Coach Pinkel has said numerous times that TigerHead and the name "Mizzou" is what people see and instantly recognize Mizzou and Missouri. This, at least I don't think, means people are getting Mizzou's helmet mixed up with Michigan's, but Pinkel has said that is why they are changing it. In all honesty I really don't care what is put on the helmet or anything like that, I just want my team to win.
Many tradition pundits will argue that if we let Nike change our identity going into the SEC that we will be laughed at and mocked. Yes, I will admit we are going into a conference that has a lot of stock in the past and tradition but sometimes they are stuck in the past. If you really look at the schools in the SEC, there are schools that don't follow tradition. It just seems that way because that is what we are told and we believe it.
Don't forget that we have been looking to change this for a few years now. Since they brought the TigerHead logo into the picture they have been changing our merchandise and it is really selling. We have been in the Top 20 in licensed apparel sells in the last few years. The honest truth is the Tiger Paw/Block M didn't sell because they were too closely matched to Clemson and Michigan respectively. Mizzou is now in a better place nationally because of our marketing and the Nike corp has brought to our school.
Helmets of the past:
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