HopewellJones

I actually kinda like the monolulu blue. Monochrome can be okay but there NEEDS to be pants stripes. The Lions all-white is so awful, but would at least be palatable with pants stripes. I will never understand the appeal of teams dressed in yoga pants. I mean never.

Very insightful and interesting, thank you!

"Club de Hockey Canadien." The official/original team name is French, and there is no 'M' in that name. That makes it a little different for me, especially with how long they've been around. But yeah those other examples irk me. Especially the Falcons. The logo is literally a Falcon...does it really need to be shaped like an F? It'd be one thing if they were the Frankfurt Falcons or something, and the F was representing the locale name. In that case, the logo would represent the full team name - F for Frankfurt, and a depiction of a falcon for..Falcons. The way it is now just seems redundant and doesn't strike me as clever at all. For the record I actually like the Falcons logo. Just the whole "the falcon is shaped like an F because falcon starts with F" seems dumb. Same thing with that Grizzlies logo. I mean...the identifier is with the animal mascot. Do Memphis fans really brand themselves around the first letter of the word "grizzlies?" Do they ever refer to the team as the "Gs?" Make that an M to include the locale name, and I'd be into it.

The Orca logo sucks solely because it uses the initial of the team name and not the locale. That's one of my biggest pet peeves, just drives me crazy. Imagine if Michigan used a 'W' as their primary logo.

Monolulu Blue

Agreed. I love the all-blue, but wish they didn't wear it as much. Now they've become the "Big Game Blues." I absolutely loved the Rose Bowl uniforms with the white socks and sleeves (not to mention the shoulder patches). That's classic Michigan right there.

The away looks: White-Blue-Blue White-Maize-White White-Maize-Maize White-White-White White-White-Blue

Yeah, Jersey-Pants-Socks/Sleeves. I know the average fan doesn't really notice socks and accessories, but most people here do. And they make a big difference in aesthetic. The blue jersey/pants combo definitely has a different feel when they wear maize socks and sleeves with it. Wearing the maize pants with maize socks just looks bad. But anyway yeah it seems as though they very deliberately tried not to repeat any uniform combos until the very end. Blue-Blue-Blue Blue-Blue-White Blue-Blue-Maize Blue-Maize-Maize Blue-Maize-White Blue-Maize-Blue

Looking back, I didn't realize how many different combinations Michigan wore. 11 different combinations to start the season. Wasn't until Ohio State that they repeated a combination (all blue). Week 1: Blue-Maize-Blue Week 2: Blue-Maize-White Week 3: Blue-Blue-Blue Week 4: Blue-Maize-Maize Week 5: White-Maize-White Week 6: White-White-White Week 7: Blue-Blue-Maize Week 8: White-Blue-Blue Week 9: Blue-Blue-White Week 10: White-Maize-Maize Week 11: White-White-Blue

They straight up look like bottles of ketchup. I know this is the least unique opinion on here, but it needs to be said again...JFC I cannot wrap my head around people thinking monochrome jersey-pants-socks looks good. How do you see anything other than pajamas, leggings, or unitards? I mean it just looks SO dumb. And I actually don't mind mono jersey+pants. But contrasting socks make all the difference. I'd actually like the Cardinals uniforms if they had white socks.

I just noticed the "Mich1Gan" helmet bumper...I think that's new...and real dumb.

Never thought they'd bring back the shoulder patches! That pumps me up. I'm definitely biased here, but man Michigan has the best uniforms in all of football. The classic home speaks for itself. I was born in the 90s but I remember seeing pictures of the white, striped pants from the 70s and thinking they looked great. So happy Harbaugh brought those back. That seems to be an unpopular opinion, but the reason I like it is because of color balance. Maize/Blue are pretty equally represented in the home uniform. With maize pants and a white jersey, the classic away uniform is too maize-heavy. The striping on the 70s all-white keeps the balance between maize and blue pretty equal. Also I love how the stripes mimic the back of the helmet. The switch to Jordan was a perfect update; a custom font that isn't obnoxious, helmet bumpers changing from white to blue (keeps the home uniforms strictly maize and blue), but most importantly - fixing the shade of maize! The highlighter yellow was awful - the new one is perfect. And this is probably another unpopular opinion but I like the all-blue home alternate a lot. With two different jerseys and three different pants, I think they do an excellent job of mixing up combos while still looking like Michigan. Definitely some combinations I don't love, like white jersey/blue pants, but if it's enough to scratch their itch for alternates, I'm cool with it.

Notre Dame wearing white pants...weird.

Lions and Cardinals just prove to me how badly a wordmark within/as a stripe can ruin a uniform.

Michigan in all blue, with maize socks and sleeves. Kinda whacky. Don't love it, don't hate it. Also, black trim works for Indiana.

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2 shades of blue and 2 shades of silver...1 shade of each on the dark uniform.

I really like the Ravens and Jaguars uniforms, for very similar reasons. - Purple and teal both go well with black. - Unique fonts that aren't obnoxious. - I love logo-only colors when applied right, especially gold. The gold on the Jaguar head and the Ravens' logos create a nice "badge" look that's used tastefully. I wouldn't be opposed to the Jags using gold on the numbers like Baltimore does, but they're fine without it. - Their all-black uniforms actually look good (as an alternate) and vibe with their mascot/identity. - They have simple designs, but can mix things up with different color blocking. Ravens look good in black over purple, as well as purple over black. Just as the Jags look good in black over teal, or teal over black. Both teams' away uniforms should be white jersey over team-color (not black) pants. Kind of amazing that the Ravens have had this set for so long. They should keep them forever. I fear the day that they feel the need to change and we lose this classic look.

I absolutely loved those Cal uniforms when the debuted. But for whatever reason, they haven't aged well in my eyes. Can't really put my finger on why, but I definitely do not love them anymore.

What a friggin goon. Good lord. You wanna add BFBS uniforms? Go for it. Yours look terrible when you're using dark maroon as the accent color, with none of your gold for contrast, but go for it. But adding oars and "row the boat" to the uniforms is so selfish and annoying.

Michigan will be in all-blue tonight vs. Bowling Green. I'm a fan.

I don't mind a little mismatch of the Cowboys' shades. It's kinda their thing. But the black outlines on the stripes are just aggravating. If you're going to use black on your uniform, even if just for outlines, it has to be consistent, especially if blue is your primary color.

The white on the helmet really bothers me when they're clearly going for a gray-not-white color scheme otherwise. Similar to the white on the Lions helmet logo, but the Lions bother me way more.

- Change the helmet stripe to match the pants stripe - Border the yoke with navy to match the helmet/pants stripes - Remove the outline from the numbers (and get a better font) Would make a classic uniform that never needs to change.