So, where do helmet stickers go now?
The Monday after a game is the time to touch on the most pressing of subjects. Such as, where on earth are the equipment folk going to put helmet stickers after the next two-ish games? For reference, check out Rudock's helmet here, with stickers from only 1/3 of the total games from the season:
Do they start stacking them on top of each other? Cashing in wolverine stickers for an 'M' sticker that's worth 20 wolverines? Discuss.
October 5th, 2015 at 4:39 PM ^
selective when giving them out. Our helmets are unique in that they have three stripes extending to the back instead of 1 or none, so there isn't much real estate back there.
I'd like to see small block M's that are either maize or blue, and they can put the blue ones on the maize stripes. I wonder how that would look. And make them as small or smaller than the block 'S' that State used to use (or still uses?)
On that note, is Sparty using Seminole-style "spears" now?
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I'm sorry but if Jake has that many stickers then they are not difficult enough to earn. I'm not trying to knock the kid but let's be real.
October 5th, 2015 at 4:51 PM ^
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Once the helmet is full, it's full. But they also have a wall chart in the locker room where they'll keep adding stickers as the year goes on.
(EDIT: I see this was mentioned already.)
October 5th, 2015 at 4:52 PM ^
Where stickers go? That's a first world problem. Nice problem to have. Personally, I don't know as I'd make them much smaller. Maybe slightly harder to get next year? Put on a chart in Schembechler Hall once your helmet fills up? Either way is fine with me.
October 5th, 2015 at 4:53 PM ^
Jon Falk said there is an overflow area by their locker, or something like that.
October 5th, 2015 at 5:13 PM ^
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October 5th, 2015 at 4:55 PM ^
Be less generous with the stickers.
Currently the splits between stripes are too wide. Before the right and left stripes converged to the center front of the helmet (toward the player's nose):
Today, in 2015, the left and right stripes converge to the player's cheeks. Result: not enough space and less aggressive look.
Secondly, stripes since 1979 have converged all the way to collar of helmet.
They could replicate the 1940s design and leave room under the stripes for more stickers.
Note 1977 vs. aTm. Stripes converge 2 inches above rear collar of helmet.
Ron Simpkins (40) has helmet stickers applied underneath.
October 5th, 2015 at 6:24 PM ^
Yes, I noticed how the blue stirpes are tto wide and the yellow stripes too narrow. The ones like this are much more bad ass:
October 5th, 2015 at 7:43 PM ^
really matters.
When all three stripes converge to the front nose of the helmet, it makes wings look more aggressive.
But Harbaugh is very generous.
Here's Rob Lytle's helmet in his last game as a Wolverine, January 1977. He finished 3rd in Heisman voting that year (1976). Roughly 35+ stickers
October 5th, 2015 at 5:12 PM ^
I think they start sewing them on the uniform and putting them on the shoes and gloves etc. Maybe as fake washable tattoos?
October 5th, 2015 at 7:33 PM ^
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October 5th, 2015 at 5:42 PM ^
just make them harder to get as the season progresses ..
October 5th, 2015 at 7:06 PM ^
Like a Nintendo video game.
October 5th, 2015 at 7:06 PM ^
Like a Nintendo video game.
October 5th, 2015 at 5:47 PM ^
Not a fan of the stickers but Harbaugh so whatever. I would like to see them made a little smaller for next year.
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October 5th, 2015 at 8:33 PM ^
They're already on both sides of the helmet.
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They're spacing them out differently than they did before--all they have to do is cluster them a little tighter, start lower on the helmet, and slant them a little, and the helmets would fill up a bit more slowly.
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The thing I don't like is that they leave a space open for the helmet's warning sticker. It just looks awkward.
October 5th, 2015 at 7:32 PM ^
Damn lawyers.
October 5th, 2015 at 7:34 PM ^
Do the players get to keep their helmets with stickers? And next year do they have to start with a fresh helmet to sticker up?
October 5th, 2015 at 7:58 PM ^
Make blue-background yellow-inked wolverine stickers equal ten of the yellow stickers.
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The force of the impact of our players tackling / blocking / trucking other teams will knock the stickers off Michigan's helmets to their helmets, thus creating space for replacements.