College football uniforms

[Ben]

What the hell is going on here?

Obviously, Oregon's unis have been rotating for some time now, and I even get it -- Nike's ROI on that ever-changing, sometimes-hideous mess makes sense, and brought some cache to a team that was, let's face it, playing in ugly uniforms to begin with. Green and yellow should be reserved for John Deere tractors, full stop.

But now the trend's gone too far. The fabric atrocities Maryland was wearing last night were awful. They looked like clown vomit.

But the worst offenders so far have to be Georgia. They took one of the cleanest, best-looking, most tradition-rich uniforms in college football, and turned it into a space cadet costume. (And being a Tennessee fan, it pains me to say anything nice about Georgia.) Whoever approved those uniforms, and especially those helmets, ought to be shitcanned to the Boise State Turf Maintenance division immediately.

Are college football uniforms the ProTour bikes of the sartorial world? Have we entered a downward spiral that won't stop until Alabama, Penn State and Notre Dame (Hey! I can't stand any of those teams, their sharp uniforms notwithstanding!) are wearing day-glo gypsy space-suits?

[robin3mj]

Maryland looked awful. But what do you expect from Under Armor? Anytime anyone tries to out-crazy Nike, you know you’re in for a treat. My guess is this trend will continue. No one cares about the old-timers bemoaning the traditional uniforms when the PhilKnightDucks can sell you a green jersey, a black one, and a neon yellow one for good measure, all at 80 bucks a pop.

Kinda like that Spanish soccer team who scorned selling ad space on the jerseys, and even donated the space to Unicef for a few years. Pretty sure that didn’t last too long.

As long as the Yankees never change their cap, I can handle everything else.

[JoB]

Maryland looked awful. But what do you expect from Under Armor? Anytime anyone tries to out-crazy Nike, you know you’re in for a treat. My guess is this trend will continue. No one cares about the old-timers bemoaning the traditional uniforms when the PhilKnightDucks can sell you a green jersey, a black one, and a neon yellow one for good measure, all at 80 bucks a pop.

Kinda like that Spanish soccer team who scorned selling ad space on the jerseys, and even donated the space to Unicef for a few years. Pretty sure that didn’t last too long.

As long as the Yankees never change their cap, I can handle everything else.

Loved the Maryland uniforms (I did go to grad school there). Love that state flag. Besides which, LeBron hated it, so there.

[dashDustin]

Georgia looked absolutely awful. And I'm colorblind.

[cody.wms]

What's going on at Maryland is very similar to Nike's set-up at Oregon. Kevin Plank, the founder of UA, played football at Maryland, and if memory serves, Maryland was the first college to buy into what he was selling. Yes, the uniforms were disgusting, but how many times have you heard people talking about Maryland football before the game yesterday? Maryland football is the third most talked about college program in the D.C. area, after Virginia and Virginia Tech, at best.

But I don't get the Georgia set-up. What's with the facemasks?

[chasea]

And being a Tennessee fan...

My brother went there. My mom had to sign the tuition checks because my father refused to do it.

We were a Memphis/ Michigan household.

[caleb]

The fabric atrocities Maryland was wearing last night were awful. They looked like clown vomit.

Yikes. Perhaps they could bring Primal Wear on as a consultant for next year.

[EDS]

Maryland uni's are one of the worst I have ever seen. Georgia's are bad too, particularly given how elegant their prior uniforms were.

[joosttx]

Georgia's were the worse. Why, why, why dawgs

[Yodelinpol]

I dug the Oregon uniforms on Saturday night.

[caleb]

NYT noticed today just how ugly the uniforms are getting.

[nahtnoj]

If you don't like the Maryland uniforms, go check out the Zank posted in FNL 131. You'll throw up in your mouth a little...

[maunahaole]

What do you suggest that is more Maryland than that? The natty-bo guy's face on the helmets?

[robin3mj]

What do you suggest that is more Maryland than that? The natty-bo guy's face on the helmets?

That would be great, but everyone else in the country would think it's a Pringles ad.