I agree, Helen about the stripe and the rear view. It makes them look like they stood up from a john and the seat protector paper sheet got stuck to them.
Overall, however, I liked the uniforms and the guys seemed to like them. A. Leon Polhill, Gator "I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn't know." - Mark Twain ________________________________ From: Helen Huntley <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sun, November 29, 2009 1:22:56 PM Subject: [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] [SUN]: Will new uniforms give Gators an edge? [Boothe] Don't you love the photo--Earl Everett, fashion model! I thought the uniforms were fine except for the white on the pants. They look weird from the back. On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 12:15 PM, Shane Ford <[email protected]> wrote: Will new uniforms give Gators an edge? >The uniforms are designed to be lighter. >Doug Finger/Staff photographer >Buy photo >James Smith and Earl Everett, at right, display the new Nike Combat Florida >uniform last week. The Gators will wear the uniform today against Florida >State. > >By John J. Boothe >Gainesville SUN Correspondent > > >Published: Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. >Last Modified: Friday, November 27, 2009 at 9:22 p.m. > > >It's the start of the fourth quarter and you're saturated with two hours' >worth of sweat and moisture from the hot, humid air. >By this time, your uniform is beginning to bog down. >Your drenched jersey feels pounds heavier as you slosh down the field in >water-logged cleats. >This week is different though. >As you line up across from a number clad in garnet in gold, you smirk. You're >not wearing last week's uniform. >Jason Baisden, University of Florida head football equipment manager, believes >that Gator players will have a technological edge while wearing the team's new >Nike Pro Combat uniforms against FSU today. >The new gear is almost half the weight of FSU's uniforms, Baisden said. >"It doesn't sound like a lot to the layman, but that is a tremendous amount >during the game," Baisden said. >"It's a big advantage when the fourth quarter comes around." >Nike's football division has completely revamped Florida's football equipment >line for today's rivalry game. >The Gators will be wearing new, high-tech helmets, jerseys, pants, pads, >gloves and cleats, free of charge to the university. >Baisden describes the uniforms as a "futuristic-retro design" with its >'60s-style, white helmets and sleek, aggressive lines across an all-blue >jersey and pant combination. >Baisden expects the uniform's impact to come late in the game, when the >players' equipment normally becomes heavier from the water and sweat it >accumulates. >With the Pro Combat gear, this moisture is shed off the material, making it 46 >percent lighter than a typical Gator uniform when wet, according to Nike. >In addition to wicking away moisture, the four-way stretch twill that is used >in the jersey and pants effectively "shrink wraps" itself around a player's >body, said Nike spokesperson Loren Hoppes. This allows for the uniform to >contort to every angle in which pad and flesh meet, preventing opposing >players from grabbing onto a Gator's jersey. >Beyond the technological advantages of the new uniform, Baisden said, is the >mental and morale boost of Florida's players getting these hyped uniforms. >"Stuff like this, with these guys, is like Christmas morning," he said. "Looks >are important to them. They think about it all week long, so I know that will >play into it." >Nike designers came to Florida back in the spring to research the team's >traditions and personalities to help craft a line of equipment that would >reflect the current roster. >Hoppes said that Nike designers will incorporate the Pro-Combat technology >into the Gators' gear for next season. >"There was one great insight last spring that we got from one of the players >when he said, 'We don't dress for a football game; we dress for a track >meet,'" Hoppes recalled. > -- >GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! >1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions >2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions >2008 National Football Champions | >Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), >Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
