re: For how long has the LSU helmet had the gold/yellow hue currently being used?

Deitzel changed uniforms and helmet colors. Old ones were very dull. Old gold helmets had the single purple stripe. The three stripes (white in middle and a purple on each side of white) was very new and "hot" then. I like the current brighter uniforms much better than the previous "old gold" uniforms and helmets. Current home uniforms and helmets look great. I like to occasionally see the yellow jerseys with white helmets. I do not like the purple jerseys with the gold pants. Maybe if the purple jerseys were a lighter shade of purple with white helmets (when LSU must wear dark jerseys as the visitor) would look better.