Football Fugly

Remember the kid in School of Rock that designed the fruity costumes that he wanted the band to wear? I think that kid grew up and went to the University of Oregon.

I was flipping channels the other night, and I came across the Las Vegas Bowl, which matched up Brigham Young University against the University of Oregon. At first I didn't recognize Oregon, because they were wearing these new uniforms which can only be summed up in three words:

Hid. Dee. Us.

They weren't wearing their classic green helmets with the yellow "O". Instead, they were wearing these bright, metallic yellow helmets which had kind of a sickly green tint to them. They also wore these dark green and black uniforms, which maybe weren't that bad, except for what look liked some kind of raised diamond plate pattern on the shoulder pads and knees.

Holy cow, they looked awful. What purpose could the diamond plate pattern possibly have? Wouldn't it give the opposing team a better grip on your uniform? Did Oregon lose a bet and were forced to wear these uniforms?

When you combine the bright yellow helmets with the non-slip uniforms, it makes for a pretty embarrassing combination. No wonder the Ducks got blown out 38-8.

Stand proud, boys