22. Oregon Ducks (September 24, 2016)
The Oregon Ducks have a large database of jerseys to choose from. They are located very close to Nike, who also sponsor all of their athletic teams. There is perhaps no greater Saturday tradition than seeing what ridiculous outfits the Ducks are wearing and making fun of them online. Most of their uniforms are either the best thing ever or make you cringe. Consider the cartoon duck uniforms Oregon wore on September 24, 2016 to be the former.
This is a very bold design and the Ducks are probably the only team ridiculous enough to try it. And it worked. The top is spot on. Nothing outrageous, just a simple green and yellow look. Other than swapping the double stripes on the sleeves to a single solid stripe, not much you can do to make them better.
But what ties it all together are the pants, socks and shoes. The white pants give the kit a very clean and classy look. Usually orange socks and shoes are frowned upon, but not when you’re trying to look like a cartoon. Oregon tried to look like their mascot and dear goodness, they nailed it.
The helmet is very nice too. Somehow, the lime green logo works with the white background. This might be the only situation where it doesn’t look silly. Having the orange face mask is a nice subtle addition that ties the whole outfit together. Oregon’s uniforms are bold, but this one takes the cake. The Ducks set a sky high bar for themselves and somehow they keep leaping over it.
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