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When they asked Yawin about the helmets he said that the school is bringing some "swag" to the program and a few recruits I follow on twitter(boyle and lagow for instance) love the new uniforms and helmets. The fact our current players and future recruits are loving the new look is what matters.
 
Huskyfan990411 said:
When they asked Yawin about the helmets he said that the school is bringing some "swag" to the program and a few recruits I follow on twitter(boyle and lagow for instance) love the new uniforms and helmets. The fact our current players and future recruits are loving the new look is what matters.
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Yeah, it really doesn't. That's the most over rated thing in recruiting. Let's see, will I go to UConn or Alabama? Hmmm...alabama has really boring uniforms. Guess I'm off to Storrs!!! ROLF!the typical college kid or high school recruit will be excited if you show him a uniform with his name on it. the style can change 5 times in his 5 years. Yarwin ain't transferring because he likes Tulane's helmet better either.
 
freescooter said:
Well, there is good news in this. At least we won't be able to make fun of Maryland anymore. And that really wasn't nice.
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Free, I gotta admit I appreciate how you can kinda be a and make me laugh at the same time.
 
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freescooter said:
Yeah, it really doesn't. That's the most over rated thing in recruiting. Let's see, will I go to UConn or Alabama? Hmmm...alabama has really boring uniforms. Guess I'm off to Storrs!!! ROLF!the typical college kid or high school recruit will be excited if you show him a uniform with his name on it. the style can change 5 times in his 5 years. Yarwin ain't transferring because he likes Tulane's helmet better either.
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Every time you talk, you make it increasingly difficult not to say some incredibly mean things.
 
freescooter said:
Yeah, it really doesn't. That's the most over rated thing in recruiting. Let's see, will I go to UConn or Alabama? Hmmm...alabama has really boring uniforms. Guess I'm off to Storrs!!! ROLF!the typical college kid or high school recruit will be excited if you show him a uniform with his name on it. the style can change 5 times in his 5 years. Yarwin ain't transferring because he likes Tulane's helmet better either.
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A kid once went to a school over another because they had a Chick Fil A on campus at one school and not the other. 17-18 yr old kids make decisions for very different reasons.

Plus we are not Alabama and to think that we can sit back and use our football tradition alone and numerous recent national championships to lure recruits is not smart. Having cutting edge uniforms that kids can be excited about can do nothing but help our recruiting.
 
The true test of how good those helmets are will be how intimidated quarterbacks are after they have to stare at those Husky eyes while laying on their backs and...... how frustrated a defensive player gets when he has to chase that UCONN logo down the field over and over and over. I'm kinda liking it.
 
weyuo said:
The true test of how good those helmets are will be how intimidated quarterbacks are after they have to stare at those Husky eyes while laying on their backs and...... how frustrated a defensive player gets when he has to chase that UCONN logo down the field over and over and over. I'm kinda liking it.
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Again, why aren't the eyes blue like in the logo?
 
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amory said:
They're literally the worst football helmets I've ever seen. Completely embarrassing.
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orly?

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ConnHuskBask said:
Honestly, it's different, it will get some getting used to, but it's pretty cool.

And ultimately, i think recruits/kids will like it. That's all that really matters.
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I think that is the key...they are DIFFERENT..Looks at helmets like Boise and Oregon and Maryland (to be truthful though, UM is truly hideous)... The more people talk about you, the more you're in the forefront..
 
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Irish Loop said:
Every time you talk, you make it increasingly difficult not to say some incredibly mean things.
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See I don't think you guys have ever actually known a high school kid who was recruited by a college team. I've had 2 kids who were recruited and helped my sister with hers 2 sons' recruitments. Uniforms rank somewhere around number 578 on the list that kids and parents care about. Parents tend to put academics higher than kids do. Both put coaches pretty high. Honestly, though, if you show them a uniform with their name on it, say, or even just one you say can have their name on it, they light up like a christmas tree. Look at Boyle. What factored into his decision? Where did uniforms place? I'll tell you. ZERO. How about when everyone was so excited about landing Drummond for hoops. The only part of the uniform that influenced him was the name UCONN. If uniforms were such a big deal, Penn State and Alabama are in deep trouble. Of course, we know they aren't.
 
I think the gloss/matte on the blue is a legit beef.

Also, I wish they used more of the Husky and not just the cropped version.

In any event, those helmets are distinct to UConn now. That's a good thing.
 
freescooter said:
See I don't think you guys have ever actually known a high school kid who was recruited by a college team. I've had 2 kids who were recruited and helped my sister with hers 2 sons' recruitments. Uniforms rank somewhere around number 578 on the list that kids and parents care about. Parents tend to put academics higher than kids do. Both put coaches pretty high. Honestly, though, if you show them a uniform with their name on it, say, or even just one you say can have their name on it, they light up like a christmas tree. Look at Boyle. What factored into his decision? Where did uniforms place? I'll tell you. ZERO. How about when everyone was so excited about landing Drummond for hoops. The only part of the uniform that influenced him was the name UCONN. If uniforms were such a big deal, Penn State and Alabama are in deep trouble. Of course, we know they aren't.
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Hahahahahahahahaha
 
amory said:
They're literally the worst football helmets I've ever seen. Completely embarrassing.
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I guess you missed any Maryland games the last two years. The matte black Arizona St. helmet is much worse. The "carbon fiber" Oregon helmet is much worse, and the chrome duck wing Oregon helmet is even worse. The copper Arizona helmet is awful. The grey WVU helmet is bad as well. The new two tone ND helmet with the Leprechan on the side is worse (especially given their history). Think about it, if ND needs a wild helmet to excite players....what does UConn need? While I will say they are little "modern" for me, they are fairly subdued for a unique/unusual helmet.
 
freescooter said:
See I don't think you guys have ever actually known a high school kid who was recruited by a college team. I've had 2 kids who were recruited and helped my sister with hers 2 sons' recruitments. Uniforms rank somewhere around number 578 on the list that kids and parents care about.
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Your problem is that you assume because your kids have certain values, then all kids must have certain values. "Well this was my experience, therefore"... nothing. It's just anecdotal evidence. There are plenty of kids out there who care deeply about things like swag and uniforms.

This may strike you as a bit startling, but it turns out that there's actually quite a bit of variation in human personality.
 
Irish Loop said:
orly?

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Honestly, I think Maryland's are better.

The problem is that I watched the video intro on the UConn site, and seeing them on a live player, where you don't have a top down view, you don't even know what you're looking at (with the white). I was like, what's that odd stuff on the front of the helmet?
 
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