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....