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What are LSU's colors for realz?
Posted on 4/9/25 at 2:11 pm
Posted on 4/9/25 at 2:11 pm
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so not green, or the absence of green
Although green was an original color and yellow
science man
so not green, or the absence of green
Although green was an original color and yellow
science man
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Posted on 4/9/25 at 2:43 pm to OWLFAN86
I don't know if they were the original colors, but the throwbacks we wore during LF7's tenure were on point. They were more in line with the colors Washington uses.
Posted on 4/9/25 at 2:45 pm to Kracka
mardi gras colors purple green and gold
green didn't make the cut
green didn't make the cut
Posted on 4/9/25 at 3:07 pm to OWLFAN86
I really hope we cut back on all the alternate looks. Its just not us.
Posted on 4/9/25 at 3:08 pm to Kracka
the original colors were blue and white, wore purple and gold first the first time vs Tulane (they wore Green)
Blue & white to Purple & gold
Blue & white to Purple & gold
Posted on 4/9/25 at 4:06 pm to OWLFAN86
that’s actually a pretty cool video.
Posted on 4/9/25 at 4:38 pm to OWLFAN86
Posted on 4/9/25 at 4:46 pm to SammyTiger
I thought so as well
Posted on 4/9/25 at 4:55 pm to OWLFAN86
color is pretty interesting
Deer have bleu and green cones so they can’t see red or orange. Which is why an orange tiger just having stripes is enough to make him hard to see in the jungle.
Deer have bleu and green cones so they can’t see red or orange. Which is why an orange tiger just having stripes is enough to make him hard to see in the jungle.
Posted on 4/9/25 at 8:45 pm to SammyTiger
Guys…that’s yellow, not gold.
Posted on 4/9/25 at 9:36 pm to TigerintheNO
They didn’t get colors cause of Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras stuff wouldn’t have been up in NOV.
Paraphrasing from an old LSU book I have - they think some downtown Civil War bar had purple and gold. That hang out inspired LSU’s colors.
Paraphrasing from an old LSU book I have - they think some downtown Civil War bar had purple and gold. That hang out inspired LSU’s colors.
Posted on 4/9/25 at 9:57 pm to Zappas Stache
It would be nice if LSU, and LSU clothing manufacturers, would always use the correct shades of purple and gold. It seems other schools do a better job of maintaining the proper colors. Auburn and Florida seem to use the same blue and orange (different colors of blue and orange for each school, but consistent within the school) for all their gear and clothing.
Posted on 4/9/25 at 10:00 pm to SammyTiger
quote:Those videos of color blind people wearing the sunglasses that lets them see color it's pretty remarkable it's tough to imagine what it would be like not to be able to see color
Deer have bleu and green cones so they can’t see red or orange. Which is why an orange tiger just having stripes is enough to make him hard to see in the jungle.
Posted on 4/10/25 at 7:38 am to ChEgrad
quote:
It would be nice if LSU, and LSU clothing manufacturers, would always use the correct shades of purple and gold. It seems other schools do a better job of maintaining the proper colors. Auburn and Florida seem to use the same blue and orange (different colors of blue and orange for each school, but consistent within the school) for all their gear and clothing.
Wtf are you talking about
Posted on 4/10/25 at 7:53 am to OWLFAN86
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Although green was an original color and yellow
No. Blue and White were the original colors.
Posted on 4/10/25 at 7:59 am to Akit1
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"However, one football game many years ago, when LSU was playing Tulane, some fans came to town, and the only colors of fabric in large supply due to the anticipation of Mardi Gras were green, gold and purple. Hence, LSU wears gold and purple. Can you confirm this?"
Well, Oliva is correct that the go-to Baton Rouge department store of the time, Reymond's, had purple and gold ribbon, but not green. The store was, indeed, getting ready for Mardi Gras, but there was a delay in the delivery of green ribbon.
So, Coates bought what was available.
from the linked article
Posted on 4/10/25 at 10:31 am to TigerintheNO
It's interesting that when this story is told they always emphasize that Reymond's Department Store was stocking up on purple and gold for the "upcoming carnival season". The football game they were buying the ribbons for was played in November.
Posted on 4/10/25 at 10:39 am to OWLFAN86
Purple and School Bus Yellow
Posted on 4/10/25 at 10:41 am to donut
quote:So? The carnival season starts in early January. In those days you probably started stocking up earlier because of limited transportation.
It's interesting that when this story is told they always emphasize that Reymond's Department Store was stocking up on purple and gold for the "upcoming carnival season". The football game they were buying the ribbons for was played in November
Posted on 4/10/25 at 11:21 am to Jake88
Game was played 11/25, Mardi Gras season starts 1/6, only 41 day difference.
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