puckcool22 Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 While watching the senior bowl practice, I see two UCLA players, one is a defensive player in the 9 on 7 drill, and one is a receiver running routes. One of their last name's is Bragg. Anyway, their helmets are not gold- they are POWDER BLUE!They are metallic powder blue, the old gold ucla script outlined in white.Are these new ucla helmets are what- but let me say... they look AWESOME!I have always said the carolina panthers should use a metallic powder blue helmet but this is the first time ive seen a helmet with that color, and i love it.anyone know what the scoop on this is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewharrington Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 kids often use different helmets in the eastwest and senior games, but i am not sure if this is a change or not. my instinct would say no, but who knows. I still don't have a website, but I have a dribbble now! http://dribbble.com/andyharry [The postings on this site are my own and do not necessarily represent the position, strategy or opinions of adidas and/or its brands.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yh Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 Could very well be a prototype helmet that the school is using in order to gague interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HatCityEnforcer Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 Usually, from what I remember about the senior all-star bowl games at the end of the season, the players usually have a LOT of insignias on their helmets...always thought that was kinda cool...Anyways, if this is the case about the Uclans intro-ing a new helmet with the metallic powder blue and gold UCLA.... ...it sounds pretty darn sweet FANTASY TEAMSHousatonic U. Dragons (NCFA Basketball): 16-6 (8-4 Conf.)--National Runner-UpJersey State U. (NCFA Football): Inaugural Year - 2006Motor City Silverhawks (WArFL): 9-4 (3rd--National Conf.)Lehigh Valley Ironmen (WAmFL): Inaugural Season--2006New England Marauders RFC (RLI): 6-0-7 (6th place)Detroit Spirit (AA): 3-6 (T-4th--Patriot League)Brooklyn Atlantics (IBF): 10-5 (1st--Appalachian Conf.)Boston Mariners RFU (WRU): Coming Soon!New York Americans (SHL): Inaugural Season - 2006-07 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 It's kinda hard to make out the UCLA, I thought it was Tulsa until they showed a close up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnesdesign Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 anyone have a pic? barnesdesign.netbarnesdesign.posterous.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yh Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 It's not unusual for players to bring a stack of helmet decals with them to all star games and then exchange them with other players, many of whom slap a bunch of them on their own helmets. However, what makes me think this is a prototype helmet are (1) the helmets themselves are an entirely different color than what UCLA uses and (2) the helmet decals are also entirely different than what they presently use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raz Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 UCLA guy at practice on Monday:No new helmet here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puckcool22 Posted January 25, 2005 Author Share Posted January 25, 2005 there was that guy too but im also positive there was one or two powder blue helmets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footballfiji Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 I saw it as well. I don't think its a fluke either. I don't think its a case of players sharing logos. Every players was wearing their team specific helmet and didn't have any other logos on it. Some of the players still had their pride stickers on the helmets. One of the players in question was Craig Bragg of UCLA. No pictures are up yet. Plainsman Parking Lot. Auburn Baseball Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raz Posted January 27, 2005 Share Posted January 27, 2005 Mea culpa, I saw it on ESPN just a few minutes ago, they're broadcasting practice.Bragg definitely has a metallic powder blue helmet with a metallic gold script "Ucla" ... appears to be the same script as the regular helmet logo.looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
See Red Posted January 27, 2005 Share Posted January 27, 2005 Having just watched the practice on ESPN -- I will say that the helmet looks great.However, I think they said it was a helmet that Craig Bragg designed himself, so I'd imagine it's just to play in all-star games with and that stuff. So based on that, I'd imagine this doesn't mean any change to UCLA's helmets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Football-Fan Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 puckcool22 :Haven't you ever seen the University of North Carolina Helmet? The UNC Tar heels have used "Metallic" Powder Blue (aka, Columbia Blue) for a few years now! (Well, come to think of it, none of us has seen much UNC football on TV - their teams have not earned them much national airplay in recent years.)anyway, that UCLA helmet you described sounds pretty cool. It would be nice if maybe someone recorded it and posts a captured screen shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puckcool22 Posted January 28, 2005 Author Share Posted January 28, 2005 i thought unc's helmets were a flat blue?the difference between mettallic and flat just to clarifymetallic red: Utah Utesflat red: kansas city cheifs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
See Red Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 I could be wrong, but I don't actually believe the UNC helmet is a metallic. I don't remember it being metallic when i watched them play against Miami.\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick 1733 Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 They said on ESPN that it was just something he wanted to do to wear in the game. They said something along the lines of, "He shouldn't change their helmet, he might get in trouble." MLB, NBA, NFL & NHL Font Packs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 I could be wrong, but I don't actually believe the UNC helmet is a metallic. I don't remember it being metallic when i watched them play against Miami.\ i dunno about you, but i can see the specs of metallic in that helmet On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Survival79 Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 I could be wrong, but I don't actually believe the UNC helmet is a metallic. I don't remember it being metallic when i watched them play against Miami.\ North Carolina has worn Metallic Columbia helmets since 2002. "If things have gone wrong, I'm talking to myself, and you've got a wet towel wrapped around your head." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Football-Fan Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 It used to be Gloss Columbia Blue, but now is Metallic Columbia Blue. It doesn't really jump out at you. There are different sizes and densities that are used for Metallic and Pearl helmets. The finer grades don't "sparkle" as much, especially if not under very bright sunlight or stadium lights.Other than UNC, a couple of other examples of helmets that are often hard to tell that they are Metallic or Pearl, except under brighter lighting conditions or up-close, are the Green Bay Packers and Miami Dolphins.Ohio State on the other hand, uses a large and dense metal flake in their helmet (Riddell calls it "Extreme") and it is much easier to see its Metallic sparkle- even in lower light conditions.And yep, Utah is either a Pearl or Metallic. In addition to this, it is also a different "shade" of Red than used in the Gloss Red that KC uses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Survival79 Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 Other than UNC, a couple of other examples of helmets that are often hard to tell that they are Metallic or Pearl, except under brighter lighting conditions or up-close, are the Green Bay Packers and Miami Dolphins.I remember the first time I saw a Packers helmet sparkle on TV... it felt weird. "If things have gone wrong, I'm talking to myself, and you've got a wet towel wrapped around your head." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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