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Visors/Face Shields
Posted on 9/22/10 at 6:45 pm
Posted on 9/22/10 at 6:45 pm
throughout my years going to the games ive notice LSU players never have those nike visors over their facemasks. thats all i see from where i sit at tiger stadium is the flashing light reflected off the opposing players visors. the only player i remember wearin one was chevis jackson the 2007 season and thats only because something had happened with his eye midway thru the season. is there any unwritten rule LSU has about these things? they are very common everywhere else..
This post was edited on 9/22/10 at 7:17 pm
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Posted on 9/22/10 at 7:31 pm to TigerTerd
NCAA rule that you can't have a tinted visor unless you provide medical reasoning. As far as why no LSU players wear a clear one, that might be a team thing, dunno.
Posted on 9/22/10 at 7:34 pm to TigerTerd
Good question, I remember a thread a year or so ago and some people were saying that Miles doesn't allow them, idk though.
Posted on 9/22/10 at 7:43 pm to royals
Must be the training staff. I don't think any guys wore them in the saban era either.
Posted on 9/22/10 at 7:48 pm to footwedge
in Louisiana humidity those damn things fog up real bad. I played high school ball and it would get fogged up all the time. Big distraction! and a pain in the but to set up! i am glad they dont!!!
also it is a team rule!
also it is a team rule!
Posted on 9/22/10 at 7:50 pm to footwedge
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I don't think any guys wore them in the saban era either.
Skyler wore one didn't he ?
Posted on 9/22/10 at 7:50 pm to dgfresh
I wore a blue one for practices, it never fogged up. I wasn't able to wear it for games but I was thinking the same thing as you about the humidity. 
Posted on 9/22/10 at 7:50 pm to dgfresh
I think its an NCAA wide thing. I'm not sure if I just made this up or if I've heard it somewhere, but its due to the fact that if a player was to sustain a head/neck injury on the field, trainers can see the players eyes and not have to take off the helmet so not to worsen a potential injury.
Posted on 9/22/10 at 7:51 pm to SG_Geaux
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Skyler wore one didn't he?
Nope
Posted on 9/22/10 at 7:54 pm to TigerTerd
Don't know about LSU policy on this but I don't like em. Thug U looking crap.
Posted on 9/22/10 at 7:56 pm to windriver
i wore one in high school and never had a problem with them fogging up....the problem with me was getting sweat on it from contact...had to keep a towell in my pants and wipe it off on occasion
Posted on 9/22/10 at 8:07 pm to tigerman18
Deangelo Peterson said its a team rule one day in class, he was talking about LSU being "old school"
Posted on 9/22/10 at 8:23 pm to tigerbru17
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Deangelo Peterson said its a team rule one day in class, he was talking about LSU being "old school"
Nice
Posted on 9/22/10 at 8:26 pm to OldManRiver
I think the tinted visor rule is SEC only, but it could be NCAA. In '05 or '06 Chevis Jackson had to wear one when he got poked in the eye and an apposing team complained that he couldn't wear a tinted visor so he switched to a clear one.
Screwed up his play for a good chunk of the season.
Screwed up his play for a good chunk of the season.
Posted on 9/22/10 at 8:28 pm to jmath23lsu
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I think the tinted visor rule is SEC only
that sounds right.. i remember miami u use to wear some badass orange tinted ones
Posted on 9/22/10 at 8:34 pm to jmath23lsu
No, Jackson wore it for a few games in 07 after his concussion
Posted on 9/22/10 at 8:37 pm to TigerTerd
NCAA FOOTBALL RULE 1-4-5 (SEE 1-4-5-s)
Illegal Equipment
ARTICLE 5. No player wearing illegal equipment shall be permitted to play. Any question as to the legality of a player’s equipment shall be decided by the umpire. Illegal equipment includes the following:
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s. Eye shields that are not clear or made from molded or rigid material. Note: No player wearing illegal equipment shall be permitted to play. If illegal equipment is discovered by an official, the team shall be charged a team timeout.
Hope this answers your question
Illegal Equipment
ARTICLE 5. No player wearing illegal equipment shall be permitted to play. Any question as to the legality of a player’s equipment shall be decided by the umpire. Illegal equipment includes the following:
...
s. Eye shields that are not clear or made from molded or rigid material. Note: No player wearing illegal equipment shall be permitted to play. If illegal equipment is discovered by an official, the team shall be charged a team timeout.
Hope this answers your question
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