Lefthand panel: temperature evolution for the 14 SDSS SNe Ib/c with known L_max epoch. Here we include host-extinction corrections. The temperature evolution is similar for all the events. Righthand panel: cumulative distributions for the temperatures at maximum light of SNe Ib, Ic, and Ic-BL. Here we include host-extinction corrections. There is no significant difference among the three SN types. Shaded areas indicate the uncertainty for each SN.