College Football 2011: 20 Teams That Need Dramatic Jersey Changes
College football is so steeped in tradition that sometimes schools forget to change with the times to liven things up a bit.
Some schools simply are stuck in the past and probably still believe this is the 20th century.
There are some jerseys that are so ugly, so out-of-date, so blinding, that it makes fans want to never step foot in that stadium again.
When your kid starts crying (or you start crying) after seeing the team's "new and improved" jerseys, you know something has gone horribly, horribly wrong.
These are the 20 teams in college football that need to change their jerseys in a flash, if only to bring fans back to the stadium.
20. Fresno State Bulldogs
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"Hmmm...what clever thing can we do with our uniforms?"
"I know, we can make them one color and stamp a bulldog on the helmet."
"Genius idea Charles! That's why we pay you the big bucks!"
19. Tulsa Golden Hurricanes
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I realize the Golden Hurricanes had to put some resemblance of gold in there, but anything resembling gold is usually a disastrous color for uniforms, and this is no different.
Combining it with blue and red doesn't help, either.
18. Iowa State Cyclones
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Their stripes and color combinations are ugly, and they didn't show any creativity for their helmets.
Seriously? The only thing for Iowa State you could come up with was I State?
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17. Miami Hurricanes
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Want to know why there's nobody in the stands Jacory Harris?
Because you're flaunting your colors.
The Hurricanes go with orange stripes on green jerseys and green stripes on orange jerseys.
Neither looks good because the colors simply don't look good together.
16. Colorado Buffaloes
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There's a delicate line between being too clever, and not clever enough.
I think it's safe to say the Colorado Buffaloes weren't clever enough in this instance.
A gold helmet and white uniforms?
These uniforms should be trampled on by buffaloes.
15. Minnesota Golden Gophers
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If Minnesota wanted to resemble an ugly golden gopher, I guess the school did its job.
14. Cincinnati Bearcats
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I actually kinda like the Bearcats' colors.
The only problem is they have dumb claw marks on their legs.
OK, I get it, you're a bearcat.
Wait, actually I don't.
What's a bearcat anyway?
Oh ya, it's this thing.
Great mascot choice guys. What a ferocious beast.
13. USF Bulls
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Green and white.
Yawn, come up with something more creative, will you?
12. Temple Owls
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I'm sorry, the stripe down the sides of these uniforms just isn't working for me.
Hard to look stoic and proud when you're wearing a candy cane.
11. Texas El-Paso Miners
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The pick resembling the "T" on the helmets is kinda cool, but the UTEP Miners prove my theory: Orange just isn't a good color on uniforms.
It makes them come out all ugly in the wash.
10. Rhode Island Rams
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This picture was taken in the 1980s, right?
Wrong. The Rams continue to come out with these uniforms despite it being the 21st century.
You'd think a school in tiny Rhode Island would be more creative and innovative than this to attract recognition.
9. Syracuse Orange
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This Syracuse coach finally lost his mind after staring at his teams' colors for so long.
It's enough to make anyone lose it.
I know you're the Syracuse Orange, but did you have pair orange with blue and then put glaring stripes all over the unis?
8. Clemson Tigers
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The Clemson Tigers have my vote for having one of the most in-your-face jerseys in college football.
The designers of this jersey were probably attention-seekers themselves.
At the end of it all, they just decided to pick two really bright colors to blind onlookers with.
7. Virginia Cavaliers
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There are two uses for an offensive lineman.
One, to hold down the line and protect the quarterback.
Two, to be a big body for teammates to hug when they're in shock.
You know that expression, If you keep making faces like that, your face will stick like that?
This poor little guy saw the Cavaliers' uniforms and his face was never the same since.
6. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
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When Western Kentucky named its mascot, the school was certainly not thinking of its designers.
Grey helmets, white jerseys, and red patches.
Looks like a high school uniform.
The guy on the right is stunned...and fed up with it all.
5. Oregon Ducks
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Nice yellow socks, LaMichael James.
Where'd you get 'em, a 1980s women's roller derby competition?
Not only is green and yellow an awful combination resembling puke on a football field, the school actually accentuates the colors.
4. Boise State Broncos
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Really? Orange and bright blue?
The Boise State Broncos, long discussed as having some of the worst colors in college football, also have what appears to be a grinning bronco on their helmets, which is just weird.
If I wanted to watch an arena football team, I'd go watch arena football.
3. Navy Midshipmen
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Forget fearsome players, forget rabid fan bases; if I really wanted to instill fear in my opponent I'd design these jerseys and tell my players to explode out of the tunnel.
There are so many bad things going on here I lost count.
The colors aren't only ugly, they don't match at all.
It's like the uniform a Notre Dame fan would have nightmares about, waking up in a cold sweat.
2. Wyoming Cowboys
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And the most bland, ugly, boring jerseys go to...the Wyoming Cowboys.
Brown and yellow have to be the worst possible colors for a school you can choose.
It's not the 1950s, guys; get with the times.
There are other colors available.
This reminds me of that movie Pleasantville, where everybody lives in black and white.
Except this is brown and yellow, which is far worse in my opinion.
1. Florida A&M Rattlers
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Might as well be called the Florida A&M 7-11s.
The Florida A&M Rattlers have such bad uniforms, defenders fall down instantly upon seeing them.
These are the type of jerseys that make me want to be color blind every time I see them.
Awful colors, awful combination, awful everything.
Just bad.
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