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Is Tom Allen wearing black or navy?
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Aug 15, 2025, 2:29 PM
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Clemson coaches wore navy before 1992. Maybe, it's a throwback. Or maybe he likes black. Navy is Clemson's Mandela Effect. People swear it didn't exist, but navy and orange were our colors before that.
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TigerNet Elite [70887]
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Clemson's official colors were briefly orange and navy...
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Aug 15, 2025, 2:37 PM
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before becoming orange and purple in 1896.
Walter Riggs brought orange and navy with him from Auburn, but the navy blue fading led to the adoption of purple. The purple is now designated as "Regalia".
While navy was used years ago, it hasn't been an official school color since 1896.
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Excellent***
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Aug 15, 2025, 2:48 PM
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All-In [11077]
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tell me you didnt grow up in clemson without growing up in clemson
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Aug 15, 2025, 2:51 PM
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every university seal was navy and orange my entire life until post bowden
every time i walked into bi-lo there was a blue and orange cross helmet at the entrance
clemson runs down a blue outlined white font CLEMSON carpet on the hill every home game
Regalia is the Clemson Mandella Effect - the OP is OG Clemson
Its a if you know you know thing
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National Champion [7449]
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Excellent***
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Aug 15, 2025, 2:56 PM
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Asst Coach [857]
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Yes.
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Aug 15, 2025, 3:11 PM
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Gridiron Giant [15607]
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The guy said orange and blue were official colors until post Bowden.
Aug 15, 2025, 5:48 PM
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I’m not saying navy wasn’t occasionally utilized, but orange and purple were formed as our school colors way before Bowden.
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Clemson Icon [24727]
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Im on board with Mandela effect theory. I remember Navy Blue on everything.***
Aug 15, 2025, 9:32 PM
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Asst Coach [857]
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Orange Beast [6476]
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Re: Here's Danny Ford wearing Navy
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Aug 15, 2025, 4:44 PM
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That may be the most bad ### pic of a man on the sidelines ever. Imagine messing with that guy when he was 35 years old
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Game Changer [1833]
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Re: Here's Danny Ford wearing Navy
Aug 15, 2025, 8:24 PM
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DD looks pretty bad ### too
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Asst Coach [857]
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Re: When you know, you can't unknow
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Aug 15, 2025, 3:46 PM
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Was about to say Danny Ford always wore that navy blue wind breaker.
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Gridiron Giant [15607]
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Again, Bowden even used purple uniforms. Purple and orange have been the school
Aug 15, 2025, 5:50 PM
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colors well before Bowden. The dude said we didn’t use purple until after Bowden. Thats incorrect.
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Valley Legend [13081]
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Re: Clemson's official colors were briefly orange and navy...
Aug 15, 2025, 10:38 PM
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before becoming orange and purple in 1896.
Walter Riggs brought orange and navy with him from Auburn, but the navy blue fading led to the adoption of purple. The purple is now designated as "Regalia".
While navy was used years ago, it hasn't been an official school color since 1896.
Hey don't use big words like, "regalia" because there's Marines on this board. We'd like to know what words mean. Afterall, we do have the IQ of Crayola.
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All-American [594]
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Re: Is Tom Allen wearing black or navy?
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Aug 15, 2025, 3:02 PM
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Saw very little purple in athletic uniforms during the 80's. Lots of navy though. Baseball team wore navy and orange hats not purple. Danny Ford always wore a navy pullover jacket on the sidelines. Basketball uniforms had navy trim not purple.
I love the purple but don't remember it coming around until the 90's under Hatfiled.
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Solid Orange [1333]
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Thats correct , it was Hatfield and Barnes that
Aug 16, 2025, 9:49 AM
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Brought purple back. It was a historical color, but switched to Navy in like the 70’s and 80’s. Purple came back in the 90’s and has rightfully been there since with Bowden solidifying it.
There are plenty of Orange and Navy teams, but few Orange and Purple; and I like it that way. Makes Clemson more unique.
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Re: Is Tom Allen wearing black or navy?
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Aug 15, 2025, 3:35 PM
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Nobody cares what coaches wear in practice and as long as Coach Allen's guys do their job, he can wear whatever he wants to.
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Clemson Conqueror [11907]
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Re: Is Tom Allen wearing black or navy?
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Aug 15, 2025, 3:37 PM
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I have an old mini Riddell helmet from middle school that I got from Mr. Knickerbocker's in McAlister Square. It has black stripes on it.
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Asst Coach [857]
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Mr. Knickerbocker in McAlister Square sold a lot of navy Clemson gear.
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Aug 15, 2025, 3:51 PM
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I still have a navy T-Shirt and heavy coat from the Greenville Knickerbocker. The coat is a navy winter hoodie with a Tiger Paw on the chest. I used to wear it while skiing at Cataloochee and Sugar Mountain.
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Game Day Hero [4463]
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Clemson colors have been orange and purple since
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Aug 15, 2025, 4:09 PM
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The navy blue faded into purple a century plus ago. I asked Tim Bourret about this years ago and he told me that for about 25 years, until Nike came on board with CTB, Russell Athletic and other uniform vendors used had a hard time matching NW Purple, so the Athletic Dept. went with navy blue. Nike was able to match the correct purple so the ship was righted. Why fans want navy is beyond me because about 25 other schools use it. Exactly TWO schools use O and P, and that is us and Evanston University. It is another unique thing about Clemson, which makes it good by me and many others.
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Asst Coach [857]
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This is a massive conspiracy. Clemson's colors were orange and navy. JFK level.
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Aug 15, 2025, 4:46 PM
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The fact that folks are doubting this makes it even more fun. My grandfather played for Clemson in the 50's and there was no purple or "Regalia". Regalia was made up by a marketing campaign in the 90's. We wore orange, white, and navy trim. Back then, it was mostly navy. Then, for some odd reason against NC State in 1992 Hatfield broke out purple unis. Never before that. Then it disappeared until Bowden. We always wore navy. It's all a lie.
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Game Day Hero [4463]
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Correct, they did. However,
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Aug 15, 2025, 5:23 PM
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The school colors were even back then NW Purple and Burnt Orange. They used navy on athletic unis because it was easier to get. NW purple is a dark purple. Uniform vendors struggled matching it. Nike came along and fixed it. My Uncle's Clemson diploma from 1959 has purple and orange trim. I'm glad we don't look like Auburn, Syracuse, and many others.
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Orange Beast [6109]
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Re: Correct, they did. However,
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Aug 15, 2025, 6:46 PM
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NW purple and burnt orange are the descriptions of our colors I’ve seen since I was little. And I’m old. The colors “evolved “ to orange and navy blue during Ford days. Was orange and white for a short period before Ford. Look at my avatar and see a pennant of yellow and purple. The pennant is at least a hundred years old
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Scout Team [81]
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Re: Clemson colors have been orange and purple since
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Aug 15, 2025, 6:27 PM
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Nike, evidently, had Clemson Textile Chemist on board to color match to the Regalia formula. The NC State Wuffies couldn’t do it.
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I remember the uproar when Hatfield brought back purple.
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Aug 15, 2025, 4:17 PM
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I don’t know if it was the purple itself or simply because fans didn’t like Hatfield, but it wasn’t popular at first.
Until then, it was lots of navy blue. Danny Ford wore a navy blue jacket. Football uniform trim was navy blue. Our basketball road uniforms were sometimes navy blue. It was really weird for a school that didn’t have navy blue as an official school color.
I’m glad we are back to purple, although I do think the navy blue looks better with orange.
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Clemson Sports Icon [54046]
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I remember the uproar when Hatfield brought back purple.
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Aug 15, 2025, 4:17 PM
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I don’t know if it was the purple itself or simply because fans didn’t like Hatfield, but it wasn’t popular at first.
Until then, it was lots of navy blue. Danny Ford wore a navy blue jacket. Football uniform trim was navy blue. Our basketball road uniforms were sometimes navy blue. It was really weird for a school that didn’t have navy blue as an official school color.
I’m glad we are back to purple, although I do think the navy blue looks better with orange.
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All-American [594]
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Re: I remember the uproar when Hatfield brought back purple.
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Aug 15, 2025, 5:36 PM
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I remember the first game we wore purple jerseys, against NC State. A guy behind me who was wearing an orange cowboy hat said "Where in the #### am I going to find a purple cowboy hat."
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Re: Is Tom Allen wearing black or navy?
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Aug 15, 2025, 6:55 PM
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When I was a student in the 80’s I always thought the colors were orange and white and navy. The chant at the stadium was orange/white. I didn’t know purple was an official color until years later. I tend to believe the account given earlier attributed to Tim Bourret. Navy was probably a lot easier to get than this particular shade of purple in the 1970s and 80s. I like the Regalia and orange combination.
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Game Changer [1644]
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Re: Is Tom Allen wearing black or navy?
Aug 15, 2025, 7:07 PM
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I still have a snap front jacket that’s blue w/Orange block CLEMSON across the front. Also orange/white stripes on collar and cuffs from 1986. My favorite and it still fits. But I love the purple.
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Asst Coach [857]
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Tim Bourret is part of the Clemson Illuminati. The Deep State Psyop against Navy
Aug 15, 2025, 8:27 PM
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A planned and deeply coordinated conspiracy took place in the 90's to erase Clemson fan's memories. It was navy, not purple. There was never any purple. We need a Church Committee style investigation. This goes deep.
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Re: Is Tom Allen wearing black or navy?
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Aug 15, 2025, 8:21 PM
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Burnt Orange and Northwest Purple. Don't know about this silly Regalia Crap.
Lets stick with the Orange and Purple. Evansville is the only other school with that combo that I know of. Orange/Navy is boring and the colors of Auburn, UVA, Syracuse and Illinois.
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Re: Is Tom Allen wearing black or navy?
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Aug 15, 2025, 10:10 PM
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Rat season Fall '69...had to learn that the official Clemson colors were Northwestern Purple (color code 4E2A84) and Burnt Orange (color code CC5500), if an upper classmen asked. I still have that written in both of my Rat Beanies. I had to go get those codes from the inside of the caps as I have developed CRS (Can't Remember Sxxx) at this advanced age!
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Re: Is Tom Allen wearing black or navy?
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Aug 15, 2025, 11:21 PM
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The book "Death Valley" by Johnny Martin was published in 1968. On page 25 under the General Information section, the colors are listed as Burnt Orange and Northwest Purple. The book also includes a very nice Foreword by Paul Bryant.
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Orange Blooded [2408]
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Re: Is Tom Allen wearing black or navy?
Aug 16, 2025, 1:11 PM
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Purple is a Clemson color but I like it as trim rather than in large quantities.
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Solid Orange [1341]
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Official school colors were a pretty lose thing
Aug 16, 2025, 2:04 PM
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Until the 90’s and early 2000’s. They were primarily standardized because of merchandise sales. Nike and adidas were the leaders here. We’re so accustomed to being able to purchase most anything we want with a Tiger paw on it now but this wasn’t the case 30-40 years ago.
As a freshman at Clemson in the fall of 2000, the accent color was navy. Bowden changed this to purple on the football uniforms for the 2001 season. I vaguely remember a question about it in an interview and he responded with something along the lines of orange and purple being our true colors and that there were enough orange and navy schools out there (AU, Syracuse, UVA to name a few). IIRC basketball followed suit a few seasons later. Nike became the supplier for football uniforms and gear in the late 90’s but didn’t become the supplier for all sports until several years later, which is when the colors started to be standardized across all sports.
Even so, there are sports within schools that use other accent colors not used across their respective athletic departments. For example, the UT Lady Vols basketball team utilizes a light blue color and I believe that school in the Midlands utilizes some yellow for the ladies basketball team.
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