The good, bland and ugly uniforms of Week 2
Week 2 of the 2016 college football season provided another glimpse at uniforms. Some programs unveiled new ones. Others modified old ones.
Here’s a look at the good, the bland and the downright ugly from Week 2.
The Good
Oregon
Tonight’s uni combo. #GoDuckshttps://t.co/GJSlfTAKRb pic.twitter.com/7H3QiWCKN8
— Oregon Football (@WinTheDay) September 10, 2016
Get used to seeing Oregon on this list. The Ducks are like a beautiful, rich woman. You’ll never see them wearing the same thing twice and everything they wear looks good.
Once again, the University of Nike had an outstanding uniform combination this weekend.
Virginia Tech
Check out these #VirginiaTech alternate uniforms for the #BattleAtBristol #CollegeFootball #NCAA #VT pic.twitter.com/VHedImxbup
— Sports Squatch (@SportsSquatch) August 31, 2016
Virginia Tech’s black and grey combination looked as awesome as its early start against Tennessee on Saturday. Unfortunately for the Hokies, their performance on the field afterward missed the mark.
Pitt
Pitt, on the other hand, has good uniforms pic.twitter.com/d3TnvWjs2m
— Chris (@CHRISmelmIrish) September 10, 2016
Pitt decided to go with the outstanding alternate uniforms shown above. It was a nice combination that provided a modern opposition to the traditional Penn State uniforms during Saturday’s win.
Texas Tech
Tonight's uniforms:
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?#WreckEm pic.twitter.com/ha2xmJBDZg— Texas Tech Football (@TexasTechFB) September 10, 2016
Wreck ‘Em indeed. Texas Tech’s white and red combination was one of the best road jerseys of the past weekend.
Texas A&M
Texas A&M's 67-0 win over Prarie View A&M was its largest shutout victory since 1993 when it beat Missouri, 73-0. pic.twitter.com/OqF9ObBbge
— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) September 10, 2016
The Aggies red, white and blue to their helmets to commemorate 9/11. It was a classy touch to an already excellent uniform.
The Bland
Penn State
The call and the response.
? #WeAre ⚪️ pic.twitter.com/mNgzqR6SJy
— Penn State Football (@PennStateFball) September 10, 2016
I’m all for tradition and there’s few programs as true to theirs as Penn State. But the white on white road uniforms are just plain boring.
Wofford
Wofford stayed on the field and stood while Ole Miss played their alma mater. That's first class, people. pic.twitter.com/xnDcQQobDO
— Ole Miss Ink (@OleMissInk) September 10, 2016
While the white and gold combination may be plain, this show of respect was a pretty classy move.
UCF
Our 275 yards on the ground was the most since 2012 at Marshall.
More notes, stats & pics: https://t.co/qNGqpyMtOo pic.twitter.com/1bPl2EtSVJ
— UCF Football (@UCF_Football) September 11, 2016
These are the uniforms UCF wore during its Michigan game. Fittingly, the all-white looks like lambs going out to slaughter.
The Ugly
Maryland
.@TerpsFootball aiming for a 2-0 start as they take on FIU tonight. https://t.co/wPSuif62Hj pic.twitter.com/P4SJEU9yep
— Athlon Sports (@AthlonSports) September 9, 2016
Once again, Maryland is the opposite end of the spectrum from Oregon. Several different alternates, all of them eyesores. Under … whelmed.
Syracuse
We're ready. Let's GOOO pic.twitter.com/CHTeoF8uqI
— Syracuse Football (@CuseFootball) September 9, 2016
Wow. These sure are something, but not something good. At least the Orange succeeded in looking like giant oranges. So that’s an achievement, I suppose.