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re: LSU and The Purple Jersey Story
Posted on 10/9/15 at 10:06 am to timlan2057
Posted on 10/9/15 at 10:06 am to timlan2057
At least the Purple jerseys are somewhat acceptable now. They were almost completely abandoned there for a few years because of the association with the Archer and Hallman years. Hence the appearance of the Gold jerseys twice under DiNardo.
I was at LSU when DiNardo showed up (which people weren't really happy with, at first). However, he was smart. He made a big and very public effort to get the white jerseys back for home games, and that won him a lot of support before he ever coached a game. He also did a good job with his Bring Back the Magic tour. I remember he even came to a pre-season band rehearsal and gave us a rah-rah speech about how important we were to the program. He did a solid PR job, and the white jerseys were a BIG part of that.
I remember that Saban actually faced some resistance from fans when he first started using Purple again at home against non-con opponents. Remember the speech about appealing to 17-18 year old recruits? Now, they are at least accepted as not being "cursed" by most of the fan base. But the White jerseys will always be associated with all of our championship seasons.
I was at LSU when DiNardo showed up (which people weren't really happy with, at first). However, he was smart. He made a big and very public effort to get the white jerseys back for home games, and that won him a lot of support before he ever coached a game. He also did a good job with his Bring Back the Magic tour. I remember he even came to a pre-season band rehearsal and gave us a rah-rah speech about how important we were to the program. He did a solid PR job, and the white jerseys were a BIG part of that.
I remember that Saban actually faced some resistance from fans when he first started using Purple again at home against non-con opponents. Remember the speech about appealing to 17-18 year old recruits? Now, they are at least accepted as not being "cursed" by most of the fan base. But the White jerseys will always be associated with all of our championship seasons.
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Posted on 10/9/15 at 10:02 pm to misey94
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They were almost completely abandoned there for a few years because of the association with the Archer and Hallman years. Hence the appearance of the Gold jerseys twice under DiNardo.
As far back as the McClendon era the purple jerseys were generally thought to be bad luck, apparently because, at least as people perceived, the team tended to lose on the rare occasions that they were worn. As a result of the Deitzel and McClendon eras, white jerseys with the purple and gold shoulder stripes became the preferred and defining symbol of LSU.
That negative association with purple largely disappeared after the NCAA changed the rule, but the white jerseys even then were the jerseys associated with LSU. DiNardo's campaign to bring them back for home games was brilliant and cemented for ever the white jersey as the brand of LSU football. The white jersey, the 5 yard field markings and the traditional style goal posts are all pRt of the LSU mystique.
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