The 8th Shamrock Series uniform, to be worn on November 17th against Syracuse inside Yankee Stadium, was unveiled this afternoon. There were whispers leading up to the announcement that the one-off uniform would lean heavily into the Bronx Bombers and in that regard they certainly did not disappoint.

Let’s grade this thing.

Concept: F

This is something that ruins it for me and is a hurdle that can’t be jumped over. I’m not a Yankee fan, and as big as the fan base for New York may be, chances are you’re not either. Why would you create something that so many Irish fans won’t like to associate themselves with or wear on their person?

In addition, the kneeling to another brand is a bit disheartening while the cross-sport motif is strange and a bit bizarre. If the Chicago Blackhawks do something similar when they play at Notre Dame Stadium for the upcoming Winter Classic in 2019 will Irish fans think that’s cool? Please don’t do that, Blackhawks.

At most, this game deserved something small to commemorate the event and tie in something associated with the Yankees. To go full dress-up in a Pinstripe motif goes overboard.

Colors: B-

This will be only the second time in the modern era that Notre Dame will wear white pants, and it’ll be the first time the Irish sport a predominantly blue and white uniform with minimal gold trim. Taken without the attachments to the Yankees the color scheme looks pretty sharp overall.

Of course, the Yankees wear white jerseys at home so this football version does give off the vibe of a spring training outfit worn by New York. Trust me, I wouldn’t advocate a white pinstriped jersey in this situation, I’m just saying the mixing of the sports gives off a weird end result where Notre Dame is the home team and not in Yankee home colors.

Execution: C+

I’d be the first one to tell you pinstripes wouldn’t bother me if they weren’t attached to the Yankees. There’s really nothing throughout the entire uniform that I hate or that I think is truly ugly.

The helmet is fine enough. It’s understated, at least. I would’ve liked to see the gold circle trim a little thicker (in general the gold gets lost on this uniform) and it does look like something a Wall Street banker would have in his office if he was a fan of both teams.

The Yankees script across the chest is fine, I tend to think Notre Dame loves them some cross-brand script and that it’s cooler than in reality but whatever. The pinstripes on the sleeves look really dumb–and since the jersey overall isn’t really that outside the traditional home offering–this is probably the one Irish jersey I’d be least likely to purchase. During games on the wider televisions shots it will look okay–I can already tell from certain angles the pinstriped shoulders will look washed out and hard to recognize unless there’s a tight shot of a player.

You could make the case these are the best cleats Notre Dame has worn in the Shamrock Series. Although, I’m wondering if the colors should’ve been reversed so the pinstriped pants run into the pinstriped design on the top of the cleats?

The flat navy blue helmet throws everything off, in my opinion. Upon release many thought the helmet was actually black. A little research indicates Notre Dame and the Yankees share the same navy blue pantone color, although in practice this isn’t the case. The Yankees blue is really, really, really dark and sometimes imperceptible from black. Notre Dame typically uses something a little lighter. So, the uniform looks like a Yankees helmet and everything below that is Notre Dame blue. It’s an odd combination that might not have been thought out that well in the planning stages.

Overall: D

Look, there are uglier uniforms out there. We can point to the 2012 Shamrock Series and that’s fine. However, something should be said for something ugly or audacious actually having some character or be charming in its own way. One of my problems with Under Armour is that they too often fall into the trap of having to design something around an idea where certain elements have to have meaning. Sometimes, just designing something from pure creativity–and I’d include the 2015 Fenway uniform in here–ends up giving us something more memorable.

This uniform somehow combines relative simplicity with being super cheesy. It tries to pass itself off as being stately and yet all I see is something really chintzy. It may not be the ugliest of the bunch but this is by far the least cool Shamrock Series uniform in history.

What’s funny is that the accompanying apparel for sale right now is actually some of the best of the Shamrock Series. A lot of that stuff is aesthetically pleasing, again, if you can get over the pinstripe motifs in certain instances. The problem is I don’t think many will be able to do that, and I will be shocked if all of this stuff won’t be the lowest-selling gear since the neutral site game was incorporated.