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CL82 said:
Yep that's it. 64-65 we had that football shaped one but never the block. To be honest, out of all the ones listed I like the block C the best but there isn't a whole lot of history behind it, except for what Randy built.
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We were ahead of the times - they should re-create the 65 helmet where half of the shell was white and the other half navy blue, with the same logo on each side, but with the colors inverted!
 
Butch said:
I can absolutely assure anyone the block "C" goes back to 1924.
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Well you may be right, but I'd like to see a picture of it. I don't think it was ever used on a helmet. You know what might be a good place to look - the old yearbooks you once linked. (I think it was you.)
 
CL82 said:
Well you may be right, but I'd like to see a picture of it. I don't think it was ever used on a helmet. You know what might be a good place to look - the old yearbooks you once linked. (I think it was you.)
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They used leather helmets back then.
 
Butch said:
They used leather helmets back then.
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I like our default uniforms, but ping to an alternate one is good idea. The players love it, the recruits like it, the fans will talk about it. It's one thing to wear black for a big home game, and then get blown out of the water. But wearing alternative uniforms is really kind of traditional at this point.

Even Notre Dame used the green jerseys sometimes. We aren't Bama, Michigan, or Penn State. Wearing alternate uniforms is no crime against football.

If it's more palatable to the tradition nazis. (I can't believe we even have those). Then lets go with throwbacks.
 
ZooCougar said:
Did he play against Torrington and Lewis Mills?
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Since you are continually clueless and whining, I'll help you. UConn started playing only colleges in 1915.
 
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The 1948 LA Rams were the first team to paint logos on their helmets.
 
CL82 said:
and that offends you because no other team in the nation has "cartoon" logo?
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Cartoons are fine if they are tasteful.

We're doing away with that particular husky logo, so I don't think we'll be seeing that helmet unfortunately.
 
Butch said:
They used leather helmets back then.
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Yep. So pick any year at all and see if you can find the block C on the helmet. Or I can save you some time and tell you it's not there. It's fine to like the current block C on the helmet but it has nothing to do with Connecticut's tradition. Even the C on the O'Neill's jersey (nice find Huskymedic! Got that from the yearbook?) doesn't resemble the current one. Randy used it and the no names on the jersey thing to emulate Penn St. Like I said, I like it and think is should be used more broadly for other sports, but it has nothing to do with the school's history.
 
CL82 said:
Yep. So pick any year at all and see if you can find the block C on the helmet. Or I can save you some time and tell you it's not there. It's fine to like the current block C on the helmet but it has nothing to do with Connecticut's tradition. Even the C on the O'Neill's jersey (nice find Huskymedic! Got that from the yearbook?) doesn't resemble the current one. Randy used it and the no names on the jersey thing to emulate Penn St. Like I said, I like it and think is should be used more broadly for other sports, but it has nothing to do with the school's history.
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Our first truly successful football team used the block "C" all across the board. Yeah, it has nothing to do with the school's history. Excellent logic.
 
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ZooCougar said:
Cartoons are fine if they are tasteful.

We're doing away with that particular husky logo, so I don't think we'll be seeing that helmet unfortunately.
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Yep, hopefully the new one will be decent. This thread notwithstanding, I'm not much of 'change' guy so I'm pretty sure I'll dislike it for the first few years. I preferred the old 'more realistic' logo but I am used to this one now.
 
Butch said:
Our first truly successful football team used the block "C" all across the board. Yeah, it has nothing to do with the school's history. Excellent logic.
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lol -You are reaching now Butch, but I appreciate that you now concede that this particular history goes back 10 years, an instant in college football.
 
CL82 said:
lol -You are reaching now Butch, but I appreciate that you now concede that this particular history goes back 10 years, an instant in college football.
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Apart from the first half of the 20th century, it's obvious we've never had a consistent logo besides the "cartoon" husky logo. I don't know the history of logos used in the first half of the 20th century, other than using a "C". Otherwise, this block "C" we have now is probably the longest lasting logo for the football team we've ever had, at least post-1965. And it obviously can be linked to our early years. Except it didn't have a post-modern touch to it back then.

I personally like the "cartoon" husky logo and do not wish to change it. It is a classic logo. It can be used for another 100 years.
 
I don't mind them jazzing up the football unis, but I kinda wish they'd keep the current Husky dog logo. So what if it's cartoonish? Lots of collegiate logos are. And it's become synonymous with the UConn brand and our 20+ year basketball tradition of success.

But...change can be a good thing, so whatever they're coming up with for a new design, let's hope it looks good.
 
Butch said:
Does anyone know when the new logo will be unveiled?
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Friends on the dance and golf team both said that the apparel for spring season sports would have the new logo on it. So hopefully soon.
 
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husky10 said:
Friends on the dance and golf team both said that the apparel for spring season sports would have the new logo on it. So hopefully soon.
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Thank you.
 
ZooCougar said:
20 minutes from when you read this.
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I am not completely tuned in with the culture of this message board but can someone please tell me what the "20 minutes" refers to? I know I've seen it mentioned countless times but never asked. And I wish I'd get to see it in 20 minutes. :p I wish they never changed the damn logo. We had a timeless classic. Like the Whalers.
 
Butch said:
I am not completely tuned in with the culture of this message board but can someone please tell me what the "20 minutes" refers to? I know I've seen it mentioned countless times but never asked. And I wish I'd get to see it in 20 minutes. :p I wish they never changed the damn logo. We had a timeless classic. Like the Whalers.
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4700 posts and you are not tuned into the "20 minutes"? Rookie.....
 
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