Cal Football "Block C" White Helmets Rumored For USC Game
by Avinash Kunnath on Oct 11, 2011 11:07 PM PDT
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Ryan Maquiñana of Comcast Sportsnet Bay Area let us know of this development through his sources in the Athletic Department via Twitter.
We have no official confirmation, but this is the rumored look.
This time instead of the regular Cal script adorned on the side, we're going to get the Block C, most likely to commemorate Joe Roth in this year's Memorial Game versus USC. Simple and fresh. I'm not sure if we're bringing back the old school retro Joe Roth unis too, but the helmet looks like it'll be the one regardless.
Now the big question: How well with it match with the uniforms?
I think if you go white helmet at home, you have to go white pants too. Going all-blue would just look strange in contrast. All-golds would give us an of what UC Santa Cruz would look like if they played football. And a blue/gold combination would be absolutely horrifying. Here's what happened the last time we sported three different colors in the game.
This is not a coincidence. This is science.
Here's the scheme that I think would look the freshest. Swamphunter concocted this one on TeamBuilder on NCAA12.
Has a Penn State sort of feel to it. Classy and understated.
We could also go gold. Georgia Tech is the closest thing I could find to that color scheme, although we'd obviously be a little more yellow than that.
There are many ways to do this right, and many ways to do this wrong. After the popping all-white look the Bears displayed against Oregon, I'm looking forward to see what shows up on the field Thursday.
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To me, the white-yellow-white looks classier than the Penn St combo. Also, it looks faster if that makes sense. Penn St combo just looks heavy.
The Penn State look is old school. I wonder how much cleaner the Ga Tech look is because that’s Calvin Johnson sporting it.
by Avinash Kunnath on Oct 11, 2011 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions
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Because they worked so well last week?
Although, I do think the Stormtroopers were pretty cool. I say all white again if you go with a white helmet. But we should be in blue this week.
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by Golden Bearcats on Oct 11, 2011 11:13 PM PDT reply actions
Here’s what happened the last time we sported three different colors in the game.
The year before that, in 2009, it became Jahvid’s last game
NO NO NO NO NO
N-O NO. Those uniforms should be burned for bad memories and just general ugliness. They are the only uniforms I have ever or will ever have strong feelings about.
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by LeonPowe on Oct 11, 2011 11:47 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
fav combo but...
is that franken-allen-vereen?
(keenan’s head on shane’s body: 21 & 34 → 24)
Yeah, it’s clear that this looks the best of all the potential combos.
by Avinash Kunnath on Oct 12, 2011 12:26 AM PDT up reply actions
This
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Now THAT’S what I’ve been talking about. Hells yeah.
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by atomsareenough on Oct 12, 2011 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Nothing will ever top those 2007 throwbacks.
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by Swamphunter on Oct 12, 2011 12:30 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
meh
I have tons of respect for Joe Roth and all, but those don’t even seem like the right colors. The blue is too purpley/indigo.
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by atomsareenough on Oct 12, 2011 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions
This, especially in the down pour, wee looked like LSU sans the championship
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Man if only you took out the final result that game was entertaining. A full and loud Memorial in rain. Awesome throwback jerseys. A tough opponent. Forsett’s amazing running. Hawk’s flying catch for TD.
In other words, Go Bears!
I can’t imagine any combination of our home uniforms that would look good with white helmets.
If they go gold tops, white pants, and white helmets, I will never wear another Nike product again.
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by Berkelium97 on Oct 11, 2011 11:54 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
somehow I don’t believe you
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Oct 12, 2011 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions
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and when we serpentine
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I'm quite fond of the W-B-W look.
A good, even contrast.
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Not as nice as JustBear’s mockups, but I recolored the picture on Wikipedia when the white helmets were first rumored. I even made a gold helmet to give some of you guys nightmares of a full all-gold suit.
Credit to Wikipedia for the original image.
I think the only way for the blue jerseys to work is with yellow pants, to match the yellow numbers on the jerseys.
by TheScientist019 on Oct 12, 2011 12:42 AM PDT reply actions
Love the Block C helmets
The Script design was pillaged by your whiny little Southern Extension sisters (like everything else). The University of California’s century old football tradition merits it’s own sacred design.
You really need to separate from this:
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Our colors are BLUE and f***ing GOLD!! I was thoroughly embarrassed when a friend (non-Cal fan) initially thought that Oregon was playing Stanfurd last week. There are many combinations of blue and gold that they can play with . . . just stick to our colors. PLEASE!
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by AndyHogan14 on Oct 12, 2011 12:55 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
The problem last week was our away attire.
There’s always a lack of gold on our Stormtrooper loadout.
White helmets will always be better suited for home games when we always have gold prominent somewhere on our unis.
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Nate looks awesome in that photo. And those uniforms are the business.
by LeonPowe on Oct 12, 2011 4:05 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Man, that “blue” just doesn’t look right to me.
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by atomsareenough on Oct 12, 2011 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Perhaps but at leaast it is blue and not white and we didn't just break these out
for “branding” purposes or to try to look “cool” for recruits.
Those uniforms are a part of Cal football past and history, they are a part of Cal football tradition so I can’t hate on them because the Blue isn’t as dark as we would like. I would gladly like to see Cal wear these every week than see us in white helmets.
by SDBear on Oct 12, 2011 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Other than the funky blue color, I like the design and I think they’re pretty cool looking. The history part is also a great point in their favor. I don’t see why that precludes trying a slightly more updated look as well. Why is the white such a big deal? We’ve changed the helmet design over a DOZEN times before, and even in this one that you are so proud of, the block C is… white. There are stripes of on the sleeves, helmet and pants that are… white.
Anyway, I just don’t see why a white helmet is such a big deal to some people.
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by atomsareenough on Oct 12, 2011 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions
The block C being white isn't a big deal, the whole helmet being white kind of is the problem
First, I don’t care for white helmets at all as for the most part they look a little too Pop Warnerish for my liking. Second, the white helmets, especially paired with white jerseys and pants look a little too much like our rivals. Lastly, our rivals wear white helmets, why should we stoop down to their level.
I am not saying I am against a little white trim or stripes. I am just against an all white helmet. Cal has two primary colors, Blue and Gold and I think our helmets should reflect our school colors.
Even wearing white helmets is a bit of a slippery slope, how long until we start introducing some sort of black Nike Combat uniforms? You know that day is coming where we will line up in some sort of black and blue or gold uniforms.
I wouldn’t be a fan of black uniforms, mainly because they don’t look classy, and they don’t really work with blue and gold because blue is already a very dark color. The white absolutely does look classy and complements the blue and gold quite nicely.
I would definitely be 100% full opposed if we converted to wearing a white helmet full time. But occasionally? As an alternate? Not the end of the world.
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by atomsareenough on Oct 12, 2011 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
When BYU went away from its “bib” unis in the late 1990s and went back to its more traditional look, they did make their blue a bit darker than it had been in the past.
I see no reason why they couldn’t repurpose the Mike White-era uniforms with the same look but in the darker Cal blue. I remember that Kapp switched the shade back to the more traditional darker blue to create a “tougher” image to replace the Theder-era look (same shade of blue from the above jerseys, but with no sleeve design and the introduction of the script Cal), but OTOH, he could have just as easily have darkened the blue, while keeping the same overall look…
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that blue you’re complaining about is actually closer to the University of California’s official Yale Blue than the oft-used navy blue favored beginning with the Joe Kapp era.
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"Yale Blue"
I’m not sure when Cal officially adopted Yale Blue but it predates Yale’s fairly recent specific definition of the color or the Pantone approximation. Yale tends to use a lighter Roth throwback style blue in web publications and some signage and printed material but a darker navy for most uniforms and logos. You can see the range in this slideshow. Yale’s crew, where the color began, wears navy.
The darker navy color looks better, tbh.
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by atomsareenough on Oct 12, 2011 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m guessing this is what CalBear 81 wants to see!
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Those were the uniforms we had when I started at Cal, so I do have a certain fondness for them. But we changed to the darker blue while I was still a student, so I can claim both colors. I actually like the darker blue better, but as others have said, I much prefer these throw-backs to the white helmets
I blame Twist.
I would love to see us sport this again sometime soon
We should wear these uniforms once a wear, that look never gets old.
LeonPowe is right, Nate looks badass in that photo.
by SDBear on Oct 12, 2011 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Rec'd for the Oski face on the shoulders!
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Winner! Blue and Gold, Block C. Pick the best tradition and stick with it! If that’s not your thing, my second favorite team should at least avoid that all gold uni.
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They just need the gold helmets to round it out.
by Oski4Heisman on Oct 12, 2011 8:27 AM PDT up reply actions
I love the block C but...
Why a white helmet? Why not a blue helmet/yellow C or yellow helmet/blue C?
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by secret ASian man on Oct 12, 2011 4:50 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
Throwbacks are the Top Choice
And by a longshot in my opinion. But if we can’t do that, then the WBW is clearly the best other option.
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How much?
My question is how much money does it cost to have so many different uniforms? Shouldn’t we go (no pun intended) old school and just have one home and one road set? Then the money spent on every conceivable blue, gold and white jersey, helmet, pants, socks, jocks, could go somewhere that really needs it.
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I'm not sure Cal pays for it...
I don’t think they paid for the throwbacks in 2007 at least. I think those were donated and then auctioned off after the game to raise money.
by OaktownAggie on Oct 12, 2011 6:44 AM PDT up reply actions
I count 3 sets of uniforms. Is that really all that excessive??
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by atomsareenough on Oct 12, 2011 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Cal generally has sponsors for their equipment
I’d guess being a Nike school has its perks.
by Avinash Kunnath on Oct 12, 2011 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Sure, why not white?
What’s that? White isn’t one of our colors? So what. It’s all about marekting, son. Style. Flash. Pizzazz. Getting eyeballs on the teevee and generating some talk. Branding, son, Branding. Wait, you say that branding Cal by not using Cal colors doesn’t make sense? Gee, I wonder what you’ll think when we trot out those Orange, Green, Red, and girly blue combo unis. Now that will be so freaking fresh!
Gotta keep moving, son. It’s a fast world out there and those who don’t constantly adapt, change, and reinvent themselves get lost behind. Oh, and don’t give me any of that talk of Michigan, USC, Ohio State, Texas, Oklahoma, and other schools who just keep their same look. Those guys aren’t trying hard enough to be attention whores. Nope, we’ve got to compete with the oreguns and the Marylands out there, You know, the successful programs!
I think I am going to vomit.
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White is a color we have been wearing for a long time already. It’s on our away jerseys, we’ve had a set of white pants for a while… White is a neutral color. It’s not like we’re adding orange or green or red or something.
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by atomsareenough on Oct 12, 2011 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions
[white’s] on our away jerseys …
Ummm … that’s sort of mandated by the NCAA. The white pants (when we introduced them) were abhorrent. Adding white helmets is an abomination.
As for white being a “neutral” color, well I doubt Penn State agrees, since it is part of their school colors. Ditto BYU, Texahole, Alabama, and so on.
Besides, just because a color is “neutral” doesn’t just then make it acceptable. Our colors are Blue and Gold. Aside from the white shirts that are demanded by the NCAA, there is really no need for us to use other colors. I mean, what is the point of even having school colors in that case?
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by SoCal Oski on Oct 12, 2011 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Sorry, that’s just a ridiculously huge leap from “minor update of uniforms (featuring a contrast color that we already use)” to “what is the point of even having school colors”. Even the slipperiest of slippery slope arguments usually doesn’t feature an incline that steep and slick.
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by atomsareenough on Oct 12, 2011 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions
So, now we have a white-blue-white uni combo (in all likelihood) which makes us look more like Uconn or Penn State.
What next? Go all furd and break out the black jerseys next year? Why not? It’s a neutral color, and will really look sharp with the white helmets and white pants. Oh, there will still be a dash of blue on the helmet, so there’s no problem.
Look, the bottom line is that the only reason we’re using the white helmets is to attention whore ourselves and to market the swoosh. Striving for the hippest newest isn’t always a great idea. Against oregon there was nothing distinctive about our unis. We looked as generic as anyone. Using the white helmets will just make us almost indistinguishable from BYU or Penn State. You know, there is still something to be said for having an identity.
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by SoCal Oski on Oct 12, 2011 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Yep, that pretty much sums up how I feel as well
it won’t be long until we do wear one of those Nike Combat uniforms or black jerseys.
UConn and Penn State don’t have gold anywhere on their uniforms, and we’d have gold lettering and trim, so I don’t think it would be that confusing. Penn State’s uniforms do look very classy and elegant though, some of the best in college football, so I hardly see that comparison as a real detractor.
I don’t like the black, mainly because it’s not complementary with our colors, as I noted above.
I also didn’t like the all-white against Oregon because you’re right, there’s nothing distinctively Cal. We should have at least had blue pants. But then, I’ve never liked the “storm trooper” look.
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by atomsareenough on Oct 12, 2011 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Penn State’s uniforms do look very classy and elegant though, some of the best in college football, so I hardly see that comparison as a real detractor.
I agree, Penn State has some of the best unis in the land. And, surprisingly, their school colors are blue and white.
Here’s a thought, why don’t we substitute gold for white and also appear as classy and elegant? I think some team in the midwest does that and they seem to look pretty snazzy.
Since when has blue and gold not been enough?
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I don’t think they’re “not enough”, but I’m not offended by a white alternate, either, if there is sufficient blue and gold on the uniform to go with it. I was with you in not really caring for all-white last week against Oregon, because that went to the point of replacing our school colors rather than merely augmenting them. I think white/blue+gold/white will look sharp though and will still convey that we are Cal.
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by atomsareenough on Oct 12, 2011 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Hehe, that’s totally fine. Agree to disagree!
Go Bears!
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by atomsareenough on Oct 12, 2011 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I DONT AGREE TO ANY OF THIS!
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Yes, but do you disagree to agree to the disagreement between SDBear and I who actually agree?
Forget it all. I’m going back to being contrary, ornery, and generally old-man like.
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Is now the best time to get off your lawn?
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by atomsareenough on Oct 12, 2011 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, and don’t give me any of that talk of Michigan, USC, Ohio State, Texas, Oklahoma, and other schools who just keep their same look.
You know what all those schools have that Cal doesn’t?
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Harrumph.
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Don’t harrumph! You’re helping the proportion!
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by atomsareenough on Oct 12, 2011 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
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If we go block C, it’s got to be on navy. I’d also love to see rugby striped sleeves from the same era.
by cal85 on Oct 12, 2011 9:33 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
People seem to really love talking fashion.
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It’s funny that there are guys who say that they totally hate fashion. Yet, if you mess with their team’s uniforms, well, that’s a different subject.
Its football fashion! We should have a fashion show with playres walking down the cat walk in the different uniforms.
I wanna see Magnum!
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I will give you that
I guess it’s better than seeing the statistical calculations of how many catches Woods will have or Barkley’s passing efficiency. I’d rather debate superficial elements than face overwhelming probabilities.
Debating our uniforms for Thursday>>>>>>>>>>>>>>debating how many catchs Woods will have
At least Cal will have the final say in what uniforms we wear on Thursday night. Against Woods Cal will be helpless to stop him.
to sum up
we are going to try a block C white helmet on Joe Roth jersey and Nike will also want to try some new things out like Oregon.
by JustBear on Oct 12, 2011 11:27 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Half-assery
I don’t like this helmet or any possible home uniform combo that includes white helmets, jerseys or pants but the bigger issue is the lack of any identity and this half-assed ‘me too’ branding or whatever it is. If there’s any coherent vision or planning it’s not apparent.
Recruits aren’t stupid, they’re not going to confuse mix and match template jerseys, pants and decals on a white helmet for Nike’s nine figure institutional support and uniforms as cost-be-damned-R&D/swag lab.
by OskiGoDumb on Oct 12, 2011 12:12 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
...
I’m not sure what “‘me too’ branding” is supposed to mean. Adding a tasteful alternate isn’t remotely the same things as say… this monstrosity:
It seems like a lot of people feel like ANY change is completely equivalent to THE MOST DRASTIC change.
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by atomsareenough on Oct 12, 2011 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
our uniforms
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How about...
The “walking bear” logo in blue on the side of a gold helmet?
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