Can we talk Bama headgear 2026?

[bamaga]

Oranange hats or white helmets?

 

[Elefantman]

Oranange hats or white helmets?

I think orange helmets and white hats would be a nice change.

 

[bamaga]

I think orange helmets and white hats would be a nice change.

That crossed a line. No way , NO WAY should an Alabama team ever cross onto the field of play with Orange anywhere on them. That includes spills from Orange Gatorade.

 

[Bama197]

I've actually been wanting to see crimson pants with 2 white stripes for a while now. I think it'll look pretty good!

 

[FitToBeTide]

Not many folks remember in 1969 Alabama wore these for most of their games-100 sticker celebrating 100 years of college football. Several other teams wore similar decals for the 1969 season.

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Having been on campus in '69, I remember that headgear quite well.

 

[Krymsonman]

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Looks like a brain!

 

[Krymsonman]

Bama wore white helmets in the 50s, 60s, 70's and early/mid 80s. That's pre-Bryant, the Bryant era, and post-Bryant.

But, the last time we wore them was under Ray Perkins.

I wonder if the "last memory" of white helmets being associated with RP, which is not the best memory for those of us who can remember it, impacts how we feel about them???

I go way back, but my only memories of the white helmets contain a lot of losing. Keep them stowed away!

 

[BigGunn9595]

I've actually been wanting to see crimson pants with 2 white stripes for a while now. I think it'll look pretty good!

Don't mess with the uniform. It should have been a bullet form in CKD's contract. you should not mess with the best looking uniform in college football.

 

[BamaInCummingGA]

While I'm a traditionalist, I think grey would look great. I think we've done that in Basketball, IIRC.

But grey/gray would look GREAT with Crimson!!!

Softball team does it with the old logo (elephant coming thru the block A) and it looks really good.

 

[78Alum]

Don't mess with the uniform. It should have been a bullet form in CKD's contract. you should not mess with the best looking uniform in college football.

^^^^this^^^^

 

[Slowpoke Catracho]

 

[4Q Basket Case]

Don't mess with the uniform. It's trying to improve on perfection -- gilding the lily.

White helmets with a red stripe and numbers isn't messing with the uniform. Bryant used to do it a lot, especially if the opposing team had red helmets. Since then, it's been done periodically over the years and isn't a drastic departure.

I'm unaware of Alabama ever wearing red pants. Let's not even think about a sheen on the pants....that's an abomination against the Lord.

 

[TDBama78]

Don't mess with the uniform. It's trying to improve on perfection -- gilding the lily.

White helmets with a red stripe and numbers isn't messing with the uniform. Bryant used to do it a lot, especially if the opposing team had red helmets. Since then, it's been done periodically over the years and isn't a drastic departure.

I'm unaware of Alabama ever wearing red pants. Let's not even think about a sheen on the pants....that's an abomination against the Lord.

I believe it is the unwritten 11th commandment.

 

[Tide Rev]

The Snake in White!

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That is Terry Davis handing off to Ellis Beck

 

[GrayTide]

That is Terry Davis handing off to Ellis Beck

In Los Angeles versus Southern Cal who wore dark red helmets.

 

[TDBama78]

That is Terry Davis handing off to Ellis Beck

Terry "the snake" Davis,, he had some snake in him .

 

[Slowpoke Catracho]

Terry "the snake" Davis,, he had some snake in him .

I hate those Barstool Sports pages! I stand corrected!

 

[Evil Crimson Dragon]

I wouldn’t mind an occasional use of white helmets . Would remind me of my youth when “ college “ football was actually college football.

Looks too much like Stanford

 

[Ledsteplin]

Looks too much like Stanford

Or State Penn.

 

[graydogg85]

I personally think white helmets would be really cool from time to time, but I also think it’s unlikely to happen. The last time he was directly questioned about it, CKD basically shot it down.

My senior year at Alabama (2006), we had one game where the home jerseys had a thin houndstooth collar on them, I think it was Ole Miss. That’s as adventurous as I’ve ever witnessed. It does seem like the team frequently wore black socks instead of white socks under Shula, but that’s really splitting hairs. I’ve also seen a lot of photos of white cleats as opposed to black cleats in the 80s. I think if we were to wear white helmets on the road, white cleats would be really clean. But again, splitting hairs.