Poll: What shade of blue and gold?
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All Pitt needs to do is get the gold pants to match the gold helmet better .....why the frigg Nike can’t do that is a joke.
But no....no periwinkle and banana, aka the only throwback in College which is nothing close to the school’s actual colors....and NEVER actually worn together...ever.
But that’s Pitt’s Ath Dept at its finest.
But no....no periwinkle and banana, aka the only throwback in College which is nothing close to the school’s actual colors....and NEVER actually worn together...ever.
But that’s Pitt’s Ath Dept at its finest.
Whose cares if they never wore that exact color before, it looks 10000 times better than that crap they are gonna wear tomorrow.
pink, until they can prove they do not deserve it to be otherwise...
Pitt and their decreasing fan base just received a terrible beat down from ups by 45 points and the OP wants to again discuss asinine colors. Give it a break, just go back to the late 40’s and most of the 50’s, Navy jerseys home with Kahki pants, White jerseys away with khaki pants and take your pick early 50’s Gold helmet with Blue stripe and later Blue helmet with Gold stripe. Now we have a few fans that don’t want white pants as part of the uniform, I thought the team or Seniors had a voice in uniform selection.
Bumping this. Looks like a near-tie between Majors colors and Gottfried colors.
I am not a fan of "Steeler yellow" or "Heinz Field Seat Yellow" of the Gottfried era. I prefer the Majors mustard.
I am not a fan of "Steeler yellow" or "Heinz Field Seat Yellow" of the Gottfried era. I prefer the Majors mustard.
Navy wins out over Periwinkle non throwback throwback.
There’s a reason why great traditions like Michigan never bring up going to anything other than its Blue...doesn’t go out and focus group a bunch of kids looking for a change every 5 yrs.
It’s pretty easy the school’s colors are Navy and old gold.
There’s a reason why great traditions like Michigan never bring up going to anything other than its Blue...doesn’t go out and focus group a bunch of kids looking for a change every 5 yrs.
It’s pretty easy the school’s colors are Navy and old gold.
But even within that "mustard" there were shades. I don't like the Majors II brown mustard. I like the more muted yellow/gold of the Green/Marino days with the not quite navy but not totally royal blue.
It was Majors one and Jackie's teams in the early eighties. The hue was old gold and navy blue looked the best.
The navy and beige needs to go, it looked like the Georgia Tech Spring Game on Saturday.
But it doesn't matter what the "school's colors" are. They haven't been following them for years. Pick something that is distinctive (like the royal and yellow script) and go with it.
The royal isn't even remotely close to periwinkle. Saying that makes it clear you are being disingenuous.
whatever uniforms the 4/5 stars like is the perfect look for Pitt.
Im too friggin old to care what the unis look like. Leave that to the kids
Im too friggin old to care what the unis look like. Leave that to the kids
Pitt is never, ever, ever bringing back mustard yellow. Pretty soon the “throwback” colors will be university wide. It’s not the 70s anymore it’s 2018, they’re not gonna put their cheerleaders in something that’s not at least somewhat bright and flashy. And while football may be the most significant, they wouldn’t use for example the mustard color, if they thought every other sports uniform looked awful with that color.
I think the current basketball throwbacks are phenomenal. If they change nothing and those become the full time look I’d be great with that. Maybe they’ll change the football pants up a little bit or something like that, but I doubt it will be a drastic change. In an era where television is the biggest money maker they’re gonna use hues that pop out on tv and catch your eye.
I think the current basketball throwbacks are phenomenal. If they change nothing and those become the full time look I’d be great with that. Maybe they’ll change the football pants up a little bit or something like that, but I doubt it will be a drastic change. In an era where television is the biggest money maker they’re gonna use hues that pop out on tv and catch your eye.
Indeed, too many other issues than uniforms. I was honestly grateful they didn't wear throwbacks for the game two weeks ago considering how it went. Too bad we didn't have the 1997ish Dinocat helmets for it too, so that in future years showings of "highlights" of that wretched game (destined to be shown on a continuous loop by Pgh media, for sure), it wouldn't look like us at all. 
Saturday's were not good either, but i read that the players or seniors or captains or etc, vote on the choice? I don't know if that's verifiable. But if so, they have to do the hard work, so I'll yield to them.
Saturday's were not good either, but i read that the players or seniors or captains or etc, vote on the choice? I don't know if that's verifiable. But if so, they have to do the hard work, so I'll yield to them.
I think we should go retro 2 games, current colors 2 games, then the other games something different like Oregon does. Either a black and gold game, or super retro game, or neon game, or something crazy.
I love how that mustard looked. Sharper than yellow and its unique. Lots of teams wear yellow. Nobody wears mustard.
You forgot to include the actual university colors dating from before 1890:
At some point, duller, earth tone colors will be cool again, and we'll be wearing torchcut retros, likely just in time to catch the tail end some waning fashion trend.
In the mean time, whatever is popular with the 16-24 year old crowd is probably the way to go. The base colors for the university, however, should be the original old gold and navy, not that it is exactly a precise scheme either. However, I have no issue with the athletic department switching to sell whatever shades are trendy at the moment. But my goodness, this university always has and still does have no idea how to brand itself consistently.
At some point, duller, earth tone colors will be cool again, and we'll be wearing torchcut retros, likely just in time to catch the tail end some waning fashion trend.
In the mean time, whatever is popular with the 16-24 year old crowd is probably the way to go. The base colors for the university, however, should be the original old gold and navy, not that it is exactly a precise scheme either. However, I have no issue with the athletic department switching to sell whatever shades are trendy at the moment. But my goodness, this university always has and still does have no idea how to brand itself consistently.
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The mustard color from Majors II was just about the ugliest drab color I've ever seen.
OK then, if the colors matter then everyone has to yell , genack, genack, Hoorah! Wup! every game too!You forgot to include the actual university colors dating from before 1890:
At some point, duller, earth tone colors will be cool again, and we'll be wearing torchcut retros, likely just in time to catch the tail end some waning fashion trend.
In the mean time, whatever is popular with the 16-24 year old crowd is probably the way to go. The base colors for the university, however, should be the original old gold and navy, not that it is exactly a precise scheme either. However, I have no issue with the athletic department switching to sell whatever shades are trendy at the moment. But my goodness, this university always has and still does have no idea how to brand itself consistently.
Because it seems so darn distressing to people that Heinz field seats are yellow, it seems obvious that yellow should be incorporated. Like the throwbacks of the last couple years. Do i particularly like that combo? No. But it's brash for the youth set and it would match the seats. Using non yellow all these years never made sense, our admin knew that the stadium would rarely be full.
It's funny to me how you old guys don't wear brash. bold colors, I'm 59 and I do. I want to get some of the Pitt gear with the super brash colors.
Same. I wish we would’ve never changed anything about our unis. But as we saw with the many different shades during the years, had we not had the rebranding in ‘97, we probably still end up with script pitt in different shades of blue and gold than the majors I years.
Maybe, maybe best case scenario which I would love to see - Pitt makes the current throwbacks the permanent uniforms university wide, same bright colors that hoops and football wore last year, same pretty basic jersey tops in football. But then once a year, wear actual throwbacks in football, the ones worn against YSU in ‘05.... Sleeve stripes, more of the mustard shade of yellow. I think that would be a fair compromise.
Someone called it the other day. By constantly rebranding, it is a diversionary tactic of sorts to take attention away from ugly on field and on court results. Can't easily change that, but we can change our colors and logo for the umpteen time.
Maybe it also gives a brief jumpstart to slacking merchandise sales as well. With bad teams that jump doesn't sustain itself of course, leading to more changes... and repeat.
Also, revolving door ADs contribute to this as well. Nobody ever gets hired to a powerful position vowing to keep things the SAME.
It kind of reminds me of The Office when Michael Scott is interviewing for the big Dunder Mifflin job in New York. David Wallace asks him what he would change. He answered, I've always thought we should get rid of the name Dunder Mifflin! It's like they took that from Pederson and Pitt(sburgh). Which still haunts us today, witnessed by the ACC announcers for our game last week, and how most tickers list us.
Maybe it also gives a brief jumpstart to slacking merchandise sales as well. With bad teams that jump doesn't sustain itself of course, leading to more changes... and repeat.
Also, revolving door ADs contribute to this as well. Nobody ever gets hired to a powerful position vowing to keep things the SAME.
It kind of reminds me of The Office when Michael Scott is interviewing for the big Dunder Mifflin job in New York. David Wallace asks him what he would change. He answered, I've always thought we should get rid of the name Dunder Mifflin! It's like they took that from Pederson and Pitt(sburgh). Which still haunts us today, witnessed by the ACC announcers for our game last week, and how most tickers list us.
And removed from your seat if not.....
Good one, finally
No great program f’s with the school’s colors like clown show Pitt Ath Dept so often
Not one.......It’s absurd
whatever uniforms the 4/5 stars like is the perfect look for Pitt.
Im too friggin old to care what the unis look like. Leave that to the kids
Im too friggin old to care what the unis look like. Leave that to the kids
You will see the current "throw back" colors become the base colors for all Pitt sports next season [which is hardly a secret]. Will make some people happy, some people sad, and others will not care. Ultimately being back with "script Pitt" was the more important decision made. Hail to Pitt!
It's not a Pitt thing. Schools that abandoned/ignore Old Gold as their 'official' color and opt for more marketable yellows and golds include the following:
Iowa
WVU
ECU
Purdue
Minnesota
Vandy
GT
Missouri
Wake
UAB
Tulsa
UCF
Iowa
WVU
ECU
Purdue
Minnesota
Vandy
GT
Missouri
Wake
UAB
Tulsa
UCF
At least half of them if not more still look more like old gold than banana. LolIt's not a Pitt thing. Schools that abandoned/ignore Old Gold as their 'official' color and opt for more marketable yellows and golds include the following:
Iowa
WVU
ECU
Purdue
Minnesota
Vandy
GT
Missouri
Wake
UAB
Tulsa
UCF
And those aren’t exactly blue bloods so mucking up colors sb expected.
Pitt will not go with the non-throwback throwback periwinkle..........
You can bet dat.
Will end up looking like WVU......Mark it down.
There is no periwinkle.
Blue bloods haven't been changing their colors, mascots, and designs for 50 years. We aren't even close to a blue blood. It doesn't matter, AT ALL, what the colors were listed as in the 19th century. It isn't remotely relevant to what is marketable and what they should be moving forward.
Periwinkle is what the never used throwback throwback blue looks like to me
Alabama
tOSU
USC
Auburn
Georgia
FSU
Michigan
ND
State College and a whole host of other top flight programs don’t screw with their colors every 5 yrs
That’s just BULLOCKS to claim otherwise ......
Lol
Before you pick a uniform color settle on one helmet. All the great programs have a recognized helmet over the decades (Ala, Ok, Mich, So Cal, UCLA, Tex, etc). The helmet is your national calling card and dictates what uniform goes with it.
Please scrap the blue helmets. Pick from the mustard, gold or yellow helmets a semblance from some more recent success and then the uniform(s) that go with it.
Please scrap the blue helmets. Pick from the mustard, gold or yellow helmets a semblance from some more recent success and then the uniform(s) that go with it.
No question. Unfortunately we came out and fumbled I think it was the first 3 possessions that weekend vs. Georgia Tech, but I remember when that was announced in 2014 there was excitement around here to see that back on helmets.
Everyone knows how unpopular the decision by pederson to rebrand as “Pittsburgh” was, what’s not talked about as much... when we put “Pitt” back on the helmets and sports uniforms in 2005, the totally out of the blue and god awful decision to use the block lettering logo.
Regarding the last point, the 8 years of rebranding from 1997 to 2004 has nothing to do with media referring to us as "Pittsburgh" at this point, 14 years later. If it did, that was one successful rebranding, but it obviously was a complete failure because it was changed after only eight years. The media uses "Pittsburgh" because that is a standardization among some media outlets to refer to the schools using the name without the "University of". It's like when you see places refer to Mississippi and not Ole Miss. Same reason you'll see "Pittsburgh Panthers" and not "Pitt Panthers" as the title of relevant Wikipedia articles. It is a standardized nomenclature. Use of Pitt often depends on context and familiarity. It is much more obvious to local audiences than national audiences.
Crazy Paco?
This board and The University of Pittsburgh would be great if you would disappear which means Go Away!
Your foul mouth, arrogance, and your single-minded views don't serve a great University like Pittsburgh well!
You can't discuss anything that you don't agree with without losing your temper, cursing, using LOL statements and sounding like the village idiot!
If you represent the University it is in trouble! If the University employs someone like you I now understand why it's dropped in Global Ranking!
Mrs Buffett and I have two children who attended and graduated from The Great University of Pittsburgh and they both make you look like a fool!
They're successful, have class, and properly represent their great University of Pittsburgh!
I'm embrassed that someone like you has anything to do with the University of Pittsburgh and if you do I hope you are the employment exception / mistake at the University!
Mrs Buffett attended Colorado State University where she was a journalism major and a member of the ski team.
I attended a small college in the Northeast where I wrestled and majored in Accounting /Finance.
We both try to be the best we can be when we represent our Universities.
We also support the University of PIttsburgh so I hope you have little to do with University business!
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