Comments on: Did The Nike Volt Colorways Help Or Hurt Syracuse Lacrosse?

By: 29guesswhere

29guesswhere — Sat, 28 May 2011 03:53:00 +0000

They may not be for sale, but it is marketing and we are talking about Nike and their brand. All companies do this, but nike seems to be the worse offenders. Look at the uniforms they make in lacrosse and their “system of dress” with basketball; all the teams have the same basic design of uniforms so you can easily tell those are “Nike” schools and are part of team nike and not the individual school with different uniforms that represent the university’s individuality (under armour does this too). It’s a marketing gimmick and it’s using “amateurs” to sell the brand. It’s painfully obvious and ugly as well. Who were you paying attention to during the game, the team with the neon socks or the team with the normal jerseys? Of course it attracts attention, it’s why road crews wear neon vests, so they can be noticed easily. It leads to indirect sales, in which the company makes money off the athletes (nee slaves) promoting the brand and the kids do not see a dime. Syracuse is a popular and winning team, so people want to use the equipment that they wear. If it didn’t mean more sales, they wouldn’t do it. No one sponsors d3 schools out of the kindness of their hearts, because if they did, the NESCAC would have one sponsor by now.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 25 May 2011 12:24:00 +0000

Well, to the best of my knowledge, the volt unis/socks have not been available for sale. I think LU is getting a limited run of the socks for sale, hardly enough to make money on the stunt.

Auburn got new UA cleats for their game against Oregon, but since they won and they were understated compared to the Ducks, it is ok?

Is this a Nike issue or a Cuse issue you have? To say that you want the NCAA to step in and stop a sponsor from supporting an institution during playoffs is ridiculous. They won’t stop a sponsor from supporting a team whether it is a playoff game or a preseason game.

By: Luscious Dick Tacoma

Luscious Dick Tacoma — Tue, 24 May 2011 17:43:00 +0000

If you could make a change as trivial as mesh (or sock, or shoe, etc) color that resulted in a shift as small as 1 goal every 10 games, would you make it?

Of course you would.

By: Ron

Ron — Tue, 24 May 2011 15:15:00 +0000

I would have enjoyed the socks more if “Cuse had won! Oregon and now Syracuse has lost wearing them!

By: Warhawk Lacrosse

Warhawk Lacrosse — Tue, 24 May 2011 14:11:00 +0000

I think something can be said about the colored heads, which are very common nowadays. I specifically remember the Gaits at lacrosse camp telling me they would only use white heads and pockets b/c goalies have a tougher time picking up the ball with no color contrast.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 24 May 2011 14:11:00 +0000

Personally I loved the uniforms and I’m glad you can always count on ‘Cuse to push the envelope with their play and their style: goalie sweatpants, crease dives/air gaits, high socks, offset heads, mesh (for elite players), iroquois topstring etc. How many times has a new fad or movement begun with, or been popularized by, Cuse players?

It’s rediculous to believe that the uniforms had anything to do with their win or loss. Red is also one of the easiest colors to percieve, specifically for males, and it didn’t hurt maryland. Infact, I’d argue that cuse in their orange jerseys are more perceptable that the white unis with some bright trim.

Also, blue isn’t even an official school color, just one they adopted. I was doing some research to confirm this and look what I found on Wiki:

“Orange is the official school color, adopted as such in 1890. Prior to that time, the school’s colors were rose pink and pea green. Orange, blue, and white are traditionally used for athletic uniforms”

Pink and green uniforms for next year???

By: the lax bro

the lax bro — Tue, 24 May 2011 10:21:00 +0000

jovan,
i love you and your awsome swag!

By: Nick

Nick — Tue, 24 May 2011 10:18:00 +0000

Whenever I tryed to do science something always seemed to blow up… But we’ll say two people are on a road one dressed like a construction worker one dressed normal who is easier to hit :)

By: the lax bro

the lax bro — Tue, 24 May 2011 10:16:00 +0000

definetly not the reason why they were wear that stuff

By: the lax bro

the lax bro — Tue, 24 May 2011 10:14:00 +0000

i was at the game the look was the coolest ever with the new stuff! but they probs had just gotten it and where a little rusty

By: Jeff Brunelle

Jeff Brunelle — Tue, 24 May 2011 05:26:00 +0000

I find it interesting that Coach Desko gave his captions control over this decision. Is he slipping?

New gear at a time like this can very, very distracting. Take Oregon Football as an example. Sure, they pull stunts like this all the time and they win, BUT they’ve been doing it for years and they weren’t always winning. The loud gear decisions have become engrained in Oregon Football’s culture, thus they are less distracting and always expected. It took time for that to occur. Cuse just got clobbered by the Nike jinx.

By: Jeff Brunelle

Jeff Brunelle — Tue, 24 May 2011 05:10:00 +0000

Solid perspective!

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By: Denning Crenshaw

Denning Crenshaw — Tue, 24 May 2011 04:15:00 +0000

it was just a uniform! it didnt help or hurt them! they just didnt make enough plays!

By: Ben Skalina

Ben Skalina — Tue, 24 May 2011 04:12:00 +0000

I pretty sure the point is to get people looking at the Nike equipment, so as to sell more Nike equipment. Nothing else, really.