sc49erfan15 Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 My best friend is on his honeymoon in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. He sent this picture from the wall of a sports bar wondering which league and/or teams it is. The X on the helmet is obviously stolen from Xavier University. The shoulder patch on the player on the left with the red jersey and the red/gold "M" logo on the ball carrier's sleeve (not to mention the unique red/white "plus sign" helmet design) seem like they should stand out. But... I'm stumped. Anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kroywen Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 There seems to be an advertisement for "Alcent" on the ball carrier's helmet as well, but I can't find any companies online with that name. Wouldn't be surprised if this is either from Canada or in some sort of minor European league. If that is indeed an ad on the helmet (and on the shoulder patch), that precludes any American college or high school. It may be one of those obscure semi-pro football league in the States, though I'd be a bit surprised by that. Also wouldn't surprise me if some of those colors are photoshopped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc49erfan15 Posted June 8, 2017 Author Share Posted June 8, 2017 Just now, kroywen said: There seems to be an advertisement for "Alcent" on the ball carrier's helmet as well, but I can't find any companies online with that name. Wouldn't be surprised if this is either from Canada or in some sort of minor European league. If that is indeed an ad on the helmet (and on the shoulder patch), that precludes any American college or high school. It may be one of those obscure semi-pro football league in the States, though I'd be a bit surprised by that. Also wouldn't surprise me if some of those colors are photoshopped. I was thinking the same thing about a semi-pro or minor league. And, FWIW, I think the helmet says "akcent." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kroywen Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 14 minutes ago, sc49erfan15 said: I was thinking the same thing about a semi-pro or minor league. And, FWIW, I think the helmet says "akcent." Even stranger: "Akcent" is the name of a Romanian boy band: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akcent Can't find much of anything else with that name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc49erfan15 Posted June 9, 2017 Author Share Posted June 9, 2017 Update! There was another mural on the wall he didn't see. This clearly shows the team in red is Denmark - I'm a bit ashamed because the helmet is so obviously the Danish flag. This time, they're playing Czechia, which is different from the first image. I can't find anything on that one, but spotting the "M" logo in red/gold, my money's on Montenegro (or Photoshop). The "X" helmet is probably the player's club helmet - it's common for European national American football teams to wear mismatched helmets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Yellow Flag Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 18 minutes ago, sc49erfan15 said: Update! There was another mural on the wall he didn't see. This clearly shows the team in red is Denmark - I'm a bit ashamed because the helmet is so obviously the Danish flag. This time, they're playing Czechia, which is different from the first image. I can't find anything on that one, but spotting the "M" logo in red/gold, my money's on Montenegro (or Photoshop). The "X" helmet is probably the player's club helmet - it's common for European national American football teams to wear mismatched helmets. First time I've seen a non-me private citizen say Czechia. Even their government said it was a failure. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymie Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Apparently these photos are on Shutterstock. This is from a game in Wolfsberg, Austria in 2009: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/wolfsberg-austria-august-18-american-football-36471952 The X helmet image has been heavily modified but was also originally Czech: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/wolfsberg-austria-august-18-american-football-36375385 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 On 6/8/2017 at 11:26 PM, Big Yellow Flag said: First time I've seen a non-me private citizen say Czechia. Even their government said it was a failure. Well done. First I've heard of Czechia. I think it will just take time to catch on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.