We can wear our home uniforms at Tuscaloosa without Alabama's permission. We must, however, be prepared to accept the consequences of being penalized 15 yards at the beginning of each half for doing so. Personally, I look forward to the day when Butch has built sufficient talent and depth that he is willing to honor that older, pre-television tradition of Tennessee and Alabama taking the field in orange and crimson jerseys, respectively. The requirement for the visiting team to wear white jerseys made perfect sense in the era of black and white television, but it is woefully antiquated now and should be repealed. Until such time as it is, it would be a huge vote of confidence for Butch to say to our team, "This is the great Southern Classic and, as such, Tennessee boys were meant to go into battle dressed in orange. We don't care about any 15-yard penalty."
