White Husky or Blue Husky?

[UConnDan97]

Yeah but I think this all white thing is internal. I don't believe for a second people outside of UConn primarily recognize us as having a white husky and that's how they distinguish us from the other huskies teams. They recognize the samoyed only because that image has been used as we've been dominating nationally. If we made this run with the new image, people would recognize us with that.

The white only dog is entirely internal to UConn, and I can appreciate the sentimentality. I just don't care. It's a logo. And it's only been around since 2002. And the athletes and coaches that actually represent us and wear it, chose it and like it. As long as they win with it, I'm good.

People outside of UConn absolutely recognize us as having a white husky. It's how they tell our merchandise from the other schools with huskies as their mascots. And while I can respect that you don't care about the sentimentality because it is only a logo to you, to me and many others it is the embodiment of the UConn experience. Jonathan has had a long and storied tradition for fans and alumni...

 

[upstater]

Yeah but I think this all white thing is internal. I don't believe for a second people outside of UConn primarily recognize us as having a white husky and that's how they distinguish us from the other huskies teams. They recognize the samoyed only because that image has been used as we've been dominating nationally. If we made this run with the new image, people would recognize us with that.

The white only dog is entirely internal to UConn, and I can appreciate the sentimentality. I just don't care. It's a logo. And it's only been around since 2002. And the athletes and coaches that actually represent us and wear it, chose it and like it. As long as they win with it, I'm good.

I know no other teams with Husky logos win like UConn does, but honestly, I couldn't tell the other Huskies apart until this week. The color code is key for that, it helps with UW's. But in general, if you put Houston Baptist, Northeastern, UW, N. Illinois etc. after changing all colors to sepia, I wouldn't have been able to tell the difference. I think the white makes it that much more distinctive.

 

[BugsyCT]

Penfield had the right idea. Just needs some highlight adjustments in the right places, and then it would probably work.

 

[UConnDan97]

You must be looking at different threads there than me, Dan. Most of the complaints I'm seeing are that it looks like a wolf. Not nearly as much about an all-white Husky as you're saying. (But I didn't scroll through all of them so I could be wrong - pretty much got the gist right away that 99.999% of them hate the new logo.)

Bugsy, I just went back on Facebook, and I see that there are two separate UConn pages. There is UConn, which I'm assuming is run by the university. Then there is UConn Huskies (I'm not sure if they are run by the university or not). If you are patient enough to sift through both of those pages and their most recent posts, you'll get a strong sentiment for the color change...

 

[BugsyCT]

Bugsy, I just went back on Facebook, and I see that there are two separate UConn pages. There is UConn, which I'm assuming is run by the university. Then there is UConn Huskies (I'm not sure if they are run by the university or not). If you are patient enough to sift through both of those pages and their most recent posts, you'll get a strong sentiment for the color change...

Fair enough - I'll check 'em out.

 

[jrazz12]

People outside of UConn absolutely recognize us as having a white husky. It's how they tell our merchandise from the other schools with huskies as their mascots. And while I can respect that you don't care about the sentimentality because it is only a logo to you, to me and many others it is the embodiment of the UConn experience. Jonathan has had a long and storied tradition for fans and alumni...

Alright let me ask you this: do you think outsiders saw the old logo and said, "Oh that's UConn, because it's all white." Or "that's UConn because I see it on their jerseys and on broadcasts."

You're saying our definition and recognition comes from the color. I disagree. It comes from us doing something with the logo. I think the dog itself was the distinction, not the color.

 

[upstater]

Alright let me ask you this: do you think outsiders saw the old logo and said, "Oh that's UConn, because it's all white." Or "that's UConn because I see it on their jerseys and on broadcasts."

You're saying our definition and recognition comes from the color. I disagree. It comes from us doing something with the logo. I think the dog itself was the distinction, not the color.

The dog was unusual, to say the least. Easily recognizable. The new one is an improvement, but not as distinct.

 

[jrazz12]

I know no other teams with Husky logos win like UConn does, but honestly, I couldn't tell the other Huskies apart until this week. The color code is key for that, it helps with UW's. But in general, if you put Houston Baptist, Northeastern, UW, N. Illinois etc. after changing all colors to sepia, I wouldn't have been able to tell the difference. I think the white makes it that much more distinctive.

Sure the color is different from the others. But I believe we get recognized by repetition, and not by color. In a few years, everyone will know us by this mark just because we're all over tv, winning (assuming we get out of this ebola virus of a conference)

No question this mark brings us closer to the other Huskies, but that's inevitable if we're actually displaying a Husky now.

And my issue isn't with you guys, because you guys support the change of logos. And I actually like the white one (I think the more blue is just better). My issue is with the "Woe is me. My precious tongue wagging Jonathan has been murdered and my Cheerios were stale this morning" crowd who have the brand management abilities of pistachio nuts.

 

[UConnDan97]

Alright let me ask you this: do you think outsiders saw the old logo and said, "Oh that's UConn, because it's all white." Or "that's UConn because I see it on their jerseys and on broadcasts."

You're saying our definition and recognition comes from the color. I disagree. It comes from us doing something with the logo. I think the dog itself was the distinction, not the color.

Outsiders would say that it's UConn because they see it on their jerseys and on broadcasts. And they now have an image of what UConn looks like. When they see a Penfield-type derivation, they can make the connection (much in the same way that we all make the connection when ESPN puts up the all-white "U" with a tongue hanging out, before they go to commercial break during one of our games).

Let me put it another way; if the Notre Dame logo suddenly had a blond beard and an all-gold jacket, do you think it would be well-tolerated? How about if the "U" for Miami went all orange, instead of one-half orange and one-half green? These things matter to large programs with national prominence, and we are indeed a large program with national prominence...

 

[UConnDan97]

No question this mark brings us closer to the other Huskies, but that's inevitable if we're actually displaying a Husky now.

The first part of your statement is the main reason I'm upset, obviously. The second part of your statement is not necessarily true in my opinion, and I think that Penfield proved it. The all-white Penfield version will NEVER be mistaken for a Washington Husky, and that is the main point of my arguments. Jonathan is "our" thing, and that's why I feel we should preserve it...

 

[upstater]

No question this mark brings us closer to the other Huskies, but that's inevitable if we're actually displaying a Husky now.

I agree with all else you wrote, but not this. There are all-white huskies. So it's not inevitable at all.

 

[GlastonTim]

I just talked to a sophmore from Northeastern and he thinks the new logo looks like theirs. Same marking and coloring.

 

[jrazz12]

Outsiders would say that it's UConn because they see it on their jerseys and on broadcasts. And they now have an image of what UConn looks like. When they see a Penfield-type derivation, they can make the connection (much in the same way that we all make the connection when ESPN puts up the all-white "U" with a tongue hanging out, before they go to commercial break during one of our games).

Let me put it another way; if the Notre Dame logo suddenly had a blond beard and an all-gold jacket, do you think it would be well-tolerated? How about if the "U" for Miami went all orange, instead of one-half orange and one-half green? These things matter to large programs with national prominence, and we are indeed a large program with national prominence...

Ok I agree with that. But two things: I don't think there's that much difference between the new logo and the remix. I think both are good. I think the more blue will look better with the uniforms. If you can support one, you can support the other because they're similar. My impression is that is where most reasonable people are. The non-Facebook types.

And my preference would actually be something in between the Penfield and the current. A little bit less blue, just from a stylistic perspective. But more blue than the Penfield so that we can showcase our colors and make those eyes come out of the head.

But, in the end, I don't think the differences are that major, and not worth fighting over. Like I said to upstater, it's not you guys that I'm really arguing with. It's the no-change types.

 

[jrazz12]

I just talked to a sophmore from Northeastern and he thinks the new logo looks like theirs. Same marking and coloring.

He's wrong

 

[UConnDan97]

He's wrong

I think he was referring to this one:



God almighty, the other one is terrible!!! It looks like Donnie Darko!!!

 

[LoveHateHusky]

The cub scout husky has a better rug than ours.

 

[BugsyCT]

I think he was referring to this one:



God almighty, the other one is terrible!!! It looks like Donnie Darko!!!

Scary thing is that Donnie Darko one is their most recent design, not the one you just posted. Somebody in their marketing dept actually thought it was a good idea to switch their logo from a dog to......whatever the frig that is........a demon whose face melted?