I'm one semester away if I ever want to come back and finish... But I'm moving out of the country, working as a wildlife conservationist.... Much more fulfilling than getting my degree and going to law school...
It is an odd facemask. I wish somebody would wear the type of mask worn by Ed Podolak and John Brockington. Clicking on this sentence should take you to an old Topps card of Brockington. I think Mike Strachan (Saints RB, 1975-80) also wore this type of mask.
That vertical bar has been found to lead to many more concussions, as the force of the blow is often concentrated in one spot.... In fact, I'm pretty sure helmets with a bar like that have been discontinued....