Tacky Notre Dame football uniforms to plague fans next season

Fear not, fans of alternative uniforms! Despite not having a Shamrock Series game on its schedule, Notre Dame’s alternative uniforms will live on.

In 2016, Notre Dame announced they would put the Shamrock Series on hold.

The series, which begin in 2009, featured the Irish playing a home game in a neutral-site venue. ND is 8-0 in the series, where they would often wearing jerseys other than its traditional navy jerseys with gold pants and helmets. As part of the series in 2012, the Irish defeated Miami 41-3 at Soldier Field. Also, they traveled to San Antonio in 2009 and 2016, New York in 2010, Landover, Maryland in 2011, Arlington, Texas in 2013, Indianapolis in 2014 and Boston in 2015.

All seven home games in South Bend for the upcoming season.

However, the questionably tasteful jerseys will live on. A source told One Foot Down, a Notre Dame site, the Irish will wear alternate uniforms for one home game this season. Alternative uniforms at Notre Dame were limited previously limited to Kelly green colored jerseys. But after since signing an apparel deal with the university, Under Armour has amped up the garishness each year.

We’ve seen various patterned golden helmets with leprechauns with a severe underbite, shamrocks or the interlocking ND logo. They’ve had various design flourishes taken from campus architecture. Regardless of how the 2017 versions will look, it’s a safe bet they’ll be available for purchase at the campus bookstore. The last Shamrock Series game in 2016 featured most untraditional colors for the traditional football power — olive green and mustard jerseys

Notre Dame opens the 2017 season at home against Temple on Sept. 2.

Reviewing past Shamrock Series uniforms

2016 Shamrock Series — San Antonio: Notre Dame running back Josh Adams, center, celebrates his touchdown with teammates, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016, in San Antonio. | Darren Abate/AP

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2016 Shamrock Series — San Antonio:Notre Dame fighting Irish sings their school song after their game against Army. | Ronald Cortes/Getty Images

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2011 Shamrock Series — Landover, Maryland: Notre Dame running back Jonas Gray (25) acknowledges fans in Landover, Md., Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011. | Patrick Semansky/AP

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2011 Shamrock Series — Landover, Maryland: Notre Dame tight end Tyler Eifert runs into the end zone for a touchdown. | Patrick Semansky/AP

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2011 Shamrock Series — Landover, Maryland. | Patrick Semansky/AP

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2012 Shamrock Series — Soldier Field: Coach Brian Kelly watches as his team takes on the Miami Hurricanes at Soldier Field on October 6, 2012. | Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images

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2013 Shamrock Series — Arlington, Texas: Coach Brian Kelly of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish celebrates a touchdown with Tommy Rees against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Cowboys Stadium on October 5, 2013 in Arlington, Texas. | Ronald Martinez/Getty Images

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2013 Shamrock Series — Arlington, Texas: Tommy Rees throws the ball against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Cowboys Stadium on October 5, 2013 in Arlington, Texas. | Ronald Martinez/Getty Images

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2014 Shamrock Series — Indianapolis: Will Fuller (left) and Nick Martin celebrate a touchdown against Purdue at Lucas Oil Stadium on Sept. 13, 2014 in Indianapolis. | Michael Hickey/Getty Images

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2015 Shamrock Series — Boston: DeShone Kizer makes a pass against Boston College at Fenway Park on Nov. 21, 2015 in Boston. | Maddie Meyer/Getty Images

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A look at the 2016 helmet