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Kansas State has stuck to its guns over the last two decades in the uniform department donning one style of purple-striped silver pants with royal purple home or white road jerseys under coach Bill Snyder. The program hasn’t been receptive to Nike’s ideas of revamping and a change in a new direction isn’t happening anytime soon.
In the 1980s, the Wildcats went outside the box and tried royal purple tops and pants on gameday but hasn’t gone back to the combination since. Also during that decade in 1988, purple shells with a “CATS” script decals were worn then put away forever.
Since the 1950s, Kansas State has worn three different shell colors — white, silver and royal purple — but the current silver model decorated with a white and royal purple stripe and Snyder’s “Powercat” logo, has been Kansas State’s gameday lid since 1989. Wide corresponding stripes on the Wildcats’ jerseys and pants gives Kansas State a classic look, but not cutting-edge.
Incorporating a matte purple or matte black helmet with the “Powercat” logo would be a pleasant change in the future, but Kansas State prefers a more traditional, less flamboyant look. Black jerseys with purple numerals outlined in white are Nike’s projected Pro Combat answer, but it’s doubtful the Wildcats change their on-field attire with Snyder still in charge.
