CrookedThumb Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Dunedin, FL is known for having Scottish roots, and I guess (as the article suggests) the tartan stripe on the helmet serves to honor that history. I love the novelty of the idea, but I'm not a fan of the look.Tampa Bay TimesEDIT: I just remembered their team nickname is the Falcons. They could've made the helmet a little more Falcon-y, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buster Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Love the helmet!I see no Falcons though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varsity Blue Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Pretty cool. Any bagpipes in the school band? These need bagpipes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschoolvikings Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 My high school was the Walnut Ridge Scots (and coincidently, our colors were red and gray, also). I used to try to come up concepts that utilized a tartan stripe... I think I liked mine better. http://dstewartpaint.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swilson160 Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Dunedin, FL is known for having Scottish roots, and I guess (as the article suggests) the tartan stripe on the helmet serves to honor that history. I love the novelty of the idea, but I'm not a fan of the look.Tampa Bay TimesEDIT: I just remembered their team nickname is the Falcons. They could've made the helmet a little more Falcon-y, IMO.Well, the "D" on the helmet (and the red/white) are VERY similar to the Detroit Cougars from the 1920's NHL, who changed their name to the Detroit Falcons (but apparently changed the logo at the same time). Grasping at straws? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymie Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 A blackletter "D" is a blackletter "D". Very creative idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raysox Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Pretty cool. Any bagpipes in the school band? These need bagpipes.Yep! You can hear them from all over. The school uses the Tigers' cap D on baseball, so they carried it over. They did use the Falcons' logo for a while, too.I love the idea of the helmet, but it wasn't executed right. Also the picture used was taken by a good friend of mine's dad. Hahah @MichaelDanger19 | Dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaxNoles Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Nice idea...doesn't look good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sorcerer77 Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Pretty cool. Any bagpipes in the school band? These need bagpipes.Yep! You can hear them from all over. The school uses the Tigers' cap D on baseball, so they carried it over. They did use the Falcons' logo for a while, too.I love the idea of the helmet, but it wasn't executed right. Also the picture used was taken by a good friend of mine's dad. HahahThe tartan stripe should have been moved to either the jersey or pants, with a falcon returning to the helmet. Odd fact about Dunedin High School, a football grad owns a career pro football record with numbers which surpass even the great Jerry Rice. Even more remarkably, this former DHS player accomplished the feat despite playing at only 5'5, 165lbs. Hint: this is also a former Tampa Bay Buccaneer. Any takers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TornadoGTS Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Pretty cool. Any bagpipes in the school band? These need bagpipes.Yep! You can hear them from all over. The school uses the Tigers' cap D on baseball, so they carried it over. They did use the Falcons' logo for a while, too.I love the idea of the helmet, but it wasn't executed right. Also the picture used was taken by a good friend of mine's dad. HahahThe tartan stripe should have been moved to either the jersey or pants, with a falcon returning to the helmet. Odd fact about Dunedin High School, a football grad owns a career pro football record with numbers which surpass even the great Jerry Rice. Even more remarkably, this former DHS player accomplished the feat despite playing at only 5'5, 165lbs. Hint: this is also a former Tampa Bay Buccaneer. Any takers?Pinball Clemons.I do like that helmet though. Facebook: CustomSportsCovers Twitter: CSCovers Quote No because when the Irish came to Ireland and first came in contact with the leprechaun people, they didn't take their land away and force them to move west. Instead, the two groups learned to assimilate peacefully. However, certain tribes of the leprechaun refused to taint the pure blood and moved north into the forests of Ireland, only to be seen rarely, usually at the same time of a rainbows appearance and occasionally at the factories of Lucky Charms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 The helmet would look twice as good if they'd used a gloss finish instead of matte. Matte helmets are a poison. They must be stopped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschoolvikings Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 The helmet would look twice as good if they'd used a gloss finish instead of matte. Matte helmets are a poison. They must be stopped.Its a curse, I fear, that's only just begun. Like the black plague, it'll do a lot of damage before it finally burns itself out. http://dstewartpaint.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sorcerer77 Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Pretty cool. Any bagpipes in the school band? These need bagpipes.Yep! You can hear them from all over. The school uses the Tigers' cap D on baseball, so they carried it over. They did use the Falcons' logo for a while, too.I love the idea of the helmet, but it wasn't executed right. Also the picture used was taken by a good friend of mine's dad. HahahThe tartan stripe should have been moved to either the jersey or pants, with a falcon returning to the helmet. Odd fact about Dunedin High School, a football grad owns a career pro football record with numbers which surpass even the great Jerry Rice. Even more remarkably, this former DHS player accomplished the feat despite playing at only 5'5, 165lbs. Hint: this is also a former Tampa Bay Buccaneer. Any takers?Pinball Clemons.I do like that helmet though.Good answer, if this was Jeopardy, I would give you a cash prize. Final question, Mike Clemons had a noteworthy teammate on that Dunedin Falcon football team who played in the same backfield, and was a number one draft choice. Who was it?Interesting to note that same Falcon offense had a lineman who went on to play with Dallas and Denver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hailstateunis Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 The helmet would look twice as good if they'd used a gloss finish instead of matte. Matte helmets are a poison. They must be stopped.I disagree. http://www.hailstateunis.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 The helmet would look twice as good if they'd used a gloss finish instead of matte. Matte helmets are a poison. They must be stopped.I disagree.and that's okay.I just have yet to see a matte helmet that IMO wouldn't have looked better as a nice, shiny gloss coated helmet instead. It looks extra tacky when the logos and stripes on all these matte helmets are gloss finish themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfoster Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 I'm waiting for some hockey team with a Scots/Gaelic themed mascot to put the tartan in their pants.I'd stop short of sublimating a sporran into the mix, however... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TornadoGTS Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Pretty cool. Any bagpipes in the school band? These need bagpipes.Yep! You can hear them from all over. The school uses the Tigers' cap D on baseball, so they carried it over. They did use the Falcons' logo for a while, too.I love the idea of the helmet, but it wasn't executed right. Also the picture used was taken by a good friend of mine's dad. HahahThe tartan stripe should have been moved to either the jersey or pants, with a falcon returning to the helmet. Odd fact about Dunedin High School, a football grad owns a career pro football record with numbers which surpass even the great Jerry Rice. Even more remarkably, this former DHS player accomplished the feat despite playing at only 5'5, 165lbs. Hint: this is also a former Tampa Bay Buccaneer. Any takers?Pinball Clemons.I do like that helmet though.Good answer, if this was Jeopardy, I would give you a cash prize. Final question, Mike Clemons had a noteworthy teammate on that Dunedin Falcon football team who played in the same backfield, and was a number one draft choice. Who was it?Interesting to note that same Falcon offense had a lineman who went on to play with Dallas and Denver.I dont know about the first round pick one, but the other one is Crawford Ker, I think everyone in the county knows who he is thanks to Winghouse. Facebook: CustomSportsCovers Twitter: CSCovers Quote No because when the Irish came to Ireland and first came in contact with the leprechaun people, they didn't take their land away and force them to move west. Instead, the two groups learned to assimilate peacefully. However, certain tribes of the leprechaun refused to taint the pure blood and moved north into the forests of Ireland, only to be seen rarely, usually at the same time of a rainbows appearance and occasionally at the factories of Lucky Charms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrookedThumb Posted May 17, 2012 Author Share Posted May 17, 2012 Pretty cool. Any bagpipes in the school band? These need bagpipes.Yep! You can hear them from all over. The school uses the Tigers' cap D on baseball, so they carried it over. They did use the Falcons' logo for a while, too.I love the idea of the helmet, but it wasn't executed right. Also the picture used was taken by a good friend of mine's dad. HahahThe tartan stripe should have been moved to either the jersey or pants, with a falcon returning to the helmet. Odd fact about Dunedin High School, a football grad owns a career pro football record with numbers which surpass even the great Jerry Rice. Even more remarkably, this former DHS player accomplished the feat despite playing at only 5'5, 165lbs. Hint: this is also a former Tampa Bay Buccaneer. Any takers?Pinball Clemons.I do like that helmet though.Good answer, if this was Jeopardy, I would give you a cash prize. Final question, Mike Clemons had a noteworthy teammate on that Dunedin Falcon football team who played in the same backfield, and was a number one draft choice. Who was it?Interesting to note that same Falcon offense had a lineman who went on to play with Dallas and Denver.I dont know about the first round pick one, but the other one is Crawford Ker, I think everyone in the county knows who he is thanks to Winghouse.In my Trademark Law class, we went over Hooters v. Wing House, about Hooters suing over the dress code of the servers (yes, they did that). My reaction was, "Pinellas County represent!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sorcerer77 Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Pretty cool. Any bagpipes in the school band? These need bagpipes.Yep! You can hear them from all over. The school uses the Tigers' cap D on baseball, so they carried it over. They did use the Falcons' logo for a while, too.I love the idea of the helmet, but it wasn't executed right. Also the picture used was taken by a good friend of mine's dad. HahahThe tartan stripe should have been moved to either the jersey or pants, with a falcon returning to the helmet. Odd fact about Dunedin High School, a football grad owns a career pro football record with numbers which surpass even the great Jerry Rice. Even more remarkably, this former DHS player accomplished the feat despite playing at only 5'5, 165lbs. Hint: this is also a former Tampa Bay Buccaneer. Any takers?Pinball Clemons.I do like that helmet though.Good answer, if this was Jeopardy, I would give you a cash prize. Final question, Mike Clemons had a noteworthy teammate on that Dunedin Falcon football team who played in the same backfield, and was a number one draft choice. Who was it?Interesting to note that same Falcon offense had a lineman who went on to play with Dallas and Denver.I dont know about the first round pick one, but the other one is Crawford Ker, I think everyone in the county knows who he is thanks to Winghouse.Good job on Crawford Ker, I think another offensive lineman on that team played at Florida State. The overall number one draft choice who played with Mike Clemons was Scott Hemond. Hemond was the overall number one draft choice in baseball in 1986 by the Oakland A's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TornadoGTS Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 In my Trademark Law class, we went over Hooters v. Wing House, about Hooters suing over the dress code of the servers (yes, they did that). My reaction was, "Pinellas County represent!"Wow didnt hear about that lawsuit. Is there even any Hooters around there anymore? I know the one in Palm Harbor has been gone for a while. I go to Winghouse anyways because I went to school with most of the girls who work there. Facebook: CustomSportsCovers Twitter: CSCovers Quote No because when the Irish came to Ireland and first came in contact with the leprechaun people, they didn't take their land away and force them to move west. Instead, the two groups learned to assimilate peacefully. However, certain tribes of the leprechaun refused to taint the pure blood and moved north into the forests of Ireland, only to be seen rarely, usually at the same time of a rainbows appearance and occasionally at the factories of Lucky Charms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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