Matte Helmets in 2016

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Those are matte helmets. Michigan spokesman says the plan is to wear those this season. That's new.

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Sugaloaf

August 3rd, 2016 at 1:40 AM ^

I'm pretty sure from the detail photos that the finish on the blue is not matte but satin. Its got a bit of shine, but not nearly as much as the maize.

I have a feeling these will actually look pretty sweet on gameday, and not as matte as the 2013 Outback Bowl.

Here's the two different ones:

NEW

 

OUTBACK

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Crootin

August 2nd, 2016 at 5:58 PM ^

Helmet technology changes all the time, for Michigan and other teams. We've already adopted that helmet technology over time in order to improve performance and safety. Look at the floating plastic piece on the crown and other safety related innovations. That does NOT mean we need to change the design and colors every few years, especially on the classic helmet just to keep up with the joneses and the desires of our corporate sponsors. /get off my lawn

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michgoblue

August 2nd, 2016 at 2:16 PM ^

I am one of the most get-off-my-lawn people on this blog, but I have to say, those helmers are really nice.  The matte is subtle, and the overall helmet looks really nice.  Honestly, i am not sure I would have even noticed that this was matte if it wasn't pointed out.

On a broader note, I think that the whole uniform from Jumpman looks really sharp.

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707oxford

August 2nd, 2016 at 3:45 PM ^

As I said on the other post, I wonder if what Nike was going for here was something different altogether.  It's hard to tell in these photos but this doesn't look like a "traditional" matte, rather something in between glossy and matte.  My guess is that Nike was going for a light reflection similar to that of leather. 

 

Those who want people off their lawn because of the move away from glossy helmets are forgetting that before them, there were probably even older people wanting whippernsappers off their lawn when original leather helmets converted to plastic.

 

If an iconic leather helmet sheen is what they were going for, it would actually be a pretty clever troll by Nike. 

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