Does anyone like the white uniforms?

Or even the half-white uniforms?

White uniforms are for tennis, and they went out of style with wooden racquets, long ago.

Maybe OK for cricket, but not football.

I like them. They definitely better than the all gold or white and gold or any combination mixed with gray.

That'll fix everything.

how old are you?

flounder said:

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how old are you?

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Speaking of immature and tennis.

flounder said:

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how old are you?

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First time meeting Sfcity I see.

It's too bad he doesn't post that much on the football boards. We're missing out on 5 page essays on the intricacies of Andy smith's wishbone offense

ducky23 said:

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flounder said:

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how old are you?

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First time meeting Sfcity I see.

It's too bad he doesn't post that much on the football boards. We're missing out on 5 page essays on the intricacies of Andy smith's wishbone offense

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I appreciate SFCity's posts because he generally adds a wealth of knowledge about Cal sports that's not easily found elsewhere. He has seen more Cal games (especially basketball) than just about anyone else. He's willing to share his knowledge and teach us younger folks about eras we didn't get to witness. For that, I'm truly grateful.

so is he going to advocate for the hoop to team to stop wearing white, too? or should the shoes match the uniforms? only time could bring that kind of wisdom.

SFCityBear is okay by me. A real Cal fan.

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so is he going to advocate for the hoop to team to stop wearing white, too? or should the shoes match the uniforms? only time could bring that kind of wisdom.

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Why don't you ask him directly? I'm sure he doesn't need me to speak for him.

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SFCityBear is okay by me. A real Cal fan.

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You and I don't often agree, but in this case, we are on the same page.

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so is he going to advocate for the hoop to team to stop wearing white, too? or should the shoes match the uniforms? only time could bring that kind of wisdom.

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That's a good point. I do like the white basketball uniforms for home games. Always have.

There certainly were great football teams who wore white uniforms. The Cleveland Browns in the days of Jim Brown and Ernie Davis.

With all the design and all the color combinations that go into sports wear these days, all-white uniforms seem out of place somehow in football.

Ok with me for road games.

Dump the all-white uniforms, the all-blue ones, and the all-gold ones.

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flounder said:

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how old are you?

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First time meeting Sfcity I see.

It's too bad he doesn't post that much on the football boards. We're missing out on 5 page essays on the intricacies of Andy smith's wishbone offense

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Well...I don't recall any Cal football teams before or since that accomplished what Andy Smith did. We should only be so lucky now...

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ducky23 said:

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flounder said:

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how old are you?

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First time meeting Sfcity I see.

It's too bad he doesn't post that much on the football boards. We're missing out on 5 page essays on the intricacies of Andy smith's wishbone offense

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I appreciate SFCity's posts because he generally adds a wealth of knowledge about Cal sports that's not easily found elsewhere. He has seen more Cal games (especially basketball) than just about anyone else. He's willing to share his knowledge and teach us younger folks about eras we didn't get to witness. For that, I'm truly grateful.

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Well, thanks. You are too kind, you and all who have put up with my long posts. Believe me, I'd like to shorten them, and I am trying. It is just that I am a storyteller, I guess, and now I have a lot of years and memories. I've developed a habit not easily kicked.

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Dump the all-white uniforms, the all-blue ones, and the all-gold ones.

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Works for me.

Eventennis doesn't require all white except for Wimbledon.

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Eventennis doesn't require all white except for Wimbledon.

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No mas.

they've been my favorites since i started paying attention in 06

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ducky23 said:

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flounder said:

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how old are you?

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First time meeting Sfcity I see.

It's too bad he doesn't post that much on the football boards. We're missing out on 5 page essays on the intricacies of Andy smith's wishbone offense

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Well...I don't recall any Cal football teams before or since that accomplished what Andy Smith did. We should only be so lucky now...

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Thanks. My father saw Smith's teams, but felt the 1937 Thunder team was the best Cal team he ever saw. Undefeated, with only one 0-0 tie in the rain and mud vs the Huskies to mar the record. Beat Alabama in the Rose Bowl. Was national champion in some polls. A lot of All-Americans on that team, and some of the ones who did not make AA for 1937, made AA the following year. My father said you had to get to Memorial early for games, because if you missed the first half, Cal was so far ahead, you would not see any of the starters in the 2nd half. The quarterback would line up call the play, and then announce something to the defense like, "Left tackle, this play is coming right over you", and they did just that. They did it all with a mediocre coach, Stub Allison. In the Rose Bowl, near the end of the game, Cal was 4th and goal, and needed to score to cinch the win. Allison sent in a play. The players sent it back, and ran their own play for Bottari, who scored, and Cal won. My dad never let me forget that he had seen Cal's greatest team, and I hadn't. He did take me and my mom to see Cal's Rose Bowl in 1960, which was a disappointing loss. The other great Cal teams I saw were Pappy's '48, '49, and '50 teams who all lost in the Rose Bowl. I feel blessed to have seen what I did, one Rose Bowl, and I feel the pain of all Cal fans here who have not seen Cal in at least one Rose Bowl.

I would say very blessed. I'm starting to give up hope...

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I would say very blessed. I'm starting to give up hope...

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Thanks for this. I hadn't seen it before.

SFCB

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Does anyone like the white uniforms?

Or even the half-white uniforms?

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You know that every team is required to have a white jersey, right?

A lot of folks* have been asking me to rank-and-rate the road unis, so here goes:

1. white-over-gold: looks great... personal preference
2. white-over-blue: almost as good
3. white-over-white: not bad



* "a lot of folks" = "hardly any folks", to me

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SFCityBear said:

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Does anyone like the white uniforms?

Or even the half-white uniforms?

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You know that every team is required to have a white jersey, right?

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exactly, in the vast majorit of college football games, unless the home team opts for white, the road team wears white jerseys. The issue here would be the pants and helmets. Didn't like it a few years back when we wore white helments, it is just not Cal. And at home I cringe when we wear the white pants with the blue jerseys, does not look like Cal. We could get away with the white pants at home ONLY with a gold jersey and blue helmet. There, I've covered my preferences!

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sycasey said:

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SFCityBear said:

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Does anyone like the white uniforms?

Or even the half-white uniforms?

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You know that every team is required to have a white jersey, right?

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exactly, in the vast majorit of college football games, unless the home team opts for white, the road team wears white jerseys. The issue here would be the pants and helmets. Didn't like it a few years back when we wore white helments, it is just not Cal. And at home I cringe when we wear the white pants with the blue jerseys, does not look like Cal. We could get away with the white pants at home ONLY with a gold jersey and blue helmet. There, I've covered my preferences!

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White helmets are bad no matter what. I also don't care for white pants at home; they tend to look bad with either the blue or gold jerseys.

The road unis are whatever. They're fine.

Personally, I don't like the all white, but they're acceptable. As long as they're not further degraded by white helmets. White helmets should never be a part of a Cal kit.

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SFCityBear said:

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Does anyone like the white uniforms?

Or even the half-white uniforms?

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You know that every team is required to have a white jersey, right?

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Do you mean we have to like something if it is required? Like paying income tax, for example?

SFCityBear said:

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Does anyone like the white uniforms?

Or even the half-white uniforms?

White uniforms are for tennis, and they went out of style with wooden racquets, long ago.

Maybe OK for cricket, but not football.

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the football is in a dumpster and has been for years .. and will continue as long as JW is in charge

and people worry about the color of the uniforms LOL

quite frankly they could wear pink (even tho a shade of red) if they won ten or more games a year until I finally meet the great scorekeeper

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SFCityBear said:

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Does anyone like the white uniforms?

Or even the half-white uniforms?

White uniforms are for tennis, and they went out of style with wooden racquets, long ago.

Maybe OK for cricket, but not football.

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the football is in a dumpster and has been for years .. and will continue as long as JW is in charge

and people worry about the color of the uniforms LOL

quite frankly they could wear pink (even tho a shade of red) if they won ten or more games a year until I finally meet the great scorekeeper

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Now that the sunshine pumpers finally join the rest of us in being cynical about the direction of the program, the only things we have left to argue over is the color of the unis, the songs that the band plays, and whether it's ethical to leave peanut shells in the stands.

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sycasey said:

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SFCityBear said:

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Does anyone like the white uniforms?

Or even the half-white uniforms?

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You know that every team is required to have a white jersey, right?

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Do you mean we have to like something if it is required? Like paying income tax, for example?

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No, but this topic proposed to "dump" the white uniforms, something that can't be done.

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ducky23 said:

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flounder said:

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how old are you?

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First time meeting Sfcity I see.

It's too bad he doesn't post that much on the football boards. We're missing out on 5 page essays on the intricacies of Andy smith's wishbone offense

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I appreciate SFCity's posts because he generally adds a wealth of knowledge about Cal sports that's not easily found elsewhere. He has seen more Cal games (especially basketball) than just about anyone else. He's willing to share his knowledge and teach us younger folks about eras we didn't get to witness. For that, I'm truly grateful.

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Well, thanks. You are too kind, you and all who have put up with my long posts. Believe me, I'd like to shorten them, and I am trying. It is just that I am a storyteller, I guess, and now I have a lot of years and memories. I've developed a habit not easily kicked.

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Gerald Colvin (GERBEAR) on W4C is another Bear I treasure. He was a Cal cheerleader the last time we went to the Rose Bowl.

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Give me the Madden era Raiders any day.