Science says bring back the red!

by rodinuk on Mar 12, 2008 9:17 AM CDT

Well, anthropologists at least. I guess we absolutely have to bring back the red jerseys now if we're ever going to be a winning team.

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monkey species thinks color of garb does have some influence. Red for fighting skill and sexual aggressiveness? Black to make one feel stronger (Gary Player)? Red when it counts on Sundays? (Tiger Woods) Blue for loyalty (most military dress gear).

Maybe it's a larger persuasion. If you believe it's so, it helps make it so. I still like whites and silvers (maybe to escalate from the animal kingdom up to godlike, a level above).

'At Georgia Southern, we don't cheat. That costs money and we don't have any.' Erk Russell / Georgia Southern

by Ed Coffin on Mar 12, 2008 9:21 AM CDT reply actions

Univ. of Wisconsin

From my sister in law, when she took an engineering tour of the UW's Camp Randall stadium remodel:

The visiting locker room is very spartan. No need to lavish luxury on the enemy. There was controversy over the color of the visiting locker rooms. Red is an aggressive color. No need to help the visitors' aggression. Pink is a passive color, and they considered kind of a salmon pink. Pink apparently depresses testosterone levels for 2 hours after exposure. Wisconsin finally settled on baby blue, feeling that created a sufficiently pacifying environment for the visitors.

Slight skew:
I've wondered about the competitive disadvantage of having your jersey be more visible.

Consider a QB glimpsing, under pressure, between the hulking linemen, a defensive secondary of Arizona Cardinals wearing red jerseys. He can see the red-jersied DBs easily.

Now, consider the same QB glimpsing, under pressure, between the hulks, a defensive secondary of teal/soft green Seattle Seahawks. The DBs are comparatively camouflaged.

Testosterone advantage: Cardinals.
Camouflage advantage: Seahawks.

I think of this when I see the Houston Rockets play on the road. Their jerseys are so bright. It must be difficult for them to sneak into passing lanes.

Patience

by Huck on Mar 12, 2008 12:50 PM CDT reply actions

Iowa's visiting locker room

is famous for being pink.

by Inkara1 on Mar 12, 2008 1:08 PM CDT up reply actions

True Story

I worked as a team manager for the Arizona State football team while in school.

We played at Iowa in 2003.

The head coach (Dirk Koetter - now the Jacksonville Jags O.C.) had us tape up pink paper to cover all the locker room walls with the intention that it get the players used to the pink locker room when we got there.

The result of the game: ASU lost 21-2.

Whoops.

by Dirk Diggler on Mar 12, 2008 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions

I'd actually argue the opposite on this:

"It must be difficult for them to sneak into passing lanes."

It's very important for the guy with the ball to see his players and I think that's much more important then players "sneaking into passing lanes." I just can't see that happening all too often. Is this respect I give the advantage to the Rockets.

by slimshadty12 on Mar 12, 2008 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions