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Apparently you don't like traditional helmets...

If by traditional, you mean blank, yes.

(06-09-2011 08:01 AM)army56mike Wrote:  What do you think the 10 worst college football helmets are? I think.....
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+1 I agree Mike.

(06-09-2011 08:06 AM)army56mike Wrote:  If by traditional, you mean blank, yes.

That is what they are... ND, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers (just a letter), etc., are traditional. I don't mind them, nor do I mind the new styles. As long as they aren't ugly (terrible colors, etc.) I don't mind.

I'll go with Arizona state, can't believe they killed sparky for a usfl helmet

(06-09-2011 08:42 AM)bluesox Wrote:  I'll go with Arizona state, can't believe they killed sparky for a usfl helmet

Agreed, I almost put their new helmet on this list. It is pretty bad. They had a good thing going.

(06-09-2011 08:10 AM)mlb Wrote:  

(06-09-2011 08:06 AM)army56mike Wrote:  If by traditional, you mean blank, yes.

That is what they are... ND, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers (just a letter), etc., are traditional. I don't mind them, nor do I mind the new styles. As long as they aren't ugly (terrible colors, etc.) I don't mind.

I actually love those traditional helmets. To me, "less is more" when it comes to uniforms. If a uniform looks like it could've also been used in 1960 with reasonable adjustments for modern fit (i.e. longer shorts in basketball), then I'm all for it. This is especially true for baseball.

The Helmet Project is a great way to waste a whole lot of hours:

http://www.nationalchamps.net/Helmet_Project/

I'm really biased against lots of letters on helmets where it gets too busy. Not a fan of the helmets for Maryland, Oregon State or Southern Miss. Even for my own Illini, I'd much prefer a simple "Block I" on the helmet as opposed to spelling out "Illinois". Generally speaking, the cleaner, the better.

Now, that doesn't mean that they have to be completely plain. Michigan and USC have my favorite helmets (even though I can't stand those schools) and Texas is up there, too.

We're switching back to

(06-09-2011 10:38 AM)JHG722 Wrote:  We're switching back to

That one is WAY better the current version.

(06-09-2011 10:38 AM)JHG722 Wrote:  We're switching back to

Here is a better look at the new helmet...

New Temple Helmet

Looking at the thread on worst and best helmets, I'd rank the worst list as much better than the best list. I like fairly simple (although Alabama and Penn State are just a bit too simple for me, not that I think they should change).

(06-09-2011 11:41 AM)ohio1317 Wrote:  Looking at the thread on worst and best helmets, I'd rank the worst list as much better than the best list. I like fairly simple (although Alabama and Penn State are just a bit too simple for me, not that I think they should change).

I agree with you... of course, in the NFL I have always liked the Bengals helmet with the stripes and it is almost always universally hated. Yet the Browns end up getting good reviews... so what do I know?

It's all a matter of taste, and if you ask 30 people, you'll get 30 different responses...

Although I am not a big fan of the color red...in general....I like Rutger's helmet. Simple, classic look. shows up well on a high def TV. The Aztecs helmet is brutal....and seems like a hand me down, lower tier community college helmet.

Right you are bit. And those new temple helmets are very nice looking. I like that "T" a lot.

What's wrong with CMU's? I kinda like that one.

As someone mentioned previously, Arizona State belongs on this list. It's ridiculous.

The winner: South Alabama.


Runner-up: Eastern Washington.

Just stumbled across this thread. Oregon doesn't wear it all the time, but my vote is for the yellow helmet with flames: