New uniforms against Boise State
Georgia
fans, like all college football fans, value tradition above almost
anything else. So I'm guessing there were a few deep breaths and some
quiet gnashing of teeth and maybe even a garment or two rended this
morning when they woke up to
this: Courtesy of the Almighty Swoosh, the Bulldogs are inverting
their traditional red helmets and silver
britches for the Sept. 3 opener against Boise State
in favor of an all-red motif accented by a silver lid. On the bright side, at least the
jerseys aren't black.
The helmet still has a significant amount of red, too, courtesy of a
wide red stripe that extends
all the way down the front of an otherwise black facemask. The only
other time the Bulldogs have forsaken the red helmets since Vince
Dooley began his 24-year reign as head coach in 1964 was on Halloween
2009, when they came
out in black helmets with red facemasks for a little inspiration
against then-No. 1 Florida. (It
didn't
work.) In fact, though, silver was the de facto
choice for Georgia headgear for most of the pre-Dooley era, gracing
such distinguished skulls as Frank
Sinkwich and Charley
Trippi. And Dooley himself almost went
with white helmets in '64 instead of red.
Of course, the one thing all fans value even more than any tradition
is
winning. So if the new getup helps the Bulldogs get out of
the gate with a win against a legitimate national championship contender
in one of the most
critical games of the season, they may never want to change them
again.
