Florida Basketball Gets New Nike Hyper Elite Platinum Uniform
by Andy Hutchins on Jan 25, 2012 12:24 PM EST
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PrintFlorida's status as a Nike school, and one of the athletic titan's biggest college partners, means that the Gators get to wear a lot of the shiny new duds that the Swoosh churns out. Florida's basketball team having recent national championship and being good this season means that the Gators will be donning the new Nike Hyper Elite Platinum jersey you see in this photo at home against Tennessee on February 11.
I don't really know how to react to these: they're sharp, I suppose, and there are some technological benefits to the Elite Hyper Platinum jerseys — they're lighter, and there are "laser perforations" in the shorts for enhanced breathability, making them an upgrade on previous Hyper Elite togs — but Florida wearing Platinum/gray, when the Gators haven't ever worn gray, to my knowledge, is sort of weird.
I'm betting these will grow on me, much as Florida's new uniforms for 2011-12 have (even the orange one!), but I think the slate of photos of the Nike Hyper Elite Platinum uniforms show that they work best for a school like UConn that wears gray as is. (The UConn women's jersey looks the best to me, but what do I know?)
I turn things over to you now: Do you like Florida's new Nike Hyper Elite Platinum uniforms? Would you have rather had Nike Hyper Elite Obsidian or Sapphire uniforms? Do you wish Nike would stop with all the new-fangled clothing and stuff, Abe Simpson? Let me know in the comments, and check out more photos via SB Nation's Sean Keeley after the jump. (Only Gators has a few other photos, too.)
They look better on a mannequin than they do in a rendering, I think.
This is the image that sold me on Florida's Hyper Elite Platinum jerseys. Those stars are back, and they have the years of the Gators' two championships in them, and that Gator head logo is great.
That's the tallest person I have ever seen in Erving Walker's jersey.
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I usually hate the new uniforms and all the weird adjustments Nike throws out…but…these look pretty cool.
Could be worse, right?
Florida hasn't had a truly ugly uniform in many, many years.
I don’t think these come anywhere close to counting.
by Andy Hutchins on Jan 25, 2012 12:29 PM EST up reply actions
2005 to be exact
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Although we have had several mildly ugly versions since then.
I hate uniform changes. That should be reserved for Oregon. For them, it’s just their thing, so it’s cool. For us? not so much.
I am jealous of Bama only insofar as they value their uniform design and won’t even let Nike come in and change it.
In all kinds of weather...
Yep, those work for ugly.
I don’t mind uniform changes, especially since we’ve usually gotten cool ones out of it.
by Andy Hutchins on Jan 25, 2012 1:26 PM EST up reply actions
lol
Nice one. But seriously I don’t think they’re all that bad.
If I die, I forgive you, if I recover, we shall see.
I liked them too you’re not alone. I thought the one shoulder deal was pretty sweet. But one of the guys below has it right the 100 year anniversary jerseys were by far the best we ever had.
by gatorempire127 on Jan 25, 2012 7:29 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
It was skigator
Good call sir.
by gatorempire127 on Jan 25, 2012 7:30 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Come on, that's not even the best picture:
Caption: “We’re on the same team.” “Really?” “Yeppers.” “NEAT!”
His name was Nick Bloomfield.
Also Not You
by The Commenter Formerly Known as Not You on Jan 25, 2012 4:21 PM EST up reply actions
What it represents
Definitely sharp and silver/platinum/gray work with all schools. It has the orange trim on them so that’s nice.
My only beef is what it represents. Being an “elite” school means you’ve won a title with Nike uniforms, but why include schools like Kentucky and Arizona who haven’t won you a title in over a decade!
by RowdyTownMayor on Jan 25, 2012 12:46 PM EST via mobile reply actions
It’s better than our “new” logo where they got rid of the lighter green on the Gator head and now it looks like he has a double chin. Uniformity … ugh.
Editor at Alligator Army.
Terrible
Call me a traditionalist but I hate when schools do things like this, makes me wish we could drop Nike and go to a different, less obtrusive company. Things like one game unis, black for blacks sake, and unneeded tweaks every year are only for one thing, sales. The school goes along with it because it will be extra cash in pocket but I wish we could stop bending over each time Nike wants to put together an ugly theme to show off which schools the own.
i mean, who really cares of we are "nike" school? or a "reebok" school? or ...
TLR is gone, long live the king
I don’t. If Reebok, or Under Armour wants to give us more money, go for it.
If money talks, the swoosh walks.
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I like
I think they look good. I think uniform should be switched up every so often.
I like them.
I’m easy. I haven’t been disappointed with any of these special uniforms since the ‘05 WLOCP ones. As long as they’re for one game, I’m good.
by LanceDavis on Jan 25, 2012 2:51 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
One alternate I loved
I loved the unis we wore to commemorate the 100 years of football against Bama, but those were throwbacks.
In all kinds of weather...
They should be our full time uniforms
Classic
October 28th, 2011-- a date which will live in infamy--
OTTOTD.com
I kind of like the Sunkist logo
but if we had to change, that would certainly be my choice.
Wonder why we switched from those to begin with?
In all kinds of weather...
Those are legitimately one of the sickest uniforms
I’ve ever seen. Aside from Oregons Rose Bowl unis this year. I don’t car what any of y’all say those things were as bad ass as bad ass gets.
by gatorempire127 on Jan 25, 2012 5:34 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I like them even more now.
With the new pics I like them even more now. Have to get up close to see all the tiny details in them. A++++++++
As long as I can buy one
I’m down. I’ve been needing to get a new Florida basketball jersey for a while.
I like the grey.
Don’t like the one arm band. Not symmetrical at all.
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