Argonauts Uniform Combinations?

[Golden Fleece]

The all blue look is growing on me tonight especially with the numbers and socks matching. Feels like the sleeves could use stripes though. Thicker white outline of the numbers too.

[R.J]

About the only good thing I can say about the Argos organization right now was the uniform tonight.

[ArgoGabe22]

I like the all whites more so than the all blues. Stripes are definitely needed. Why would anyone buy a blank jersey?

[Joe Barnes]

I like the all whites more so than the all blues. Stripes are definitely needed. Why would anyone buy a blank jersey?

Yeah, the guy who guessed correctly in the 'Ball Under the Finger' contest won a blank jersey. When they gave it to him, people around me laughed. It looked like a cheap t-shirt. That said, the look tonight, all Oxford but with Cambridge socks, looked really good. But I, too, miss the stripes and you still can't read those numbers very well.

I hope they continue with the Cambridge socks...

[Argo57]

Yeah, the guy who guessed correctly in the 'Ball Under the Finger' contest won a blank jersey. When they gave it to him, people around me laughed. It looked like a cheap t-shirt. That said, the look tonight, all Oxford but with Cambridge socks, looked really good. But I, too, miss the stripes and you still can't read those numbers very well.

I hope they continue with the Cambridge socks...

$129.00 for basically a generic blue practice jersey, gotta love it👍

[Argo57]

About the only good thing I can say about the Argos organization right now was the uniform tonight.

Even that ain’t saying much.

[R.J]

Even that ain’t saying much.

I suppose it'd be nice if they added Cambridge Blue and White strips on the sleeves...

[Neely2005]

Yeah, the guy who guessed correctly in the 'Ball Under the Finger' contest won a blank jersey. When they gave it to him, people around me laughed. It looked like a cheap t-shirt. That said, the look tonight, all Oxford but with Cambridge socks, looked really good. But I, too, miss the stripes and you still can't read those numbers very well.

I hope they continue with the Cambridge socks...

Yeah at least give the winner a Jersey with a player name and number on it. This Jersey is terrible but it looks a little better once it has a name and number.

[ArgoZ]

The complete uniforms look fine, sometimes very sharp. I’ve decided that overall I don’t like them because they don’t look or feel like the Argonauts I’ve followed my whole life. It feels like 1995 and out of place. The blue numbers are too dark, not the right shade of blue. As for the jersey winner, is it that hard to grab a heat pressed (no they are not stitched) Derek Walker jersey for the guy?

[Foxhound]

Uniforms mean something. They are part of the spectacle, and as Stevoman said they are intended to bring a look of, er, uniformity to a team. Having guys looking like they don't care offends me. Not wearing socks is not vastly different than if guys wore different coloured pants than their teammates. That would not be allowed, so why the exception/turning a blind eye for socks, which have always been considered an integral part of football uniforms?

...the lack of socks does not look professional and it truly looks like they are missing part of the uniform, because they are.

I agree. Players without socks look sloppy. Player comfort issues are a secondary consideration. The CFL is selling a sporting event to paying customers for upwards of $100 per ticket and to TV audiences of millions. The sloppy look is therefore simply unacceptable.

The rule is on the books; enforce it.

[Foxhound]

At least we have busted out the Cambridge socks today, but just imagine how sharp the unis would look with white pants and Cambridge socks.

The all blue look is growing on me tonight especially with the numbers and socks matching.

The home uniforms definitely look sharper with the Cambridge blue socks instead of the dark blue socks worn against the Tiger-Cats earlier this season. I'd still prefer white pants with a Cambridge blue stripe with the dark blue jerseys though.

[ArgoGabe22]

Socks is due to heat, I as told. But that seems to be a Winnipeg thing. Is Winnipeg more humid than other CFL
cities?

[Neely2005]

I think the no socks thing is a complete embarrassment and they should be mandated to wear them. Oh, and players should have to tuck in their jerseys too. This is why it is called a "uniform". So that the players look alike.

Argos are all blue today. I too would prefer the contrast of having white pants instead.

Agreed that the league should be enforcing that everyone is required to wear socks.

[ArgoZ]

Great picture to illustrate the colours. Look at the numbers, not even close to the right light blue. The helmets are correct and hence do not match the uni’s anymore.

Duran Carter looked ridiculous last game with no socks and his jersey not tucked in. Is he trying to rebel or create his own unique look? He looked like a slob and I agree it’s unprofessional.

[Neely2005]

Socks is due to heat, I as told. But that seems to be a Winnipeg thing. Is Winnipeg more humid than other CFL
cities?

Well the game was in Ottawa and most players were wearing socks...

[paulwoods13]

Great picture to illustrate the colours. Look at the numbers, not even close to the right light blue. The helmets are correct and hence do not match the uni’s anymore.

Duran Carter looked ridiculous last game with no socks and his jersey not tucked in. Is he trying to rebel or create his own unique look? He looked like a slob and I agree it’s unprofessional.

I don't know how you are determining what the "right" light blue is. The official team colours are Oxford (dark) and Cambridge (light) blue. Whether the team uses the actual pantones for either colour, who knows? There is little doubt, though, that the "light" blue has had many variations in the uniforms over the years. IMO the jerseys introduced in 2012 had the closest we have seen to the actual Cambridge Blue, which has quite a greenish tinge. But the current "Cambridge Blue," however close it is to the pantone, looks just fine to me. Ideally colours should always match between the helmets, jerseys, pants and socks, but there have been countless examples of teams whose jersey colours do not really match their helmet colours.

As for "Duran" Carter, I agree about the socks. But as for the untucked-in jersey, every single player in the league does not tuck his jersey in. Jerseys haven't been tuckable for years. Some guys just wear them with a sloppier look than others (like Wilder and Carter).

[ArgoZ]

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Your right, the right blue is open to interpretation. I prefer the baby blue that we saw in 91-94, 2007 onwards and the last few years here at BMO (what’s currently on the helmets and what looks like the socks). The jerseys and pants stripe look way off and too dark, almost ultramarine blue. It’s so obvious, it bothers me. I’m surprised many others do not notice.

Carter’s jersey hanged past his bottom. Looking at the above photo, it sure looks like every players jersey is tucked in. That’s news to me that they are shorter. I’ve had numerous game worn jerseys, including Malcolm Williams from last year and there’s no way he didn’t tuck.

[AngeloV]

Great picture to illustrate the colours. Look at the numbers, not even close to the right light blue. The helmets are correct and hence do not match the uni’s anymore.

Duran Carter looked ridiculous last game with no socks and his jersey not tucked in. Is he trying to rebel or create his own unique look? He looked like a slob and I agree it’s unprofessional.

To me, the jerseys look identical to St Mike’s high school jerseys. I didn’t like the thought of the Cambridge numbers over Oxford jerseys from the vet go as I had a bad feeling it would be hard to read the numbers.

[paulwoods13]

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Your right, the right blue is open to interpretation. I prefer the baby blue that we saw in 91-94, 2007 onwards and the last few years here at BMO (what’s currently on the helmets and what looks like the socks). The jerseys and pants stripe look way off and too dark, almost ultramarine blue. It’s so obvious, it bothers me. I’m surprised many others do not notice.

Carter’s jersey hanged past his bottom. Looking at the above photo, it sure looks like every players jersey is tucked in. That’s news to me that they are shorter. I’ve had numerous game worn jerseys, including Malcolm Williams from last year and there’s no way he didn’t tuck.

I think the "Cambridge" Blue used with the 2005-2011 unis was much "bluer" than the greenish version used from 2012 until last season.

As for the jerseys, I may be wrong about every guy not tucking in, but every single time I have looked closely at this, I've seen nothing but jerseys that are cut to fit snugly at the waist without being tucked in. Check out the images on this page from 2016: http://news.sportslogos.net/2016/05/...across-league/

Malcolm Williams is not tucked in in this image from last season: https://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/argona...onto-1.4004495

[Argo57]

The complete uniforms look fine, sometimes very sharp. I’ve decided that overall I don’t like them because they don’t look or feel like the Argonauts I’ve followed my whole life. It feels like 1995 and out of place. The blue numbers are too dark, not the right shade of blue. As for the jersey winner, is it that hard to grab a heat pressed (no they are not stitched) Derek Walker jersey for the guy?

Or MLSE could have just charged the guy the difference between a plain and crested jersey👍