Why don't teams change their uniforms.

Think it has a lot to do with sponsor money. If they didn't have sponsors on the shirt, I doubt they would change that much.

Also soccer shirts are probably the most wearable of any sport

Because they aren't whores to the sneaker/jersey industry like Soccer is.

Oregon/Oregon st take care of that for everyone else

Because the product logo on the chest with such prominence is tacky.

You probably changed the channel because the camera panned to a female in the stands.

Sometimes the brand they've built through that uniform is worth more than whatever monetary value a temporary uniform change and new identity would yield.

Soccer is gay and they love fashion

Im going to guess that they value brand identity, and want a recognizable look, year in and year out

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Soccer does it

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an we all know how popular soccer is in this country

It's not about the example being soccer though. It's the point that there is an example of financial viability for changing the uniform every year to entice fans to buy the newest version.

There are some problems though for other sports trying to vary things yearly. Hockey and football uniforms are a bit constrained because of how shoulder pads limit design because things look weird if you don't use the natural shape when designing trim lines and stuff. Basketball jerseys don't (typically) have sleeves, or really shoulders, so you lose the most common places to add or change design details. Baseball jerseys just aren't flashy typically, so you can't do that much to change the designs unless you're going to go really against the grain of the sport.

ETA: The only American "sport" that I can think of that uses this "design change to create merchandise sales" method consistently is actually the most likely group to hate soccer, NASCAR. It's also the only American "sport" where the sponsors are a big part of the team identity, too. A NASCAR driver may drive cars with multiple paint schemes within a single year, and the merchandise vendors will have shirts, hats, and other items for every single one.

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European soccer is very popular in America

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relative to our own soccer league? sure