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August 23, 2016 · 11:05 pm

RAGNAR THE TERRIER LOOKS AT FOOTBALL HELMETS

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Ragnar loves his peeps, especially his Mom – my sister Rosemary

Regular readers of Balladeer’s Blog are familiar with my sister Rosemary’s dog Ragnar. Since he’s a Terrier he offered to give his expert opinion on the football helmets used by college teams with Terrier names.

wofford terriers helmetSchool: Wofford College 

Team Name: Terriers

Ragnar Says: Wofford hasn’t used this particular helmet design since the late 1980s. They’ve been using incredibly boring BLANK helmets instead. Now what kind of message does that send?  

Highland ScottiesSchool: Highland College

Team Name: Scotties

Ragnar Says: How can you not love this helmet? That handsome fellow is wearing his game face but still conveys what lovable and irresistable scamps we Terriers are. Continue reading →

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August 4, 2014 · 11:44 pm

THE COOLEST COLLEGE FOOTBALL HELMETS IN THE NAIA

With college football kicking off on August 23rd in the divisions covered here at Balladeer’s Blog the time seemed right to present a look at the coolest football helmets in NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) football. Feel free to let me know whose helmets you feel I left out or who should have been rated higher or lower.

Dordt College Defenders11. DORDT COLLEGE DEFENDERS

Location: Sioux Center, IA

Comment: The NAIA has the Defenders, the NJCAA has the Avengers and Canadian college football boasts the X-Men! Marvel Comics fans have absolutely no excuse not to get into college football.  

Oklahoma Baptist University helmet10. OKLAHOMA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY BISON

Location: Shawnee, OK

Comment: Now here’s a helmet that’s as grand and glorious as the mighty beast the team is named for! OBU is known for getting things done with its sports programs so even though they’re still a little new to gridiron action look for them to make noise sooner rather than later.   

9. BETHANY COLLEGE SWEDES

Location: Lindsborg, KS 

Comment: Like the Florida Gators the Bethany Swedes have one of those iconic helmets with stylish lettering and an overall eye-catching appeal. This helmet looks even better topping the Swedes’ blue jerseys and gold pants. Continue reading →

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January 4, 2013 · 12:12 am

COOL FOOTBALL HELMET: MONTANA STATE-NORTHERN

MSU- Northern LightsMONTANA STATE-NORTHERN LIGHTS

Location: Havre, MT

Division: NAIA

Conference Affiliation: Frontier Conference

Comment: MSU-Northern cleverly decided to call their sports teams the Lights because of the “Northern” at the end of their university’s name. An unfortunate side effect is that people often mistakenly think their teams are called the “Northern Lights” and that they Continue reading →

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December 22, 2012 · 5:07 pm

COOL FOOTBALL HELMET: BACONE COLLEGE

Bacone WarriorsBACONE COLLEGE WARRIORS

Location: Muskogee, OK

Division: NAIA

Conference Affiliation: Central States

Comment: Even if you’re not an Okee from Muskogee you’ve got to love these thoroughly intimidating helmets! Regular readers of Balladeer’s Blog are familiar with the tendency of the Bacone Warriors to Continue reading →

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December 6, 2012 · 11:23 pm

COOL FOOTBALL HELMET: KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY

Kentucky_St_OLD1KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY THOROBREDS

Location: Frankfort, KY

Conference Affiliation: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Comment: How could you possibly top this helmet on the Continue reading →

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December 1, 2012 · 3:24 pm

COOL FOOTBALL HELMET: OHIO DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY

Ohio Dominican PanthersOHIO DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY PANTHERS

Location: Columbus, OH

Conference Affiliation: Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Comment: The old joke about a team just rolling their helmets onto the field and the Continue reading →

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November 27, 2012 · 9:43 pm

COOL FOOTBALL HELMET: MORAVIAN COLLEGE

MORAVIAN COLLEGE GREYHOUNDS

Location: Bethlehem, PA

Conference Affiliation: Centennial Conference

Comment: The Centennial Conference not only boasts some of the coolest-named Continue reading →

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November 3, 2012 · 5:41 pm

COOL FOOTBALL HELMET: GARDEN CITY COLLEGE

GARDEN CITY BRONCBUSTERS

Location: Garden City, KS

Division: NJCAA

Conference Affiliation: Jayhawk Conference

Comment: They’re the Broncbusters, not the Bronc -O- Busters, so that’s not a typo. In honor of the NJCAA postseason getting underway today and tomorrow here’s a Continue reading →

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October 20, 2012 · 2:06 pm

COOL COLLEGE FOOTBALL HELMET: STEVENS POINT

STEVENS POINT POINTERS

Location: Stevens Point, WI

Division: NCAA Division 3

Comment: A lifelong dog lover like me just cannot resist this helmet! The Pointers finally got rid of Continue reading →

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October 4, 2012 · 12:10 am

COOL FOOTBALL HELMET: WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY

WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY PIONEERS

Location: Plainview, TX

Division: NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics)

Comment: The Pioneers relaunched football just this year and already have a victory under their belts! They embraced the NAIA tradition of beating NCAA Division 3 teams to get a “W” in this Continue reading →

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