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I saw Nebraska play vs Bama in 67. Β They came out wearing those bizarre cursive uni numbers and I just didn’t get it. Β Bama and Snake Stabler beat hell out of them that day. Β Undefeated but uncrowned. Β That sucked but we have been fortunate. Β I can’t complain. Β But those cursive uni numbers were jarring to my 15-year old eyes. Β I do rather like curves though. Β Know wha oy mayne?! Β Nudge nudge wink wink.

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On 7/23/2025 at 10:27 PM, Beau Vine said:

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These are awesome:

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I know the consensus around here is that these are perfect, but there's something about the dark outline around the numbers that doesn't go well with the rest of the uniform. It's like the Cowboys problem of too many shades of blue. Then when they were away, they wore the darker shade of blue. The lighter blue is great, but I don't like the full execution of them from this era.

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Another thing I miss about unis - both teams wearing solid colors. Β Bama/Tenn in Legion Field was always colorful - crimson, orange, green turf, green steel girders and trusses, fall colors on Red Mountain in the distance. Β This game was a pisser, though. Β We were thoroughly whipped. Β Our #25, Dennis Homan, was a fine receiver but Tennessee had him covered all day. Β Their best player was from Montgomery - Richmond Flowers a track star with great hands. Β He went to Tennessee because his father, Alabama attorney general at the time, took incessant flak and bullshit criticism for taking the controversial position that human beings have civil rights!

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Texas and aggy did this once. Maybe Texas OU as well. Somewhere in the thread I posted a picture I ran across which I believe was either from the late 50s or early 60s.Β 

Edit: found it. We were wearing orange helmets and aggy was wearing white. That would flip to them in maroon helmets and us in our standard white helmets.Β 

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