Howard drops new football helmets for 125th football season

[HBCU Gameday]

So Howard is getting creative with its helmets. Some like it, some are calling it the ugliest helmet outside of Maryland. What say you all?

hbcugameday.com/2018/07/25/howard-new-football-helmet-hot-sauce-or-hot-mess/

[Bisonoline]

So Howard is getting creative with its helmets. Some like it, some are calling it the ugliest helmet outside of Maryland. What say you all?

hbcugameday.com/2018/07/25/howard-new-football-helmet-hot-sauce-or-hot-mess/

Maryland is WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY worse.

[TheValleyRaider]

That's pretty tame. The logo is a bit busy, but it looks fine. Not having extra stripes and stuff on the helmet is helping.

Colgate had something similar in 2015 for the 125th season:
http://www.college-sports-journal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/AfraiyeSack.jpg

Logo is basically this:
https://gocolgateraiders.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_id=15&image_path=/images/2015/7/27/125th_Football_Logo_FINAL.jpg

[UAalum72]

A little busy. Presumably if you give the years 1893-2018, college students don’t need you to tell them that’s 125 years. And what’s the home plate design under the numbers?

[dewey]

I like them!

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[Catbooster]

It looks nice in the picture - up close. But from the stands you probably can't tell what it is.

[FUBeAR]

Whew....I read the title of this thread and thought Howard’s Players were not going to wear helmets this season.

I know we’re moving toward a non-contact game of 7-on-7 / Basketball on turf in which players will no longer need helmets, but I thought Howard might be getting a little too far ahead of the curve.

As far as the helmet design...meh.

[Schism55]

It's not terrible, but it's along way from good.
As others have said, way too busy.

[JacksFan40]

It’d be a cool memorabilia to sell at games. It’s not a good logo for wearing on the field. It’s not bad really, just not great. Far better than whatever Maryland was smoking.

[clenz]

I think had they dropped the Howard Bison wordmark it'd be damn near perfect for a commemorative helmet logo. Though I understand putting the name wordmark on it.

I like it as it is even with the being slightly busy.

[Go...gate]

That's pretty tame. The logo is a bit busy, but it looks fine. Not having extra stripes and stuff on the helmet is helping.

Colgate had something similar in 2015 for the 125th season:
http://www.college-sports-journal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/AfraiyeSack.jpg

Logo is basically this:
https://gocolgateraiders.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_id=15&image_path=/images/2015/7/27/125th_Football_Logo_FINAL.jpg


Great photo of some classic uniform styles from the Bulldogs and Red Raiders! I have a feeling that Colgate will have a similar patch or decal on the uniforms for the School's Sesquicentennial celebration, which begins this Fall.

[Thumper 76]

They aren't bad IMO. They certainly don't look that controversial to me.

[PAllen]

A bit too busy, but I don't mind it. Of course, I actually like some of the UMD helmets, I just wish they would reverse the shoulderpad colors so that the combo matched the state flag.

[RichH2]

Like it. Too many unnecessary numbers but logo is great

[knit35]

I enjoy it. I would have liked it better without the "Howard Bison" namesake on it. May have looked cleaner but in the end I appreciate and enjoy the attempt to pay homage to past and present and the legacy there.

[mvemjsunpx]

It's just a white helmet with a logo. Why is this a story? xconfusedx

[PAllen]

Just looked again. Why does the logo have home plate on it?

[JSUBison]

Just looked again. Why does the logo have home plate on it?

It's an homage to Greg Maddux, an alum of Howard.

[AmsterBison]

A replica would make a good souvenir for alumni and such.

Wonder if the younger Bison (NDSU) will do something for the 125th year of football in 2019?

[ngineer]

When I saw the thread's title, I thought Howard was not going to wear helmets this year! Certain caused me to check out the story. While I understand the change, no one but the players and officials on the field will be able to read it.