Cal Football To Wear White Helmets In Away Game
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 7, 2011 3:30 PM PST
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So apparently this look that commenter Akbarty scooped is going to happen. UniWatchBlog has more.
Kyle Mackie, who attends Cal, says he’s spoken with one of the team’s players: "He told me that it’s gonna be worn at an away game, so we can likely expect the Storm Trooper look. Cal opens the season with a game against Fresno State at a neutral site, Candlestick Park, in San Francisco. The player told me that if Cal is designated the away team, expect the white helmets to open the season; otherwise they would be held for a later road game. He also mentioned that at this point it’s a one-time thing only."
So this is the latest experimentation with our apparel. Cal has generally been pretty conservative with its jersey selections as late as 2005. Then in 2006 we debuted the gold jerseys for home night games, in 2007 we showcased the Joe Roth throwbacks, in 2008 we changed our jersey designs altogether for something fresher (even though I didn't really see a problem with the old ones), and proceeded to throw out some ugly iterations of those unis (the banana look, the white pants for home games, the gold pants for road games...).
Then again, none of this is for us; it's whatever pleases the kids these days, I guess. Jerseys aren't a big deal to me, and I generally can handle most of the Cal details (except for yellow shirts and white pants, that can die in a fire). It'll be a little weird seeing that helmet though, since all you have to do is strip off the Cal sticker and you're one step away from a Furd helmet.
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They work only...
if the jersey and pants are white. Aesthetically, an all white look is a very classic look. If they go for the colored pants, that would be a mistake.
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Not necessarily.
Auburn’s got a white helmet, blue jersey, white pants look that’s pretty sharp:
Yeah, there helmet has some stripes, but I don’t think that’s what’s making the look all by itself.
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by atomsareenough on Mar 7, 2011 5:17 PM PST up reply actions
bah
*their helmet.
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by atomsareenough on Mar 7, 2011 5:17 PM PST up reply actions
I think I’d like our white helmet better with a stripe of some kind. All white is a little too stanfurd for my tastes.
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by norcalnick on Mar 7, 2011 5:28 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Matte white, and a blue and gold stripe (similar to the Oregon St redonkulously awesome throwbacks from 2010) would be great. This shiny white thing, less so.
by Scootie on Mar 7, 2011 8:26 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
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by atomsareenough on Mar 7, 2011 9:23 PM PST up reply actions
Not if we mixed some gold in judiciously.
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by atomsareenough on Mar 7, 2011 9:22 PM PST up reply actions
NEEDS A BLUE FACEMASK DAMNIT
no bear, no care
by EchoOfSilence on Mar 7, 2011 3:35 PM PST via mobile reply actions
That I could agree with.
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by atomsareenough on Mar 7, 2011 5:17 PM PST up reply actions
lol
I like the blue facemask, but I don’t think the stripes are adding anything. They make it look too busy, and the thing this has going for it is its spare simplicity.
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by atomsareenough on Mar 7, 2011 5:34 PM PST up reply actions
PERFECT
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by atomsareenough on Mar 7, 2011 5:52 PM PST up reply actions
as long as our boys are more deadly than imperial storm troopers in them, i don’t mind too much.
by j.lee on Mar 7, 2011 3:40 PM PST via mobile reply actions
I voted "they look alright"
I agree 220% with Phut- if this helmet is used ONLY as part of an All-White uniform it will be a good look. Trying to match it with blue or gold tops will be a mistake. A fashion faux pas so to speak.
I think an all-white Jersey & Pants, with blue #’s & a gold outline, would be a stunning look. pants need some sort of blue detailing too….
There is so much fail here, I almost don’t know where to begin.
Yes I do. My first introduction to this insipid “stormtrooper” look was the 1982 Big Game, when furd came out in white pant/shirt combo. Add their normally white helmet and there you go. Since then others have done this, but what, now we emulate a 30-year old furd look?
Second, where is white in our colors? I realize that away games mandate white jerseys, but the helmets? Silly, lame, and screaming for attention. I want Cal football to get attention for their performance, not their attire.
Last, why mess with what works best. Blue & Gold, Gold & Blue. Simple, effective, and it looks great.
But as you say, this seems designed more for the kids. Though I doubt seriously that fucking with colors is that big a draw. USC has had the same combo for ever and they don’t seem to have a problem drawing talent.
All this nonsense is (aside from naked marketing by the swoosh) just the sort of actions an attention whore takes. Why do we want to be that?
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by SoCal Oski on Mar 7, 2011 3:43 PM PST reply actions 5 recs
I don’t understand how it’s “insipid” on the one hand, and yet somehow “screaming for attention”.
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by atomsareenough on Mar 7, 2011 5:20 PM PST up reply actions
You are correct, sir. I should have said asinine
I'm thinking of having a little party down in Newport.
Haha, okay. I disagree, but at least the word choice is appropriate :)
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by atomsareenough on Mar 7, 2011 5:52 PM PST up reply actions
They are alright
Kinda excited for a change, but dont really like the all-white look.
And if it’s a one-time-only thing and just for few games, what a waste of money. Maybe i shouldnt say “waste”, but its certainly not an efficient use of the budget.
Is Cal paying for these uniforms?
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This spot saved for pchop of oski in a white p-diddy suit.
by Redonkulous Bear on Mar 7, 2011 4:27 PM PST reply actions
You're Missing a 5th Option
- I just don’t get it
That would be my vote.
Do I hate the white helmet? Not really if the final doesn’t look like we just slapped a decal on it.
Do I like the white helmet? Not really, but I can live with it.
The main thing is, I just don’t get it.
I’m just glad the hoops regular season ends when it does or I’d fear some genius would have us breaking out our Kelly Green uniforms for St. Patrick’s day…
by fiatlux on Mar 7, 2011 4:57 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Meh
It’s just one game. If we win, they’ll be beautiful.
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not a fan, but don't really care.
I like blue.
and more blue for the lids.
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Helmet in Picture
Is the helmet in that picture the confirmed helmet? Or a prototype? I am curious if there will be a spike like our normal helmets. Also, I would love a blue facemask…
Nothing is better than this:
So why change?
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Variety is the spice of life?
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by atomsareenough on Mar 7, 2011 5:30 PM PST up reply actions
To heck with tradition! And if we’re going to have white helmets, why not change our mascot, have our band stop marching, and stop using any of our traditional school songs, too. Now who does that remind me of?
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Yeah, I wouldn’t have pegged CB81 as a slippery sloper.
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by atomsareenough on Mar 7, 2011 5:53 PM PST up reply actions
My dream for USC?
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by TwistNHook on Mar 7, 2011 6:30 PM PST up reply actions 6 recs
claw
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by Ohio Bear on Mar 7, 2011 9:18 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
Like!
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by atomsareenough on Mar 7, 2011 9:43 PM PST up reply actions
whew!!!
this, now this is what my cal bears should be sporting on game day, home or away. in fact i have always pictured cal in green bay’ s uni replacing the the green with the navy blue off course and the helmet would look just like this.
That sounds excellent.
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by atomsareenough on Mar 8, 2011 8:52 PM PST up reply actions
This would look so good on the head of Hardy Nickerson, Jr.
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by California Pete on Mar 7, 2011 11:29 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
As long as we stay away from that terrible gold shirt/white pants combo. I will put up with literally anything other than the Popcorn look.
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Could be worse...
I’m going to concur with the notion that it should only be part of an all-white look, or at the very least a white helmet/white jersey combo only. As long as they’re not doing the banana, the popcorn or the reverse popcorn I can live with the other combinations.
(Translation: only wear yellow pants with a blue jersey and only wear yellow jersey with blue pants. All blue/white combinations are acceptable to me. But then, I’m the one facing the same routine with black and Vegas Gold and white every autumn…)
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If we win in the white helmets, i will love them.
If we lose in the white helmets, i will hate them.
by ucsdgoldenbear on Mar 7, 2011 7:42 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
While we're at it, why not trot out the gold helmet?
Like this one from 1981.
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by Ohio Bear on Mar 7, 2011 9:26 PM PST reply actions 5 recs
It’s very handsome and we should indeed trot it out regularly.
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by atomsareenough on Mar 7, 2011 9:43 PM PST up reply actions
JustBear..
I’d love to see you do a simulation of this helmet with our blue jersey/gold pants combo. I have a hunch it will look good.
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oh hellzyeah
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by atomsareenough on Mar 7, 2011 10:12 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, but with a less purpley blue and a less yellowy gold.
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by atomsareenough on Mar 7, 2011 10:30 PM PST up reply actions
I like this very, very much. This and the white helmet/blue jersey/white pants combo are my two favorites that you’ve done. Thank you for quickly putting together these mockups, JustBear!
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by atomsareenough on Mar 8, 2011 9:41 AM PST up reply actions
One more thought
I’ve already said I’m kind of meh on the white helmet. But if we’re gonna get gimmicky, why not go retro? Like break these out for the Joe Roth Memorial Game every year.
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by Ohio Bear on Mar 7, 2011 9:28 PM PST reply actions 4 recs
That is a good combo
But like others have voiced it should only be used once a year
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by Anonymous IV at Mono Lake on Mar 9, 2011 10:31 PM PST up reply actions
See, that’s not bad at all.
Can you do the white jersey, blue pants, and blue jersey, white pants combos please??
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by atomsareenough on Mar 7, 2011 9:56 PM PST up reply actions
(and thanks for doing these, btw)
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by atomsareenough on Mar 7, 2011 10:01 PM PST up reply actions
better…. I think this is the best combo so far…
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by atomsareenough on Mar 7, 2011 10:13 PM PST up reply actions
sorry, took a while to find the right picture
by JustBear on Mar 7, 2011 10:23 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
That has potential
The white pants/blue jersey combo doesn’t look bad with a white helmet.
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Sure it does! See the script on the helmet? :)
Once we wear them, it’ll look like us.
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by atomsareenough on Mar 8, 2011 9:42 AM PST up reply actions
No. Cal uniforms (especially home uniforms) should be predominantly blue and gold. Obviously some white is necessary for the road jerseys, but let’s not go overboard with it — we lose our identity by veering away from the base color scheme.
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Yeah, I agree with you in principle…. But I think there’s a fair amount of gold in there, though. As an alternate uniform that get occasional use, I don’t see what the problem is. We wear all-white jerseys with a fairly miniscule amount of gold in them for some basketball home games, and that isn’t somehow compromising our identity or anything:
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by atomsareenough on Mar 8, 2011 10:49 AM PST up reply actions
That’s because every basketball team wears an all-white uniform at home — again, it’s required by the rules of the sport. Given that football teams wear colored uniforms at home, there’s no reason to throw any more white in there than is necessary.
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every basketball team wears an all-white uniform at home — again, it’s required by the rules of the sport
Is it? We wear gold unis at home plenty. Take the Stanford game for example:
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by atomsareenough on Mar 8, 2011 11:54 AM PST up reply actions
I think teams are allowed to designate an alternate-color uni to be worn either at home or on the road, but I’m also pretty sure every team is required to have a white uniform as well.
Okay. My larger point is, a pretty large portion of the time, white makes up a fair portion of our uniform color palette; almost as much as blue and gold does, whether mandated by rule or not. While I see where you’re coming from in not liking the direction of this helmet experiment, the helmet doesn’t seem to me to be a make-or-break deal in and of itself.
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by atomsareenough on Mar 8, 2011 1:08 PM PST up reply actions
It’s not a make-or-break in and of itself. It doesn’t even look bad as a standalone helmet, or (likely) when paired with the white road uniform. It’s just the fact that this is part of a larger, worrisome trend of uniform tinkering that takes us away from our core visual identity, so I’m against it.
Yup, this wins the white helmet options. Looks like Auburn, but classier, because it’s us :)
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by atomsareenough on Mar 7, 2011 10:31 PM PST up reply actions
I think this highlights
The need to make the facemask blue. It looks pretty cool with white helmet, blue mask. White helmet & mask looks very Texas-like.
I really don’t like the banana suit.
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by atomsareenough on Mar 7, 2011 9:56 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I told you...
a while back that Tedford was going to change EVERYTHING in the program, including uniforms. I like it. I thought the unis were getting a bit long in the tooth. We needed some pizzazz.
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The uniforms were getting a bit long in the tooth? We just radically altered them 2 years ago. And changed them again last year.
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Eh...
They still look at step behind. I think programs like Cal need to stay fresh, just like Oregon. For all of our wishes that we had some sort of iconic uniform like ’SC or Penn State, the blue and gold is basically important to us, I think we need to do as many things to market ourselves as possible. White helmets, gold helmets, black helmets, whatever. Get noticed.
Lawrence Ross
It's just a helmet, you guys.
For one game.
I look forward to seeing it in action.
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It's not a Stormtrooper
I don’t think they’ll look good, but I think the fans need to stop calling it the Stormtrooper look and start calling it the Polar Bear gear.
by TheScientist019 on Mar 7, 2011 11:06 PM PST reply actions
But it's been called "The Stormtrooper" since it was introduced.
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By that logic, there’s no need to change anything when we can just maintain how things were when they were introduced. I prefer “Polar Bear” cuz, y’know, we’re bears and all, so I consider it to be an improvement. Maybe it’s just me.
by TheScientist019 on Mar 7, 2011 11:56 PM PST up reply actions
We can snack on Lou Seal at AT&T Park :)
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by atomsareenough on Mar 8, 2011 9:43 AM PST up reply actions
Because no one asked for it:
My Photoshoppery is weak, but here goes:
by TheScientist019 on Mar 7, 2011 11:58 PM PST reply actions
I kinda like it!
It's spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-S-K-Y"
by JShufelt on Mar 8, 2011 4:45 PM PST reply actions 4 recs
…Vulcans?
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by atomsareenough on Mar 8, 2011 6:11 PM PST up reply actions
California University from Beverly Hills 90210?
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by Ohio Bear on Mar 8, 2011 8:01 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Why did you use Arizona’s colors on our helmet?
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by atomsareenough on Mar 8, 2011 6:12 PM PST up reply actions
If we’re going to do something different, be DIFFERENT! What about a tye-dye blue & yellow helmet – There’s nothing more Berkeley than that.
I’m also for yellow, if you’re going to do something different. I’d forgo the GB stripes and pull in the current arrow instead. Besides, the ‘81 team was one of the worst, so let’s not replicate the look. I’ve been hoping for an early 60’s throwback with the big block C and rugby striped sleeves, but that wasn’t a good team either – except for Craig Morton.
The claw also works, but I would magnify the claw to be bigger, bolder. You could also try that on yellow for a change up.
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