College Football 2022

[upperV03]

39 minutes ago, Magic Dynasty said:

That, and their current collar (ish) design probably doesn't mesh well with the new template's front seam.

Yeah, that too. I think the design may have just fit above the seam, but it’s possible they would’ve had to shrink it a little bit.

[oldschoolvikings]

That collar design TCU wears makes everything look so cluttered.  And that’s before all the patches get tacked on.  

[MJWalker45]

2 hours ago, upperV03 said:

They’re going all-white vs. Michigan:

Unlike Georgia and Ohio State, looks like they didn’t receive the new Vapor FUSE uniforms. Not all that surprising IMO, they didn’t even switch over to the Vapor Untouchable template until 2019. Nike’s probably had the template switch for programs like UGA, tOSU, Alabama, SC, etc. in the works for a couple of years, whereas for TCU it could be another year or two. I would fully expect Michigan to have the new template.

I wonder if this was a case of Nike deciding at the last minute to hand out the new templates, which meant it would take too long to get that neck/shoulder pattern placed on the jerseys. 

[upperV03]

2 hours ago, MJWalker45 said:

I wonder if this was a case of Nike deciding at the last minute to hand out the new templates, which meant it would take too long to get that neck/shoulder pattern placed on the jerseys. 

I would think it was the opposite, actually. I would bet Nike planned before the season to have their elite programs “debut” the new template (not technically since Oregon has had it since 2019) if any of them made the playoff. They did the same for the 2017 playoff, as Ohio State, Alabama, and Clemson all wore the Vapor Untouchable template for the first time in that year’s CFP. That year Washington made the playoff, but didn’t receive the Vapor Untouchable template until the 2018 season. I know for basketball Nike has a select number of so-called “Elite” schools, and I would assume the same was/is true for football as well. If so, Washington probably wasn’t considered one back then and TCU likely isn’t now.  Could also be as simple as Nike not anticipating TCU having a chance to make the playoff and so they didn’t put jerseys on the new template into production for them.

 

In any case, this wouldn’t have been a last minute decision by Nike. These jerseys were likely put into production before the season.

[GoGreenGoWhite]

Can anyone post pics of the Georgia or OSU jerseys showing the new Nike template?

[upperV03]

22 minutes ago, GoGreenGoWhite said:

Can anyone post pics of the Georgia or OSU jerseys showing the new Nike template?

[aawagner011]

Weird tweet from the Peach Bowl. It shows Georgia in the old template with the Flywire collar with block numbers and the chrome swoosh. That jersey never existed as the school’s first CFP appearance came in 2017 when they had the Vapor Untouchable template and still used Bulldog Bold for the numbers. For some reason they decided to photoshop an old jersey.

 

 

[TalktoChuck]

Yeah, that’s just some graphic design intern for the Peach Bowl throwing together whatever he can find to fulfill the design brief.

[jerrylawless3]

Michigan staying in the Vapor Untouchable template.

[aawagner011]

In that video, you also see them sewing on the chrome Jumpman logo, which seems to answer my age old question about whether Nike ships new jerseys to the Nike teams for the CFP or if they swap out the logos.

 

 

[fouhy12]

So we don't know about the pants yet then. Please wear maize. 

[Webfooter]

 

[CaliforniaGlowin]

I found this on Reddit.  Breakdown of 2022 team records by primary color.

Green/Teal

Baylor Bears (6-6)

Charlotte 49ers (3-9)

Coastal Carolina (9-3)

Colorado state (3-9)

Eastern Michigan Eagles (8-4)

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (3-10)

Marshall Thundering Herd (9-4)

Miami Hurricanes (5-7)

Michigan State Spartans (5-7)

North Texas Mean Green (7-7)

Ohio Bobcats (9-4)

Oregon Ducks (9-3)

South Florida Bulls (1-11)

Tulane Green Wave (11-2)

UAB Blazers (7-6)

Green Total Record- 95-92 (50.8% Win Percentage)

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Red/Maroon

Alabama Crimson Tide (10-2)

Arizona Wildcats (5-7)

Arizona State Sun Devils (3-9)

Arkansas Razorbacks (6-6)

Arkansas State Red Wolves (3-9)

Ball State Cardinals (5-7)

Central Michigan Chippewas (4-8)

Cincinnati Bearcats (9-4)

Florida State Seminoles (9-3)

Fresno State Bulldogs (10-4)

Georgia Bulldogs (13-0)

Houston Cougars (7-5)

Indiana Hoosiers (4-8)

Iowa State Cyclones (4-8)

Louisiana Ragin Cajuns (6-6)

Louisiana Monroe Warhawks (4-8)

Louisville Cardinals (8-5)

Maryland Terrapins (7-5)

Miami RedHawks (6-7)

Mississippi State Bulldogs (8-4)

NC State Wolfpack (8-4)

Nebraska Cornhuskers (4-8)

New Mexico Lobos (2-10)

New Mexico State Aggies (6-6)

Northern Illinois Huskies (3-9)

Ohio State Buckeyes (11-1)

Oklahoma Sooners (6-6)

Ole Miss Rebels (8-4)

Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4-8)

SDSU Aztecs (7-5)

SMU Mustangs (7-6)

South Alabama Jaguars (10-2)

South Carolina Gamecocks (8-4)

Stanford Cardinal (3-9)

Temple Owls (3-9)

Texas A&M Aggies (5-7)

Texas State Bobcats (4-8)

Texas Tech Red Raiders (7-5)

Troy Trojans (12-2)

UMass Minutemen (1-11)

UNLV Rebels (5-7)

USC Trojans (11-2)

Utah Utes (10-3)

VTech Hokies (3-8)

Washington State Cougars (7-6)

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (8-5)

Wisconsin Badgers (6-6)

Red Total Record: 300-276 (52.0% Win Percentage)

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Gold

Akron Zips (2-10)

App State Mountaineers (6-6)

Army Black Knights (6-6)

Cal Golden Bears (4-8)

Colorado Buffaloes (1-11)

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (5-7)

Iowa Hawkeyes (7-5)

Kent State Golden Flashes (5-7)

Minnesota Golden Gophers (8-4)

Missouri Tigers (6-6)

Navy Midshipmen (4-8)

Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-4)

Pittsburgh Panthers (8-4)

Purdue Boilermakers (8-5)

Southern Miss Golden Eagles (7-6)

Toledo Rockets (8-5)

Tulsa Golden Hurricane (5-7)

UCF Knights (9-4)

Vanderbilt Commodores (5-7)

Wake Forest Demon Deacons (7-5)

West Virginia Mountaineers (5-7)

Western Michigan Broncos (5-7)

Wyoming Cowboys (7-5)

Gold Total Record: 136-144 (48.5% Win Percentage)

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Purple

East Carolina Pirates (7-5)

James Madison Dukes (8-3)

Kansas State Wildcats (10-3)

LSU Tigers (9-4)

Northwestern Wildcats (1-11)

TCU Horned Frogs (12-1)

Washington Huskies (10-2)

Purple Total Record: 57-29 (66.2% Win Percentage)

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Orange

Auburn Tigers (5-7)

Bowling Green Falcons (6-6)

Clemson Tigers (11-2)

Illinois Fighting Illini (8-4)

Oklahoma State Cowboys (7-5)

Oregon State Beavers (10-3)

Syracuse Orange (7-5)

Tennessee Volunteers (10-2)

Texas Longhorns (8-4)

UTEP Miners (5-7)

UTSA Roadrunners (11-3)

Virginia Cavaliers (3-7)

Orange Total Record: 91-55 (62.3% Win Percentage)

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Blue

Air Force Falcons (9-3)

Boise State Broncos (10-4)

Buffalo Bulls (6-6)

BYU Cougars (8-5)

Duke Blue Devils (8-4)

Florida Atlantic Owls (5-7)

Florida Gators (6-7)

FIU Panthers (4-8)

Georgia Southern Eagles (6-6)

Georgia State Panthers (4-8)

Kansas Jayhawks (6-6)

Kentucky Wildcats (7-5)

Liberty Flames (8-4)

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (3-9)

Memphis Tigers (6-6)

Michigan Wolverines (13-0)

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (7-5)

Nevada Wolfpack (2-10)

North Carolina Tar Heels (9-4)

Old Dominion Monarchs (3-9)

Penn State Nittany Lions (10-2)

San Jose State Spartans (7-4)

UCLA Bruins (9-3)

Utah State Aggies (6-6)

UConn Huskies (6-7)

Blue Total Record: 168-138 (54.9% Win Percentage)

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TLDR- it looks like Purple primaries have the highest win percentage at 66.2%, with the lowest score going to the Gold at only 48.5%.

[MellowTheMyth]

10 hours ago, Webfooter said:

 

 

Utah HAS to make this their full-time set. It's too good.

[WBeltz]

4 hours ago, Jay_Mellowed said:

 

Utah HAS to make this their full-time set. It's too good.

It’s wild how this and the white set from last year are substantially better than their normal sets.

[Germanshepherd]

So fitting to bring back the roses for the last proper Rose Bowl. Going to go so well with the sponsorless patches. 

[Webfooter]

Based on some Oregon players using white game helmets for practice, it seems those will be part of whatever the Ducks wear for the Holiday Bowl.

 

[walkerws]

12 hours ago, Webfooter said:

Based on some Oregon players using white game helmets for practice, it seems those will be part of whatever the Ducks wear for the Holiday Bowl.

 

Maybe. Anymore, some teams take two sets so they can have a clean helmet ready and beat the snot out of the others all week. 

[upperV03]

38 minutes ago, walkerws said:

Maybe. Anymore, some teams take two sets so they can have a clean helmet ready and beat the snot out of the others all week. 

The Ducks have dedicated practice helmets for that purpose, though. They usually break the game helmets in during their walk-through the day before the game, but in this case I suspect the EQ team just had the players break them in early so they could prep them and set them up in the stadium locker room. 
 

If the Ducks do end up wearing them, it’d be their first time wearing these white lids with white masks. Previously they’ve only used green masks, but there have been a couple recruits wear the white masks recently.

[MJWalker45]

15 hours ago, Webfooter said:

Based on some Oregon players using white game helmets for practice, it seems those will be part of whatever the Ducks wear for the Holiday Bowl.

 

Not sure why they'd wear white when Texas will be. But it's not out of the ordinary for them.