BOWDOIN COLLEGE POLAR BEARS
Location: Brunswick, ME
Division: NCAA Division Three
Conference: New England Small College Athletic Conference
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RAGNAR THE TERRIER LOOKS AT FOOTBALL HELMETS
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.
School: 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?
School: 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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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.
11. 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.
10. 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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COOL FOOTBALL HELMET: MONTANA STATE-NORTHERN
MONTANA 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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COOL FOOTBALL HELMET: BACONE COLLEGE
BACONE 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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COOL FOOTBALL HELMET: KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY
KENTUCKY 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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COOL FOOTBALL HELMET: OHIO DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY
OHIO 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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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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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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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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