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I should know this but why do we not wear purple (Home) jerseys more often for home games
Posted on 10/11/23 at 2:43 pm
Posted on 10/11/23 at 2:43 pm
Instead of the white (away) jerseys?
Posted on 10/11/23 at 2:45 pm to sidewalkside
because tradition holds that we wear white.
Our White Jerseys with Gold helmets and Pants is iconic.
Our White Jerseys with Gold helmets and Pants is iconic.
Posted on 10/11/23 at 2:47 pm to sidewalkside
Should wear em for all OOC home games.
Posted on 10/11/23 at 2:47 pm to sidewalkside
You are either 5 years old and your parents are spelling this thread for you or you just became an LSU fan.
It was Dietzel who started the Home White tradition because it was to freaking hot during day games and at night for that matter.
It was Dietzel who started the Home White tradition because it was to freaking hot during day games and at night for that matter.
This post was edited on 10/11/23 at 2:52 pm
Posted on 10/11/23 at 2:48 pm to Bert Macklin FBI
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because tradition holds that we wear white.
I know it's tradition...but HOW or WHY did that become tradition. Does anyone have an answer other than "it's always been that way"
Posted on 10/11/23 at 2:48 pm to sidewalkside
Because Dinardo is the man
Posted on 10/11/23 at 2:48 pm to DeafVallyBatnR
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You are either 5 years old and your parents are spelling this thread for you or you just became an LSU fan.
Great...now do you have an actual explanation???
Posted on 10/11/23 at 2:49 pm to sidewalkside
Because the purple jerseys with yellow pants are nasty and should never be worn IMO.
Posted on 10/11/23 at 2:50 pm to sidewalkside
The tradition originated when LSU won its first national championship in 1958. Head coach Paul Dietzel had a habit of tinkering with the uniform every year. In 1958, he chose to wear white jerseys for LSU's home games, and the Tigers subsequently won the national championship. A superstitious man, Dietzel didn't change the uniform after that season.
The tradition continued of home white jerseys even after Paul Dietzel left. But in the 1980s, things started to change, according to the LSU football media guide.
When Jerry Stovall took over as head coach in 1980, he said the Tigers would occasionally wear purple jerseys so that home fans could see a different color. In 1982, the NCAA changed its jersey rule, requiring teams to wear dark-colored jerseys for home games. The Tigers wore purple jerseys for all home games from 1983 to 1994.
When Gerry DiNardo became LSU head football coach in 1995, he went to work to bring back the home white jerseys.
After petitioning the rules committee of the American Football Coaches Association, he personally met with each member of the NCAA Football Rules Committee. DiNardo's efforts were successful, and the Tigers were allowed to wear white jerseys again beginning in 1995. A stipulation of the new rule was that the visiting team would have to give the home team permission to wear the white jerseys. The first team to deny LSU's request was DiNardo's former team, Vanderbilt. Instead of going back to purple jerseys, the Tigers took the field in new gold jerseys.
The Southeastern Conference stepped in to prevent that from being a continual problem by adopting a rule that the home team had sole discretion in determining jersey color.
There was another change to the LSU football home jersey tradition when Nick Saban became the Tigers head coach in 2000.
Saban decided that LSU would wear purple jerseys for all non-SEC games, except the home opener. That tradition continues today.
This post was edited on 10/11/23 at 2:54 pm
Posted on 10/11/23 at 2:51 pm to Bert Macklin FBI
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because tradition holds that we wear white. Our White Jerseys with Gold helmets and Pants is iconic.
And to cement that in, during that 90’s era when the NCAA mandated that the home team wear dark jerseys instead of choosing, those were not the best years for LSU football. So wearing the purple jerseys for every home game is associated with mediocre football.
The purple jerseys have been codified as a change-of-pace at home against cupcakes.
Posted on 10/11/23 at 2:53 pm to LSUfan4444
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LSUfan4444
Boom thanks. All you other dorks can F off
Posted on 10/11/23 at 2:54 pm to sidewalkside
Yes, you definitely should know this.
Posted on 10/11/23 at 2:55 pm to GeauxHouston
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Should wear em for all OOC home games.
Yup, in the past, the rule is purple for OOC unless it’s the first game of the season.
Should see Purple next week against Army
Posted on 10/11/23 at 2:56 pm to sidewalkside
Nevermind y’all got it.
This post was edited on 10/11/23 at 2:57 pm
Posted on 10/11/23 at 2:59 pm to JimTiger72
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Yup, in the past, the rule is purple for OOC unless it’s the first game of the season
Curious to see how that plays out next year. Technically we would be in Purple against UCLA, as they are a home OOC but not the home opener. But this will be a much higher profile OOC home game than we normally have.
Do we stick with that "tradition", roll out the Whites, or use the opportunity for a special uniform?
Posted on 10/11/23 at 2:59 pm to sidewalkside
When’s the last time that LSU wore purple at home against an SEC opponent??
Posted on 10/11/23 at 3:01 pm to DeafVallyBatnR
quote:There are a lot of LSU fans who don’t know that- or even pay attention to what color we wear. No need to be a dick.
You are either 5 years old and your parents are spelling this thread for you or you just became an LSU fan.
Posted on 10/11/23 at 3:01 pm to OldManRiver
I expect white for that game as well. Against ASU in Tempe (was still technically a home game for LSU) they wore white and at home against Zona, they wore white. Same with West Virgina.
Posted on 10/11/23 at 3:02 pm to LSUfan4444
Corso cast deciing vote to allow us to wear White..
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