SIAP: Helmet Stickers - MVictors
I was wondering about the helmet stickers today since they seem to vary so much than I recall from my days as a student where they seemed just to be wolverines.
This may have been posted a couple of years ago when it was first published. Anyway, MVictors did a deep analysis.
Here is a picture of a helmet from the article.
Some are obvious, but there are few that I found interesting.
EUTM is Enthusiasm Unknown to Mankind.
TED is "There every day" - attendance at practices
The three digit number by itself is the player's home area code (571 in the image). This is part of new approach to make the helmet more of a story of the student's time at Michigan. Players get the helmet to keep after they leave school. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/2021/08/10/new-michigan-helmet-stickers-tell-story-players-career/5561313001/
The book is Academic All Big Ten (presumably)
https://mvictors.com/michigan-helmet-stickers-breakdown-2021/
September 5th, 2023 at 9:43 PM ^
Definitely already posted, but years ago at this point and I very much appreciate the repost as I love this “story through helmet stickers” idea. Seriously, it is worth reposting at the beginning of every season as long as the team keeps doing this.
September 6th, 2023 at 12:00 AM ^
Yeah, thanks for posting. I like the idea of making the stickers about the player’s life at Michigan.
September 5th, 2023 at 9:56 PM ^
can't wait until they have one of those awesome wolverine heads next to '1,000'.
could be this year. could very well happen.
September 5th, 2023 at 9:58 PM ^
Fitting that 1,000 is M in Roman Numerals. I think they should find a way to work that into the sticker.
September 6th, 2023 at 7:09 AM ^
A. Big, bold, block M….
September 6th, 2023 at 6:06 AM ^
I heard a rumor that the program may be forced to vacate their W over the Detroit Athletic Club in 1888. Thus making our 1000th victory being when we take down OSU at home this November
September 6th, 2023 at 8:16 AM ^
That's rather a shame, for that was in the days when having a snappy lunch on the field was part of overall game strategy, and because the DAC and the University are both good at that, it made for a decent game indeed, from what I have heard through the years.
September 6th, 2023 at 12:04 PM ^
It will be a disappointment if we don't get win 1000 this year.
September 5th, 2023 at 10:20 PM ^
Sticker 6a is really gonna piss off the NCAA.
September 5th, 2023 at 10:35 PM ^
should make 6d) burger
September 5th, 2023 at 10:34 PM ^
it’s been posted but upvoted because of the the awesomeness of the content
September 5th, 2023 at 10:40 PM ^
I love the recognition, but am also one of the young "old blue hairs" to also wish they didn't appear on game-day helmets, rather being restricted to practice helmets or end-of-year awards or e-badges assigned on instagram or really anywhere except a helmet that is aesthetically perfect when bare.
September 6th, 2023 at 1:52 AM ^
Come on you have homeboy in your name. We can’t lose you to the blue hairs. You’re too young!!! The stickers are great.
September 5th, 2023 at 11:24 PM ^
Make a cheeseburger sticker. Nobody cares if it isn't true. It's all about the good story. Harbaugh comes out looking like a gangster... Even if it's not the real full truth
Also, honestly this stuff was cooler before money. Seems like checkers vs chess
September 6th, 2023 at 12:21 AM ^
Totally agree. Cheeseburger stickers are a must for any player active for the first three games. And if Harbaugh really wants to piss off the NCAA he can add "EAT IT" underneath it.
September 7th, 2023 at 8:18 AM ^
Everyone loves a gangster with a moral compass.
September 6th, 2023 at 1:08 AM ^
There was a somewhat recent ESPN article on this topic that looks at various details and compares with OSU.
September 6th, 2023 at 6:24 AM ^
ohio has sphincter stickers on their helmets. ask anyone whose ever changed a diaper.
here is the ohio graphics department getting ideas:
September 6th, 2023 at 7:08 AM ^
Do they reset every season? I’d imagine if you’re a 4 year player and you win 40+ games in that span there’s not enough room for all those stickers…
September 6th, 2023 at 12:09 PM ^
Some of them definitely stay for the player's career (like bowl game stickers) but I'm not sure about the individual win stickers. Possibly those reset yearly.
September 6th, 2023 at 8:59 AM ^
Speaking of MVictors, I love The Mood so much. Back in school i would make little line graphs in my notebook recording the confidence I had in Michigan week to week. I did that for years. Then come to find out someone else is doing it in a super official way that has it's own website and cool graphics. Love looking at it every couple weeks
September 6th, 2023 at 3:48 PM ^
I'm relieved the TED stickers, which are the easiest to read on TV, aren't for watching TED talks, which had been my best guess as to their meaning.
September 8th, 2023 at 8:02 AM ^
Sorry... not a fan of helmet stickers. Messes up the best looking helmet in college football.