August 13, 2007
New College Football Helmets for 2007
Ten college football teams will be sporting new helmets this season, as per the ever amazing Helmet Project.
As previously mentioned, Michigan State reverts to their classic helmet design, which harkens back to the Spartan shells from the late 70s and late 90s.
In addition to their new stadium, UCF dons new helmets this year as well, marking the first time the school has gone with a white shell since the programs inception in the late 70s. The "stacked" UCF is also a new logo design, which continues the evolution of the university's imagery.
Bowling Green is also going back to the future, with a helmet design that is reminiscent of their late 1960's helmets. For the past 30 years, the Falcon has appeared on the school's lids, but now Bowling Green has flipped the bird completely.
Minnesota is showing off their new "M" on this year's helmet, the first change to the helmet since 1999.
Kansas has a completely new font on their helmet this year, and a slightly new blue - which is not a surprise as Charles at the Helmet Project notes that KU has sported many, many, many shades of blue over the years.
For football, it will be the fourth different uniform since 2001. Terry Allen-coached teams had a royal-blue color through the 2001 season. KU changed to a dark blue when coach Mark Mangino was hired before the 2002 season, then switched to the university-wide “KU blue” before the 2005 season — around the same time adidas replaced Nike as the athletic department’s apparel provider.The university adopted the Trajan font lettering in the summer of 2005, paying $88,900 to LandreyMorrow, a Portland, Ore., firm, to help come up with the design. By that time, KU’s football uniforms already were in the works, which is why the block lettering and numbering has been seen on the helmets and jerseys the last two seasons.
The Mean Green of North Texas have a new coach and a new helmet, the team's first white shell since the late 1960s.
Temple begins play in the MAC this year with a completely new uniform design, including a new helmet that pulls from Owls uniforms from the 1970s.
The Rice Owls are implementing circus lettering, which pulls the traditional "R" commonly used on the baseball team's uniforms and caps onto a traditional navy shell.
Syracuse has a new helmet design, moving away from the throwback helmet design to go with a block "S" design never before seen on Orange helmets. Interestingly enough, the new design is a blue on orange, which is the complete opposite of the orange "S" that Syracuse introduced across the entire athletic department in 2005.
Arkansas State has a slight revision to their traditional helmets, with more definition on their lettering reminiscent of the helmet designs from the mid-1990s.
For more on helmet designs, be sure to check out the Helmet Project.
Comments:
Cock'n'Fire South Carolina 101 said:
posted on August 14, 2007 12:15 AM — 96.10.98.113 — link — abuse?
the temple and rice helmets are the coolest...however if there was a gamecocks one id prolly say it looked cooler...but the gamecocks do get new uniforms this year which is one thing i do like although its not mentioned here
Tomcat said:
posted on August 14, 2007 1:34 AM — 207.193.30.194 — link — abuse?
Rice University 3 different head coaches-3 different helments- this one looks better
N-Texas New HC T. Dodge- looks like they traded the green with white letters for the white with green
I really dont see any difference with the Mich St and Minn? look the same to me
Go Owls
Go Mean Greengatorhippy said:
posted on August 14, 2007 9:54 AM — 70.121.185.56 — link — abuse?
Nolen1999 (#8):
I don't even know what that means...
But I'll assume that you feel that UF should change their helmet design...
I tell you what...
I'll talk to my connectionc in the athletic office and let them know how you feel...
Surely they'll care what a Nole has to say...
In the mean time...
Why don't you check into when the next time FSU will sport their "Conquered" kits at Ron Zook Field...
;-]
HUSKER DENNIS said:
posted on August 14, 2007 2:07 PM — 70.59.171.246 — link — abuse?
My take on the helments 1.N Texsas 2.Rice 3.Michigen State 4.Central Florida 5.Kansas 6.Arkansas State7.Syracusse 8.Bowling Green 9. Minnesota 10. Temple. Most of these are more colorful then what we have at Neb. plain white with a letter N. G big red
2elmentscardman steve said:
posted on August 14, 2007 3:57 PM — 74.131.212.190 — link — abuse?
WISH FRESNO ST WENT BACK TO THE OLD STYLE WITH BULLDOGS WRITTEN OUT. WISH OLE MISS WOULD TOO. RICE HELMENT IS COOL!!! GLAD TO SEE MICH ST GO BACK TO THE OLD STYLE. REGUARDLESS,LOUISVILLE HAS THE BEST UNIFORMS AND HELMENTS IN FOOTBALL.
cardman steve said:
posted on August 14, 2007 4:14 PM — 74.131.212.190 — link — abuse?
LOUISVILLE!!! BEST HELMENTS AND UNIFORMS.
Nolen1999 said:
posted on August 14, 2007 6:23 PM — 65.33.112.116 — link — abuse?
gatorhippy:
fiesty eh, hahahahaha... did you not re-read your post #3, stating the "throwback" look? did my response not make sense to you??? duh....
all i'm saying is that UF's white helmet with blue F looks A LOT better than the tacky orange and blue.
GO NOLES!!!
cardman steve said:
posted on August 14, 2007 6:42 PM — 74.131.212.190 — link — abuse?
NICE HIT gatorhippy.
cardman steve said:
posted on August 14, 2007 7:28 PM — 74.131.212.190 — link — abuse?
DESPITE THE NICE HIT GATORHIPPY. LOVE TO KNOCK OUT YOUR GATORS. I REALLY,REALLY,REALLY HATE YOUR GATORS. YES! YOUR TEAM WON IT ALL LAST,BUT A BROKEN LEG COST MY CARDS IN A GAME BY A TEAM MY CARDS STOMPED AND YOU GUYS HAD TROUBLE WITH IN GATOR LAND. LOUISVILLE WOULD HAVED WON IT ALL,THEIR WAS NO TEAM THAT COULD STOP BUSH,NOT EVEN YOUR GATORS.
M GO BLUE said:
posted on August 14, 2007 9:33 PM — 216.46.213.227 — link — abuse?
#22 Cardman steve, I am sure Rice would have stuffed Bush if they only were given a chance =)........................I'd bet the university of Northern middle southeastern Idaho could have stopped Bush.
Don't take it too hard Im joking......sort of........But seriously, there is no team in the nation that would have beat Florida.......they played a perfect game.
P.S. Florida should remain #1 untill defeated.
Go Blue !!!
gatorhippy said:
posted on August 14, 2007 10:18 PM — 70.121.185.56 — link — abuse?
M GO BLUE (#23):
"P.S. Florida should remain #1 until defeated"...
Wow...
I know some certain football players in a North Central Florida town that would love to get their hands on what your smokin' cuz it MUST be some GOOD stuff for you to make a statement like that...
G8rNation said:
posted on August 14, 2007 11:42 PM — 132.170.46.126 — link — abuse?
Man, those UCF helmets are looking mighty sweet. We stomped them last year but I gotta admit, I like their uniforms and helmets a lot more than I do ours. Not to mention they're our Central Florida neighbors! GO FLORIDA!!!
Tomcat said:
posted on August 15, 2007 12:13 AM — 207.193.30.194 — link — abuse?
cardmansteve Give up man, your starting to sound like an OU fan or something, shoulda, coulda, woulda, kind a junk just doesn't hold up.
Yall had a good season and yal beat KY and KSU and I really enjoyed yalls game in Jersy that was cool. Why so much dislike for the Gators?
Good luck at KY this year they have a great QB too.
Go Wildcats
Go Scarlet Knights
Go Bulls
posted on August 15, 2007 8:36 AM — link — abuse?Kevin Donahue said:
@#29 - Minny has a new "M" this year. Follow the link in the original post for more info. ;)
oklahomasteve21 said:
posted on August 15, 2007 9:09 AM — 56.0.143.23 — link — abuse?
the most shocking change of all the helmets above has got to be Syracuse. And in a bold move to further get there point across of who they are they slap a GIANT BLUE "S" on there? WTF!!! that's just WRONG. this could only be compared to Notre Dame putting a giant "ND" on the side of the shell.....one of the most recognizable traits of certain schools is the helmet. i.e Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Syracuse etc....IF 'Cuse is on t.v. and I'm hammered I might think I'm watching a bunch of guys running around in orange helmets with a number 5 on the side! LMFAO!!!
my vote for best throwback uniform is Miami's Golden Helmet with the Red Hurricane Flags. So much better than the red/green "U" ha ha....please bring those to Norman!!!!
cardman steve said:
posted on August 15, 2007 4:01 PM — 74.131.212.190 — link — abuse?
You,re right TOMCAT. GATORHIPPIE got under my skin and had to show some LOUISVILLE spirit.
cardman steve said:
posted on August 15, 2007 4:16 PM — 74.131.212.190 — link — abuse?
I LIKE THE POST ON KANSAS AND I LIKE THEIR HELMENTS AS WELL. LOVE TO SEE A BIG UNDERDOG WIN THE BIG12. I STILL LIKE THE OLD FRESNO ST HELMENTS WITH BULLDOGS WRITTEN OUT. THAT WAS COOL. I LIKE THE OLD HAWAII HELMENTS WITH THE RAINBOW ON THE SIDE OF IT. GLAD TO SEE M ST. GO BACK TO THE OLD LOOK AS WELL. REGUARDLESS OF CLOSE LINE HIT FROM TOMCAT AND THE CLIP I RECEIVED FROM GATORHIPPIE, MY CARDS HAVE THE BEST HELMENTS AND UNIFORMS.
M GO BLUE said:
posted on August 16, 2007 10:28 AM — 216.46.212.124 — link — abuse?
#36 Tomcat, It was a HUGE change to the Michigan State helmets............they put a white stripe down the center of the helmet...................ALERT THE MEDIA....!!!! MICHIGAN STATE ADDS WHITE STRIPE TO THEIR HATS!!
Let me give all of you a history lesson about the Michigan state unis..........A long time ago in a world of football long since gone,..........one thing has always remained the same..........Michigan always stomps on state........well state used to wear the old brown leather helmets, but at the end of the Michigan game their helmets and uni's were green??????? So every year they tried to wear a different color.......and every year at the end of the Michigan game their helmets and unis were green...........well finally one of the state players decided to find someone smart that could tell him why his uniform turned completely green by the end of every Michigan game...........so he came to the first Michigan football player he saw and asked him why the Michigan uniforms never changed color but his own changed, well the Michigan player kindly explained that when you get dragged through grass that some of the grass rubs off on your clothing.
So State decided to use green helmets and unis, since they would turn green after the Michigan game anyway.
M GO BLUE said:
posted on August 16, 2007 10:51 AM — 216.46.212.124 — link — abuse?
Here are my top 3 helmets from each conference.
SEC
#1 - Auburn
#2 - Florida
#3 - GeorgiaBig Ten
#1 - Michigan
#2 - Wisconsin
#3 - Michigan StateBig 12
#1 - Oklahoma State
#2 - Texas
#3 - Texas A-MPac Ten
#1 - Arizona State
#2 - Oregon
#3 - CaliforniaACC...........I'd love to list em all, ACC has the best helmets in college football.
#1 - North Carolina
#2 - Miami
#3 - ClemsonBig East
#1 - West Virginia
#2 - Rutgers
#3 - PittMAC
#1 - Toledo
#2 - E. Michigan
#3 - OhioMountain West
#1 - Utah
#2 - Air Force
#3 - UNLVcardman steve said:
posted on August 16, 2007 5:31 PM — 74.131.212.190 — link — abuse?
TOMCAT, I THINK IT,S THE OLD STYLE TO A DEGREE. I NVER CARED FOR THE CHANGE WHEN JOHN L SMITH WAS THEIR ON THE HELMENTS.
Tomcat said:
posted on August 16, 2007 11:55 PM — 207.193.30.194 — link — abuse?
#40 CaNEsALum First you dog the 12 North now its the Rice Owls. The Rice Owls were 7-6
The Miami were 7-6
Rice probably has the highest acedemics in the south. A very small university with high standards.Located in the Houston they ended their season with a loss to Troy in a Bowl. They had a 6-2 conference record and the other losses came to Texas, UCLA and FSU
Go Owls- cool helmets- good luck coach BailiffTomcat said:
posted on August 17, 2007 4:40 AM — 207.193.30.194 — link — abuse?
Rice has the best Helment and one of the best
QB to WR combo's in the nation.
Chase Clement to Jarrett Dillard
Jarrett Dillard 91 rec 1247 yds 21 TDs
Joel Armstrong plays 2nd string QB and WR
In 07 Rice 30 Houston 31
Miami 14 Houston 13
Coach David Bailiff former HC at Texas State and former Def Coord at TCU starts his first season at Rice
They face three Big XII opponents
Sept 8 at Floyd Casy in Waco
this game might not have any national implications however looks like a great matchup between two old SWC rivals.Both have spread offensive attacks and the Owls D should be better.
Think I'll record the TCU vs UT game and drive up to Waco. Thats what its all about, my son can wear his Baylor gear and I'll wear Rice
Go Owls
Sicem-Bears
CANESALUM you wouldnt understand, dont talk about boys playing like sh-t
Yall will get yalls when A&M comes to town and the J-train runs over yallLennie Collins said:
posted on August 27, 2007 11:44 PM — 68.93.134.47 — link — abuse?
Marko youuuuu said! Michigan State & Syracuse did at one point have decent teams. My best helmet picks: Pacific 10 - Arizona State, Mountian West - T.C.U., Big 11 - Iowa, Big 12 - Kansas State, Big East - Lousiville, A.C.C. - Florida State, S.E.C. - Arkansas, & W.A.C. - Fresno State, Conference U.S.A. - S.M.U., & M.A.C. - Western Michigan.
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Justin D said:
posted on August 13, 2007 9:56 PM — 72.40.18.168 — link — abuse?I'm a UCF grad, I just hate these new helmets and lack of "Golden." Only 'change' I like is the on-campus stadium, but who wouldn't?!