🏈 ESPN and their selection of Bama helmets for their sets

[OldPlayer]

{ORIGINALLY IN GAME THREAD...SPLIT FOR DIFFERENT DISCUSSION}


Anybody notice that the Alabama helmet on the Gameday set has a white face mask? Either poor ESPN quality control or somebody made a change that the fan base won't be happy with.

 

[TerryP]

Anybody notice that the Alabama helmet on the Gameday set has a white face mask? Either poor ESPN quality control or somebody made a change that the fan base won't be happy with.

I've been flipping back and forth between Gameday and SEC Nation--primarily listening. It's takes some good eyes to catch that, OP!

On a different note I saw an ESPN broadcast this past week that had the Bama helmet with the number nine. I still haven't figured that one out.

I assume it's the producers that choose the helmets displayed. It seems easy enough to coordinate, ya know?

 

[BamaFan334]

Anybody notice that the Alabama helmet on the Gameday set has a white face mask? Either poor ESPN quality control or somebody made a change that the fan base won't be happy with.

Damn, I noticed that at 9:01, but was wondering if it was my eyes or tv. I only got 4 hours of sleep, so I wasn't sure. Yet another reason to freaking hate ESPN. Come on guys, damnit.

 

[TerryP]

I assume it's the producers that choose the helmets displayed. It seems easy enough to coordinate, ya know?

I've changed my mind on this.

After OP's comment yesterday, I noticed the Bama helmet on "College Football Final" and couldn't help looking at the facemask. It wasn't white, it was gray. However, the font they used for the numbers on the helmets was wrong--not only the font family, but font size.

I'm left with one conclusion. ESPN has their own production teams that make the helmets. There's no other explanation for so many different ones on different sets.

 

[BamaFan334]

Yeah, their fonts have been wrong for years, much like a lot kf the knockoff helmets these dealers sell of #15. The 5 is all wrong.

 

[BAMAneck]

College football final , at their sticker part of the show they had the #16 on the helmet ... So it's like a box of chocolates.....

 

[sean]

i think they shouldn't be allowed to have a helmet unless the school gives them one to use. that way, it'll be the right helmet, the right colors, the right style, and the right number (16). also, sometimes the helmet doesn't have the "BAMA" logo on the front of the helmet...

Spoiler

 

[alabama mike]

:nopics:

Didn't see it so pleas share.

 

[BAMAneck]

 

[JoshB]

I'm sure just one they made their own or something... but would fans really freak out that bad over a white facemask? Really? Seems pretty ridiculous. Not like it's a white helmet or something :rolf: