2013 College Football coaching carousel

Why do you care?

 

Sometimes the bars are helpful, like with linemen and linebackers. It can keep you from getting poked in the face or, say, a beanbag to the eye.

 

http://www.everydayshouldbesaturday.com/2012/9/17/3348602/the-logical-end-to-facemask-growth

I grew up digging the classic two-bar, the wide two-bar (dbs and receivers) the half-cage (Lbs, rb and some safeties) and the full-cage for linemen.

 

Yes, they were. Seems like people can't resist the urge to tamper with something.

 

You also grew up without the Internet, I imagine. Things change. Why stop players from protecting themselves?

 

I know one alum who will be thrilled to see their finished grill.

 

I think the face mask goes beyond just aesthetics. If you are a lineman with a fewer bars, you might be less likely to try and gouge a guy at the bottom of the pile since someone else could do the same to you.
I do think the increasing bars on the sides are due to the newer helmets to a certain extent. I just prefer a cleaner look.

 

Nothing wrong with that Tennessee helmet. I think the checkered stripe is a clever idea.

Geez, when I saw the first helmet post, I thought I was going to see a black helmet or something.

 

Rejected helmet design:

 

The checkerboard design has been something of a Tennessee trademark for a long time, so it's not like they just pulled something out of their ass.

 

I like it; it's far better than anything Maryland has cooked up in the past couple years.

 

This:

Following this:

Is perfect.