Something needs to be done about the helmet stickers (pic)
I'll admit that when coach Harbaugh announced the return of helmet stickers I was lukewarm about the idea because a) I grew up in an era where Michigan did not wear them and b) I prefer the clean and classic look of the winged helmet.
As the season has gone on they have grown on me a bit, however it's becoming clear (just take one look at Jabrill Peppers helmet) that the criteria for the stickers is either too lax or that the stickers themselves are too big. I mean this looks ridiculous and cluttered no? 
Yes, I realize life is good when this is what we have to complain about, but can we get some smaller stickers next year so our beautiful helmets don't look so busy? I don't think that's too much to ask. Perhaps something like this (EDIT: for Firstbase's idea for helmet stickers)
November 11th, 2015 at 1:42 PM ^
Just the opposite for me: It was novel at first, but every road game leaves me wanting the maize pants back more and more.
November 11th, 2015 at 2:13 PM ^
Well, I'd still take the maize pants over the white.
November 11th, 2015 at 1:35 PM ^
I still personally like them, but as long as we have Harbaugh, I'm happy.
November 11th, 2015 at 1:36 PM ^
Look, not nitpicking here, I'm glad we're back to playing meaningful football in November, and think the helmet stickers are great. But the helmets are running out of room! Maybe the stickers should just be a bit smaller? Don't remember them being so big back in the 70's or whenever they were on helmets before.
November 11th, 2015 at 1:37 PM ^
Someone on twitter posted a picture of a maize wolverine. This would allow us to get ride of the football part of the sticker.
November 11th, 2015 at 1:44 PM ^
That was me! (I'm also the one who designed the concept in the OP). Here is the plain maize wolverine I posted on Twitter. I think it's a great comprimise.
November 11th, 2015 at 3:52 PM ^
Seriously, you should send that to coach Harbaugh.
November 11th, 2015 at 9:32 PM ^
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November 11th, 2015 at 1:44 PM ^
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November 11th, 2015 at 1:49 PM ^
And we'll get to that on Saturday. But for now, what do you think about the helmet stickers?
November 11th, 2015 at 2:19 PM ^
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November 11th, 2015 at 1:46 PM ^
November 11th, 2015 at 1:47 PM ^
A nice refreshing change of complaints from last year when it was "something must be done about putting all 11 players on the field for special teams!"
Just make them smaller and problem solved.
November 11th, 2015 at 1:48 PM ^
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November 11th, 2015 at 1:49 PM ^
Big sticker = 10 small stickers
o = 1
O = 10
Ooooooo = 16
OOOooo = 33
OOOOOooooooo = 57 (Peppers is around here right now and would have only half of 1 side full)
November 11th, 2015 at 1:52 PM ^
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November 11th, 2015 at 2:01 PM ^
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November 11th, 2015 at 1:58 PM ^
I'm just excited that this is the sort of problem being discussed on the board, rather than the sort of topics that have been common over the last few years.
November 11th, 2015 at 2:03 PM ^
complaining about helmet stickers and saying the rules to hand out are too lax...ok times have changed.
I on the other hand did grow up during the helmet sticker days and watching Des rip up defenses with those beautiful stickers....I like them, will always like them
November 11th, 2015 at 2:38 PM ^
Thanks for the picture! It actually helps make the OP's point.
By my estimation, Desmond has approximately 30 stickers on his helmet in this photo. -- That's Desmond Howard in his Heisman Trophy year. He did a lot of really good stuff that year. This pose is from OSU, last game of the regular season. 30 stickers.
In the picture the OP posted, Jabrill likely has over 60 already - 3 games before OSU.
Stickers are great. Love 'em. God bless Jim Harbaugh. They're just overdoing it.
November 11th, 2015 at 3:54 PM ^
Thank you for clarifying for me, in bold, who that was, what he won, how good he was that year and what game that pose took place in...clears a lot of things up.
November 11th, 2015 at 9:02 PM ^
November 11th, 2015 at 2:28 PM ^
Again, I don't mind the stickers, but I don't want to see them going down the middle of the helmet. It takes away from the wings. Don't know how many different ways I can say it. Hence why I posted a picture of Jabrill's helmet. Bo never had a player with stickers down the middle. That is sacreligous.
November 11th, 2015 at 4:00 PM ^
These new designs (like previous designs) do NOT feature Michigan athletics!
November 11th, 2015 at 2:05 PM ^
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November 11th, 2015 at 2:18 PM ^
I think the helmet stickers are cool. More importantly, Harbaugh likes them. Harbaugh likes everything that happened when he was on campus in the mid 80s because, to him, that is quintessential MICHIGAN.
Why do you want to kill Harbaugh's dream/vision of Michigan football? Why not do everything in our power to retain JH as our coach?
If Harbaugh thinks big hair and car phones are quintessential Michigan, by God start buying hair-spray and cigarette-lighter adaptors.
If Harbaugh likes it - get on board. Especially if it's something as trivial as your fashionz-take.
November 11th, 2015 at 2:23 PM ^
I never said I'm not OK with helmet stickers. I said I would like to see them either smaller in size or given out less frequently so our beautiful helmet doesn't look so cluttered and busy. I don't know why people continue to comment in ways that suggest I'm disparaging the idea of helmet stickers. I'm not.
November 11th, 2015 at 2:20 PM ^
this sticker is dangerous and inconveinent but i do love fig newtons
November 11th, 2015 at 2:39 PM ^
November 11th, 2015 at 2:26 PM ^
Either make them smaller or make it harder to earn. I am sure that whatever they do they must keep the players in mind. No way do I think that it should be harder to earn I think the amount is fine. The reason you can't make it easier is you diminish the pride in some of the ones you already have. If that happens they (new stickers) could have the opposite effect of what they were intended. So I am with the making them smaller crowd and would never change the reason for earning them.
November 11th, 2015 at 2:31 PM ^
is that the players are playing too good. If they play less gooder, then the stickers won't be an issue.
November 11th, 2015 at 2:39 PM ^
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November 11th, 2015 at 2:43 PM ^
It wasn't long ago that we were choking this board with posts full of reasons for yet another loss. Today, we talk about the size of our helmet stickers. This is music to my ears.
Peppers is the worst (term used very loosely) example of trying to figure out the proper sticker size for the available real estate conundrum. If you take the typical Michigan starter, the stickers will probably fill the helmet for a full season. Peppers' helmet is downright.......beautiful!!!
Just win. Win, baby, WIN.
A parting thought: New, smaller stickers may already be on order for next year -- for Peppers. Everyone else will use up the current ones.
November 11th, 2015 at 2:41 PM ^
And who gives a shit about clutter? This is football not a fashion show.
November 11th, 2015 at 2:50 PM ^
November 11th, 2015 at 2:52 PM ^
How about this: 10 regular helmet stickers and you trade up for the shinier, "maize platinum" sticker. The problem is, Jabrill would probably fill his helmet up with those too.
November 11th, 2015 at 2:58 PM ^
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November 11th, 2015 at 3:11 PM ^
If Dave Brandon would have offered the idea of helmet stickers I'm pretty sure this board would have meltdown. BUT HARBAUGH!!!!
November 11th, 2015 at 3:46 PM ^
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November 11th, 2015 at 3:12 PM ^
But if we are to keep them going forward, we should definitely shrink them a bit. I also like the concept of no one man is above the team or anyone else on the team. Everyone having the same helmet gives it more of a "team" look to me. Yeah I know, it's kinda dumb but it just feels that way to me.
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