Wednesday night notes (UNT helmet hint?)

northtexassigep · August 14, 2014

horrible idea. The battle flag is perfect and should be left alone. It is unique and unlike all the other Texas flags other universities use with their logo instead of the star.

GRN-WHT · August 14, 2014

I hope we are using SOW, but I'll believe it when I see it. The team picture taken a few days ago had the "North Texas" helmet in it. I bet we see that more than SOW this season, and if that happens it pretty much proves RV wrong when he says he really doesn't care what's on the helmet.

If we do see the SOW, they need to size down the logo, add a black border and black face mask on a matte green helmet. The helmet pictured looks plain and amateurish.

northtexassigep · August 14, 2014

the SOW is being used. No need to hope for it. Trust me.

ColoradoEagle · August 14, 2014

Where's that video of the Ohio players going apesh1t over the new uniforms? Yeah, that.

GRN-WHT · August 14, 2014

Still a fan of this one. Complete with the "SUCK IT" SOW is a perfect size on this mockup.

pastorgrant · August 14, 2014

Withers940 · August 14, 2014

Still a fan of this one. Complete with the "SUCK IT" SOW is a perfect size on this mockup.

This is almost an exact replica of the Tard birds down south's helmets (UTSA). I like it, dont get me wrong but Im just saying

UNT Alumni Lifer · August 14, 2014

the SOW is being used. No need to hope for it. Trust me.

You've stated before the helmets will change. I'm assuming you have a great source on this by the looks of your confidence.

If so, is this going to be the new permanent helmet, or are we still using the text helmet as the main helmet?

northtexassigep · August 14, 2014

That I don't know. I had a dream last summer we would rock the flying worm helmet and I was right and now I had a dream we will wear the SOW. I have a feeling it will be the main helmet.

forevereagle · August 14, 2014

That I don't know. I had a dream last summer we would rock the flying worm helmet and I was right and now I had a dream we will wear the SOW. I have a feeling it will be the main helmet.

That seems scientific.

northtexassigep · August 14, 2014

I know I'm right. You won't be getting any pictures this time though.

GRN-WHT · August 14, 2014

This is almost an exact replica of the Tard birds down south's helmets (UTSA). I like it, dont get me wrong but Im just saying

That mockup has been out long before UTSA came up with their new matte helmets.

Withers940 · August 14, 2014

That mockup has been out long before UTSA came up with their new matte helmets.

I got ya, my bad. I wish we would of beaten those guys to the punch because i really like that helmet.

UNTcrazy727 · August 14, 2014

I know I'm right. You won't be getting any pictures this time though.

Who would do something THAT stupid?

James329 · August 14, 2014

"@Eric_Capper: @UNTFootball I think there will be at least one surprise regarding uniform combinations."

tmjerm · August 14, 2014

"@Eric_Capper: @UNTFootball I think there will be at least one surprise regarding uniform combinations."

the black unis from last year but brown in place of black

Texas Stranger · August 15, 2014

the black unis from last year but brown in place of black

Not legal

Rudy · August 15, 2014

I'm on board with it. It certainly makes a better helmet logo than words in Times New Roman or Calligraphy.

What about Sans Ariel?

Rudy · August 15, 2014

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Edited August 15, 2014 by Rudy

GoMeanGreen1999 · August 15, 2014

Miles better than what we have. Still prefer the forest green, but I will take this.

NT91 · August 15, 2014

Is it true RV?

Mad Hatter · August 15, 2014

Yes. This pleases me.

NT91 · August 16, 2014

Anyone know for sure?

Edited August 16, 2014 by NT91

Got5onIt · August 16, 2014

LMAO!!

TheWestie · August 16, 2014

Buncha y'all are gonna hate me for this but...

Matte helmets suck.

After the first hit and scratch, they look tired and torn up so much quicker than a normal glossy finish. When the matte clear coat gets gouged and worn the shiny color coat underneath shows through and it looks all splotchy. This is especially true with the linemen, who's shells get scuffed and beat up enough. Logo stickers don't adhere as well on a matte finish and get ripped off during a game. All it takes is one edge near a vent start lifting and dirt, grass and turf pellets get in under the glue and it's toast. So much un-necessary helmet maintenance for the equipment folks to deal with. For a bowl game or other special one-off occasion, it doesn't matter. As a regular, season-long helmet, its a terrible choice.

There are a ton of high school programs around that have started using a matte helmet as they normal helmet and it's bad. They wind up looking like a middle school B team really fast. The worst are the teams that do a white matte helmet. It looks clean and fresh for the kickoff of week 1, but then they pick up every single speck of dirt they can. By the middle of October they have gray shells instead of white.

The Coach Mac Era helmets have a bit of metal flake in the paint (so did the Dickey Bowl Era dark green helmets, in fact a bit more than we currently use). This includes the normal white face mask shells and the black SOW Halloween ones. I wish we'd step up the metal flake to make us stand out. Old Dominion and UTSA are doing matte helmets, so we need to stand above them.

Maybe it's just the hot rod guy in me, but something like this with a ton of metal flake would look killer with the SOW on it.