[Vision2020] U_of_I Football: Spectator Sport

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Wed Sep 24 07:22:12 PDT 2008


Thanks goodness! Maybe now I can get some work done.
--
Joe Campbell

---- Loren Singh <loren.singh at gmail.com> wrote: 
> >From the IDAHO STATESMAN (Boise), 2008.09.22:
> 
> September 22, 2008 Idaho cheerleaders to replace skimpy outfits
> 
> Less than a month into the football season, the Idaho Vandals are undergoing
> another makeover after spectators complained that cheerleaders' uniforms
> were flashing a little more than school spirit.
> 
> After the football team dumped the school logo from the buttocks of their
> new pants, the university in Moscow got complaints that new two-piece
> cheerleader uniforms were too skimpy.
> 
> "A number of fans were concerned that the uniforms were inappropriate," said
> Bruce Pitman, dean of students. "To be fair, there were a number of fans who
> liked them."
> 
> The outfits that drew controversy, halter tops and short black skirts with
> white trim, were similar to what an NFL cheerleader might wear, Pitman said.
> 
> "I'm not quite sure what will happen to them," he said.
> 
> The cheerleaders coach ordered the uniforms and paid for them with $4,200
> from a spirit squad fund, part of which is drawn from student fees, Pitman
> said. The squad has ordered new uniforms with $2,200 in private money, he
> added.
> 
> The new uniform is black and silver with a less revealing halter-style top
> and a skirt about six inches longer than the ones that cheerleaders debuted
> earlier this season, said Shelly Robson, an adviser to the spirit squad and
> a fundraiser for the athletics department.
> 
> The previous uniforms didn't flatter every member of the team, and some
> girls said their outfits were uncomfortable, Robson said.
> 
> "Girls are just bigger these days, not everybody's a size zero," Robson
> said. "We're not being a bunch of prudes."
> 
> For Idaho's most recent game, the cheerleaders ditched the skimpier uniforms
> in favor of black volleyball shorts and football jerseys. The new uniforms
> are expected to arrive by Oct. 4, when the Vandals host Nevada.
> 
> It's the second uniform adjustment for the school this fall.
> 
> Earlier this month the football team removed the UI logo sewn onto the seat
> of the pants after fans complained. Athletic Director Rob Spears says nobody
> realized earlier how the logo would look.



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