4 up-close photos of this year’s awesome Army-Navy game alternate uniforms

People watch the Army-Navy game for a lot of different reasons. Some tune in for the patriotism and pageantry, while others are scheme sickos who love the triple-option and its variations.

Others watch on the second Saturday in December to see what kind of awesome uniforms Nike has cooked up for Army, and what Under Armour has unveiled for Navy.

It’s become part of the tradition of the long-running rivalry game that each team wears special one-off uniforms for the game, often which are nods to historic military history. In the past, Navy has paid homage to its ties with NASA and Army has given tribute to a unit that played a key role in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

This year was no different.

Army’s slick all-black threads commemorated the 101st Airborne’s role in the Battle of the Bulge, while Navy went with an all-white kit in a nod to the Jolly Rogers, the storied aviation unit.

Here’s a few up-close looks at the uniforms: