"Purple" or "Blue"

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by bainsey

... but if a team wants to be called "purple" (which is as exotic as it gets around here), I don't see a harm in asking. If you think their request is unreasonable, just say so.
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I've never had a team wanted to be called anything. It's never been a subject of conversation.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by bainsey

I never heard of this, either, but I don't think it's a bad idea. I don't see the point in asking for 90% of the teams in this area (white, black, red, gold, blue, green), but if a team wants to be called "purple" (which is as exotic as it gets around here), I don't see a harm in asking. If you think their request is unreasonable, just say so.

If you want to ask, go ahead. i Just don't see this as worth even asking. I never even bring it up. If they come when I say "Blue captains!" (and they always do), then they know who I'm talking about. If all they hear is "captains" and the first time they hear blue is when I'm announcing who gets the next throw in, they can bring it up then.

I just don't see a problem worth solving here. I don't even see a problem not worth solving, to be honest.

[BryanV21]

I've never heard of anybody getting upset about not being called their specific team color. But if a team is purple (and you can clearly tell if it's purple or blue), then why not just call them "purple"? Nobody is saying you need to get so specific about the shade of purple they're wearing.

[#olderthanilook]

Blue

[HawkeyeCubP]

Blue

[AnthonyF]

I have worked at many NCAA games (not as an official) and i have noticed the one syllable thing.

Blue for Purple
Red for Burgundy
Red for Orange


Sometimes it's not even a syllable issue, for example:
One Team had a Gray uniform, but most of the time it was called White.
Ive even heard Gold called White


Hah, what would you do in these rare situations