They did not mix well with the day game against West Virginia or the fact that they got clobbered. I wish that we had the opportunity to see this uniforms worn at night and possibly with a black helmet but I have to grade them on when they were worn. I actually kinda liked the idea itself but it was worn in a day game. Possibly the worst example was the 'blackout' game in 2010 when the students were told to wear black and the team decided that they would go with mono-red.ĭecent idea with poor execution. Although it was finally something different from the classic scarlet and white, it was awfully executed. Red on red on red is just too much for the eyes to see. Black pants on the roady just aren't my thing and shouldn't happen unless you are a team with black as a school color. It is one thing to just go mono black or mono white (storm trooper as I like to call it) but using just black and white is kind of just not good. Rutgers Scarlet Knights, not the Rutgers Ebony and Ivory Knights. I kind of liked the helmet but there just wasn't any scarlet in those uniforms. It was clear that they were hyped about the blackout uniforms and wanted to try to use some of that uniform again. It pains me to say this, but the equipment staff was simply trying too hard with these unis worn against Louisville back in 2011.