Georgia's attempt to add to Week 4 atmosphere vs Oklahoma is just a silly gimmick

Georgia football announced on Wednesday that they want fans to stripe the stadium for their week four matchup against Oklahoma. This will be the second year in a row Georgia asks fans to stripe the stadium as they did the same thing last year against Ole Miss, but this gimmick may not be needed.

Fans have had a mixed reaction to this announcement. Some think it's a cool way for fans to interact with each other while creating a unique image to be captured on TV. Others believe it's an unnecessary gimmick because they would rather just wear whatever they want.

This decision, regardless of how fans feel about it, just isn't needed. Sure it will look cool on TV, but it won't help Georgia win and UGA doesn't need any help with their brand recognition either.

Striping Sanford Stadium doesn't make Georgia any more likely to win

Georgia fans shouldn't need any help getting into this game. This showdown will arguably be the biggest home game of the season, so if fans need extra help creating a crazy environment then there are other issues that need to be addressed.

Georgia may have thought striping the stadium will make the atmosphere better and more intimidating for Oklahoma to play in. In reality though this theme won't increase or decrease their chances of winning. Oklahoma will still be just as likely to pull off the upset while Georgia will be just as likely to get a marquee victory, what fans are wearing in the stands won't change that.

So maybe instead forcing fans to wear an outfit they may not want to they should just do what Georgia has almost always done and let fans wear whatever they want.

Georgia football doesn't need any help with brand recognition

Many schools around the country do themes just like this every year. A lot of these programs that do it though don't have the same brand recognition as Georgia and they don't get as much national attention as UGA does either.

Fans from around the country watch Georgia because they are a good football team. They typically are ranked towards the top of the polls and when they face another good team like Oklahoma it is must watch TV for the average college football fan. No one will be tuning into the game just to see the stripes in the stands.

Georgia is doing a white-out theme for their week two matchup against Western Kentucky as well. So for two home games in a row fans are being required to wear something even though it will have no impact on the game being played on the field.

The stripe out seems like it could be a new tradition Georgia is attempting to start. Last year it looked like a one time thing for a big game against Ole Miss, but doing it a second year in a row is a trend. If Georgia stripes the stadium for a third year in a row next year then it will officially become a tradition, and unfortunately it will be a tradition centered around a silly gimmick.

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