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Snapchat helmet Pic per Morehouse

Sorry we got carried away. Everyone knows how important our job as fans is to stay focused on the game.

My only hope is that you were quick enough to catch us before we got too carried away and cost us the game tomorrow.

Thank you for putting us back on track. That was close.
Obviously you are missing my point.

Sure, having an alternate uniform is kinda nice, but the way some people are reacting ("lame", "please do not let this be the helmet", etc.) is a bit over the top for a freaking football helmet. Some of you act like it is major catastrophe if the pictured helmet is the one used.

Personally, when the team comes out on the field I'll take a look at the new uniform for about 4 seconds, and then won't give it another thought.
 
Cripes, who gives a flip? It's just a helmet. I'm more concerned about winning the game than making a fashion statement.

Get off my lawn! Why did you even open the thread? Obviously you give a flip because you opened the 'helmet pic' thread and took the time to reply. Actually, why are you even on Hawkeye Report? If you're so concered about winning the game shouldn't you be studying game tape and looking for weaknesses in the Minny defense that CJB can exploit?

In the meantime us piddly little fans are going to discuss whether or not we like a leaked picture of the helmet the boys might wear Saturday night.
 
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I just think it's funny that a large group of fans/posters (probably mostly men) become fashion critics the second the uniform changes come out. If the team likes them that is all I care about
 
Obviously you are missing my point.

Sure, having an alternate uniform is kinda nice, but the way some people are reacting ("lame", "please do not let this be the helmet", etc.) is a bit over the top for a freaking football helmet. Some of you act like it is major catastrophe if the pictured helmet is the one used.

Personally, when the team comes out on the field I'll take a look at the new uniform for about 4 seconds, and then won't give it another thought.
Obviously you have missed the point.

If you don't care, why do you seem to care so much?
 
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As long as it has a tiger hawk, it's cool. :)
I was thinking those are pretty sweet and really the only thing I'd have changed would have been to switch the tigerhawk and the state outline ANF decal to the side.
 
Personally, if you are going to have alternate uniforms, have alternate uniforms. Do something different, unique, etc..

Having the same tigerhawk on the helmet is fine (nothing to get upset over), but I just don't get the point of having pretty much the same helmet with a different AFN sticker.

The other posters saying it's a decoy, might be right. Considering how much they've hyped these alternate uniforms, it wouldn't make much sense to have pretty much the same helmet (at least if you ask me).
 
Most people watching the game will see it on TV, and given our position right now, having the prominent full yellow logo showing up on national highlight shows will be the best way to identify that it's Iowa. I'm glad they chose to go with a filled in yellow tigerhawk, particularly given the current national spotlight on the program. It's not the marketing department that's responsible for it, but this is good marketing.
 
There's no way this is the helmet design for the game. It's a fake to get everyone worked up.

I can 100% without question tell you that the snapchat photo in this thread is INDEED the helmet Iowa will be wearing on Saturday. This isn't a great picture and helmet isn't polished. They look much better in the professional photos and will look really great under the lights.

I've seen the jerseys as well... very basic. No stripes anywhere. We are talking black pants with Hawkeye logo, black jerseys with yellow numbers, yellow nike logo and yellow Big 10 logo, yellow gloves, blacks socks and black shoes.

Personally, I really like the simple look of the jerseys and pants. Helmet is two over sized Hawkeyes with large ANF in the back.

PS I would be all for these helmets being the new helmets going forward. Love the bigger Hawkeyes and the state outline with ANF is bada$$. I also like the elimination of the helmet stripe.
 
I can 100% without question tell you that the snapchat photo in this thread is INDEED the helmet Iowa will be wearing on Saturday. This isn't a great picture and helmet isn't polished. They look much better in the professional photos and will look really great under the lights.

I've seen the jerseys as well... very basic. No stripes anywhere. We are talking black pants with Hawkeye logo, black jerseys with yellow numbers, yellow nike logo and yellow Big 10 logo, yellow gloves, blacks socks and black shoes.

Personally, I really like the simple look of the jerseys and pants. Helmet is two over sized Hawkeyes with large ANF in the back.

PS I would be all for these helmets being the new helmets going forward. Love the bigger Hawkeyes and the state outline with ANF is bada$$. I also like the elimination of the helmet stripe.

Way to be a downer. ;)
 
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I can 100% without question tell you that the snapchat photo in this thread is INDEED the helmet Iowa will be wearing on Saturday. This isn't a great picture and helmet isn't polished. They look much better in the professional photos and will look really great under the lights.

I've seen the jerseys as well... very basic. No stripes anywhere. We are talking black pants with Hawkeye logo, black jerseys with yellow numbers, yellow nike logo and yellow Big 10 logo, yellow gloves, blacks socks and black shoes.

Personally, I really like the simple look of the jerseys and pants. Helmet is two over sized Hawkeyes with large ANF in the back.

PS I would be all for these helmets being the new helmets going forward. Love the bigger Hawkeyes and the state outline with ANF is bada$$. I also like the elimination of the helmet stripe.
Ugg. If you do alternate go all out.....not just stick your toe in the water.
 
Good grief. For the last time. Helmets we not designed to prevent concussions. Biggest myth in football.

Not originally no, but how often have you seen helmet designs change to do just that. Are they successful, not necessarily but todays helmets are being designed to prevent concussions.
I can 100% without question tell you that the snapchat photo in this thread is INDEED the helmet Iowa will be wearing on Saturday. This isn't a great picture and helmet isn't polished. They look much better in the professional photos and will look really great under the lights.

I've seen the jerseys as well... very basic. No stripes anywhere. We are talking black pants with Hawkeye logo, black jerseys with yellow numbers, yellow nike logo and yellow Big 10 logo, yellow gloves, blacks socks and black shoes.

Personally, I really like the simple look of the jerseys and pants. Helmet is two over sized Hawkeyes with large ANF in the back.

PS I would be all for these helmets being the new helmets going forward. Love the bigger Hawkeyes and the state outline with ANF is bada$$. I also like the elimination of the helmet stripe.

Link?
jk, sort of
 
Not originally no, but how often have you seen helmet designs change to do just that. Are they successful, not necessarily but todays helmets are being designed to prevent concussions.


Link?
jk, sort of
Also, if they were wanting to keep the uniforms under wraps until tomorrow at 4:30......why would they set a helmet on a bench and let Marc M. walk in, take a picture and send it out to social media......makes no sense.
 
Also, if they were wanting to keep the uniforms under wraps until tomorrow at 4:30......why would they set a helmet on a bench and let Marc M. walk in, take a picture and send it out to social media......makes no sense.

It was a screenshot of a snapchat I assume from a player/student manager.
 
Why, just why? I was so hyped up for something new, something cool. You see all of these teams busting out these beautiful alternate uniforms with black or chrome helmets. I was hoping this was the time for Iowa to do it, under the national spotlight.

The University makes how much on Iowa Football? This weekend is going to bring in 20M alone! Whose job is it exactly to decide on the design for these helmets?

We had one chance to do something different, to look 'cool' under national spotlight, in a Blackout Night Game at home, and we seriously dropped the ball.

Sincerely,

Disappointed Hawks fan.
 
Why, just why? I was so hyped up for something new, something cool. You see all of these teams busting out these beautiful alternate uniforms with black or chrome helmets. I was hoping this was the time for Iowa to do it, under the national spotlight.

The University makes how much on Iowa Football? This weekend is going to bring in 20M alone! Whose job is it exactly to decide on the design for these helmets?

We had one chance to do something different, to look 'cool' under national spotlight, in a Blackout Night Game at home, and we seriously dropped the ball.

Sincerely,

Disappointed Hawks fan.

Lol.

10-0 in diapers for all I care. Some people are weirdos about clothing.
 
Why, just why? I was so hyped up for something new, something cool. You see all of these teams busting out these beautiful alternate uniforms with black or chrome helmets. I was hoping this was the time for Iowa to do it, under the national spotlight.

The University makes how much on Iowa Football? This weekend is going to bring in 20M alone! Whose job is it exactly to decide on the design for these helmets?

We had one chance to do something different, to look 'cool' under national spotlight, in a Blackout Night Game at home, and we seriously dropped the ball.

Sincerely,

Disappointed Hawks fan.
Here is what I hope.....I hope we come out to warm up in these helmets....then come out of the tunnel in some dope azz helmets none of us have seen.

Signed,
Holding out hope.
 
Why, just why? I was so hyped up for something new, something cool. You see all of these teams busting out these beautiful alternate uniforms with black or chrome helmets. I was hoping this was the time for Iowa to do it, under the national spotlight.

The University makes how much on Iowa Football? This weekend is going to bring in 20M alone! Whose job is it exactly to decide on the design for these helmets?

We had one chance to do something different, to look 'cool' under national spotlight, in a Blackout Night Game at home, and we seriously dropped the ball.

Sincerely,

Disappointed Hawks fan.
Yep, the Hawks will probably drop in the playoff poll next week because the uniforms "don't pass the eye test." Some body needs to be fired over this!
 
Also, if they were wanting to keep the uniforms under wraps until tomorrow at 4:30......why would they set a helmet on a bench and let Marc M. walk in, take a picture and send it out to social media......makes no sense.

Marc Morehouse didn't take the picture. The photo was originally placed on Twitter by someone else who put "@marcmorehouse" in the Tweet. Marc simply re-tweeted the photo.
 
Yep, the Hawks will probably drop in the playoff poll next week because the uniforms "don't pass the eye test." Some body needs to be fired over this!

Showcase Blackout game with over 40 recruits in the house and this is the best helmet they could come up with? I'm still holding out hope that this is a hoax, because this design is embarrassingly bad.
 
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Yep, the Hawks will probably drop in the playoff poll next week because the uniforms "don't pass the eye test." Some body needs to be fired over this!

For those people who say they don't care and just win. Why not win and look good in the process? You see Oklahoma State's helmets last week? Beautiful.

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Marc Morehouse didn't take the picture. The photo was originally placed on Twitter by someone else who put "@marcmorehouse" in the Tweet. Marc simply re-tweeted the photo.
Gotcha....I'm still calling this a "smoke screen". The program has gone to great lengths to keep this under wraps for how long? They announce that people won't see them until 4:30.......then they are careless enough to present an opportunity for someone to take a pic and blast social media with it.....and the player or equipment staff member who knows questions will be asked if leaked sends it out on snap chat? Smells to me like somebody saying, "Watch this....I'm gonna send this out and see what reaction it gets...." We were told that they debated on the helmet beyond when the uniforms were decided. I'm saying this was an option that wasn't the final choice.

Just one guy's guess. We'll all see tomorrow....
 
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Lol.

10-0 in diapers for all I care. Some people are weirdos about clothing.

It's not just about helmets on the field for 1 game. Some of us (Herksbro, where r u?) are known to use Hawkeye helmets as props in the other areas of our life. Aesthetics can be the difference between a ho-hum performance and multiple touchdowns. So yes, some of us care.
 
Showcase Blackout game with over 40 recruits in the house and this is the best helmet they could come up with? I'm still holding out hope that this is a hoax, because this design is embarrassingly bad.
1. Why don't you wait until you actually see the entire uniform/helmet before going off the deep end?

2. I seriously doubt these 40 recruits are going to base their decision on whether to attend Iowa on the helmet design.

3. Want to impress the recruits? WIN THE GAME IN A DOMINANT FASHION!

4. 5 minutes after people see the new uniform, the vast majority won't give it another thought.

5. It wouldn't matter WHAT uniform/helmet design is used, there will be people that complain about it.
 
1. Why don't you wait until you actually see the entire uniform/helmet before going off the deep end?

2. I seriously doubt these 40 recruits are going to base their decision on whether to attend Iowa on the helmet design.

3. Want to impress the recruits? WIN THE GAME IN A DOMINANT FASHION!

4. 5 minutes after people see the new uniform, the vast majority won't give it another thought.

5. It wouldn't matter WHAT uniform/helmet design is used, there will be people that complain about it.

Would you agree that winning while looking good is better than winning without looking good?

Would you agree that winning while looking good would get better positive attention from the recruits than winning without looking good?
 
I can 100% without question tell you that the snapchat photo in this thread is INDEED the helmet Iowa will be wearing on Saturday. This isn't a great picture and helmet isn't polished. They look much better in the professional photos and will look really great under the lights.

I've seen the jerseys as well... very basic. No stripes anywhere. We are talking black pants with Hawkeye logo, black jerseys with yellow numbers, yellow nike logo and yellow Big 10 logo, yellow gloves, blacks socks and black shoes.

Personally, I really like the simple look of the jerseys and pants. Helmet is two over sized Hawkeyes with large ANF in the back.

PS I would be all for these helmets being the new helmets going forward. Love the bigger Hawkeyes and the state outline with ANF is bada$$. I also like the elimination of the helmet stripe.

That may be the "helmet" they wear, but not the design :) Where are these professional photos you speak of? Will you provide a link?

If you're correct, then I'm very disappointed. All this hype for that? If it's a "black out" uniform, then why the white straps? It's like we took the cheap route.
 
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I typically like alternate uniforms (the hate Oregon gets for their uni combinations amuses me). I would say that if this is the helmet they are using with all the teasers and how much hype is around the blackout uniforms, it would be disappointing. Like others have said, if you are going to do an alternate uniform go all out. Do not stay as close as you can to your normal helmets while doing minor tweaks.

I don't think this will be the helmet used. As secretive as they have been around the blackout uniforms, it just seems odd that they would allow a picture of part of that uniform to get out there before the official unveiling.
 
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1. Why don't you wait until you actually see the entire uniform/helmet before going off the deep end? From what I've seen, the rest of the uniform looks good. The teaser video for that gave a pretty good idea of what those will look like.

2. I seriously doubt these 40 recruits are going to base their decision on whether to attend Iowa on the helmet design. Branding is a very important aspect in recruiting.

3. Want to impress the recruits? WIN THE GAME IN A DOMINANT FASHION! Do both.

4. 5 minutes after people see the new uniform, the vast majority won't give it another thought.

5. It wouldn't matter WHAT uniform/helmet design is used, there will be people that complain about it. The majority of people dislike this. A handful of dislikes is different than a huge portion.

For someone who claimed they didn't care, you sure are devoting a lot of time on the topic.
 
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Would you agree that winning while looking good is better than winning without looking good?

I really don't understand your argument.
Some will never get it. These uniforms while interesting to fans is NOT the intended or important audience. It is RECRUITS! You watch some of the recent videos put out on player reactions...reactions from 18-22 year old men, let alone 16-18 year old recruits. The players go nuts over some of these uniforms. It makes them feel "cool", "different", "special". It's FUN. You can call it silly all you want.....doesn't matter.....

What is FACT is that MANY things contribute to a brand. A brand is a FEELING and a PERCEPTION people have of you. What are MANY people's perception of Iowa......BORING! What are many many teams doing to generate buzz about their team....alternate uniforms. Some are ugly, some are cool. What matters is that they are totally different.

No they don't affect the outcome of the game. No they don't make you play better. HOWEVER, they do contribute to how people view the Iowa brand.....like it or not. We are HOT right now. All over the national media. Somewhere some recruits are hearing about us more and may be thinking...what is going on with this Iowa team? Kids not from this area or region. They don't know what they don't know....they are IMPRESSIONABLE young people. Rolling out a totally different and flashy alternate uniform now is a marketing person's DREAM. The timing couldn't be better. If the uniforms circulated are accurate then many of these impressionable young recruit's reactions to them will frankly be, "Those uniforms are totally Iowa........BORING". You can hate that all you want. I know some of you love and embrace what they stand for...different but simple. You love they didn't touch your glorious logo you can't part with for even one game, even though teams with MUCH more tradition that us seem to have no problem losing their identify by rolling out totally different uniforms and even different color schemes for a game or two.

Enough with the debate. It is FACT that it matters to players and recruits. Otherwise if would have died along time ago instead of pick up momentum. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, I'm not saying anyone should like one design over another or that we all will like the same thing. I'm simply saying that from a business perspective (and college football is big business), we had a golden opportunity to add a little flame and excitement to the Iowa BRAND.....I hope we went for it....
 
Some will never get it. These uniforms while interesting to fans is NOT the intended or important audience. It is RECRUITS! You watch some of the recent videos put out on player reactions...reactions from 18-22 year old men, let alone 16-18 year old recruits. The players go nuts over some of these uniforms. It makes them feel "cool", "different", "special". It's FUN. You can call it silly all you want.....doesn't matter.....

What is FACT is that MANY things contribute to a brand. A brand is a FEELING and a PERCEPTION people have of you. What are MANY people's perception of Iowa......BORING! What are many many teams doing to generate buzz about their team....alternate uniforms. Some are ugly, some are cool. What matters is that they are totally different.

No they don't affect the outcome of the game. No they don't make you play better. HOWEVER, they do contribute to how people view the Iowa brand.....like it or not. We are HOT right now. All over the national media. Somewhere some recruits are hearing about us more and may be thinking...what is going on with this Iowa team? Kids not from this area or region. They don't know what they don't know....they are IMPRESSIONABLE young people. Rolling out a totally different and flashy alternate uniform now is a marketing person's DREAM. The timing couldn't be better. If the uniforms circulated are accurate then many of these impressionable young recruit's reactions to them will frankly be, "Those uniforms are totally Iowa........BORING". You can hate that all you want. I know some of you love and embrace what they stand for...different but simple. You love they didn't touch your glorious logo you can't part with for even one game, even though teams with MUCH more tradition that us seem to have no problem losing their identify by rolling out totally different uniforms and even different color schemes for a game or two.

Enough with the debate. It is FACT that it matters to players and recruits. Otherwise if would have died along time ago instead of pick up momentum. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, I'm not saying anyone should like one design over another or that we all will like the same thing. I'm simply saying that from a business perspective (and college football is big business), we had a golden opportunity to add a little flame and excitement to the Iowa BRAND.....I hope we went for it....

Not sure why you quoted me, maybe you meant to quote another person?

I'm more disappointed than anyone with this helmet. You have recruits coming to this game. You're under a national stage while being #5 in the country. And this is the helmet we decide?
 
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Showcase Blackout game with over 40 recruits in the house and this is the best helmet they could come up with? I'm still holding out hope that this is a hoax, because this design is embarrassingly bad.
Why don't you punch a hole in the nearest wall and cool off for a bit.......


That way you'll take your mind off the helmets, because now you have a hole in your wall you have to fix...
 
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