Will the new uniforms impact recruiting?
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One would have to think (or at least, I think) that a player whose decision comes down to a uniform is not a player who exactly has his head in the right place about what is important about the program he is committing to. I hope that the uniforms don't change recruiting. I mean, hell UNC gets players at they have powder blue as their primary color. How important can it be?
Ka'Lial Glaud chose Rutgers based on a coin flip. After that, I'm not willing to say anything definitively has no impact on recruiting.
Those are poor examples. The traditions there have made those schools synonymous with simplicity, their uniforms more appeal. The Michigan winged helmet (it was at Princeton first, of course) is a great recruiting tool.
Speaking of which, remember that RB several years ago where that powder blue was one of the big draws for him?
When I think of all the top flight recruits our last AWESOME uniforms brought in I wonder how anyone could even ask this question.
/Sarcasm. No thanks to the stupid gimmicky crap. Eventually we'l lose the futuristic font and get back to the business of football and not fashion for teen girls.
Penn State had a coach rape small boys and it didn't impact recruiting. Not the best example.
This site took a poll of 200(IIRC) high school kids a few years back. "Uniforms" came in like 10th, dead last, in terms of "importance when making your college decision."
That's because we didn't win with them. The Chrome domes could have easily been iconic with a good winning coach.
Nope, not at all, but those things were never becoming "iconic." Sorry if it hurts you to hear the truth.
It is iconic if the team is consistently winning.
Other than that it makes no difference what you wear when you lose.
Other than that it makes no difference what you wear when you lose.
Hurt my feelings? I know how these things work. Couple of primetime wins on ABC against the likes of Ohio State, Michigan and such, plus a playoff victory and with time "The Chrome" would have become synonymous with winning. Salmon colored jerseys sucked but The Chrome had potential.
I think recruits see it as a cool added bonus, but they probably aren't factoring it in to their decisions when choosing where to commit to
Amy kid who's opinion of RU changes positively or negatively enough on the uniform switch in a way that woul "impact" their decision, is probably not the kind of kid we need.
Its like going on college tours and parents always ask first about the dorms and dining halls.....arent you there to learn about their academic programs?
Its like going on college tours and parents always ask first about the dorms and dining halls.....arent you there to learn about their academic programs?
And people don't take looks into consideration when dating or getting married.
Yeah, that's not the same thing. More like the guys choosing to work at UPS or Fed Ex has the uniform well down on the list of reasons to choose one over the other.
"It's what's in a man's heart, not the colors on his back that make him a winner"
So order up the best uniforms you can design, and lets prepare for a top 5 recruiting class, is that what you are saying? I would expect uniforms are interesting, but fit, opportunity, HC, program and even looks of the hostesses.............are the things that "impact". But picking a team because it is your favorite color....probably not.
And yet, while everyone knew our uniforms would be changing and no one knew what the new ones would look like, Ash got a bunch of NJ kids to sign on. Uniforms are important, in that they shouldn't be embarrassingly bad. Even then MD seems to have a nice recruiting class and they don't even have a uniform, just a random collection of colors that changes each week.
And, even if all that is wrong and it really, really matters... people have different tastes, you can't have a uniform that sways all teh recruits, some will like it, some won't, no matter what it looks like.
Mooby: I agree with you that your average recruit does not commit to a school solely based on the uniform.
However, every detail makes an impression and nice looking uniforms is an opportunity to create a positive one.
The more early, positive impressions you can make, the stronger your brand becomes. And the importance of marketing the brand and sending a coherent message to recruits is something that Ash seems to understand.
For example, is the layout, lighting, and music of the Hale Center lobby a deciding factor in what school to attend? Probably not.
However, there is a reason that revamping and upgrading the recruiting lobby was one of the very first things Ash did once he got here: It's literally the very first non-TV impression some of these kids have of the Rutgers Football program.
It's also why Ash insisted on a simple, modern uniform design. He wanted it to reflect the type of football program he intends to build: clean, tough, & no-nonsense.
However, every detail makes an impression and nice looking uniforms is an opportunity to create a positive one.
The more early, positive impressions you can make, the stronger your brand becomes. And the importance of marketing the brand and sending a coherent message to recruits is something that Ash seems to understand.
For example, is the layout, lighting, and music of the Hale Center lobby a deciding factor in what school to attend? Probably not.
However, there is a reason that revamping and upgrading the recruiting lobby was one of the very first things Ash did once he got here: It's literally the very first non-TV impression some of these kids have of the Rutgers Football program.
It's also why Ash insisted on a simple, modern uniform design. He wanted it to reflect the type of football program he intends to build: clean, tough, & no-nonsense.
Well, yes. As I said, your uniforms have to not be a hot mess and leave the wrong impression. You have to make sure that they are professional and up to a certain standard, but I don't think that is what people are talking about when they talk about whether or not the uniforms matter. I think they are talking about style choices and I think, outside of something completely awful, or maybe coming up with a world changing great uniform, it doesn't really matter on the whole.
With lighting improvements etc, it is much the same thing. Make sure you don't look outdated and shabby. But whether that means a classic old school plain look for the recruiting center or something of a more modern feel... Well style choice. Just makes it is professional and well maintained.
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