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UI Cheerleaders Coach Quits Over Unie Flap

Before and after photos of the University of Idaho football cheerleader uniforms at the center of the controversy. (Larry Johnson/GoVandals.com from A Family Runs Through It)

The University of Idaho cheerleader coach who was responsible for uniforms that caused a stir over whether they were too revealing or uncomfortable has resigned. Cassie Helm of Liberty Lake, Wash., told the Lewiston Tribune the halter tops and black skirts with white trim were a good combination of cheer and dance styles, and she denied claims by Shelly Robson, an adviser to the spirit squad and an athletics department fundraiser, that some cheerleaders found them unflattering and uncomfortable/Lewiston Tribune. More here.

Related: Cheerleader says team helped pick uniforms

Question: Am I the only one who doesn't see much of a problem here?



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D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.