The second half of Rivalry Week and the last regular season Pac-12 games ever! My last week tracking regular season Pac 12! I'm not sure what this blog becomes come January 2024?
Stanford wore their first-ever cardinal helmet with white script logo vs. Notre Dame. WSU also pulled out its script logo on their helmet for the Apple Cup. The Civil War was the only color-on-color matchup this weekend. Colorado pulled out its shiny road whites and Utah went with its almost balckout set.
The California schools played their rivals this weekend. UCLA-USC was color on color as is tradition of late. Cal wore its kinda-sorta throwback Roth C logo helmet with normal road combo. IMHO, Rivalry Week should be color-on-color in most PAC-12 matchups. and Cal-Stanford has a good color combo so it's a shame Cal went for white jerseys.
Arizona wore its annual military appreciation uniform with gray camo numbers and shoulder panels and played like the #2-3 team in the Pac-12! ASU also went for military appreciation, but much more subtle with camo Pat Tillman logo and stripe on the helmet, in looking like the bottom of the Pac.
In the final Pac-12 games in OSU's Reser Stadium and WSU's Martin Stadium, both teams went dark and brooding. Washington State—in a winning battle for the bottom of the Pac— vs. Colorado opted for all-anthracite gray with special WAZZU wordmark helmet. Colorado went mono-white. Oregon State—in a HUGE top-10 game—vs. Washignton wore all black.
Being Veterans' Day, it is surprising that more teams did not display military pride or flags as they have in the past. Colorado inserted a flag into their logo and wore all gray and black. Oregon State inserted gray camo into their numbers and beaver logo. Arizona teased a military look early in the season but are saving it for next week's home game. Utah went with their well-worn throwback uniforms for the 3rd time this season.
