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[UNTLifer]

14 hours ago, NT93 said:

Pretty sure Oregon was the first to use the winged helmet that looks very similar to what we wore on Saturday.  

Looks nothing like our helmets.

[NT93]

You could have used one with the same colors.  I agree that the one you posted looks nothing like ours.  

A partial wing that begins at the facemask and extends kind of up and back.  We just have a different definition of similar I guess.  

[UNTLifer]

Oregon: Six feathers, all roughly the same length (top two may be a little shorter), different shape and position on the helmet.

North Texas: Nine feathers, starting on the bottom, they include the tail feathers and wings, different shape and varying lengths.

The color of the helmet doesn't change the design of the wings.

[NT93]

I said we have different definitions of similar, but maybe similar is the wrong word.  I think both helmets come from the same concept…oversized wings on the helmet.  I realize that ours is clearly an enlarged SOW.  I just don’t think anyone would have ever had the idea to enlarge the SOW and put it on the helmet if Oregon hadn’t had their’s first.

[NT80]

On 9/2/2024 at 10:13 PM, UNTcrazy727 said:

You realize Oregon is far from the first to use a “winged” helmet? And the SOW was around about a decade before Oregon first used their “winged” helmet? 

 

2011
2011 Game 14 Rose Bowl Jan 2nd, 2012 vs Wisconsin
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2011-13
2011-12 All Games
2013 Games 2-8, 11-12

[UNTcrazy727]

11 minutes ago, NT80 said:

 

2011
2011 Game 14 Rose Bowl Jan 2nd, 2012 vs Wisconsin
1st Photo

 

 

2011-13
2011-12 All Games
2013 Games 2-8, 11-12

What’s your point? The SOW has been a logo since the early/mid 2000s (not sure on exact year). 
My point is, it’s hard to say we copied Oregon by using our logo that’s at least 5 years older than their random feather pattern. 

Edited September 4 by UNTcrazy727

[NT93]

Ummmm.  The SOW debuted (on helmets anyway) in 2013.  And we didn’t do the big wing until 2016.  This is according to helmethistory.com

[greenminer]

I have always recognized the similarity.  Obviously not an exact match.

[MAX KOCH]

On 9/1/2024 at 12:43 PM, Jason Howeth said:

Honestly a little surprised they had a UNT helmet to display

and it's the good logo

[keith]

We have a horrible helmet logo design.  No one other than committed UNT fans would be able to pick it out of a line up.  Oregon can get away with whatever it wants because, well, it's Oregon.  We can't.  We're forced to do some enlarged wing/tail feathers thing because SOW doesn't fit well on the side of a football helmet.  

UTSA has done a really nice job with their Roadrunner head.  Perfect aspect ratio for a helmet.  

[CMJ]

I think I must be the only one that thought the SOW looked just fine on a helmet.

[UNTLifer]

7 hours ago, keith said:

We have a horrible helmet logo design.  No one other than committed UNT fans would be able to pick it out of a line up.  Oregon can get away with whatever it wants because, well, it's Oregon.  We can't.  We're forced to do some enlarged wing/tail feathers thing because SOW doesn't fit well on the side of a football helmet.  

UTSA has done a really nice job with their Roadrunner head.  Perfect aspect ratio for a helmet.  

Maybe if we put 940 on it somewhere along with the "Parallelogram of Pain".

[Meangreen Fight]

On 9/2/2024 at 6:22 PM, UNTLifer said:

The game was at 4pm and you overslept?

Got the time wrong took a late afternoon nap.  I was planning to stay out till 1:00 am. 🤷🏽‍♂️