Re: Retro uniforms. Why did Penn State wear white shoes in 1979 Sugar Bowl?
- Thread starter SaquonCappelletti
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Because Alabama refused to play unless everything was white
The guy who could answer that question, passed away in 2012.
Who cares? The real question is if PSU would have won, would PSU have continued wearing
them.
I'm willing to bet Spider knows the reason. He wasn't there at the time but he knows about these kinds of stories.
If I recall, white shoes were semi-trendy at the time, and the players wanted to wear them for that game. JVP agreed to their request. It was really just the result of a simple request, and Joe not having much of an issue with it.
The trend faded away in the 80s for the most part.
you are wrong, Penn State did not play that many games on turf at the time, and they didn't have turf shoes. adidas contacted Penn State and said hey do you want free shoes. the answer was yes, and that is why they were worn
i believe that is the reason - white shoes "appear" to make you look fasterJesus guys, everyone knows white shoes are faster.
Well, they played at temple and at Ohio State that season... both on turf. They had a turf practice field. West va was turf then. They played a couple games every year on turf back then. They had shoes. I borrowed them from fraternity bros on the team to play im football.
Yea they did. And those shoes weren't great. The white shoes were free and came from Adidas. I'm sure you borrowed you boys shoes. But there was no request. My guy on this is pretty good. His office is above the locker room in the Letterman lounge. Short guy from Curwinsville. You prob know him
Well, I certainly take Spider's knowledge of this over my recollections of what I heard many years ago. That said, it seems odd that Joe would ok the white shoes on his own without player input or suggestion or request. That's a big change for a big game, out of character for JVP, even with free shoes on the table!
I know better than to second guess Spider on anything like this, though!
While on the subject of uniforms, everyone's favorite scribe offers his two cents on ranking all the Big 10 teams. Warning - you may not want to hit the link because Douchebag Davey has us so far down the list we'd need a telescope to see the top. BTW he has both OSU and UM right at where you'd expect him to rank them.
http://www.pennlive.com/pennstatefo...en_football_uniforms_penn.html#incart_m-rpt-2
http://www.pennlive.com/pennstatefo...en_football_uniforms_penn.html#incart_m-rpt-2
