Rebs wearing the #38...

proud2breb · Sun Sep 28, 2014 12:51 pm

Hagar wrote:Shame that the #38 helmets would have been an NCAA violation, but glad to see the powder blue's. I know several have posted their dislike for the powder blue helmets, but they are my personnel favorite.

I wondered about that. So is our admin REALLY that stupid that we spent money on helmets we couldn't wear? Or did we think there was a loophole. Those helmets aren't cheap! That money could have gone towards all the campus improvements.

do you really think we buy new helmets for every game...all we did was change the stickers/decals... those are cheap... Geez wake up and think out of the box for once. We probably did buy the powder blues... but the 38 was just stickers.

No, but I think those were new. Even if they weren't "new helmets", I guarantee you the modification of existing helmets wasn't free! Do you think the coaching staff and players put on decal stickers in the exact same location of every helmet in their spare time? If they were modified, it was contracted out, and that's not free. All I KNOW is that it was a complete waste of time and/or money!

Sun Sep 28, 2014 12:59 pm

proud2breb wrote:
Hagar wrote:Shame that the #38 helmets would have been an NCAA violation, but glad to see the powder blue's. I know several have posted their dislike for the powder blue helmets, but they are my personnel favorite.

I wondered about that. So is our admin REALLY that stupid that we spent money on helmets we couldn't wear? Or did we think there was a loophole. Those helmets aren't cheap! That money could have gone towards all the campus improvements.

do you really think we buy new helmets for every game...all we did was change the stickers/decals... those are cheap... Geez wake up and think out of the box for once. We probably did buy the powder blues... but the 38 was just stickers.
No, but I think those were new. Even if they weren't "new helmets", I guarantee you the modification of existing helmets wasn't free! Do you think the coaching staff and players put on decal stickers in the exact same location of every helmet in their spare time? If they were modified, it was contracted out, and that's not free. All I KNOW is that it was a complete waste of time and/or money!

Ole Miss has an Army of Jock Sniffers who are ready willing and able to do anything the team wants done...watch the Movie RUDY and you can see Notre Dame painting their helmets every Game.

proud2breb · Sun Sep 28, 2014 1:04 pm

I'm done ranting, but fiscal responsibility is one of my soap boxes. Hotty Toddy!

rebeljim · Sun Sep 28, 2014 1:53 pm

proud2breb wrote:
Hagar wrote:Shame that the #38 helmets would have been an NCAA violation, but glad to see the powder blue's. I know several have posted their dislike for the powder blue helmets, but they are my personnel favorite.

I wondered about that. So is our admin REALLY that stupid that we spent money on helmets we couldn't wear? Or did we think there was a loophole. Those helmets aren't cheap! That money could have gone towards all the campus improvements.

do you really think we buy new helmets for every game...all we did was change the stickers/decals... those are cheap... Geez wake up and think out of the box for once. We probably did buy the powder blues... but the 38 was just stickers.
No, but I think those were new. Even if they weren't "new helmets", I guarantee you the modification of existing helmets wasn't free! Do you think the coaching staff and players put on decal stickers in the exact same location of every helmet in their spare time? If they were modified, it was contracted out, and that's not free. All I KNOW is that it was a complete waste of time and/or money!

It was a marketing plan. Team did warm-ups in traditional navy helmets. When they return to field for game they wore the powder blues. Plan is to auction off navy/38 and powder blues later. Yall need to calm down and give our administration a little credit. This isn't the Pete Boone regime.

Sun Sep 28, 2014 4:25 pm

rebeljim wrote:
proud2breb wrote:
Hagar wrote:Shame that the #38 helmets would have been an NCAA violation, but glad to see the powder blue's. I know several have posted their dislike for the powder blue helmets, but they are my personnel favorite.

I wondered about that. So is our admin REALLY that stupid that we spent money on helmets we couldn't wear? Or did we think there was a loophole. Those helmets aren't cheap! That money could have gone towards all the campus improvements.

do you really think we buy new helmets for every game...all we did was change the stickers/decals... those are cheap... Geez wake up and think out of the box for once. We probably did buy the powder blues... but the 38 was just stickers.
No, but I think those were new. Even if they weren't "new helmets", I guarantee you the modification of existing helmets wasn't free! Do you think the coaching staff and players put on decal stickers in the exact same location of every helmet in their spare time? If they were modified, it was contracted out, and that's not free. All I KNOW is that it was a complete waste of time and/or money!
It was a marketing plan. Team did warm-ups in traditional navy helmets. When they return to field for game they wore the powder blues. Plan is to auction off navy/38 and powder blues later. Yall need to calm down and give our administration a little credit. This isn't the Pete Boone regime.

now this makes sense to me.

TLM 1961 · Sun Sep 28, 2014 6:18 pm

value of powder blue's a lot higher with victory over Alabama while wearing them.

proud2breb · Sun Sep 28, 2014 7:27 pm

TLM 1961 wrote:value of powder blue's a lot higher with victory over Alabama while wearing them.

Agreed! And I'd buy one of the #38 helmets signed by the entire starting defense!

1OLEMISSREBEL · Sun Sep 28, 2014 9:24 pm

Hagar wrote:
proud2breb wrote:
TLM 1961 wrote:Shame that the #38 helmets would have been an NCAA violation, but glad to see the powder blue's. I know several have posted their dislike for the powder blue helmets, but they are my personnel favorite.
I wondered about that. So is our admin REALLY that stupid that we spent money on helmets we couldn't wear? Or did we think there was a loophole. Those helmets aren't cheap! That money could have gone towards all the campus improvements.
do you really think we buy new helmets for every game...all we did was change the stickers/decals... those are cheap... Geez wake up and think out of the box for once. We probably did buy the powder blues... but the 38 was just stickers.

And we have plenty of $$$$

Mon Sep 29, 2014 8:46 am

rebeljim wrote:This isn't the Pete Boone regime.

You mean we won't have fireworks during the day?!?

1OLEMISSREBEL · Mon Sep 29, 2014 10:58 am

Hagar wrote:
proud2breb wrote:
Hagar wrote:Shame that the #38 helmets would have been an NCAA violation, but glad to see the powder blue's. I know several have posted their dislike for the powder blue helmets, but they are my personnel favorite.

I wondered about that. So is our admin REALLY that stupid that we spent money on helmets we couldn't wear? Or did we think there was a loophole. Those helmets aren't cheap! That money could have gone towards all the campus improvements.

do you really think we buy new helmets for every game...all we did was change the stickers/decals... those are cheap... Geez wake up and think out of the box for once. We probably did buy the powder blues... but the 38 was just stickers.
No, but I think those were new. Even if they weren't "new helmets", I guarantee you the modification of existing helmets wasn't free! Do you think the coaching staff and players put on decal stickers in the exact same location of every helmet in their spare time? If they were modified, it was contracted out, and that's not free. All I KNOW is that it was a complete waste of time and/or money!
Ole Miss has an Army of Jock Sniffers who are ready willing and able to do anything the team wants done...watch the Movie RUDY and you can see Notre Dame painting their helmets every Game.

Go to the OLE MISS football page and read an article that talks about how the powder blues came to be used and how it was accomplished..

beastbutler65 · Mon Sep 29, 2014 11:52 am

Nope, don't like the powder blues at all. See how Bo played in one? Would have done MUCH better if we had used the navy blue helmets.

1OLEMISSREBEL · Mon Sep 29, 2014 5:40 pm

beastbutler65 wrote:Nope, don't like the powder blues at all. See how Bo played in one? Would have done MUCH better if we had used the navy blue helmets.

really????

beastbutler65 · Mon Sep 29, 2014 9:52 pm

Compare how he played in the powder blue against how he played in the navy blue.

proud2breb · Mon Sep 29, 2014 10:13 pm

beastbutler65 wrote:Compare how he played in the powder blue against how he played in the navy blue.

Remind me.... What color was the helmet versus Boise St the first 3 quarters?

beastbutler65 · Tue Sep 30, 2014 10:26 pm

proud2breb wrote:
beastbutler65 wrote:Compare how he played in the powder blue against how he played in the navy blue.
Remind me.... What color was the helmet versus Boise St the first 3 quarters?

Yep, the same navy blue that he wore in the next NINE quarters to play as he did. He did not play worth a flip in the powder blues for three quarters.

Do we want the curse of the powder blues to continue?

Seriously, if that is the way we play when honoring Chucky Mullins, the color of the helmets won't matter a hill of beans.

Much is being made about bulletin board material. All that maters is whether we play good enough to win.