Oregon Ducks Retro-Uniforms Revealed vs. Cal: Hi Puddles!
by Avinash Kunnath on Oct 3, 2011 2:16 PM PDT
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PrintThe Oregon Ducks have used all sorts of uniform combinations against us in the past, so no surprise that they decided to do something retro for their Thursday night game. We'll get to that in a bit, but first, a history.
In 2006, the Ducks went all like ...
Didn't work out so well. The banana-blueberries were just too much for them to handle.
See the rest of the photo-history (and the new Oregon unis) after the jump!
2007 was straight up Ducked out.
That didn't work so well either.
2008 was the all-white combo. Pretty enough, although no one could see what they looked like.
Finally in 2009 they didn't mess around. They went retro, they went rugged, they beat us down.
Then in 2010, they brought out the wings of glory.
Oregon loves to put out any uniform combination possible under the sun. So why is it not surprising at all that they decided to go retro for a Thursday night primetime game against the Bears?
Here's what they came up with.
My reaction to this is akin to what this bear feels.
At least losing in 2009 to those duds had some merit. Losing in 2011 to the fighting Donald Ducks would be hard to take.
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Fighting Ducks?
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Can Emilio Estevez play Chip Kelly? I think he can pull it off.
by Avinash Kunnath on Oct 3, 2011 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey . . .
Mighty Ducks are WAY better than Fighting Ducks. They protect us from evil overlords from another dimension while Fighting Ducks are just an experiment gone horribly wrong by Nike.
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Looks kind of Notre Dame wannabe
Instead of Irish, you have ducks. Instead of shamrocks, you’ve got Donald. Are they going with golden helmets, too?
If we want.
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by NEP on Oct 3, 2011 7:58 PM PDT via iPhone app up reply actions
First of all
I’ve never seen a “fighting duck”…maybe they should become the “fighting geese.” Geese can be really mean and nasty. Secondly, the font for their numerals sux. It’s old and tired and soooooo out of date. Bad 70s style….
I think it’s becoming a fun tradition between these schools to debut new uniforms (gold tops in ’06, all yellow in ’08, 90s throwback in ’09).
Maybe for next year’s game we can move the venue to Milan and instead of competing on the gridiron, we can compete on the runway. I’m looking forward to the Pac-12 Network’s series premiere of Pac-12’s Next Top Model.
"Some people watch adult videos on their computer - I go to YouTube and watch Jahvid Best highlight clips. That’s what gets me going."- Jim Schwartz, Detroit Lions head coach
That said, this is a new high for ridiculousness. Are we supposed to be intimidated by that happy fellow on the shoulders?
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by CBKWit on Oct 3, 2011 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions 6 recs
LMAO at the thrust at the end HAHAAHHA
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by EchoOfSilence on Oct 3, 2011 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
yep
the thrust is the true key, the proverbial rug that ties it all together.
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by GoldBlooded on Oct 3, 2011 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Berk to Berk..
I think we’re supposed to be intimidated by the team they’ve become and their offensive prowess. Their ability to produce quality football teams for the better part of the Tedford era and usually make an Oregon/Cal matchup something much more than a throw-away game makes whatever unis they wear a moot point.
I agree that it’s fun to see new unis against each other but if it’s a tradition it’s an unspoken one. I’ll be the first to recollect (and I have here previously) my memories of seeing the Bears debut the nuclear urine jerseys, and I cherish that sort of teamsmanship [not a word], but the thing with tradition is that it is reciprocal. Throwbacks should be too, IMHO. While the Ducks have the unfair advantage of having a maniac-millionaire-athletic-uniform-fanatic-alum (grad school at furd right?), I think their unis from game to game are about as meaningless as the turf color in Boise. Who gives a jumpin’ fuck? I think that we should make it a tradition and more teams should be encouraged to both contribute to new/retro/throwback/whatever jerseys from year to year…especially sick colors that can use gold/yellow/green/nuclear urine, etc.
As much as we hate U$C and think since we beat them in ‘03 that it’s been a “rivalry,” the real rivalry aside from furd has been Oregon right? Oregon St and Washington have had their licks on us, but the real contenders in the Pac# during the Tedford Era have been (aside from $), have been the Ducks and Bears.
Sorry, a bit of a diatribe, but I would love to see the sort of agreement between ADs that we could implement this sort of fantabulism.
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by Berkules on Oct 3, 2011 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
editor’s note:
I think that we should make it a tradition and more teams should be encouraged to both contribute to new/retro/throwback/whatever jerseys from year to year…
for certain teams against certain other teams, in Pac-12 divisional matchups..if that wasn’t clear.
No other teams in this conference have cool enough uni designs to warrant this aside from Oregon and Cal if you ask me. Done.
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nuclear urine jerseys
lol rec’d for excellent description
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by atomsareenough on Oct 4, 2011 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions
"Millionaire?"
Well, times thirteen thousand, give or take a hundred million
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by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Oct 5, 2011 1:25 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL the Duck on the shoulder
With a design like that, they ‘re going to get my kids (6 years of age and younger) to like the Ducks better than their father’s Bears. D’OH!
Keeping January 2 open. You know, just in case.
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I don't think they'll go well with the new helmets we're using, but whatever
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That's silly
Why would the mining guild have a college football team?
by Avinash Kunnath on Oct 3, 2011 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
You must not have heard of
"You could almost imagine Ducks coach Chip Kelly walking to midfield among the bloodied Bruins and shouting in his best gladiator voice, 'Are you not entertained?'" - Ted Miller
Dude
I totally made that joke already!
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by atomsareenough on Oct 4, 2011 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorry, I saw that after I posted.
Blame the formatting.
"You could almost imagine Ducks coach Chip Kelly walking to midfield among the bloodied Bruins and shouting in his best gladiator voice, 'Are you not entertained?'" - Ted Miller
Oh, no worries, I just wanted someone to notice.
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by atomsareenough on Oct 4, 2011 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Do you have a link there?
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The fact that I requested a link reflected my skepticism and the fact that I wanted confirmation.
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I actually think it’s kind of funny that UC Berkeley, California, University of California, University of California at Berkeley, or whatever the official name is, goes by “Cal” athletically, while no other public university truncates their name.
“Ariz”
“Wash”
“Michi”
“Wisc”
“Flori”
“Tex”
“Okie”
I guess the closest is Ol’ Miss, which is also dumb.
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They all do, they just go all the way down to initials.
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Pitt, Penn, Penn State, ‘Zona, ’Bama. And, c’mon, Ole Miss is a classic!
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by California Pete on Oct 3, 2011 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ll spot you Pitt, but Penn is actually the last name of this dude who founded Pennsylvania
Zona and Bama are just used casually.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
William Penn would have used a header
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
I suppose since they only capitalize the first letter and tie the rest in script, Ucla qualifies, no?
Being an Old Blue means never accepting success.
No, that’s actually the official shortened version and therefore OK.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
we used to have a block C in the 50s/60s, and then the Mike White/Joe Roth Packers Cs
"Our hearts shall sing and our voices ring for the dear old Blue and Gold!"
ding ding ding
should have never gone away from that. Would have actually been OK with taking the old-schoolness a step further and going no logo/script on the side of the helmet like a Penn St or a Notre Dame. Or maybe just a bear, like the state flag.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
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Do you remember...?
that Cal’s helmets had a script Cal on the right side only (IIRC). A script Cal decal was added to the left side for the 1990 Copper Bowl. At some point in ’91, Cal went to decals on both sides of the helmet on a permanent basis.
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That could work as a helmet for the Colorado School of Mines Orediggers…
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by atomsareenough on Oct 3, 2011 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, we’re set to do that sometime this year already, so it might as well be now, right?
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by atomsareenough on Oct 3, 2011 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, after that white helmet was revealed I figured it would be against Oregon because…
- It makes the most sense to match the white helmet with white unis and pants
- The above means it would need to be a road game
- This is the most important road game of the year if you consider opponent and national exposure
- Also, it tries to show up Oregon at their own game
- Also, it tries to show up Oregon at their own game
I don’t think it would “show them up”. In fact, I believe the opposite. UO’s uniforms have become a showcase to technology as much as garish looks.
The ONLY reason why I would go with the all white look is to be the anti-Lady Gaga – clean crisp, no flash, just play football. Otherwise, as I’ve mentioned previously, the all white thing has been done too much already. Besides, we’re the GOLDEN Bears not Polar Bears.
Besides, we’re the GOLDEN Bears not Polar Bears.
:)
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by atomsareenough on Oct 4, 2011 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Golden Bear, 1896
Our totem takes us in his tow, in his tow,
He hugs our flag where e’er we go, e’er we go,
He makes it cold for every foe,
He is their frigid polar Bear.
He makes it cold for every foe,
He is their frigid polar Bear!
Disproved, been bringing the ice since the 19th century
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by Joe Bandsmen on Oct 4, 2011 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions
- It makes the most sense to match the white helmet with white unis and pants
Actually, I fully disagree with this. I am firmly convinced that the white helmet would look really good with the blue jersey and the white pants. Think Auburn’s home uniform, but way cooler because it’s us.
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by atomsareenough on Oct 4, 2011 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh yeah I remember that. Can you please post it again?? :)
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by atomsareenough on Oct 4, 2011 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions
I think blue jerseys would work too. Although for some strange reason (no real evidence) I feel like the Athletic Department had an all white look in mind when they brought out the white helmets. I was just speculating.
I honestly wouldn’t mind either combo, if it is the white helmet with blue jersey combo they’ll probably do it for USC.
Are we going to put Bears on our jerseys?
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by TwistNHook on Oct 3, 2011 2:58 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
WTF???
This must be a joke post, and if so, we all went for it.
Because there is no way they are going to play football with little cartoon ducks on the shoulders and “fighting ducks” on their chests. What young man wants to wear that crap?
Oh man, I would love to be on the field to hear our players smack those jersey’s down with a few well placed barbs. Maybe something like:
“Hey, is that’s a FOWL jersey you have on”
“What the F*&% is that on your shoulder? I didn’t know Daffy Duck was your mascot?”
“Hey, when ducks fight do they still crap all over the place like the ones in my yard?”
“I’ve seen ugly UO uniforms before bro, but that shit is just pathetic. How do show your face?”
Others more clever at taunting than me please chime in.
Pretty sure that used to be their logo...
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by Neil Vincent Roberts on Oct 3, 2011 11:55 PM PDT up reply actions
While the Ducks players point at the scoreboard.
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by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Oct 5, 2011 1:30 AM PDT up reply actions
How about next year they go all darkwing duck and come out wearing 
black trenchcoats with a cape?
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by berkeleyboy510 on Oct 3, 2011 3:03 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
They shoulda had the whole crew!
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Don’t think they’d be too happy with the purple sadly.
by Avinash Kunnath on Oct 3, 2011 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
The Duck wore this as a costume during the Halloween USC game 2 yrs ago.
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by NEP on Oct 3, 2011 8:01 PM PDT via iPhone app up reply actions
not until Paulson’s in the end zone.
Let’s just hope that only happens once.
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Our true freshman TE (Lyerla) has 3 catches.
Interestingly, all 3 are for touchdowns.
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by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Oct 5, 2011 1:31 AM PDT up reply actions
I spent part of my childhood in Eugene in the early '70s
and EVERYTHING featured “Fighting Ducks” alongside Donald’s cartoon face. But I don’t remember them ever using that horrific Microsoft font.
Go Bears!
I'm reminded of an old joke about Custer
The story goes that he’d occasionally wear a red shirt to conceal any blood he might pick up on the battlefield and thus maintain an image of strength. But upon rising from his tent to view what was stacked against him at Little Bighorn, he decided a wardrobe change was needed. Like Custer, given the long odds facing our Bears Thursday night, perhaps this is the time to break out our brown pants.
Go Bears!
lol
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by atomsareenough on Oct 3, 2011 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions
The problem is, making fun of oregun’s uniforms is just too easy. Fighting Ducks? Seriously? But then it really isn’t more ludicrous than some of their color combos, so why even bother to mock it.
Besides, there is that old saying that money walks and bullshit talks, and right now, they can do all the walking they want. They could put a fake duckbill visor on their facemask and sport a nifty feathered tail on their rumps, and as long as they win it will just be seen as an eccentricity – like the rest of their abominations or the blue field for the Trucking School up in Idaho.
Anyway, with the lame banana look we’ve already used, and the all-white stormtrooper thing we’re apparently going to break out this year, we’re hardly in a position to cast stones about stupid unis.
Being an Old Blue means never accepting success.
Anyway, with the lame banana look we’ve already used, and the all-white stormtrooper thing we’re apparently going to break out this year, we’re hardly in a position to cast stones about stupid unis.
Unfortunately, this is definitely true.
by sycasey on Oct 3, 2011 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I have a theory that Uncle Phil uses the will of other PAC teams to "keep up" against them.
The “training bra” unis they made for OrSt is a prime example. “These are absolutely the cutting edge of uniform design.” “But…it looks like we’re wearing training bras.” “No, it makes your shoulders look more imposing. It’s all the rage in Milan.” “Uh, OK.”
That being said, when the Ducks came onto the field against UCLA last year, I thought it was the CGB’s. Looked like a uni your team wore a while back.
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by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Oct 5, 2011 1:36 AM PDT up reply actions
This? Doesn't look like anything I've ever seen on the Bears
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by atomsareenough on Oct 5, 2011 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions
“Golden” in team names has, in fact, jumped the shark.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
…but has it jumped a GOLDEN shark? I think not.
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by atomsareenough on Oct 4, 2011 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Even though I never want to see that game again
I have to admit that the uniforms they used to beat us down in 2009 were pretty nice. Awesomely retro.
by sycasey on Oct 3, 2011 4:14 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Oregon needs to wear a different uniform combo every game so that Nike can push their brand because the recruits like ’em.
Both. No need for the strikethrough.
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by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Oct 5, 2011 1:37 AM PDT up reply actions
I kinda like the stormtrooper the best
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Debuted against fBSU in '09.
Makes us nervous since. There’s been a couple versions. The true ‘trooper was white on white. The other version had a subtle silver/gray lettering on white. I don’t count the green on white.
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by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Oct 5, 2011 1:40 AM PDT up reply actions
This. Can't. Be. For. Real.
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by secret ASian man on Oct 3, 2011 5:13 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
You guys should put this guy on your jerseys!
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by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Oct 3, 2011 5:51 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
hahaha
mMmMmM Oregon cheerleaders
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by EchoOfSilence on Oct 3, 2011 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Bears stay out of trouble
Unlike the quazy quackers…
>www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/akron_canton_news/donald-duck-arrested-on-drug...
Kelly utters a few words for this week's match!
by rollonyoubears111 on Oct 3, 2011 11:27 PM PDT reply actions
That’s actually just about the least douchey and prickish I’ve seen him be.
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by atomsareenough on Oct 4, 2011 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Hey guys
I did a preview of this weeks game. I lurk over here every once in a while and post mostly over at AtQ. Hope you enjoy. Feel free to leave feedback. Thanks!
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