Helmets

Submitted by cbrad on

Anyone know of a store selling winged helmets for practice purposes in metro Detroit area? My son is going to the big man camp in a couple of weeks and you have to bring your own helmet.

ND Sux

June 9th, 2016 at 10:33 AM ^

I'd just search the net for the helmet, and you may want to tidy up your thread title a bit, such as "Where can I buy a winged helmet?"  You may get neg-bombed anyway, mostly because of your low point total, but for the vanity post and title as well. 

canzior

June 9th, 2016 at 12:24 PM ^

I ended up with -126 points the first time I commented.  It was something along the lines of thinking Urban Meyer should be approached for the HC job if he were available because I thought (and still do think) he is one of the best offensive minds and recruiters in football.

Needless to say, even before he was the OSU coach, he wasn't popular around here.  I almost swore off MGO cause I was so pissed lol.

PopeLando

June 9th, 2016 at 12:57 PM ^

His coaching ability has never been in doubt. His worthiness as a human being is... questionable. This is the guy who whined and lobbied his way into a championship game in 2006. He has left a trail of violations everywhere he's coached, was notorious at Florida for having a team basically run by the players, and is famous for getting the hell outta dodge when adversity is on the horizon. Also, he has been caught cheating on his wife with coed(s). I mean, yeah, we needed a good coach, but we also needed a coach who was good.

M-Dog

June 9th, 2016 at 11:59 AM ^

You should try to Google something like "Where can I watch the Michigan - Ohio State game in Budapest?"

The first three pages of hits are all MGoBlog links yeling at the poster to Google it.

Google ain't a magic brain just waiting to answer your question, folks.  It's just a fast index to stuff that has already been posted on the internet.

 

Brhino

June 9th, 2016 at 10:45 AM ^

I'm thinking 90% of the Michigan football helmets you're going to find available for sale are not going to be rated for actual football use.  Given that you also need to find the proper size for your son's head, it seems like a tall order.

brewandbluesaturdays

June 9th, 2016 at 10:47 AM ^

When I went to Michigan's camp as a youngster and Lloyd was the coach, if you didn't have a helmet you could use one that the university had. I remember thinking to myself as a high schooler how cool it would've been to not have a helmet and where an official winged helmet. I don't know if hey still do this, but I would assume they do.



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kdhoffma

June 9th, 2016 at 10:48 AM ^

Don't screw around with helmets. Your primary objective should be to find one with good safety ratings (see Va Tech helmet study) that fits him properly. If you can get the helmet in navy, you can always order a Michigan decal kit off eBay.

oriental andrew

June 9th, 2016 at 11:01 AM ^

This suggestion makes sense. The only question is how well the decals will fit, depending on the size of the helmet (OP never said how old his son is).

I tried to "duh, just google" suggestion and I couldn't find a single source for a Michigan-themed youth football helmet - only a bunch of replica or actual helmets. 

M-Dog

June 9th, 2016 at 11:21 AM ^

The answer is that a wing decal will not likely fit well, if you can even find one.

The Michigan helmets are not blue helmets with yellow decals.  They are yellow helmets that have blue painted around the outline of the wings.

When the paint on a Michigan helmet is scratched off, you see yellow not blue:

If you are trying to do-it-yourself with a blue helmet, you will just have to cut some yellow contact tape and make it look as good as you can.  You may need 2 layers of tape or the yellow will bleed through to the dark blue background and look green.

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Edit:  Looks like you can get a pre-fab yellow "Michigan Wing" decal and save yourself some time.  See the "Schoolpride.com" link in one of the comments below.