When Wiil They Learn?

When will professional franchises and universities and colleges learn that there is no such thing as a minor redesign, or small modification of a classic uniform? In the interest of fairness relating to my last random thought post, I thought it would be appropriate to use an example from the cross-town rival of SC, UCLA.

This one hurts.

As previously stated, I am no SC fan. I am a huge UCLA fan though, so this isn't going to be easy for me. A couple random guys to give my argument some historical perspective:

 

 

 

 





We all know the UCLA history here, they had a decent coach, they won some titles, etc. As previously mentioned, the recent uniform change appears to be innocuous/insignificant and is somewhat difficult to detect to the untrained eye. Can you spot the change?

 

 

 

What happened to the waistband? Or to be more succinct, what happened to the blue and gold trim on the waistband? The elimination of the contrasting-colored waistband began to be seen in college basketball uniforms over the last decade or so (thank you Nike.) This uniform trend has spread like a virus to the NBA as well and has become the norm, with only a select few classic uniforms (Celtics, Knicks, Bulls) left that do not employ the "jumpsuit look." Even Skip's Spurs, who had one of the coolest ABA/NBA unis ever, have gone to the jumpsuit look.

The one and only George "Iceman" Gervin

Tony, Tim and Manu rock their jumpsuits

When did someone decide that basketball players would look better in a jumpsuit, as opposed to a tanktop and shorts? And if we were to extrapolate a bit, can we ever expect to see a basketball uniform that looks like this?