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- 0:57You
- 0:57know,
- 0:57almost
- 0:58every
- 0:58rule
- 0:58and
- 0:59fundamental
- 0:59form
- 1:00of
- 1:00football
- 1:01has
- 1:01a
- 1:01ghost
- 1:01story,
- 1:02if
- 1:02you
- 1:02go
- 1:02back
- 1:02in
- 1:02the
- 1:03past
- 1:03and
- 1:03take
- 1:03a
- 1:04look
- 1:04at
- 1:04it.
- 1:04And
- 1:05tonight
- 1:05we
- 1:05have
- 1:06a
- 1:06gentleman,
- 1:06Timothy
- 1:07Brown,
- 1:07who
- 1:07joins
- 1:07us
- 1:08each
- 1:08week
- 1:08that
- 1:08loves
- 1:09to
- 1:09hunt
- 1:09down
- 1:09these
- 1:10stories
- 1:10and
- 1:10talk
- 1:11about
- 1:11some
- 1:11of
- 1:11the
- 1:11amazing
- 1:12facts
- 1:12and
- 1:12people
- 1:13and
- 1:13also
- 1:13some
- 1:14interesting
- 1:14stories
- 1:15like
- 1:15we
- 1:15have
- 1:15tonight.
- 1:16Tim,
- 1:16welcome
- 1:16back
- 1:16to
- 1:17the
- 1:17Pig
- 1:17Pen.
- 1:17Hey,
- 1:18Darin,
- 1:19good
- 1:19to
- 1:19see
- 1:19you
- 1:20again.
- 1:20And
- 1:21I
- 1:21think
- 1:21this
- 1:21should
- 1:21be
- 1:22a
- 1:22colorful
- 1:22episode.
- 1:24Yeah,
- 1:24I,
- 1:24I
- 1:24think
- 1:24this
- 1:25will
- 1:25be
- 1:25very
- 1:26colorful
- 1:26for
- 1:27more
- 1:27reasons
- 1:27than
- 1:28one.
- 1:28You
- 1:29know,
- 1:29this
- 1:29story
- 1:30that
- 1:30you
- 1:30wrote,
- 1:31and
- 1:31I'm
- 1:31not
- 1:31sure
- 1:32when
- 1:32you
- 1:32wrote
- 1:32this,
- 1:32and
- 1:33I
- 1:33read
- 1:33it
- 1:33recently,
- 1:34but
- 1:34it
- 1:34just
- 1:35amazed
- 1:36me,
- 1:36and
- 1:36it
- 1:36just
- 1:37puts
- 1:37a
- 1:37little
- 1:38smile
- 1:38on
- 1:38your
- 1:38face
- 1:38and
- 1:39a
- 1:39little
- 1:39bit
- 1:39of
- 1:39awe.
- 1:40And
- 1:40you.
- 1:41You
- 1:41titled
- 1:41it
- 1:42the
- 1:42Notre
- 1:42Dame
- 1:43Jersey,
- 1:44Notre
- 1:44Dame's
- 1:44Halftime
- 1:45Jersey
- 1:46Switcheroo.
- 1:47And
- 1:47what
- 1:48can
- 1:48you
- 1:48tell
- 1:48us
- 1:48about
- 1:48this
- 1:49tale
- 1:49from
- 1:49the
- 1:50past,
- 1:50Tim?
- 1:50Sure.
- 1:51Yeah.
- 1:52You
- 1:52know,
- 1:52so
- 1:52this,
- 1:53this
- 1:54goes
- 1:54back
- 1:54to
- 1:54the
- 1:55days
- 1:55when,
- 1:57you
- 1:57know,
- 1:57teams
- 1:58bought
- 1:59one
- 2:00set
- 2:00of,
- 2:01you
- 2:01know,
- 2:01one
- 2:01uniform,
- 2:02one
- 2:02set
- 2:02of
- 2:02jerseys,
- 2:03one
- 2:03pair
- 2:03of
- 2:03pants.
- 2:04Sometimes
- 2:05they'd
- 2:05have
- 2:05two
- 2:05pairs
- 2:05of
- 2:05pants,
- 2:06but
- 2:06they
- 2:07basically
- 2:07had
- 2:07one
- 2:07jersey
- 2:08that
- 2:08they
- 2:08wore
- 2:08all
- 2:08season
- 2:09long.
- 2:09And
- 2:10so,
- 2:10you
- 2:11know,
- 2:11if
- 2:11you
- 2:11were
- 2:12navy,
- 2:13if
- 2:13you
- 2:13wore
- 2:13a
- 2:14navy
- 2:14blue
- 2:14jersey
- 2:14and
- 2:15your
- 2:15opponent
- 2:15had
- 2:15a
- 2:15navy
- 2:16blue
- 2:16jersey,
- 2:16well,
- 2:18that's
- 2:18just
- 2:18what
- 2:19you
- 2:19did.
- 2:19You
- 2:20know,
- 2:20you
- 2:20dealt
- 2:20with
- 2:20it.
- 2:22So
- 2:22navy
- 2:23blue
- 2:23and
- 2:23black,
- 2:25lots
- 2:26of
- 2:26different
- 2:26reds
- 2:26and
- 2:27maroons
- 2:27and,
- 2:28you
- 2:28know,
- 2:29those
- 2:29kinds
- 2:30of
- 2:30colors.
- 2:30And
- 2:30so
- 2:30if
- 2:30you,
- 2:31you
- 2:31know,
- 2:31if
- 2:31you
- 2:31played
- 2:32an
- 2:32opponent,
- 2:33and
- 2:33especially,
- 2:33like
- 2:34there
- 2:34were
- 2:34rivalries,
- 2:35like,
- 2:35you
- 2:35know,
- 2:35Colgate,
- 2:35Cornell
- 2:36was
- 2:36a
- 2:36big
- 2:36rivalry,
- 2:37but
- 2:38they
- 2:38both
- 2:38had
- 2:39red
- 2:39or
- 2:39maroon,
- 2:40you
- 2:40know,
- 2:40just
- 2:41army
- 2:41navy,
- 2:42you
- 2:42know,
- 2:43black
- 2:43and
- 2:43navy
- 2:44blue,
- 2:44and
- 2:44then
- 2:44Notre
- 2:44Dame
- 2:45navy
- 2:45blue.
- 2:46So
- 2:46anyways,
- 2:48so
- 2:48eventually
- 2:49people
- 2:49realized
- 2:50I
- 2:50was
- 2:50kind
- 2:50of
- 2:50dumb.
- 2:51And
- 2:53so
- 2:54the
- 2:54first
- 2:55thing
- 2:55that
- 2:55they.
- 2:56That
- 2:57I
- 2:57found
- 2:57where,
- 2:57you
- 2:58know,
- 2:59I
- 2:59mean,
- 2:59I'm
- 2:59sure
- 2:59there
- 2:59were
- 2:59some
- 3:00places
- 3:00where
- 3:00somebody
- 3:01changed
- 3:01the
- 3:02jersey,
- 3:03but
- 3:03mostly
- 3:04what
- 3:04one
- 3:04of
- 3:04the
- 3:05first
- 3:05steps
- 3:05they
- 3:05did
- 3:05was
- 3:06it
- 3:06was
- 3:06actually
- 3:06Cornell.
- 3:07They
- 3:08started
- 3:08wearing,
- 3:09you
- 3:09know,
- 3:10what
- 3:10we
- 3:10think
- 3:10of
- 3:11now
- 3:11as
- 3:11practice
- 3:12jerseys.
- 3:12You
- 3:13know,
- 3:13the,
- 3:13like
- 3:14every
- 3:15high
- 3:15school
- 3:15or
- 3:16whatever,
- 3:16they've
- 3:16got,
- 3:16you
- 3:16know,
- 3:17white
- 3:17jerseys,
- 3:18yellow
- 3:18jersey,
- 3:18red
- 3:19jerseys
- 3:19that
- 3:19you
- 3:20slip
- 3:20over
- 3:20your.
- 3:21Your
- 3:21jersey
- 3:22and
- 3:22shoulder
- 3:22pad.
- 3:23The
- 3:23pennies,
- 3:23you're
- 3:24talking.
- 3:24Yeah,
- 3:24the
- 3:24pennies.
- 3:25Yeah.
- 3:25I
- 3:25mean,
- 3:25there's
- 3:25different,
- 3:26you
- 3:26know,
- 3:26there's
- 3:27all
- 3:27kinds
- 3:27of
- 3:27different
- 3:27names
- 3:28for
- 3:28them.
- 3:28But
- 3:31so,
- 3:31you
- 3:31know,
- 3:32Cornell
- 3:32would
- 3:32put
- 3:32those
- 3:33on
- 3:33when
- 3:34they
- 3:34were
- 3:34going
- 3:34to
- 3:34play
- 3:34a
- 3:34team
- 3:34that
- 3:35also
- 3:35wore
- 3:35red
- 3:36jerseys.
- 3:38So,
- 3:38you
- 3:38know,
- 3:38if
- 3:38you
- 3:39look
- 3:39back
- 3:39at
- 3:39their
- 3:39yearbooks
- 3:40from
- 3:40that
- 3:40era,
- 3:40that's
- 3:40what
- 3:41they've
- 3:41got
- 3:41going
- 3:41on.
- 3:42And
- 3:42then,
- 3:42you
- 3:42know,
- 3:42there
- 3:43were
- 3:43other
- 3:43teams
- 3:44that
- 3:44had,
- 3:45they
- 3:45might
- 3:45have
- 3:46a
- 3:46second
- 3:46jersey,
- 3:47like
- 3:47their
- 3:47secondary
- 3:48color,
- 3:48if
- 3:48they
- 3:49were
- 3:49black
- 3:50and
- 3:50gold,
- 3:50you
- 3:51know,
- 3:51if
- 3:51they
- 3:51normally
- 3:51wore
- 3:52black,
- 3:52but
- 3:52they
- 3:53were
- 3:53meeting
- 3:53another
- 3:54team
- 3:54with
- 3:54the
- 3:54dark
- 3:55jersey,
- 3:55they
- 3:55might
- 3:55wear
- 3:55a
- 3:56gold
- 3:56jersey
- 3:56for
- 3:56that
- 3:57game.
- 3:57And
- 3:58there
- 3:58are
- 3:58even
- 3:58instances
- 3:59of
- 3:59schools
- 3:59that
- 4:00would,
- 4:00they
- 4:00borrow
- 4:01the
- 4:01local
- 4:01high
- 4:02schools
- 4:02jerseys,
- 4:03you
- 4:03know,
- 4:04wouldn't
- 4:04have
- 4:04anything
- 4:05to
- 4:05do
- 4:05color
- 4:06wise
- 4:06with
- 4:06their
- 4:06team,
- 4:06but
- 4:07it
- 4:07was
- 4:07just
- 4:07a
- 4:07way
- 4:07to
- 4:09not
- 4:09spend
- 4:10the
- 4:10money
- 4:10on
- 4:10new
- 4:10jerseys.
- 4:11And
- 4:11yet
- 4:11you
- 4:11get
- 4:11to,
- 4:12you
- 4:12know,
- 4:13differentiate,
- 4:14differentiate
- 4:15yourself
- 4:15from,
- 4:15from
- 4:16the
- 4:16opponent.
- 4:17So,
- 4:17you
- 4:17know,
- 4:18Notre
- 4:18Dame,
- 4:20you
- 4:20know,
- 4:21wore
- 4:21dark
- 4:21blue
- 4:22jerseys
- 4:23and,
- 4:24but
- 4:25sometimes
- 4:25they'd
- 4:26wear
- 4:26green.
- 4:27So
- 4:27in
- 4:281926,
- 4:29they
- 4:29played
- 4:30Penn
- 4:30State,
- 4:31they
- 4:31wore
- 4:31green.
- 4:3127,
- 4:32they
- 4:32played
- 4:32army,
- 4:33they
- 4:33wore
- 4:33green.
- 4:3428,
- 4:34they
- 4:35played
- 4:35Navy,
- 4:36they,
- 4:36they
- 4:36wore
- 4:37green.
- 4:37And
- 4:38in
- 4:38that
- 4:38game
- 4:38everybody
- 4:39is
- 4:39hacked
- 4:39off
- 4:39because
- 4:40they
- 4:40didn't
- 4:41order
- 4:41them
- 4:41in
- 4:42time
- 4:42to
- 4:42get
- 4:42all
- 4:42the
- 4:43numbers,
- 4:44the
- 4:44same
- 4:44numbers
- 4:45on
- 4:45the
- 4:45jersey.
- 4:46So
- 4:47the,
- 4:47the
- 4:48numbers
- 4:48in
- 4:48the
- 4:48program
- 4:48didn't
- 4:49correspond
- 4:49to
- 4:49the
- 4:50numbers
- 4:50that
- 4:50the
- 4:50guys
- 4:50wore
- 4:51on
- 4:51the
- 4:51field
- 4:52that,
- 4:52who
- 4:53know
- 4:53that
- 4:53that
- 4:54may
- 4:54have
- 4:54been
- 4:54a
- 4:54little
- 4:54gamesmanship
- 4:55too,
- 4:55but
- 4:56the
- 4:57story
- 4:57was,
- 4:57it
- 4:57was
- 4:57innocent.
- 4:59So,
- 5:00so
- 5:00anyways,
- 5:01so
- 5:01Notre
- 5:01Dame
- 5:02had
- 5:02a
- 5:02tradition
- 5:02of
- 5:02sometimes
- 5:03wearing
- 5:03green.
- 5:04And
- 5:04then
- 5:04in
- 5:041939,
- 5:06they
- 5:07were
- 5:07playing
- 5:08Elmer
- 5:08Laden,
- 5:09one
- 5:10of
- 5:10the
- 5:10four
- 5:10horsemen,
- 5:11he
- 5:11was
- 5:11the
- 5:11coach.
- 5:12And
- 5:12they're
- 5:12playing
- 5:13Iowa,
- 5:13who
- 5:14at
- 5:14the
- 5:14time
- 5:14had
- 5:15Neil
- 5:15Kinnick
- 5:15as
- 5:16their,
- 5:17or
- 5:17Nile
- 5:17Kinnick
- 5:18as
- 5:18their,
- 5:19you
- 5:20know,
- 5:20star
- 5:21running
- 5:21back.
- 5:22So
- 5:22Iowa
- 5:23had
- 5:23black
- 5:23jerseys,
- 5:24Notre
- 5:24Dame
- 5:25had
- 5:25navy
- 5:26blue.
- 5:27And
- 5:28there's
- 5:28a
- 5:28scoreless
- 5:28tie
- 5:29till
- 5:29late
- 5:29in
- 5:30the
- 5:30first
- 5:30half.
- 5:31And
- 5:31then
- 5:32Notre
- 5:32Dame
- 5:32threw
- 5:33an
- 5:33interception
- 5:34like
- 5:34inside
- 5:34their
- 5:35own
- 5:3510.
- 5:36And
- 5:36a
- 5:36couple
- 5:36years,
- 5:37a
- 5:37couple
- 5:37plays
- 5:38later,
- 5:38Kinnick
- 5:38scores.
- 5:40So,
- 5:41you
- 5:41know,
- 5:41and
- 5:42they
- 5:42convert.
- 5:42So
- 5:42it's
- 5:43seven
- 5:43nothing.
- 5:44They
- 5:44go
- 5:45into
- 5:45half
- 5:45for
- 5:45halftime
- 5:46and
- 5:47in
- 5:47the
- 5:47second
- 5:48half,
- 5:48Notre
- 5:48Dame
- 5:49comes
- 5:49out
- 5:50wearing
- 5:51green
- 5:51jerseys
- 5:52with,
- 5:53you
- 5:54know,
- 5:54it
- 5:54was
- 5:54an
- 5:54old
- 5:55style,
- 5:55but,
- 5:55you
- 5:55know,
- 5:55the,
- 5:56the
- 5:56colors
- 5:57of
- 5:57the
- 5:57shoulder
- 5:57pads
- 5:58were
- 5:58different,
- 5:59right?
- 5:59And
- 6:00in
- 6:00this
- 6:00case
- 6:00there
- 6:00was
- 6:01green
- 6:01and
- 6:01then
- 6:01gold
- 6:02shoulder
- 6:02pads
- 6:02or
- 6:03yellow
- 6:03shoulder
- 6:03pads.
- 6:05And
- 6:06you
- 6:07know,
- 6:07it
- 6:07didn't
- 6:07really
- 6:07help
- 6:08them
- 6:08too
- 6:08much
- 6:08because
- 6:09it
- 6:09wasn't
- 6:09until
- 6:10the
- 6:10fourth
- 6:10quarter
- 6:10that
- 6:10they
- 6:11finally
- 6:11scored
- 6:12and
- 6:12then
- 6:12they
- 6:12failed
- 6:13on
- 6:13the
- 6:13conversion.
- 6:14So
- 6:15they
- 6:16ended
- 6:16up
- 6:16losing
- 6:16the
- 6:16game
- 6:16seven
- 6:17to
- 6:17six.
- 6:19But,
- 6:19you
- 6:19know,
- 6:20it's
- 6:20just
- 6:20one
- 6:20of
- 6:20those
- 6:20things
- 6:21is
- 6:21the
- 6:21only
- 6:22story
- 6:22I've
- 6:22come
- 6:22across
- 6:23of
- 6:23a
- 6:23team
- 6:23switching
- 6:25jerseys
- 6:26at
- 6:26halftime.
- 6:27You
- 6:27know,
- 6:27now
- 6:28Notre
- 6:28Dame
- 6:29would
- 6:29like
- 6:30come
- 6:30out,
- 6:30there's
- 6:31different
- 6:31times
- 6:31where
- 6:31they
- 6:32came
- 6:32out,
- 6:32like
- 6:32in
- 6:32practice,
- 6:33pre
- 6:33game
- 6:34wearing
- 6:35their
- 6:35navy
- 6:35blue.
- 6:36And
- 6:36then
- 6:36they
- 6:36come
- 6:36out
- 6:37at
- 6:37the
- 6:37start
- 6:38of
- 6:38the
- 6:38first
- 6:38half
- 6:39wearing
- 6:39green
- 6:39jerseys.
- 6:40And
- 6:40that
- 6:40was
- 6:40a
- 6:40big,
- 6:41you
- 6:41know,
- 6:41psych
- 6:41up
- 6:42thing.
- 6:43But
- 6:43at.
- 6:44This
- 6:44is
- 6:44the
- 6:44only
- 6:44story
- 6:45I've
- 6:45come
- 6:45across
- 6:45where
- 6:45somebody
- 6:46switched
- 6:46at
- 6:46halftime.
- 6:48But,
- 6:49you
- 6:49know,
- 6:49then
- 6:49of
- 6:49course,
- 6:50since,
- 6:51you
- 6:51know,
- 6:51it
- 6:51became
- 6:52sensible
- 6:53that
- 6:54in
- 6:5449,
- 6:55the
- 6:55NCAA
- 6:56said
- 6:57the
- 6:57home
- 6:58team
- 6:58is
- 6:58responsible
- 6:59for
- 6:59making
- 6:59sure
- 7:00that
- 7:00the.
- 7:01The
- 7:01two
- 7:01teams
- 7:02were
- 7:02contrasting
- 7:03colored
- 7:03jerseys.
- 7:05So
- 7:05since
- 7:06the
- 7:06home
- 7:06team
- 7:06was
- 7:06at
- 7:07home
- 7:07and
- 7:07presumably
- 7:08had
- 7:08access
- 7:08to
- 7:09two
- 7:09different
- 7:09color
- 7:09jerseys,
- 7:10that's
- 7:10what
- 7:10they
- 7:10did.
- 7:12And
- 7:12then,
- 7:14and
- 7:14then
- 7:15here's
- 7:15a
- 7:15question
- 7:16for
- 7:16you.
- 7:16When
- 7:17do
- 7:17you
- 7:17think
- 7:17the
- 7:17NCAA
- 7:18required
- 7:20teams
- 7:20to,
- 7:21you
- 7:21know,
- 7:21we,
- 7:22we
- 7:22then
- 7:23went
- 7:23to
- 7:23the
- 7:24home
- 7:24and
- 7:24away,
- 7:26you
- 7:26know,
- 7:26system
- 7:26with
- 7:27the
- 7:27away
- 7:28team
- 7:28wearing
- 7:28a
- 7:28lighter
- 7:29jersey
- 7:29than.
- 7:31Than
- 7:31the
- 7:31home
- 7:32team.
- 7:33When
- 7:33do
- 7:33you
- 7:33think
- 7:34that
- 7:34changed
- 7:35officially
- 7:36from
- 7:36an
- 7:36NCAA
- 7:37standpoint?
- 7:38If
- 7:38I'm
- 7:38not
- 7:38mistaken,
- 7:38I
- 7:39think
- 7:39it
- 7:39might
- 7:39have
- 7:39been
- 7:39like
- 7:39the
- 7:39early
- 7:4070s.
- 7:41Yeah,
- 7:42it
- 7:42was
- 7:4283.
- 7:4283.
- 7:43Oh,
- 7:43wow.
- 7:43Okay.
- 7:44Even
- 7:44more
- 7:44recent
- 7:45than
- 7:45I
- 7:45thought.
- 7:46Yeah.
- 7:46You
- 7:46know,
- 7:46and
- 7:47the
- 7:47funny
- 7:47thing
- 7:47was,
- 7:47you
- 7:47know,
- 7:48that
- 7:48was
- 7:48driven
- 7:48by
- 7:48television.
- 7:49You
- 7:50know,
- 7:50I
- 7:50mean,
- 7:50they
- 7:51first
- 7:51did
- 7:51it
- 7:51because
- 7:52while
- 7:53you
- 7:53could
- 7:53tell,
- 7:54you
- 7:54know,
- 7:54green
- 7:54and
- 7:55blue
- 7:55apart
- 7:55in
- 7:56a
- 7:56stadium,
- 7:57you
- 7:57couldn't
- 7:58tell
- 7:58those
- 7:58two
- 7:58apart
- 7:59on
- 7:59a
- 7:59black
- 7:59and
- 7:59white
- 7:59television.
- 8:01So
- 8:02television
- 8:02is
- 8:02what
- 8:03drove
- 8:03the
- 8:03move
- 8:04to
- 8:04the
- 8:04white
- 8:04away
- 8:05jerseys.
- 8:08But
- 8:08it's
- 8:09one
- 8:09of
- 8:09those
- 8:09things
- 8:09that,
- 8:09like
- 8:10the
- 8:10pros
- 8:11did
- 8:11that
- 8:12and
- 8:12then
- 8:12basically
- 8:13everybody
- 8:13went
- 8:13that
- 8:14way.
- 8:15And
- 8:16even
- 8:16though
- 8:16it
- 8:16wasn't
- 8:17required.
- 8:17So
- 8:18like
- 8:18high
- 8:18schools,
- 8:19I
- 8:19mean,
- 8:19we
- 8:19had
- 8:19home
- 8:19and
- 8:20away
- 8:20jerseys
- 8:20in
- 8:20high
- 8:21school.
- 8:21We
- 8:21certainly
- 8:21weren't
- 8:22on
- 8:22television.
- 8:22Right.
- 8:23And,
- 8:23you
- 8:24know,
- 8:24every
- 8:24college,
- 8:25you
- 8:25know,
- 8:26went
- 8:26that
- 8:26direction.
- 8:27So
- 8:27it's
- 8:28just
- 8:28one
- 8:28of
- 8:28those
- 8:28funny
- 8:28things
- 8:29that,
- 8:29you
- 8:29know,
- 8:29people
- 8:29mirror
- 8:30what
- 8:30the
- 8:31high,
- 8:32you
- 8:32know,
- 8:32the
- 8:32highest
- 8:33level
- 8:33are
- 8:33doing,
- 8:34even
- 8:34though
- 8:35the
- 8:35actual
- 8:36functional
- 8:36reason
- 8:37for
- 8:37the,
- 8:37for
- 8:38them
- 8:38doing
- 8:38it
- 8:39doesn't
- 8:39apply
- 8:40at
- 8:40the
- 8:40lower
- 8:41levels.
- 8:42Yeah.
- 8:42You
- 8:42know,
- 8:43this
- 8:44story
- 8:44and
- 8:44a
- 8:45lot
- 8:45of
- 8:45these
- 8:45little
- 8:45side
- 8:46stories
- 8:46that
- 8:46you're
- 8:46saying,
- 8:47it
- 8:47really
- 8:47hits
- 8:47home
- 8:47with
- 8:48me
- 8:48because
- 8:48little
- 8:49does
- 8:49anybody
- 8:50know,
- 8:50I
- 8:50was
- 8:51part
- 8:51of
- 8:52a
- 8:52game
- 8:53that
- 8:53the
- 8:53national
- 8:54federation,
- 8:55who
- 8:56does
- 8:56most
- 8:56of
- 8:56the.
- 8:57The
- 8:57high
- 8:57school.
- 8:58The
- 8:58states
- 8:58are
- 8:58in
- 8:59the
- 8:59play
- 8:59high
- 8:59school
- 8:59football,
- 9:00go
- 9:01by
- 9:01the
- 9:01nfhs,
- 9:03change
- 9:03their
- 9:03rule
- 9:04on
- 9:04this,
- 9:05the
- 9:05jerseys
- 9:06for
- 9:06home
- 9:06and
- 9:06away
- 9:06teams.
- 9:07You
- 9:08know,
- 9:08about
- 9:0820
- 9:08years
- 9:09ago,
- 9:09it
- 9:09used
- 9:09to
- 9:10say
- 9:10the
- 9:10home
- 9:11teams
- 9:11were
- 9:11darks
- 9:12and
- 9:13the
- 9:13away
- 9:14team
- 9:14would
- 9:14wear
- 9:15a
- 9:15contrasting
- 9:16color,
- 9:16lighter
- 9:17color.
- 9:17It
- 9:18was
- 9:18something
- 9:18like
- 9:18that.
- 9:19It
- 9:19didn't
- 9:20say
- 9:20the
- 9:20word
- 9:20white
- 9:20in
- 9:21it.
- 9:21So
- 9:22we
- 9:22had
- 9:23the
- 9:23biggest
- 9:23rivalry
- 9:24here
- 9:24in
- 9:24Erie.
- 9:24The
- 9:25two
- 9:25major
- 9:26prominent
- 9:27big
- 9:27schools
- 9:28play
- 9:28every
- 9:29year
- 9:29the
- 9:29first
- 9:29Friday
- 9:30in
- 9:30October.
- 9:31It's
- 9:32a
- 9:32breast
- 9:32cancer
- 9:33awareness
- 9:34benefit,
- 9:35and
- 9:36it
- 9:36packs
- 9:36a
- 9:36stadium,
- 9:37whether
- 9:37it's
- 9:38the
- 9:38one
- 9:39school
- 9:39or
- 9:39the
- 9:39other
- 9:39school
- 9:40stadium.
- 9:40They
- 9:40have
- 9:41the
- 9:41home
- 9:41and
- 9:41home.
- 9:42Every
- 9:42other
- 9:42year,
- 9:44the
- 9:44home
- 9:45team
- 9:45was
- 9:45wearing
- 9:45their
- 9:46dark
- 9:46blue
- 9:46jerseys,
- 9:47white
- 9:47pants,
- 9:48warming
- 9:48up,
- 9:49and
- 9:49they
- 9:49go
- 9:50in
- 9:50the
- 9:50locker
- 9:51room
- 9:51seven
- 9:52minutes
- 9:52before
- 9:52kickoff,
- 9:54and
- 9:54they
- 9:54usually
- 9:54come
- 9:54out
- 9:54three
- 9:55minutes
- 9:55before.
- 9:56Well,
- 9:56they
- 9:56came
- 9:56out
- 9:57wearing
- 9:57all
- 9:57gray,
- 9:58the
- 9:58visiting
- 9:59team
- 9:59wearing
- 10:00all
- 10:00white.
- 10:00And
- 10:01they
- 10:01both
- 10:01had.
- 10:02One
- 10:02had
- 10:02black
- 10:02helmets,
- 10:03one
- 10:03had
- 10:03dark
- 10:03blue
- 10:03helmets.
- 10:05So
- 10:05they
- 10:06came
- 10:06out
- 10:06and
- 10:06I'm
- 10:06like,
- 10:07going,
- 10:07oh.
- 10:08And,
- 10:08you
- 10:08know,
- 10:09all
- 10:09the.
- 10:09Both
- 10:10of
- 10:10the
- 10:10coaches
- 10:11are
- 10:12my
- 10:13age.
- 10:13So
- 10:13one
- 10:14night
- 10:14was
- 10:14a
- 10:14grade
- 10:15behind
- 10:15me
- 10:15at
- 10:16the
- 10:16high
- 10:16school
- 10:16I
- 10:16went
- 10:16to,
- 10:17and
- 10:17the
- 10:17other
- 10:17one
- 10:18was
- 10:18a
- 10:18rival
- 10:18high
- 10:19school.
- 10:19But
- 10:19I
- 10:19played,
- 10:20you
- 10:20know,
- 10:20softball
- 10:20and
- 10:21stuff
- 10:21with
- 10:21this
- 10:21guy
- 10:21for
- 10:22years.
- 10:22I
- 10:22knew
- 10:22them
- 10:22both
- 10:23very
- 10:23well.
- 10:23So
- 10:23I'm
- 10:24caught
- 10:24kind
- 10:24of
- 10:25in
- 10:25a
- 10:25pickle.
- 10:25I'm
- 10:25the
- 10:25referee.
- 10:26I'm.
- 10:26The
- 10:26guy's
- 10:26gonna
- 10:27make
- 10:27the
- 10:27decision.
- 10:28So
- 10:29I'm
- 10:29like,
- 10:29going,
- 10:29okay.
- 10:29I'm
- 10:30not.
- 10:30And
- 10:30I
- 10:30know
- 10:31they
- 10:31did
- 10:31it
- 10:31to
- 10:31get
- 10:31each
- 10:32other.
- 10:32Well,
- 10:32the
- 10:32guy
- 10:33to
- 10:33change
- 10:33the
- 10:33jerseys
- 10:34to
- 10:34get
- 10:34the
- 10:35other
- 10:35guy's
- 10:35goat.
- 10:36He's
- 10:36wearing
- 10:36light
- 10:36gray
- 10:37as
- 10:37his
- 10:37home
- 10:37thing.
- 10:38So
- 10:39I'm
- 10:39like,
- 10:39oh,
- 10:39my
- 10:39God.
- 10:39So
- 10:40I
- 10:40talked
- 10:40to
- 10:40my
- 10:40umpire,
- 10:40and
- 10:41I'm
- 10:41like,
- 10:41you
- 10:41know
- 10:41what?
- 10:41I
- 10:42can't.
- 10:42I'm
- 10:42not
- 10:42throwing
- 10:43a
- 10:43flag
- 10:43in
- 10:43this
- 10:43big
- 10:44game.
- 10:44To
- 10:44start
- 10:45the
- 10:45game,
- 10:45to
- 10:45change
- 10:45this
- 10:45jersey,
- 10:46let's
- 10:47see
- 10:47if
- 10:47we
- 10:47can
- 10:47get
- 10:47by.
- 10:47I'd
- 10:48talk
- 10:48to
- 10:48my
- 10:48crew.
- 10:48I
- 10:48said,
- 10:49can
- 10:49you.
- 10:49Can
- 10:49we
- 10:50discern
- 10:50which
- 10:50teams
- 10:51which.
- 10:51So
- 10:51we
- 10:51don't
- 10:51have,
- 10:51you
- 10:52know,
- 10:52a
- 10:52white
- 10:53jersey
- 10:53foul,
- 10:54and
- 10:54it's
- 10:54really
- 10:55light
- 10:55gray.
- 10:55And
- 10:56we
- 10:56figured
- 10:56out
- 10:56we.
- 10:57We
- 10:57could.
- 10:57So
- 10:57we
- 10:58played
- 10:58the
- 10:58game,
- 10:58didn't
- 10:59throw
- 10:59a
- 10:59flag
- 10:59on
- 10:59it,
- 11:00but
- 11:00it
- 11:00ended
- 11:00up
- 11:01becoming
- 11:01a
- 11:02big
- 11:02thing
- 11:02here
- 11:02in
- 11:02Western
- 11:03Pennsylvania.
- 11:04Went
- 11:04down
- 11:05to
- 11:05state,
- 11:05I
- 11:05got
- 11:06phone
- 11:06calls,
- 11:06and
- 11:07it
- 11:07was
- 11:07just
- 11:08a
- 11:08big
- 11:08mess.
- 11:08I
- 11:08had
- 11:09to
- 11:09go
- 11:09to
- 11:09the
- 11:09school
- 11:09and
- 11:09review
- 11:10film
- 11:10with
- 11:10the
- 11:11coach
- 11:11that
- 11:11did
- 11:11it
- 11:11and
- 11:12why
- 11:12he
- 11:12did
- 11:12it.
- 11:12And
- 11:12he
- 11:13ended
- 11:13up
- 11:13getting
- 11:13fired
- 11:13for
- 11:14it,
- 11:14I
- 11:14guess,
- 11:14because.
- 11:14Because
- 11:15they
- 11:15end
- 11:15up
- 11:15losing
- 11:15the
- 11:16game.
- 11:17But
- 11:17the
- 11:17National
- 11:18Federation
- 11:19the
- 11:19next
- 11:19year
- 11:20changed
- 11:20it.
- 11:20And
- 11:21I
- 11:21believe
- 11:21it
- 11:22probably
- 11:22had
- 11:22something
- 11:22to
- 11:23do
- 11:23with
- 11:23it.
- 11:23They
- 11:23changed
- 11:23the
- 11:24wording
- 11:24to
- 11:24the
- 11:24way
- 11:25team
- 11:25must
- 11:25wear
- 11:25white
- 11:27jersey.
- 11:27So,
- 11:28yeah,
- 11:29yeah,
- 11:30I
- 11:30mean,
- 11:30well,
- 11:31it's
- 11:31just
- 11:31one
- 11:31of
- 11:31those
- 11:32things.
- 11:32I
- 11:32mean,
- 11:33originally
- 11:33there
- 11:33was
- 11:34an
- 11:34economic
- 11:34reason.
- 11:34You
- 11:35know,
- 11:35people
- 11:35just
- 11:35couldn't
- 11:36afford.
- 11:37You
- 11:37know,
- 11:37they
- 11:37were
- 11:37lucky
- 11:38to
- 11:38have
- 11:38everybody
- 11:38wearing
- 11:39the
- 11:39same
- 11:39color
- 11:39jersey.
- 11:40And
- 11:40so
- 11:40to
- 11:41have
- 11:41two,
- 11:41you
- 11:42had
- 11:42to
- 11:42be
- 11:42a
- 11:42pretty
- 11:43big
- 11:43program
- 11:43to
- 11:43really
- 11:44make
- 11:45that
- 11:45pay.
- 11:48But,
- 11:48you
- 11:48know,
- 11:48now
- 11:49you
- 11:49just
- 11:49can't
- 11:49even
- 11:49imagine,
- 11:50like,
- 11:50you
- 11:50know,
- 11:51little,
- 11:51little
- 11:51league,
- 11:52you
- 11:52know,
- 11:52travel
- 11:52type
- 11:53stuff.
- 11:53Everybody's
- 11:54fully
- 11:54kitted
- 11:54out.
- 11:55And,
- 11:55you
- 11:55know,
- 11:56we're
- 11:56lucky
- 11:57if
- 11:57a
- 11:57home
- 11:57team
- 11:58wears
- 11:58the
- 11:58same
- 11:59jersey
- 11:59twice
- 11:59in
- 12:00a
- 12:00season.
- 12:00You
- 12:00know,
- 12:00now
- 12:01they
- 12:01have
- 12:01jersey
- 12:01for
- 12:01every
- 12:02game.
- 12:02It
- 12:02seems
- 12:02like
- 12:02it's
- 12:03crazy.
- 12:03Well,
- 12:03not
- 12:03in
- 12:04Pennsylvania
- 12:04they
- 12:04don't.
- 12:05They
- 12:05don't
- 12:05understand.
- 12:06The
- 12:06times
- 12:06have
- 12:06changed
- 12:07there.
- 12:08Yeah,
- 12:09we
- 12:09have
- 12:10Penn
- 12:10State
- 12:10as
- 12:10our.
- 12:11Our
- 12:11modern
- 12:11schools,
- 12:12they
- 12:12just
- 12:12wear
- 12:12all
- 12:12white
- 12:13with
- 12:13white
- 12:13helmets.
- 12:13You
- 12:13know,
- 12:14it's
- 12:14boring.
- 12:15Was
- 12:15boring
- 12:16uniform
- 12:16in
- 12:16the
- 12:16world.
- 12:17But
- 12:17yeah,
- 12:18that's.
- 12:18That's
- 12:18what
- 12:18we
- 12:18like
- 12:19here.
- 12:19Yeah,
- 12:19that's
- 12:20fine.
- 12:22But
- 12:22yeah,
- 12:22that's
- 12:23good
- 12:23stuff,
- 12:23man.
- 12:23I
- 12:23can't
- 12:24imagine
- 12:25what
- 12:25I
- 12:25would
- 12:25have
- 12:25done
- 12:26if
- 12:26a
- 12:26team
- 12:26would
- 12:26have
- 12:26changed
- 12:27at
- 12:27halftime.
- 12:27So
- 12:28that's
- 12:28just
- 12:28sort
- 12:29of
- 12:29blows
- 12:29my
- 12:29mind.
- 12:29And
- 12:30that's
- 12:30a
- 12:30game.
- 12:31Definitely
- 12:31gamemanship.
- 12:32You're
- 12:32trying
- 12:32to
- 12:32get
- 12:32the
- 12:32other
- 12:32team
- 12:33getting
- 12:33their
- 12:33heads
- 12:33a
- 12:34little
- 12:34bit.
- 12:34It
- 12:34works
- 12:35people
- 12:35up.
- 12:36Yeah,
- 12:36well,
- 12:37they
- 12:37still
- 12:37lost,
- 12:38so.
- 12:38Right,
- 12:39right.
- 12:40And
- 12:40so
- 12:40did
- 12:41the
- 12:41one
- 12:41that.
- 12:42That
- 12:42I
- 12:42was
- 12:42talking
- 12:42about
- 12:43that
- 12:43I
- 12:43had
- 12:43that
- 12:43team
- 12:43lost
- 12:44too.
- 12:44So
- 12:44just
- 12:44crazy.
- 12:45Then
- 12:46Layden
- 12:47later
- 12:47becomes
- 12:47the
- 12:47NFL
- 12:48commissioner
- 12:48and
- 12:48he's
- 12:49the
- 12:49guy
- 12:49who
- 12:49instituted.
- 12:50You
- 12:50have
- 12:50to
- 12:51wear
- 12:51socks
- 12:52up
- 12:52to
- 12:52your
- 12:52knees,
- 12:53so.
- 12:54Right.
- 12:54Hey,
- 12:55he's
- 12:55a
- 12:55big
- 12:56uniform
- 12:56guy.
- 12:57Which
- 12:57Roselle
- 12:58even
- 12:58kept
- 12:58enforcing
- 12:59while
- 12:59he
- 12:59was
- 12:59still
- 13:00in
- 13:00there
- 13:00from.
- 13:01And
- 13:01no
- 13:01head
- 13:02writing
- 13:02on
- 13:02the
- 13:02headbands
- 13:03with
- 13:03the.
- 13:03Well,
- 13:03now
- 13:04it's
- 13:04going
- 13:04to
- 13:04be
- 13:04an
- 13:04NCAA
- 13:05rule.
- 13:06You
- 13:07gotta
- 13:07work,
- 13:07gotta
- 13:08wear
- 13:08socks
- 13:08up
- 13:08to
- 13:08the
- 13:08knees.
- 13:09Really?
- 13:10Wow.
- 13:10I
- 13:10don't
- 13:10like
- 13:10it.
- 13:11God,
- 13:11their
- 13:12pants
- 13:12are
- 13:12above
- 13:12their
- 13:13knees.
- 13:13They're
- 13:13gonna
- 13:13still
- 13:13have.
- 13:14Well,
- 13:14they're
- 13:14changing
- 13:14that.
- 13:15That's
- 13:15part
- 13:15of
- 13:16the.
- 13:17The
- 13:17entire
- 13:17leg
- 13:17has
- 13:18to
- 13:18be
- 13:18covered
- 13:18now.
- 13:19Really?
- 13:19Okay,
- 13:20interesting.
- 13:21I
- 13:21didn't
- 13:22hear
- 13:22that
- 13:22one.
- 13:22But
- 13:22we'll
- 13:23have
- 13:23to
- 13:23follow
- 13:23that
- 13:23and
- 13:24have
- 13:24some
- 13:25upbreaking
- 13:25breaking
- 13:26news
- 13:26this
- 13:27season
- 13:27maybe
- 13:27on
- 13:27that.
- 13:28What's
- 13:28going
- 13:28on.
- 13:29But
- 13:29Tim,
- 13:30you
- 13:30know,
- 13:30that
- 13:30is
- 13:30just
- 13:31a
- 13:31fascinating
- 13:31story.
- 13:32And
- 13:32you
- 13:33dig
- 13:33deep
- 13:34into
- 13:34the.
- 13:34Your
- 13:34research
- 13:35that,
- 13:35you
- 13:35know,
- 13:35the
- 13:36old
- 13:36newspapers,
- 13:36the
- 13:37old
- 13:37books,
- 13:38the
- 13:38old
- 13:39advertising,
- 13:40you
- 13:40find
- 13:40interesting
- 13:41stories
- 13:41to
- 13:41share
- 13:42with
- 13:42us,
- 13:42which,
- 13:42you
- 13:43know,
- 13:4450,
- 13:4460,
- 13:44100
- 13:45some
- 13:45years
- 13:45ago
- 13:46were
- 13:46big
- 13:46stories
- 13:47of
- 13:47the
- 13:47day
- 13:47that
- 13:47we've
- 13:48sort
- 13:48of
- 13:48forgotten
- 13:49and
- 13:49we'd
- 13:49love
- 13:49to
- 13:50have
- 13:50you
- 13:50doing
- 13:50that.
- 13:51And
- 13:51maybe
- 13:52you
- 13:52could
- 13:52share
- 13:52with
- 13:52folks
- 13:52where
- 13:53they
- 13:53could
- 13:53catch
- 13:53some
- 13:54of
- 13:54these
- 13:54stories
- 13:54that
- 13:54you
- 13:54write.
- 13:55Sure.
- 13:55Just
- 13:56go
- 13:56to
- 13:56footballarchaeology.com
- 13:57it's
- 13:58a
- 13:58substack
- 13:58site.
- 13:58So
- 13:59either
- 14:00subscribe
- 14:01where
- 14:02every
- 14:02time
- 14:02I
- 14:02set
- 14:03create
- 14:03a
- 14:03new
- 14:03story,
- 14:03you'll
- 14:04get
- 14:04an
- 14:04email
- 14:05that,
- 14:05you
- 14:06know,
- 14:06has
- 14:06the
- 14:06story,
- 14:07or
- 14:07you
- 14:07just,
- 14:07you
- 14:08know,
- 14:08bookmark
- 14:08it,
- 14:08come
- 14:09in,
- 14:09visit
- 14:09whenever
- 14:09you
- 14:10want,
- 14:10and,
- 14:11you
- 14:11know,
- 14:11have
- 14:11at
- 14:12it.
- 14:12So
- 14:14all
- 14:14right.
- 14:14Well,
- 14:14Tim,
- 14:15we
- 14:15really
- 14:15appreciate
- 14:15you
- 14:16coming
- 14:16on
- 14:16today
- 14:17and
- 14:17as
- 14:17you
- 14:17do
- 14:17every
- 14:18Tuesday
- 14:18and
- 14:18we'd
- 14:19love
- 14:19to
- 14:19talk
- 14:19to
- 14:19you
- 14:19again
- 14:19next
- 14:20week.
- 14:20I'll
- 14:21be
- 14:21here.
- 14:22That's
- 14:22all
- 14:23the
- 14:23football
- 14:23history
- 14:23we
- 14:23have
- 14:24today,
- 14:24folks.
- 14:24Join
- 14:25us
- 14:25back
- 14:25tomorrow
- 14:25for
- 14:26more
- 14:26of
- 14:26your
- 14:26football
- 14:27history.
- 14:29We
- 14:29invite
- 14:29you
- 14:30to
- 14:30check
- 14:30out
- 14:30our
- 14:30website
- 14:31pigskindispatch.com
- 14:33not
- 14:33only
- 14:33to
- 14:33see
- 14:34the
- 14:34daily
- 14:34football
- 14:34history
- 14:35but
- 14:35to
- 14:35experience
- 14:36positive
- 14:36football
- 14:37with
- 14:37our
- 14:37many
- 14:38articles
- 14:38on
- 14:38the
- 14:39good
- 14:39people
- 14:39of
- 14:39the
- 14:39game
- 14:40as
- 14:40well
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- 14:41our
- 14:41own
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- 14:53your
- 14:53positive
- 14:53football
- 14:54news
- 14:54and
- 14:54history.
- 14:55Special
- 14:55thanks
- 14:56to
- 14:56the
- 14:56talents
- 14:56of
- 14:57Mike
- 14:57and
- 14:57Gene
- 14:57Monroe
- 14:58as
- 14:58well
- 14:58as
- 14:58Jason
- 14:59Neff
- 14:59for
- 14:59letting
- 15:00us
- 15:00use
- 15:00their
- 15:00music
- 15:00during
- 15:01our
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- 15:03This
- 15:03podcast
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- 15:04of
- 15:04the
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- 15:04History
- 15:05Network,
- 15:05your
- 15:06headquarters
- 15:06for
- 15:06the
- 15:06yesterday
- 15:07of
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- 15:07favorite
- 15:08sport.
- 15:08You
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