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Uniforms (Nike, Under Armour, Adidas, etc....)

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OHSportsFan9;2093381; said:
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I think that would be a relatively nice, if plain, set of uniforms.

The other combinations are superfluous and stupid.
 
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Luke Winn of SI.com: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/20...er.rankings/index.html?eref=sihp&sct=hp_wr_a2

Syracuse Orange (21-1)
There was much hand-wringing, and deservedly so, over Nike's latest push toward a color-neutral college basketball world: the release of the "Hyper Elite Platinum" jerseys that will be worn over the next month by eight former championship teams. Syracuse is one of those teams, and as Troy Nunes is an Absolute Magician reports, the Orange will wear "platinums" against South Florida on Feb. 22. Do not confuse these with the gray alternate jerseys that more than 20 Nike schools have worn this season. The platinums are apparently five percent lighter, which, combined with the further erosion of soul/identity that the teams wearing them experience, should make players almost float, apparition-like, and allow them to throw down super-sick dunks.

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(Really, though, look at that picture from the unveiling. It's like some post-apocalyptic scene where school spirit and identity have almost completely disappeared, and everyone has been auto-drafted into a Sneaker Army whose various battalions are named after the institutions over which Nike has now assumed total control. The goal is no longer to bring glory to your school; it's to destroy Adidas. In other words, like a heavier-handed version of AAU.)
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OHSportsFan;2099130; said:
I do like the blue matte finish (much like Baylor's in the Alamo Bowl).
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Completely non-fashion question: it seems to me that matte finish might be better at lowering the torque that results from friction in possible helmet-to-helmet contact. I understand that reducing friction is a big emphasis in modern helmet design - friction and the resulting torque being contributors to serious neck injury. If true, you'd think we could expect to see more matte-finish helmets in the future.

Anybody here have enough tech background to comment?
 
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MaxBuck;2099272; said:
Completely non-fashion question: it seems to me that matte finish might be better at lowering the torque that results from friction in possible helmet-to-helmet contact. I understand that reducing friction is a big emphasis in modern helmet design - friction and the resulting torque being contributors to serious neck injury. If true, you'd think we could expect to see more matte-finish helmets in the future.

Anybody here have enough tech background to comment?
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I don't understand why they're not trying to put padding on the outside of the helmets, to reduce the force of the impact on head-to-head collisions. In the same way that SAFER barriers reduce the force on race cars, it seems to me that an inch of foam padding on the outside of the helmets could significantly reduce concussions and spinal injuries.

The helmets might not look as sharp, but they would be just as protective on the inside, and less of a weapon on the outside.
 
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BB73;2099278; said:
I don't understand why they're not trying to put padding on the outside of the helmets, to reduce the force of the impact on head-to-head collisions.
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I read a couple of articles on that idea. Turns out you can't come up with exterior padding that doesn't also generate more friction in collisions - and the friction leads to torque, which leads to neck injuries.
 
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MaxBuck;2099272; said:
Completely non-fashion question: it seems to me that matte finish might be better at lowering the torque that results from friction in possible helmet-to-helmet contact. I understand that reducing friction is a big emphasis in modern helmet design - friction and the resulting torque being contributors to serious neck injury. If true, you'd think we could expect to see more matte-finish helmets in the future.
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Why do you believe the matte finish would reduce friction?

BB73;2099278; said:
I don't understand why they're not trying to put padding on the outside of the helmets, to reduce the force of the impact on head-to-head collisions. In the same way that SAFER barriers reduce the force on race cars, it seems to me that an inch of foam padding on the outside of the helmets could significantly reduce concussions and spinal injuries.
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You're old enough to remember that Ohio State has already tried that experiment.

A better solution might be a composite construction helmet made with multiple layers of materials with different properties ...hard outer shell, then a viscoelastic layer, then another hard layer, finally the inner padding. That would do a much better job of shock mitigation.

And I don't hate the matte blue Illinois helmet...but I am not a fan of allowing multiple helmet styles throughout a season.
 
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