nitroseed Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Hi guys,I don't post here too often anymore but I found this pretty interesting, and I wanted to share it.I was looking around on my fantasy hockey site on CBS Sportsline and glanced at an NFL advert on the side of the page. I looked again, and noticed the helmet of the player in the advert...If it looks familiar to you, it should. It's the helmet of the Boston/Portland/New Orleans Breakers of the defunct USFL. Here's a shot of the helmet, courtesy of LogoServer (not remote linked, however):There's nothing to this I'm sure, but I find it interesting that the NFL approved an advert using an old helmet from the USFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicfurth Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Nitroseed, returning from oblivion. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STL FANATIC Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 That IS weird. We all know a lot of ads use USFL photos and footage because it's cheap, but if this ad is for the NFL...well...you'd think they could have gotten an NFL photo. JUSTIN STRIEBEL | PORTFOLIO | RESUME | CONTACT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcgd Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 could have been a stock photo from an advertising company or somethiing. It's weird, but not too unbelievable that it could have fallen through the cracks. Also, I guarantee there are a large number of designers and web developers that work for sports teams and companys that are not fans of sports in the least amount. they could have thought "its football right?" Then the art director just didn't notice right away.Either one of those is my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yh Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Maybe the right to use USFL trademarks and images was part of the package they got when they paid their three dollar antitrust bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapshot Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 It's probably a stock photo. My company uses PhotoDisc (now Corbis, I think) and a lot of the sports pictures are taken from defunct teams. I know I've seen a few Breakers and USFL pictures in the library. Back-to-Back Fatal Forty Champion 2015 & 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 That looks like the photo that is used on just about every Best Buy/Circuit City/department store TV ad you ever see. I don't have a picture of it, but if that is the one, the player isn't actually wearing a Breakers uniform. He is wearing a Breakers-style helmet (and maybe not in the right colors, but I can't recall) with a maroon/purple jersey with stripes that were different from those worn by the Breakers. Does anyone have a shot of this somewhere? Most Liked Content of the Day -- February 15, 2017, August 21, 2017, August 22, 2017   /////    Proud Winner of the CCSLC Post of the Day Award -- April 8, 2008 Originator of the Upside Down Sarcasm Smilie -- November 1, 2005  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtrich11 Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 The USFL is used WIDELY on media if you look closely. Just about any commercial that shows a football game will show the USFL. Watch for it. I was not aware of it much in print, but here it is. My guess is noone has the rights to the images anymore so they are in the public domain. cafepress.com/artbyrichards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez Street Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 I've also seen commercials using old Arena Football League footage. Most noticable is the old New York CityHawks. @DavidStreeter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slickster Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 That recent DeNiro movie about sports betting used USFL footage - I remember seeing Panthers and Breakers stuff in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSU151 Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 I've also seen commercials using old Arena Football League footage. Most noticable is the old New York CityHawks. As well as the Grand Rapids Rampage - there was a Best Buy commercial that featured blurry/almost recognizable Rampage football action. Smart is believing half of what you hear. Genius is knowing which half. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your Name Here Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Why aren't they called the Grand Rapids Rhinos? There are just too damned many singular nicknames in the AFL. Anyway, anyone here who collects trading cards has used binders and pages to store their cards. I've noticed that Ultra Pro uses that same photo to represent a football card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winters in buffalo Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 That's messed up. I can understand using generic stock photos for most media, but this is the NFL network... you'd expect them to have access to a plethora of official NFL photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac the Knife Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Maybe the right to use USFL trademarks and images was part of the package they got when they paid their three dollar antitrust bill. No, it wasn't. That much I know for sure. Last time I checked, a company called "Halcyon Daze" (or was it "Halcyon Days") held rights to most USFL footage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Rich Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 The fact that the Breakers seem to be the most-used of the old USFL teams in print ads and such re-affirms one thing for me:That was one original and sweet-looking helmet design. It is what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSU151 Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Anyway, anyone here who collects trading cards has used binders and pages to store their cards. I've noticed that Ultra Pro uses that same photo to represent a football card. Isn't Ultra Pro pretty much the only seller of sleeve pages for cards? I have a couple of old boxes of Ultra Pro pages here at home, and at one time, the company was endorsed by everyone's hero, Jose Canseco. Smart is believing half of what you hear. Genius is knowing which half. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneDavid Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 That recent DeNiro movie about sports betting I think you mean Al Pacino. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Green Meanie Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 No, it wasn't. That much I know for sure. Last time I checked, a company called "Halcyon Daze" (or was it "Halcyon Days") held rights to most USFL footage.I can confirm this. I have a football follies tape (a la NFL films) with nothing but USFL footage from Halcyon Days. Apparently they also made these other tapes:Pro Football: The Lighter Side (the tape I have)Pro Football Funnies (cover has New Jersery Generals vs. Stars)Major League Baseball FunniesBaseball Funny Side UpNHL - Hockey The Lighter SideNHL Super Dooper Hockey BloopersPro Basketball's Hoops Bloops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojomiko Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 Maybe they didn't want to alienate the other teams by using a pic featuring one or two teams, so they used a generic "stock" photo. That's may be a dumb reason, but it's plauable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbman21 Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 Another place to see rampant use of these is any of the NFL pre-season yearbooks(Street & Smiths/Athlon's/Lindy's),where you will see them in almost every sportsbook ad,ads for upcoming memorabilia conventions,and ads for equipment such as knee/ankle/compression braces.If anyone has a random yearbook laying around it's almost a sure bet you'll see either the above photo or the other most popular one,which features a running back facing the left in a uniform similar to the Memphis Showboats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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