Please tell me this is not going to be our new logo

[Kait14]

Holy lord this is possibly more atrocious than Nike's rebranding of the OSU Beavers..

 

[UConnChapette]

Agree, Kait. Don't like it one bit.

 

[Kait14]

Jonathan is friendly, not a man-eating wolf with 1 eye

 

[Buster]

Jonathan, the dark side! I don't know.....

 

[Fishy]

That is not the new logo.

 

[CL82]

That's from the UConn Blog, so I doubt it. I won't be surprised if it is similar though.

 

[huskymedic]

Holy lord this is possibly more atrocious than Nike's rebranding of the OSU Beavers..

False Alarm...

Paul Lukas (@UniWatch)
3/19/13, 10:15 PM
I've deleted my previous tweet of a new UConn logo, after receiving new (and convincing) information that it's not legit.

 

[Kait14]

False Alarm...

Paul Lukas (@UniWatch)
3/19/13, 10:15 PM
I've deleted my previous tweet of a new UConn logo, after receiving new (and convincing) information that it's not legit.

Thank GOODNESS

 

[Icebear]

It's been around for a short while.

 

[EricLA]

I like the current logo. the colors are great with the splash of red for the tongue. Not sure why they feel the need to change it, but not much we can do about it.

 

[Wonkster]

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Just imagine how much more room for catastrophe there would be in rebranding The Beavers!

 

[PacoSwede]

Jonathan is friendly, not a man-eating wolf with 1 eye

Oddly, I noticed that recently when the logo of UConn and some other team appeared in sequence, maybe during the selection show. It was very striking that the UConn husky is a smiling, friendly image. And most other team logos -- especially when an animal is invovled -- incorporate ferocious, aggressive images. A few are whimsical,, nut there are few that are simply friendly.

I much prefer the UConn approach. It fits my view of things, but another plus is that it is relatively unique, not following the same old cliched approach. It says there are ways to win other than tearing the other guy's throat out.

I also got to thinking: How many team mascots/nicknames refer to dogs? First thought is that there would be many, but other than huskies, bulldogs, salukis, terriers and greyhounds (Naugatuck H.S.?) or whippets (Lake Wobegon), I have been unable to think of any other breed of dog that is a team mascot. There must be others, right? Can anyone think of any?

 

[pap49cba]

Oddly, I noticed that recently when the logo of UConn and some other team appeared in sequence, maybe during the selection show. It was very striking that the UConn husky is a smiling, friendly image. And most other team logos -- especially when an animal is invovled -- incorporate ferocious, aggressive images. A few are whimsical,, nut there are few that are simply friendly.

I much prefer the UConn approach. It fits my view of things, but another plus is that it is relatively unique, not following the same old cliched approach. It says there are ways to win other than tearing the other guy's throat out.

I also got to thinking: How many team mascots/nicknames refer to dogs? First thought is that there would be many, but other than huskies, bulldogs, salukis, terriers and greyhounds (Naugatuck H.S.?) or whippets (Lake Wobegon), I have been unable to think of any other breed of dog that is a team mascot. There must be others, right? Can anyone think of any?

Albany - Great Danes

Univ. MD Baltimore - Retrievers

 

[Kait14]

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Just imagine how much more room for catastrophe there would be in rebranding The Beavers!

As a Duck, seeing how Nike ruined the "little brother" brings a smile to my face =)

 

[Kait14]

I like the current logo. the colors are great with the splash of red for the tongue. Not sure why they feel the need to change it, but not much we can do about it.

Disagreed.. There's plenty that can be done about it http://www.kpho.com/story/21451616/asu-reverts-back-to-old-mascot

 

[cohenzone]

I want a logo with blood dripping from a foaming mouth, tinged with traces of emerald green and orange. And that is just the coaching staff.

 

[Fairfield_1st]

I've always disliked the logo, too soft. I don't buy anything that has the logo or the school crest. I welcome a logo with a little attitude, but not like the erroneous one above.

 

[UCAP_Fan]

I am with Eric. I like the current logo. I hope the new one is classy and not like the uniforms Nike provided the team with last year for the ND gane.

 

[Alexmia]

Oddly, I noticed that recently when the logo of UConn and some other team appeared in sequence, maybe during the selection show. It was very striking that the UConn husky is a smiling, friendly image..

Yep, That is the last thing our opponents see just before we kick their ass, a smiling friendly husky.

 

[triaddukefan]

I've always disliked the logo, too soft. I don't buy anything that has the logo or the school crest. I welcome a logo with a little attitude, but not like the erroneous one above.

Ive always seen the UCONN logo as being a soft friendly one.

 

[pap49cba]

I like this one...

 

[Icebear]

To me the UConn logo captures the pride and alertness of a Husky, human and canine.

 

[Fairfield_1st]

It's the red tongue that really throws me off. Lose the tongue and add a couple teeth and it might work. It needs to represent the ten toes in/no quit mentallity. One that says if you mess with me you'll get a heck of a fight. The current one looks like they're marketing stuffed animals to kids. All rounded edges and cute.

 

[pinotbear]

how many nat'l championnships has UConn won with the current logo? If it ain't broke..

 

[arty155]

Holy lord this is possibly more atrocious than Nike's rebranding of the OSU Beavers..

-Exactly - it would have been. Fortunately our Athletic Director foresaw this and seems determined to avoid OSU’s disaster.
-As long as I can remember, anyway, Warde’s stance on branding has always been... leave it to Beavers.