Iowa State, we got one question for you.
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Iowa State finally welcomed itself to grown-up apparel a few years back by joining Nike, whose bold new vision was clear: just straight up rip off USC. The key difference: ISU has two vertical stripes going over the shoulders, USC has one. For more on the critical distinction, let's join Senior Nuance Analyst Robert Van Winkle. Robert?
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ISU was wearing Russell jerseys in the 21st century! Russell was putting dog bones on the ISU collar and for years the Clones were like "this is fine and good." And say what you will about the abominations Adidas has foisted upon college athletics recently, but at least they get basic color schemes right—who thought having more blue than white on an Iowa State jersey was a good idea?
Oh, right right.
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