CrimsonBull9584 Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 Nihon Phoenix - Kantoh Collegiate American Football Association - D1 TOP 8 Nihon Phoenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonBull9584 Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 Keio Unicorns football - Kantoh Collegiate American Football Association - D1 TOP 8 Keio Unicorns football Their head coach, David Stant, is a former Hawaii football player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonBull9584 Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 Meiji Griffins football - Kantoh Collegiate American Football Association - D1 TOP 8 Meiji Griffins football Yeah the gold on their helmet and pants are mismatching, but apparently this has been their look for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonBull9584 Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 Chuo Raccoons - Kantoh Collegiate American Football Association - D1 TOP 8 Chuo Raccoons football In 2015 (from best as I can tell), Chuo used jerseys with red numbers for the spring exhibition season and switched to new uniforms with white and blue numbers for the fall regular season. So I thought I would include both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonBull9584 Posted April 22, 2016 Author Share Posted April 22, 2016 Nippon Sports Sciences University (NSSU) The Triumphant Lion (T-Lions) - Kantoh Collegiate American Football Association - D1 TOP 8 NSSU T-Lions football Yeah, I have no insight into the name. One of the more unique names out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonBull9584 Posted April 22, 2016 Author Share Posted April 22, 2016 Rikkyo Rushers - Kantoh Collegiate American Football Association - D1 TOP 8 Rikkyo Rushers football A man by the name of Paul Rusch, from Louisville, Kentucky (my hometown), came to Japan and introduced football in 1934. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Rush was deported back to the US and would return with General MacArthur during the US occupation of Japan. There he worked on MacArthur's staff and continued to promote football. The details from here are a bit fuzzy, but Rikkyo University is also known as St. Paul's University because of Rusch's links with the university, helping to rebuild it after the war. Not to mention the religions ties the university has. Again, confusing. So you can call it Rikkyo University or St. Paul's University. But I'm also confused on the formal name of the team. Sometimes they are referred to as the Rushers and sometimes St. Paul's Rushers. In any case, I'm just going to call them the Rikkyo Rushers for simplicity. They also only wear the "R" on the left side of their helmet, leaving the right side blank. I could also not find a single photo from the 2015 season of them wearing any jersey other than white. So I'm going to make the assumption that they only wear white like LSU and Dallas. At least for the past season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonBull9584 Posted April 22, 2016 Author Share Posted April 22, 2016 Hosei Tomahawks- Kantoh Collegiate American Football Association - D1 TOP 8 Hosei Tomahawks football Fun fact: Hosei University has a legal agreement with Boise State University to allow the use of their trademark. Specifically, the Smurf Turf. From the shade of blue to the numbers on the hash marks, it is exactly like Boise's. This field is used for both games and practices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davidellias Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 thanks, I've always had fascination witht his league, even watching a couple of games livestreamed last year. On 4/19/2016 at 9:54 PM, dont care said: japanese uniforms are on par with American pop warner uniforms Better then their counterparts in Britain, most teams don't even have enough helmets for a full team. You get some really weird mixes of uniforms and helmets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonBull9584 Posted April 22, 2016 Author Share Posted April 22, 2016 We are going to step away from the Kantoh league for a bit. I still want to cover the Big 8, but we should try and look at other leagues first. Next, we will look at the Tohoku League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonBull9584 Posted April 22, 2016 Author Share Posted April 22, 2016 Tohoku Hornets - Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association (東北学生アメリカンフットボール連盟) - Division 1 Tohoku Hornets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonBull9584 Posted April 22, 2016 Author Share Posted April 22, 2016 Iwate Bisons - Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association (東北学生アメリカンフットボール連盟) - Division 1 Iwate Bisons Once again we have spring exhibition uniforms and new uniforms for the fall regular season. Enjoy both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuvTheNats Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 19 minutes ago, CrimsonBull9584 said: Hosei Tomahawks- Kantoh Collegiate American Football Association - D1 TOP 8 Hosei Tomahawks football Fun fact: Hosei University has a legal agreement with Boise State University to allow the use of their trademark. Specifically, the Smurf Turf. From the shade of blue to the numbers on the hash marks, it is exactly like Boise's. This field is used for both games and practices. I expect Paul Lukas to start a crusade against this team name and logo any moment now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonBull9584 Posted April 22, 2016 Author Share Posted April 22, 2016 22 minutes ago, LuvTheNats said: I expect Paul Lukas to start a crusade against this team name and logo any moment now. This is the patch that they wear on their uniforms: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMW79 Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 On April 19, 2016 at 11:38 PM, MC Buffalo said: Please tell me the team they are lined up against in the second pic from the bottom is not located in either Hiroshima, Nagasaki or Fukushima. The helmet logo looks like it might be referencing an explosion? like the old Denver Dynamite arena football logo. On April 19, 2016 at 8:11 AM, CrimsonBull9584 said: The team they are playing is the Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, located in Tobetsu, Hokkaido, which is in the north part of the country, opposite of all the places you mentioned. The team name is the First Molars (they are a dental school). The logo has something to do with teeth or is a star, but not an explosion or anything. The Hokkaido prefectural flag features a seven-pointed star, so the logo is probably related to that. The flag is navy, red, and white, so the team colors match too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pHiL Kizer Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Yo! Shout out to Japan! This is dope!! I hope to see some NFL stars emerge from this!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonBull9584 Posted May 1, 2016 Author Share Posted May 1, 2016 On 4/23/2016 at 9:46 AM, GMW79 said: The Hokkaido prefectural flag features a seven-pointed star, so the logo is probably related to that. The flag is navy, red, and white, so the team colors match too. I honestly never thought about that. Yeah, it bares a resemblance to the flag. I'm in Hokkaido and I didn't even make that connection, despite seeing the flag all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonBull9584 Posted May 1, 2016 Author Share Posted May 1, 2016 Akita Ogres - Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association (東北学生アメリカンフットボール連盟) - Division 1 Akita Ogres football Very hard to find photos of these guys, and unfortunately that's just how it its with the smaller teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonBull9584 Posted May 1, 2016 Author Share Posted May 1, 2016 Kitasato Cowboys - Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association (東北学生アメリカンフットボール連盟) - Division 1 Kitasato Cowboys football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonBull9584 Posted May 1, 2016 Author Share Posted May 1, 2016 Tohoku Gakuin Kayaks - Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association (東北学生アメリカンフットボール連盟) - Division 1 Tohoku Gakuin Kayaks football So if the posting dates are to believed, TGU went though two types of uniforms in 2015. They stated 2015 with a traditional red, blue, and white uniform, not unlike Kansas or the NY Giants. During the year they switched to Carolina blue helmets, but still had the red and blue uniforms. At the end of the year they switched to full Carolina blue, dark blue, and white. I'm not sure why this is, I'd have to contact the school, but based on the dates, that seems to be exactly what happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonBull9584 Posted May 2, 2016 Author Share Posted May 2, 2016 Sendai Silver Falcons - Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association (東北学生アメリカンフットボール連盟) - Division 1 Sendai Silver Falcons football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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