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Stewart Mandel, SI.com’s college football columnist, cracked on Mississippi State’s uniforms recently, calling them the ugliest unis east of Oregon. Texas A&M and Virginia Tech (which also has orange in the mix) wear the same colors. How did they get a pass? Doctor S believes Mandel is just piling on the beleaguered Bulldogs because they’re in Mississippi. And Uniwatch (last item) says Mandel is an idiot.

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No, State’s uniforms are ugly! They’re not Oregon ugly, they’re just so plain and dull. They’re an Alabama rip off, but Bama looks better. I think it’s because of the maroon and white socks State wears like an NFL team. The team looked much better, uniform wise, under Sherrill.


Nah. Mandel’s an idiot.