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On our rugged Eastern foothills.....
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- Nov 28, 2012
Colorblindness was an issue for awhile in 2015 when Nike introduced the Color Rush uniform line (the ones that have matched-color shirts & pants)..
Nike fixed it the following season by adding an all-white option for any team that used red or green.
LSU football has had a white-at-home tradition since 1958, when football coach Paul Dietzel decreed it. When they won the NCAA chamipinonship that year, the color stuck. When the NCAA made the color rule in the early 80's, LSU refused to go quietly, and kept petitioning until the NCAA caved in 1995 and let them return to the white at home (with certain specified exceptions.) LSU uses 3 options: white with purple and gold trim, purple with gold & white trim, and the much-disliked gold with purple trim that is very rarely worn. (The basketball team, OTOH, wears gold jerseys often, they like them.)
The rules have changed a lot over the years. Here's the current rule. The default is still that the visiting team should wear white, but it allows for swapping that or all sorts of different colors (including two primary colors) if both teams agree to it. The first time I remember that happening was when UCLA (in blue) played USC (in red).
b. Color.
1. Players of opposing teams shall wear jerseys of contrasting colors. Players on the same team shall wear jerseys of the same color and design.
2. The visiting team shall wear white jerseys; however, the home team may wear white jerseys if the teams have agreed in writing before the season.
3. If the home team wears colored jerseys, the visiting team may also wear colored jerseys, if and only if the following conditions have been satisfied
1. Players of opposing teams shall wear jerseys of contrasting colors. Players on the same team shall wear jerseys of the same color and design.
2. The visiting team shall wear white jerseys; however, the home team may wear white jerseys if the teams have agreed in writing before the season.
3. If the home team wears colored jerseys, the visiting team may also wear colored jerseys, if and only if the following conditions have been satisfied
a. The home team has agreed in writing prior to the game; and
b. The conference of the home team certifies that the jersey of the visiting team is of a contrasting color.
b. The conference of the home team certifies that the jersey of the visiting team is of a contrasting color.