re: New Look Helmets

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WTF does that even mean??

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Not sure, I was still trying to figure out what this meant...

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I would not appose to sporting it on any of my clothes

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I think it's a cool logo and I don't mind that logo being on my clothes (t-shirts, jackets, polos, ect). Toonces, on the other hand, makes my skin crawl.

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Alabama Auburn Notre Dame Michigan USC UCLA Georgia Tennessee Texas Miami Penn State thats 11

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That's demonstrably wrong...by "ever" I assume you mean " since the 70's."

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That's over 500 years combined of winning teams not screwing with their helmet logos.

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well that's just stupid logic.

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Alabama Auburn Notre Dame Michigan USC Florida State Georgia Tennessee Texas Miami Penn State thats 11

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- Alabama used to wear different color helmets home and away in the 70s and 80s
- Auburn has used different color facemasks and used to have numbers on their helmets
- Notre Dame changed to gold shade just a few years ago, wears shamrock decals on occasion and has whored itself out numerous times to Adidas
- Michigan added number decals to their helmets in recent years for some games. The wing pattern has been adjusted slightly a few times
- USC has worn multiple helmet decals and different color facemasks in the 90s
- Florida State has been one of the most consistent with wearing a black shell once; there ARE rumors of them tweaking the spears this year and having them meet/cross on the back of the helmets next season
- Georgia has used different striping patterns, facemask colors, a black shell and a pro-combat helmet
- Tennessee, the T has changed slightly in the past, facemask colors have varied, but they've been steady for 30 years now - I expect Adidas to frick that up soon
- Texas added numbers to their helmets just last year
- Miami has been pretty consistent aside from a green helmet here and there and the smokey helmet they used last season
- Penn State hasn't changed aside from the facemask color since the 70s or so....but the staff there was preoccupied with other activities...

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And Michigan, the first team to paint their helmets in 1938, has never changed their logo.

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You DO realize that the wing pattern Michigan uses came from Princeton, don't you? The coach brought the design with him when he left for Michigan.

And that's a pattern, not a logo.

He may have been better off mentioning Oklahoma, Nebraska and Ohio Stare versus some of the ones he listed. But even those 3 have had a few one-off helmets over the years.

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Thats why I said logos not helmets. LSU had tiger decals on the back of the helmets in the 80s, fleur-di-lis, american flags, all kinds of things. That's not the logo. The only reason you change the logo is to sell merchandise in the short run.

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Well since Alabama, Penn State, Notre Dame and Michigan don't have logos on their helmets, then I guess you can't use them to try and back up your argument.

I like it, but I don't. Cus I have some gear with the old school tiger and no one has it, always get compliments, now everyone is going to have it.

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Show us their old logo and you have a point.

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