I don't know how long you go back following the Vols but I'll never forget the week of the South Carolina game when it was announced that UT was putting black trim around the numbers. Back then, Mike Keith had the afternoon sports radio show and the place blew up.
I'll never forget a guy called in and said, "Well, there's 2 traditions that have now left UT...Winning & the Big Orange."
I was never a fan of the black trim but I understood not being able to see the numbers on the white jerseys on the old TVs. Now, with HD, you can.
People have been complaining about the unis as long as I can remember.