Worst Alternate Uniforms in CF

[Alphalion75]

Michigan State gets my vote. Their variety of horrible looking unis are especially ugly when you compare them to the iconic uniforms the once wore before all the nonsense.

 

[Woodpecker]

Iowa's were pretty bad several years ago

 

[HarrisburgDave]

Iowa's were pretty bad several years ago

I actually do not think they are that bad.

Without doubt the Penn State alternatives are awful. White shoes? Stripes everywhere? Numbers on the helmets? They look like someone wrote dumb ideas down on paper, put them in a jar, and then pulled a few out to design the alternative uniform. I am surprise we do not see pink and the chipmunk logo on the helmets!

 

[Obliviax]

PSU's throwbacks are almost exactly what we already have. I wouldn't mind seeing the pink and navy of old, especially in support of breast cancer awareness. To be sure, I don't like throwbacks at all but if we've got to conform to some weird marketing initiative, I like the pink.

 

[Midnighter]

PSU's throwbacks are almost exactly what we already have. I wouldn't mind seeing the pink and navy of old, especially in support of breast cancer awareness. To be sure, I don't like throwbacks at all but if we've got to conform to some weird marketing initiative, I like the pink.

Pink and Navy/Black just looks weird; not a fan. And Oregon already did it.

If I'm in charge I add navy pants to go with the navy shirts, add numbers to the helmets, and go with grey facemasks as an alternative.

 

[PSUFTG2]

Pink and Navy/Black just looks weird; not a fan. And Oregon already did it.

If I'm in charge I add navy pants to go with the navy shirts, add numbers to the helmets, and go with grey facemasks as an alternative.

And use any alternatives VERY sparingly.

FWIW: I'd consider simply wearing the All Whites for the home white out game.
The fact that it would also lend a tactical advantage - tough for opposing QBs to pick up defenders in the sea of white background - would be an added bonus.

OSU did that for a "Scarlet Out" a few years ago, and to this day I think it led to a PSU interception where the QB simply never saw the OSU DB superimposed over a wave of red (including a red painted end zone).

 

[Midnighter]

And use any alternatives VERY sparingly.

FWIW: I'd consider simply wearing the All Whites for the home white out game.
The fact that it would also lend a tactical advantage - tough for opposing QBs to pick up defenders in the sea of white background - would be an added bonus.

I like the idea. I'd also add some patina to them for a little additional 'flair'.

 

[razpsu]

Pink and Navy/Black just looks weird; not a fan. And Oregon already did it.

If I'm in charge I add navy pants to go with the navy shirts, add numbers to the helmets, and go with grey facemasks as an alternative.

This would be great. Need black pants though.

 

[drm215]

You can't just decide to wear white at home-- you have to get it approved by the other team.

 

[MtNittany]

And use any alternatives VERY sparingly.

FWIW: I'd consider simply wearing the All Whites for the home white out game.
The fact that it would also lend a tactical advantage - tough for opposing QBs to pick up defenders in the sea of white background - would be an added bonus.

Wouldn't that make it just as hard for a QB to pick up his receiver - in a sea of white?

 

[Midnighter]

You can't just decide to wear white at home-- you have to get it approved by the other team.

From the Head Guy:

"First of all, part of the White Out is the contrast. It helps us if everybody else is in white, it makes our players stand out on the field for our quarterback and those types of things. That’s the first thing. The other thing is, we can’t wear white at home. There’s NCAA rules. We can’t show up and wear whatever we want to wear. We would have to get permission from the opposing team to allow us wear white, and I would never do that for anybody else, so we haven’t even kind of gone that route.”

 

[fairgambit]

I actually do not think they are that bad.

Without doubt the Penn State alternatives are awful. White shoes? Stripes everywhere? Numbers on the helmets? They look like someone wrote dumb ideas down on paper, put them in a jar, and then pulled a few out to design the alternative uniform. I am surprise we do not see pink and the chipmunk logo on the helmets!

Numbers on the helmets? Crazy idea!

 

[bbrown]

And use any alternatives VERY sparingly.

FWIW: I'd consider simply wearing the All Whites for the home white out game.
The fact that it would also lend a tactical advantage - tough for opposing QBs to pick up defenders in the sea of white background - would be an added bonus.

OSU did that for a "Scarlet Out" a few years ago, and to this day I think it led to a PSU interception where the QB simply never saw the OSU DB superimposed over a wave of red (including a red painted end zone).

Couple things with wearing white at home. You have to get the other teams approval. Also picking out the WR's or TE's might be tough in a sea of white, especially in the Student end of the Stadium.

 

[PSUFTG2]

Wouldn't that make it just as hard for a QB to pick up his receiver - in a sea of white?

QBs know (hopefully ) where their guys are supposed to be.... but not the other team's guys. Plus, it would just be "cool" for a white out, IMO.

(Yeah, I know the other guys would have to sign off on it)

 

[psuro]

I think they go real old school and put the player's last names on the back of the jersey. It would be like 2012 or something wild like that.

 

[PSUFTG2]

I think they go real old school and put the player's last names on the back of the jersey. It would be like 2012 or something wild like that.

Didn't they do that once in the Franklin era - for a homecoming game or something? Maybe I am mis-remembering.

 

[Woodpecker]

Think about what could be put on the front. Here's what Iowa State did once:

 

[HarrisburgDave]

Numbers on the helmets? Crazy idea!
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We got rid of the numbers, I know that. They were stupid then and stupid now.

 

[Nittany1865Farmer]

We could do a lot worse. Remember when Virginia Tech first introduced the Fancy Helmets like Oregon did back in the late '90's? They actually had a Turkey on the side of their helmets and the slogan was "Welcome to Gobbler Country"....

 

[Bison13]

Michigan was wearing some really ugly ones in that bowl game when Jadeveon Clowney about killed their running back

 

[fairgambit]

We got rid of the numbers, I know that. They were stupid then and stupid now.

That, of course, is a matter of opinion. I love em', as does Alabama who has had them on their helmets continuously since 1957. Our last helmet number run was from 67 to 74. In those 8 years we won 80 games. Coincidence? I think not.

 

[Jim from Spicewood]

I actually do not think they are that bad.

Without doubt the Penn State alternatives are awful. White shoes? Stripes everywhere? Numbers on the helmets? They look like someone wrote dumb ideas down on paper, put them in a jar, and then pulled a few out to design the alternative uniform. I am surprise we do not see pink and the chipmunk logo on the helmets!

uh... no. Ted Kwalick 1968

 

[fairgambit]

uh... no. Ted Kwalick 1968

Ted was one tough dude.

 

[manatree]

uh... no. Ted Kwalick 1968

Notice the royal blue, before Paterno changed it to navy.