Wearing Red at Badger games question

[Patrick425]

Yesterday my son's friend called and their family has 2 extra tickets to tomorrow's Badger game and have invited me and my son to go with them. I have not been to a badger game since college (over 20 years ago) and my son and I are very excited about it. My concern is that it is going to be cold (high of 32) and neither of us have any badger or any red winter outerwear. There is no way I am sitting in that kind of weather in just layers under a badger sweatshirt and I'm not going to go out and purchase red winter jackets just for this (especially not in the madness of today). My son and I will both be wearing our winter jackets - neither of them are red.

 

How serious is this wearing red thing? Will we look really out of place or get dirty looks (the jackets are not purple - Northwestern color)? What if we wear red badger hat's? Will that be good enough?

[NeedMoreFans]

As long as they are not purple (which you said they are not), wearing your winter jackets will be just fine. When I was a student there, I didn't have a Badger-red jacket, either, and I never got railed on. A hat would be more than enough.

[hawing]

The S.O.'s sister hasn't found anyone else to go with her tomorrow, so we probably will be there too; and if so I am definitely wearing a black winter jacket because it's my warmest jacket.

 

At the Ohio State game I wore a (lighter) black jacket plus a Brewers cap, and got no comments at all. As a bonus, it was easier for the S.O. and I (he had a Brewers cap on too) to keep track of each other on the way out of the stadium.

 

If you are really eager to wear red, get a red poncho to put over your winter coats. That's what the S.O.'s sister is doing because her warmest winter coat is purple.

 

Have fun!

[Hofbraunhaus]

I'm going to the game as well and while I will probably be stupid and underdress in order to wear red, there will be plenty of people wearing coats that aren't red.

[valpocrewsader]

I'll be there tomorrow in hat, gloves, and three long sleeve shirts under a red Badgers sweathshirt. The key is that I'll also have two pairs of socks on and sweatpants/long-johns under my jeans. I expect to be warmer than necessary. I think it's wrong to assume you won't be warm enough in layers given the appropriate corresponding moves. 30-35 degrees isn't exactly 10-15 degrees. I'm trying to convince my girlfriend this same thing -- no coats!

[jason21nl]

Very funny this topic came up. My girlfriend, brother and I went to the Indiana game and I wore a jacket that wasn't red. I felt out of place, and almost purchased a jacket just so I could be wearing red. As soon as the rain let up I took off my jacket so I could sport the red colors.

 

Nobody said anything to me that I wasn't wearing red but to me it felt odd not wearing any when I was at a Badgers game where damn near everyone else was wearing red, or Wisconsin colors.

[logan82]

You are pretty much ok as long as you are not wearing the other team's colors.

[dadofandrew]

I'd not wear red just to be unique. You can wear whatever you'd like, you paid your money (or, no one knows you didn't).

[logan82]

If you really wanted to be unique you would cheer for Northwestern.

[homer]

Or you could yell "home run!" when they cross the goal line.

[owbc]

Blaze orange is also an acceptable color to wear at Wisconsin winter sporting events.

[Patrick425]

Thanks for all the help. Sounds like we will be ok in our "non red" Winter jackets. As far as the layering up with no jacket..I'm not a cold weather person AT ALL. I can't imagine myself being "too warm" when it's 32 out. I see people wearing shorts when it's 60 or no jacket when it's 50 and I think they are nuts. I have lived in Wisconsin my whole life, but I will never get used to the cold.

[BrewersSuperCollector]

The very few times I go to Badgers games I get dirty looks and people seem to have to comment. It might be the maise and blue I wear.