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Old Fri Jun 13, 2014, 01:12pm
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Here is what I heard at camp last weekend (granted this was a women's college level camp). "When you go to Tennessee are you going to call them gold or red - no, they are orange!" Use the word for the actual color.

At the HS level here we pretty much stick to one syllable colors.
And if I work Tennessee games, I'll be happy to yell out "Volunteer Orange"
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Old Sat Jun 14, 2014, 02:08pm
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And if I work Tennessee games, I'll be happy to yell out "Volunteer Orange"
Too late. Jake Bell's tryout camp was last weekend
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Try Yelling This After An Out Of Bounds ...

Light Goldenrod Yellow. (Note: It's a real color)

University of Connecticut (Road): American Flag Blue.
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For those that want to be accurate on their color names, here is a page with several names for various shades and hues:

List of colors: A?F - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Coquelicot, Fulvous, Persimmon or Russet anyone?
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