Helmet Stickers back!
Chris Balas (rivals) is reporting that Harbaugh has decided to bring back Helmet stickers and do away with Legends jerseys. This comes a day after Jim favorited a tweet from a fan asking if helmet stickers would come back this year.
I am not sure about all of the feelings on this board, but I believe helmet stickers were one of our best aesthetic traditions until they were discontinued in the 90's. We had them for all of Bo's years except one, and you can be damn sure that Jimmy's helmet was covered in 'em.
Go Blue!
March 23rd, 2015 at 12:11 PM ^
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March 23rd, 2015 at 12:18 PM ^
I don't think the helmet stickers add much, honestly. I hope they keep a clean look on the helmet, with smaller stickers. They will look good regardless if they win. As head coach, this is Harbaugh's judgment, and if he thinks they will help win games and reinforce his competitive culture, then so be it.
On eliminating the Legends Jerseys- I don't think it was necessary to eliminate them, I think that they should simply be reserved for players who have actually accomplished something. Team captains, or returning All Big Ten players should have the right to wear them, if they choose. Make it a true honor, instead of an arbitrary distinction. I see the logic behind eliminating them, though. I hope that there is an alternative way for us to honor those players, perhaps with statues around the stadium, or something along those lines.
March 23rd, 2015 at 12:19 PM ^
I don't think the helmet stickers add much, honestly. I hope they keep a clean look on the helmet, with smaller stickers. They will look good regardless if they win. As head coach, this is Harbaugh's judgment, and if he thinks they will help win games and reinforce his competitive culture, then so be it.
On eliminating the Legends Jerseys- I don't think it was necessary to eliminate them, I think that they should simply be reserved for players who have actually accomplished something. Team captains, or returning All Big Ten players should have the right to wear them, if they choose. Make it a true honor, instead of an arbitrary distinction. I see the logic behind eliminating them, though. I hope that there is an alternative way for us to honor those players, perhaps with statues around the stadium, or something along those lines.
March 23rd, 2015 at 12:24 PM ^
Plus...stickers? C'mon now, this isn't little league.
March 23rd, 2015 at 12:26 PM ^
Legacy jerseys gone...yes!!! You want to honor past players???? Retire their jerseys like most of the civilized world does.
Now get the hell off my lawn!! #OldSchool
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March 23rd, 2015 at 12:27 PM ^
Not a fan of either of these developments. I thought the Legends jerseys were very unique and am not big on helmet stickers. Our helmet looks awesome as is. I'll wait to see what they look like before complaining more though.
March 23rd, 2015 at 12:28 PM ^
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March 23rd, 2015 at 12:31 PM ^
Also, get off my lawn.
March 23rd, 2015 at 12:33 PM ^
March 23rd, 2015 at 12:33 PM ^
I personally think that the clean helmet looks better, but if there going to do it maybe make them smaller. So that it doesn't clutter up the hemlet to much.
Agreed, little block M's would be cool.
Kind of like how Sparty does it, theirs don't look horrible.
March 23rd, 2015 at 12:34 PM ^
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March 23rd, 2015 at 12:36 PM ^
Let the coaches evaluate and reward the players on an individual, platoon, and team basis. We should applaud accountability and internal recognition - positive behaviors.
March 23rd, 2015 at 12:37 PM ^
The idea behind helmet stickers is cool (reward, incentive, all that fun stuff) but as so many others have said, it looks terrible combined with Michigan's helmet. Clutter all over the place.
The stickers will definitely be smaller (everything equipment-related in this day and age is), so that'll help. If they can make them look good, I'll be all for it.
this was a dong punch of a newsbreak. What the f are we, Ohio State now?
Compare:
Which one looks better? I'd say the first one. That one is badass.
not Michigan. Sorry but the v-neck jersey gave it away. Tubby Raymond at Delaware never used helmet awards.
Good riddance to the legends jerseys. I was never a fan.
What I hated most about the legends jerseys were how that player's locker was a different color.
The team, the team, the team? Not.
think tattoos are awesome?
especially on women.
/yes I happen to have a very nice lawn.
if it motivates the players to win a NC you can paint the damn helmets pink for all I care.
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March 23rd, 2015 at 11:35 PM ^
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Blue stickers. You're welcome.
I'd let Desmond Morgan wear 48 legends jersey this season and then just get rid of em. Nobody on the roster is wearing 11, 21, 47, 87, or 98. Seems like the simplest solution.
It's cool as long as the sticker is something like this...
Bring back the stickers and the good ol days.
Bring back the stickers.
Just hope they look really cool.
Hail to the victors.
Whatever our Harbaughtic Overlord wishes...
Yep. Falk got them at $10 per sheet of 50. Dollar Bill produced them on special order. He used his car to drive to pick them up.
March 23rd, 2015 at 11:34 PM ^
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March 24th, 2015 at 10:10 AM ^
Harbaugh seems to like symbolic gestures for good work. I don't have a problem with that. In one of the videos from Spring Practice he talked about giving a certificate for perfect attendance at Spring Practice and how proud the players should be to earn it. It sounded a bit odd, but I'm sure he's using it as a motivational tool, to demand excellence both on and off the field.