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How much did Nike charge us for that amazing new logo?

ivrytontusker said:
The new logo sucks.

(1) There is no rule that logos have to be "scary." The Celtics logo is not scary. The Whalers logo is not scary. The Cowboys logo is not scary. Etc. Nor is there a rule that animal logos have to be scary (see Kansas, Penn State, Texas).

(2) It looks like the old Quebec Nordiques logo, if the Nordiques were a minor league baseball team.

(3) Changing the logo for the sake of changing it is extremely low-rent. Sports brands do not replace their logos. Our brand was built 'under' and associated with the old logo. The new logo has also spawned other gimmicks, such as copying LSU with the eyes on the field and putting the eyes on the helmets (which looks ridiculous).

I strongly prefer the old logo and won't buy anything with the new logo on it. So there.
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I've always thought of the Pats as low rent but had these mounting SB championships to contend with of late. Now I can point to their logo change, thank you.
 
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ivrytontusker said:
The new logo sucks.

(1) There is no rule that logos have to be "scary." The Celtics logo is not scary. The Whalers logo is not scary. The Cowboys logo is not scary. Etc. Nor is there a rule that animal logos have to be scary (see Kansas, Penn State, Texas).

(2) It looks like the old Quebec Nordiques logo, if the Nordiques were a minor league baseball team.

(3) Changing the logo for the sake of changing it is extremely low-rent. Sports brands do not replace their logos. Our brand was built 'under' and associated with the old logo. The new logo has also spawned other gimmicks, such as copying LSU with the eyes on the field and putting the eyes on the helmets (which looks ridiculous).

I strongly prefer the old logo and won't buy anything with the new logo on it. So there.
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The similarity to the Quebec Nordiques logo is uncanny
 
TheDrifter75 said:
I've always thought of the Pats as low rent but had these mounting SB championships to contend with of late. Now I can point to their logo change, thank you.
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They've had the current logo for 25 years. All of their success has been with the new logo. Do you think it makes sense now for them to change their logo, when their success is associated with the new logo? (And in case it isn't clear, I'm not saying their success is caused by the new logo.) Also, the Patriots' old logo did not really look good on a helmet because of its proportions. The new logo looks better on helmets. In other words, there is an aesthetic justification for the change. UConn did not have this problem, and did not make such a change; the proportions are basically the same. There was no aesthetic justification. The old logo is vastly superior aesthetically, in my opinion.

whaler11 said:
The similarity to the Quebec Nordiques logo is uncanny
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It was an alternative logo. Research...lol.

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ivrytontusker said:
They've had the current logo for 25 years. All of their success has been with the new logo. Do you think it makes sense now for them to change their logo, when their success is associated with the new logo? (And in case it isn't clear, I'm not saying their success is caused by the new logo.) Also, the Patriots' old logo did not really look good on a helmet because of its proportions. The new logo looks better on helmets. In other words, there is an aesthetic justification for the change. UConn did not have this problem, and did not make such a change; the proportions are basically the same. There was no aesthetic justification. The old logo is vastly superior aesthetically, in my opinion.



It was an alternative logo. Research...lol.

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Yeah they never used that logo and obviously it's 100x worse than UConn's.
 
whaler11 said:
Yeah they never used that logo and obviously it's 100x worse than UConn's.
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Is it really 100x worse? I don't think it is that much worse. I wouldn't be surprised if Nike's designers were inspired by it, the similarity is extraordinary.

Happy Jonathan was truly original. It was excellent logo that was scrapped for literally no reason. It was one of the dumber decisions made by the UConn athletic department lately, and given the recent FB hires that is saying something.
 
ivrytontusker said:
Is it really 100x worse? I don't think it is that much worse. I wouldn't be surprised if Nike's designers were inspired by it, the similarity is extraordinary.

Happy Jonathan was truly original. It was excellent logo that was scrapped for literally no reason. It was one of the dumber decisions made by the UConn athletic department lately, and given the recent FB hires that is saying something.
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I like the old one better too but it's probably time to get over it.
 
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ivrytontusker said:
They've had the current logo for 25 years. All of their success has been with the new logo. Do you think it makes sense now for them to change their logo, when their success is associated with the new logo? (And in case it isn't clear, I'm not saying their success is caused by the new logo.) Also, the Patriots' old logo did not really look good on a helmet because of its proportions. The new logo looks better on helmets. In other words, there is an aesthetic justification for the change. UConn did not have this problem, and did not make such a change; the proportions are basically the same. There was no aesthetic justification. The old logo is vastly superior aesthetically, in my opinion.



It was an alternative logo. Research...lol.

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Out in the rest of the country neither UConn logo is that recognizable. The new logo is more attractive to recruits and is more in line with most consider a husky.

Yes, the pats have had most of their success since the change. My brother who, to my knowledge, has been a fan since 2002 but claims a much longer fandom says they've had a wildly successful past. Anything I can use to shake my head at him helps.
 
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If baseball can have the script C (awesome btw) then Football can bring back the block C with blue helmets. Goose-gander husky sort o thang.
 
TheDrifter75 said:
Out in the rest of the country neither UConn logo is that recognizable. The new logo is more attractive to recruits and is more in line with most consider a husky.
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The old logo was definitely more recognizable to people elsewhere in the country than the new logo. As for recruits, I'm not sure why any recruit would care about the logo, nor am I aware of any evidence that they prefer the new logo.

whaler11 said:
I like the old one better too but it's probably time to get over it.
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I'm not going to start a protest about it, but I'm not buying anything with the UConn Nordiques logo. Happy Jonathan forever!
 
ivrytontusker said:
The old logo was definitely more recognizable to people elsewhere in the country than the new logo. As for recruits, I'm not sure why any recruit would care about the logo, nor am I aware of any evidence that they prefer the new logo.



I'm not going to start a protest about it, but I'm not buying anything with the UConn Nordiques logo. Happy Jonathan forever!
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But if they somehow come up with a logo where an igloo is holding a hockey stick I'm buying everything.
 
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The old logo looks like someone who is happy, relaxed, comfortable, etc. He is happy because of all of the winning UConn did when he was the logo. The new logo looks like someone who was told to "make an intimidating face" when posing for a picture. If I were going to a bar, I would much rather hang out with the old logo than the new logo.

I hate the new logo. Is that clear? **** the new logo.
 
That was not an alternative Nordiques logo. That was going to replace the old logo but the team moved to Colorado instead. That new logo is so bad that it makes the move to Colorado look good.
 
UConnNick said:
The U of Wisconsin sued something like 158 HS teams for using their 'W' helmet logo several years ago. You have to do it to protect your trademark brand.

The U of Georgia and Packers have used the same helmet logo for as long as I can remember. I've always wondered which one had it first.
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Rye High School (NY) used the Green Bay logo on their helmet for decades. They may still use it.
 
Anyone want to take a shot on the odds that ivrytontusker let's this dumb duck*ing argument go before the next time they change the logo?
 
ivrytontusker said:
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The old logo looks like someone who is happy, relaxed, comfortable, etc. He is happy because of all of the winning UConn did when he was the logo. The new logo looks like someone who was told to "make an intimidating face" when posing for a picture. If I were going to a bar, I would much rather hang out with the old logo than the new logo.

I hate the new logo. Is that clear? **** the new logo.
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[Insert WTF jackie chan meme here]
 
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Redding Husky said:
Rye High School (NY) used the Green Bay logo on their helmet for decades. They may still use it.
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They still do...you see the red & black G sticker all over the place here in Port Chester.
 
I'll beat the dead horse one more time ...

In Texas, I'm surrounded by Big 12 and SEC fans. It's unanimous here that the block "C" dark blue helmet was our best. It's simple, masculine, clean, and (most importantly) easily memorable and recognizable.

I'll get off my high (dead) horse now.
 
ivrytontusker said:
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The old logo looks like someone who is happy, relaxed, comfortable, etc. He is happy because of all of the winning UConn did when he was the logo. The new logo looks like someone who was told to "make an intimidating face" when posing for a picture. If I were going to a bar, I would much rather hang out with the old logo than the new logo.

I hate the new logo. Is that clear? **** the new logo.
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Dog vs. Wolf.
 
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Warde just wanted to put on his resume that he rebranded 2 programs. He was generally a disaster.
 
BugsyCT said:
I was a big fan of the old logo too.

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The thinking man's Husky. It may be no coincidence that "The Dobie Gillis Show" was popular at the same time this Husky enjoyed his extremely short lived tenure in Storrs. There was a statue of the thinking man at the beginning of each episode.
 
UConnNick said:
Dog vs. Wolf.
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You mean a fluffy mop with eyes vs. a Husky. I never liked the logo of that era, with or without the red tongue.
 
weyuo said:
It was a mistake getting rid of the old logo in favor of a generic one and I am wondering what was wrong with the 'unique" Husky logo that was unmistakably UConn. The new logo, while not being the exact replica, does resemble a half dozen(if not more) Husky logos in the college ranks. Extremely poor decision.
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It wasn't a mistake. That logo sucked and looked nothing like a husky, all white or otherwise. I went to UConn in the 80's so it's the logo I grew up with, but I don't know anyone who liked it.

Now people can bitch about the new one not being all white, and the all white versions of the new one might have been a way to go, but the old one was lame.
 
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