g-mann17 Posted September 5, 2013 Report Posted September 5, 2013 ZipsFB Twitter Box says Riddell, so helmets are the safest guess. Wonder what they will be...blue, white? Quote
legendofzippy Posted September 5, 2013 Report Posted September 5, 2013 ZipsFB Twitter Box says Riddell, so helmets are the safest guess. Wonder what they will be...blue, white? Has to be helmets. Even on FB they wrote: Just a "heads" up... This box contains a new look that Akron Zips Football will debut at #ZipsGameday vs. JMU this Saturday at 6 p.m.! See you there! Quote
ZachTheZip Posted September 5, 2013 Report Posted September 5, 2013 I'm thinking new helmet AND pads. Quote
g-mann17 Posted September 5, 2013 Author Report Posted September 5, 2013 Has to be helmets. Even on FB they wrote: Just a "heads" up... This box contains a new look that Akron Zips Football will debut at #ZipsGameday vs. JMU this Saturday at 6 p.m.! See you there! I didn't even pay attention to the quotation marks... So what kind of change is it going to be, new color, new logo? Quote
ZachTheZip Posted September 5, 2013 Report Posted September 5, 2013 I didn't even pay attention to the quotation marks... So what kind of change is it going to be, new color, new logo? More likely just a new design that's supposed to reduce concussions. Quote
Staton14 Posted September 5, 2013 Report Posted September 5, 2013 I hope its a matte/chrome look similar to these Old Dominion helmets Quote
Zipgrad01 Posted September 5, 2013 Report Posted September 5, 2013 You have to love the JMU response saying "new helmets wont help". lol I have to say that they are a pretty cocky and arrogant bunch for a little piss ant school. Quote
akzipper Posted September 5, 2013 Report Posted September 5, 2013 ZipsFB Twitter Box says Riddell, so helmets are the safest guess. Wonder what they will be...blue, white? Matte blue would be pretty cool. But white would mean the Zips can go wear all-white stormtrooper style. Quote
g-mann17 Posted September 5, 2013 Author Report Posted September 5, 2013 More likely just a new design that's supposed to reduce concussions. They would have done that before the first game, and you don't tease "a new look" because of it. Quote
Staton14 Posted September 5, 2013 Report Posted September 5, 2013 Would anyone want to see a "Z" helmet? Similar to the basketball jerseys last year? Quote
Captain Kangaroo Posted September 5, 2013 Report Posted September 5, 2013 I know what's in the box. I hear the UA Physics Department developed a new radar-based sensor that detects potential helmet-to-helmet impacts 1.2 seconds before the occur. Each defensive player wears a dog collar with a capacitive discharge device that's triggered by the sensor. Once triggered the electrical burst temporarily stuns the defender, who slumps towards the turf in a lower, legal tackling position. You'll see them everywhere in a few weeks. Pure genius. I wish I'd have thought of it. Quote
Blue & Gold Posted September 5, 2013 Report Posted September 5, 2013 I'm excited. I get into branding. I used to be torn between what I like most, gold, matte blue, white... ? Then I realized I simply like variety. I like alternate uniforms, even if they're ugly. As far as helmets go, I'd love to see gold, matte blue, white & matte grey. Shake 'em up throughout the season, aka, Oregon. I know we only get one, so I guess I'll pull for white helmets - I love the all-white look, like someone earlier said, "stormtrooper style." But I hope we keep the gold also. Quote
GP1 Posted September 5, 2013 Report Posted September 5, 2013 I don't know what the Hell you guys are talking about. It looks like a brown box with the word "Riddell" written on the side to me. Not sure what this has to do with football. Quote
akzipper Posted September 5, 2013 Report Posted September 5, 2013 I'm excited. I get into branding. I used to be torn between what I like most, gold, matte blue, white... ? Then I realized I simply like variety. I like alternate uniforms, even if they're ugly. As far as helmets go, I'd love to see gold, matte blue, white & matte grey. Shake 'em up throughout the season, aka, Oregon. I know we only get one, so I guess I'll pull for white helmets - I love the all-white look, like someone earlier said, "stormtrooper style." But I hope we keep the gold also. I agree. Unless we're talking about a school like Penn State or Alabama, there's nothing wrong with variety. I think Akron can do a lot of modern stuff since that tradition isn't really there. I will say that I think the Zips should stay away from colors like black and gray. I think those seem to be overused today. Quote
GP1 Posted September 5, 2013 Report Posted September 5, 2013 I will say that I think the Zips should stay away from colors like black and gray. I think those seem to be overused today. Which is why the colors will be black or gray smoked. Marketing people in university athletics all go to the same seminars and they do the same things at almost every school. I don't know what it would be called, but gold in the chrome look would be great with me. Have the "Z" logo running to the back bottom of the helmet with a tapering design towards the back. I'll let the graphic designers take it from here. Quote
ZachTheZip Posted September 5, 2013 Report Posted September 5, 2013 Which is why the colors will be black or gray smoked. Marketing people in university athletics all go to the same seminars and they do the same things at almost every school. Which is fine, if you're on or near the leading edge of the curve. If you're on the trailing edge, after 90% of the country has already done it, then you look stale at the exact same time that they're moving on to the next new thing that makes them look innovative until it gets copied by everyone else. The alternative it to get a simple and distinctive look, and stick to it. Any change in design from year to year would be minor. You create an identity this way. Quote
Hilltopper Posted September 5, 2013 Report Posted September 5, 2013 I don't know what it would be called, but gold in the chrome look would be great with me. Have the "Z" logo running to the back bottom of the helmet with a tapering design towards the back. I'll let the graphic designers take it from here. I agree with the gold chrome look. Then make it look like carbon fiber. Quote
K92 Posted September 5, 2013 Report Posted September 5, 2013 I really hope the new helmets have the Z on the side. I think we should use the Z a lot more and the A logo less. Quote
Zipmeister Posted September 6, 2013 Report Posted September 6, 2013 I really hope the new helmets have the Z on the side. I think we should use the Z a lot more and the A logo less. If you want to see MACtion you need look no farther than ZAkron. I'm thinking something like this would meet several of your criteria and really set us apart from the crowd. Quote
K92 Posted September 6, 2013 Report Posted September 6, 2013 If you want to see MACtion you need look no farther than ZAkron. Zhat's right. Quote
Staton14 Posted September 6, 2013 Report Posted September 6, 2013 According to Tom Wistrcill on the "Zips Line" that was posted on GoZips.com earlier today, we should "Be on the lookout for the team's new look that expands on our unique nickname." So I take that to mean they will be using the "Z" in some sort of way. http://gozips.com/athletics/ask Quote
ZachTheZip Posted September 6, 2013 Report Posted September 6, 2013 According to Tom Wistrcill on the "Zips Line" that was posted on GoZips.com earlier today, we should "Be on the lookout for the team's new look that expands on our unique nickname." So I take that to mean they will be using the "Z" in some sort of way. http://gozips.com/athletics/ask Or, as a wild guess, we have a helmet stripe that looks like a closed zipper going from front to back. Quote
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