It's not who wins or loses, it's who looks best doing it.

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With the college football season starting in earnest Saturday, it's time for a look at who's up, who's down, what's hot and who's not. No, this isn't about the Top 25 or the early Heisman Trophy hype, and don't even start with the BCS nonsense yet. Fashion Week is about to get under way in New York, so why not a gridiron critique? While the Fab Five gave us long, baggy shorts, college football players aren't typically fashion trendsetters. Too many teams are stuck on that white jersey-white pants combination, and spandex and shoulder pads haven't been in since the '80s. Grass stains and mud aren't on anyone's list of accessories, and only Jesper Parnevik could love the combinations Oregon has been trying. That doesn't mean style isn't important, though. Between the thousands of fans at the game and the millions more watching on TV, a whole lot of people are going to be giving these guys the once-over. So let's examine the good, the bad and the really ugly in college football fashion. GOOD 1. Michigan -- Maize and blue and winged helmets. Enough said. 2. Florida State -- While other schools experiment with shading and accent panels, the Seminoles leave well enough alone. As they should. Garnet and gold looks great on its own, in any combination. Plus, they have the best helmet in the game. 3. Harvard -- The black-and-white stripe down the center of the helmet is nice, but nothing beats the school motto on the shoulders -- in Latin. The Crimson can run over and educate you at the same time. 4. Texas -- This is the only way to wear orange. 5. Louisiana-Lafayette -- Simple in either red or white, with ''LOUISIANA'' in plain block letters on the front, but they work. There's no need to be flashy when your helmet says ''Ragin' Cajuns.'' 6. Notre Dame (blue or white jerseys) -- Love the Irish or hate them, you can't deny their uniforms are classics. And nothing says college football like those gold helmets. 7. LSU -- One of the few times yellow and purple look good together. The Lakers get the other pass. The rest of the story ASSOCIATED PRESS

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The Associated Press wrote the following statement.

"University of Louisiana -- Simple in either red or white, with ''LOUISIANA'' in plain block letters on the front, but they work. There's no need to be flashy when your helmet says ''Ragin' Cajuns.''

This has got to be the statement of the year by the media.
There's no need to be flashy when your helmet says ''Ragin' Cajuns.''

I had to write it again. The BIG boys are starting to pay attention to us.
The snow ball is starting to roll and it's getting bigger and bigger.

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NICE.

[CDeb]

Jeez, to mentioned in the same breath as the Fightin' Irish (truly classic unis) in the New York freakin Times.

Nice.

Very nice.

[Damon]

Awesome!

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BATON ROUGE "" Saturday's University of Louisiana - LSU game was the nation's number one college matchup "" fashion-wise. The Associated Press ran a story Friday ranking the nation's most attractive football uniforms, and both UL and LSU were listed. The Cajuns were ranked fifth and the Tigers seventh in the ratings. "Simple in either red or white, with "Louisiana" in plain block letters on the front, but they work," the story said of the UL uniforms. "There's no need to be flashy when your helmet says 'Ragin' Cajuns.'" For the Tigers' duds, it read, "One of the few times yellow and purple look good together. The Lakers get the other pass." Michigan was the top-rated uniform in the highly-subjective survey. "Maize and blue, with winged helmets. Enough said," was the rating. The rest of the story By Dan McDonald Louisiana Sports Bureau

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To date, at least 64 papers across the country have picked up this story. The latest beingt he AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN link