What kind of rule is it that we have to get permission from our guests to wear white? I would think...being the home team and paying the visiting school $750,000...that we should be allowed to wear santa claus costumes if we were so inclined. Quote from the Advocate in "LSU: Fans Should Take Heat Precautions" (8-27-08) ----> Fashion statement LSU officials said the Tigers will wear white jerseys Saturday. Senior associate athletic director Herb Vincent said a letter arrived Tuesday from Appalachian State granting LSU permission to wear white. The NCAA requires such permission if a home team wants to wear white for a nonconference game. Sports information director Michael Bonnette said the letter stated Appalachian State will wear black jerseys.
Where you guys been? This rule may be ridiculous, but it has been around for quite a while. Almost nobody refuses permission, fortunately. Forcing LSU to wear purple just makes 'em angry.
I believe the last time we were refused was by Oregon State in 2004. And the time before that... well, that brought about this monstrosity:
We wear purple at home against an out-of-conference team or two each season just to quash the "jinx" thing. But we do that at our discretion. We don't appreciate being forced to wear purple on TV or against SEC competition. Spurrier has been know to do it.
And they will be the last SEC team to do so. It is an NCAA rule that the opposing team dictates uniforms, but in the SEC it is the opposite. I don't see why it is necessary for one team to wear dark and one to wear light. No one has B/W TVs anymore. If one team wants to wear blue and the other red, who cares? White/White makes sense for the rule, for obvious reasons.
I think you are correct. LSU petitioned the NCAA to get them to change the rule which now allows us to wear white at home with opposing teams permission. I think it all started early during Saban's time or late Dinardo.
