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Alabama did wear Nike Pro Combat uniforms. Michigan has worn alternate uniforms. Notre Dame has worn alternate uniforms. Ohio State has worn alternate uniforms. Please stop acting like wearing alternate uniforms are beneath us. Like I said in my earlier post, it's a different era. Either step up and adjust, or get left behind. I'm not saying do like Oregon, and wear something different every game, just once or twice a year.

Yeah sorry y'all who disagree but I'd love to see some newer style uniforms come out with CBJ. Sure, stick with the same colors, it's who we are, duh. Flash it up a little bit. 21 year old here and I can assure you that kids my age (Friends being recruited by major programs) pay attention to that stuff. They aren't particularly fond of the overly flashy Oregon uniforms, but some of the things Ohio State and Michigan did this were really cool.

Gotta switch it up sometimes guys. The checkerboard underarmour things were pretty cool. Step it up a notch. I still love wearing my black Manning UT jersey on gameday.

Current players are tweeting about wanting time wear something different.

I say if the players want it a few times a year and they earn it, give it to them. It's not going to kill our tradition, just like losing a few games we should have won didn't kill it. I don't think a different color uniform is going to win or lose a game, nor do I think it will be a major factor in recruiting. Although I do know that 18 year old kids do seem to think its cool. And I don't think anyone can deny when we came out on Halloween Kiffin's year that those uniforms didn't add spark to the atmosphere and game. I don't have a problem with them updating and changing Neyland, so I don't have a problem with updating or changing the uniforms for a game or two either. In my opinion.

As far as the design of the jersey, I don't really care. I liked the blackout jerseys and I liked the orange shoulder padded ones. And I like the traditional look. I don't think it's a sin to mix it up every now and then. What I do wish we would do is cancel our contract with Adidas and jump on the Under Armour bandwagon! Just something to spice things up a little bit.

Preach brother! Preach!

What era exactly are we in? The era of dressing like clowns just to attract the attention of people with short attention spans?

FWIW Mo Couch just tweeted a pic of...you guessed it, a black UT jersey. I don't particularly care about this subject one way or another. I tend to be a "traditional" type guy, but if the kids like it I'm fine with it.