Hard not to love an alt uniform... i guess were moving to the MW so we gotta get some uniform referencing a place in the mountains haha

Well, this is interesting.....

I see these alternate uniforms as a frill at best and at worst against one of our campus goals of sustainability. We touted ourselves as a global leader in sustainability. Alternative uniforms do NOT meet the concept of sustainability.
For the department spending resources including time takes away from being focused on the athlete’s sport (craft) For the athletic department in general I see resources being taken away from supporting the athletes. Please do Not tell me that these uniforms are going to create positive revenue by selling them to the public.

Bruin baby blue?

Without any gold though. Gives me University of San Diego vibes to be honest.

I like the Tahoe link.

I don't dislike it... It's fine, but I will always be partial to the blue tops and gold pants, but I'm fine with an alternate uniform as long as we don't go the Oregon route and have a different uniform for every single game. Not my cup of tea.

Next they can call the blue-grey uniform Bodega blue.

I definitely like them and the video is very cool also! Love seeing that we used the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center boat. I think we'll see the football team keep the classic blue and gold uniforms as well for some games.

Taking it a bit further, yesterday's article highlighting the collaboration with the Master of Management clearly demonstrated how that has benefitted both Athletics and the GSM in the short-term. In the longterm, as student-athlete graduates of the MM program go out in the world and have success, they potentially become significant donors.

Connections to other campus programs, like the Tahoe Environmental Research Center, also have the potential to be mutually beneficial. These can only increase support for Athletics within the campus community. The alternate uniforms and the Tahoe-themed games will be very visible reminders of that connection, and good publicity for TERC. Maybe other campus programs or departments will start thinking about how similarly connecting with Athletics could be beneficial to them.

The CA Tahoe logo is pretty cool though. I'd buy a t-shirt, or tank for summer....

But we'll never see anything like this in the bookstores based on previous history......

Don’t mean to be a Debbie Downer but this light blue without gold doesn’t turn me on.

Berryessa Blue Green Brown

Exactly. It’s just marketing. HS programs roll out 5+ uni combos these days. I’ll take the Tahoe uniforms over the grays or the all navy from recent years. Agree that some gold would make these better.

See and I hope they add this to what we’ve had with the gray navy white gold. The more the merrier imo.

Putah Creek green?

DAVIS, Calif. — Aggie Athletics has partnered with the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) to celebrate their bold scientific breakthroughs with a bold new color and logo to match. The Aggies will compete in a series of Tahoe-themed games sporting a new alternate uniform starting this fall.

The partnership will extend beyond the kits on the field as student-athletes will have opportunities to visit the facilities located on Tahoe's north and west shores for on-site learning and team retreats. Merchandise sporting the new logo will be available at the Aggie Sideline Store online debuting this summer.

"Athletics offers a national stage to showcase UC Davis — a top-5 public, R1 research university," said Director of Athletics Rocko DeLuca. "We in Athletics strive to match the excellence of our institution's groundbreaking work, including the Aggies' legacy of innovation and global impact at Lake Tahoe. We're excited to give fans a behind-the-scenes look and celebrate that spirit through alternate uniforms and merchandise."

"This partnership brings together two UC Davis organizations with cultures of dedication and excellence," states UC Davis TERC Director Stephanie Hampton. "We are so excited for our work at Lake Tahoe and beyond to be highlighted on a national stage by our outstanding student-athletes."
Information on the UC Davis Tahoe fall game dates and times will be made public in June.

More here: https://ucdavisaggies.com/news/2025/5/28/athletics-aggies-introduce-bold-aqua-in-partnership-with-the-uc-davis-tahoe-environmental-research-center.aspx

This sucks, I don't want to see LA Charger uni's.

Agree. I think they just look ugly (I take trying too hard for 200 Alex).

trying to hard may be an understatement. I guess I’m too traditional that I like the navy jerseys, gold pants, script Davis and block CA. I think all this alt uniform business got started when Nike turned Oregon into a full catalog demo and then everyone else decided they couldn’t be outdone by a duck.

I agree, with you about our traditional uniforms. Nike and the Ducks had a vested interest in having so many styles of uniforms, with the end goal to sell more of everything. Keeping our Davis script and same color is great. Focus on what is important for many of the Aggie athletic following; being great student athletes that compete their a***** off in sport and the classroom.

If the grays and all-blues are any indication in the past, these will debut as a "set" then they might start slipping in alternate combos, ex: gold helmets and pants with Tahoe shirts. Or Tahoe helmet with all white shirt and pants for away game, etc.

The gray started as gold-gray-gray but then they started toying with gold-gray-gold and white-gray-white as I recall.

I kind of like it as a promo / have a "let them cook" attitude with regards to what it means for the Tahoe center and the recruits, but obviously wouldn't want it to be the default.

Seems to me the Tahoe uniform is a contender for whichever of the NAU and ISU games is not homecoming, and maybe the second home game and whichever away game has a sufficiently different uniform that the powder blue contrasts (Utah Tech?)

What happens if they change their uniforms does it mess up the with color contrast? Football is complicated, play the game to win and go a quest to win a natty championship. Cut the fluff and have laser focus on the above, while still getting a great education.

These are stupid. If UCD partners with PG&E will they have flames on their uniforms ?

Ready kilowatt would be the moniker. My wife used to work for PG&E and said they were always in a corner between regulators (PUC) and customers in a no-win situation. But yah, these wacky uniforms are a bit much in my view. I wonder how much it messes with the QBs eyes with these one-off uniforms when you are used to regular colors when scanning the field.

Aesthetics has become a factor in landing recruits which is why so many teams have numerous uniforms. Getting solid recruits is imperative in the quest to win a national championship. Our traditional blue and gold will always be my preference, but I'm not opposed to alternate uniforms if if helps us get stud players in the door. These particular alternate uniforms aren't my cup of tea though, I would have preferred them to lean into a gold theme if they wanted something different.

^ this this and this. We need alts and they need to be cool. These are alright but cool alternates are a recruiting tool.

All the major schools do it.

We already have alternates

I wasn’t saying we don’t have alts. The more alts the merrier.

So when do we see a gold cleat, a Tahoe cleat, and the mirror helmut - at the same time?