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Barking about UW helmets

Part of the fun each Saturday is seeing what uniform combination each team dons.

While Oregon is the standard bearer for unpredictable uniforms in the Pac-12, the Huskies have had their share of combinations. Who remembers the purple helmets of the Jim Lambright era? (bad) …

Or the patriotic helmets worn on Sept. 11, 2011? (Classy)

Well, the Huskies will have some version of a white helmet for Saturday’s game against Illinois at Soldier Field in Chicago. But those eagle-eyed Dawg fans pounced on those picture of John Ross with a helmet that (gasp!) doesn’t have the purple “W”.

Those in the know are trying to keep Husky fans from jumping off the Montlake Bridge, figuratively of course.

@A_Jude Can you please throw water on this uni fire and tell people the purple “W” is put on before the game.

— Griffin Bennett (@GriffinWB) September 11, 2013

Don’t worry. It seems that every time Washington unveils a new uniform, they go back to the classic gold and purple (accompanied by much fanfare about tradition). I think I see a pattern.

Micah Rice

Columbian Sports Editor Micah Rice is the author of Tailgate Talk: College football from a Clark County perspective.