Georgia can use alternate uniforms and still be traditional

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Oct 1, 2016; Athens, GA, USA; Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Riley Ridley (8) catches a touchdown pass against the Tennessee Volunteers during the last half minute of the game to give Georgia the lead during the fourth quarter at Sanford Stadium. Tennessee defeated Georgia 34-31. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports /

Philosophy

If Georgia was to do this, the Oregon or Maryland approach would be way too eccentric. But this could be very easily done and still look traditional.

This would include using more simple or classic uniform styles. The most designed style should look more like the triple sleeve stripe Georgia used off-and-on from the mid 1970’s to the late 1980’s. But what they wear now is just fine.

Uniforms Georgia wore during the Wally Butts era also have enough differences from the style Georgia fans are most familiar with. Butts won over 140 games, four SEC titles, one and consensus national title while at Georgia.

Clearly it was a great time to be a Georgia fan, throwbacks to this era would be a great tribute to an era that most fans nowadays aren’t familiar with.

Colors

At Georgia, red trumps all and they are very particular about the shade of red. So much so that many fans (including my own grandmother) complain when our red looks orange because of the lighting on certain broadcasts.

They’re so peculiar about the shade of red that it’s a subject of a Belk commercial featuring Kirby Smart and Hairy Dog.

But Georgia is known as the “Red and Black”, not just the red. Red & Black is the name of the student newspaper at the University of Georgia. The late Larry Munson uses the phrase “red and black” to describe what the team wears in his battle hymn speech played before every home game.

Despite this, black is only lightly used in Georgia’s uniforms. Besides the three blackouts, the two games in 1998, and the surprise black helmets and pants from 2009, black is an underused color by Georgia’s football team. Everyone else from basketball to tennis however uses black very often.

But the most under utilized color is silver. Besides the silver “britches”, silver does not get used that often by the football program. There’s no silver on the jersey or helmet. Besides the 2011 Nike Pro Combat helmet, Georgia hasn’t worn a silver helmet since 1963.

But just like with black, every other team in Georgia’s athletic department has taken the silver and ran with it. Why not expand the use of silver in the football jerseys for just a game or two a year?

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