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Suzie did no one any favors when she changed the logo to a generic husky from a very unique one. We are now indistinguishable from dozens of colleges, high schools and tool companies. It was a unnecassary vanity project. Bad move.

 
CL82 said:
Here you go:

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Looks like a "gassed" dog. Tired, tongue hanging out. I like the new one because it's fierce looking.
This one is fine for a gymnastics team where everybody is smiling and the team is trying to con the judges by exuberantly greeting each teammate as they finish their rotation.
 
Love the old logo, indifferent to the new one now. I'm fine with it. I agree, the decal needs to be bigger on the helmets. Also a much bigger fan of the white helmets than blue. That Arizona throwback logo is awesome.
 
Palatine said:
Suzie did no one any favors when she changed the logo to a generic husky from a very unique one. We are now indistinguishable from dozens of colleges, high schools and tool companies. It was a unnecassary vanity project. Bad move.

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And as she repeatedly pointed out, it was free!
 
The second concept helmet with the smiling logo proves that the smiling logo stunk out loud. That thing looks awful.
 
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Hamms30 said:
Love the old logo, indifferent to the new one now. I'm fine with it. I agree, the decal needs to be bigger on the helmets. Also a much bigger fan of the white helmets than blue. That Arizona throwback logo is awesome.
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I think the blue helmet might work best with some version of the old Uconn script. Otherwise the white with a larger Husky.
 
ZooCougar said:
Read it and weep you Block C loving olds.

He’s a good boy.

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So many people who get their granny panties in a bunch over the new (better) logo fail to recognize that bigger logo downgrade was from the more realistic shaggy wild dog of the 80s-90s to the cartoony trimmed up dog of the 2000s.

And the block C is still JC Penney trash
 
Dream Jobbed 2.0 said:
So many people who get their granny panties in a bunch over the new (better) logo fail to recognize that bigger logo downgrade was from the more realistic shaggy wild dog of the 80s-90s to the cartoony trimmed up dog of the 2000s.

And the block C is still JC Penney trash
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It wasn’t bad, although I’ve heard some posters on The Boneyard refer to it as “too fluffy.”

The logo debate cracks me up because everybody has a different thing that motivates them. Too friendly, too angry, too fluffy, too gassy … pick any characteristic about the husky and I guarantee you someone hates it. My hot button issue is that we gave up a unique brand, that of the white husky, for a generic brand. Just dumb in my opinion. Hopefully, they will go back to a white husky in the next iteration. It can be fluffy, angry, and gassy, or not, for all I care.
 
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CL82 said:
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It wasn’t bad, although I’ve heard some posters on The Boneyard refer to it as “too fluffy.”

The logo debate cracks me up because everybody has a different thing that motivates them. Too friendly, too angry, too fluffy, too gassy … pick any characteristic about the husky and I guarantee you someone hates it. My hot button issue is that we gave up a unique brand, that of the white husky, for a generic brand. Just dumb in my opinion. Hopefully, they will go back to a white husky in the next iteration. It can be fluffy, angry, and gassy, or not, for all I care.
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The one you posted is the actual good one. Everyone always says they miss the 2003-12 or so one which was terrible. Could you imagine being a grown man and wearing a golf shirt with that cartoon on it to the office? No. The new tough dog? Yes. Fun fact: the new dog logo has been around longer than our historic and legendary block c ever was!
 
Dream Jobbed 2.0 said:
Could you imagine being a grown man and wearing a golf shirt with that cartoon on it to the office?
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Given the amount of national championships that logo has associated with it, I wouldn’t have an issue with it.
 
ZooCougar said:
The fact that younger people like the old logo better than you just shows that you are older than your age.
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Younger people than I preferring the old logo is has no relevance to my age or maturity. I didn't mention a personal preference vis a vie the new logo to the old, or vice versa. I have clothing and memorabilia with both. My post was more of a commentary on how this thread was becoming yet another lap around the logo track.

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Husky25 said:
Younger people than I preferring the old logo is has no relevance to my age or maturity. I didn't mention a personal preference vis a vie the new logo to the old, or vice versa. I have clothing and memorabilia with both. My post was more of a commentary on how this thread was becoming yet another lap around the logo track.

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Then you just have poor taste..
 
CL82 said:
Given the amount of national championships that logo has associated with it, I wouldn’t have an issue with it.
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It’s almost like nobody here has ever looked at other logos before.
 
2 things: 1. Pick a friggin’ logo and stick with it and make it huge on the helmet.
2. Zoo, had to google touch grass. Never heard of that, but sorta knew the inclination when I read it.
….or maybe 3.
Only baseball gets the exception. The hook C rocks. For Football the block C does not have the street creds.
 
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I feel like this logo debate is stuck in syndicated reruns. Same old gripes, same old arguments.

The old smiling husky isn't coming back. The block C is probably never coming back. The wolf-dog has been around for a decade now. UConn's branded it enough in that time where it's reasonably recognizable now across all sports. It's not going anywhere. Make the logo a little larger on the helmet and call it a day.
 
UCFBfan said:
Not going to lie, the changed logo has kind of grown on me and I'm not really missing the old one. Everytime I look at the old logo it just feels that, old. I like the more modern logo. As time has passed it's grown on me which I'm sure others feel as well but won't admit it.

Regardless it is what it is. Let's just place some football! I hate the off-season.
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I wouldn't give a F if the helmets were BRIGHT PINK, just as long as we win with Mora. I would love to see Connecticut outlined on the helmets, but that is just me.

The new logo is fine IMHO, however it might not be a top 10 college football logo..
 
While winning is paramount, and off season threads are a reach, I still feel strongly enough about this subject to participate here. .
--Our new Husky is better than the fluff dog.
—Our white helmet looks better than the blue
—Our dog helmet logo needs to be larger
 
ZooCougar said:
Then you just have poor taste..
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As long as that makes sense in your own head, great. I'm not going to give it another thought.

Carry on.
 
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BugsyCT said:
I feel like this logo debate is stuck in syndicated reruns. Same old gripes, same old arguments.

The old smiling husky isn't coming back. The block C is probably never coming back. The wolf-dog has been around for a decade now. UConn's branded it enough in that time where it's reasonably recognizable now across all sports. It's not going anywhere. Make the logo a little larger on the helmet and call it a day.
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We’re due for a rebranding. When it comes up, I hope we can do better than “man, we screwed the pooch on our last rebranding effort, but it’s been 10 years, so let’s just double down on it”.

That said, completely agree that increasing the size of the decal slightly, say 10 to 15%, would improve the look of our helmets next season.
 
The current one is a mess. Just a piece of clip art that was designed to be easy and cheap to produce. And for 75 years, beginning with Jonathan II, UCONN had been represented by a white husky. It was unique among the many husky mascots. But of course Susan and Warde, neither of whom had a clue about UConn or its workings, history or traditions, ignored that because they got a free redesign from Nike. Go back to a white Husky. And lose the clueless look.
 
What about not logo and just solid white with a blue strip down the middle and solid blue with a white stripe down the middle.
 
Dream Jobbed 2.0 said:
So many people who get their granny panties in a bunch over the new (better) logo fail to recognize that bigger logo downgrade was from the more realistic shaggy wild dog of the 80s-90s to the cartoony trimmed up dog of the 2000s.

And the block C is still JC Penney trash
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The Block C is like a Clearance Rack level logo.
 
I've never liked the new Husky Logo. To me It looks like generic clip art that could just as easily be used on a travel softball team try out flyer. The Fluffy Dog was at least unique to Uconn, even though it was clearly a Samoyed. I prefer understated looks on uniforms. JMO but I think an all-white helmet with a thick blue stripe, red pinstriping outside that, and a player number Bama Style would look good. You could even add helmet stickers of paw prints, Derp Husky Heads, Oak Leafs or Block C's.
 
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