2019 Purple Game is NSU

We always wear purple at home against the 1-aa team

Auburn should be the PURPLE game, at night, in commemoration of the famous Earthquake Game, IMHO. Make the PURPLE game a high profile game, not vs a Div. I-AA Southland conference opponent.

Only white all the time gets old. We should wear purple for all non-SEC home games and also break out the purple against Bama - we need all the mojo we can get against those sister frickers

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We should wear purple for all non-SEC home games and also break out the purple against Bama 

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We wear purple for the first non-conference home game that is not the home-opener.

A tale as old as time.

We need a blackout uniform.

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’m still baffled why the gold game doesn’t mean gold jerseys

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Because gold jerseys are FUGLY.

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I am as old as time and NO, the Tigers were always in white for home games unless the opposing team protested.


However, thanks for letting me know that your generation has screwed up another LSU tradition.

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I was being sarcastic when I said a tale as old as time because the tradition has changed often over the years. But I guess it went over your head.

Let me give you a history lesson.

In 1983, new NCAA rules prohibited teams from wearing white jerseys at home. Because of this, LSU wore purple jerseys during home games from 1983 to 1994. The team's fans believed wearing purple jerseys were "bad luck" and often complained about being forced to wear purple jerseys at home. In 1993, Curley Hallman asked the NCAA for permission to wear white jerseys at home during LSU's football centennial, but was turned down.

In 1995, Gerry DiNardo was determined to restore LSU's tradition of white home jerseys. DiNardo personally met with each member of the NCAA Football Rules Committee, lobbying LSU's case. DiNardo was successful, and LSU again began wearing white jerseys at home when the 1995 season began. In LSU's first home game with the white jerseys, unranked LSU prevailed in a 12–6 upset victory over #6 Auburn.

The 1995 rule allowing LSU to wear white at home had one stipulation: the visiting team must agree for conference and non-conference games. In 1997, the SEC amended its rule to allow the home team its choice of jersey color for conference games without prior approval of the visiting team. Therefore, only for non-conference home games does the home team seek permission to wear white jerseys at home. In 2009, the NCAA further relaxed the previous rule that required most away teams to wear white. The rule now states that teams must simply wear contrasting colors.

Currently, LSU does not wear the traditional white jerseys for every home game. LSU only wears white jerseys for the home opener and for home games against SEC opponents. For non-SEC home games other than the home opener, LSU wears purple jerseys at home.

So if by “my generation” you mean the NCAA, then sure bud.

Take a lap.

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We need a blackout uniform

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Just as soon as we change our school color to black!

we wear purple at home for the first non conference home game and homecoming.