What Color to Wear?

[Yah-E]

Has there been any talks on a "gold out", a "white out" or a terrible looking "maroon out" for our first game at the Bank? Since it's a night game, a "white out" would be cool!

What do you guys think?

[Yah-E]

Well, at least we're all in concensus to wear one color for the first game. :cool02:

[GoAUpher]

Has there been any talks on a "gold out", a "white out" or a terrible looking "maroon out" for our first game at the Bank? Since it's a night game, a "white out" would be cool!

What do you guys think?

White outs are a PSU thing. We should never, ever attempt it (not to mention its not one of our primary colors).

[Yah-E]

White outs are a PSU thing. We should never, ever attempt it (not to mention its not one of our primary colors).

True, it's a PSU thing and not one of our official team colors, but we do have white game jerseys and pants as our color choices. It wouldn't look bad if we did do a white out.

[GoAUpher]

True, it's a PSU thing and not one of our official team colors, but we do have white game jerseys and pants as our color choices. It wouldn't look bad if we did do a white out.

I'm not saying it would look bad, but it would be hard to pull off and thus even lamer. When it comes to Gopher gear, a high % of the available stuff is maroon. A smaller amount is gold and a very small % is white. I own tons of Gopher gear and I own only a single piece of gear that is primarily white (and even that has plenty of maroon and gold on it). Copying the signature of an opposing B10 school's fanbase is bad enough...doing it poorly would be the one thing worse.

[Yah-E]

I'm not saying it would look bad, but it would be hard to pull off and thus even lamer. When it comes to Gopher gear, a high % of the available stuff is maroon. A smaller amount is gold and a very small % is white. I own tons of Gopher gear and I own only a single piece of gear that is primarily white (and even that has plenty of maroon and gold on it). Copying the signature of an opposing B10 school's fanbase is bad enough...doing it poorly would be the one thing worse.

I agree, not enough white Gopher gear, but if a Gopher white out is summoned, shoot, it's not difficult to buy some white Hanes t-shirts at Target and slap a Maroon "M" on it for the game!

We tried a "gold out" last year for the Michigan game, I flew in for the game, lets just say it's pretty lame that after all the advertising and Coach Brew's promotions, fans still wear MAROON!!? WTF?? The only reason I can think of is most of those fans can't find gold Gophers attire or don't want to spend lots $ on a new gold Gophers attire.

You're right, I think no matter what color we choose to go "out" on 9/12/2009, some Gophers fans will complete ignore the theme. We'll see, I like for us to do an one color theme for that game though!

[Maverick]

please don't refer to this as a "gold out" that just copies Penn State and a few otheres

"Solid Gold" would be our own!

[alltimetwinsfan]

White is not one our colors...Gold is best for this type of thing, with Maroon falling in line behind it. Period.

[dlw4gophers]

Solid gold for home games would be great.

[forestlaker]

People in Gold seats wear Gold.
People in Maroon seats wear Maroon.

[gopheraddict]

I'd be happy if fans wore maroon and/or gold rather than every other color of the rainbow!

[dpodoll68]

Glad to see the attire Gestapo is back out on patrol. It had been too long.

[Gold Vision]

Glad to see the attire Gestapo is back out on patrol. It had been too long.

Glad to see you got your token *&^!#*&^!#*&^!#*&^!#*&^!#*&^!# Bag comment into this thread, it hadn't been quite long enough...

[gopheraschells]

i hate the whole idea of whatever color outs for big games...i can see how some people like it, but to me it seems like it shows opponents you have to do something extra to get the W...now if everyone would just wear gold without all the gold out hoopla that would be terrific

[Yah-E]

People in Gold seats wear Gold.
People in Maroon seats wear Maroon.

Great idea and the rest will wear white!:D

[CP Gopher]

How about a SHUT-out....that would work...wear maroon or gold...just be there!

[diefirma]

People in Gold seats wear Gold.
People in Maroon seats wear Maroon.


Second that. We would spell out Minnesota on national Tv.

[Goldy247]

I really like that idea forestlaker. We need some PR to make this happen.

[Go Gophers Rah]

Glad to see the attire Gestapo is back out on patrol. It had been too long.

Wow.... just Wow.

I understand hyperbole as a rhetorical device, but I fail to see anything Gestapo-esque in this thread.... that is until you mentioned the most brutal police force unter the most brutal and amoral regime in human history within the context of a thread discussing the relative merits of wearing Gold versus Maroon.

Personally, I think it would be cool if people in the chairback section wore clothing the color of their seat - to spell out Minnesota. It would be pretty hard to pull off though.

Please note, this opinion does not mean that I am a known or suspected member of any despised social or political body.

[parkinglotgopher]

I've always made it known I'm a big fan of the all-in-one-color concepts other teams (pro and college) have gone with, and that if I had my choice it would be Gold.

That said, I would be just fine if people wore either Maroon or Gold. Whichever you prefer is fine with me, but just wear a school color to the game. If even 85% of the people in the stadium showed up wearing Maroon and/or Gold, I'd be pretty happy.

[GopherGod]

I would vote for Maroon as it is the only color that we have exclusivity on in the Big Ten. The gold/yellow comes in to many colors/shades and can easily be intermingled and mixed with those colors or Purdue, Michigan, Iowa.

[RailBaronYarr]

Again, why do we care what our opposing fans wear to our games? First off, their numbers (by percentage) will be GREATLY diminished in the new stadium. Secondly, as I've said before, if they are dumb enough to wear a color that is similar to our to our home stadium so that they don't stand out as Iowa, Mich, Purdue fans, LET THEM. Gold is FAR more bold, noticeable, intimidating than maroon.

I REALLY do like the idea of wearing the color of your chairback, though. Having our fans spell out MINNESOTA and the block M would be very cool, especially against a stark gold student section corner (and some season ticket holders there too).

[parkinglotgopher]

People in Gold seats wear Gold.
People in Maroon seats wear Maroon.

People seem to be cosigning to this idea left and right here. I agree, it's an awesome idea, and if executed would be really cool. If you want to go a step further, every one not in these seats could either wear Maroon, blending in with the seats framing the letters and causing the Gold letters to pop, or Gold, framing the block of Maroon.

But let's not go crazy over a pipe dream. It would be an accomplishment just to get a majority of the fans wearing the school colors, Maroon or Gold, to the games, regardless of their seat assignment. Take that one step further and we're speculating if it would be possible to get all these people to wear a single color, Maroon or Gold. A third jump then needs to be made in order to get something like this off the ground. It's a great concept, but I just can't ever see it actually happening, at least not in the foreseeable future.

[GoAUpher]

Again, why do we care what our opposing fans wear to our games? First off, their numbers (by percentage) will be GREATLY diminished in the new stadium. Secondly, as I've said before, if they are dumb enough to wear a color that is similar to our to our home stadium so that they don't stand out as Iowa, Mich, Purdue fans, LET THEM. Gold is FAR more bold, noticeable, intimidating than maroon.

Seconded. I don't think the fact that Iowa/Michigan fans could wear a similar shade of shirt as a downside. I also think that gold shows up better (and looks better) on TV than maroon.

However, I do understand GG's point that maroon is a unique color in the B10 and I think it's a good one. I just happen to prefer gold for the aformentioned TV reasons. Taking TV out of it I prefer Maroon 1) b/c its unique and 2) all my cool Gopher gear is in Maroon...They just don't make as many cool shirts in gold unfortunately...

One thought to ponder too. Maroon looked terrible at the Dome b/c in general the light level of the Dome was lower in the stands (IMO) than natural light outdoors (even on a cloudy day). I think that Maroon clad fans in TCF will look MUCH better than Maroon clad fans in the Dome ever did.

[AuEGO4]

I think Maroon for the seat backs that are Maroon and everyone else in gold. Maybe the marketing crew can hook up the Maroon seats with maroon shirts. I mean they did pay an extra $250 to $500for those seats. Can't we get them a t shirt to show their support? Also this is TCF BANK Stadium. What do you find in a BANK???? In the words of GoldmemberGOOOOLLLLDDDD

[parkinglotgopher]

What do you find in a BANK????

Bad debts?

[dpodoll68]

AuEGO4, love the screen name. Very creative.

[GoAUpher]

AuEGO4, love the screen name. Very creative.

Agreed! :)

[MrGopher]

I like the seat-coordination idea for special games. Even if they set out hankies or ponpom things according to those colors, it would look sweet when everyone waved them.

For every other game, however, I think that if the student section is solid gold and everyone else was solid maroon, it would be cool too. The old people already prefer maroon, even if the athletics department has been promoting gold. And the students already are given gold shirts....

That way the whole stadium is the Bank. But the student section nickname could be 'the Vault' since that is where the gold is.

[GoAUpher]

That way the whole stadium is the Bank. But the student section nickname could be 'the Vault' since that is where the gold is.

As much as I wish we could stay away from the bank related nicknames, I do think this is a pretty cool way to use the Bank/Vault nicknames.

[RodentRampage]

People making suggestions on a message board is gestapo behavior? I think the gestapo was just the tiniest bit beyond suggestions. If people are being hauled off and shot for not wearing gold, then you would have an honest analogy.

[RodentRampage]

We should also consider that Gopher T-shirts are commonly gold, but Gopher jackets are commonly maroon. We'd have a better chance of a gold out early, but a better chance of a maroon out later in the season.

What mystifies me is people who wear Vikings gear to a Gophers game. It's like they are vaguely aware that they are going to a sports event, so they feel they should wear some sort of sports gear.

[dpodoll68]

People making suggestions on a message board is gestapo behavior? I think the gestapo was just the tiniest bit beyond suggestions. If people are being hauled off and shot for not wearing gold, then you would have an honest analogy.

My apologies. I assumed that people would know I wasn't literally talking about the Gestapo. That was a presumption I made. I should have known better. Clearly I overestimated some people's powers of intuition.

[golden]

Be BOLD, wear GOLD!

[RodentRampage]

My apologies. I assumed that people would know I wasn't literally talking about the Gestapo. That was a presumption I made. I should have known better. Clearly I overestimated some people's powers of intuition.

We all knew you didn't literally think that people were behaving like the gestapo. The problem is that even as a metaphorical analogy, it is fatally flawed. Suggesting or encouraging the wearing of certain colors to a Gopher game is not even remotely analogous to the gestapo.

[dpodoll68]

as a metaphorical analogy, it is fatally flawed. Suggesting or encouraging the wearing of certain colors to a Gopher game is not even remotely analogous to the gestapo.

Webster:

"a secret-police organization employing underhanded and terrorist methods against persons suspected of disloyalty"

Wikipedia:

"the term is commonly used to describe any group involved in overzealous enforcement of specific tastes or views (e.g. 'the style Gestapo')"

Random House:

"of or resembling the Nazi Gestapo, esp. in the brutal suppression of opposition"

American Heritage:

"The German internal security police as organized under the Nazi regime, known for its terrorist methods directed against those suspected of treason or questionable loyalty"

So, really? You don't see any parallels between the "suppression of opposition," the "overzealous enforcement of specific tastes or views," etc., and a certain segment of Gopher Nation who insists that people wear a certain color to the game? Hmm.

[GoAUpher]

Webster:

"a secret-police organization employing underhanded and terrorist methods against persons suspected of disloyalty"

Wikipedia:

"the term is commonly used to describe any group involved in overzealous enforcement of specific tastes or views (e.g. 'the style Gestapo')"

Random House:

"of or resembling the Nazi Gestapo, esp. in the brutal suppression of opposition"

American Heritage:

"The German internal security police as organized under the Nazi regime, known for its terrorist methods directed against those suspected of treason or questionable loyalty"

So, really? You don't see any parallels between the "suppression of opposition," the "overzealous enforcement of specific tastes or views," etc., and a certain segment of Gopher Nation who insists that people wear a certain color to the game? Hmm.

I think his point is that there are other analogies that don't include the elements I've bolded and underlined above, all of which do not apply to our little shirt color discussion. Oddly enough the only source you list which fails to note the true nature of the Gestapo (Nazi, brutal, terrorist, etc) also happens to be the one that any professor would fail you for citing.

I think your point is clear...you don't like the style police/loyalty oath feeling you're getting. Fair enough. But don't get too bent out of shape if someone is able to poke pretty legitimate holes in your Gestapo analogy.

[Gold Vision]

Which one of these is not like the others?

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http://ncaafootball.com/image_lib/stadiums_illinois.jpg

http://imagecache.allposters.com/images/pic/PHO/co_AAKQ006_16x20~Camp-Randall-Stadium-University-of-Wisconsin-Badgers-2008-Posters.jpg

http://www.epco.biz/db2/00106/epco.biz/_uimages/Kinnick.jpg

https://admin.xosn.com/pics5/640/PZ/PZXZOOWNYOAHQTM.20060511192007.jpg

[RodentRampage]

Oh, goodie. You've got quotes.



"a secret-police organization employing underhanded and terrorist methods against persons suspected of disloyalty"


No underhanded or terroristic methods being applied. Analogy fails.



"the term is commonly used to describe any group involved in overzealous enforcement of specific tastes or views (e.g. 'the style Gestapo')"


How is suggesting or encouraging people to wear certain colors overzealous? It's not even enforcement. Analogy fails.



"of or resembling the Nazi Gestapo, esp. in the brutal suppression of opposition"


It doesn't resemble the gestapo. Analogy fails. There isn't supression, let alone brutal supression. Analogy fails.



"The German internal security police as organized under the Nazi regime, known for its terrorist methods directed against those suspected of treason or questionable loyalty"


No terroristic methods employed. Analogy fails.


So, really? You don't see any parallels between the "suppression of opposition," the "overzealous enforcement of specific tastes or views," etc., and a certain segment of Gopher Nation who insists that people wear a certain color to the game?


I do not see any parallels for the same reason I do not see unicorns: because they do not exist.
You must really hate the cheerleaders then, they brutally enforce cheering at the games.

[GoAUpher]

Which one of these is not like the others?

This just reinforced for me how much better the stands will look regardless of if people change what they wear simply because those crappy blue seats won't drag the whole atmosphere down.

[Gold Vision]

This just reinforced for me how much better the stands will look regardless of if people change what they wear simply because those crappy blue seats won't drag the whole atmosphere down.

I completely agree. I think that picture of the dump is taken from an Iowa game, so the presence of yellow/gold (and a full crowd) is amplified.

[GoAUpher]

I completely agree. I think that picture of the dump is taken from an Iowa game, so the presence of yellow/gold (and a full crowd) is amplified.

107 days... :D

[Go Gophers Rah]

The most adhered to "Gold Out" that I can recall was the 2007 Ohio State game. I couldn't find any panned shots of the entire crowd, but this shot shows at least a couple of sections (it may be the student section, but I don't think so) that did a pretty good job of sporting the Gold:

http://image.cdnl3.xosnetwork.com/pics12/800/FC/FCEQXQKFUOZPNLB.20071002212953.jpg

I do recall being fairly impressed with the % of fans wearing gold to that game given that there is very little media coverage of the Gophers and their fan initiatives.

[MrGopher]

yup that's the student section.

[UptownMaroon&Gold]

I had the privilege of catching the '03 Michigan collapse game on BTN this morning. I wish someone had a wide angle picture of the stadium during the beginning of that game. It was virtually a maroon/gold out. I think it shows how not only do more casual fans get excited when our team is winning, but they tend to make the effort to go to Gold Country on the way to the game, so they dont feel left out when they get there. If we are undefeated, ranked in the top 15, and playing a good big 10 team, I think a maroon/gold out is a real possibility.

Otherwise, I'm confident that they only way to do any kind Maroon/Gold out here, is to have someone sponsor it and buy all the t-shirts and put them on each seat at the game. For the time being, we are not Penn State or Illinois, who seem to be issued white or orange t-shirts at birth. Have the shirts be "free-bees" at the game, or it just wont happen. (I hope I can be proved wrong on this)

[WannaCMyGophers]

***Warning, this is not a complaint about playing outside!***
Can you imagine what its going to look like on a cold day? Years of playing inside means most Gopher Football fans will not have cold-weather gopher gear. You can pitch a maroon/gold out all day long, but if it's a cold day, you can bet it will look worse than that pic of the dome posted above. ***again not a complaint about playing outdoors in cold weather, I can't f'n wait!***

[at the bar]

I hope that Gold Country realizes that not many Gopher fans have gold or maroon jackets and that they stock a lot of options next year.

[RodentRampage]

Well, we aren't going to be playing in December or January. A sweater and a Jacket should be adequate.

[dpodoll68]

Well, we aren't going to be playing in December or January.

Hopefully we will be. Just not at TCF. Maybe...Pasadena?

[Go Gophers Rah]

Well, we aren't going to be playing in December or January. A sweater and a Jacket should be adequate.

I've got my cool/rainy gear all figured out:

Gold "Minnesota" hoodie
Maroon down vest (for when its chilly)
Gold raincoat outer layer

I think with this, some long underwear and some gloves (I'm still looking for maroon gloves), I'l be fine down into the 40's.

[RodentRampage]

I stand corrected. Let me amend my statement: we will not be playing in December or January at any place where a warm jacket is required.

[HopHead]

For the ladies (I think they are styled for women), one of these over a nice fleece would be great on a crisp fall day at "The Bank":

http://www.columbia.com/images/productImages/XL1837_510.jpg