I promised more semi-witty commentary on football uniforms. Here it is.
#75 - SMU Mustangs
These are pretty solid uniforms other than the giant stripes on the shoulders. The pony logo is nice and the rest of the uniform is free of frills.
#74 - UTEP Miners
This is probably the toughest single call on my list, due to an equal amount of positives and negatives. I really like their shade of orange, but there's just a bit too much of it. Another obvious negative is the wording down the pants. The blue shoulders and simple font and number do make for a nice jersey, though. I'm mixed on the logo; while the pickax is a nice touch that ties into the mascot well, it's almost a little too cutesy.
#73 - Washington State Cougars
I'm a bigger fan of their older uniforms, and an even bigger fan of their older older uniforms, but the new design is still pretty good. The main detraction is yet another set of gloomy grey helmets.
#72 - South Florida Bulls
So, that's a lot of green. The gold helmets add a bit of balance, but it's such a weird gold that I'm not sure I like it. Then, there's white helmets because, why not? As odd as the back and forth between the different uniforms is, I like that they keep the design of the helmet the same throughout. The nice, simple bull logo helps to provide their identity through all of the variations.
#71 - Georgia Bulldogs
A solid, but not spectacular set of uniforms. They get a bit of a downgrade, because anytime they try alternates, they turn out poorly.
#70 - Kent State Golden Flashes
Nothing much to complain about here, either. A nifty little logo is offset by the infernal striping on the jerseys.
#69 - BYU Cougars
And, this completes our triumvirate of average uniforms. I promise that my critiques will get more exicitng soon. As for BYU, the oval logo is a little odd, but fits well with the rest of the uniform.
#68 - Texas State Bobcats
This is the lowest of the 4 teams that are new to FBS, so they all managed to avoid the bottom 50. I guess they're all trying to fit in by not rocking the boat too hard with crazy designs. Texas State definitely manages to avoid rocking the boat by having one of the most generic uniforms out there. They look like something you could easily create in a video game. That said, there's nothing really wrong with them, so they end up here.
#67 - Michigan State Spartans
A classic look, but a little bit of a boring look because of the lack of any other colors besides green for contrast. These alternates were OK, if only for the gold numbering.
#66 - Vanderbilt Commodores
More striping and more boring black uniforms. However, I do like the simple, yet elegant helmet logo a lot, whether it's on gold, black, or white.
#65 - UCF Knights
Similar to Vandy, you'll see UCF wear differing amounts of black, gold, and white throughout the year. I like the sharpness of the helmet logo, but they didn't really need to repeat it on the jersey, as the diagonal flow doesn't look good there.
#64 - Marshall Thundering Herd
This is a pretty solid set of uniforms, with the best part being a sharp helmet. This is one of the highest-rated teams that features green. I don't even dislike green uniforms; I just don't think that most college football teams use green well.
#63 - Massachusetts Minutemen
Much like fellow new team Texas State, these uniforms are both pretty sharp and pretty generic. A very appropriate description for the team smack dab in the middle of the list.
#62 - Colorado Buffaloes
I like how straightforward the design and the jersey font are. The one detraction is that the helmet doesn't pop at all. When you have a giant mascot like Ralphie, a nondescript little buffalo on the helmet doesn't really do it justice.
#61 - Army Black Knights
I'm torn between really liking these for their simplicity, and thinking that it's disappointing that our Army has relatively drab uniforms. Of course, when I see these, I gain a litle more appreciation for their regular garb.
#60 - South Carolina Gamecocks
South Carolina's uniforms fall in the category of gloriously, triumphantly ugly. Their maroon is not the most attractive shade of maroon, and the helmet logo is kind of a mess, but it all works fairly well together. Their occasional venture into alternate-land isn't great, but at least they don't go there often.
#59 - Ohio State Buckeyes
These are basically Georgia's uniforms, but with bonus points for having a silver helmet. Their alternates usually stay within the bounds of taste, so there's no major deductions there.
#58 - Western Michigan Broncos
Their regular uniforms are pretty good, but the story here is that they have wacky alternates that I actually like. The reason I like them is that they limit the wackiness to the helmet, which actually goes pretty well with the solid black jerseys.
#57 - South Alabama Jaguars
Here's another new team with a solid uniform. The white helmet with a largely white logo is a little weak, but they do compliment it with a nice, simple road jersey (in spite of the striping).
#56 - Northern Illinois Huskies
That's a snappy helmet logo paired with a relatively plain black uniform. I could definitely do without the weirdly-shaped stripe on the side of the jersey. I prefer the red alternates, since they reduce the black monotony of their regular outfit.
#55 - Oklahoma Sooners
Simple and classic. I especially love the plainess of the jersey font and numbering. Yet I can't put them higher than this because there isn't much else to gush about. Plus, the logo isn't very inspiring in it's plainness.
#54 - Baylor Bears
The gold helmet is what holds them up this high on the list. The softer font and greater separation between the B and U makes for a significantly better logo than Oklahoma. Set against the soft gold color, it's just a winning piece of headgear. Of course, when they go with the white helmet, or worse those garish green matte ones, they lose major points. The one alternate I'm a big fan of is the black one, which benefits from the classy green numbers.
#53 - Washington Huskies
A nice shade of purple is complimented by a sharp helmet. The black alternates work well, once again because they remembered to use the numbers for contrast (this time they're purple).
#52 - West Virginia Mountaineers
I really like the Mountaineers' logo because it looks like it came straight out of the seventies (it was actually designed in 1980....so close). Everything else they do is pretty standard fare. The grey alternates seem like kind of thing I would hate, but they work fairly well on them. The grey is a little darker than most of the ones I've been complaining about, and they don't really do anything else different with the trim and such.
#51 - TCU Horned Frogs
When they stick with the above uniforms, TCU might have my favorite purple uniforms in football. However, they've been doing so many weird things lately that I have to drop them (The worst offender has to be those numbers in the first link).
Up next: #50-26, where I'll finally get to Oregon, some "conference champions," and a certain alma mater of mine.
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