An Auburn Helmet You Can See Yourself In… Literally
Ain't it pretty? Well I guess it depends on who's being reflected in it, but it's cool nonetheless. I mean, the orange facemask is even metallic. Opponents could see their expression go from intensity to fear all the way up until the boom is laid.
Before you flip your lid, here's the story: the helmet belongs to Jahmere Irvin (he's the one shining back at you in the picture), a 3-star cornerback commitment for the Tigers. Jahmere's brother is a quarterback. His quarterback coach is Steve Clarkson. At his camps, Clarkson gives out helmets to all of his quarterbacks. Since Jahmere is a DB, he didn't get one, but all it took was one request. He asked Clarkson for one of his own, and this is what came in the mail a few weeks later. He called it an early birthday present.
This will never happen, so you traditionalists calm down. It's just a fun little prototype. Just enjoy that it's something Auburn, ok?
Thanks to @AUFamily for the heads up.
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July 13th, 2012 - 09:28
I thought the blue one was bad ass, and I think this one is bad ass, too.
July 13th, 2012 - 10:26
OH NO! NOW ALL THE AUBURN TRADITIONALISTS ARE GOING TO RAGE ABOUT HOW WE HAVE TO KEEP OUR UNIFORMS THE SAME! I bet most fans would still like the bulky Russell gear from the 1980′s if we could still wear it. IT’S CALLED TRADITION. hahahaha I wish AU fans would lighten up and see that if we had one alternate uni that we wore every once in awhile it’d be cool. Too bad our fans think like 90 year old men. They don’t understand the appeal that Oregon and other schools have to the young kids. And I’m not for changing anything, just saying an alternate uniform every few years wouldn’t do any harm, or for that matter just being a litttlllleeeee more open minded when it comes to alternate uniforms (most AU fans want to hate every single Nike Pro Combat uni that comes out, but I think a few of them look really good).
July 13th, 2012 - 21:44
I actually like this helmet a lot. It wouldn’t hurt to have an alternative look every once in a while. This helmet would look really cool under the lights at Jordan Hare.
July 16th, 2012 - 10:00
I love this, I love it a lot, but would it get too hot? Might be an interesting advantage.
The metallic orange on the facemask I don’t love, but overall, it would make for an interesting look.
I would love to own one.
July 16th, 2012 - 12:21
Of the comments above, only TheAuburnGirl makes any sense. It also shows why teenagers should never be allowed to vote.
Ugly, hideous, revolting, repugnant, repulsive, unsightly, gruesome, shocking, dreadful, etc. are some of the words that immediately spring to mind.
Yeah, this would look awesome under the lights…NOT. Especially when the idiotic MIRROR finish reflects into the QB’s, WR’s, DB’s eyes and screws up a play for AU.