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If you really want to see the players get hyped, and the stadium go nuts?
Play one game in black uniforms with the black helmet(block C).
I'll bet the stands will be full waiting the team entrance!
 
huskyblooz said:
i think it's as hideous as Kramer when he smoked!
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"the man is a goblin!" -Jackie Chiles, Esq.

i like the block C. if we want to continue to build our tradition and brand we should stick with the block C. i wouldn't mind seeing a more metallic blue like a previous poster mentioned or some other minor touchups, but we should keep the basics.

i really don't understand what the artist was going for with Rutgers' helmet, unless he was going for "I'm out of ideas, lets do gray and brown"
 
Our husky logo really needs some teeth. Not giant fangs or cartoon teeth like louisville's cardinal teeth. I think there is some realistic option. There was an article some years back grading the most intimidating big east logos and the uconn husky was eight, behind the the likes of the the syracuse "s" and the WVU "wv" (I still think that Otto the Orange is so laughable and he has his tongue sticking out too). Maybe an upgrade is in order?
 
Palatine said:
Very cool.
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I like the helmet, but I'm not sure if it is a little too "Dallas Cowboys" for our team. In fact, it would be a stark improvement if the Dallas Cowboys started wearing THESE helmets!! I think I'm sold a little more on the blue version, just so long as they darken the blue a little to match the blue on our uniforms.
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Woof 101 said:
Block C has become our football identity
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The Husky face has been and will always be UConn's logo. That's the brand that people identify the University of Connecticut with. When you see the Huskies insignia on ESPN or CBS it isn't a block C. That block C is stale and boring and something you do not want associated with a growing, thriving university. Go with the very cool looking concept helmet. National flag blue helmet w/ white logo for dark uniforms, white helmet w/ natioanl flag blue logo on white uniforms. It's coordinated, modern, different and unique.
 
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weyuo said:
The Husky face has been and will always be UConn's logo. That's the brand that people identify the University of Connecticut with. When you see the Huskies insignia on ESPN or CBS it isn't a block C. That block C is stale and boring and something you do not want associated with a growing, thriving university. Go with the very cool looking concept helmet. National flag blue helmet w/ white logo for dark uniforms, white helmet w/ natioanl flag blue logo on white uniforms. It's coordinated, modern, different and unique.
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That is incorrect. There have been plenty of times where ESPN used the block "C" logo for basketball highlight reels.

Oregon uses a block "O". Tell Phil Knight he has it wrong.
 
Butchy said:
That is incorrect. There have been plenty of times where ESPN used the block "C" logo for basketball highlight reels.

Oregon uses a block "O". Tell Phil Knight he has it wrong.
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I don't know, Butchy. I'm starting to get used to the block C, but keep in mind that the UConn dog logo has been our image for quite some time. It has even gone through a couple of "make-overs" in the past. I feel like we are just starting to build an identity with the block C logo, but that it isn't fully associated with us yet. In fact, you could make the argument that when a non-fan thinks of a "C" on the helmet, that they are more likely to think of Cincinnati first. However, the "O" of Oregon or the "A" of Arizona are more well-known as their branding, I think.

I still love them both...
 
Butchy said:
http://www.sportslogos.net/logo.php?id=ehrrx1qjof2owakh79jq

Look at Oregon's logos they've used in the past. They were using Donald Duck up until 1993. They've been using the block "O" since 1999.

According to here, we've been using the block "C" since 1996. That seems incorrect. But the block "C" seems well received on that site.

http://www.sportslogos.net/team.php?id=884[/quote]).
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Great point. It's funny how the Oregon "O" seems to be a lot older than that, but I guess that's due to the fact that Donald Duck was walking through the "O" in the much older symbol. I was also a little thrown by the timeline of the block C, but keep in mind that it didn't make it on to our helmets until much later. We were still wearing the word "UCONN" at the time.

Still your point is well taken. Maybe we need to be patient with our symbol and continue to foster it, so that when people say, "I'm going to the 'C'", they know it's UConn (kinda like 'The U' and Miami).
 
Woof 101 said:
Block C has become our football identity, why go back? Should we start using costumes instead of uniforms like Maryland? Love and always will the block C .......
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Not to be snide (but I'm going to be) - who outside of Connecticut recognizes the block C?

Does the block C look good? Yes. But it has ZERO marketing value. UConn built its prominence off the damned Husky dog whether or not you like it.
 
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uconndennis said:
I love the block C, I think its great....I don't buy any UConn gear with the interlocking UC anymore. That being said.....If a concept helmet like this were ever to come to fruition and we busted out one of these slick helmets once a year for homecoming or a big night game, it would be flat out awesome!

Absolutely nothing wrong with a little flair every now and then
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And truth be told, I love the interlocking C way better than the block C. The problem is, UConn was one of many UC schools that used something along those lines and maybe was trying to avoid a USC East vs. USC West lawsuit. Most of my UConn merchandise either has the husky or the interlocking C's.
 
NHUConnfan said:
Not to be snide (but I'm going to be) - who outside of Connecticut recognizes the block C?

Does the block C look good? Yes. But it has ZERO marketing value. UConn built its prominence off the damned Husky dog whether or not you like it.
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I've worn my block C hat all over the place travelling for work (Texas, Cali, Florida, even Ohio, Iowa and Nebraska - people do recognize it. Not like the block M or Bama's A, etc... But it is gaining awareness.
 
Watching "College Gameday" on ESPNU live in Storrs. I see a lot of UConn t-shirts, loads of Husky logos like what's on the concept helmets but no block C. I rest my case. Lose the block C. It's boring.
 
weyuo said:
Watching "College Gameday" on ESPNU live in Storrs. I see a lot of UConn t-shirts, loads of Husky logos like what's on the concept helmets but no block C. I rest my case. Lose the block C. It's boring.
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Block C isn't a basketball thing. You'll never see it associated with basketball. It's a football only thing and I honestly think it's not a smart marketing move.
 
You can try complaining about that to Herbst. She wore the block "C". At a basketball game.
 
Butchy said:
You can try complaining about that to Herbst. She wore the block "C". At a basketball game.
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Clearly she doesn't own enough UConn gear then if she can't wear a basketball jersey to a basketball game :D
 
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dear warde and susan,

drop all 15 styles/logos uconn has. the script, the old dog, the new dog, the block c and interlocking uc -drop everything...start from scratch in your mind. think of what other schools u want to be like brand wise and think of our history and so on.

Flordia/Texas/Alabama/Michigan/North Cary/Kentucky/Tenn/PSU and so on

take the block C and make that the logo. i want to see that as the logo everywhere. put it on the helmets as the main jersey on baseball hats and so on. take the new husky dog and get rid of the tounge. no red or gray or blue, just no tongue! that give the husky dog all blue and white color wise but most importantly its not cute/kid ish. its a normal looking logo with a little agressive stance to it yet pg rated. put that on t shirts sleves, bball shorts in corners, on the lines of fball pants. on all jerseys "connecticut" should be put. were not a historic program with no lable just a color. we need our name out there on everything. for our 3rd jerseys in sports go "uconn" or "the cut". in fball 3rd jersey wise make the helmet something cool with the husky dog logo for fun like whats here in another thread. get rid of red all together, its not us. uconn is blue-white. and no gray in bball. for the 3rd jerseys do the pink for the women like they do for boobies thats fine. do black for bball and fball for the men with dark blue as the 2nd color, thats badass...

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on the helmet and the gator on the pants, same with fsu with the 2nd logo on the pants.

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"connecticut" is what all of our blue jerseys in sports should say like this.
 
as our 3rd jersey in sports "uconn" is where it should be at
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put "uconn" on these and make the pads our drak blue and the helmets be special ones with the husky logo concept on them
 
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instead of uc put the husky dog there. maybe get rif of the name on them also and go for a more solid/tradition rich look like this shorts wise

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HuskyfanDan, I love the passion and I like some of the ideas, but NEVER get rid of the name.....ever....never ever....

The word "UCONN" is a contraction that belongs solely to us, and it is universally recognized across the country (Big Red helps us spell it out, and very few call us "Connecticut"). It should be on our b-ball jerseys and shorts, and it should be on the football jerseys (also as an homage to our old helmets and jerseys). The next most important symbol is the dog; plain and simple. Also universally recognized; also why your avatar is so cool, along with the liquor. Jonathan needs to be represented. Should be somewhere on the jerseys in all cases. The block C is our football symbol, and as such, should be somewhere (likely the helmet, but if we ever change the helmet design, can easily go on the jersey or pant leg). That's my two cents, anyways.
 
NHUConnfan said:
Not to be snide (but I'm going to be) - who outside of Connecticut recognizes the block C?

Does the block C look good? Yes. But it has ZERO marketing value. UConn built its prominence off the damned Husky dog whether or not you like it.
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F. All along I thought our prominence was built on winning.
 
Jarhead_1775 said:
F. All along I thought our prominence was built on winning.
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Huskymania had a huge part in the sustaining the support behind the program to the point we have become a national power.
 
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DII Stillman has the best current football helmet that pertains to an animal
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I get a little nostalgic reading this thread. Remember when we had a logo that people identified with the University of Connecticut? And was part of a 75 year tradition of having a unique all white husky? And a helmet that looked like it was classic? Of course that was before we got "free" redesign services from Nike, and the designer happened to own a masked husky, and we went all clip art because it was easy and cheap. By the way, what in heavens name is that Stillman helmet supposed to be? Tiger? Jaguar? Creature from the black lagoon?
 
Ironic when you're claiming that nonsense about the masked husky when it's a certified unrefutable FACT that the prior logo modelled the owner's Samoyed.
 
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