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MrNubbz

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Re: Best College Helmet
« Reply #70 on: April 03, 2022, 11:55:49 AM »
Exactly. A board of mostly great grate minds.
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Re: Best College Helmet
« Reply #71 on: April 03, 2022, 12:08:35 PM »
The off season is of course a good time for such debates, and lists of best whatevers, like team mascots or college towns.

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Re: Best College Helmet
« Reply #72 on: April 03, 2022, 12:16:37 PM »
Well, then lay it on us expert.  What kind of decals do members of MENSA order?
Let's try this from another angle. There are certain decals that are cheaper than the others because they are so common and easy to make. These include the helmet numbers, varsity letters, single stripe, interlocking letters, and script decals. So while they are all just as uncreative and generic as one another, the difference is that the others give a simple, "classic" look, while the script ones just look cluttered and scribbled on there. They are difficult to decipher from the stands, and just generally have no redeeming quality whatsoever. I mean, cursive? Seriously? Looks like it was designed by a 12 year old girl passing notes in class. 

I am not surprised that Fro likes them though. Lol. 
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Re: Best College Helmet
« Reply #73 on: April 03, 2022, 02:13:14 PM »
 What kind of decals do members of MENSA order?
Lol. What a great response.

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Re: Best College Helmet
« Reply #74 on: April 03, 2022, 04:49:03 PM »
Let's try this from another angle. There are certain decals that are cheaper than the others because they are so common and easy to make. These include the helmet numbers, varsity letters, single stripe, interlocking letters, and script decals. So while they are all just as uncreative and generic as one another, the difference is that the others give a simple, "classic" look, while the script ones just look cluttered and scribbled on there. They are difficult to decipher from the stands, and just generally have no redeeming quality whatsoever. I mean, cursive? Seriously? Looks like it was designed by a 12 year old girl passing notes in class.

I am not surprised that Fro likes them though. Lol.
So, here’s what I think happened.  I took a little tongue in cheek shot at the popular answers being given in this thread.  I also mentioned I like some script/cursive deigns (UCLA, Pitt, etc).  OAM also pushed back against the standard answers being given.

My guess is you read our responses and didn’t agree.  But instead of just disagreeing or posting your favorite helmets you went the passive aggressive route and said in your experience anyone who likes script designs are mouth breathing idiots who can barely put a sentence together.

Because I have trouble believing the people who choose script designs are truly the dumbest people you have ever met. I figure it’s just not your cup of tea.


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Re: Best College Helmet
« Reply #75 on: April 03, 2022, 06:19:09 PM »
In the pros the Ram horns and the Bengal stripes are the GOATs.
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Re: Best College Helmet
« Reply #76 on: April 03, 2022, 08:56:13 PM »
Always liked the Bruins "OLD" powder blue unis,they tweeked the hue or whatever but it's different.Use to like their rivalry back in the day with cross town Trojans also. Even LA cared about CFB a couple of week ends a year.
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Re: Best College Helmet
« Reply #77 on: April 03, 2022, 11:34:41 PM »
Under Armour has the worst numeral design on the market.

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Re: Best College Helmet
« Reply #78 on: April 03, 2022, 11:47:36 PM »
I hope you took Dorothy's brainless straw man out to dinner before you #&%@ed it.
Was this called for?
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« Reply #79 on: April 03, 2022, 11:49:08 PM »
When the Hell did I mention anything about blank helmets? Whatever you guys are puffing on, you need to lay off it, or pass it around, or whatever else.

I made FB helmet decals for 12 years. I kind of know what I am talking about here. People that order script helmet decals are among the lowest form of intelligence found within our species.

I never once filled an order for blank helmets. That's probably more a sign of bone crushing poverty than outright stupidity.
Just because you did something for 12 years doesn't mean you did it well.
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Re: Best College Helmet
« Reply #80 on: April 03, 2022, 11:49:58 PM »

I am not surprised that Fro likes them though. Lol.
Please quote the post where I said that.
I've specified 3 helmets I like, none of which were the script cursive variety. 
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You can tell when someone hasn't painted himself into a corner very often when he sucks at getting out of it.
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Re: Best College Helmet
« Reply #81 on: April 03, 2022, 11:56:17 PM »
Under Armour has the worst numeral design on the market.
Nike did 2 good things with MSU's jerseys.  They streamlined what shade of green we used, and they did a good job with the number font

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Re: Best College Helmet
« Reply #82 on: April 04, 2022, 12:06:54 AM »
I don't like Florida's font.  
We stole Cal-State Fullerton's F.  
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Re: Best College Helmet
« Reply #83 on: April 04, 2022, 11:13:19 AM »
Stodgy old codgers?  lol 
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