mahnkej Posted December 14, 2021 Author Share Posted December 14, 2021 Duke Blue Devils Duke football is basically just the college version of the Indianapolis Colts, and honestly, that's not a bad thing. If you're gonna copy a look, you can do worse than the ultra clean look of the Colts. Basically, I just updated these in some subtle ways. For starters, I added in a cursive "Duke" wordmark to the chest and an alternate devil head logo on the back collars. For the alternate look, I created a set based on the Brotherhood basketball jerseys, including an Old English "D" logo on the helmets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahnkej Posted December 15, 2021 Author Share Posted December 15, 2021 Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech's unis are decent, but they're kinda like certain cars - they look great from the front, but not so great from the other angles. The angled front stripes don't translate well to the back of the uniform at all, and there's a ton of blank space on the unis, with nothing on the sleeves and nothing on the pants to balance the look out. The end result, IMO, is a promising set that looks great in photos but ends up looking surprisingly boring on the field. My changes to counter this are summed up below: Changed the angle of the front stripes so that they flow into the back of the uniform in a more natural way Dropped the brick pattern from the numbers, and went back to a double outlined look for all numbering Added TV numbers to the sleeves Added VT logo to the pants Dropped the Georgia Tech - esque stripes from the helmets, as I think they look best plain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahnkej Posted December 15, 2021 Author Share Posted December 15, 2021 Virginia Cavaliers Switching over to the other half of Virginia, I try my hand at UVA. The Cavaliers have a really, really nice-looking logo and color palette, so I tried to emphasize those elements. I switched the style of uniform back to what they wore in the early to mid- 2000's era. I also added in some modern touches, such as an updated number/name font, saber logo on the pant sides, and their updated primary logo on the helmets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaytavo305 Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 Nice look with the sabres on Virginia's pants! Looks great. overall a really clean set Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahnkej Posted December 18, 2021 Author Share Posted December 18, 2021 North Carolina State Wolfpack NC State has a decent thing going, but they're also got some not-so-decent features (vertical wordmarks on the pants, the cluttered looking shoulder stripes, etc). I dropped those features and in their place I added some sleeker wolf claw/scratch marks. I also brought back the main "S" logo on the primary home set. Alternate jerseys use a "Wolfpack" logo in place of "NC State" on the chest, while their secondary wolf head logo is used on the helmets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahnkej Posted December 19, 2021 Author Share Posted December 19, 2021 Boston College Eagles Adidas definitely did the right thing by switching BC back to a classic look - the whole Under Armour experiment was less than ideal. I stuck with a traditional sort of look with these, with the classic BC logo on the sleeves and Boston College's proprietary font for the numbers. And of course, the excellent throwback jerseys are retained. Some additional touches include: Single red stripe on the helmets and pants becomes standard "Eagles" wordmark is added to the chest Special Edition jerseys in honor of fallen BC alum/legendary badass Welles Crowther are retained, with some of my own tweaks added Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahnkej Posted December 20, 2021 Author Share Posted December 20, 2021 Pittsburgh Panthers Almost finished with the ACC now, next up is the Pittsburgh Panthers. I love the move back to their classic colors they made a couple years back, however, I'm not a big fan of their cathedral themed number font. As such, I used their secondary font style instead. Home uniforms get white numbers with gold trim, and all jerseys now use blue trim on the sleeve caps + collars. Alternates include a gold jersey w/ sky blue pants and helmet, plus a second alternate based on their previous-generation uniform + color scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahnkej Posted December 20, 2021 Author Share Posted December 20, 2021 Louisville Cardinals I updated these to include TV numbers on the shoulders, as well as redoing the sublimated bird wing pattern on the jerseys (currently it takes up the whole front of the unis, on these they're limited to the sleeves only). I also introduced a 2nd alternate jersey, using an Old English font based on Louisville's secondary "L" logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahnkej Posted December 22, 2021 Author Share Posted December 22, 2021 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Last team up in the ACC, I'll finish things off with Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets have a great color scheme and some unique features.... but overall, the look is a little underwhelming IMHO. The "stinger stripes" on the jerseys and pants don't really work for me. I tweaked these to include a new number font, used the same jersey style as their excellent Black Watch throwback uniforms, and changed the pants striping to match the jerseys. I also included the secondary "Buzz" logo on the back necklines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahnkej Posted December 23, 2021 Author Share Posted December 23, 2021 West Virginia Mountaineers In the home stretch now, I'll finish out the series with the remaining teams of the Big 12 Conference. First one up is West Virginia. This is another uniform that I feel got "Nike-fied" (i.e., create a custom number font, make the rest of the jersey really boring, and call it a day) so I set out to make these a little more unique. I came up with an idea to blend the "WV" logo into a 2-stripe pattern on the sleeves and pants (kind of like what the Seahawks did on their old uniforms). I also added gold trim to the numbers on the road uniforms. Helmets stay as is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_grateful_ted Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Now THAT is excellent, well done on all so far but this one is really unique-my executed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahnkej Posted December 23, 2021 Author Share Posted December 23, 2021 1 hour ago, sleuthpanther said: Now THAT is excellent, well done on all so far but this one is really unique-my executed! Thanks, much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaytavo305 Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Really nice look for WVU, that stripe is super clever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahnkej Posted December 26, 2021 Author Share Posted December 26, 2021 Iowa State Cyclones For these, I took inspiration from the striping pattern from the Cyclones men's basketball uniforms. I revamped the jerseys and pants, while keeping the helmet mostly as is. I also added gold and black alternate uniforms featuring different Iowa State logos on the helmets, and added their classic Jack Trice patch to the pants. The goal here was to create something more unique, without being too flashy/ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahnkej Posted December 29, 2021 Author Share Posted December 29, 2021 Kansas Jayhawks I added some additional striping to liven this set up (as well as to make the beautiful crimson and blue colors really pop). I also added striping on the pants, dumped the red pants, and added in a cream colored 2nd alternate uniform based on the much, MUCH more successful men's basketball team. Jayhawks football may very well be the biggest s**tshow in D1 right now, but at least they'll look good doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahnkej Posted January 11, 2022 Author Share Posted January 11, 2022 Oklahoma State Cowboys Another unique and interesting set that's been a bit hit-or-miss. Lately, it seems OSU has entered into Oregon Ducks territory (i.e. wearing a different uniform combination every single week, trying to do a million different things with their helmets, etc.) so I think simplifying things a bit would do wonders. Some of the changes I made were as follows: Number font is tweaked Cursive "Cowboys" wordmark is added to the chest area Barbed wire pattern is used as an accent on the helmets Vertical "Cowboys" script is dropped from the pants, and the previous generation 2-stripe pattern is used in its place Secondary Pistol Pete logo is dropped from the pants, and is only used as a decal option on the helmets Additionally, The Pokes' excellent Barry Sanders-era throwback jerseys are retained. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellitot18 Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Looking really great so far! Any ideas on what's next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahnkej Posted January 21, 2022 Author Share Posted January 21, 2022 On 1/12/2022 at 1:51 PM, Ellitot18 said: Looking really great so far! Any ideas on what's next? Thanks, I appreciate it! Just finishing up this series for now; possibly doing the rest of the FBS or an MLB series at some point this year. Main limitation is just finding the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahnkej Posted January 21, 2022 Author Share Posted January 21, 2022 Baylor Bears I can definitely appreciate Baylor's decision to unify their brand a couple years back. Their new look is super clean, and I absolutely prefer their current shades of green and gold over the old ones. However, I do feel like their football jerseys overall took a major regression. They went from something really popular and unique to something that (apart from the colors) is really generic and boring. I aimed to correct this. Changes I made were as follows: Added a tapered stripe to the pants Added a sublimated bear paw logo + TV numbers to the sleeves Added gold number trim on the white road jerseys Taking a cue from the men's basketball team, I added an all-black alternate uniform featuring neon green, glow-in-the-dark numbering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahnkej Posted January 21, 2022 Author Share Posted January 21, 2022 Texas Tech Red Raiders I like the split stripe motif from their helmets and pants, but feel like the sleeves on the current jersey are a really awkward way to try and incorporate it. For my iteration, I switched the stripe to run across the shoulders, and also added their secondary Red Raider logo on the sleeves. Texas Tech's excellent throwback uniforms are retained as an alternate look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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