I have a friend who works for FedEx and she said the Tigers might be wearing purple & orange unis next home game for some FedEx tie-in.

Sounds absurd to me, but I think she thinks she is right.

Anyone else hear of this?

Please NO!

Orange????

Really????

yep

Dude - she has to be joking with you -

On a similar note -- I would LOVE to see the Tigers wear the old 'MEMPHIS STATE' throwbacks for one night.

(02-12-2009 03:06 PM)salukiblue Wrote:  I have a friend who works for FedEx and she said the Tigers might be wearing purple & orange unis next game for some FedEx tie-in. Sounds absurd to me, but I think she thinks she is right.

Anyone else hear of this?

Find out what SEC school she supports or if she is dated Jeff Whinebooger

(02-12-2009 03:11 PM)Tigers2B1 Wrote:  On a similar note -- I would LOVE to see the Tigers wear the old 'MEMPHIS STATE' throwbacks for one night.

Actually I'd like to see us wear the old 73 uniforms with the script Memphis.

purple o lord pierre is going to look like grimace

I heard that McDonald's is also going to sponsor our unis for one game. We will be wearing yellow jumpsuits with big red shoes.

(02-12-2009 03:13 PM)HunterSig06 Wrote:  purple o lord pierre is going to look like grimace

(02-12-2009 03:13 PM)dexterreed Wrote:  

(02-12-2009 03:11 PM)Tigers2B1 Wrote:  On a similar note -- I would LOVE to see the Tigers wear the old 'MEMPHIS STATE' throwbacks for one night.

Actually I'd like to see us wear the old 73 uniforms with the script Memphis.

Even better. A way to honor our past and players from that era. There used to be talk along those lines but I haven't heard that in quite a while.

(02-12-2009 03:10 PM)missjtiger Wrote:  yep

seriously? I know they give a lot of money to the program, but that is stupid.

(02-12-2009 03:22 PM)newtiger Wrote:  

(02-12-2009 03:10 PM)missjtiger Wrote:  yep

seriously? I know they give a lot of money to the program, but that is stupid.

how about just a fed ex patch or a banner or something

(02-12-2009 03:22 PM)newtiger Wrote:  

(02-12-2009 03:10 PM)missjtiger Wrote:  yep

seriously? I know they give a lot of money to the program, but that is stupid.

how dare a company that gives us millions, who is having a tight money time but is still giving us millions look for ways to get a Return on their Investment

NCAA rules do not permit you wearing anything jersey wise that resembles a sponsorship. completely and utterly false. think people, why would they do it at USM and not in FEDEXFORUM? seriously.

I don't think it's even allowed for companies to advertise on collegiate uniforms, except Nike/Adidas, but they make the uniforms.

(02-12-2009 03:24 PM)BamaTigerCub Wrote:  NCAA rules do not permit you wearing anything jersey wise that resembles a sponsorship. completely and utterly false. think people, why would they do it at USM and not in FEDEXFORUM? seriously.

because of the national tv audience!

(02-12-2009 03:13 PM)dexterreed Wrote:  

(02-12-2009 03:11 PM)Tigers2B1 Wrote:  On a similar note -- I would LOVE to see the Tigers wear the old 'MEMPHIS STATE' throwbacks for one night.

Actually I'd like to see us wear the old 73 uniforms with the script Memphis.

The best uniform we ever had. IMO.

(02-12-2009 03:24 PM)BamaTigerCub Wrote:  NCAA rules do not permit you wearing anything jersey wise that resembles a sponsorship. completely and utterly false. think people, why would they do it at USM and not in FEDEXFORUM? seriously.

special permission has to be granted and it's rumored to be the next HOME game.

(02-12-2009 03:24 PM)BinghamptonNed Wrote:  

(02-12-2009 03:22 PM)newtiger Wrote:  

(02-12-2009 03:10 PM)missjtiger Wrote:  yep

seriously? I know they give a lot of money to the program, but that is stupid.

how dare a company that gives us millions, who is having a tight money time but is still giving us millions look for ways to get a Return on their Investment

ding ding lobster dinner !

They get a return on their investment every time we're announced as playing at FedExForum. Their logo is also on the court. It doesn't also need to be on our uniforms.

Besides, I can't imagine Cal agreeing to it. Or, for that matter, anyone else.

(02-12-2009 03:13 PM)dexterreed Wrote:  

(02-12-2009 03:11 PM)Tigers2B1 Wrote:  On a similar note -- I would LOVE to see the Tigers wear the old 'MEMPHIS STATE' throwbacks for one night.

Actually I'd like to see us wear the old 73 uniforms with the script Memphis.

They wont even let BOSSMAN sell the damn jerseys to us. No way will they allow the team to wear anything with "memphis state" on them

Now I hope they would bring back the script Memphis, but with the darker shade blue not that light color they used with the Finch throwback. If you are going to do throwbacks do it authenic

(02-12-2009 03:24 PM)BinghamptonNed Wrote:  

(02-12-2009 03:22 PM)newtiger Wrote:  

(02-12-2009 03:10 PM)missjtiger Wrote:  yep

seriously? I know they give a lot of money to the program, but that is stupid.

how dare a company that gives us millions, who is having a tight money time but is still giving us millions look for ways to get a Return on their Investment

Really?

What kind of return on investment is this going to bring to Fedex? Do you think that people will ship more freight with Fedex simply because the Tigers will be wearing purple and orange?

Remember when Sony and MLB planned to put "Spiderman 2" on the bases? The public backlash was so bad the scrapped the plan.

This, in my opinon, is worse.

If Fedex wants their colors to be on the Tigers backs, they can go strike up a corporate deal with Clemson.

(02-12-2009 04:34 PM)calfan1 Wrote:  

(02-12-2009 03:13 PM)dexterreed Wrote:  

(02-12-2009 03:11 PM)Tigers2B1 Wrote:  On a similar note -- I would LOVE to see the Tigers wear the old 'MEMPHIS STATE' throwbacks for one night.

Actually I'd like to see us wear the old 73 uniforms with the script Memphis.

They wont even let BOSSMAN sell the damn jerseys to us. No way will they allow the team to wear anything with "memphis state" on them

Now I hope they would bring back the script Memphis, but with the darker shade blue not that light color they used with the Finch throwback. If you are going to do throwbacks do it authenic

I think that the point was that the '73 jerseys said Memphis and not Memphis State.

(02-12-2009 04:48 PM)weatherman Wrote:  They are Orange on the front and Purple on the back. I saw a picture the other day. Kind of unbelievable. We got to stimulate the economy, you know?

You're effin' kidding me, Dave. I'm not watching.

(02-12-2009 04:49 PM)tigerengineer Wrote:  

(02-12-2009 04:34 PM)calfan1 Wrote:  

(02-12-2009 03:13 PM)dexterreed Wrote:  

(02-12-2009 03:11 PM)Tigers2B1 Wrote:  On a similar note -- I would LOVE to see the Tigers wear the old 'MEMPHIS STATE' throwbacks for one night.

Actually I'd like to see us wear the old 73 uniforms with the script Memphis.

They wont even let BOSSMAN sell the damn jerseys to us. No way will they allow the team to wear anything with "memphis state" on them

Now I hope they would bring back the script Memphis, but with the darker shade blue not that light color they used with the Finch throwback. If you are going to do throwbacks do it authenic

I think that the point was that the '73 jerseys said Memphis and not Memphis State.

I know , I just wanted to vent my frustration on Bob the idiot Winn or whoever else said no to the old "memphis state" jerseys

(02-12-2009 04:51 PM)Jake Fury Wrote:  

(02-12-2009 04:48 PM)weatherman Wrote:  They are Orange on the front and Purple on the back. I saw a picture the other day. Kind of unbelievable. We got to stimulate the economy, you know?

You're effin' kidding me, Dave. I'm not watching.

He's being sarcastic.

(02-12-2009 03:36 PM)KRB Wrote:  

(02-12-2009 03:13 PM)dexterreed Wrote:  

(02-12-2009 03:11 PM)Tigers2B1 Wrote:  On a similar note -- I would LOVE to see the Tigers wear the old 'MEMPHIS STATE' throwbacks for one night.

Actually I'd like to see us wear the old 73 uniforms with the script Memphis.

The best uniform we ever had. IMO.

Great avatar, by the way.

(02-12-2009 04:47 PM)Jake Fury Wrote:  

(02-12-2009 03:24 PM)BinghamptonNed Wrote:  

(02-12-2009 03:22 PM)newtiger Wrote:  

(02-12-2009 03:10 PM)missjtiger Wrote:  yep

seriously? I know they give a lot of money to the program, but that is stupid.

how dare a company that gives us millions, who is having a tight money time but is still giving us millions look for ways to get a Return on their Investment

Really?

What kind of return on investment is this going to bring to Fedex? Do you think that people will ship more freight with Fedex simply because the Tigers will be wearing purple and orange?

Remember when Sony and MLB planned to put "Spiderman 2" on the bases? The public backlash was so bad the scrapped the plan.

This, in my opinon, is worse.

If Fedex wants their colors to be on the Tigers backs, they can go strike up a corporate deal with Clemson.

Tell me you're smarter than this.

We've become the whores of college basketball. Great.

(02-12-2009 05:03 PM)georgiatiger Wrote:  

(02-12-2009 04:47 PM)Jake Fury Wrote:  

(02-12-2009 03:24 PM)BinghamptonNed Wrote:  

(02-12-2009 03:22 PM)newtiger Wrote:  

(02-12-2009 03:10 PM)missjtiger Wrote:  yep

seriously? I know they give a lot of money to the program, but that is stupid.

how dare a company that gives us millions, who is having a tight money time but is still giving us millions look for ways to get a Return on their Investment

Really?

What kind of return on investment is this going to bring to Fedex? Do you think that people will ship more freight with Fedex simply because the Tigers will be wearing purple and orange?

Remember when Sony and MLB planned to put "Spiderman 2" on the bases? The public backlash was so bad the scrapped the plan.

This, in my opinon, is worse.

If Fedex wants their colors to be on the Tigers backs, they can go strike up a corporate deal with Clemson.

Tell me you're smarter than this.

I'm smarter than you.

I just hate this idea. I hope it's not true.

If we actually came out in FedEx colored jerseys I'm sure the pictures would be posted all over the Internet right above the words FedEx University.

(02-12-2009 05:09 PM)Jake Fury Wrote:  

(02-12-2009 05:03 PM)georgiatiger Wrote:  

(02-12-2009 04:47 PM)Jake Fury Wrote:  

(02-12-2009 03:24 PM)BinghamptonNed Wrote:  

(02-12-2009 03:22 PM)newtiger Wrote:  

(02-12-2009 03:10 PM)missjtiger Wrote:  yep

seriously? I know they give a lot of money to the program, but that is stupid.

how dare a company that gives us millions, who is having a tight money time but is still giving us millions look for ways to get a Return on their Investment

Really?

What kind of return on investment is this going to bring to Fedex? Do you think that people will ship more freight with Fedex simply because the Tigers will be wearing purple and orange?

Remember when Sony and MLB planned to put "Spiderman 2" on the bases? The public backlash was so bad the scrapped the plan.

This, in my opinon, is worse.

If Fedex wants their colors to be on the Tigers backs, they can go strike up a corporate deal with Clemson.

Tell me you're smarter than this.

I'm smarter than you.

Thanks for clearing that up. Saved me the effort of trying to 'splain.

(02-12-2009 05:09 PM)TIGERCITY Wrote:  If we actually came out in FedEx colored jerseys I'm sure the pictures would be posted all over the Internet right above the words FedEx University.

No such thing as bad publicity. Just ask Paris Hilton. Cal knows what he is doing. We need to be talked about at the end of the season to get that 1 seed. The more people talking, the higher our seed.

(02-12-2009 05:14 PM)weatherman Wrote:  No such thing as bad publicity. Just ask Paris Hilton. Cal knows what he is doing. We need to be talked about at the end of the season to get that 1 seed. The more people talking, the higher our seed.

It's going to take more than people talking about the Tigers to get a #1 seed. First, several other teams are going to have to lose. Secondly, we're going to have to start knocking teams down from the opening tip, stepping on their throats, eating their children and taking away their beer, pop tarts and silverware.

(02-12-2009 03:06 PM)salukiblue Wrote:  I have a friend who works for FedEx and she said the Tigers might be wearing purple & orange unis next home game for some FedEx tie-in.

Sounds absurd to me, but I think she thinks she is right.

Anyone else hear of this?

i actually did hear this at the beginning of the year...hadn't heard anything else about it after that, though.

(02-12-2009 05:14 PM)weatherman Wrote:  

(02-12-2009 05:09 PM)TIGERCITY Wrote:  If we actually came out in FedEx colored jerseys I'm sure the pictures would be posted all over the Internet right above the words FedEx University.

No such thing as bad publicity. Just ask Paris Hilton. Cal knows what he is doing. We need to be talked about at the end of the season to get that 1 seed. The more people talking, the higher our seed.

Sidebar: I found the first instance of bad publicity. It happened in Atlanta in 1996. Richard Jewel was accused of bombing the Olympics, and until the day he died, he was known as the guy who bombed the Olympics.

No one remembers that Eric Rudolph actually did it. They remember Richard Jewel, the guy who bombed the Olympics.

That must have sucked. Kinda like you, Dave!

Come up to Section 223. We are going to eat Orange popsickles and hold our breath until we turn purple. Gotta support our home team!

I seem to remember a thread that had pictures of all of these alternate jersey's at the start of the season. One of them was the purple and orange fed-ex jersey...

Are you insinuating that I suck? Or that I still blame Richard Jewel? Either way, your face sucks.

I kinda dig these unis...

(02-12-2009 05:23 PM)weatherman Wrote:  Are you insinuating that I suck? Or that I still blame Richard Jewel? Either way, your face sucks.

I'm pretty sure you blew up the Olympics...or at least blew something in 1996.

(02-12-2009 04:53 PM)calfan1 Wrote:  

(02-12-2009 04:49 PM)tigerengineer Wrote:  

(02-12-2009 04:34 PM)calfan1 Wrote:  

(02-12-2009 03:13 PM)dexterreed Wrote:  

(02-12-2009 03:11 PM)Tigers2B1 Wrote:  On a similar note -- I would LOVE to see the Tigers wear the old 'MEMPHIS STATE' throwbacks for one night.

Actually I'd like to see us wear the old 73 uniforms with the script Memphis.

They wont even let BOSSMAN sell the damn jerseys to us. No way will they allow the team to wear anything with "memphis state" on them

Now I hope they would bring back the script Memphis, but with the darker shade blue not that light color they used with the Finch throwback. If you are going to do throwbacks do it authenic

I think that the point was that the '73 jerseys said Memphis and not Memphis State.

I know , I just wanted to vent my frustration on Bob the idiot Winn or whoever else said no to the old "memphis state" jerseys

That would confuse Bobby Knight even more. He mistakenly referred to us as Memphis State the other night, though I know he knew better, some people remember us that way. Seeing Memphis State on tv would really be confusing to a certain group of people.

(02-12-2009 05:25 PM)Jake Fury Wrote:  

(02-12-2009 05:23 PM)weatherman Wrote:  Are you insinuating that I suck? Or that I still blame Richard Jewel? Either way, your face sucks.

I'm pretty sure you blew up the Olympics...or at least blew something in 1996.

(02-12-2009 03:38 PM)missjtiger Wrote:  

(02-12-2009 03:24 PM)BamaTigerCub Wrote:  NCAA rules do not permit you wearing anything jersey wise that resembles a sponsorship. completely and utterly false. think people, why would they do it at USM and not in FEDEXFORUM? seriously.

special permission has to be granted and it's rumored to be the next HOME game.

Do you really think that Cal would have us wear ANYTHING orange?

NO ORANGE NO PURPLE NO WAY

I THINK I AM GOING TO VOMIT

PLEASE PLEASE TELL ME THIS IS A JOKE

IF IT'S NOT A JOKE WE HAVE TO STOP IT - I DON'T CARE HOW MUCH FED-EX GIVES, THIS IS WAY WAY OVER THE LINE

(02-12-2009 05:56 PM)lenetzach Wrote:  NO ORANGE NO PURPLE NO WAY

I THINK I AM GOING TO VOMIT

PLEASE PLEASE TELL ME THIS IS A JOKE

IF IT'S NOT A JOKE WE HAVE TO STOP IT - I DON'T CARE HOW MUCH FED-EX GIVES, THIS IS WAY WAY OVER THE LINE

Relax, it's not going to happen.