Via HT from Dr Saturday:
http://michaelprincip.com/oregon_uniset_2010.html
A nice recap of Oregon's uni combos this year. And yes, they had a different combo for every game. Sometimes a shirt, or a helmet, or sometimes an entirely different color combo (still surpirsed no all-neon yellow look this year).To think we bitch about striping changes every couple years on an away jersey...
Jim Mora: "Striping? You're talking about striping?"
Money, money......
I have hated all of Oregon's
I have hated all of Oregon's old jerseys but this year (and last if they were wearing these) they have some of the coolest jerseys in NCAA. If I were a recruit their facilities and jerseys would be a huge pull.
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With all their combos they
With all their combos they could have different uni's for many years without wearing the same thing twice. dont that have like 246 different options?
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After some research...
USA today reported after 2006 new uniforms that they had 384 different combinations of jersey, pants, helmet, shoes, and socks. They added a new helmet in 2007, which (according to wikipedia and I'm to lazy to do math) bumped it up to 512. They introduced new jerseys (with wings and more) in 2009, which, according to Uni Watch, bumps their total up to 2,456 different combinations.
This is kind of depressing...
I think it's brilliant. Due
I think it's brilliant. Due to the introdution of the wings the team is recognizable even if you can't see the O on the helmet, no matter the colors. Eventually, they can eschew school colors altogether and go with any color combo they think looks good that week. It's the MTV logo of sports jerseys. I don't like the numbers very much and it took them a while to reach a place where the combos look alright, but give them some credit for introducing a little avant garde into the football jersey world. We, Penn State, and ND represent the opposite part of that spectrum but I can appreciate trying to do something new.
I think you meant HOLY SHIT Oregons Uni's are UGLY
They do win games and they do bring in money, but damn I wish I could turn the volume down on those uniforms
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I'd rather be a Michigan or ND with the iconic traditional look, but barring that I think what Oregon is doing is brilliant and will boost recruiting. Of course, being 12-0 helps too. If you're 5-7 those uniforms just open you up to ridicule.
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What Uni?
So what Uni do they wear for the BCS championship game? I bet they go with the yellow helmet, green shirt, white pants.
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Have you seen the new floor
Have you seen the new floor design for their gym? Its pretty badass if i do say so myself.
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If you like a court that
If you like a court that looks like a giant bird took a crap on it, sure.
A giant duck?
A giant duck?
I despise practically
I despise practically everything about their approach to football uniforms but actually I think that court is pretty awesome.
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Call me a traditionalist, but
Call me a traditionalist, but I like my basketball courts to be simple hardwood with a understated logo in the center and normal sized lines.
You're a traditionalist. So
You're a traditionalist. So am I, and there's plenty of things about basketball courts that annoy me. Mostly those involve corporate logos. Gigundo logos at center court, like Clemson's paw print that looks like Godzilla the Cat stepped on it, annoy me. Hard to say why a get-off-my-lawner like me likes that court so much, maybe I think the court is a better place than the uniforms for the kind of new-age stuff Oregon does. Or maybe it's because the court and arena are about creating an atmosphere and they're better suited to that than uniforms are. I just like it. A lot.
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Syracuse
What about the Giant S and Syracuse across their court? That kind of annoys me. It takes up over half the court!
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Oregon's tradition-
I hear that the next trend setting move will be to break out the ass-less pants for their game against Auburn. That should be mint.
If I was in high school, I
If I was in high school, I would think thats pretty cool. Combine that with their facilities and they're a very attractive option for top recruits. Im glad that we arent outfitted with Nike anymore cause than we would have to do shit like Ohio State and have awkward uniform combinations.
It must be nice to have your
It must be nice to have your school owned by Phil Knight.
Err, wait, the opposite of nice. Awful.
That's nuts. I just looked
That's nuts. I just looked at it, and here are the colors by uniform component:
Helmets: Black, Green, Silver, White (4)
Jerseys: Black, Green, Silver, White, Yellow (5)
Pants: Black, Green, Silver, White (4)
Socks: Black, White (2)
Shoes: Black, Green (white with green wingtips), and White (3)
Doing a quick calc, there are 4 x 5 x 4 2 x 3 = 480 possible combinations. I didn't include undershirts because, although there are 2 different colors (silver and green), I'm guessing not everyone wore them. If we did include them, however, you'd have 960 possible uniform combinations. That's crazy.
Of course, they may just bust out some other funky shoes (like black with yellow) or something for the MNC game...
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Silver shoes
The all white ones are actually silver. I kind of like that. I thought their look on Saturday was pretty sweet with the grey pants, white jersey and carbon looking helmet
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I know they did in past
I know they did in past seasons, but I based my numbers on the OP's link which did not show a yellow helmet. If they do have a current yellow hat, they haven't worn it yet this season. One possibility is that they're saving it for the bowl game...
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What if they wore two
What if they wore two different colored socks or shoes?
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Also, I may as well do
Also, I may as well do Michigan's possible uniform combinations as a contrast to Oregon.
Possible combinations are 1 x 2 x 1 x 1 x 1 = 2. So there you go.
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if you're a fan, which jersey
if you're a fan, which jersey do you buy?
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That is crazy. I feel bad
That is crazy. I feel bad for the equipment guys who have to double/triple check to make sure they pack the right uniforms.
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Equip Room
Yea. I can't even imagine all that.
I currently volunteer at a Big East school's equipment room and I think double checking all this stuff is a pain sometimes, kudos to whoever is Oregon's equipment manager.
This doesn't seem very "green"
That's a lot of material they're using. Think of the children! Oh the huge manatee!
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Those flat black helmets they
Those flat black helmets they had earlier in the year were pretty cool.
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I kinda like those.
I would never, EVER, want to see UM do something similar, but those helmets are pretty cool. OreSt. wore flat-black helmets this past weekend too.
I thought they looked nice,
I thought they looked nice, but Oregon State is black. Oregon should never wear black anything.
The Ducks' (NHL) Goalie,
The Ducks' (NHL) Goalie, Jonas Hiller, has been wearing a black mask with a matte finish all year. I love it.
Oregon
Can go roughly six and a half seasons (including confrence championship and bowl game) without wearing the same uniform twice.
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love their matte black
love their matte black helmets. As much as their uniform scheme is the polar opposite of M, its starting to grow on me. Some of them ARE hideous, though.
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I really like their all black
I really like their all black uniforms. I think they bust out the all yellows for the national championship game.
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This may seem cool to some,
but it seems like it really dilutes the Oregon identity.
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I don't think so.
They never really had much of an identity before Nike came on-board strong with their athletics. Although some of their combos are hideous, some are extremely cool and promote their program more than a bland green/white/greenhelmet or white/white/greenhelmet uniform does.
Some schools are known for their constants, like Bama and PSU, and even UM to the extent of our helmets, but I think it's great that some schools are willing to change up their appearance.
Popular Consensus
I think the popular consensus is that this IS the Oregon identity now. It obviously doesn't work for everyone just like everyone doesn't need winged helmets cause that's our thing. But it definitely is their "thing". When you think of Oregon football the jerseys quickly come to mind, which has to be considered a branding success to some extent.
That's partially because
That's partially because Oregon had no real identity. I'm trying to think back on the "history" of Oregon and I get a vague picture of Joey Harrington...and that's it. Oregon is as manufactured as T. Boone Pickens Stadium.
That's not really a criticism as much as the reality of the situation. Nike gave Oregon football success and I'm sure there are quite a few Oregon AD folks that will try the same with basketball.
i hope to see neon yellos
i hope to see neon yellos helmet, green top, yellow pants
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I vote helmets/jerseys/pants
I vote helmets/jerseys/pants that look to be comprised of dollar bills in honor of Cam Newton. I would LOL. If I had the photoshop skills I'd do it.
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I vote helmets/jerseys/pants
I vote helmets/jerseys/pants that look to be comprised of dollar bills in honor of Cam Newton. I would LOL. If I had the photoshop skills I'd do it.
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Bleh
Changing uni's every week is silly, just a way to sell more jerseys and what not. Simpler is better for football uniforms. Oregon State's throwbacks with the flat / matte black helmet was awesome.
Of course Penn State takes the simpler is better idea a bit too far, but I think I made my point clear.
My perspective on the Oregon
My perspective on the Oregon uniforms/gimmickry is this: Are we talking about Oregon football right now? On a Michigan board?
It's genius marketing. Those uni's put them on the map, and everything they do with them brings exposure to their program. It gets people to talk about Oregon football, no matter if they're good or bad.
We have the winged helmet. They have day-glo and carbon-matte-space-whatever fabrics and helmets and all that. It's all branding, and theirs works about a million times better than most schools out there.
....money, MONEEEEY!
That Nike money Oregon gets is what has elevated their program. Including the uniforms(some of which I thought were pretty cool), Nike has upgraded every sports facilities there to where Oregon has the best in the nation in most sports.