UConn Mascot Change: Confirmed

[Dann]

i'm fine with the uconn vs connecticut. i really dont care which way we go but i feel 2 things
1) we have to have it on our chest. were not usc or psu and we need our jerseys to rep us. i agree with all the we need new swag and black outs and stuff
2) i do worry a bit branding uconn over connecticut. if we want the b10 then we need to brand state not nickname. psu doesn't brand psu, they brand penn st.

 

[Lefty2one]

Not sure if this has been discussed here but are we the only major DI program that has different colors/fonts for the basketball, women's basketball and football programs? It always seemed odd and that each program had their own branding if you will, I can't think of another school that does that. I think the mens BB interlocking UC would look amazing on our football helmets. And the football team never including red in their uniforms? Meh.

 

[BugsyCT]

HFD, obviously Penn State is short for Pennsylvania State, but since they've been using "Penn State" forever, the name & the brand stuck. And branding is the big issue here. I think "UConn" is the way to go (over Connecticut) because our hoops teams have become nationally known by that name. And whatever happens with the logo change (got reservations about this because the current husky logo is already well recognized in college sports circles - I'd almost be shocked if the marketing dept. doesn't flub this up), there definitely needs to be some continuity between the FB and BB uniforms - color, look, etc.

 

[ctchamps]

I don't care which way they go. Just make the words and logos bigger so we can all believe it indicates we've got an invite to the B!G.

 

[Vowelguy]

 

[UConn Dan]

Does anyone remember our god awful inflatable mascot in the late 1990's? It was cartoonish and its big move was for the guy inside to flip it upside down and dance on its head. That thing was so ugly and I'm glad we quickly got rid of it. Can't find a picture anywhere. I'm sure all records have been destroyed.

 

[RoderickSpode]

I think it got to the point where the student section and large swaths of the crowd would boo that ridiculous balloon doggy.

 

[UCFBfan]

Does anyone remember our god awful inflatable mascot in the late 1990's? It was cartoonish and its big move was for the guy inside to flip it upside down and dance on its head. That thing was so ugly and I'm glad we quickly got rid of it. Can't find a picture anywhere. I'm sure all records have been destroyed.

I believe Nebraska still uses their big inflatable mascot still. That dang thing was just weird...

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[phillionaire]

I believe Nebraska still uses their big inflatable mascot still. That dang thing was just weird...

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his name's lil red and he's the stuff of nightmares

 

[Santini35]

 

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[ctchamps]

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If we have to chose, I like the one on the right.

 

[Dann]

to be honest right now i could go on for days with the mascot vs brand vs logo stuff. but in the end, i have 0% in any 1 not named susan in storrs doing this half way or better correct. sucks to have that type of faith, but look at eveything else ppl have touched lately. un real...

 

[UCweCONN]

 

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[UCweCONN]

I posted a few interesting Husky logos in earlier posts. If you just search 'Husky Mascot' images in Google there are a ton of crazy ones. Some look vicious.

I find this one interesting. With some of the previous talk about UCONN wanting the New Hampshire school to stop using a version of a Husky logo, what about this school? They basically ripped off the Husky logo with the only difference being that they changed the tongue from red to yellow and made the noce and eyes yellow.....

 

[RyMaN600]

Malemutes are bigger and more bitey than huskies, which my hand can testify to. I look forward to an Elvis-like husky head, along the lines of what the Patriots did.

Judging by the classic logo, we've been the UCONN Samoyeds for as long as I've been alive, at least.

Come on, that's basically a dead ringer right there:

 

[epark88]

I'm sure many will disagree, but I think this just looks bad, like it was drawn by a seventh grader:

Looks like that dog's taking a leak on the Zakim Bridge.

FAIL...

 

[CL82]

Does anyone remember our god awful inflatable mascot in the late 1990's? It was cartoonish and its big move was for the guy inside to flip it upside down and dance on its head. That thing was so ugly and I'm glad we quickly got rid of it. Can't find a picture anywhere. I'm sure all records have been destroyed.

He found work:

 

[Mr Blueskin]

The new Husky logo should continue to be significantly different looking from the Northeastern, Washington and Northern Illinois ones. Those all have black and look somewhat similar to each other. Stick to the white and grey, no black please.

 

[ctchamps]

No logo will please everyone. Art is subjective.

 

[junglehusky]

The new Husky logo should continue to be significantly different looking from the Northeastern, Washington and Northern Illinois ones. Those all have black and look somewhat similar to each other. Stick to the white and grey, no black please.

YES. No grey even. When the student body voted to adopt the Husky as the school mascot, the standard was that it had to be all-white with at least one blue eye. This applies to the mascot and it should apply to the logo and all Husky images as well. I'm not usually the one to get hung up on tradition but this should be non-negotiable.

Judging by the classic logo, we've been the UCONN Samoyeds for as long as I've been alive, at least.

Come on, that's basically a dead ringer right there:

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All-white huskies look like Sammys, but are obviously huskies. Though Huskies, Malamutes and Sammys are derived from the same ancestor breed. At the 2011 MBB victory parade there was a local AKC husky chapter, and some of the dogs had black and/or grey but there were a couple white ones there too. I'm guessing it's a genetic thing where you might see different patterns (or the lack of a pattern for white) in the same litter of puppies.

 

[junglehusky]

No logo will please everyone. Art is subjective.

True... no matter what they come up with, at least half of the boneyard will be pi$$ed!

 

[ctchamps]

True... no matter what they come up with, at least half of the boneyard will be pi$$ed!

Not only pi$$ed by having to look at something they don't like, but that someone had the audacity to ignore their ideas.

 

[junglehusky]

In any case, there will be a bump in merchandise when the new logo comes out. Plus there might be UConn fans like me, after seeing this thread I went to Bob's to buy a T-shirt with the Husky logo on it, red tongue and all, in case the new logo sucks. They also had some of the classic 80's / early 90's logo too... I have an old window sticker with this one:

 

[BugsyCT]

Been having mixed feeling about this. Sure it's just a logo (and could stand to have a tougher look, especially for football marketing purposes), but the current Husky dog logo has become synonymous with our basketball success the last 2 decades. It's part of our current sales brand. Just worried that a departure to a completely new look would make UConn all the more anonymous to the casual sports fan in marketing circles.

Then again, I'm probably overthinking it. Hope the new look will be a pleasant surprise.

 

[ctchamps]

It always comes down to tradition vs. contemporary. I like both. I'm a traditionalist with my wife, but I enjoy a lot of the pictures in these forums.

I remember when gals went from dresses to pants. Big fuss about it. They both have advantages.

 

[Ts5034]

I cannot stress enough how generic the block C looks. You might like the look, but if it's not going to bring nationwide recognition (I really don't think it will) then its useless.

Logos are about branding.

I agree with everything you said. I know im in the minority but i hate the block C. Its too plain and i dont think It could be pulled off. The reason why i feel that way is because everyone knows this University as UConn. If it was referred to as Connecticut by everyone then i think the block C would be appropriate

 

[Dann]

this is why u can't brand he block c then "uconn" it needs to be connecticut and we needd to make "uconn" our cool nickname and 3rd uni name. thats how we should be doing shit. rep the state and the nickname is fun stuff.