Originally Posted by CyinCo 
Now, about the white helmets. He told me Chizik wanted white helmets while the design people wanted the cardinal helmet. Chizik had said white was the color and the staff was prepared to go with that.
When I first saw the sketches, I figured that the white helmet was Chizik's favorite--because it was so similar to Auburn's and Texas's helmets.
I'll have to note that I'm not quite sure (especially, looking at the birds--
or the pro teams), that the color chosen is
Cardinal. Still, it's better than the old bright red and blue.
