It's been a while since I've posted something. Welcome back, me. Anyways, I got the idea to have a tourney to determine the best look of the 2009-2010 bowl season, using what these teams actually wore in their bowl games. Who says there's no playoff system in Division 1 football?!?! The number of bowl games almost perfectly lends itself to such a tourney, with 34 games played in all. I've decided to match up teams in their natural bowl games to get it down to 34 winners. I'll then discard the two remaining worst unis and do a 32-team tourney from there. To keep it random and balanced, I'll match up the remaining teams based on when they played their game. For example, the Texas-Alabama winner would play the Wyoming-Fresno St winner.
I'll supply pics once the first round of 32 is played.
Without further ado, let's zip through the first 34 games played and get to the good stuff...
Fresno St. vs Wyoming
Wyoming with some piping issues. Fresno St. keeps it simple.
Winner: Fresno St.
UCF vs. Rutgers
I'm liking UCF's all white look. Rutgers a little too plain to compete.
Winner: UCF
Southern Miss vs. Middle Tenn St.
I'm not a big fan of piping, as you'll learn real quick. MTSU with some classier unis.
Winner: MTSU
Oregon St. vs. BYU
Nike's done well to improve OSU, but BYU keeps it real with some truly classic unis.
Winner: BYU
Utah vs. Cal
Cal looks crisp, although I'm not sure how long that'll last with me. Utah isn't cutting it.
Winner: Cal
Nevada vs. SMU
Really?
Winner: SMU
Ohio vs. Marshall
Ohio's old school is great. Marshall should go back to a white helmet.
Winner: Ohio
Pitt vs. UNC
UNC has missed a golden opportunity here with those weird pants. Why not keep it simple? Love what Pitt has done this year.
Winner: Pitt
BC vs. USC
USC has one of the best unis in college. BC looks like the Redskins, and that doesn't work for me.
Winner: USC
Kentucky vs. Clemson
Lots of piping here. Clemson's helmet and pants do it for me.
Winner: Clemson
Texas A&M vs. Georgia
Tough one here - TAMU has a crisper look. Maybe it's Georgia's naked white stripe on the helmet.
Winner: Texas A&M
UCLA vs. Temple
Temple has gone old school, but UCLA just plain looks better.
Winner: UCLA
Miami vs. Wisconsin
Miami goes Pro Combat, but they're a little too cute. Wisco looks solid.
Winner: Wisconsin
BGSU vs. Idaho
Idaho gets the nod here.
Winner: Idaho
Arizona vs. Nebraska
Zona breaks out white helmets, which look better, but the Huskers have the overall better look.
Winner: Nebraska
Houston vs. Air Force
Both teams wore their colors. Both have similar templates. But Air Force gets the nod here. Especially with the camo tribute.
Winner: Air Force
Oklahoma vs. Stanford
Spitting images of each other, but Oklahoma with a little more detail.
Winner: Oklahoma
Navy vs. Mizzou
Navy looks better. Mizzou's template sucks.
Winner: Navy
Minnesota vs. Iowa St.
Iowa St. with the USC knockoffs over the Golden Pipers
Winner: Iowa St.
Va Tech vs. Tenn
Tenn keeps it simple. VT keeps it Nike.
Winner: Tennessee
Northwestern vs. Auburn
Not a fan of Under Armour, but Auburn has the classier uni.
Winner: Auburn
WVU vs. Fla. St.
WVU used to have great unis, but that font is nauseating.
Winner: Fla. St.
Penn St. vs. LSU
LSU wins here because I hate that thick white collar for Penn St.
Winner: LSU
Ohio St. vs. Oregon
Had they gone with the Civil War game unis, Oregon would have won.
Winner: Ohio St.
Florida vs. Cincy
Love the white helmets (see Arizona), but the rest isn't good (see Arizona, again).
Winner: Florida
South Florida vs. Northern Illinois
Finally, a white helmet that works.
Winner: South Florida
South Carolina vs. UConn
Like I said, I hate Under Armour, but again, SC looks better. And their helmets are nicer, too.
Winner: South Carolina
Oklahoma St. vs. Ole Miss
Ole Miss takes it over bad piping. T Boone should be ashamed.
Winner: Ole Miss
Arkansas vs. ECU
ECU might look like scary Barneys running around, but that wins over bad piping.
Winner: ECU
Mich St. vs. TT
Spartans keep it real. TT keeps it real ugly.
Winner: Mich. St.
Boise St. vs. TCU
Tough one - Boise gets cute with the Nike collar bone wing thingies. TCU with the Pro Combat, which I like, but what's with the random red? I think the solid TCU jerseys do it for me. And the crisper logo on the helmet.
Winner: TCU
Iowa vs. GT
GT busts out better unis than before, but Iowa's are much better. GT needs to go back to the 90's - or at least the Calvin Johnson days.
Winner: Iowa
Central Mich vs. Troy
Troy takes it because of the bad piping.
Winner: Troy
Texas vs. Alabama
Bama's red beats out Texas's burnt orange. I hope my cousins aren't reading this.
Winner: Bama
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