Titans Switch Home Jersey

Discussion in 'The Lounge' started by Sunshine, Jul 4, 2008.

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  1. CRUDS

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    Color values? Don't get your swatch book in a wad...
    I have posted here many time that I prefer the original Titan duds (with the exception of adding a navy helmet). That image is in response to the orange pics - if the team colors were thrown out..
     
  2. I don't know about light blue...couldn't they do something more intimidating and masculine like black with light blue contrasts...there are psychological studies done on teams that wear black jerseys are more intimidating have a higher winning percentage
     
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    I don't think too many players in the NFL are going to be intimidated because of black cloth.

    Also if you want a team that wheres black and light blue look at the Carolina Panthers...
     
  4. Riverman

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    There are also many studies that indicate turds are edible but I'm not biting into one.
     
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  5. TorontoTitanFan

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    There actually aren't any truly scientific studies that prove that. I think you made that "fact" up.

    There WAS a "study" (actually just a bunch of data that was compiled) that showed that teams that wear red win more than they lose, but the experts said that the data was probably skewed due to the fact that a disproportionate number of the top teams in European soccer (Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, AC Milan, Barcelona) wear red.

    Edit: I looked into this some more since it's interesting, and Sports Illustrated did a somewhat scientific study (I question the reliability of their findings, but it's a sports magazine and not a peer-reviewed journal so it's hard to expect them to be scientific experts) that showed that teams who wear black get more penalties than other teams.

    http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1068287/index.htm
     
  6. CRUDS

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    Here's one that wasn't made up... In the 80's cities across the country stopped using black and white as the color of the their police vehicles because the color scheme was too intimidating to the general public, thus the modern "soft and friendly" look of city police, H.P. etc.
    Black is the most intimidating. Steelers, Raiders etc. have always had a more intimidating look than teams like the old creamcicle Buccaneers or the baby blue Oilers..
     
  7. TorontoTitanFan

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    This is a completely subjective statement and, as has already been clearly shown, it is baseless. There is no evidence to support that it gives teams any advantage on the field, so why would we want to dress in boring black? I like that the Titans have a home jersey that is a different color than any other team's home jersey.

    To prove how dumb the "black is intimidating which means we will win more games" myth is, there's also been a recent trend of teams choosing to wear white instead of dark colors for home games in September and October. They think that because it's hot out, it will give them an advantage to wear a light and cool color. This has also been shown to give teams no advantage.

    The only real fact here is that it's dumb to fall for the myth that the color of your jersey has any impact on whether you win games. Columbia blue is a cool-looking and unique color, so there's no reason for the Titans to change.
     
  8. SEC 330 BIPOLAR

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    rewind the clock... yeah, black worked great for the Falcons. :ha:
     
  9. Sappersis

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    When you think of the teams/fans with dark uniforms remember that they have a "legacy" to go with those colors. (steel curtain, black hole, etc) I find that to be more intimidating than the uniforms.
     
  10. Sappersis

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    Be sexier without the flame logo... but it looks great.
     
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