another 'smokey grey' question...

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Recruits will like them until they are no longer new and cool. The more we wear them, the less effective they will be. Just like the Macarena
 
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I like the Gray, but if I were a senior I would have wanted to run threw the T with ORANGE, we are the BIG ORANGE, not big gray.
 
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dd4vols said:
I certainly have no problem with alternate uniforms....and I'm an old fogey, season ticket holder since the 80s, but I do have one question that I have no clue about.

Caveat---- I played baseball and basketball in high school, but not football. I know that the grey (gray) is a somewhat passive color, so I was just wondering....when the QB is looking downfield for receivers, especially on his checkdowns, and split seconds are of the utmost importance, is it just as easy to recognize the grey as it would be to recognize the white or bright orange shapes?? It seems that the passive grey might not 'jump out' to the QBs eyes as quick.

Any former QBs. or football players have any idea on this???

Again, I have no problem with uniforms...heck if we had orange polka dots on mauve , and we win the NC, I wouldn't care.

PLEASE PLEASE...don't make this thread about whether you like them or not...there's been a zillion of those already....i'm just asking a football question....
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The uniforms does not matter. Check downs and all that in a game is auto pilot. Sometimes you don't see the player when you throw the pass but they pop out at the last second. Qb is about trust. So no, uniforms do not make a difference. Not hesitating is what makes the difference.
 
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VFL34 said:
The uniforms does not matter. Check downs and all that in a game is auto pilot. Sometimes you don't see the player when you throw the pass but they pop out at the last second. Qb is about trust. So no, uniforms do not make a difference. Not hesitating is what makes the difference.
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Thanks for answering my question. And to the others that tried to answer my question!

And to all those that turned this thread into a "I like" and ' I don't like"....geesh, I wish you had read the original post.
 
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dd4vols said:
I certainly have no problem with alternate uniforms....and I'm an old fogey, season ticket holder since the 80s, but I do have one question that I have no clue about.

Caveat---- I played baseball and basketball in high school, but not football. I know that the grey (gray) is a somewhat passive color, so I was just wondering....when the QB is looking downfield for receivers, especially on his checkdowns, and split seconds are of the utmost importance, is it just as easy to recognize the grey as it would be to recognize the white or bright orange shapes?? It seems that the passive grey might not 'jump out' to the QBs eyes as quick.

Any former QBs. or football players have any idea on this???

Again, I have no problem with uniforms...heck if we had orange polka dots on mauve , and we win the NC, I wouldn't care.

PLEASE PLEASE...don't make this thread about whether you like them or not...there's been a zillion of those already....i'm just asking a football question....
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The answer is no. The orange (and white) are superior in terms of identification and not just by a little but a whole lot.

There is a reason why ambulances use an orange and white color scheme, why hunters are required to wear orange, and why the safety colors for workers are either bright orange or neon green and that reason is that it's easier to spot. These two colors are even superior to red which is why some fire trucks are now neon green instead of the traditional red. There's been a lot of research into color theory.

However, you don't have to be a researcher or QB to know this. If you're a regular driver you've likely experienced coming upon a grey or dull colored car in the rain and nearly running into them, especially if they don't have their lights on.
 
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Let's do chrome helmets on a sunny day in Sept. The reflection would burn the retinas out of a few thousand fans on the east side.
 
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UTProf said:
The answer is no. The orange (and white) are superior in terms of identification and not just by a little but a whole lot.

There is a reason why ambulances use an orange and white color scheme, why hunters are required to wear orange, and why the safety colors for workers are either bright orange or neon green and that reason is that it's easier to spot. These two colors are even superior to red which is why some fire trucks are now neon green instead of the traditional red. There's been a lot of research into color theory.

However, you don't have to be a researcher or QB to know this. If you're a regular driver you've likely experienced coming upon a grey or dull colored car in the rain and nearly running into them, especially if they don't have their lights on.
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I see what you are saying, you are on to something big. If we wore camouflage we could sack the QB every time and intercept every pass. They wouldn't know who to block or tackle. We could even have unlimited amount of players on the field, no more penalties for too many men on the field.
 
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mad4vols said:
I see what you are saying, you are on to something big. If we wore camouflage we could sack the QB every time and intercept every pass. They wouldn't know who to block or tackle. We could even have unlimited amount of players on the field, no more penalties for too many men on the field.
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LOL. Not quite. :eek:lol: (And your facetious point is def. not at all what I'm saying if it's is meant as a barb at me rather than as general humor).

However, orange is MUCH easier to ID quickly than gray and at high levels of sport where tenths of a second can matter quite a bit it serves as an advantage alongside other identifiable colors. It's not enough to swing a game, imo, but it does matter in terms of quick QB identification.

Camo, OTOH, works best from a distance -- a much longer one than a Football field. :)
 
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OP I haven't played QB, but from what I understand, blue shirts with orange helmetscan lead to identity confusion. Not knowing who to block or who is on your own team and whatnot.

:)
 
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PimpVol said:
Should everything with a losing record be eliminated? Like our coach? We had a losing record in every jersey color we have. Guess its time to break out the black jerseys. We are 1-0 in those...
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Had a winning record, 4-1, in orange jerseys this year, Austin Peay, WKU, South Alabama and South Carolina were wins, Auburn the only loss.
 
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Alternate Uniforms (Colors) give a boost to apparel sales of which some should flow back to the program. I think it's a good thing and I think we did a good job with the Smokey Gray to not be over the top as some other teams.
 
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I suggest no smokey grey but an alternate orange look besides the all orange.
 
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I personally like the grey smoke. But I also love the all orange and I have heard so many times about how we lose wearing those. I don't think the color factors into a win or loss one bit. JMO.
 
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As a high school quaterback, I can promise you the dark grey jerseys have no bearing on our qbs. Its more about instinct and knowing where your receivers are going to be. Granted we ran the double tight power T, but the same basic principles still apply.
 
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