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Date Posted: 18:45:31 12/13/11 Tue
Author: No name
Author Host/IP: 99.71.242.59
Subject: Re: Gray facemasks - a discussion
In reply to: Andy 's message, "Gray facemasks - a discussion" on 03:38:17 11/28/11 Mon

For me, the sticking point is whether or not the team in question is still wearing the same basic uniforms they did before 1975 or whenever colored masks became commonplace. In other words, if the Packers switched to grey masks (which I wish they would've done when they went back to black shoes), I wouldn't have a problem with it. On the other hand, I absolutely HATE the Cardinals using grey masks with their ultra-modern uniforms. Obviously they should use red, but even black would be an upgrade from the grey.

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[> Re: Gray facemasks - a discussion -- No name, 14:02:22 12/15/11 Thu (204.169.161.1)

>What are everyone's thoughts on teams wearing grey
>facemasks in this day and age? And I'm not talking
>about the teams who have grey in their color scheme
>like Ohio State or Kansas State. I'm talking about
>teams like Alabama, Syracuse, and the Arizona
>Cardinals.
>
>Gray was originally the only facemask color produced,
>but somewhere between 1975 and 1980 facemasks were
>produced in a multitude of colors and most teams
>switched to an appropriate team color. But some teams,
>mostly those with "classic" uniforms, stuck with gray.
>
>Grey can be seen as a neutral color to the eyes, and I
>think in the case of football helmets, many of us are
>so used to seeing gray that we don't think twice about
>how it doesn't match the colors of a lot of teams'
>uniforms.
>
>On the other hand, having gray facemasks can be seen
>as an outdated relic to the past. Today's uniforms
>look nothing like those of the past - sleeves are
>practically gone, uniforms are tighter, and most
>helmets have all kinds of weird creases and air vents.
>So the question is why do teams still wear the
>unmatching grey masks when they could easily switch to
>a team color?
>
>Many teams with classic uniforms have made a very
>successful switch from gray - Nebraska, LSU, Penn
>State, Michigan. So the question is why do some teams
>still take part? Even more baffling are the teams who
>switched to a team color and then BACK to gray - USC
>and UCLA being two of the primary culprits in college,
>and the Browns, Colts, and Niners have each done it it
>the NFL. I think all of their helmets looked better
>when they wore team-colored facemasks.
>
>Obviously many of these teams are so tradition-rich
>that it's tough to let any little thing go. But if
>most teams are willing to sell themselves out for
>often hideous one-off Pro Combat uniforms, then why do
>they insist on keeping the gray relics? It's one of
>the oddities of football I'll never quite understand.

don't think a gray mask looks good on yellow gold helmet like green bay.

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