RVZ Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 Why does Notre Dame use navy, when their mascot is the fighting IRISH? When you hear that name don't you think their primary color would be green? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mings Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 Because the school colors are Navy and Gold. Thats how colleges do it. Kinda seems like common sense now doesn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVZ Posted November 7, 2005 Author Share Posted November 7, 2005 Why aren't their school colors green and gold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Danimal Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 The title of this thread reminds me that Notre Dame plays Navy every year and they are the two D-1 schools with the most similar uniforms: gold helmets w/ no logo, navy blue jerseys, and gold pants with no stripes.The only differences are that Navy has navy blue facemasks while ND uses gray ones. Also the Midshipmen have "NAVY" written on their jerseys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVZ Posted November 7, 2005 Author Share Posted November 7, 2005 I thought about that when i typed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timparry Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 Why aren't their school colors green and gold?Why is the sky blue?How many licks are in a Charms lollipop?If a tree falls in the forrest, and no one hears it, does it make a sound?What is a male lady bug called? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsfan39 Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 What is a male lady bug called? Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infrared41 Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 Why aren't their school colors green and gold? Because they're not. Why aren't the Buckeyes colors the same as those of an actual buckeye? Are Wolverines actually maize and blue? I have never seen a blue and orange Gator. Badgers aren't red and white. Bruins aren't blue and gold. Anyone ever seen a green and gold Ram? How about a blue and orange Tiger, or a purple and yellow one for that matter? Since when are Wildcats purple and black or red white and blue or blue and white?I hope that helps answer your question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iowahoo Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 Why aren't their school colors green and gold? RVZ-Maybe this will make some sense given you are in "South Central Kansas'You know K-State, right? Their colors are silver and purple but their nickname is the Wildcats. Now I'm not animalologist but I don't think there are purple Wildcats.That is just a little lesson on the difference between school nicknames/mascots and colors often which were decided upon at different times. (I.E. Notre Dame could have always used gold and navy as their colors for academic stuff or even athletic stuff back in the early 1900s or whatever and then a newspaper guy comes up with the nickname Fighting Irish in the 1910s. . .) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshawaggie Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 why is anything anything? @josh_j12 CFA- Fargo Bobcats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
See Red Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 Straight from their website. Keep in mind, they weren't always named the Fighting Irish.The origin of school colors can be traced back to the founding of the University. At the time of its founding in 1842, Notre Dame?s original school colors were yellow and blue; yellow symbolized the light and blue the truth. However, sometime after the Dome and Statue of Mary atop the Main Building was gilded, gold and blue became the official colors of the University. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 They should wear green jerseys anyway. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CS85 Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 They do wear them every now and then. I'm thinking you meant why do they have an irishman in a green suit and hat in their logo and no green on the uniforms. They do wear green uni's on occassion, but Navy and Gold is just who Notre Dame is. I like their green uni's too, but their standards are iconic in college football. Quote "You are nothing more than a small cancer on this message board. You are not entertaining, you are a complete joke." twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProvidenceRI Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 RVZ makes a good point, guys, don't pick on him.In the early 1900s, green probably wasn't an easy color to get for a Rugby/football jersey. So, I am guessing ND went with whatever cloth was cheapest. Then, the University came up with some BS about how the colors represent "blah blah blah." When, in reality most colleges at the time were using plain dark colors (sometimes striped) for their school's rugby uniforms - navy blue, black or maroon.I don't think too many old school teams wore vibrant colors (with exeption of Princeton orange), but I could be wrong.It is also interesting to note, that most other athletic teams with the nickname "Irish" or "Celtic" uses green as a primary color.Boston CelticsGlasgow Celtic FCHowever, Celta Vigo FC (Spain) uses light blue as a primary color.It's still amusing to me that for most of their history, Navy, Army and ND have worn essentially the same uniform (dark blue/black with gold). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcats Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 They should wear green jerseys anyway. They do about once a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
See Red Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 In the early 1900s, green probably wasn't an easy color to get for a Rugby/football jersey. So, I am guessing ND went with whatever cloth was cheapest. I already gave the reason straight from the Traditions page on the Notre Dame website. Yellow symbolized the light and blue symbolized the truth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSU151 Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 Why does Notre Dame use navy, when their mascot is the fighting IRISH? When you hear that name don't you think their primary color would be green? Wouldn't you expect the colors to be red and blue - after all, "Notre Dame" is French. Smart is believing half of what you hear. Genius is knowing which half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigga Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 Wouldn't you expect the colors to be red and blue - after all, "Notre Dame" is French. Then blue and yellow are perfect colo(u)rs!BTW: Does it make you guys feel better to belittle a 12 year old? On January 16, 2013 at 3:49 PM, NJTank said: Btw this is old hat for Notre Dame. Knits Rockne made up George Tip's death bed speech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck kaiton Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 They should change to bleu, blanc et rouge and replace the ND Victory March with la Marseillaise to honor their true heritage. Allez, ND, Allez! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HedleyLamarr Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 Like someone mentioned before (I think someone did mention it....too lazy to look), most schools already had their colors set up, and the nickname comes along later on.And "Free Bird" isn't the greatest rock song ever... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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