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Different Uniforms Jun 3, 2024 6:19:09 GMT -5 huskyharper likes this

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Post by bulkey on Jun 3, 2024 6:19:09 GMT -5

see what I did?

More from Dan Connolly's mailbag. Don't know if it's paywalled, but I'm giving most of the answer to: explain UConn's uniforms.
Bulkey asks: am I the only one who loves the gray uniforms? probably....

UConn currently has about five different uniforms in its proverbial closet: The standard white homes and navy aways, the 2000’s era white throwbacks, the black set, and the grays. There’s also the Play4Kay pink jerseys, but those are only used once a season.

I like that the team has essentially turned the throwback into its main uniform. Those are the best in the program’s history and still look great. I just don’t want the standard whites to get pushed out — those are also good.

The away uniform is fine. No change necessary there.

As for the alternates, I’ve never been a fan of UConn wearing gray. The good news is it stopped wearing gray at every XL Center game a few seasons ago and didn’t even pull them out once this past year. Good riddance.

Meanwhile, I love the concept of a uniform set aside for big games even though I’ve never liked the black look itself.

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Different Uniforms Jun 3, 2024 8:16:57 GMT -5 huskyharper and bulkey like this

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Post by swash on Jun 3, 2024 8:16:57 GMT -5

Jun 3, 2024 6:19:09 GMT -5 bulkey said:

see what I did?

More from Dan Connolly's mailbag. Don't know if it's paywalled, but I'm giving most of the answer to: explain UConn's uniforms.
Bulkey asks: am I the only one who loves the gray uniforms? probably....

UConn currently has about five different uniforms in its proverbial closet: The standard white homes and navy aways, the 2000’s era white throwbacks, the black set, and the grays. There’s also the Play4Kay pink jerseys, but those are only used once a season.

I like that the team has essentially turned the throwback into its main uniform. Those are the best in the program’s history and still look great. I just don’t want the standard whites to get pushed out — those are also good.

The away uniform is fine. No change necessary there.

As for the alternates, I’ve never been a fan of UConn wearing gray. The good news is it stopped wearing gray at every XL Center game a few seasons ago and didn’t even pull them out once this past year. Good riddance.

Meanwhile, I love the concept of a uniform set aside for big games even though I’ve never liked the black look itself.

Never liked those grays ... they always looked to me like someone forgot to separate the whites. I'm the last person to ask for aesthetics, though. Maybe a different Gray color would work better.

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chicagogg Jonathan Life is Good! Posts: 7,420	Different Uniforms Jun 3, 2024 11:33:43 GMT -5 huskyharper likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by chicagogg on Jun 3, 2024 11:33:43 GMT -5 Hate that gray, give it away! Not keen on the all black either - a concession to Nike is the only reason for it's existence.

pinotbear Grand Champion Posts: 3,830	Different Uniforms Jun 3, 2024 13:38:00 GMT -5 huskyharper and bulkey like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by pinotbear on Jun 3, 2024 13:38:00 GMT -5 As long as they don't bring back the Cursed Silver, I'm OK.

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Different Uniforms Jun 3, 2024 22:12:09 GMT -5 huskyharper and bulkey like this

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Post by knightsbridgeaz on Jun 3, 2024 22:12:09 GMT -5

I'm not a black uniform fan in general, but it seems especially odd for you guys. At least when we were at Rutgers, it was one of their secondary colors (scarlet, white, black).

I'm also not a gray uniform fan, Arizona has one in the mix.

My wife and I are convinced that pink uniforms are bad luck, at least when our teams where them.

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Different Uniforms Jun 4, 2024 10:47:09 GMT -5 pinotbear and huskyharper like this

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Post by UConnChapette on Jun 4, 2024 10:47:09 GMT -5

The silver uniforms? Never again. They should have been burned and the ashes spread as far away from UConn as possible. Not only were they ugly, the game they were worn in was an ugly loss that never should have happened. Not ugly in the sense of a large deficit, but ugly in the sense that no defense was played on the Duke player (whose name escapes me) which resulted in the winning shot in the last seconds.

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bulkey Administrator Posts: 19,622	Different Uniforms Jun 4, 2024 11:06:02 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bulkey on Jun 4, 2024 11:06:02 GMT -5 so different folks think no gray, black, silver, or pink? With Nika graduated, this might be this summer's argument. :-)
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linkster Jonathan Posts: 5,207	Different Uniforms Jun 4, 2024 20:05:35 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by linkster on Jun 4, 2024 20:05:35 GMT -5 I like a black "bad boy" image on the road. Maybe I watched too many old westerns when I was a kid.
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huskyharper Grand Champion "UCONN, the most prestigious university in American women's basketball." Posts: 3,058	Different Uniforms Jun 4, 2024 22:14:37 GMT -5 chicagogg likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by huskyharper on Jun 4, 2024 22:14:37 GMT -5 No silver, no gray. Pink for Kay only. Road national flag blue with red piping, home throwback whites. That's my choice, and I'm sticking to it!
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