of those alumni pimped the logos of their current team/position too.
At the time Pope was green assistant and 99% of CBers had no idea who he was or even cared. We'd have said, "Hey, hey played on the '96 championship team, that's cool for him to support his alma mater in the finals".
It really wasn't a big deal, and being over the top is typical Coach Pope, it's one of his strengths.