the "worst" list.

 

[Peacone36]

Kids these days really suck. Millennials are the Worst generation ever

 

[SteamWhistle]

Get rid of the R, and do we receive a single vote for the worst?


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[mj claz]

http://picksixpreviews.com/fashion-wars.html

This article is football specific, but the points remain the same for basketball as well and I might argue are actually amplified.

It's pretty obvious that there is a heavy bias towards modern uniforms....the problem is that we can't chalk up our poor results to "old school look not being popular with the young kids." We have tried to go with a modern look and we suck doing it

 

[Northeast Stinger]

Fascinating, but not sure what it tells us.

By far the team that had the highest negative perception by recruits was Alabama. Those who said image and uniforms were very important ranked Alabama as the worst "brand." Makes you wonder how well they would recruit if they just had decent uniforms.

Schools that were also fairly traditional in their style but which made the favorite list for image and uniforms were FSU, Ohio State and Notre Dame.

Maryland was really bi-polar. It got enough positive and negative votes to rank 4th worst and 4th best for uniforms.

Oregon was off the charts most popular. No surprise. I tend to like traditional uniforms but even I have to admit the design team that does their work is at the top of their game. No Madison Avenue company has ever done a better job marketing to youth.

 

[JacketFromUGA]

Kids these days really suck. Millennials are the Worst generation ever

High schoolers are not millennials. The youngest Millennials are about 20 years old.

 

[kg01]

High schoolers are not millennials. The youngest Millennials are about 20 years old.

Yeah, that generation has the Millennials beat ... by far.

 

[Peacone36]

I thought millennials are people born 82-2000.

 

[JacketFromUGA]

I thought millennials are people born 82-2000.

85-95 range Generations are much smaller now because of advancement of technology.

Also Plato used to complain about his students as being the worst ever so it's not a new thing. Also not a correct thing but at least everyone is in good company.

 

[Northeast Stinger]

85-95 range Generations are much smaller now because of advancement of technology.

Also Plato used to complain about his students as being the worst ever so it's not a new thing. Also not a correct thing but at least everyone is in good company.

What is funny about this is that our youngest daughter is a millennial. My wife and I secretly worried that she seemed a little bit entitled. Now she is complaining bitterly about the generation after her and what slackers they are.