Comments on: UConn Combat Public Opinion of Bland Logo with Goofy Helmets

By: Brother Wolf

Brother Wolf — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 06:03:25 +0000

Nice dog. Color adjustment needed on the darker uniforms.

By: Blake

Blake — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:19:46 +0000

I think I’m the only one who likes the helmet, yes it is very different and it’s not everyone cup of tea. But think of how cool it’s gonna look great its gonna look when they come out the huddle and line up have those wolves looking back at you. now it doesn’t help if the team is 2-5 and not intimidating but it will be cool to look at.

By: Tom O'Grady

Tom O'Grady — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:03:04 +0000

UConn should sponsor the Iditarod Race.
http://www.texarkanagazette.com/content/uploads/pictures/2013/03/Iditarod-Sled-Dog-Rac_Hopk-1.jpg

By: Pod

Pod — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:01:23 +0000

It’s fun. I don’t mind the Jonathan stripe, but I agree with what everyone says about the color. The UCONN on the back is fugly. I’d like to see how it looks on a field before making a full decision. Imagine how that would look on TV, a bunch of linemen with wolf eyes peeping from the helmet.

By: richard

richard — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 04:12:08 +0000

I feel like this could have been a salvageable helmet if they would have gone with something on the sides. Perhaps the C at least, or the UCONN from the back on the side. The fact that the colors, as previously stated, are not matched is terrible. The placement of the logos seem to be in an effort to hide them as effectively as possible from the cameras. I also don’t understand the choice of going matte on the sides and not matte in the stripe. I feel this is especially a travesty because it means that under the lights the reflection will wash out the husky anyway.

By: Tom O'Grady

Tom O'Grady — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:24:05 +0000

There’s a lot wrong with the UCONN identity, little of which can be blamed on the designer. First, the term UCONN sounds like a corporation specializing in “do-it-yourself” Internet scamming. They are the University of Conneticut? The Huskie rendering is solid. Reminds me of the Nordiques rebrand idea from years ago. But the application to the football helmet is horrible and could be a prelude to even more garbage!

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 23:04:08 +0000

Totally agree that the new husky logo should be on the front of the hockey jersey, the use of the wordmark on the front makes it look a little too plain. I’d be okay with the football uniforms if it were a worn once for a bowl game or something, but those helmets should not be worn every weekend.

By: James White

James White — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 22:30:35 +0000

I like the new way better than the old. Though I live in UGA Bulldog country, I love husky dogs Plus, it is different. As good, or better, than the slew od Oregon Duck uniform combinations.

By: Fiedman

Fiedman — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 06:19:39 +0000

The Hockey Uniforms looks like the American international jerseys

By: Yancy

Yancy — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 01:49:58 +0000

I like the white helmet. The blue not so much.

By: beastly man joe

beastly man joe — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:41:57 +0000

In reply to ClutchCityColtsFan. dang those uniforms are horrible, mate

By: beastly man joe

beastly man joe — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:39:54 +0000

In reply to Mitchell. Dude these uniforms are great

By: J.B.

J.B. — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:15:11 +0000

1. New huskie helmet stripes are goofy, but at least original. Should have matte finish, too, not glossy mis-matched blues.

2. Add the new “C” to the sides of the helmets and shrink “UConn” on the backs. That would improve the look tremendously.

3. The old school, baseball “C” doesn’t match the new jerseys at all. Use the new “C” or change the font on the jerseys to match. Design 101

4. UConn should commission a profile design of Jonathan, too.

By: Brandon Penix

Brandon Penix — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 19:47:57 +0000

I love the tail comment in the article. Nice job 🙂

By: Michael Kersey

Michael Kersey — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:33:47 +0000

If I had to wear that helmet, I think I would be looking to transfer!

By: Cameron Ilich

Cameron Ilich — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:04:12 +0000

Coolest. Helmet. Ever.

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:52:25 +0000

An utter embarrassment. Nice to see the picture that was used for the new logo. Very good likeness. Too bad that for the past 75 years every live husky, Jonathan II threw the current Jonathan XIII, has been all white. So they used some other husky as the model. I guess Jonathan XIII must have been unavailable.

By: Sav

Sav — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:14:45 +0000

First, the mismatching shades of blue should be corrected. Next, I think Johnathan would have been more effective if it was flat paint that matched the stripe color, creating an almost “ghost” effect. Add the new “C” to the side and then old is mixed with new, hopefully making most fans happy.

By: Greg Benson

Greg Benson — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:53:09 +0000

The new logo is ace; the helmets are a deuce (and you can guess what kind I’m talking about).

By: Dante

Dante — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:36:56 +0000

I like the concept of Johnathan’s eyes being on the front in the stripe, but it would be so much better if the “UCONN” were far, far smaller so the point could reach the hypothetically tinier “O.”

The piping is a little odd, I agree. I also wish they had decided either to have just Johnathan or just “UCONN” on the top of the numbers. Both makes it too busy. Or they could create a secondary logo with Johnathan inside of the (new) “C.”