GTU unveils new old gold uniforms

Just when you think you've seen all the yellows of the rainbow, GTU unveiled yet another color scheme in its "new" uniforms. Call it new old gold. While we don't give a particular rat's ass about Tech's uniforms, it gives us an opportunity to point out one of the plethora of reasons they are a second rate football program: lack of consistency, whether on the football field or on the players.

Pick a color scheme and own it. We cannot pretend to understand how or why the Gold Yellow Jackets picked "old gold" for their color. But whatever. Pick a color, and keep it.

As a pre-season public service, the Georgia Sports Blog Presents: know your yellow gold mustard old gold.
Is old gold the shade of the helmet or the shade of the jersey?

Is old gold the color of the backdrop, or the color of the podium insignia?

Which of these losers is wearing old gold? Or is this a trick question?

Definitely gold. Definitely a new color for the palette. But is it old?

Including these yellow jerseys above, I count eight shades of old gold, although Reggie Ball only counts seven.

Which brings us to this season's new old gold uniform (below). The new and improved Yellow Jacket old gold is a little darker, and reminds me of a campus odor (not urine, the other one).

However, this color scheme is not a tickle pile happy accident. Tech specifically selected its latest yellow of the rainbow to match its most popular tailgating dish...

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