While we hit an off day on the college football media day calendar on Monday, some athletics programs were busy pumping out some photos and video of new uniforms to be worn this upcoming season. While the tease continues for the new brand look of Arizona State presented by Adidas, Air Force, Bowling Green and USF gave fans a glimpse of what is to come this fall with their programs.
AIR FORCECan’t get enough of our new uniforms? Check out the gallery of all the photos. http://t.co/thirjobIrc pic.twitter.com/prxtoHgCER
— Air Force Football (@AFFootball) July 27, 2015
This is the kind of look you want to see from a service academy program. It is clean, sharp and nowhere close to being an embarrassment gone overboard just to attract some buzz. Air Force’s new uniforms are the latest in the line of Nike’s Pro Combat series (appropriate name of course). The Mach Speed line features lightweight fabric and allows for maximum ventilation for the players. Let’s stick to the basics though, because that is what Air Force did here. The signature white helmet with the blue lightning bolt is untouched. The uniforms for home and away are either blue with gray numbers and letters reading “Air Force” across the chest or white with numbers and lettering in blue. Nothing out of the ordinary, and Air Force even looks good with switching up the pants at home. When it comes to uniforms, Army, Navy and Air Force just seem to get it right every time by sticking to their individual programs and characteristics. It’s nice to see.BOWLING GREEN
FIRST LOOK! The Falcons can also sport these home jerseys this upcoming season pic.twitter.com/Xj9vr6AUzj
— BGSU Athletics (@BGathletics) July 27, 2015
So here’s the thing I never understood with Bowling Green. The color green is right there in the name of the school, yet the school continues to emulate the look of the Cleveland Browns with orange and brown. This isn’t like the Netherlands adopting orange as the nation’s color either. Don’t get me wrong, I think the Cleveland Browns uniform is actually rather good, but why does Bowling Green have to use the same basic look? Whatever the case may be, if these are the colors Bowling green is going to rock, then at least they seem to do it well. I am not a fan of the all-brown attire, but the orange jersey seems to look pretty good. The helmet, both orange and white, are pretty solid as well. USF
#BullsUnite #TeamUA pic.twitter.com/XWnR6YnPBr
— USF Football (@USFFootball) July 27, 2015
#BullsUnite #TeamUA #SoFlo pic.twitter.com/XjQ2WtnwlV
— USF Football (@USFFootball) July 27, 2015
OK, there is a lot to digest here, and there are actually more combos that were shared that I left out. First off, kudos to the folks at Under Armour for giving USF so many decent uniforms. Is it too much? Yeah, it may be. A program attempting to establish an identity can get a little distracted along the way to trying to be Florida’s version of Oregon, but hey, whatever works. As far as the uniforms go, we see a home uniform with a white helmet that looks legit. I have been a big fan of USF’s white helmet and it seems to pair well with the uniform shown here, even if the side of the uniform seems to be getting a little busy. We also see a home uniform paired with the green matte helmet with reflective chrome logo that has been blown up in size. I was never a huge fan of that helmet, but it is far from the most offensive helmet out there. That chrome helmet though, is a thing of beauty. It seems hard to mess up a chrome helmet.
The uniform that may catch your eye the most may be the retro-style USF uniform. Mind you, this is not a throwback, but more of an attempt to give the USF uniform a 1970s vibe on the shoulder pads. That’s my reaction to it at least. You know what? I kind of dig it. The photos pair it with the white USF helmet, but I would love to see USF throw together a 1970s style logo on a matte-finish helmet to complete the look.
What do you think about these new uniforms for Air Force, Bowling Green or USF?