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Interesting fact about our color scheme
Did you know the blue and gray combination was meant to represent the unification of the country after the Civil War?

I never knew that. Very interesting indeed. The CA had a bring post about it this morning
04-18-2016 10:58 AM
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RE: Interesting fact about our color scheme
Paging Gray Avenger...

Yes, that is an interesting piece of info regarding our university. It's listed on the school website in a couple of areas. I think it would be worth highlighting more, though.
04-18-2016 11:17 AM
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RE: Interesting fact about our color scheme
But is the gray we use today the official confederate gray PMS color?
04-18-2016 11:18 AM
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RE: Interesting fact about our color scheme
(04-18-2016 11:18 AM)aardWolf Wrote:  But is the gray we use today the official confederate gray PMS color?

And likewise for the blue/Union?
04-18-2016 11:24 AM
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RE: Interesting fact about our color scheme
(04-18-2016 10:58 AM)batman Wrote:  Did you know the blue and gray combination was meant to represent the unification of the country after the Civil War?

I never knew that. Very interesting indeed. The CA had a bring post about it this morning

Georgetown and us chose those colors for that reason.

U of M was founded around the 50th anniversary of the Civil War and the healing was still going on.
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RE: Interesting fact about our color scheme
I think this tidbit has been in the media guides for decades. For a long time I thought we were the only school with this interesting fact. However, Georgetown selected the same colors for the same reason long before we did.
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RE: Interesting fact about our color scheme
(04-18-2016 11:33 AM)Latilleon Wrote:  
(04-18-2016 10:58 AM)batman Wrote:  Did you know the blue and gray combination was meant to represent the unification of the country after the Civil War?

I never knew that. Very interesting indeed. The CA had a bring post about it this morning

Georgetown and us chose those colors for that reason.

U of M was founded around the 50th anniversary of the Civil War and the healing was still going on.

It is ironic that the guy that in a one note about the colors would like a redo on the Civil War
04-18-2016 11:35 AM
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(04-18-2016 11:18 AM)aardWolf Wrote:  But is the gray we use today the official confederate gray PMS color?

Yes it is but some have found it offensive which is why we went charcoal gray and black.
04-18-2016 11:39 AM
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RE: Interesting fact about our color scheme
(04-18-2016 10:58 AM)batman Wrote:  Did you know the blue and gray combination was meant to represent the unification of the country after the Civil War?

I never knew that. Very interesting indeed. The CA had a bring post about it this morning

old news. but rarely talked about in our PC world.
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RE: Interesting fact about our color scheme
Cool - didn't know that.
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Awful lot of self-persecution ITT.
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RE: Interesting fact about our color scheme
Yep our original colors was more of a navy blue versus the blue we see today
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(04-18-2016 06:14 PM)Tiger5 Wrote:  Yep our original colors was more of a navy blue versus the blue we see today

Right - the colors we wore during the Dockery years were closest to our "official" colors.
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Interesting fact about our color scheme
(04-18-2016 12:33 PM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  
(04-18-2016 10:58 AM)batman Wrote:  Did you know the blue and gray combination was meant to represent the unification of the country after the Civil War?

I never knew that. Very interesting indeed. The CA had a bring post about it this morning

old news. but rarely talked about in our PC world.


I thought everyone knew this. I must be getting old.
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RE: Interesting fact about our color scheme
(04-19-2016 08:02 AM)tnzazz Wrote:  
(04-18-2016 12:33 PM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  
(04-18-2016 10:58 AM)batman Wrote:  Did you know the blue and gray combination was meant to represent the unification of the country after the Civil War?

I never knew that. Very interesting indeed. The CA had a bring post about it this morning

old news. but rarely talked about in our PC world.


I thought everyone knew this. I must be getting old.
Me, too, tnzazz! I'm shocked that this is even news to fans and alumni.

We ARE old!!
04-19-2016 08:25 AM
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RE: Interesting fact about our color scheme
(04-18-2016 12:33 PM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  
(04-18-2016 10:58 AM)batman Wrote:  Did you know the blue and gray combination was meant to represent the unification of the country after the Civil War?

I never knew that. Very interesting indeed. The CA had a bring post about it this morning

old news. but rarely talked about in our PC world.

Is it the PC world or no one relates?

Gray isn't really the representation of the confederacy or the rebellion like other symbols.
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(04-18-2016 08:46 PM)danny1 Wrote:  
(04-18-2016 06:14 PM)Tiger5 Wrote:  Yep our original colors was more of a navy blue versus the blue we see today

Right - the colors we wore during the Dockery years were closest to our "official" colors.

Best looking uniforms weve ever had
04-19-2016 11:53 AM
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RE: Interesting fact about our color scheme
[quote='UofMark' pid='13206570' dateline='1460997563']
Yes it is but some have found it offensive which is why we went charcoal gray and black.[quote]

Why isn't gray offensive for Georgetown, Ohio State, UConn, Duke, Rice, Nevada, Utah State and numerous others (including all the schools such as Tennessee who wear gray without even being a school color)? Political correctness makes me want to vomit.
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RE: Interesting fact about our color scheme
(04-19-2016 11:08 AM)Latilleon Wrote:  
(04-18-2016 12:33 PM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  
(04-18-2016 10:58 AM)batman Wrote:  Did you know the blue and gray combination was meant to represent the unification of the country after the Civil War?

I never knew that. Very interesting indeed. The CA had a bring post about it this morning

old news. but rarely talked about in our PC world.

Is it the PC world or no one relates?

Gray isn't really the representation of the confederacy or the rebellion like other symbols.

^^^ Yeah, I don't see how discussing the colors would be "un-PC".
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RE: Interesting fact about our color scheme
Nothing about this is PC.

Jesus christ.
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