IS IT COLLEGE COLORS DAY YET? TOP 20 COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS & A CHANCE TO WIN A $50 ORIGINAL RETRO BRAND GIFT CARD RIGHT HERE…
Life is very good right now if your a sports fan. Major League Baseball is off to a torrid start; No-hitters, beanings, walk-offs galore, and the Baltimore Orioles atop their division?! Even Alberlt Pujols hit a Home Run. Floyd “Money” Mayweather wins the Junior Middleweight Crown over a worthy Miguel Cotto on Cinco De Mayo, & a record 165,307 mint-julep drinking fans crammed into Churchill Downs to see the 138th running of The Kentucky Derby Saturday too. The NFL draft is still top of mind for many as training camp looms in July, and the NBA & NHL Playoffs have been pleasure packed with weeks and games to go before I sleep.
Did I miss anything? There’s Track & Field, Swimming, Volleyball, Soccer, etc. College Baseball & Softball conference tournaments have already begun, and will lead up to the College World Series in June. The College Lacrosse tournament of 16 has been set, with the semi’s and Championship being settled at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., over the Memorial Day weekend (and don’t forget the Indy 500!).
Seems like College Football is what’s slipped under the radar. Only the die-hard fan has been salivating over the spring practices and inter-squad games (In April, Ohio State drew 81,112 fans & Alabama drew 78,526 to their spring suare’s for cryin’ out loud!). I’m one of those same hard headed salivators and College Colors Day can’t get here soon enough (Check out the countdown to that glorious day on collegecolorsday.com which stands at 114 days, 06 hours, 48 minutes and 22 seconds til August 31st as I write this…)! And speaking of hard headed, I laid out the Original Retro Brand’s TOP 20 football helmet t’s to get you in the College Football mood (Come on, it’s too early for actual rankings. Don’t fret, you might win a $50 ORB gift card by entering our Tuesday Trivia Time contest at the end of this post).
20. Realize "UM" obviously stands for University of Maryland, and not, um, well - UM. Fear the Turtle!
19. Could you take the ball away from this Bad-Ass Bucky Badger?
18. Before the BIG 12, the Aggies roamed the Southwest Conference (SWC) for 80 years. Maybe if their new home in the SEC doesn't pan out, they can try the PAC 12?
17. 70's style facemask a reference to the 70 year drought between Rose Bowl victories for Oregon? Gotta give the Ducks their due.
16. Yes, Penn State actually had #'s on their helmets the year #22 John Cappelletti won the Heisman, but this is a YALE Bulldogs helmet. And it's cool.
15. Despite the Bayou Bengals record of 3-5-2, it was the 1955 LSU 'fourth-quarter ball club' that helped the moniker 'Tigers' grow into another team nickname, 'Fighting Tigers'. Way to Geaux.
14. Two, two, two helmets in one. To the winner of the Red River Rivalry goes the Golden Hat Trophy (Longhorns lead the Sooners all-time 59-42-5).
13. This logo adorned the Viginia Poli-Tech helmet from 1966-71. Looks good on her too..
12. Two words: Pony Express.
11. The Hogs won 13 SWC Championships during their 76 years in the conference before joining the SEC in 1992.
10. Big Red wore the "NU" for 1967, 1968, and 1969 - The 100 Year Anniversary of College Football.
9. Notre Dome donned the shamrock from 1959 - through 1962, and brought it back for a historic night matchup with the Michigan Wolverines this past season. It didn't bring them luck in the 35-31 loss.
8. Looks like Bucky Badger in orange (see # 19). I just love the 1950's style collegiate cartoon mascots, and this one's a doozy.
7. 1966 Sugar Bowl Single bar. Down 20-0 to Mizzou, Gator QB Steve Spurrier nearly pulled the miracle comeback, but fell short 20-18. He still was named the game MVP.
6. I only think of one thing when it comes to the Cowboys, and it ain't Pistol Pete - it's Barry Sanders. The orange OSU helmet is from the early 70's and pre-dated Barry's Heisman season in 1988 in which he ran for 2,628 yards. Holy Pokes!
5. Nitschke? Butkus? Not quite, but future Minnesota Viking standout Linebacker Scott Studwell was All Big 10 for the Illini when they wore this beauty from 1971-1976.
4. The Tide has worn #'s on their helmets for as long as I can remember (I'm old), but this # 14 is not for any particular player, but signifies the total National Championships won - The most in the modern era.
3. Looks like Herky is about to perform the very first spike? Probably not, but an old leatherhead on a featherhead is to cool for school.
2. Bucky, Herky, & the rest got nuthin' on this version of Purdue Pete. Didn't know they had P90X in the 40's? Buff dude with sledgehammer not to be messed with.
1. Our # 1 choice - The Granddaddy of 'em all - is this Rose Bowl shirt that features Alabama's 1935 victory over Stanford. Taken off the game's program cover, the pose is very similar to that of the Heisman trophy pose which coincidentally was awarded for the first time that same year.
There are plenty of Original Retro Brand Helmet t’s that didn’t break our top 20 that are pretty spectacular too, so we highly recommend you browse around the college section and enjoy.
Before we leave, did I mention it’s Tuesday Trivia Time? Just answer the following question correctly in the comment section at the end of this post, and be automatically entered into our drawing for a FREE $50 Original Retro Brand gift card. It’s that simple. We’ll announce the winner on Facebook tomorrow afternoon. Ready (it’s a 2-parter)?
Two men are mostly credited with inventing the football helmet. One was George Barclay, who invented a “head harness” back in 1896, but the second came up with more of a helmet device. What was his name, and what school did he play for?
Let’s see those answers and GOOD LUCK!
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