September 16th, 2010 at 1:00 PM ^
do you have eligibility and can you kick?
September 16th, 2010 at 1:07 PM ^
or play defensive back?
September 16th, 2010 at 1:04 PM ^
helmet from this ebay user. The helmet may not have been 100% authentic, but it looks very accurate. The maize wings are not paint, they are a decal, however, they look true to the actual design. The seller states that he can make helmets. I think he takes the actual helmet design and tries to re-create the helmet to match what the authentic helmets look like. I'm not exactly sure, but you can email him.
Anyway, like you, I didn't want a UM helmet with a stupid bar in the middle, so I found this guy on ebay. He had the UM helmet in his listing at the time, although he does not currently show one for auction. I paid somewhere in the $100-$150 range IIRC. His helmets do not have the bar and you can try it on. It's not like I'm going to go and try to run through a brick wall with it on, so I felt the metal bar is pretty ridiculous for anyone with common sense.
Hope this was of some help to you.
September 16th, 2010 at 1:42 PM ^
"I felt the metal bar is pretty ridiculous for anyone with common sense."
There is the problem, people that have no common sense ruin things for the rest of us.
September 16th, 2010 at 1:05 PM ^
You can only buy a plain blue helmet. The stripes you have to earn.
September 16th, 2010 at 1:07 PM ^
stripes? wings.
September 16th, 2010 at 1:21 PM ^
My bad, I was in a rush.
September 16th, 2010 at 1:20 PM ^
Unfortunately it's at home on my laptop. When I go home for lunch I will send it to my work email and post it on here.
Authentic Schutts are $129 and you can customize with the facemask of your choice. They also have game worn, refrurbed helmets as well.
For those interested in vintage Michigan helmets, they have those too.
Stay tuned.
September 18th, 2010 at 7:50 AM ^
I was looking for an authentic UM helmet for Father's day a couple years ago, but I ran into the same problem the OP had. If you have the perfect site for us, share it with the class.
September 16th, 2010 at 1:50 PM ^
The greatest helmet in all of sports.
September 18th, 2010 at 8:26 AM ^
http://www.scorehere.com/products/list/sport/Football/league/NCAA/divis…
Is cool because they have a nice selection of throwback helmets (without facemasks), and they also have the helmets when UM wore numbers on the side.
September 18th, 2010 at 9:07 AM ^
Needle nose vice grips