Jersey Mockups

[css228]

Greg M Re: Tradition Watch this

[Al DeFlorio]

A bit more about jerseys changing often: Nike has given Men's lacrosse and basketball new uniforms for this season. And they kinda suck (in my opinion).

New squeakball unis look like high school.  Thankfully, the Sweet Sixteen team that was given national exposure was classily-dressed.  I haven't seen new lacrosse unis but I'm not looking forward to it.  Nike's designs...well...suck.

[RichH]

A bit more about jerseys changing often: Nike has given Men's lacrosse and basketball new uniforms for this season. And they kinda suck (in my opinion).

New squeakball unis look like high school.  Thankfully, the Sweet Sixteen team that was given national exposure was classily-dressed.  I haven't seen new lacrosse unis but I'm not looking forward to it.  Nike's designs...well...suck.

My guess is that they're the same ones we unveiled for the UVA game.  Notice they don't have any black. And we're 0-1 in them. ::cuss::

http://postinspostcards.wordpress.com/2011/05/23/roadtripsports-com-virginia-cornell-lacrosse-photo-gallery/

[Ben]

A bit more about jerseys changing often: Nike has given Men's lacrosse and basketball new uniforms for this season. And they kinda suck (in my opinion).

New squeakball unis look like high school.  Thankfully, the Sweet Sixteen team that was given national exposure was classily-dressed.  I haven't seen new lacrosse unis but I'm not looking forward to it.  Nike's designs...well...suck.

They wore the new white version (with cherry red numbering and lettering) for the NCAA tourney game against UVA back in May. I shudder to think about what the away reds will look like.

[Al DeFlorio]

A bit more about jerseys changing often: Nike has given Men's lacrosse and basketball new uniforms for this season. And they kinda suck (in my opinion).

New squeakball unis look like high school.  Thankfully, the Sweet Sixteen team that was given national exposure was classily-dressed.  I haven't seen new lacrosse unis but I'm not looking forward to it.  Nike's designs...well...suck.

They wore the new white version (with cherry red numbering and lettering) for the NCAA tourney game against UVA back in May. I shudder to think about what the away reds will look like.

Right.  I'm glad the black is gone, although it somehow was less offensive to me on the lacrosse unis than on football or basketball, but the red is all wrong.  It's a "weak" or "soft" color, whereas the previous red was a "strong" color.

[Josh '99]

I know I'd be willing to lead the riot if they tried to change the NY Rangers' sweaters, for instance.

Bear in mind, though, that they did change the Rangers' jerseys from 1976-1978 (the ones with the crest on the front) and, while it turned out poorly, I don't think there was any rioting.

[marty]

Coach Schafer himself never wore the current design.  This is what the 1985-86 era teams wore.  Notice the "skeptic bear"(round "C" version) on the shoulders.

The bear formerly known as pissed off?::twitch::

[French Rage]

I suppose I'll start out addressing the tradition point, because I think that's what has produced the most anger.

Why would I have any attachment to the tradition behind the current jerseys? My affiliation with the Cornell is maybe six months long. It's not like I've spent 30 years watching the team, nor have I grown up seeing the same jerseys. I haven't had time to absorb very much of the history behind the program- I've heard about the '70 team and Ken Dryden (I know, separate). That's about it. For long time fans, the idea of tradition works- and that's okay.

I think what's weird to us older folks reading this is still the tradition is so integral to our experience in addition our years following the team in person.

Don't get me wrong, when I came here I had never watched a hockey game in person and bought tickets from people outside Lynah my freshman year (no season tickets!!!!!), and at the time you could say that it was more about the fun of the current game I was watching rather than being part of some old tradition.  It's not likely for a freshman with no previous exposure to Cornell to know of or understand that stuff; heck, even reading an encyclopedia of our year-by-year records and rosters wouldn't really do it, you have to get immersed in a all and converse with the older fans to truly understand it; it takes time.  But over time that becomes as important to following the team as this year's record does (especially after you move away and the current team becomes more scores and stats (we have a guy named Gotovets? WTF name is that!), whereas the old years when you were there, ahh, that was when things were really happening!).

So trust me that over the next four years you'll start to see why things like the jersey are classic and important, and why it would fell weird to have it otherwise.  To be the typical old guy, I can summarize it as "you'll get over it".

[Jim Hyla]

I suppose I'll start out addressing the tradition point, because I think that's what has produced the most anger.

Why would I have any attachment to the tradition behind the current jerseys? My affiliation with the Cornell is maybe six months long. It's not like I've spent 30 years watching the team, nor have I grown up seeing the same jerseys. I haven't had time to absorb very much of the history behind the program- I've heard about the '70 team and Ken Dryden (I know, separate). That's about it. For Blong time fans, the idea of tradition works- and that's okay.

I think what's weird to us older folks reading this is still the tradition is so integral to our experience in addition our years following the team in person.

Don't get me wrong, when I came here I had never watched a hockey game in person and bought tickets from people outside Lynah my freshman year (no season tickets!!!!!), and at the time you could say that it was more about the fun of the current game I was watching rather than being part of some old tradition.  It's not likely for a freshman with no previous exposure to Cornell to know of or understand that stuff; heck, even reading an encyclopedia of our year-by-year records and rosters wouldn't really do it, you have to get immersed in a all and converse with the older fans to truly understand it; it takes time.  But over time that becomes as important to following the team as this year's record does (especially after you move away and the current team becomes more scores and stats (we have a guy named Gotovets? WTF name is that!), whereas the old years when you were there, ahh, that was when things were really happening!).

So trust me that over the next four years you'll start to see why things like the jersey are classic and important, and why it would fell weird to have it otherwise.  To be the typical old guy, I can summarize it as "you'll get over it".

Hey, how do you get to be the old guy? Trying to take everything away from us, are you?

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

I suppose I'll start out addressing the tradition point, because I think that's what has produced the most anger.

Why would I have any attachment to the tradition behind the current jerseys? My affiliation with the Cornell is maybe six months long. It's not like I've spent 30 years watching the team, nor have I grown up seeing the same jerseys. I haven't had time to absorb very much of the history behind the program- I've heard about the '70 team and Ken Dryden (I know, separate). That's about it. For Blong time fans, the idea of tradition works- and that's okay.

I think what's weird to us older folks reading this is still the tradition is so integral to our experience in addition our years following the team in person.

Don't get me wrong, when I came here I had never watched a hockey game in person and bought tickets from people outside Lynah my freshman year (no season tickets!!!!!), and at the time you could say that it was more about the fun of the current game I was watching rather than being part of some old tradition.  It's not likely for a freshman with no previous exposure to Cornell to know of or understand that stuff; heck, even reading an encyclopedia of our year-by-year records and rosters wouldn't really do it, you have to get immersed in a all and converse with the older fans to truly understand it; it takes time.  But over time that becomes as important to following the team as this year's record does (especially after you move away and the current team becomes more scores and stats (we have a guy named Gotovets? WTF name is that!), whereas the old years when you were there, ahh, that was when things were really happening!).

So trust me that over the next four years you'll start to see why things like the jersey are classic and important, and why it would fell weird to have it otherwise.  To be the typical old guy, I can summarize it as "you'll get over it".

Hey, how do you get to be the old guy? Trying to take everything away from us, are you?

You're not "the old guy", Jim.  You're "the guy with the candy."

And you're also part of the tradition.:-)

[The Rancor]

I like the 70s - 80s era Jersey with the long stripe from shoulder to wrist. FWIW that's the retro-throwback-3rd jersey I wouldn't mind seeing.

[Lowell '99]

For what it's worth, cynical bear is still an official university logo (and is super awesome), but huggy bear is owned by athletics.

[Larry72]

Traditions evolve.  Jim and some others will remember Ozzie (someone help me with his last name) blowing his air-horn as Cornell came on the ice.  He used to try and time it just as the ref (only one at that time) skated in front of him.  Referee, Giles Threadgold (a character in his own right) used to hate that!! The band regularly playing "Sweet Georgia Brown" is another along with the skating bear "stripping" during the last regular season game are also gone from the Lynah experience.

[The Rancor]

I miss the bear, too.

[Trotsky]

The band regularly playing "Sweet Georgia Brown" is another along with the skating bear "stripping" during the last regular season game are also gone from the Lynah experience.

That was a wonderful tradition; I'm sad it has passed on.