re: Would you ever want your school to force LSU to wear purple on the road?

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your school to force LSU to wear purple

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Vandy did it the year after LSU hired DiNardo away from them. Came to BR and made LSU wear Purple (edit - Gold). I think that was the first time I can remember LSU fans organizing a White Out in the stands.

I actually like LSU's purple jerseys

I remember State and Florida both wearing white at home against LSU in the past 10 years. How was it viewed back then?

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I would love a reason to bust these bad boys out in meaningful games

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I definitely understand tradition and everything, but those purple jerseys look rather awesome. waaay better than the traditional whites.

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LSU with the purples is one of my favorite unis anywhere. I've never understood the fascination with the blah white jerseys.

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I can agree with this.

Way too much yellow and little emphasis on the purple.

At some point after the time LSU began wearing white jerseys at home in the late 1950s until the point where the NCAA mandated the home team wear dark, the purple jerseys came to be regarded in LSU folklore as bad luck. The whites became iconic and one of the most recognizable uniforms in college football. The fans became very attached to the tradition. LSU was ultimately successful in obtaining the right to wear white at home again, but with this change came a more recent tradition, not strictly observed, to wear purple for non-conference games, except for the home opener. The aversion to purple jerseys has largely disappeared. But forcing LSU to wear purple on the road is not generally a good idea. It tends to have the opposite effect intended.

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But forcing LSU to wear purple on the road is not generally a good idea. It tends to have the opposite effect intended.

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It's been done three times since 2000 (Miss. State twice, Tulane once) and LSU won all three, though Tulane led at the half in '07 and LSU nearly lost at MSU in '09. Go back to 2000 and Florida beat the crap out of LSU. In all four instances, the team that won had the better players and the better team.

You can go back to 1978, and Miss. State forced LSU to wear purple and won. Jerseys don't determine who wins and loses.

I like the purple jerseys. If I was CLM, it wouldn't bother me at all.

I'm still miffed Arkansas isn't wearing their throwback uni's for every home game. I wouldn't mind seeing LSU wearing purple to play against the Hogs wearing red but I know that won't happen without an act of Congress.

Dont think anyone would care. White at home is our preference. I think we still need opponents to consent to that so I guess that might bother some people. But who cares if someone makes us wear purple on the road. Also, we'd probably just wear yellow instead.