Why is it so hard to wear maize?

Submitted by modaddy21 on

Watching on tv, almost no one wears maize.  Is it really that hard?

wolpherine2000

October 16th, 2010 at 4:15 PM ^

...have autumn complexions which favor clothing in earth and spice tones. You should try wearing Michigan apparel in slate and saffron instead of maize and blue. Alternately, you can do what I do and stay away from mirrors and people who color coordinate.

Firstbase

October 16th, 2010 at 4:14 PM ^

...it's the subconscious effect of associating the color yellow with cowardice. Also, we're known as the "Go Blue" school, so it could be a little confusing. 

JClay

October 16th, 2010 at 4:20 PM ^

It's the Go Blue effect 100%. I ask any of my college football savvy friends who aren't UM partisans, and they think we are all about the blue, none of them think we wear maize to games. So you assume at least 40% of the people in the stands are non-hardcore fans/down in front people and you get why we have so much blue and no real maize out ever.

raleighwood

October 16th, 2010 at 5:12 PM ^

 

Let me get this straight......you're blaming Lloyd Carr because:

Pearlie Graves decommits

DaQuinta Jones decommits

Boubacar Cissoko gets into trouble

William Campbell lacks production

Justin Turner transfers

Anthony Lalota transfers

Brandon Smith transfers

Demar Dorsey doesn't cut it academically

Marcus Witherspoon doesn't cut it academically

Troy Woolfolk injures his ankle

Donovan Warren leaves school early

Yeah, that makes a lot of sense to me.

wolpherine2000

October 16th, 2010 at 5:56 PM ^

...it was perhaps too subtle snark in the manner of the Ty Willingham meme that afflicted our friends in South Bend.  I could probably should have added all of the other canards that are blamed for Michigan's current problems in addition to the depth issue I noted below, i.e.; "old Michigan", Drew Sharp, negative recruiting, athletic department vendettas, Scott Shafer, and they are all corporationey, and they make money.  Matt Damon.