Sun Devils: New Uniforms, etc.

[coyoteshockeyfan]

They really think that a "no cameras" announcement is going to stop somebody from sneaking a few shots? It's 2011...

 

[Gaddabout]

They really think that a "no cameras" announcement is going to stop somebody from sneaking a few shots? It's 2011...

Any media outlet that publishes something on Aug. 9 stands to burn their relationship with ASU. Not worth it.

 

[HooverDam]

Any media outlet that publishes something on Aug. 9 stands to burn their relationship with ASU. Not worth it.

and what happens to a fan that posts photos online? They get told they can't be a fan anymore? Im sure there will be leaks.

 

[MaoTosiFanClub]

You'd agree a school having more money helps it athletic department, right? And having better facilities as well, right?

ASU athletes would have access to elite level facilities (on top of the very excellent ones they already have w/ the basketball facility and the bubble) and the University would be making more money which would surely trickle down to the Athletic Department.

ASU is 'land rich, money poor,' this plan by Crow is going to leverage that land to make money.

I agree to some extent, but money doesn't always trickle down to athletic department. Most schools keep that separate with good reason. AD's make their money off ticket sales, merchandise, and most importantly private donations.

 

[coyoteshockeyfan]

Any media outlet that publishes something on Aug. 9 stands to burn their relationship with ASU. Not worth it.

I was thinking some fan or alumni rather than the media

 

[AsUdUdE]

lol.. I'm confused.. wasn't there suppose to be an announcement today?

 

[O]

lol.. I'm confused.. wasn't there suppose to be an announcement today?

There is a preview for boosters tonight.
The public unveiling is the 12th.

 

[devilalum]

There is a preview for boosters tonight.
The public unveiling is the 12th.

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[AsUdUdE]

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is this a hint

 

[O]

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They're changing the name to tripod????????????

 

[Tyler]

They're changing the name to tripod????????????

Maybe O has a tripod.......

 

[Arizona's Finest]

Its funny because I was just thinking how absolutley miserable ASU athletics has been in the past 24 months what with back to back bowless season, Pat Murphy, last place in basketball this past season, apathetic fan base, the fact that EVERY major coach and the AD is on the hot seat one way or another, and in general a very palpable malaise about the school as a whole. And if I have to read one more Boivin article trying to pimp ASU when nothing reallys there.....well I am going to puke.

And then I read how people in Tempe think ASU is winning 11 games this year and going to the BCS and then I read this thread and everything just seems so .........manufactured.

I really don't get the ASU football love. They really think they are going to win the Pac 12 with Andrew Luck, Matt Barkley, and to a lesser degree Nick Foles, Jordan Wynn, and Darron Thomas playing QB in the conference? With Brock Osweiler? really? REALLY?

And the Devil backers want to point to how they lost so many games by so few points.....yeah well thats what undisiplined teams do. They cost themselves wins by being stupid and LOSING games they should. In fact the only reason you are not on a three game losing streak to your mediocre rivals is because we historically out-stupided you in the last game of the year.

And thats what deserves all this exceeding hope?

ASU fans I am really not trying to piss in your Cheerios and I understand the alum and fans need SOMETHING to be charged up about.

But really I would be in show me mode if I were you guys.

Because from an outside observer, if I was a Sun Devil fan, it would be tough for me to get hyped about much at this point.

At least wait to get back to somewhat entertaining and even mediocre before exhalting your far off palaces, sure to be less then scintillating uniform changes, and overall renaissance as an athletic department....

JMHO

 

[chickenhead]

Well said. It does seem like there's an awful lot of talk and excuses in Sun Devil land lately.

There are reasons to hope, though. ASU football having a good defense makes things really interesting to me. Kind of like the Suns having a "real" center. Amidst all the negativity it's an unexpected change. But rebrand or no rebrand, the program is still in a very uncertain spot with regard to Erickson's contract. I'm hoping that a mediocre season doesn't lead to an extension because otherwise it would be "too much change."

Baseball is in a good spot, though it's too bad that the current baseball players are suffering for violations committed when they were still in high school. But beyond that I'm hoping that Devils baseball has lucked out with Esmay the way Arizona has with Sean Miller. I was at a game last month and was mystified as always how there have been no titles in 30 years...but it's still a strong program with some autonomy, and I hope this rebrand doesn't affect them much.

Basketball, what can you say? I have no answers.

 

[Renz]

I have a review from the unveiling last weekend that was posted on a Missouri board:

-- ASU will officially add black and copper to its color palette. Not just football but university-wide. We aren't going to see copper on uniforms in any significant way, however.

-- There will be all black jerseys with a black helmet that is more matte than shiny. The numbers on the black jerseys fade from gold at the top to white at the bottom. Or it can be done so it fades from gold to maroon. But gold to white is what I've been told will be used initially.

-- There are two helmet colors. One is black, the other is gold, but the gold will be more color matched to the uniforms than the mustard-like gold from the past. On both helmets, a newly designed pitchfork made by Nike will be the primary mark. It's possible down the road we may see a maroon or even a white helmet but that's unlikely to be the case this year at any point and is currently not in the plans.

-- The new pitchfork is different than anything that has been seen before. It's wider in the head with more aggressive prongs. The handle is shorter and points at the end, making for a more symmetrical look. On the helmet, the pitchfork is oriented in a way somewhat similar to the arrowhead of the Florida State helmet but perhaps slightly more angled towards vertical. The handles do not meet in the back of the helmet, but are maybe 6 inches or so apart. The pitchfork is bold with a border to it that allows for different color combinations of maroon, black, gold, white.

-- There are no pro-combat jerseys. There are black tops and pants, maroon tops and pants, white tops and pans, gold tops and pants. They can be mixed and matched for many different looks. You can expect ASU will wear all black at some point, probably on Friday against Missouri because the players and coaches already wear black on Fridays around the football complex and call the day "Blackout Fridays." You can also expect an all-white look at some point. Then there will be more traditional looks. All of the jerseys are clean, but bold. They are not overly busy.

-- There is a new font that is trademarked specifically for ASU that will be used. It is the font that is on the new upper ring of WFA. Jerseys will say only Arizona State or Sun Devils depending on home or away and the font will be recognizable as only Arizona State's.

-- Sparky will be coming off the helmets -- though there may be a sparky sticker somewhere -- but Sparky will still play a prominent role around the stadium and an even more prominent role on campus. Right now you don't see Sparky on campus. But there will be a huge revamping on campus that will have everything named "Sun Devil XXXX" and Sparky will be on a lot of that. The new sparky has been updated by Disney and it's now a muscular full body animatronic that can be tailored to each sport. The ASU sparky mascot will wear a muscle suit.

-- The uniform changes are across all sports and are going to be seamlessly integrated.

-- Regarding the Sun Devil Club overhaul, it will be revealed that the club is being moved off campus -- if you remember, after the Kevin White era it was moved on campus in part to rein in spending. But that brought its own problems as evidenced during the ensuing years. Sun Devil Club will have 16 committees, each dealing with a specific endeavor. Examples would be "game day experience," "booster outreach" and "capital projects." Each of the 16 committees will be managed by high level boosters or community business figures, and aided by one or more deputies, several of whom have discussed the details of these plans at length, not for attribution prior to the Tuesday media event.

 

[coyoteshockeyfan]

I hope they don't mess with this for baseball:

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[Renz]

I hope they don't mess with this for baseball:

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According to someone who owns a sporting goods store, the baseball team uniforms won't change for at least two years. The new logos are Nike and the baseball uniforms are made by a different company and the hats are New Era. That's what he said anyway.

 

[Folster]

Presser will be streamed at 2 on FSAZ. Link is below.

http://www.foxsportsarizona.com/pages/arizona_streamplus

 

[Kel Varnsen]

Presser will be streamed at 2 on FSAZ. Link is below.

http://www.foxsportsarizona.com/pages/arizona_streamplus

Thanks for posting that.

 

[HooverDam]

Who's ready to be disappointed? I am!

Also, color me impressed that as far as I saw there were no leaks online anywhere. Then again I didn't go out of my way looking, but still a good job by ASU keeping a lid on things, I wouldn't have bet they could.

 

[crisper57]

I am typing as they roll it out.

"Sun Devil Bold" Letter Font for all Athletic Programs

The Pitchfork is the new logo. Looks like Sparky is out. It looks like just the head of the pitchfork pointing upward, with some maroon accents that look like triangles hanging down from the prongs. (I'd call it a Poseidon's Trident if the colors were different)

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They are rolling out all the uni's for the different sports. Nothing too dramatic, but the added black alternate uni's for basketball (gold font).

Sorry to say, but the maroon football uni looks like USC, with the stripe along the shoulder (I guess it is supposed to be a pitchfork prong).

They also added black uni's for football with gold lettering and maroon trim.

Helmets will have the pitchfork. Yellow helmets with maroon pitchfork. Black helmets with yellow pitchfork. Pitchfork will be pointing toward the facemask.

They look pretty sharp.

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From AZ CENTRAL

 

[Matt L]

I like the black Uniforms/Helmet combo.

 

[crisper57]

Uniform Pictures

Go to this link and you can cycle through the photos taken from the event.

http://yfrog.com/h2jnusxj

(Click the arrow to the left to see football. Click to the right to see more basketball/dignitaries)


Better pictures at this link (official)

http://www.azcentral.com/php-bin/co...Z=1&HTTP_REFERER=http://www.azcentral.com/#12

 

[HooverDam]

The new pitchfork logo is absolutely embarrassing. I'll never wear anything with that garbage on it, thats absolute dreck.

The uni's overall aren't as horrifying as I expected, but they're a definite downgrade. We went from having some of the most unique looking football uni's in America to being FSU's uglier kid brother- why? Isn't marketing about being unique, setting yourself apart, etc?

The black alternates scream 1990's, that trend is so played out its just laughable that the school/Nike thought it was 'cool' or 'edgy'. Its only 'edgy' in the same way drinking a Mountain Dew is (hint: its not).

The home white hoops uni's still need more gold trim on them as they have for a few years. Not sure why they don't put some gold between the 2 horizontal maroon bands on the shorts. At least the hoops uni's are still pretty conservative.

 

[crisper57]

According to someone who owns a sporting goods store, the baseball team uniforms won't change for at least two years. The new logos are Nike and the baseball uniforms are made by a different company and the hats are New Era. That's what he said anyway.

Lisa Love said the new font will be standardized for all sports. I think we can say goodbye to anything that isn't in the "Sundevil Bold" font.

They rolled out new baseball uniforms at the announcement.

 

[jf-08]

http://asu.edu/itstime-press/documents/ASU_Brand_Manual_singlepages.pdf

Press document about the rebranding