2011 Memphis Tigers

2011

Memphis Tigers

C-USA

 

Helmet: B

Home Jersey: A

Away Jersey: A

Pants: A (grey) A- (white)

Final Verdict: 

As Is

In light of the fact that Memphis will be moving to the Big East, I thought it only right to comment about their uniforms. I was not aware until recently that Memphis had new uniforms, and they are an improvement over last year's. The helmet is still the same. Of course, I don't like the black face mask, but more importantly, the logo blends into the helmet. Its a good logo, but since most of it is blue on a blue helmet its hard to really see it. The white outline helps, but not much. The jersey style is that of the current (2011) Miami uniform. The "bars" (I guess you would call them) add much needed color to the away uniform and the grey on the home makes it balanced. The numbers with the black outlines are good, makes them pop and easy to read. I don't get why the plain "M" is on the chest. Frankly it looks like the Montana State helmet logo. You would think that the chest would either say "Memphis" or have the "M" with the tiger, like on the helmet. And the C-USA patch is boring. I remember a time, back when Louisville was in C-USA, that all teams had "C-USA" written on the uniforms, kinda makes sense to keep it that way. I just don't know what people making uniforms think I guess. In any case, the pants are great. The grey ones I like and I am glad they did not go with all all blue uniform. As I have said before, I like the team name being written on the pants, but I am curious as to why the white pants have "Memphis" in grey and not blue, its so hard to read. Frankly I always enjoyed this Memphis uniform, but for what they have, its good, its simple, its clean, and it should stay for a few years.

2011 Idaho Vandals

2011

Idaho Vandals

WAC

 

 

 

 

Helmet: A- (standard), A- (alternate)

Home Jersey: A+

Away Jersey: B+

Pants: A+ (gold), A (black)

Final Verdict: 

As Is

This is the example to which Vanderbilt needs to look at for their uniforms. Idaho is a very simple black and gold. And frankly those two colors together look good, but teams like Vanderbilt can mess it up sometime, not in the the case of Idaho as a whole. The helmets are great. Simple with black face mask and gold shell. I gave it an A- simply because I am still a bit unsure about the logo. Same with the alternate. I don't think that Idaho has a unifying logo to put up there. Teams like Miami and Texas have an iconic logo that works on their helmets. Idaho tried two logos this year and neither really stand out as iconic, hence the minus. I will also note that I did not review the American flag logo, simply because it was a one time thing and nothing really special (American flag logos on helmets in general). Home jerseys, perfect. Sleeve numbers, "Idaho" on the front, gold numbers with white outlines, player names, and the "WAC" logo at a good size and it predominate. The away jerseys, that's another story. I mean I like the use of gold on the shoulders, but they don't match with the home jerseys. I don't like, nor understand, why they have two different uniform styles for the home and away. So it bothers me on that level. Plus, the "V" logo is on the collar for the away jerseys, but the "I" logo for the home. Someone needs to make up their mind here. And I also don't understand why the "WAC" logo has a box around it. Gold pants, perfect. Black pants? Well... I don't get the strip. Typically that stripe is used for teams that have a bear logo (like Cal or Baylor) to represent a bear paw slashing. Dose not work with Idaho, plus it dose not flow with the rest of the uniforms. I don't like the black on black, but its not as offensive as other black on black combos I have seen. Really, if they can tweak the white uniforms and maybe the black pants a bit it would be better, but I am satisfied with the uniforms as a whole and say that they should keep this as is.