What is Youngstown State thinking?

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What is Youngstown State thinking?

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This is not about football per se. I just happened to see some highlights of Youngstown State last week. I thought those gosh-awful looking helmets were a one time thing. Then I looked at the helmet project and saw that their current helmet design is what I saw:

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i mean, come on. Compare that to their classic, traditional design:

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How can any sane person think that the current mish mash helmet design looks better than the traditional design?
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JohnStOnge wrote: Sun Dec 03, 2023 12:39 pm This is not about football per se. I just happened to see some highlights of Youngstown State last week. I thought those gosh-awful looking helmets were a one time thing. Then I looked at the helmet project and saw that their current helmet design is what I saw:

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i mean, come on. Compare that to their classic, traditional design:

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How can any sane person think that the current mish mash helmet design looks better than the traditional design?
I like them.
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kalm wrote: Sun Dec 03, 2023 2:54 pm
JohnStOnge wrote: Sun Dec 03, 2023 12:39 pm This is not about football per se. I just happened to see some highlights of Youngstown State last week. I thought those gosh-awful looking helmets were a one time thing. Then I looked at the helmet project and saw that their current helmet design is what I saw:

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i mean, come on. Compare that to their classic, traditional design:

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How can any sane person think that the current mish mash helmet design looks better than the traditional design?
I like them.
I guess you and I aren't sane.
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UNI88 wrote: Sun Dec 03, 2023 7:21 pm
kalm wrote: Sun Dec 03, 2023 2:54 pm

I like them.
I guess you and I aren't sane.
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The design is awful

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I've seen several schools use this type oh logo on there helmets. New trend in football.
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It's a great look.
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kalm wrote: Sun Dec 03, 2023 2:54 pm
JohnStOnge wrote: Sun Dec 03, 2023 12:39 pm This is not about football per se. I just happened to see some highlights of Youngstown State last week. I thought those gosh-awful looking helmets were a one time thing. Then I looked at the helmet project and saw that their current helmet design is what I saw:

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i mean, come on. Compare that to their classic, traditional design:

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How can any sane person think that the current mish mash helmet design looks better than the traditional design?
I like them.
Me too. The old “Y” logo is tired and boring.
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