When are the uniforms coming out ?

Oh God ! Those are horrible. Don't give Hunt any ideas. Let's hope the RedBlacks don't go too futuristic for the young crowd. What's wrong with keeping some tradition ?

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Switch out the Yellow for Red,and there ya go!!! 8) :oops: :stuck_out_tongue:

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Just picture a big RED "O" instead of a big white "R" on the helmets!!! 8) :oops: :stuck_out_tongue:

Sure...how about just give it yellow, black and white and they can be Hamilton's? How funny is that then??

That’s actually a pretty good idea. They already have a group of fans who wear kilts, don’t they? I’m sure they’d love it.

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great idea,indeed,that uni already has the yellow,black and white color scheme,the heak with the big red “O” slap a Tiger on that helmet and let’s play ball!!! :rockin: :rockin: :cowboy: Just think though if the RB’s did go plaid and the Cats wore something similiar the two teams could meet in the first annual “Kilt Klassic Bowl” :wink: Now that would be a fun game…might even turn out to be more popular than the "Labour Day’ classic. :lol: :lol: :thup:

The two teams play three times. Series loser has to keep wearing plaid. :wink:

I Like it :smiley: Thumbs up to the “Kilt Klassic” :thup:

Any idea if/when Rough Rider merchandise will be available???

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And the football gods wept…

PPPPPLLLLLLLEEEASE !!! Don’t give Jeff Hunt ideas !!! :wink:

That’s one crazy uniform. Looks like Hot Dog wieners on fire or something.

I think a thin stripe on the sleeves of plaid could work, and would be unique, but other then that, I wouldn’t go experimenting with Plaid on the uniforms. There are a lot of Rough Rider purists who want to just want to see the Rough Rider uniform with the new logo on the sleeves instead of the helmet.

But the vast majority of these “purists” are old. Team has to take care of building a new fan base. I think something a little more modern would be smart. They can always bring out a retro/tribute uni on occasion.

Surely there has to be a middle ground...I can understandm modernizing, but I don't want to look like a kaleidoscope. Or the Oregon Ducks. :?

I take offence to the obvious dicriminating “ageism” comment. Just because someone is older doesn’t mean they have impaired judgement. I see that as a huge problem in today’s world. Making judgements because of a person’s age is as bad as being racist or homophobic. The smartest and wisest people I know are much older than me and many who are older can be just as stupid. The same goes for all ages. I would not equate a purist as always being “old”. I prefer the classic Rough Rider uniform over any, I also prefer the Montreal Canadiens uniforms to be much nicer than any of the moder ones also and I think most Canadiens fans feel the same. Just because someone likes tradition doesn’t mean they are old.

i've never seen the rough riders play a game, as they folded in '96 - i was in grade 8 and not into football yet.

i like traditional football uniforms - argos, ticats, eskimos home unis and the lions....heck, even the als uniforms look good.

ottawa has 125 years of football history and that should be reflected in the uniforms, IMO.
the strange choice of name won't seem so strange if they look like the old RR with a name that is a spin on their old nickname. even half their stadium is borrowed from the old RR.

strange football unifoms belong in arena league, IMO. even half the NFL looks bizarre now.

NCAA gets more brutal that way every year, too.

.... we'll at least know the colour of the helmets in a few weeks, when they hold a mini-camp in Richmond, Va.; at the RedSkins (ironic) training facility!

They go full-pads at these so we may get a glimpse of some other uni-related elements..... like pants.

A hint? Looks like Henry's wearing a jersey with fan graphics on the front. Picture that with numbers. At the very least, it's a cool new Tee. Nice new cap too!


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