When Texas beat Texas Tech last week, the Red Raiders were wearing their alternate Lone Star Pride uniforms which had helmets and sleeves that were a takeoff of the Texas state flag.
Texas defensive coordinator Vance Bedford, a Texas alum, was asked about his thoughts on alternate uniforms for the Longhorns on Wednesday. It's pretty safe to say we can put him in the "no" column if there's a vote on Texas wearing alternates in the near future.
You’re asking the wrong person because that’s absolutely, 100 percent no," Bedford said. It’s the University of Texas. I mean, a uniform is going to make you a player? When we wear that white, I think that’s as pretty as any uniform out there. You can put all the clown suits on everybody else, all the different color helmets, who are they? When the University of Texas walks out of there with that helmet and that uniform, you know who they are. The respect in my opinion is there. When you look at USC’s uniform, you know who they are. You look at Notre Dame, you know who they are."
While we see Bedford's point about iconic uniforms, USC wore a chrome helmet this year and Notre Dame has been wearing alternate uniforms for its Shamrock Series matchups. So it is possible to mix tradition with alternate uniforms and not immediately make "old-school" guys like Bedford describes himself think a program is immediately mimicking Oregon.
Maybe we should have a poll. What happens first? Texas wears alternate uniforms that are a stark departure from its classic look during a game or the Longhorns win a Big 12 title?
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