SEC 360: Ranking SEC football uniforms from worst to best
In all of sport, there is no uniform prettier than those worn by college football teams. Some NFL uniforms may be flashier. Some MLB uniforms may carry a bit more nostalgia. But there is no uniform in the world like the college football uniform.
Part of the pageantry of game day is watching two teams charge onto the field from opposite ends of the stadium before crouching at the line of scrimmage. I love the way certain teams look together on the field, and I always seem to notice how their respective colors may clash or match, given the uniform selection for that evening. I like the way Florida and Tennessee look together, LSU and Ole Miss, Alabama and Ole Miss, Florida and Georgia, Texas A&M and Arkansas, and Kentucky and Tennessee. And because I live in Alabama, I get a jolt of unnerving anticipation every time I see Alabama and Auburn on the field together; I almost can’t believe it, like I’m seeing Bigfoot for the first time all year.
So what SEC teams have the best uniforms? This a purely subjective question, of course. I think inherently, most folks want to believe their beloved team has the best uniforms, but if you really step back and think more objectively, you’ll start to see how other teams have the capacity to show off their sartorial splendor as well (look, this is the SEC and everything about it is competitive, but don’t get offended if your school isn’t at the top of the list).
Because I didn’t want this to simply be “Al’s list of his favorites,” I polled my Facebook friends to see what SEC uniforms they preferred before I compiled my list. To foster even more objectivity, I added the caveat that you cannot list the team you normally pull for (for instance, Texas A&M fans cannot vote for Texas A&M as having the best uniforms, Florida fans could not vote for Florida, and so on and so on). The answers were interesting. I found that many people love Vandy’s uniforms. A few loved Missouri. Kentucky got several votes, and so did Auburn. There were no right or wrong answers and, like many things, it’s different strokes for different folks.
I gave this fan poll a great deal of weight while compiling my list. For instance, I ranked Vanderbilt’s uniforms much higher than I would have otherwise, primarily because many of the commenters listed them as their favorite. I took into account that South Carolina got only 1 vote and Mississippi State received fewer than a handful.
I will say that I think a hard line can be drawn between those who prefer traditional uniforms and those who like a more modern look. Modernists oftentimes feel that traditional uniforms are staid and boring, while traditionalists believe that messing with a classic look is tacky and rube-like.
It’s also interesting to me that typically the most successful teams have tinkered with their uniforms the least — and this is the case from sport to sport. The New York Yankees, the Boston Red Sox, the Boston Celtics, the Los Angeles Lakers, the Green Bay Packers, the Pittsburgh Steelers and the St. Louis Cardinals are just a few examples of professional teams that have, with minor exceptions, clung to their sartorial roots. In the college ranks, teams like Alabama, USC, Penn State, Ohio State, Michigan, Nebraska, Notre Dame and Texas — all college football blue bloods — embody this mind-set as well. If you look at the teams that have won the national championship throughout history, not much has changed in terms of uniform design. A few programs like Oklahoma, Tennessee and Florida have introduced alternates or throwbacks, but largely the teams that are successful don’t knock over the apple cart.
Still other programs have grown such a wild hair in experimenting with alternate uniforms that it’s difficult to pin down which combination serves as their “real” uniforms (see: Oregon) and which is the alternate. Ultimately there’s something to be said about the spontaneity and excitement of a different look, but there’s also something to be said about consistency, branding, and knowing what to expect when a team trots out onto the field.
I could hem and haw all day about this but I know you want to get to our list:
14. South Carolina
I absolutely love the alternate helmets with the script “Carolina,” but it’s the Gamecock logo and the color combination that just doesn’t do it for me.
South Carolina’s script “Carolina” helmets.. pic.twitter.com/mpcVuX4hpp
— The College Football Account ™ (@TheCFBAccount) August 30, 2018
Black and … garnet? In my opinion, that’s almost Draculean or something that sounds like the primary colors for a Meatloaf music video.
It might be time for the artistic minds of Columbia to come up with a new logo. I don’t know how you can draw a Gamecock any better, but it’s worth a shot. I’d leave it off the helmet, though.
And even though this goes against my traditional leanings, my favorite USC uniforms are the all-black versions the team has worn periodically during the Will Muschamp era. I like it principally because the red is understated, but again, I just can’t force myself to like the overall color scheme.
13. Mississippi State
I’m hoping that Mike Leach has enough swashbuckler in him to revamp Mississippi State’s uniforms. I like the color scheme with the maroon and gray, but the block “M” with the banner stretched across it just doesn’t do it for me (like, there’s a banner on Mississippi State’s helmet — and to make matters worse the banner is echoed on the chest of the jerseys).
https://twitter.com/HailStateFB/status/1198370309633560576
Here’s what I would do if I was the AD at Mississippi State: I’d hire the best graphic designer in all of the Magnolia State (and make sure he or she is not a graduate of Ole Miss) and I would completely overhaul the football uniforms and logos. I’d do away with any trace of black or gold on my uniforms and lean to a more traditional look that wasn’t cheesy.
But the key, in my opinion, is the “M.” I might even experiment with a bulldog logo on the helmet, but I’d make sure it looked menacing and that it didn’t look like it was designed by a toddler.
12. Arkansas
I like the new font Arkansas uses for their athletic teams. I like Arkansas across the chest. I don’t mind the shade of red. I’m just not a big fan of the hog on the helmet (although I do prefer the matte helmet to the shiny one).
It's time for second half football! pic.twitter.com/DgxRp0N96b
— Arkansas Razorback Football (@RazorbackFB) November 29, 2019
Arkansas has had a few variations of its uniforms throughout the years, but my favorite is that of the Darren McFadden era from 2005-07. Simple, clean, and traditional. Yes, there are two hogs on the shoulders, but it doesn’t bother me for some reason.
And am I losing my mind? Has the color changed from a crimson of the Clint Stoerner days to more of a cherry color? It just seems lighter to me. Anyway, it’s not a bad uniform at all, but unfortunately it doesn’t make our top 10.
11. Missouri
Missouri’s uniform combination with the black jerseys atop the gold pants is, as the kids say, “dope.” I also like the combination of white helmets, black jerseys and white pants, but I strongly rebuke the all-gold look as a major fashion faux pas.
Our favorite #Missouri football uniforms! Which is your favorite?? pic.twitter.com/RCTppOLsQv
— CFBTalkDaily (@CFBTalkDaily) June 8, 2019
According to Missouri’s website, the official school colors are black and “MU Gold” which is approximately a USC gold instead of the “Old Gold” you might discover in South Bend, Indiana. The move away from the block “M” logo that was prevalent in Missouri’s pre-SEC days was accomplished largely by former head football coach Gary Pinkel, who installed the Tiger head on the helmet and started referring to the program as “Mizzou.”
This is another program that likes to shake things up with respect to their uniforms, so don’t expect to see much consistency from game to game — at least anytime soon.
10. Tennessee
Everyone remembers Sandra Bullock’s famous line in the movie The Blind Side, when she says of Tennessee’s colors, “I will not wear that gaudy orange. I will not. It’s not in my color wheel and I’m not going to wear it.” Regardless of whether you like the particular shade the University of Tennessee has chosen for its athletic program, it certainly elicits a reaction one way or the other. You either love it or you hate it and there’s no in-between.
The majority of responses chose line 4 as the best # font for the Vols uniforms. With that being said, here is the potential Vol football uniform for 2020 if they overhaul the uniforms to a more traditional look as rumors have suggested, but with the # font you voted for! https://t.co/TF1iIM58Nr pic.twitter.com/csz9ye8aw1
— Tennessee Uniform Boy (@CfieldsVFL) January 30, 2020
Actually, I like Tennessee’s uniforms. They’re very classy and when the Vols play on television, you don’t have to squint your eyes to know whom you are watching.
If I was a Tennessee fan, I’d be super-obnoxious with the colors. I’d have a car with a Vols wrap or maybe even paint the outside of my house in that gaudy shade of orange. I like the gray alternate uniforms, but I’d get far, far away from any checkerboard look that’s not in an end zone.
9. Texas A&M
Texas A&M comes in at No. 9 principally because it has arguably the best helmet in the SEC and the shadow on the numbering is a unique touch.
Gig 'em! Today we feature the helmet history of Texas A&M. @AggieFootball (Team 129/130) has 36 helmets and has had TAM on their helmet since '65.@UniWatch @PhilHecken@TexAgs @BarstoolTexasAM@billyliucci@BrentZwerneman@rcb05@mbpRivals@olinbuchanan@WakeEmUp9#CFB150 pic.twitter.com/ttxCOM2vjn
— Blaise D'Sylva (@wtfcoach) January 7, 2020
As you might expect, I don’t utterly adore when A&M wears maroon jerseys over maroon pants, preferring maroon jerseys over white pants for the home uniforms and white jerseys over maroon pants for the road. The aTm look is absolutely outstanding (I like it so much I might even consider getting a tattoo of it) and echoing it on the pants — with the silhouette of the state of Texas around it — is a stroke of brilliance.
8. Vanderbilt
Color me a scrooge, but I don’t like the chain and anchor thing on Vanderbilt’s helmet. I don’t know…it’s just too artsy or something and I can’t get into it. But it’s clear from my Facebook post that because a lot of people do like the uniforms, I may be in the minority on this one.
https://twitter.com/VandyFootball/status/1222940802122493955
Shocker alert: I love the old school Vandy uniforms with the star on the helmet and the big block numbers. Similar to New Orleans Saints uniforms, they were simple yet profound. And just to show how fair I’m attempting to be, I placed the ‘Dores at 8, even though Vandy is technically my least favorite uniform.
7. Kentucky
Over the past few years, Kentucky has stepped up its uniform game to near Oregonesque proportions. Generally speaking, I do not care for the checkerboard look, as I feel it looks like something that ought to be sold beside a toy rifle at Cracker Barrel.
https://twitter.com/UKFootball/status/1177712632465412096
Kentucky’s grey uniforms are, however, straight fire, which elevates the ‘Cats to a high ranking on our list. I like the fact that the checkerboard look on these uniforms, while still present, is more understated, and shoot, I don’t even mind the chrome look on the helmets. It’s definitely not traditional, but as Will says in the movie Good Will Hunting, “at least I won’t be unoriginal.”
6. Auburn
In the state of Alabama, you either adore crimson and white or you adore navy and orange. I know Alabama fans that won’t drink out of an Auburn cup or wear the colors navy and orange together, as, my Lord, someone might mistake them for an Auburn fan. Through my research, I’ve learned that Auburn fans are very proud of their uniforms but clandestinely some Alabama fans think that they’re pretty cool, too.
My only critique of the uniform is that there’s something about the white helmets that bugs me a little bit.
https://twitter.com/Clintau24/status/1158508343281049600
Honestly, I would like to see Auburn model the Chicago Bears home look: blue helmets with no stripe with the Auburn logo on the side, three stripes on the sleeves and narrow numbers on the jerseys, navy pants for road games and socks with blue and orange stripes. I mean seriously. Can you imagine how good that would look?
5. Florida
To me, the thing that makes Florida’s uniforms is the color combination. The shade of blue, coupled with the orange, gives off a very soft feel, such that I almost want to eat an orange or bask in a tanning bed when I gaze at the splendor of it.
When faced with a choice, I opt for the more traditional look of the Danny Wuerffel era (blue jersey over white pants for home, white jersey over orange or blue pants for away) versus the blue-on-blue or the white-on-white look.
I really like the throwbacks with the circle logo, high shoulder stripes and blue and orange piping on the pants.
The UNISWAG Nation has cast their votes and the Throwback Uniform of the Year goes to @GatorsFB #uniswag pic.twitter.com/kHbuj5MQGj
— UNISWAG (@UNISWAG) February 4, 2020
The current helmets (displaying the cursive “Gators” on the side) don’t just titillate me beyond belief, but I can certainly understand why someone might have an affinity for them.
As I am a bit of a nostalgist, I really like the old Florida logo with the alligator strutting over the state of Florida and wish that could somehow be reincorporated. In my mind, Florida has some of the best uniforms in the conference if it stays in its lane and doesn’t get cute.
4. Georgia
I was talking to a buddy last night and he really likes Georgia’s white away uniforms. I prefer the red home unis, but the thing that puts these uniforms over the top is the silver color of the pants. In my opinion, red and silver look great together, and all I think about is Herschel Walker charging down the sideline like Secretariat on grass. Though it’s probably a Green Bay Packers knock-off, “G” on Georgia’s helmet is unmistakable.
Our favorite #Georgia football uniforms , the black numbers are a nice touch ! Will we see them in the playoffs in 2019? pic.twitter.com/6tbET68u9d
— CFBTalkDaily (@CFBTalkDaily) April 12, 2018
If I had to make one change, I would take the black trim off of the numbering and move back to the simple block font of the Walker/Vince Dooley era.
3. Alabama
Laugh all you want about the copious amounts of houndstooth some Alabama fans wear or share your old tired joke about Tide fans shopping at Walmart, but Alabama’s uniforms are about the classiest thing you’ll see on TV. As untouched as a Toulouse-Lautrec painting in a velvet-roped art gallery, these uniforms have remained essentially the same through the years, save for Mike Shula’s dreadful use of the houndstooth on the collar for a few games of his 4-year stint as Alabama’s HC.
"Whenever I see those Crimson jerseys and Crimson helmets, I feel humbled to have played football for Alabama.” -Derrick Thomas pic.twitter.com/cdZSH2pXl1
— Ryan C. Fowler (@RyanCFowler) May 30, 2019
One person in my bible study group suggested that Alabama go with an alternate look for one game per year, and I don’t think it’s a terrible idea because I’d like to see a throwback nod to the white helmet days of the Bear Bryant era.
And though most people would prefer the home crimson to the away whites, I think the white uniforms are the prettier of the two uniforms (not saying they are my favorite, just that I think they are prettier). Perhaps a good alternate look would be to wear crimson pants with white piping during an away game. Otherwise, I wouldn’t change a thing.
2. Ole Miss
Their team might not actually be able to beat you on the football field (that will soon change now that Lane Kiffin is the coach), but Ole Miss does pretty girls, authors and uniforms better than pretty much anyone.
The red unis with the gray britches and powder blue helmets, worn periodically throughout Ole Miss history, are some of the illest uniforms in the SEC.
https://twitter.com/HelmetAddict/status/1185723740409208832
After a long hiatus, then-head coach Hugh Freeze and then-athletic director Ross Bjork brought back the powder blue helmets in 2014 to honor the late Chucky Mullins, who was paralyzed after a hit by a Vanderbilt player in 1989. Coach Billy Brewer reintroduced the powder blues in 1983 to give a nod to his playing days under legendary coach Johnny Vaught. Brewer’s team wore them until 1994
1. LSU
There was a strong Facebook reaction to the LSU uniforms. It’s safe to say that people like these uniforms very much, particularly the purple version the Bengal Tigers have donned on various occasions.
About That time! pic.twitter.com/8sEhONLbYu
— LSU Football (@LSUfootball) September 21, 2019
LSU’s helmets can definitely make a case for the top 2 or 3 in the conference, and the color scheme is certainly one of the most unique in the entire country.
Let’s face it, folks. LSU is the defending national champion and has the best looking uniforms.
Life is pretty good in Baton Rouge.
No better looking uni than UGA’s road look.
I’m kind of fond of the UGA home blackout look.
Gee I wonder why…
That’s a good shot.
LOL, nice one
That’s a good one. I, however, do not like it. 2007 gives me nightmares.
Im still not over that first half
In 08 not 07
LOL!! I needed that laugh. It hurt, but it was funny.
Now that’s funny. But not really! I like the look, but not the result associated with them.
Ouch
Yeah, they look like red/black Packer uniforms. Only difference is the Packers actually win championships.
Georgia has won SEC Championships in every decade since the 40s accept the 90s only Alabama has done better ..gators have only won in 2 decades and then not until the 90s ..
you know whats even better then winning the SEC? yep you guessed it winning National Championships
Oval G is a Green Bay Packers trademark
The Green Bay Packers hold the trademark. They’ve used their
oval G since 1961.
The NFL club says it granted limited permission to use a similar
mark to the University of Georgia (in 1964) and to Grambling.
Ok…
“No better looking uni than UGA’s road look.’
I loved their uniforms in the SEC Championship game. The look of roadkill was great.
You mean 2017 when Roquan terrorized your Awwburn squad for 3 hours straight?
Last year when LSU destroyed them.
Riding on Coach O’s coattails…so sad.
Totally agree. The UGA road unis are the best in SEC and maybe the nation. USC with the yellow pants is #2.
FYI. Green Bay licensed the use of Georgia’s G logo.
You are incorrect.
A Packers team equipment manager under legendary coach Vince Lombardi came up with the team’s helmet logo in 1961. He designed the shape of the logo to represent a football and the G to mean Green Bay.
A couple years later in Athens, Georgia, Vince Dooley was redesigning the team’s uniforms, including changing the helmets from silver to red, according to the school. His idea was to have a black G on a white background on the helmet. John Donaldson, a newly hired backfield coach, volunteered his wife, Anne, to help with the redesign. Anne had a degree in commercial art from the university, and created the G logo as we know it today, matching Dooley’s “forward looking” vision he had for the G.
While the Georgia’s G dimensions and colors were different, the university still sought approval from Green Bay to use the logo. The Packers granted it. A year later, Grambling State also designed a G logo for its helmet, and the Packers also granted the school permission.
You’re both incorrect.
Georgia’s “Power G” inside an oval was similar-looking to Green Bay’s G, which used to be in a football shape, so Dooley did clear it with Green Bay to make sure there’d be no trademark issues.
Green Bay then liked the look of Georgia’s design so much they changed their’s from a G inside a football shape to Georgia’s “Power G” design inside an oval.
That is the actual story.
That’s some nice revisionist history you have. I used to live in Green Bay.
From the NFL website.
Their familar “G” logo was created in 1961 by equipment manager Gerald Brashier and art student John Gordon. The “G” stands for “Green Bay” and nothing more. Over the years, the Packers have given permission to several schools to use similar logos including the University of Georgia.
Ya wrong.
“That is the actual story.”
Yeah, the story from your small brain. The quotes I’ve posted are from the NFL’s own website and ESPN.
Now get back to screaming and yelling, child.
Ron, why do you care so much about the logo?
What did you expect? Georgia is one big clique. From the colors to the mascot. The campus is laid out like Yale. They don’t have an original thought.
You win post of the day!
“Though it’s probably a Green Bay Packers knock-off, “G” on Georgia’s helmet is unmistakable.”
It is the Green Bay Packer logo. I’ve had to explain this to a lot of UGA fans over the years. Vince Dooley loved the Packer G and wanted to use it. UGA pays/rents the G from the Packers. Grambling does as well. This is not a knock on UGA at all.
I’ve never understood why UGA doesn’t just hire a designer to come up with a unique G logo.
WRONG.
You like being ignorant?
I correct you above. Georgia’s design inside an oval was similar to Green Bay’s design inside a football shape.
Green Bay changed their design to mimick Georgia’s.
Not only is your name dumb, you are dumb, too.
Grow up, child.
It’s not my fault you have a low IQ. The Packers gave UGA permission to use the G logo. The NFL website states this:
Their familar “G” logo was created in 1961 by equipment manager Gerald Brashier and art student John Gordon. The “G” stands for “Green Bay” and nothing more. Over the years, the Packers have given permission to several schools to use similar logos including the University of Georgia.
Now piss off.
Being a loudmouth know-it-all while also being wrong… that’s a great combination, dumb@$$.
LOL! Corch calling anyone a loudmouth know-it-all is about as funny as it gets!
At least this guy presented info to make his case that he was right. All you’ve done corch is sound like an idiot. Which of course is not a shocker
Just did a google search in the history of Georgia’s logo. Here’s what I found. T university of Georgia sought approval from Green Bay to use the logo. The Packers granted it. A year later, Grambling State also designed a G logo for its helmet, and the Packers also granted the school permission.
The original statement is accurate. Yes. UGA when it redesigned the logo in the early 1960s had a similar design to the Green Bay G. Given the similarity, Georgia sought permission and it was granted. Georgia’s logo has not changed since the 1960s. Green Bay has modified its logo over the years such that now they look much more like the Georgia G than as originally designed. Green Bay sought permission and it has been granted each time. Not really a big deal, but google isn’t the full story.
I have a feeling that dumb@$$ Ron Mexico isn’t going to budge. The ignorant generally become extremely attached to their ignorance.
Did you graduate from UGA? NO.
Did you graduate from college? NO.
Are you a current resident of a trailer park? YES.
So angry.
So wrong.
So funny.
I am not taking sides here. Ron has a point that the original inspiration was Green Bay’s. UGA designed a similar logo and Green Bay liked the changes enough that they incorporated them into their own logo, such that now they look very similar. Luckily, the relationship between Green Bay and UGA is significantly more cordial than the SDS forums, which we can all be thankful for.
No one is saying Ron is wrong that the logo was similar. I’ve said that multiple times because it’s the truth. Where he continues to be angrily wrong, hilariously so, is that it’s a ripoff and that Green Bay didn’t change their logo to match UGA’s… which they did.
Wrong, UGA doesn’t pay Green Bay anything. From the AJC – Georgia doesn’t pay the Green Bay Packers, athletic department spokesman Claude Felton told Q&A on the News in an email.The Bulldogs have used the “forward-looking ‘G’ ” since 1964, when new football coach Vince Dooley added the logo to Georgia’s helmets.Even though Georgia’s oval ‘G’ was slightly different than the logo used by the NFL’s Green Bay Packers, Dooley – according to GeorgiaDogs.com – cleared it with the Packers, who had used a similar design since 1961.
Yup, we got it down. Although I love the Tide’s all white road with the crimson helmet. Clean look.
But we got the best uniform and helmet combo by miles.
At least LSU didn’t rip off an NFL team’s logo and try to pass it off as yours.
Wow you really seem to care a lot, seems like a good expenditure of emotional energy.
Partly because I’ve had so many arguments over that logo with UGA fans. I’m a Packer fan and I’ve had UGA fans come up to me and say “Go dawgs.” When I politely correct them they say I’m wrong and proceed to talk about Walker.
Ok. Frankly, who cares? I’ve too met bad representatives of many rival SEC fanbases, but I don’t have a burning vendetta against them because of it. I’m sorry you’ve had those experiences. But you should probably let it go. Seeking to re-litigate the history of the logo, on the comment section of SDS, will accomplish nothing.
No one cares
“When I politely correct them”
I’ve lived in Georgia almost my whole life. From what I know of southerners and what you’ve shown throughout this comment section I have a hard time believing UGA fans you meet were abrasive after you were “polite”.
“ At least LSU didn’t rip off an NFL team’s logo and try to pass it off as yours.”
UGA sought permission to use the “G” and permission was granted. How is that “ripping off”?
I don’t think it’s such a big deal. I think people ask for permission or are influenced by other people all the time.
I like the LSU white helmet better than any in the conference. 2 colors and white are always more eye appealing than just 2 colors, or 1 color and white. Triple stripes are superior too, I wish Mizzou would go back to the multi-color triple stripe they used for decades. Now you hardly see it on a Mizzou helmet.
Yeah Mizzou has the color scheme to look awesome. I like y’all’s tiger logo on the helmet as well. Glad we revamped ours recently.
Thanks. I just wish Mizzou would stick to a few combinations. I think they had a different combination for each game last year, that’s a little too much imo.
I’m not a tattoo guy, but I’ve been saying for years the “aTm within the state of Texas silhouette” tat is going on my arm when we win the natty. The older I get, I’m thinking I better just go ahead with it if we can manage a division title.
I also agree with Sandra Bullocks character. No shade of orange agrees with me, especially burnt orange.
Orange is UGLY!!
Absolutely nothing wrong with our uniforms. No way we should be that low.
1. I’ve never seen a good looking Mizzou or USC uniform.
2. TAMU’s helmet are in no way the best looking at all.
3. If we’re going by regular home unis then Vandy needs to get bumped down. Their colors look even uglier when they’re inside that “stadium”.
4. Auburn’s make me want to barf, but their away whites are pretty recognizable.
5. I like the checkerboard accents on UT and UK’s.
At least Auburn doesn’t rip off NFL team logos like UGA.
But hey, you’ll always have 1980.
Boy, I don’t know what’s funnier:
How much this bothers you.
Or how much your ignorance of the actual truth about these logos that is driving this anger.
It’s all funny. You’re a moron and you’re angry over nothing. Equally hilarious!
Funny how you call me angry yet you’re the one doing the name calling.
You have the IQ of UGAs mascot’s dung.
I call you a dumb@$$ because you are one.
You’ve been told by multiple people what the story is, but you’re sticking to your ignorance like, well, only an ignorant person would.
You’re boorish, your name tells us more about you than you realize, and all of this is, at the end of the day, funny, because you’re wrong and it makes you so angry.
“You’ve been told by multiple people what the story is, but you’re sticking to your ignorance like, well, only an ignorant person would.”
Multiple people with incorrect information, troglodyte. I posted information from NFL and ESPN. I trust those sources more than some inbred hillbillies such as yourself.
“You’re boorish, your name tells us more about you than you realize
OH NO! Some moronic UGA fan doesn’t like my name!!!! What EVER will I do????
Piss off.
LOL. So angry wrong.
Again… the fact that you’re wrong makes your anger all the more hilarious.
I have to thank you for this morning. It’s been a crappy week, but laughing at you today has helped lift my spirits.
Jeez, Ron, don’t worry–the Lakers will bounce right back.
“Being a loudmouth know-it-all while also being wrong… that’s a great combination, dumb@$$.”
Typical UGA fan. Screaming about something, calling people names and zero national championships since Jimmy Carter.
Anywhere you look to find the actual story, you can find it dumb@$$.
The logos were similar enough that Dooley did vet it with Green Bay. Green Bay then liked the look of Georgia’s logo better than what they had, and then changed their’s.
So, if you want to be angry that Georgia designed a logo that was similar to Green Bay’s logo, I guess you can die on that hill if you must.
But to continue to die on this hill while being extremely wrong? That’s a special kind of stupid.
You have a very low IQ level, troglodyte.
In fact, I’d say you MAYBE have a high school education.
Wrong.
Angry.
Funny.
Are you just not going to respond to his clearly-laid-out argument Ron?
Arkansas and Bama are nearly the exact same uniform. So the difference between being #12 and #3 on this list is minimal. After LSU and Ole Miss it basically means you can put the list in any order you want according to bias.
Best comment award to this guy.
I going to say the same thing. Glad you caught that!
Yep
Question……
How does LSU get away with wearing the white tops all the time? I don’t think I saw purple at all last year.
Short history…
LSU back in the old days (from Coach Paul Dietzel in 1958 to the the early 1980s) traditionally wore white at home. It was just a thing for them, sort of like Dallas Cowboys and Georgia Tech preferring to wear white at home. Home teams had complete choice of color back then
Before the 1983 season, NCAA mandated dark/color jerseys for all home teams; no exceptions. LSU during that time had to wear purple at home.
When Gerry DiNardo became LSU’s coach in 1995, one of the things he did as part of his program to “Bring Back the Magic” to Tiger Stadium was to lobby the NCAA to loosen their rules on jersey color. They did, and LSU was allowed to wear white at home with the permission of the visiting team (a few teams did not allow it).
In 1997, the SEC softened that stipulation for SEC games by allowing home teams their choice of jersey color for conference games WITHOUT approval from the visiting team.
The Tigers generally wear white for their home opener, and for home SEC games. For non-conference home games other than the home opener, LSU generally wears purple, unless it’s more of a major game (such as Syracuse in October 2017).
And for the record, LSU wore purple jerseys three times this past season: at Vanderbilt, and at home vs. Northwestern State and Utah State.
So any home sec team could decide to wear white if they wanted too?
“Though it’s probably a Green Bay Packers knock-off, “G” on Georgia’s helmet is unmistakable.’
If a team is going to copy a logo they may as well copy from one of the most storied NFL teams. The Packers are the original Super Bowl winners. The Super Bowl trophy is named after the Packers head coach Vince Lombardi.
At least all the other SEC teams created their own logo except for say…Alabama. They copied the Atlanta Braves logo and added a mullet to it.
The fact that you care so much about logos is horrendously stupid and immature. The fact that you’re arguing as much as you are multiples it even further. At this point, I’m embarrassed for you.
Funny how you ignore your own brethren hurling “dumb@ss” at me.
Your hypocrisy is duly noted.
Look, Corch gets worked up over a lot. I’m on record plenty about my dislike of the trolling coming from UGA fans.
I’ve never seen your name before and you’ve freely given into idiotic name calling and childish behavior. Plus, from what I read, it seems like you are not in total command of the facts. Also, you started this entire issue with your (stupid) bone to pick about a logo.
That’s not hypocrisy.
You’ve posted the same points multiple times. We get your opinion and no one cares.
You have ~30 comments on this article alone obsessing over a logo that’s nearly 100 years old. Go talk to a tree.
You should google the Atlanta Braves logo history. At no time has an A been their logo. The logo was an Indian and now is a tomahawk. You should also google the word awe.
Well that’s just like your opinion man
The Dude abides.
From whatever hole this RonMexico1 crawled out from to invade the comment section this morning with his absolutely hilarious anger that is fueled by being wrong about the Power G… I hope he never goes back.
You’re so much fun, guy. It’s not just that you’re wrong. People are wrong all the time. It’s that you’re wrong and so ANGRY about it. That is what makes you hilarious!
PS – He has to be a Big-10(4) fan from Saturday Tradition. His anger and righteous belief in being wrong is the kind of thing only a Suckeye or Michigan fan who think they’re better than the SEC but deep down knows their not would have.
*they’re
Why are you talking to yourself?
Your obsession with me is strange, stalker guy.
If you look up and down this board, the only one with an obsession is you.
That you’re obsession is wrong, and that you’re hilariously angry about your obsession is just a bonus for the rest of us, B1G Fan.
“his absolutely hilarious anger that is fueled by being wrong about the Power G… I hope he never goes back.”
Whatever helps you sleep at night in your double-wide, Pyle.
You’re the one screaming and ranting. Not me. I just came in to post facts about the Packers logo. Everyone outside of the state of GA knows Green Bay used the original G. In fact, they have it trademarked.
Your own Vince Dooley asked permission to use it. Vince is an Auburn grad BTW. That has to piss you off even more.
Toodles, loser.
Angry. Wrong. Hilarious!
Please continue!
Hmmmmm, you’re the one that attacked me by calling me a moron and a dumb@ass but somehow I’m angry.
Ok then.
Dude, you’re not just angry… you’re like Ahab-angry. It’s hilarious!
That you’re a dumb@$$ just makes it even more so!
Go back to Mexico Ron
Go back to Brokeback Mountain, BrokebackVol.
You crack me up, you are obsessed. XD
Was unaware of the “Lombardi G” before this enlightening discussion. It was definitely different yet obviously highly influential.
Funny, Mike Vick used the pseudonym “Ron Mexico” while passing out Herpes all over the place.
Anyway.….I am waiting on the Cheerleader ranking. Ole Miss wins this going away.
LOL
I am mocking Mike Vick, genius. That’s the point.
I like mocking teams from the state of GA.
Meanwhile your too embarrassed to rep your school.
You’re *
U of Chicago doesn’t have a football team.
So you don’t have a football team that you pull for, why are you here, on a football website message board? Surely you have better things to do.
This is a site for SEC football fanatics to talk football and trash talk each other. Not to air grievances over logos. I’m sure there’s a marketing or legal department at UGA you could send emails to.
Why – UK usually has best ranked cheerleaders (they win lots of awards for it)
I think Tennessee’s unis are rated too low. I’m a Dawg fan, but the T on the helmet and the alt. battleship unis are pretty cool.
I like Tennessee’s traditional unis. Those smoke grey ones…not so much
I think we have seen the last of the smokey grey ( I didn’t like them either) the only good uni change I saw was the one time at halloween vs South Carolina with black tops, but it was only the one time.
Well this is one classic argument to get clicks during the off season. I hate the boring “classic” uniforms of Penn State and Bama. You can have classic uniforms (Auburn, USC, Notre Dame, Ohio State, etc…) without being boring. My favorite is the all-white Auburn aways (Storm Trooper). After that: 1. LSU Purple Jersey 2. Florida w/ Throwback helmets 3. UT Classic Orange Jersey
The UGA and UK combos aren’t bad. South Carolina is forgettable…too much going on.
No problem with the boring comment. Bama and Penn State are definitely not flashy. I do find it funny that Bama is boring but Auburn in all white is storm trooper cool. White on white is boring.
I still say the SC script “Carolina” looks too much like the Chic-fil-A logo.
You got beat by the chick fil a team last year!
And you got beat by App st
you still lost to 4 – 8 south carolina no matter how you would like to spin it.
I’m aware. USCjr played their best game of the season, we played our worst. I’d still rather lose to a 4-8 SEC conference rival than to a sun belt school. I do find it funny that you think it’s a worse loss to lose to USCjr. Not very high on your team.
Think before posting. You just said that you lost to a team so bad that they lost to App St. I don’t think that helps your argument.
The USCjr game was an outlier. The App st game was the norm. We played the worst game of the season, had 4 turnovers and lost in 2 OT. It sucked but it happens.
UGA G is the Packers G.
Really? I missed the 14,754,848 other times you mentioned it.
Ok, well here it is again.
UGA G is the Packers G.
No. One. Cares. But. You.
Or, as I and other have told you time and time again, you B1G dumb@$$, that the logo was similar in 1964 and then the Packers changed their pointed logo to Georgia’s more oval logo.
But you seem bound and determined in your obsession to remain ignorant.
It’s hilarious!
How many times did your sister mom drop you on your head?
Watching 2 trolls who absolutely have to have the last word go at it is quite hilarious! Anyone want to take bets on who will give up first? My money’s on Ron. Corch will stay here for weeks to make sure he gets the final say.
Corch has the IQ of cow dung. No offense to Miss State fans.
It’s always nice when a new troll comes around. This guy seems like a real peach.
Please seek help and Geaux Tigers
Lookin forward to payback at your place! Still doesn’t change that it looks like Chic-fil-A…fitting though.
That’s because Chic-fil-a stole our design and didn’t check with us first. We liked their design and went back to our original script font. I’ve seen people with Chic-fil-a hats on and people yell Go Gamecocks! But that’s only been in Georgia and Colorado.
Now that’s funny! Can’t say I’ve ever seen a Chic-fil-A hat though. Look forward to this game in 2020! Should be good. You guys should be improved, our defense will be stout and we’ll hopefully have the bugs worked out in the new look offense.
I like Georgia road unis a lot but the pants aren’t silver anymore and haven’t been for several years. I wish they go back to them.
They’re “silver” in that they’re very light grey, like during the Herschel years. The shiny silver britches of the late 80’s through the 00’s are gone because Nike changed fabrics and McGarity is too much of a pu$$y to demand a change back.
Dang, Corch, you and I are sharing a lot of opinions on this article.
As Sideshow Dan the Clown would say, we’re two blind squirrels today.
On a sunny, fall Saturday there is nothing like those UGA red helmets.
I agree, I thought the silver britches were cool
I agree, and if what was said is true, McGarity and Nike have no cajones.
Thanks guys for making me face reality in that College Football is done until August. Here comes the worst 7 months of my life having to read articles such as “Who has the best uniforms……” Ughhhh!
Yeah you know it’s the offseason when there’s articles ranking uniforms.
Yeah but look at how spirit even that debate is.
Exactly
THANK YOU!!!! Personally, I’d love to see SDS post more about BASKETBALL SEASON (which we are currently in) instead of being stuck on football. Hello, SEC plays hoops on SATURDAYS too.
Otherwise, yeah bunch of silly arguments. I don’t care how long UGA has used that “G.” that happened over 50 years ago, big deal!
Slow day in SEC football land. Here’s an idea; how about doing an article on the athletic budget for all the teams in the league (notice that… AlltheSEC) with a breakout of how much each team is spending on their football program. If you have already done so then please give me the link to the story.
The author states: “I like the ‘McFadden’ style of the Arkansas uniform” but then rates them low. Well, the Hogs moved to the “McFadden Era” style home unis last year (Hog fans expect to see the road version this season).
Not liking the Hog on the helmet? What is not to like about it? There is just one Razorback in football. The Hog has been on the helmet since the 1960’s (Before that it was just plain or had the uniform number on it). I ABSOLUTELY LOVED it when the Hogs played in the 1964 throwback vs Alabama in 2014.
As for my rankings:
1. LSU (I don’t like putting the Bayou Bengals on the top of the list, but you KNOW who you are playing when that uniform takes the field)
2. Georgia (Hard not to put UGA #1. Love their classic look)
3. Alabama (Bama is Bama.)
4. Ole Miss
5. Auburn
6. Tennessee
7. Florida (they mess with the look too much, too many weird alt unis)
8. Arkansas (waiting for the Hogs to go full “McFadden”)
9. Texas A&M (
10. Kentucky
11. Vanderbilt
12. South Carolina
13. Mississippi State
14. Missouri
Actually I agree on UF – they seem to have a wide variety of “looks” but don’t settle on anything.
Kinda like the Oregon of the SEC.
I think the Razorback is one of the best logos in sports. Its unique, like UFs Gator, and has significant in-state meaning. Was stoked when Franks went to Arky, he’s the first RazorGator. Either way, Arky uniforms are dope, they essentially Bammer unis with a better red and a more unique logo
This is a pretty good ranking.
Well, the Georgia-Green Bay G logo argument was fascinating and I’ve always been curious about it so I did a little bit of research. It appears that something happened somewhere along the way that no one’s talking about, as I’ll explain in a minute.
But first, some indisputable facts. I say indisputable because these are records from the publicly searchable United States Patent and Trademark Office trademark database:
The Green Bay Packers, Inc. federal trademark registration for the “Oval G” logo claims a first use in commerce of January 15, 1960. The registration disclaims any specific colors.
The University of Georgia Athletic Association, Inc. federal trademark registration for the “Oval G” logo, claims a first use in commerce of September 30, 1964. The registration claims the color red as distinctive.
The claimed first use to the contrary notwithstanding, it appears that the Oval G logo made its first appearance on Green Bay helmets on August 5, 1961, for a Packers intrasquad game played at the old City Stadium at 1500 East Walnut street in Green Bay.
The original logo concept was designed by Green Bay equipment manager Gerald “Dad” Braisher and refined by John Gordon, an art major at St. Norbert College who was interning as an equipment assistant with the Packers. Braisher’s original design goal was to fit the G into a football shape. Norbert resisted the elongated football shape but Braisher insisted. While common sense says that the G refers to the city of Green Bay, Braisher told family and friends that the G stood for greatness.
The Georgia version of the G logo is more elongated than the current Green Bay G logo. But the Georgia version actually closely resembles the original Green Bay version. The elongation of the original Green Bay logo design was changed to today’s more oval design between the 1969 and 1970 seasons. Side by side photos of the two versions identifiable to those two seasons are available on the Internet.
Now for the really fascinating part. The story about Vince Dooley thinking it would be a good idea to “check with Green Bay” for permission may be true (the Packers were champions, a dynasty and the NFL’s premier franchise in the early 1960s… everyone everywhere was extremely familiar with their helmet logo). But the idea of a “licensing agreement” cannot be true because the UGA Athletic Association has an actual federal trademark registration. If you have a federal trademark, you don’t need a licensing agreement.
There is no way that the UGA Athletic Association could have ever obtained a federal trademark registration for a substantially identical design in the same goods and services class(es) without the Green Bay Packer’s consent. Yet there is no evidence anywhere of a negotiation or litigation. Online tales of a “protracted litigation” are almost certainly not true because UGA would have had zero chance of winning. A trademark dispute would have been handled through the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. In fact, Green Bay Packers, Inc. and NFL Properties have brought dozens of TTAB actions against infringers of the Green Bay Oval G. Not one involves the UGA Athletic Association.
So what happened?
There is an anecdotal story that a Coca-Cola executive may have pressured then-NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle to lean on the Packers to grant an accommodation to UGA, using the leverage of Coke’s NFL advertising and sponsorship dollars. Coca-Cola has actually had a somewhat contentious relationship with the NFL over the years, with Pepsi-Cola sponsoring the league for several decades (while Coke sponsored several individual teams).
Is this true? Who knows? But what is very likely is that the matter was solved at a very high level behind closed doors.
condense please… I’m on my lunch break. lol
TLDR
Either way… Jawjas logo is boring as heck, red and black as a color combo is something a teenager would pick out and its great to be a Gator. No other team uses the Alligator as their mascot, unlike a Bulldog, which outside of a Tiger must be the most generic mascot ever.
Not many states have as many alligators as Florida. It makes perfect sense. As far as tigers go I agree with you. Auburn having a tiger makes about as much sense as Alabama having an elephant.
In reality, Alabama should have an overweight white person as their mascot. Someone like Harvey Updyke would work.
Slow day on the Plains. Go watch a basketball game.
Good lord man you’re firing zingers at the whole conference
Auburn having a Tiger makes perfect sense if you were to actually look into why they do. The city of Auburn was named from a poem that a young girl was reading back in the early 1800’s. When they ask what should we name the town, the girl shouted Oh! Name it Auburn, loveliest village of the plain. That was from a line in the poem. That is why the town is Auburn, and it is called the loveliest village. From that same poem was a line about where crouching Tigers await their hapless prey. That is why Tigers! Now you see that makes perfect sense for why Auburn is called Tigers. Now, it is my understanding that both Missouri and LSU are tigers due to civil war units called tigers. Alabama originally was called crimson because of their color scheme. The elephant came about when a newspaper journalist commented that they look like a pack of elephants when bama came onto the field. The name stuck. Now you know.
Actually the Bulldog is the most used mascot in all of college football…all levels. The Tiger is second. The SEC does have some unique ones in Razorbacks, Commodores, Volunteers
And Gamecocks.
Land sharks.
Bulldogs are actually more generic than tigers
It is true UGA asked permission to use the Green Bay logo. Ask any Packer fan and they’ll tell you. Grambling does the same thing.
UGA should come up with their own logo.
LOL like a bunch of Packer fans indicates an authoritative source
NFL > UGA fans
The office of legal counsel at UGA was a part of a panel discussion I attended. During that discussion they stated that the Packers had been very kind during the initial discussions in the 60’s and had granted UGA license to use their new design. They stated that when Green Bay made changes to their logo and inquired with them, they were happy to return the favor. A license is just a right to use and per that panel it was granted. I’ll own that I’ve never seen the form of agreement between the parties.
Technically, it wouldn’t be a license. It would be a consent to a similar registration within the USPTO.
Entirely possible. I don’t have the expertise and it’s been a few years, so it’s possible I’m misremembering the finer semantic points.
Braisher probably did tell the family it was for GREATNESS…I have heard that story before as a child up nort’.
Today, living in Texas, I tell the Cowboy fans that claim to be America’s team that the G on Green Bay stands for GOD’s Team :)
Nash, great info and well presented. Thanks for researching and then informing us.
Well thanks for that. There’s a win that caught me by surprise.
I love the comment section, especially for articles like this one. Pure gold. And I love that orange!
I hate that orange…but those unis are classic. You know who is on the field at a glance…there’s no denying it. Some traditions just need to stay….you can mess with the fonts a little but don’t change that design. Don’t stop coming out of the T….but do stop playing Rocky Top :)…just kidding.
You know it’s the “off season” when they can’t write something better than who has the prettiest uniforms.
Also, whoever adjusted the settings so you have to use scroll bar to read the whole article?
“As I am a bit of a nostalgist, I really like the old Florida logo with the alligator strutting over the state of Florida and wish that could somehow be reincorporated.”
So… I think you mean the Albert logo? Although he doesn’t strut over the state of Florida, he does have an image of the state on the shirt/jersey that he is wearing. Either way it is by far the Gators best logo imho. The Gators “fast” F logo can get shot into the sun.
No he means the 1979 logo that has a U over a F with the state and gator in the middle
Bring back the Smoking Gator
Im just excited to see us as high as #2 in any SEC ranking, I’ll take it! Absolutely love the powder blue and red jersey look, but man I was surprised how much I liked the Navy blue jersey with the power blue helmet against vandy this year.
The throwback helmet with the numbers instead of the ole Miss script against LSU this year was also pretty slick… Hopefully Lane can get the boys to play have as good as their unis this year.
Did y’all ever settle on a mascot though?
Its now a Lane, The Ole’Miss Lanes.
That’s good.
The fearsome Col Rebel-Bear-Shark. It’s pretty awesome.
Ole Miss will always be considered “number 2.”
How are those land sharks gonna play this fall?
So the Auburn white helmets “but [you] a little bit” but the white LSU helmets are “top 2 or 3 in the conference”. I will have to check the shades of white used on both helmets more closely.
But as you say, the list is very subjective. That said, when you see those crimson helmets with the white numbers, you know who you are playing. Maybe more iconic than the LSU color combo (which I love, btw.)
aTm and MSU should be ranked in a tie but I do get the shade you threw on the MSU banner logo. Personally I like maroon jersey over black pants with the stylized bulldog head on the maroon helmets.
*”BUGS [you] a little bit”. Stupid spell check. Stupid fingers.
Who all was included on the vote?
Just to let y’all know the Carolina Script helmet is the worst helmet we have ever had. I like our color scheme. Can’t imagine what their stories are going to be about in June.
Agreed .. I hate it
Agreed. Script blows but the color scheme is the best. It was the writers friends, you know, highly scientific.
The writer is on the Bama teet.
Easy choice. Hands down best goes to Ole Miss in the powder blue helmets. Not only best in SEC, but perhaps in all of CFA.
Worst uniforms in the sec to me are UK, UT, Alabama ( I know they’re iconic but still like dull to me), ole miss, USC and msst except when they have the gold. My top jerseys are LSU (of course), Vanderbilt’s Jerseys with the anchor look dope imho, Auburn and Florida. The rest have so-so uniforms with some aloof combos. Arkansas is probably my favorite red and white jerseys in the conference due to the shade of red.
I will add that I do think every team has at least one cool uni combo
Agree about KY being among the worst unis. They have great color of blue but manage to screw it up with that checkerboard crap. No idea what A&M is thinking with that goofy shading on the numbers and vertical stripes on the jerseys.
I will not rank the uniforms, but rather say what I like or don’t like about each teams uniforms. Vanderbilt. I like the star on the helmets. I wouldn’t mind if they keep a smaller anchor on the back portion of the helmet though. Mizzou’s white helmet looks better with their black uni’s and white pants to me. Leave the yellow as a trim. Kentucky’s look okay, but I liked their old style K rather than the UK on their helmets. South Carolina looks better with the white helmets too, but the old logo was better than the script Carolina. Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama should probably stick to their traditional look because I just couldn’t get used to them looking different. For Tennessee though, I like the orange pants with their uni’s. If you are going to wear orange, then just go all out. Texas A&M should keep the maroon helmets. Miss. State does need to come up with a better logo. Ole Miss and Florida look good with the contrasting helmet and uniform colors and are the only teams that script lettering looks good on the helmets. I agree that Ole Miss’s powder blue helmets are better than the dark blue. I disagree with Al’s assessment of Arkansas helmets. The razorback is everything for them. Without it, they would not be recognized as Arkansas. I wouldn’t change anything about Auburn, except I wish the orange trim was brighter.
I forgot LSU. Their white helmets look pretty cool. They should wear the puple uni’s at home if they wear those white helmets. Their traditional look is too much yellow for me.
I have to completely disagree with the writer
I get why South Carolina was last on the list ,
But
1) I nor most of my friends are fans of “Muschamp” era designs. The hue, the style, the combinations .
2) the all black uniforms are the worst .. they always have been. Every coach uses it once or twice, and ( to fans ) they are a jinx. Anytime my friends and I see them come out in all black .. we know it’s going to be a loss ..
3) we LOVE the logo , and a lot of us don’t care for the script “Carolina “ it’s boring, and unoriginal .. Florida , ole Miss , UCLA, CAL, ect . Ect..
4) the best uniforms were under spurrier .. the white helmet , garnet jersy, garnet/white pants
Again.. love the team .. but not a fan of Muschamp’e take on his uniforms
I, of course, love LSU and I’m very fond of our traditional white jersey uniforms which we wear almost exclusively, but I would have to give UGA the nod for the best looking uniforms and every combination is good, home or away, blackout whatever.
I read in one of Coach Dooleys books how the G on the helmet came about. Green Bay debuted the G in 1962 or 1963. When Dooley became coach he liked the look. So he wrote a letter to the Packers to ask if they minded UGA copying the look. They said sure why not? Hardly gave it a thought. In the days of no logo trademarks thats all it took. Nowadays that would never happen.
Please don’t mention Georgia G. I can’t take that Mexico dude.
It is the year 2020. Bama still wears unis from 1920… and they are hideous. Hands down the worst in the conference.
Disagree. The numbered helmet is classic. S Carolina worst unis hands down
Concerning SEC uniforms…first of all I am very glad that the “Oregon-esque” neon styled uniforms are not in the SEC. The SEC is about playing big-boy football, not flash and pizazz.
Being old-school I like the Alabama uniforms & the Georgia
unis…simple and to the point.And yes, those Gamecock colors of Garnet & Black…what’s that about anyway ? And the Only-Orange-Color I despise is from datboi’s team.
I like that
I like LSU’s purple jerseys, too bad they don’t wear them often. Their retro uniforms and helmets when they played Miss St in 2017 looked real sharp. Both Georgia and Auburn also have great looking uniforms, hell most of SEC teams have decent unis.
I meant the game vs Miss St in 2018, my mistake.
“Illest” “Lit” “fire” …….wow just ..wow
A&M would jump numerous spots if they did two simple things: ditch the shoulder stripes and the beveled numbers.
Our colors are maroon and white. The gray has traditionally been used as contrast, offset, outline, and occasionally the color for the bulldog bit is not one of our colors. I agree about the gold, but some of our best alts have been black. I personally wish we would stick with something simple like the centennial uniforms, with maybe alts for veterans day. I am sick of the gold. And our school needs to pick a logo. We’ve got the banner m, we’ve got acorn thing, and we’ve got that ugly bulldog over the m thing. One tiff with Nike and we and Adidas can’t figure it out.
SDS doesn’t take comments out of moderation. Which svcks. Anyway here is the moderated version (I don’t know what triggered moderation, but let’s see if this passes, people are pretty d@ng gone nasty on here and stuff goes by, so I didn’t think anything I said would be moderated.
You don’t like the Hog on the helmet? What should they replace it with? Another Tiger? This comment reminded me of Step Brothers (the movie) where he says, “there’s something about your face that just makes me want to pvnch it.” Can’t I fix it? “No.” yeah, so you don’t like the Razorback. Too d@mn bad. Go Hogs!
This quote has to be said: “TN’s uniforms are that puke, inside a pumpkin, orange .
O God Please No. This guy dont know what hes talking bout.
To move up, A&M should do this: 1) make the facemask white, 2) instead of the school name put the team name in front, about the same size font used by XFL teams such as the Battlehawks. Use the full team name — “TEXAS AGGIES.” 3) add just a touch more color by following the NFL Skins’ example in design pattern — just with a different color scheme, that is, go all the way to the edge of the arm sleeve and add a grey stipe. Immediately above that stripe (no space) add a white stripe. Above that on the arm sleeves are the jersey numbers. Outline that number with the color gray. Do the same with numbers on the front and back of the jersey. Remove the bevel feature from the jersey number. Outline the maroon stripe on the pants with grey. Do these things and the A&M uniform moves into the top 2.
“Though it’s probably a Green Bay Packers knock-off, “G” on Georgia’s helmet is unmistakable.”
UGA actually uses the Power G logo with the express approval of the Green Bay Packers, which is re-issued from time to time.
Though it’s worth mentioning that Green Bay’s “G” is white-on-black while UGA’s is black-on-white. And that there are only so many ways to present a cool looking “G”.
IIRC, back in the 60’s, UGA got permission from the Packers to use that version of the famed “G”. Green Bay came up with the design by the way because when Lombardi came to Green Bay he wanted a new look. He told the equipment manager at the time to come up with a logo and in a couple of days he had the “G” inside the circle in hand. Funny how the Pack came up with that brilliant logo when nowadays teams pay Madison Avenue big big bucks to come up with logos for their helmets.