A Sea Of Red

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A uniform look

Wilder and six ODU administrators are sequestered in a conference room. In front of them are 8-1/2-by-11 sheets of paper showing ODU logos and colors.

Uniforms with gra y jerseys, blue jerseys, light-blue jerseys; jerseys with white numbers, black numbers, blue numbers outlined in white, gra y numbers outlined in blue; gra y pants, blue pants, white pants, white-and-blue pants; pants with light- and dark-blue piping; white socks, light-blue socks, gra y socks, white and gra y socks....

After an around-the-horn discussion, Wilder asks them to call two manufacturers for nine sample helmets each, in metallic silver, white and blue. While he favors "O-D-U" in gra y with blue outlines and arranged horizontally with a crown on top, he's less sure about the colors of face masks and chinstraps.

"I'm more a Penn State type of guy," he says. "I'm not as interested in flash as I am in substance."

The Monarchs will wear black shoes, and no names on jerseys.

"It can get pretty ugly on the road for the guys who don't play," he said, only half joking. "Someone in the stands yells, 'Hey, Jones, go get me some water. You look bored just standing there.' "

In the end, Wilder says he wants to see uniform samples with several color combinations.

"I know it's necessary," he says later, "but God that was boring."

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>Plus, ambitious thoughts from Bill & Mary's step-sister:

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South Florida's rise a blueprint for Monarchs

By RICH RADFORD, The Virginian-Pilot
October 18, 2007


With each South Florida victory and every leap up the national polls the Bulls make, Old Dominion football coach Bobby Wilder dives deeper into his notebook.

As the guy charged with building a football program from scratch, Wilder targeted two coaches he wanted to speak with about starting things up. One was Coastal Carolina's Dave Bennett. The other: South Florida's Jim Leavitt...

"I'm more a Penn State type of guy," he says. "I'm not as interested in flash as I am in substance."

The Monarchs will wear black shoes, and no names on jerseys.

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big shock, coming from you - cactus lover

PAmedic wrote:

"I'm more a Penn State type of guy," he says. "I'm not as interested in flash as I am in substance."

The Monarchs will wear black shoes, and no names on jerseys.

oh- me likey

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They're Miami's exact uniforms with the colors changed.

nice looking uniform.

"It can get pretty ugly on the road for the guys who don't play," he said, only half joking. "Someone in the stands yells, 'Hey, Jones, go get me some water. You look bored just standing there.' "

Wilder has apparently never heard of the internet. Or a game program.

I don't like the uni's.

I actually like the gray!

One Side of Me: "Arrgh, NikeWorld has ruined another program, this time, before they even got on the field! Why did the Monarchs pick out that Miami template? BLLECH!"

The Other Side of Me: "I'm looking forward to seeing ODU play football. And, most likely, I'll create them on NCAA Football if EA doesn't put them (Nor the Campbell Fightin' Camels) in their game next year.

Gray Unis/White Pants - Awesome!
Blue Unis/Blue Pants - Cool, if they wear black socks and black cleats, too.
White Unis/White Pants - Preferred Away Uni Set, if you ask me."

Yeah, I'm divided.