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Date Posted: 14:02:22 12/15/11 Thu
Author: No name
Author Host/IP: 204.169.161.1
Subject: Re: Gray facemasks - a discussion
In reply to: Andy 's message, "Gray facemasks - a discussion" on 03:38:17 11/28/11 Mon

>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as an outdated relic to the past.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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[> Re: Gray facemasks - a discussion -- No name, 22:18:59 02/08/12 Wed (76.31.188.45)

Gray facemasks ONLY.

Do not let the children loose with their crayons!

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