BYU helmets

Who supplies our helmets? Is it just me or do a lot of our players lose helmets during the games? (just finished re-watching a couple of games)

It's not just BYU - it appears to be throughout college and pro football.

I've noticed it too.



This sounds kind of crazy, but could they be making them that way on purpose? It seems like the helmet coming off deflects a lot of the force of a hit to the head. Of course, that leaves the players head exposed to additional hits, but I've never seen someone get hurt as a result of them getting hit without a helmet. Just a thought

IowaCougar wrote:
It's not just BYU - it appears to be throughout college and pro football.

I think it comes as a result of player preference in whether or not they buckle up the bottom strap, and if they do, how tight they button it up. There is a lot more smack talk and talk in general in the game than there used to be, so players prefer to keep it a bit loose so they can talk. You'll notice that certain players at certain positions lose their lids more often--the mouthy players and the players who need to call out plays, coverages, and assignments (C, QB, ILB, S).

snoscythe wrote:

It's not just BYU - it appears to be throughout college and pro football.

I think it comes as a result of player preference in whether or not they buckle up the bottom strap, and if they do, how tight they button it up. There is a lot more smack talk and talk in general in the game than there used to be, so players prefer to keep it a bit loose so they can talk. You'll notice that certain players at certain positions lose their lids more often--the mouthy players and the players who need to call out plays, coverages, and assignments (C, QB, ILB, S).

Sno is right, this all comes down to the players and not snapping their chin straps on, or keeping them real loose.

As an aside, I knew a guy who got his tightly strapped helmet popped off in a JV game at BYU. the chin cup caught his lip as the helmet came off, and it completely ripped his lip away from his gums, and he could put his finger up inside his upper lip and touch his sinuses. That's another reason to keep it a bit loose, I guess.

snoscythe wrote:

It's not just BYU - it appears to be throughout college and pro football.

I think it comes as a result of player preference in whether or not they buckle up the bottom strap, and if they do, how tight they button it up. There is a lot more smack talk and talk in general in the game than there used to be, so players prefer to keep it a bit loose so they can talk. You'll notice that certain players at certain positions lose their lids more often--the mouthy players and the players who need to call out plays, coverages, and assignments (C, QB, ILB, S).

After reading several articles about helmet safety and concussions, I think you'll find that experts agree with this. I would add that some players like it looser because they can get it on and off easier, but if that's the case the helmet has not been fitted properly for safety. A properly fitted and strapped-on helmet should not come off nearly as much as we have seen.