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re: Dr. Charles E. Coates, first football coach explains LSU colors, nickname
Posted on 8/1/13 at 11:53 am to biglego
Posted on 8/1/13 at 11:53 am to biglego
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So it changed since then?
I'm just trying to start a good healthy debate about colors!
Either that or he doesn't know what old gold is. I'd be OK switching to old gold but I know a lot of the traditionalists around here will go crazy if that happens. Look at the uproar over a minor change to the numbers.
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Posted on 8/1/13 at 12:52 pm to MountainTiger
Can't remember the exact quote and I apologize that my Civil War Book, Louisiana Tigers from LSU press is not handy at the moment but I believe its close to this and certainly paraphrased, Robert E. Lee says to Jubal Early , Where are my Louisiana Tigers, send them in there and I know they will stand their ground against the Yankees. Something to that effect but I like the tenacity of Louisiana Tigers. 
Posted on 8/1/13 at 2:50 pm to MountainTiger
The shade of gold was changed by Paul Dietzel in 1957 away from "old gold" to "sunflower yellow" when the football uniforms took the basic pattern they do now. The accurate old gold is much darker than most schools use, almost bronze, making it harder to see the logo on the side of the helmet (see the 09 Arkansas game). Dietzel figured that the new color would be more distinctive than the old, which was too similar to Notre Dame and Army.
GEAUX TIGERS
GEAUX TIGERS
This post was edited on 8/1/13 at 2:52 pm
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