In the Black

The Utes’ decision to stage a ‘blackout’ against TCU, Thursday night, makes no real sense.
Coach Kyle Whittingham said it’s the same as any other game on the schedule. In that case, why change uniform colors?
Red and white served him pretty well in his first nine games (9-0).
Thousands of Ute fans bought black gear for the big match-up, in order to make the scene more intimidating. But the idea of changing colors ‘ especially if they’re not your own ‘ is grasping at straws. (Utah’s official colors are crimson and white.)
Does anyone really think the color of shirt someone wears is going to make a difference how TCU feels?
‘Oh NO! They’re wearing black! I’m going home!’
Why not have a ‘Greenout’ or a ‘Yellowout’?
Having a stadium filled with the colors that made you successful ‘ that’s intimidating. Florida doesn’t need to wear black to intimidate teams, neither does Texas or USC.
A sea of red at Rice-Eccles should be intimidating enough.
Black as an intimidator got old quite awhile ago. The Oakland Raiders and Pittsburgh Steelers don’t intimidate anyone these days. In the late 1990s, teams on all levels started incorporating black into their color schemes. The Jazz even did so with some copper-and-black uniforms.
They were ugly and they didn’t scare anyone. Karl Malone did.
Georgia had a blackout against Alabama this year and lost 41-30.
Black doesn’t mean you’re tougher or more imposing, anymore. It just means you’re not very original.