Friday, January 26, 2007

UUOTD-Huggy Bear Edition


Today's Ugly Uniform of the Day comes from the new home of coach Bob Huggins, the Little Apple, Manhattan, Kansas. The Kansas State Wildcats have unveiled a new set of uniforms, including a black alternate uniform. Two big no-nos stand out: the different color on the shoulder (a feature Nike likes to put on unis these days), and those wildcat stripes on the sides. Ugly!

The white and the purple uniforms look ok. They need to ship the black ones back to Beaverton, Oregon. Black is not their color. Purple and white are. That purple one actually looks good, except for those wildcat stripes. Once again, schools without black as a primary color do not need to be wearing black uniforms!

These are an improvement, though, over the uniforms I grew up watching them play in on the old Big 8 Game of the Week. You just have to love the two shades of purple and the short shorts. Not!


2 comments:

Zee said...

Okay, I can NOT believe you are missing the most obvious thing about why these are horrible! Look at the shorts on the right and the left. They look like the coulots my mom used to wear in 1982. Seriously, I know the long baggy "gangstah" look is in, but that looks like my mom's split skirts/gauchos she used to wear, except she never was much for animal prints.

These came back into style a year or three ago, btw.

John said...

I've never been a big fan of the baggy pants. But I've gotten used to them. But, you're right: too long is too long. Basketball shorts should be shorts, and should never come past the knees. Those shorts would be pants on most people.

And, the stripes have got to go!