Week 1: August 31, 2024

It's finally here! Real live Duck football in the Big-10! and many people didn't see it (and those who did may have wanted to look away from the really messy victory over Idaho) if they live in the Pac territory and have Comcast, but that is an other story! LOL

The Ducks going mono apple green with their new template. All new, but very familiar.

The helmet is glossy apple green with yellow O. The yellow facemask with green helmet is quite rare: the only other time I can find is the 2022 Georgia game!

Mono apple is a great combo, and thankfully it's Idaho, who hasn't beaten Oregon in 6 decades. Since the last 2 times the Ducks have gone mono-green they lost! Georgia and Oregon State in 2022. They did not wear this combo in 2023, but it's been a staple of each season in the last 10 years except for 2020.

Generation O #3: White and Yellow "The Catch" Throwback-ish

To compliment their all-green "Gang Green" set they released a few weeks ago, the Ducks are showing the road white version. 

So now they have green and yellow helmets with O on them; green and white jerseys; and green and yellow pants. Supposedly there will be 5 uniform reveals, so I'm expecting yellow jersey and some kind of all-white set.

Legendary Coach Rich Brooks explains the uniform......

According to their marketing machine these are mean to evoke the 1997 Patrick Johnson " The Catch" vs. Washington. But I kind of think it's a stretch (But don't get me wrong it's a nice uniform) The only thing this new uniform and that season's road uniform have in common is the warmer yellow helmet and white jersey with green numbers. Granted the vibe of this set is throwback, but not re-creation. All the rest is an amalgamation of other throwbacks and new elements:

• Yellow helmet with stripe and modern O. 1997 was stripe-less and had UO logo.
• White jersey with green sleeve and neck accents. Modern duckhead on sleeves. 1997 had Disney Duck and black trimmed green numbers. 
• Yellow stripe-less pants. 1997 had green pants.

The Duck/Nike team explain it more....