Red or black? The UGA jersey debate emerges again

The Georgia Bulldogs will play Notre Dame under Sanford Stadium lights Sept. 21.

So naturally, after the announcement came earlier this week, so did the calls to break out the alternate uniforms that have a dark history in Athens.

Georgia broke out black jerseys in the Matthew Stafford-Knowshon Moreno era three times. The first two times during the 2007 season, they produced memorable wins over Auburn, 45-20, in Athens and over unbeaten Hawaii, 45-20, in the Sugar Bowl.

But since September 2008, dark clouds that hung over a “blackout” versus mighty Alabama put the black jerseys in a closet after the 41-30 thumping at home.

They re-emerged for what coach Kirby Smart deemed a motivational ploy against Louisiana-Lafayette in 2016. Smart fought off a call to wear them again in 2018.

CBS play-by-play man Brad Nessler, who will be calling the game, has hinted that the black jerseys would add some flare to the most-anticipated game on the college football schedule.

"I think the only way that it would be made better is that black jerseys would make that night perfect," Nessler told DawgNation.

So how do you feel?

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