Penn State has been receiving lots of good press because of their spectacular implementation of the “White Out” theme at the Ohio State game this year.
The reality of it all is that we really weren’t the ones that started it. We kind of borrowed the idea from Michigan who has been alternating “Maize Outs” and “Blue Outs” at the football games for four years. The Michigan football team picked up the “Maize Out” idea from the Michigan Hockey team.
The Michigan hockey team undoubtedly got the idea from the Winnipeg Jets who created the promotion for the 1986 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
One of the more effective color implementations was a Texas A&M “Red, White, and Blue Out” shortly after 9/11.
However, as good as out “White Out” was, it really can’t top the Michigan “Maize Out” shown below.
