I'm gonna try to get one when we got up next month.I've seen them at Bama Fever. It has the Script A embossed on it.
What he really wants is a game ball, the type they would use in a game.I've seen them at Bama Fever. It has the Script A embossed on it.
Wilson is the official football for all NCAA games. The NCAA logo is on the balls but I've never noticed if Alabama has their logo or the SEC logo on game balls. I kind of doubt the Alabama logo would be on there though. If you make sure whatever you buy says Wilson "Official" NCAA football you should be okay as far as authenticity.My son wants one for Christmas.
It looks like a Nike -something- Elite.
Heh.... you got me wondering now.Wilson is the official football for all NCAA games. The NCAA logo is on the balls but I've never noticed if Alabama has their logo or the SEC logo on game balls. I kind of doubt the Alabama logo would be on there though. If you make sure whatever you buy says Wilson "Official" NCAA football you should be okay as far as authenticity.
That's what I was talking about.What he really wants is a game ball, the type they would use in a game.
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I'm pretty sure the offense gets to use whichever ball they want. The teams bring their own.The footballs are manufactured by Wilson and are identical to NFL except for the half white circle. Nike probably just pays a licensing fee to put their swish on it.
That sure does look like a swoosh. Since Wilson 1001 is the official NCAA football I wonder how they're allowed to use something different?Heh.... you got me wondering now.
Pretty sure this is a Nike though. :biggrin2:
I'm not sure when it stopped being the "official ball", but many teams use the Nike ball, and have for several years. I would venture a guess that most of the top 25 teams that are "Nike schools" use the Nike ball. I have obtained several game balls over the years and the last 5 or 6 of them have been Nike. I know that Tennessee uses the Wilson GST, and several schools use it too...I wonder if its a matter of preference with the QBs? Not sure. I have some old Spalding J5V's from the 1970s and Wilson TD balls from the early 1980's & 1970's that were Alabama game balls. I don't see a lot of difference between them except for some of the older ones didn't have the "half-stripe". I know that in the early 1980's many schools actually used the Wilson NFL ball with the half-stripe printed over it, Alabama included. Sorry for the impromptu history lecture...That sure does look like a swoosh. Since Wilson 1001 is the official NCAA football I wonder how they're allowed to use something different?
I have. Hence my original response.Yep. They use a Nike, but I have never seen the Bama logo on the game balls like most other schools have. I know because I have looked for them in the past.
Actually college balls are smaller than NFL balls. Trust me I know, I quit dreaming of playing in the nfl when i put my tiny little hands on one of those bad boys in HS. They are much larger.The footballs are manufactured by Wilson and are identical to NFL except for the half white circle. Nike probably just pays a licensing fee to put their swish on it.