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2 minutes ago, Mittens said:

Princeton and Delaware have played twice, w/ the Blue Hens winning both games.

Who did the "winged helmet" first? Michigan or Princeton?

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Just now, DFW Horn said:

Who did the "winged helmet" first? Michigan or Princeton?

Princeton U. football celebrates homecoming by remaining undefeated –  Trentonian

I was curious too and it was a stock helmet but first popularized by Princeton, the coach then took it to Michigan, and a Michgan player took it to Delaware. Princeton vs. Delaware at least would be different colors. Michigan and Delaware are almost identical, looks like the blue is just a faintly different shade of blue. Princeton also stopped using it after 1938 and reinstated in it 1998.

 

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Just now, 'stache said:

Princeton also stopped using it after 1938 and reinstated in it 1998.

Then the answer is not Michigan vs Delaware as they played in the 1980's, and it looks like no two teams w/ the winged helmet have played one another at the D1 level.  Or D2, for that matter.  I'm not going to comb the D3 teams.

Funny how influential Princton has been. Oklahoma State's colors are orange and black because some of its founders were from Princeton and its first mascot was the tiger. 

Early caricature of an OAMC tiger jumping through a hoop symbolizing the “O” in Oklahoma.

3 minutes ago, Mittens said:

Then the answer is not Michigan vs Delaware as they played in the 1980's, and it looks like no two teams w/ the winged helmet have played one another at the D1 level.  Or D2, for that matter.  I'm not going to comb the D3 teams.

Looks like they played in Lacrosse. The difference in blue is more visible when on the same field. Would still be cool to see in football.

Winged helmets collide: Michigan holds off Delaware in Top 20 tilt | The  Review

20 minutes ago, 'stache said:

Looks like they played in Lacrosse. The difference in blue is more visible when on the same field. Would still be cool to see in football.

Winged helmets collide: Michigan holds off Delaware in Top 20 tilt | The  Review

Navy/midnight blue vs Royal

Maize is a slightly darker shade to Delaware's yellow, too.

I like the updated, "Super Charger" helmets with the numbers

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All-Golds are unique

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On 7/14/2025 at 10:09 AM, Iceman said:

There are agreed-upon directions, but Tech pretty much wears a different variant/ combo each week.  So in other words, the exact opposite of the schools like Texas/PSU/ Bama with the great classics. 
I hate the gray unis for us. I also hate any red helmet. Some people like em, I do not. IMHO, we should wear Black-red-black for every home game with the all black for a night game or 2.   Road games, I like the black helmet with any other combo. 

I know the players allegedly like the variants. I don't get a vote.  The thing I hate is turning on the game and having to figure out which team is Tech. We have a great mascot and outstanding colors. A lot of of the new designs detract from both of those.  

 

The early 90s throwbacks with the non-beveled Double T will always be my personal favorite for home games, followed by the black/red/black. On the road, I like the black/white/black combo the most.

I am in the minority, but I like these better than anything they are trotting out now.

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Second favorite Chargers' uniform

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On 7/16/2025 at 7:46 AM, Ricky's one-hitter said:

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I might be in the minority but I realize I like the LT era Blues more than I thought. 

12 hours ago, Asu2215 said:

I am in the minority, but I like these better than anything they are trotting out now.

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Second favorite Chargers' uniform

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That just looks like the Rams with some lightning bolts. They have to use different shades of blue and yellow.

Also the mismatched helmet is weird imo

25 minutes ago, texifornia said:

 

Also the mismatched helmet is weird imo

Good sir, may I introduce you to the Dallas Cowboys?

6 hours ago, Al_4_ISU said:

Air Force has some of the best regular unis in the game.  
 

This looks like something UCF would do.

Yeah, they're pretty close to UCF's 2024 Space Uni

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Those are about as good as the Atlanta scheme has ever looked.

38 minutes ago, Iceman said:

Those are about as good as the Atlanta scheme has ever looked.

It'd be great if Tampa Bay wears the creamsicles when they meet.

Kennesaw State now have sublimated owl feathers on the shoulders

 

On 7/15/2025 at 5:46 AM, DFW Horn said:

Updated Nike uniforms for the Hawaii (sans rainbow) Warriors

 

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THESE are iconic:

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48 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

THESE are iconic:

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This Week 5 game between Seattle and Tampa Bay will look amazing!

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Needs Tim Ryan/Paul Hornung* on the broadcast. 
 

* I know he’s dead, Jim. AI that MFer. 

Hell yeah. More teams with great throwbacks need to do this when they play. Falcons and Bucs doing it makes sense. Patriots also travel to Tampa. 

9 minutes ago, mdmost said:

Hell yeah. More teams with great throwbacks need to do this when they play. Falcons and Bucs doing it makes sense. Patriots also travel to Tampa. 

I'll never understand why teams with iconic logos, brands, and colors ever deviate from it. Did it really help merchandise sales? Or was winning Super Bowls the reason?

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42 minutes ago, DFW Horn said:

I'll never understand why teams with iconic logos, brands, and colors ever deviate from it. Did it really help merchandise sales? Or was winning Super Bowls the reason?

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Good point from a branding standpoint.  Seems like someone is always questioning how iconic a brand really is and whether it needs a refresh.  Usually some new marketing dufus that wants to make a name for herself, e.g. Steve Patterson.

One advantage teams have is that they can "test market" by running out unis for a game or two without changing their whole branding.  Something a lot of companies can't do.

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8 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

Good point from a branding standpoint.  Seems like someone is always questioning how iconic a brand really is and whether it needs a refresh.

One advantage teams have is that they can "test market" by running out unis for a game or two without changing their whole branding.  Something a lot of companies can't do.

I'd just like to see the data and analysis that goes into these decisions. 

My complaints are rooted in nostalgia for seeing the 70's and 80's era logos and branding. I prefer many of the old school, classic looks.

Steelers continue their tradition of rolling out shit-awful throwbacks. 

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2 hours ago, Blotto said:

Steelers continue their tradition of rolling out shit-awful throwbacks. 

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Looks awesome to me.

40 minutes ago, Ricky's one-hitter said:

With the exception of the helmet stripe, do. not. hate. Jury is out on the pointillism 

 

 

With that light gold, they look like Purdue

On 7/21/2025 at 6:23 PM, Sbbruin said:

One of these stands out above the rest.
 

A few classics in that line up

On 7/21/2025 at 6:23 PM, Sbbruin said:

One of these stands out above the rest.
 

The classic yellow and green Ducks? 😂 

2 hours ago, texifornia said:

With that light gold, they look like Purdue

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1 hour ago, Murfdogg21 said:

The classic yellow and green Ducks? 😂 

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We might not be great on the field (despite our record against Texas), but our uniform game is on point.

20 hours ago, Sbbruin said:

We might not be great on the field (despite our record against Texas), but our uniform game is on point.

Absolutely not. Just off the top of my head, the Troy Aikman era unis were fantastic. Top 10, even. 

23 hours ago, Sbbruin said:

We might not be great on the field (despite our record against Texas), but our uniform game is on point.

I used to 100% agree with you, but the whole AD has fucked things up by changing to that bright blue.

These are awesome:

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These are not:

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fuck you, merge

That person is going to come out of that body of water like The Toxic Avenger. 

On 7/18/2025 at 9:54 AM, Iceman said:

Those are about as good as the Atlanta scheme has ever looked.

Not “about”. That is a great look. The helmet is so much better than the black. It’s insanity that they don’t go to that for every game.

On 7/21/2025 at 4:25 PM, Blotto said:

Steelers continue their tradition of rolling out shit-awful throwbacks. 

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On 7/21/2025 at 7:10 PM, Steamboat1874 said:

Looks awesome to me.

I don’t hate it. It’s not awesome or anything but, it’s not the worst thing ever.

8 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

 

The whole thing being sponsored by a company that makes butt wipes is really the cherry on top

I mean an elf as a mascot is a thing too.  Guess they  could throw something besides dog biscuits in the stands now...Butt wipes all around!!!

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