Untold Bulldogs history: The UGA helmet that almost was
Vince Dooley gave us one of the best-looking helmets in college football. (AJC staff)
I heard someone asked Mark Richt about the infamous black helmets at the Atlanta fan gathering the other night. Richt, having picked up on the fact that a lot of fans hated the helmets, noted that ideas like that are “good when you win, but not when you lose.”
I think it’s safe to say that the black helmets would have gained more fans had the Dogs upset the Gators last year while wearing them. But even then I think there would have been some resistance to them, simply because Georgia’s iconic red helmets with the elongated black “G” on the side are among the best-looking headgear in all of college football. In all of sports, for that matter.
They’re a tradition and part of a beloved uniform with the red jerseys and silver britches. My son tells me that many young fans aren’t aware there was a time the Bulldogs wore anything else.
The pre-Dooley silver helmet. (NCAA)
And yet those red helmets are a tradition that I can clearly recall being started, because that design was introduced at the start of Vince Dooley’s first season as coach in 1964. For at least a dozen years before that, under Wally Butts and Johnny Griffith, the Dogs had worn plain silver helmets to match their silver britches (though it’s mostly forgotten that a square G was affixed to the side of the silver helmets for a few games during the 1962 season).
Georgia football was in a sorry state when Dooley arrived in Athens, and the new coach decided a new look was in order. In a move that I don’t remember causing much, if any, uproar at the time, Dooley canned the silver britches in favor of white pants. And he got Anne Donaldson, my seventh grade art teacher, who was married to UGA assistant coach John Donaldson, to come up with a new helmet design to replace the silver gear.
Detail from Page 77 of "Georgia Football: Yesterday & Today." (West Side Publishing)
The “new look” helmets were red with the new black “G” logo in a white oval on each side. The “G,” which Dooley liked because it was forward-looking, was inspired by the helmet design worn by the Green Bay Packers, who gave their blessing to Georgia’s design.
And yet the untold story is that the red helmets were almost … white!
This is something I first became aware of last year when I was looking at Mark Schlabach’s book “Georgia Football: Yesterday & Today” (West Side Publishing), and on Page 77 was a photograph from before the 1964 season in which quarterback Preston Ridlehuber modeled the new look: red jersey with white numbers and white pants featuring red and black stripes down the side. The photo apparently was intended as some sort of demo of the new uniform because it has arrow notations on it for the color and width of the stripes.
But what really caught my eye was the helmets sitting on the ground in front of Ridlehuber. They both sport the elongated “G” that we’re now familiar with, but instead of being the familiar red helmets that the team ended up wearing, they are white. One has the “G” in red; the other has it in black. And both have red and black stripes down the center of the white helmet.
I was shocked to see something other than red helmets in the picture. When I eventually got the chance, I asked Dan Magill, who’s forgotten more about UGA sports history than anyone else will ever know, what he knew of the white helmets. But he didn’t recall them.
He said to ask Coach Dooley, so I did. How close, I wanted to know, did we come to actually having the Bulldogs wear white helmets? And who finally decided on red?
Dooley’s explanation: “We were experimenting with different helmet colors at the time, though I was always in favor of the red helmet and decided on the combination of black on white on red, described by a very noted person as the ‘most harmonious colors in existence.”’
The former coach added that the final decision of going with red helmets instead of white “was my call.”
While I was at it, I asked what prompted him to bring back the silver britches in 1980 after 16 years of mostly white britches (with red road pants worn for a number of road games in 1978-79).
“Just a hunch,” Dooley told me. “I felt that the not so tasteful cheer associated with the silver britches when I first arrived had gone with time.” (The UGA student body used to have a chant in the pre-Dooley era that rhymed “britches” with another word, which the new coach didn’t like.)
Plus, Georgia was coming off a 6-5 season in 1979, and Dooley thought the silver britches “would rekindle the spirit of the Bulldog Nation.” (In reality, with Herschel Walker in the backfield, the national champion Dogs of 1980 could have worn just about any color pants and no one would have cared.)
Generally speaking, UGA has messed around with its uniforms a lot less than many other programs. (Check out one Clemson fan’s lament about his school’s Oregonesque mix-and-match wardrobe here.)
The black helmets probably wouldn't have been a hit even if Georgia had beaten Florida wearing them. (Brant Sanderlin / AJC)
The red road pants, which Herschel wore in his debut game in Knoxville, were trotted out a few more times between 1985 and 1988 before being retired. Jim Donnan introduced black britches, which looked great with the road jerseys in the Outback Bowl on New Year’s Day 1998, but were a flop with fans when paired with the red home jerseys the next season in Jacksonville. Donnan also briefly tried to insert white pants back into the rotation, but that didn’t last. Neither did the black stripes he added to the center of the red helmet, an idea that Ray Goff also briefly had tried out.
Early in his tenure, Richt made a point of saying he liked Georgia’s traditional uniforms and didn’t see any need for variety, but he eventually gave in to player and fan pleas for a black spirit jersey — and it was a resounding success in its two appearances in the 2007 season, combined with fan “blackouts.” The red helmets, black jerseys and silver britches looked really sharp, no doubt about it.
But a lot of superstitious folks soured on that look after the Dogs lost handily to Bama in black. And then came the return of the black britches last year in combination with the black helmets in another loss to Florida. After that, black was suitable only for describing the mood of the Bulldog Nation.
Still, at some point I figure the black jerseys will resurface on an occasional basis. Hey, they’re 2-1, the players love them and UGA has sold an awful lot of replica black jerseys to fans.
Actually, I don’t think there’d be too many complaints if the black pants were worn with the traditional red helmet and white road jerseys every once in a while. (Maybe wearing them in a game that Georgia’s easily expected to win would be a way to ease them back in.)
And the black “Grambling” helmets? The 2009 lids are being sold off — hopefully a sign we’ve seen the last of them.
But I do have one other thought about uniform variations. Unlike many schools, Georgia hasn’t ever done a “retro” game because the idea behind those generally is to sell replicas of old uniforms, and who’d want to buy a plain silver helmet? But what if the Dogs were to sometime do an “alternative history” look?
While I’m glad Dooley ultimately decided on the red helmets, the white one with the black G would make an awfully cool collectible.
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tom
July 29th, 2010
10:27 am
Darn good looking uniforms. quit messing with them!
dawgcrzy
July 29th, 2010
10:30 am
keep’em red
RJ
July 29th, 2010
10:34 am
That is what I like about Bama, Penn St, ND etc. The helmets never change
Scott
July 29th, 2010
10:34 am
I thought the black helmets were kinda cool. I wouldn’t want them every game, but I think the variety is fun (used sparingly).
robodawg
July 29th, 2010
10:34 am
I’ve always been curious about the Georgia G’s relation to the Green Bay G. I think the media guide makes it sound like Ms. Donaldson just happened to come up with a design that was similar to the Green Bay design of the time, and sometime after that Green Bay modified their design to make it identical to ours. But you say our design was “inspired” by Green Bay’s and that we got their blessing to use it. Can you clarify?
Also, do you happen to have any pictures of the G Green Bay was using in the early 60s? A side by side comparison would be cool to see.
Thanks for the uniform history.
edumacated
July 29th, 2010
10:37 am
Bring on the nerd and gayturd comments. They have nothing better to do I guess……
rrgunn
July 29th, 2010
10:38 am
Actually thought the black helmets/black pants looked pretty good. The problem was the timing – using them against Florida in a game we were so destined to lose smacked of desperation and really made Richt look bad/dumb. The risk was way too great for the highly unlikely reward.
Scott
July 29th, 2010
10:40 am
Agree with rrgunn – cool idea – poor timing.
JB
July 29th, 2010
10:47 am
I like that we don’t change up our uni’s. That said, if they go with the black jerseys, every once in a great while, that’d be fine. I also don’t mind the red pants, frankly but please, never those god awful black helmets. Never mess with the helmet.
HBTD!!!
FedDawg
July 29th, 2010
10:49 am
DONT MESS WITH THEM….EVER AGAIN !!!
Mit
July 29th, 2010
10:52 am
Don’t ever, ever, ever, ever, ever wear those hideous black helmets again!!!!
Phillip
July 29th, 2010
10:53 am
I didnt mind them that much. I dont know if id test it in a game, but I kind of want to know what black helmet, pants,and jersey would look like. It looks pretty good when florida state does their all black.
Scott W.
July 29th, 2010
10:53 am
Disagree with black helmets. Bad timing, bad idea. Can’t imagine anyone but Gators want to buy those for a souvenir.
VA DAWG
July 29th, 2010
10:54 am
The black helmets/black pants only need to show up against teams like Vandy or non-conference games. They looked good coming out of the tunnel, but that’s were it ended in Jacksonville. I like the look, just not when we’re a two touchdown underdog. GO DAWGS!
Alan jordan
July 29th, 2010
10:55 am
So what is the official color for panties.
Scott W.
July 29th, 2010
10:56 am
Red, stupid. Pay attention.
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July 29th, 2010
10:58 am
The UGA media guide says that Dooley wanted a “forward-looking” G on the helmets and Anne Donaldson volunteered to come up with a logo “with the general specifications Dooley had outlined.” Dooley was, of course, well aware of the Green Bay logo.
alabamadawg
July 29th, 2010
11:01 am
I said at the time and I still say now, I actually liked the black helmets. Would be a nice change…occassionally.
Mit
July 29th, 2010
11:05 am
Don’t ever, for any game, under any circumstances, wear that hideous black helmet again. Black jerseys with red helmet looks good. Black pants with white jersey doesn’t look bad. But the black helmet is NOT Georgia football.
How2fish
July 29th, 2010
11:06 am
Agree with rrgunn and Scott also Bill made a good observation about the black jerseys I like them if used once in a while and they do look sharp.
Scott W.
July 29th, 2010
11:08 am
I don’t care if it was 2007 and we wore black helmets. They looked terrible.
Old Dawg
July 29th, 2010
11:22 am
I liked the silver helmet and paints uniform, sort of like the Notre Dame uni. But the one we have now is fine. My only complaint are the wide stripes on the paints. I’m not one for changing uniforms, it’s a sign your program isn’t established. For me, simple and traditional is the best. Like Bama, Penn State, Michigan and UGA.
Erk Russell said it best when Georgia Southern showed up for their first game and a few fans complained about their Alabama and Penn State inspired uniforms. “Every stripe costs $20 per uniform, and we don’t $20. If I remember correctly, fancy uniforms never win games.”
Scott W.
July 29th, 2010
11:25 am
Well said Old Dawg, GATA!
uga_b
July 29th, 2010
11:26 am
Haha. Old Dawg just stole my thunder.
droopydawg
July 29th, 2010
11:28 am
We have great uniforms, but I do like them changing it up every now and then (particularly on the road). I was one of the few people I know who liked the black helmets and I actually think it would be cool to wear the old white helmets in a game.
P T Barnum
July 29th, 2010
11:29 am
What a bunch of clowns. I remember when Clemson and Danny Ford broke out the orange pants against Carolina with Heisman winner George Rogers and upset the gamechickens. Carolina’s coach Jim Carlen was asked if the Orange pants had an effect on the Tigers upset win in which Carlen responded “Its what you put in those orange pants that wins football games”. So true and CMR and UGA just needs to win football games and quit lolly gagging around with gimmicks and hip hop sideline dancing!
joemoedee
July 29th, 2010
11:31 am
The Green Bay Packers own the trademark on the “G” logo, and allow Georgia and Grambling (as well as other lesser known organizations) limited permissions to use it. They’ve used it since 1961.
uga_b
July 29th, 2010
11:34 am
I think the stripes look awful and outdated. Solid colors never go out of style. If you go with white, silver, or black, nix the stripes. I dont know if they could pull it off but a solid red uniform might be aweome for one game.
Angie Daddy 2
July 29th, 2010
11:34 am
you are so correct Mr p t burnum !!!!
PDawg
July 29th, 2010
11:35 am
Well I guess we better not wear red pants any time soon.
Scott W.
July 29th, 2010
11:39 am
A solid red, how about no. We want to avoid being Oregon.
Dawgs Rule
July 29th, 2010
11:45 am
ALAN jORDAN = PIMPLE-FACED, VIRGIN LOSER
RUSS GATA
July 29th, 2010
11:49 am
That white helment can be seen on the gainesville High Red Elephants
GeorgiaDawg84
July 29th, 2010
11:55 am
I don’t care what we wear. Just go out and roll heads and win ballgames. Who cares about the fancy stuff, play ball.
Franklin Dawg
July 29th, 2010
11:58 am
Dooley did not re-introduce the silver britches. Those britches are GRAY. Anyone who saw the old pre 1964 uniforms knows that those britches were really silver. Looked great with the silver helmet and red jersey. Simple but striking.
blackout!
July 29th, 2010
12:07 pm
The blackouts are awesome! We need to be like Penn state and have blackouts once or twice a year big games at home!
dawgfanatic 24-7
July 29th, 2010
12:09 pm
Glad to see this topic. The black helmets would have looked better flat black like Oregon uses. With a black facemask and maybe a black G in a red oval. The black jerseys look good once a year tops. Heard a good quote the other day. Can’t spell Granthan without GATA!!!! Hope his name lives up to the saying.
beau brummel
July 29th, 2010
12:11 pm
I do think that the plain silver helmet is cool looking and should be used often. Wearing it specifically with our silver britches and the red jersey ……… would look great for home games and maybe a bowl game.
The traditional red helmet is a classic. We could supplement it however, from time to time with that silver cap.I have traveled all over the USA on business and at lunch, while talking college ball with customers, they always mention the famous UGA red helmet ………….. with respect.
Go Dogs.
mcdawghna
July 29th, 2010
12:12 pm
To my knowledge Green Bay signed papers allowing UGA to use it’s oval G pattern due to copyright details with their blessing……..But yes, by far, in my oppinion, the Dawgs helmet is the coolest looking, classiest in the NCAA………Also, I would kind of like to see the red britches brought back for a few road games…….always thought they looked cool……
SSIgator
July 29th, 2010
12:16 pm
I heard Mark Richt has hired the former fashion editor of Vogue Magazine to consult this year on game day wear. It really is what you wear that counts. Does each players locker have a full length mirror that they can check their uniforms and practice their dance steps before they come out to play? Like Bill King said the other day “talkin the talk” is one thing, but you have to look good while you are doing it.
DCJohn
July 29th, 2010
12:22 pm
I never want to see black jerseys again. A retro look would only be awesome if it was a 1980 jersey and you could buy a replica 34.
How2fish
July 29th, 2010
12:27 pm
SSIgator we heard CUM had hired Michael Jackson’s former doctor as his personal physician as it takes a trained professional to keep current on that amount of MEDS. Which up to this point you would have to say are working. Hell he hasn’t thrown a full blown hissy-fit in a couple of months. And for the record I’m all for dancing on a Gator..when we do we win.
SOGADOG
July 29th, 2010
12:28 pm
Interesting article, I suggest more articles about Bulldawg history during these boring dog days between spring ball and fall practice.
I am convinced the “Black Out” and black jerseys did a lot more to fire up Alabama in Athens a couple of years ago than it did to motivate the Dawgs. I am not a fan of going hollywood which we seem to have done in Athens. I am not crazy about the players dancing around to hip hop during the game and even on the field during tv timeouts, showing players in the NFL on the big screen, and I am not a fan of the Blackouts and uniform changes. I believe all of this fires up the other team more than our team and our home record compared to our away record reflects this.
Focus on the game, and dont showboat. When you win, then you can dance all night.
MoDawg
July 29th, 2010
12:29 pm
If a team needs to change their uniform to get “fired up” for a game, they have no business playing the game in the first place.
Leave the flipping helmets and uniforms alone. I love the classic look we have. I also love the Alabama, Penn State, Ohio State uniforms for the same reasons.
How2fish
July 29th, 2010
12:30 pm
Bill King no for the record we asked the Packers for permission to use the logo and they graciously granted said permission now troll on..
4th Place SEC East Dawg
July 29th, 2010
12:30 pm
I think “stole” is a bit strong. But it would be nice if we had some originality. Does anyone else think Glory Glory sounds just like I’ve Been Working On The Railroad?
SSIgator
July 29th, 2010
12:33 pm
Someone told me that they saw the technical crew from “Dancing With The Stars” going into the Butts building the other day. A very good move on UGA’s part. Let’s keep those routines crisp and smart looking.
Scott W.
July 29th, 2010
12:41 pm
Crisp and smart being the antithesis of your posts.
SSIgator
July 29th, 2010
12:43 pm
I don’t think it surprises anybody that UGA lifted the G from Green Bay. So in keeping with that theme, if you don’t like Glory Glory maybe you should change it to “Jailhouse Rock” by Elvis. Just to keep up with the times.
SSIgator
July 29th, 2010
12:46 pm
Any truth to the rumor that the Red Coat Band is changing its name to The Red Panty Brigade?
dawgfanatic 24-7
July 29th, 2010
12:48 pm
TCU has a modern helmet design. What is that overall pattern? Frog skin? Don’t blame the black jerseys for the Bama loss. 30 unanswered points means Soft Willie and Bozo weren’t living up to the job.
Mike Lum
July 29th, 2010
12:49 pm
Not only do they need to keep the striped pants, they need to add back the sleeve stripes. And the untrimmed white number on the red jersey, worn in the Hershel years and before, looks loads better than the black-trimmed white number (which looks like the Falcons). Get rid of the black collar as well.
The red helmets are great…except the backs of them are too busy. Numbers, bones, American Flag, SEC logo, memorial decals. That’s what needs to be cleaned up.
And grey facemasks would look better than white!
How2fish
July 29th, 2010
12:50 pm
SSIgator any truth to the rumor that Albert E. Gator was taking the field at all home games with a AK-47 in one hand and a dead girls credit card in the other?
MoDawg
July 29th, 2010
1:01 pm
Actually, Albert was suppose to be driving a little gator car out of the tunnel, but they found him drunk, and asleep with the motor running in another car he had stolen from an impound yard, but they woke him up and allowed him to drive the gator car out, anyway. They said he would be suspended for the first 30 seconds of the next home game against Charleston Southern as a punishment. I understand he gouged at the eyes of Urban Meyer, and his suspension was extended to a full minute…poor guy!
Vince Lombardi
July 29th, 2010
1:03 pm
With regards to the Green Bay Packers’ oval “G”, only at UGA where one can invent an “original” design that someone else had previously invented 3 years earlier and call it their own. Just like the internet, UGA is the Al Gore of college football.
Now tell me about them invasive Chinese privet hedges??
ca dawg
July 29th, 2010
1:10 pm
i think the red face masks made the black helmets look stupider than they otherwise would have looked. i wouldn’t mind seeing “throwback” silver helmets and britches for a bowl or maybe for homecoming: ohio state (a plenty established program) wore some pretty clean looking throwbacks against michigan last year, so the simple fact that we altered our uniform wouldn’t mean that we aren’t secure in our tradition.
can’t believe i’m weighing in on uniforms. i’m really ready for the damn season to start.
robodawg
July 29th, 2010
1:13 pm
Black helmets, red or white shirts, and silver britches is not a bad combo — just keep it to once or twice a decade. Black jerseys could be used a little more often (no more than once per season, if that). But no black helmets with black shirts, please. And don’t mess with the silver britches.
dawg daze
July 29th, 2010
1:16 pm
wear black in Columbia when it’s 100F…and lose by sweating.
Richard Simmons
July 29th, 2010
1:22 pm
Maybe the dawgs should only wear red jock straps and sometimes black ones.
Wozzo the Wonder Dog
July 29th, 2010
1:25 pm
Silver helmets? Fans can wrap their heads with aluminum foil (has the added benefit of blocking alien transmissions).
Roy D. Mercer
July 29th, 2010
1:27 pm
We could have beaten Florida or even won the National Championship in the black helmets and they would still be the ugliest helmet in college football. The red helmet UGA wears is one of the best in the country. Good strong programs don’t go changing uniforms. Look at your high schools, college and pro teams and good programs don’t change uniforms very often. Look at the Yankees, the Colts, the Lakers, and many of your good college programs keep the same look.
lets focus on winning football games
July 29th, 2010
1:29 pm
a good football team can beat a bad football team, regardless of jerseys, helmets or pants.
let’s focus on that……
Ed
July 29th, 2010
1:39 pm
Georgia has a great uniform, and that’s always been the case. That shiny silver helmet looks great – Notre Dame with a bit more modesty.
Budweiser Bob
July 29th, 2010
1:49 pm
If I ever see any helmet change again, I think I might pull for another team.
Though I dont know who I would want to pull for
Black and the Red pants would be fine with me on occasion but please keep the red jersey
McDawg
July 29th, 2010
1:51 pm
No black helments-No black pants-NO NO NO red pants
maybe white pants in a white on white scheme but don’t mess w/ almost perfection
TenSpeed
July 29th, 2010
1:55 pm
Back then the cheer was, “Silver helmets, silver britches, down the field you sons of….
N.dog
July 29th, 2010
1:56 pm
WOW!!!
HOUDAWG
July 29th, 2010
1:57 pm
And as Mit has said …… it can’t be stated too much …….. never , ever , ever bring those black helmets. Absolutely hideous ……… & to S SIgator …… grow up punk …..
Delbert D.
July 29th, 2010
2:00 pm
Interesting article, Bill. I’d like to see a throwback uniforms game in Athens vs. Georgia Tech. Georgia wearing the plain red jerseys, plain silver pants, and the silver helmet. Tech wearing the white jerseys with the Dodd-era black ans yellow stripes on the arms, the gold jerseys and the plain gold helmets. I was a Boy Scout usher at the 1960 game in Athens, and I remember the sun glinting off both teams’ helmets.
FORTY ONE POINTS to your seventeen points
July 29th, 2010
2:02 pm
Wear what ya want, we don’t care. That black one worked well didn’t it?
(((((((((((((((((((((41-17)))))))))))))))))))
Diamond Dave
July 29th, 2010
2:03 pm
Bill…Sorry to bust your bubble but the photo of Preston is when he was a Gainesville High, not UGA…
How2fish
July 29th, 2010
2:03 pm
TenSpeed thanks for the info I was trying in vain to remember the words! MoDawg LMAO good stuff there!
Bamaboy
July 29th, 2010
2:06 pm
OOooh please don’t wear those black jerseys against us….we were sooo shaken, we ONLY scored 31 against you—IN THE FIRST HALF!!!! LMAO!!
How2fish
July 29th, 2010
2:23 pm
Bamaboy true but we came back and almost got you rascals in the second half..newsflash we don’t fear the tide one damn bit who you think you are the Gators?? Under CMR we are 3-1 vs Bama and looking to make it 4-1 on our next meeting.
Bamaboy
July 29th, 2010
2:30 pm
Almost? That’s horse-shoes.
How2fish
July 29th, 2010
2:36 pm
Bamaboy your right it is horse-shoes and we are still 3-1 vs Bama under CMR ..
uga_b
July 29th, 2010
2:41 pm
I enjoy when someone says we don’t want to be oregon. Oregon has diamond plate and asymetrical patterns and electric yellow. A solid color is much different from any of that. Penn States all whites look pretty good. We can’t go all black too much because of the Falcons.
Bamaboy
July 29th, 2010
2:42 pm
And we are still 36-25 against you…with 22 SEC Championships.
uga_b
July 29th, 2010
2:43 pm
Can’t resist:
How many Alabama fans does it take to screw in a lightbulb? 100. One to screw in the light bulb and 99 others to reminisce about how much better the light bulb was in the old days.
Pitbull
July 29th, 2010
2:44 pm
Don’t mess with the uniforms.
Donnan got fired for Jasper Sanks’ fumble that cost us a win over Tech, and for putting that stupid black stripe down the center of our beloved helmets.
Well at least Tech had to forfeit that win to us (two in fact) due to the fact they played academically ineligible players in those games (they have always been cheaters). I mean they played 11 academically ineligible football players over a 7 year period – and they knew what was going on.
And the only way Tech boys can get red panties is to go to the store and buy them.
Gators R Us
July 29th, 2010
2:45 pm
It doesn’t matter what color helmets and uniforms the dawgs wear, Florida will continue to slaughter them every year while Mark Richt is in Athens.
Maybe Richt should hire a color coordinator coach. At least the dawgs could look good while having their faces smashed by hobnail boots.
Or maybe they should just paint little red panty icons on their helmets.
Ted Striker
July 29th, 2010
2:48 pm
I’m for letting the team and the coach and the athletic department decide what uniforms to wear. They practice, they play, they got more sweat invested in it. I’m not crazy about red pants but it’s not going to affect how I enjoy the game.
Delbert D.
July 29th, 2010
2:49 pm
Oregon has more uniform colors an combos than any school I’ve seen. Black, green, yellow jerseys/bird feathers, yellow jerseys/green sleeves, black helmets, green helmets all in the same season. And that’s probably half of the combinations.
npgator
July 29th, 2010
2:52 pm
So how many teams in the SEC wear red jerseys now?
Joseph
July 29th, 2010
2:56 pm
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Joseph
July 29th, 2010
2:59 pm
JUst thought I would post something I found during a search of Green Bay Packer history. We may be the original. Very interesting. The Green Bay “G” stands for “greatness”.
The oval “G” logo was created in 1961 by Packers equipment manager George “Dad” Braisher. To most people’s minds, the “G” stands for “Green Bay”. However, when the logo was designed and adopted, it was determined the “G” would stand for “Greatness”. The team actually used a number of different logos prior to 1961, but the “G” is the only logo that has ever appeared on the helmet.[32] Although the Packers have granted limited permission to other organizations to utilize a similar logo, notably the University of Georgia and Grambling State University, the Packers hold the trademark for it.[33] Adopted in 1964, the Georgia “G”, though different in design and color, was similar to the Packers’ “G”. Then-Georgia head coach Vince Dooley thought it best to clear the use of Georgia’s new emblem with the Packers. However, since its inception in 1961, the Packers’ “G” has been redesigned several times and now actually looks like Georgia’s original 1964 “G.”
Budweiser Bob
July 29th, 2010
3:00 pm
Yea and thats why Oregon sucks
Their too busy worrying about what combination uniform they will wear instead of playing ball
And Im not in favor of players and coaches changing the uniform, you end up with all kinds of schemes that suck from what the original looked like in the first place
If you want a uniform change go play at Oregon
If players dont like the red helmet and red jersey uniform then dont come to UGA
And yes I still showed up with my white and red shirt at the black out
Bamaboy
July 29th, 2010
3:06 pm
uga_b
July 29th, 2010
2:43 pm
Can’t resist:
How many Alabama fans does it take to screw in a lightbulb? 100. One to screw in the light bulb and 99 others to reminisce about how much better the light bulb was in the old days.
Old days? National Championships in 1992 and 2009. And your one was when?
Michael
July 29th, 2010
3:06 pm
fans will NEVER EVER say no to a blackout as long as the helmet is red and the pants are silver. The blackout was an amazing event that was an instant classic at Georgia.
Damon Evans said “we arent messing with black anytime soon”…but who really cares what he thinks anymore.
I agree. Black pants for non conf road games, with white jerseys and red helmets, and blackouts with the blackout uniform once a year.
Nobody does a color-out or an alternate uniform as well as us!
How2fish
July 29th, 2010
3:07 pm
Gators R Us know anywhere we can pick up some AK-47 ammo cheap ? Oh and how about credit card decals for UF’s helmets this year?
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Brad
July 29th, 2010
3:14 pm
We Need a NEW LOGO Design Desperatley!!! Something Original!!!
Dostoyevskiy
July 29th, 2010
3:15 pm
Is UGa going to red panty any of its new recruits? It will give them an extra year to grow a pair.
How2fish
July 29th, 2010
3:18 pm
Dostoyevskiy unlike at Tech our players come with a set..
BMac
July 29th, 2010
3:19 pm
If they are going to use the black helmets again, they should be with an all black uniform.
BMac
July 29th, 2010
3:19 pm
…and another thing, uniforms don’t win games, people do!! LOL!!! Go Daaawwwgggsss!! I am so ready for the season to start!!
Bob Dylan
July 29th, 2010
3:20 pm
Really liked the the write up on the uniform history. I remember UGA playing SMU in the Cotton Bowl and always thought that was one of the best matchups, uniform wise, that you could get. I think the old unis should get some play.
SoCal UGA Fan
July 29th, 2010
3:25 pm
Everybody thinks our Logo looks like the Greenbay Packers… Thats the only way the rest of the USA knows UGA; is the college team with the Greenbay Packers logo. So not cool; however thats what everyone thinks about UGA across the counry. For all of you living out of the state of Georgia you all know what I am talking about! I agree with Brad… “GET A NEW COOL LOGO” with the same UGA colors!
Otto
July 29th, 2010
3:30 pm
No more uniform changes until the coaches come up with a game plan tht can beat UF.
Silver helmet with a block G and silver Britches would be a possibility but red and silver looks like Ohio St.
Sounds like they never used the white helmets for them to ever be used “again”,
SSIgator
July 29th, 2010
3:38 pm
Otto -
“No more uniform changes until the coaches come up with a game plan tht can beat UF.”
Well, I guess that settles that. No new uniforms.
Gravy Train
July 29th, 2010
3:40 pm
There are too many closed minded coots (Bill included) among the UGA fanbase. They’re too old to remember being 18 and having an interest in self-expression. They’ve forgotten that the oldtimers when they were young hated their music too. Kids like change-ups and different uniform combos, they like hip-hop to get fired up to. The black helmets were for the players, not the drunk old poot that sits on his hands and complains about loud noises at the game. They can’t comprehend the evolution of college football, even if they could get past their desperate clings to how things used to be. The trick with the Auburn blackout and black jersey was that it wasn’t broadcast to the opponent a week in advance, it was a surprise attack. CMR and his staff understand that to motivate and recruit effectively, they have to keep up with the times. Do you really think an 18 year old young man of today really cares about what old pooters thought in 1980?
How2fish
July 29th, 2010
3:43 pm
Gravy Train good points..easy to get a little hidebound at times.
Budweiser Bob
July 29th, 2010
3:44 pm
SoCal UGA Fan
Please go pull for another team if thats what you think
Were not changing the logo thats just stupid
I have hardly ever heard that we look like Green Bay and I have lived out of the state of Ga for half my life and been to many states. What I here is the respect for UGA because we beat most of our opponents outside the conference in bowl games
And I could care less what other states think of UGA’s logo especially the mindless nuts from California
Gravy Train
July 29th, 2010
3:45 pm
I mean didn’t you just trek to TN to see Paul McCartney (another pillar of the old farts)? Give us a break from the stale farts you call blog posts get a haircut and more modern glasses! You’re not Lewis, and you never will be.
Fillin' up @ Juniors
July 29th, 2010
3:45 pm
Either committ to a single uni, or committ to always changing them like Oregon, anything in between will be met with a little ammusment and plenty of hate…
Doggone
July 29th, 2010
3:47 pm
Helmet logo …copied – Green Bay Packers
Fight song … copied – Battle Hymn of the Republic
Mascot … copied – Yale University
Tradition? What tradition
Delbert D.
July 29th, 2010
3:48 pm
“what old pooters thought in 1980?”
Yikes, that’s scary. Old of us old pooters that remember the undefeated season.
Alright, here’s a changeup: Light gray jerseys(”silver” like the pants are now), black pants, and the standard red helmets for a game or 2. My Red & Black HS team wore the gray/silver jerseys for away games. But then I’m an old pooter. Way back beyond 1980.
ugag is irrelevant
July 29th, 2010
3:54 pm
maybe take all that athletic funding and paint your house trailers to match the helmets
#1 BAMA FAN
July 29th, 2010
3:57 pm
I like the DAWGS uniforms the way they are. The good thing about BAMA and PSU if something happens to the equipment truck we could probably go to Dicks. To all the BAMA haters and jokesters…..2009 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS. RTR
Original?!?!
July 29th, 2010
3:59 pm
UGA ripped off their logo from the Green Bay Packers! Nothing original about the design, but it does look good in red/black and white.
Delbert D.
July 29th, 2010
4:02 pm
Georgia Tech played Rice back in the ’60s and Rice brought their white away jerseys. Tech loaned them their blue jerseys for the game.
Budweiser Bob
July 29th, 2010
4:02 pm
Our uniforms look much better than green bay anyway
Delbert D.
July 29th, 2010
4:05 pm
If Oregon change their mascot name from Ducks to Geese, they could wear Green Bay’s actual uniforms and still be color coordinated. That would intimidate the crap out of Lane Kiffin.
long-time dawg
July 29th, 2010
4:06 pm
People with this obsession about red panties have apparently never seen them in the wild.
long-time dawg
July 29th, 2010
4:14 pm
My impression of Green Bay’s colors is that they would make good unies in the Tour de France.
old timer
July 29th, 2010
4:25 pm
Don’t knock us old timers,We are a lot more stable than most of these younguns.
Delbert D.
July 29th, 2010
4:44 pm
old timer – Well, we did have that hippie thing going back in the late ’60s…of course, I never…because I was in the military.
ugag is irrelevant
July 29th, 2010
4:53 pm
oughta wear overhauls and only fasten one of the gallusses so players can match the fans
LOL
July 29th, 2010
5:03 pm
Might as well just make the uniforms, black & white stripes.
Kinda fits the program.
Tide
July 29th, 2010
5:05 pm
The last “black-out” turned into a Round 2 knockout.
What a beat-down.
gary
July 29th, 2010
5:15 pm
Black jerseys and red helmets are the best looking uniforms in football. Or were.
Phil
July 29th, 2010
5:53 pm
I’ll say this. I’ve been a dawg fan since before I can remember, as a result my lil bro is a dawg fan since before he can remember (there is a 17 year span between us). I bleed red and black. I live In NYC now but where I was born and what will always be home for me is Georgia (Basically the greatest state with some of the most influential citizens in American history). I love our red helmets and silver britches. It should never be changed, but I’ll be honest, I loved the black helmets! I have a friend that worked at UGA’s athletic center during grad school. We were on the phone when the dawgs ran out and we both loved them. After we got waxed…again.. He hated the helmets. Im not gonna do that. I liked them before, and I still like them. But hey, if it aint broke don’t fix it. We do have the perfect uni with the red helmet. Shout out to my former highschool football coach from Burke County, Franklin Stephens (tuckers coach now) and shout out to my Burke Co. Alum Cornelius Washington. Do your thang this year guys!!!
HOUDAWG
July 29th, 2010
5:55 pm
#1 BAMA FAN …… that’s funny stuff …… & kinda true (!). Still waiting to see if PSU finally puts some type of logo on their helmet when JoePa is gone …….. those PSU unis are simply THE most bland in all of football. Including Pee-Wee leagues ……..
GaDawg985
July 29th, 2010
6:18 pm
Diamond Dave
July 29th, 2010
2:03 pm
Bill…Sorry to bust your bubble but the photo of Preston is when he was a Gainesville High, not UGA…
Diamond Dave, That is exactly what I was thinking! but I don’t think that they had that style of G when Preston was in high school. Those white pants he is wearing have a red, black, red stripe on them, but Dooley’s first teams wore white pants with a single black stripe down the sides.
Bill King
July 29th, 2010
6:51 pm
I sent the picture from the book to Vince Dooley and you can see in the blog what his answer was.
Big L
July 29th, 2010
7:08 pm
They are selling those black helmets at the book store for 300 bucks. I actually like em , but 300 dollars.
1eyedJack
July 29th, 2010
7:15 pm
Tide
5:05 pm
“The last “black-out” turned into a Round 2 knockout.
What a beat-down.”
Two first half knock-downs…Rope-a-Doped ya…but the Dawgs answered the bell for round 3 and fought it to a draw before Mt. Cody & Co. got gassed. Took round 4 by 20…yeah, yeah, subs…but we played some subs too. Given one more round we might have took you.
Still get a cold chill everytime I picture that big ol’ gut bouncing from side to side….praying that he didn’t have a heart attack, and I think of glazed ham every time I picture his big sweaty butt about to bust out of his pants.
And we still had Willie….so there’s that too.
GaDawg
July 29th, 2010
7:21 pm
If we are going to use any alternate helmet, it should be silver with the black oval “G” on the sides keeping the white stripe down the center, and wearing a white face cage.
ptdawg04
July 29th, 2010
7:50 pm
I would like to see all black or all red uniforms only on a Halloween night game against UF, maybe even w/an agreement that they wear all orange or all blue in same game (i.e. USC/UCLA). But otherwise, don’t mess w/a good thing, especially @ home.
MIKE T
July 29th, 2010
7:55 pm
Black jerseys and red helmets look GREAT. Just don’t issue a media guide
and report it to ESPN when ya get ready to wear them. Just come out of the dressing room with them on without all the fanfare.Its not like no one has
never seen blaCK Jerseys.
Athens, Georgia
July 29th, 2010
8:26 pm
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Nesbitt for Heisman
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DDPO
July 29th, 2010
8:47 pm
Helmet logo …copied – Green Bay Packers
Fight song … copied – Battle Hymn of the Republic
Mascot … copied – Yale University
Tradition? What tradition?
I think this says it all…
One more thing. You forgot to add how each recruting class is going to win multiple conference and national titles, But that doesn’t seem to add up either!
Dooley noted
July 29th, 2010
9:00 pm
I think a silver helmut with black G ,stripe and facemask along with black jersey,silver britches with red and black stripe would be awesome. NFL raiders style…..
Buckhead Bulldog
July 29th, 2010
9:04 pm
Thanks for the article, Bill. I enjoyed reading the history.
Sic’ ‘em DOGS. Woof woof
TXDawg
July 29th, 2010
9:04 pm
A TRUE BLACKOUT would be black pants, jersey, and helmets. That would be the greatest!!
MIKE T
July 29th, 2010
9:30 pm
Helmet logo …copied – Green Bay Packers— Green Bay G IS white, Georgia’s not the only school that uses it.
Fight song … copied – Battle Hymn of the Republic
Wrong, it was after a parody song about John Brown.
Mascot … copied – Yale University -Eli’s, also many schools also have a Bulldog
as a Mascot. I’m sure no one says Go Dawgs at a Yale football game.
The part about the recruits remain to be seen.
UGA VIII
July 29th, 2010
9:33 pm
I liked the black helmets, too.
Mary
July 29th, 2010
9:36 pm
For a true “retro”, bring back Dixie! The fans will go bonkers!!!!
ugag is irrelevant
July 29th, 2010
9:47 pm
in summary …. another nothing story about a nothing school
Lou
July 29th, 2010
9:49 pm
It doesn’t matter what color the helmets are. You still can’t win a championship!! ROLL TIDE!!
Lou
July 29th, 2010
9:51 pm
Maybe you could get some fancy pink uniforms this year for the Music City Bowl………it’s been 30 years….does anyone even remember when the Dogs won something??
Hal9000
July 29th, 2010
9:51 pm
Put the rumors to rest. The official word is that the only uniform change this year will be the frilly red panties the UGA players will be wearing.
Rumors that several players are already wearing them could not be confirmed.
However, several sources have noted that A.J. Green wore the red panties while he was in Miami at a party.
Darien
July 29th, 2010
9:55 pm
in summary …. another nothing story about a nothing school.
Quite true. Why does the AJC even write about the Cesspool of the South?
Mary
July 29th, 2010
9:55 pm
You’ve got to admit that red panties a hottt!!!
Delbert D.
July 29th, 2010
10:21 pm
“I’m sure no one says Go Dawgs at a Yale football game.”
They yell, “Brekekekex, ko-ax, ko-ax, Brekekekex, ko-ax, ko-ax, O-op, O-op, parabalou, Yale, Yale, Yale, Rah, rah, rah, rah, rah, rah, rah, rah, rah, Yale! Yale! Yale!”
But can they do it after several beers???
Partly taken from “The Frogs of Aristophanes,” according to Wikipedia.
Savannah Dawg
July 29th, 2010
10:28 pm
Please never wear the black helmets again.
Darien the elder
July 29th, 2010
10:35 pm
Little Darien –They write it anyway and you and “ugag is irrelevant” somehow both bother to read it. The nerd trolls on this board have an average IQ somewhere well below dull normal. Guess how many time I’ve posted on an article about Georgia Tech? Zip, You know why? I don’t care. And yet the AJC Georgia blogs are infested with nerdy faced adolescents who wouldn’t even know what a pair of red panties actually look like.
On to the uniforms — leave them alone. The occasional black jersey or red pants would be okay. But don’t touch the helmets — although the white ones in the picture look a lot better than that monstrosity at the Florida game.
Stevie Wonder
July 29th, 2010
10:43 pm
Eliminate the silver britches. Wear white with red jerseys and red pants with the white jerseys.
gator guy
July 29th, 2010
10:48 pm
Who cares about tradition when you haven’t had national relevance for thirty years. When you start playing in the big title games, then discussions about the history of your helmet color are neat and somewhat interesting. When you’re not playing in those games, then you sound like a bunch of washed up losers longing for yesteryear. And yes, its GREAT to be a FLORIDA GATOR………
Stevie Wonder
July 29th, 2010
10:49 pm
Why isn’t yellow one of the yellow jackets’ colors?
Commandment
July 29th, 2010
11:08 pm
Leave the uniforms alone.
DawginOH
July 29th, 2010
11:09 pm
Very interesting article, Bill. Thanks for the helmet history. But let’s hope the Dawgs stick to red helmets from here on out.
uga1989
July 29th, 2010
11:32 pm
No other helmets. Period. HOWEVER…if we’re going to emulate an era, wouldn’t it be the 1980 season? I never got over seeing Herschel flatten Bill Bates in the red britches and don’t understand why that isn’t a proud tradition. I can take or leave the black jerseys, honestly. What I don’t like is signaling to your opponent that they’re a big deal and you need something “extra” to get an edge. That’s just a bad idea. If you want a black jersey, just make it an official alternate like Oregon does with it’s endless variations.
David Granger
July 29th, 2010
11:48 pm
Enough worrying about the damn uniforms. I swear, Coach Richt would have the team prancing out in capes with plumes on the helmets if he had his way. Just get the team ready to play hard-nosed, slobber-knocking football and the fashion will take care of itself.
puppies
July 30th, 2010
12:20 am
How about just going with all pink instead?
NGeorgiaFan
July 30th, 2010
1:34 am
Don’t screw around with the red & black. It’s like “Classic Coke” & “New Coke.”
Or, if you’re a racing fan like me, you know “you’ve got to run with what got you there.”
College football is about tradition and excelence … if it ain’t broke don’t fix it!
Call IT
July 30th, 2010
1:39 am
The black helments look way better than the ugly Red and I wish they would wear white pants and scrap the gray. When they wear white jerseys, always wear black pants.
Enough Said!
patch
July 30th, 2010
2:47 am
Anyone who thinks the black pants and helmets were “cool” should be banned from watching another UGA football game.
AllenWaters
July 30th, 2010
3:05 am
What about the numbers on top of shoulder pads like we used in early years of Richt era? I always liked them better than on the side. I am glad we have more noon kickoffs because of the time difference in India. 930pm Saturday will be better than 530am on Sunday morning! UGA fan in Kolkata, India
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July 30th, 2010
4:02 am
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Greenwood Eagles Football
July 30th, 2010
4:16 am
The G originated out of my High School in Greenwood South Carolina. My National Hall of Fame Coach, JW “Pinky” Babb came up with the design in the 50’s. Legendary Coach, Vince Lombardi asked permission from Coach Babb to use the G in GreenBay. They were very good friends up until his death. You can verify this info in our high school history . It was in our Media guide. So Georgia, your G is really from South Carolina. google pinky babb for further info…
Damon
July 30th, 2010
5:35 am
Anyone arrested this week?
Bamafan
July 30th, 2010
6:37 am
I just want to see want Vince Dooley wears against the vols this year in Athens!! Barbara will look like
a prisoner in a orange jumpsuit that day!
Carla
July 30th, 2010
6:38 am
Anyone arrested this week?
Not yet, but the weekend has just started. Give the thuggos time to get warmed up.
And just look at the red panties falling from the sky.
Red and Black
July 30th, 2010
6:50 am
I love the Red pants for road games.Everything else regarding the uniforms keep the same look.Please no black helmets.
Red Rules
July 30th, 2010
7:25 am
I read somewhere that Green Bay never got around to registering the “G” on their helmets but UGA did and ended up being the one’s giving Green Bay permission to keep using the design. Check that out if you will.
Jason
July 30th, 2010
7:40 am
UGA …red jersey, white or gray pants with black stripe, red helmet. BEST kit in all of sports, period.
MattDawg
July 30th, 2010
8:10 am
Hate to correct you here Bill, the lady who designed Georgias G was unaware of Green Bays G at the time of her design. In fact the Packers have changed theirs to be more like ours. Georgia however did seek approval from Green Bay to use it since it was similar. Fact.
hatfieldgeoff
July 30th, 2010
8:19 am
The Home uniforms are perfect. Don’t change anything. But the road uniforms white on Silver are too plain. The Black pants are a good look for the road, but even the red pants would be an improvement.
John
July 30th, 2010
8:26 am
Best looking helmets in all NCAA? Seriously? Try doing something a little mroe unique instead of having to borrow from someone else!
Spike
July 30th, 2010
8:45 am
At least none of our uni colors are orange.
Hobnail Boot
July 30th, 2010
9:04 am
Tradition = Don’t mess with it. Silver britches and Red helments are what we are suppose to wear. I do like the black jerseys for night games.
Doggone
July 30th, 2010
9:12 am
Helmet logo…copied – Green Bay Packers
Fight song…copied – Battle Hymn of the Republic
Mascot…copied – Yale University
Tradition? What tradition!??
Some lame name here
July 30th, 2010
9:25 am
I liked everything we have worn recently. I also do not mind the players hyping themselves and the crowd up with their dancing, they are kids for Gods sake. All they need to do is win and nothing else will matter. Period!!!!
Monticello Dawg
July 30th, 2010
9:29 am
The UGA helmet is nationally recognized and admired, no need to change it.
Bulldog Power: Not a one trick pony 132 SEC titles National Championships in 8 sports
TommyJack
July 30th, 2010
9:53 am
Bill: I would put Tennessee’s helmet at the top, too.
Young people don’t seem to like tradition. I don’t think they understand the concept.
No dawg fan, but to redesign the “G” would be criminal.
YardDawg
July 30th, 2010
10:16 am
I like the change of pace; its only the old crumudgeons that want to ALWAYS stick with tradition. I have never been to a more electric game then the AU blackout. Keep mixing it up, especially if the players want to do it.
Denver Dog
July 30th, 2010
10:17 am
Did Tech get approval for their panites from Victoria Secret
BigGAdawg
July 30th, 2010
11:04 am
No more black jerseys, especially NO MORE black helmets. Our uniforms look great, leave them alone. Just get us a new Uga and coach those boys up. Kicking butt and winning games should be all the motivation they need. Give ‘em an inspiring speech or two along the way…Right before the SC and FL games should about do it.
Go Dawgs!
WOOF!
Atticus
July 30th, 2010
11:22 am
The black helmets were made MUCH worse by the bright red facemask and getting our a$$es beat.
YardDawg
July 30th, 2010
11:30 am
I spy a crumudgeon. Big, give the players some freedom of expression. They are the ones putting in the work and if they vote for a little change then so be it. I guarantee that if you were at the initial ‘Black Out’ you were screaming and dancing just like the other 90,000 UGA fans there.
btw: Tech disgusts me but I will say the ‘Black Watch’ was awesome and intimidating. It further disgusts me that they came up with something that cool.
shineothemoon
July 30th, 2010
12:56 pm
Why should UGA change it’s OWN original unique design now just because the northern pasty-faced masses don’t know their history??
The truth is that it would have been impossible to ask Green Bay’s permission to use the oval “G”……because the stretched oval “G” did NOT even exist until UGA designed it!!!! Green Bay was using a plain old ‘times-new-roman’ font “G” on their hemlets at the time and they only switched to the oval after seeing the glory and beauty of UGA’s original oval “G” design. End of story.
Sheesh…. why is it that so many Southerners jump so quickly at every chance they get to submit and conform to every single myth and lie that the rest of the country believes about us? I say…..Hold to the TRUTH!!!! Long live the original Georgia oval ‘G’!!!! Be proud!
Dawg Fud
July 30th, 2010
1:17 pm
Sic Vos Non Vobis
obomaisaclown
July 30th, 2010
4:30 pm
What this doesn’t tell you Ga. decided to put the G on the helment after the year before Auburn put thier AU on their helmets. What else has GA. copied how about Glory ,glory to olde Aubuen written by a Auburn Band directer. What will they copy next ,Tiger walk which goes back to S Jordan.
GoDOGS1
July 30th, 2010
7:00 pm
obomaisaclow: “Auburn” – Every Atlanta parent’s back up plan.
Bill King
July 30th, 2010
7:24 pm
“Clown”:
I believe the tune was the Battle Hymn of the Republic before it was “Glory to” anyone.
bitter UF FAN
July 31st, 2010
2:20 am
i dont get the joke about stealing dead people cridit caard, sheidit olod dead folks dont need “em” any how, it bee free money any how, yaww sea it now, cuzz be cool , ps fal thuggs always carry ak-4o-ta-7 yaaw no!!!
bitter UF FAN (urban crier)
July 31st, 2010
2:22 am
f—– uga fans, everybody retires every year—-right?? i like hanging from a tree limb, hahahah
Jeff
July 31st, 2010
9:13 pm
I love Georgia’s tradition and traditional uniforms… classic and iconic. I do have one suggestion… look at some pics from the early-to-mid-1980s Bulldog teams… the red jerseys had just a solid white number, no trim, and the numbers were average thickness. And the jerseys were fairly simple, not a lot of adornment. I hated that during the Goff/Donnan years, we had some trim & outlines around the numbers… and I don’t like the slightly-smaller numbers of recent years. What say we go back to classic, simple, thick white numerals on the jerseys?
And for what it’s worth, I LOVE the red pants… at least once every year or two, we should break ‘em out for a road game with the white jerseys… it looks great.
GO DAWGS!
LOL....
July 31st, 2010
9:21 pm
blah..blah..blah…
UGAKev
July 31st, 2010
10:19 pm
Fair enough take the Black helmets away even though I think they could be modified to look better, but dont take away our black jerseys because most people agree they are some of the best looking uniforms in the country. We need to atleast wear the black jerseys anytime we have a night game at home. I would actually be for the black jerseys with black pants and red helmets. I do those On the new NCAA Football game and they look GREAT!
Ray Perkins
July 31st, 2010
10:29 pm
Do you lame Bull pup fans really want to try and compare your program against Alabama? Really?
Lowcountry Bulldog Fan
July 31st, 2010
10:32 pm
I actually liked the black helmets, but lets get rid of that red facemask and either put black or white on it and I think its a classic!
Glenn
July 31st, 2010
10:39 pm
Keep the traditional red helmets, silver britches, and worry about about winning!! These changes are too distracting from the “mission”.
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Bret
August 1st, 2010
1:45 am
Please make RED PANTS OR WHITE PANTS ON THE ROAD OUT STANDARD. Keep home uni as is IMO. Then my fellow Bulldogs, we would have the best home and the best road unis in all of College Football hands down. Just one man’s opinion. NEVER mess with the helmets.
Bret
August 1st, 2010
1:50 am
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=2071363
Truth about the oval G
Boca Baby
August 1st, 2010
2:28 am
RJ: You said that you like the fact that Bama, ND and Penn St do not change their helmet color. In fact, with regards to Alabama, there was a time during the Bryant era when White helmets were worn as well as Crimson, sometimes in the same game. As a result there were times when both White and Crimson was on the field at the same time. This was the case in the famous ‘64 game when UGA defeated the Tide with the Moore to Hodgson to Taylor 80 yard flea-flicker play. White helmets were sometimes also worn during the Perkins era. So, you must qualify that this is the case in recent history.
Dawg Stephen
August 1st, 2010
8:15 am
HEY BILL…
You mention a “retro” look. How about doing like the NFL does it and deciding ahead of time to wear a throwback uniform, get the other team involved, etc??? Maybe get UGA to wear white jerseys-red pants, and get Florida to wear their orange jerseys and orange helmets.
Do it AHEAD of time and annouce that both sides will do this at the beginning of year. It would sell merchandise, and would not be a gimmick. Just a thought