Are simple college football uniforms the trend for 2017?

After years of flashy, weird, and complicated, clean designs are looking like the new thing.

College football uniforms have gotten wilder and wilder for years. Back in 2010, Nike’s Pro Combat uniforms became a popular trend, and teams like Oregon became known for wearing different unis every week. We’ve seen more uniform combinations come out for rivalry games, like the annual Army-Navy uniforms, which are really cool.

Oregon’s had a variety of color combos, ones that sometimes drastically strayed away from its traditional green and yellow colors. There were some that were mostly grey with hints of black and neon yellow, and some mostly yellow with black helmets. There was a blue-and-gold combo that read “Webfoots” on the chest, and ones that resembled actual ducks. They wore Lewis and Clark-themed jerseys in 2015.

Addicted to Quack touched on how out-of-place they felt.

It’s all about turning the uniform combinations into some weekly marketing presentation that some poor athletic department staff member slaved hours over. If you’ve been following this year, you'll know the AD puts together a fancy Adobe Spark presentation for each week to explain the full meaning behind the uniform for the upcoming game.

Recent uniform themes have included “Men of Oregon”, “Once a Duck, Always a Duck”, “Villains”, “Lightning” and “Rad”. Each week, there is a story behind the uniforms. Sometimes the story is halfway decent, while others are a complete stretch.

But as we enter 2017, it seems teams might be dialing back on the experimentation.

Even the Ducks have said they’re sticking with a more traditional look.

"We're going to try to stick to more traditional colors this year," Kenny Farr, UO's football equipment administrator, said via The Oregonian, though Oregon’s new uniforms aren’t out yet. "Trying to kind of simplify a few things but still keep it modern and keep it looking really good."

Here’s UCLA’s new look:

Washington State previously revealed these bad boys, and the combinations look clean, thanks to a lack of striping and other complicated elements.

Via @WSUCougars

The Utah Utes’ new uniforms really have a streamlined feel. Gone are the images of mountains from the jersey sleeves.

Boise State’s standard uniforms have been pretty straightforward, albeit with bright colors and a huge helmet logo, and their new gear evolves that look.

Boise State

Arizona will have new uniforms in 2017, featuring some different helmet options but a more straightforward design with the no longer gradient sleeves and clean numbers.

Cal also unveiled their new Under Armour uniforms for this season, featuring less yellow on the jersey, and a blue stripe down the side of the pants.

The Bears announced the switch from Nike to Under Armour earlier this month.

Sometimes, brighter and flashier isn’t always better, and it seems some schools are coming to the same conclusion. We’ll see if the trend continues with other programs as more uniforms get released this offseason.