LEWJ Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 COLUMBUS (AP) ? Both Ohio State and LSU will wear their preferred home uniforms when they square off on Jan. 7 in the Bowl Championship Series national title game. As the higher-ranked team in the game at the Louisiana Superdome, No. 1 Ohio State (11-1) got first choice in selecting its jersey color. The Buckeyes opted for their usual home color of scarlet. They will wear gray pants, the school confirmed in an e-mail today. With Ohio State picking the dark jersey color, the Tigers (11-2) were permitted to go with their traditional white home jerseys in the game.The Buckeyes wore white jerseys a year ago when they were beaten 41-14 by Florida in the BCS championship game in Glendale, Ariz.LSU has worn white jerseys in seven consecutive bowl games, including all three of its Sugar Bowl appearances this decade. The last time LSU wore a color other than white in a bowl game came in 2000 when the purple-clad Tigers posted a 28-14 win over Georgia Tech in the Peach Bowl.When I was watching the news, I heard this, and I was like, "Wow, Purple vs. Scarlet that's gonna be a beautiful game " then I realized they wear white at home (duh).Thought I'd share | BROWNS | BUCKEYES | CAVALIERS | INDIANS | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajunaggie08 Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Like there was any doubt that there woud have been any other jerseys worn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badge Man Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Like there was any doubt that there woud have been any other jerseys worn?LOL, I wish it was scarlet vs purple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFoA Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 LSU will never wear purple in any game of huge magnitude...ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben5 Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Hell, if I was Ohio State I think I may choose to wear white, just so LSU has to wear purple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEWJ Posted December 20, 2007 Author Share Posted December 20, 2007 LSU will never wear purple in any game of huge magnitude...ever.It wasn't their choice. If Ohio State chose to wear white, LSU would have to wear purple in the National Championship, a game of 'huge magnitude.'The only reason they didn't choose to wear white is because they got smothered last year in the National Championship, wearing their whites. Otherwise, I think they would've chosen to wear their whites, so that, like BigBen said, LSU would be forced to wear purple. | BROWNS | BUCKEYES | CAVALIERS | INDIANS | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy B Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Ohio State did wear white when they beat Miami for the National Championship, though. I think they should have chosen white so that LSU would have to wear purple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HedleyLamarr Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Don't worry....there's going to be plenty of purple in the Superdowm that night.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAVALIER Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 WE COULD HAVE PULLED OUT GOLD TOO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jman077 Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 YES, BUT I THINK THEY STILL WOULD HAVE CHOSEN PURPLE OVER GOLD. SOMETHING ABOUT ALTERNATES IN THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME DOESN'T SIT WELL.CAPS LOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL! Sig courtesy of LEWJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HatManTC Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 man that would be a gorgous game scarlet vs. purple. i dont see why teams dont do that in big games wear color vs color. by RoscoeUA by gingerbreadman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Poncho Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 They did it for a few years in NFL Europe's World Bowl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powersurge Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 I can't stand when teams wear yellow helmets and pants with white jerseys. I hate it when the Packers do it and I can't stand it when LSU does it. It just accentuates the yellow way too much. I wish LSU would just drop the whole 'white jersey all of the time thing' and wear purple. Whats wrong with purple? They look great in that color and its the perfect compliment to the yellow present in the helmets and pants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infrared41 Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Ohio State did wear white when they beat Miami for the National Championship, though.And Ohio State chose white again last year for that very reason and we saw the results. Thank God they're going with the home jerseys this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAVALIER Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 I'm sure the scarlett will help you guys win...you'll at least be in for a good time here....I like the LSU white at home. I do wish they would pdate the uni's with the official font on the helmet, trim for the numerals and white and purple pants..but the traditionalits down here won't have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proc Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Even though I am a Michigan alum, I like OSU's uni's. With that said, they need to add gray back to the home/scarlet jersey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
statebully Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 in my opinion, two of the best uniforms in college football! although, i preferred the ohio state unis from before the slight change with the sleeves a couple of years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Rich Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 I can't stand when teams wear yellow helmets and pants with white jerseys. I hate it when the Packers do it and I can't stand it when LSU does it. It just accentuates the yellow way too much. I wish LSU would just drop the whole 'white jersey all of the time thing' and wear purple. Whats wrong with purple? They look great in that color and its the perfect compliment to the yellow present in the helmets and pants.Well, here's the reasoning for the white and gold, straight from a New Orleans Times-Picayune article from today:"..When Dietzel, now 83, led LSU to its first football national championship in 1958, it was the first season the Tigers wore white jerseys for each home game. Dietzel fooled with many combinations of uniforms before the 1958 season but stuck with the white top, gold helmets and gold pants after his team won the title that season. "When you have success with something, you have a tendency to want to keep it," Dietzel said. The Tigers have, for the most part, stayed true to the jerseys Dietzel made famous, wearing the white tops both at home and on the road. Nearly 50 years later, LSU players want to carry on the tradition Dietzel started while welcoming a bit of championship luck from their revered white uniforms. "The white is something that's traditional, and we're used to wearing it, and it's a comfort level," LSU wide receiver Jared Mitchell said. "As a team, we don't think about it too much. I've heard a lot how the older people don't really like when we change it up.........But the NCAA passed a rule in 1982 that home teams must wear dark uniforms. For the next 12 seasons, LSU wore purple at home. The Tigers made just five bowl appearances, winning only once in those five tries.....When Gerry DiNardo was hired in 1995, he successfully petitioned the American Football Coaches Association rules committee to allow LSU to wear white jerseys at home."full article: Dressed for Success It is what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infrared41 Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 I'm sure the scarlett will help you guys win...you'll at least be in for a good time here....I agree. Raising that trophy will be a good time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powersurge Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Hey thanks for the article! I understand it now, but still hate the look.But thanks for the info. I bet if and WHEN they win this year they'll probably never wear purple again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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