Never understood why anyone would spend extra money for more helmets during a year. Use a little elbow grease and put a shine on the standard helmets.

(12-19-2014 09:30 AM)Bruce Monnin Wrote:  Never understood why anyone would spend extra money for more helmets during a year. Use a little elbow grease and put a shine on the standard helmets.

The helmet shell is rarely new. They put a different wrap on the shell and it only looks new. Very little cost.

(12-19-2014 09:07 AM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  Wear the regular unis for bowls. Break out a new helmet that fans can get excited over. The Liberty and Belk were perfect examples.

Why should new helmets be a big to do a couple times a year in ho-hum regular season games and not the bowl when fans are investing a grand or more for a 3 day trip? Seems strange not to make it more of an event.

i imagine it has to do with recruiting. Being able to boast fresh gear, be it unis/gloves/cleats/helmets, probably helps with the sales pitch.

(12-19-2014 06:57 AM)Bearcatbdub Wrote:  One thing I have learned posting on this board for years. Guys will debate the nuances of uniform styles like women fret over earrings and shoes. Just play ball!

I have a problem, okay!?

But seriously, I've wanted a red helmet for about a decade and now that we've been using one consistently... I don't know if I like it. Definitely not as much I was expecting to at least.

Our black helmet is iconic and very nice lookin.... I guess if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

I get the sense that we now buy a special helmet each year. Usually it's been used just once in the bowl, but this season we broke it out early so the kids could wear them for a few a games. I would bet UCats will sell them for $1000 a pop right after the bowl game.

Not a big fan of this helmet either. The glossy black one with the bold C-Paw (and no cat scratch!) is iconic. Not quite in the same league with an old standard such as Michigan, but it is part of the Bearcat identity. So I say stick with it and get creative with alternate jerseys and the rest.

(12-19-2014 10:10 AM)Bearcat Otto Wrote:  

(12-19-2014 09:30 AM)Bruce Monnin Wrote:  Never understood why anyone would spend extra money for more helmets during a year. Use a little elbow grease and put a shine on the standard helmets.

The helmet shell is rarely new. They put a different wrap on the shell and it only looks new. Very little cost.

That is incorrect, every year the Bearcats have done a special bowl helmet, last 4 bowl games (Sugar, Liberty Bell, Belk & Belk) it has been a new helmet with special paint job. The first Belk bowl helmet was the most expensive to produce.

Now that they have multiple team sets (red, white and black), they could have sent one to be re-painted for the bowl (smaller cost than buying new shells + paint job), but opted not to.

And at $300 - $400 per shell, buying 100+ gets expensive PDQ.

I don't care for this cherry creamsicle helmet. Matte black with a matte C-paw on both sides would be good for me.

(12-19-2014 12:13 PM)TrevorStreets Wrote:  

(12-19-2014 10:10 AM)Bearcat Otto Wrote:  

(12-19-2014 09:30 AM)Bruce Monnin Wrote:  Never understood why anyone would spend extra money for more helmets during a year. Use a little elbow grease and put a shine on the standard helmets.

The helmet shell is rarely new. They put a different wrap on the shell and it only looks new. Very little cost.

That is incorrect, every year the Bearcats have done a special bowl helmet, last 4 bowl games (Sugar, Liberty Bell, Belk & Belk) it has been a new helmet with special paint job. The first Belk bowl helmet was the most expensive to produce.

Now that they have multiple team sets (red, white and black), they could have sent one to be re-painted for the bowl (smaller cost than buying new shells + paint job), but opted not to.

I stand corrected...The wraps make more sense then.

(12-19-2014 12:13 PM)TrevorStreets Wrote:  The first Belk bowl helmet was the most expensive to produce.

And worth every penny spent. That helmet was one of a kind and just awesome.

Hoping for black chrome with red chrome face guard next year.

(12-19-2014 05:01 PM)subflea Wrote:  

(12-19-2014 12:13 PM)TrevorStreets Wrote:  The first Belk bowl helmet was the most expensive to produce.

And worth every penny spent. That helmet was one of a kind and just awesome.

x2 that helmet was amazing

in fact that night was amazing...i was at a sports bar with some Makers 46 and it was a goooood night (until UC lost to New Mexico in hoops)

It was the only helmet I would have dropped coin on. I tried to twice but it did not work out. Those liquids were sick. Best we have ever rolled out.

The Liberty Bowl helmet was a close second.