[Husker] Fw: Re: Alternate Unis

[Andy Knipp]

Slip. You are so cynical.  Why of course they do it for the fans. :-)

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Skip Burrell <skip.burrell at cox.net> wrote:

>Oh it's definitely for financial reasons, mostly for the Sports Apparel 
>company (Nike, Addidas, etc.)  They supply a few hundred uniforms to the 
>University teams for free, so that thousands of fans will buy their 
>jerseys at premium prices. If they can convince the University that 
>alternate uniforms are cool, then fans that like variety will buy more 
>than one style of jersey.
>
>It's marketing genius!
>
>Skip
>
>On 4/2/12 9:11 PM, scott71lawson at yahoo.com wrote:
>> I dont understand the whole 'alternate uniform' trend. Unless its for financial reasons, which I am 99% sure is the real reason schools do it, I honestly think it is silly. I guess I am old fashioned when it comes to traditions like school colors/uniforms, I dunno.
>>
>> I'll be disappointed if Nebraska joins the 'trend'.
>>
>> Scott in NY
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Apr 2, 2012, at 8:11 PM, Dick and Bev Tilly<d-and-b-tilly at sbcglobal.net>  wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --- On Mon, 4/2/12, Dick Karre<dkarre at comcast.net>  wrote:
>>>
>>> From: Dick Karre<dkarre at comcast.net>
>>>
>>>
>>> The story on the possibility of NU wearing an alternate uni for one game this season is generating some BB traffic. My favorite post - by far - was the suggestion that the Huskers take the field wearing helmets with a "K" on them.
>>>
>>> Think about it.
>>>
>>> -- Dick Karre
>>>
>>> I just did . . . and I'm outraged!    This is shameful!   Somebody is trying to introduce humor into the list!    My God!    What's next?     Mike has to
>>> put a stop to this!
>>>
>>> Dick T
>>>
>>>
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