The new helmet

[ibleedhuskyblue]

When maryland came out with that insane half & half flag design a couple years ago....no one knew it was coming until they actually wore it on the field for the game.

Either we get more new stuff for 2014...or i could see something new introduced during the season as a surprise.

 

[Huskyforlife]

Am I wrong or is Smallwood wearing this prototype in this shot? (Check out the stripe pattern on the helmet crown.)

Hope they eventually implement that as a 3rd helmet or something - looks good.

still love that design

 

[GoFightWin]

Photoshop credit to: Holly

 

[whaler11]

The P helmet is funny. I am ok with the front helmet. Those helmets with the logo on the side are brutal.

 

[joey3$trike$]

should make the eyes red or blue

 

[huskymedic]

should make the eyes red or blue

LED... blue piercing LEDs.

 

[Jimdish255]

Wouldn't mind seeing a 3rd uni consisting of:

Helmet almost OSU colored sides and dark blue matte stripe with the logo front. Red (not sure) helmet grill. No UConn bumper on the back.
Grey jersey dark blue numbers and letters, white/red thin outline for the numbers only.
Dark Blue pants grey side stripe dark blue UConn letters on the sides.

 

[UConnDan97]

Nice find.

I've already voiced my opinion of my hatred for the "call of the wild" helmets, but this is the first that I'm seeing of the side-logo "husky helmet". I think that helmet is infinitely better than the other, and I hope they go for that helmet as the main helmet. Now if I could just get Penfield to change all the helmets to make the dog "Jonathan-white"...

 

[WhereistheDove?]

I've already voiced my opinion of my hatred for the "call of the wild" helmets, but this is the first that I'm seeing of the side-logo "husky helmet". I think that helmet is infinitely better than the other, and I hope they go for that helmet as the main helmet. Now if I could just get Penfield to change all the helmets to make the dog "Jonathan-white"...

It's just..... boring.

 

[UCFBfan]

So I just found this for WVU uni release. They're getting rid of the Grey Uni! (Thank goodness!) One thing I noticed....at around the 1:45 mark they show the new helmets....the WVU logo looks to be matte finish as well....I know someone said the reason the husky on our helmets is glossy is because it's a decal. Well so is the WVU logo on the helmets but that's in a matte finish (at least it looks like it is). Finally....do we have a cool video revealing our unis?

Enjoy:

 

[whaler11]

I've already voiced my opinion of my hatred for the "call of the wild" helmets, but this is the first that I'm seeing of the side-logo "husky helmet". I think that helmet is infinitely better than the other, and I hope they go for that helmet as the main helmet. Now if I could just get Penfield to change all the helmets to make the dog "Jonathan-white"...

As a fellow old man totally on opposite side. I can accept the front 'husky'. Hate it on the side of the helmet.

 

[ZooCougar]

Front husky is better. I actually like the whole getup as a package.

 

[uconnric]

Don't like the side decal at all.

 

[BlueDogs]

All the players love the logo and the uniforms, and from what i'm told...players are important in athletics. Much more so than message board posters.

So it looks as if you're gonna have to live with it.

Actually, the 30,000+ ticketholders are relevant, unless we are returning to Yankee Conference level football...this is nothing
more than a distraction and waste of time and effort that has no impact on field.
There is no uniform that compensates for losing. Give me plain block C blue and white smash mouth uniforms and Ws.

 

[CL82]

Photoshop credit to: Holly

Now that's scary. Notice the eyes seem to be staring right at you.

 

[TouchdownHusky]

The helmuts are a "swing and a miss". The Blue Helmut needs to stay with the Block C . . . period. I might be OK with the White Helmut having the new logo on the front. It would have to serve as an alternate look (once in a while only) but that's it. A white helmut with a blue Block C would have been the better way to go.

As for the all white away uniforms? Not cool. White top, blue pants is the way to go. All white makes players look smaller.

Applaude the effort to shake things up, but don't want to become Randy U North.

 

[ibleedhuskyblue]

Actually, the 30,000+ ticketholders are relevant, unless we are returning to Yankee Conference level football...this is nothing
more than a distraction and waste of time and effort that has no impact on field.
There is no uniform that compensates for losing. Give me plain block C blue and white smash mouth uniforms and Ws.

I didn't say irrelevant, i said less important.

And that's the whole point. PLAYERS LIKE THEM !!! PLAYERS WIN GAMES.

 

[HobokenHusky]

The helmuts are a "swing and a miss". The Blue Helmut needs to stay with the Block C . . . period. I might be OK with the White Helmut having the new logo on the front. It would have to serve as an alternate look (once in a while only) but that's it. A white helmut with a blue Block C would have been the better way to go.

As for the all white away uniforms? Not cool. White top, blue pants is the way to go. All white makes players look smaller.

Applaude the effort to shake things up, but don't want to become Randy U North.

WTF is a Helmut? Only thing I could find on the internet is Helmut Lang designer dresses (www.helmutlang.com). I know Nike goes to extremes to garner attention for their schools, but I def agree, dresses go way too far and crosses the line.

 

[UConnDan97]

As a fellow old man totally on opposite side. I can accept the front 'husky'. Hate it on the side of the helmet.

Yeah, we are both soon to be looking for the "Fountain of Middle Age".

I look at the side logo and think of other helmets that I believe are a good look and successful in marketing (like Louisville's bird, for example). I just cannot see the front-facing logo lasting for more than a year or two, and I don't think that it's going to come across as a good look when they take the field with it. It even looks bad on a "conference helmet schedule"!!!