Re: Midnight madness

[Brock Schweitzer]

Case in point... when Pitino came to Louisville, they completely redesigned
their logo, mascot, how "Louisville" is displayed on jerseys, hats, and
letterheads.  They lapped all that new stuff up without a fuss.

On 10/17/06, Kris Rose <address@hidden> wrote:
> i'll say again, the new bearcat looks beyond stupid.  those red "ridges"
> on
> the head are just awful.
>
> for the obsessive sorts in the crowd who are stil talking about the kansas
> state jerseys, go to www.uniwatchblog.com (written by a writer for page 2
> on
> espn.com) and go to the news ticker section in yesterday's post....it gave
> me a laugh.
>
>
> >From: "Keith Wedinger" <address@hidden>
> >Reply-To: UC Basketball Forum <address@hidden>
> >To: "UC Basketball Forum" <address@hidden>
> >Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Midnight madness
> >Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 11:25:59 -0400
> >
> >I agree completely.  The only tradition worth building is a winning one.
> >When a college changes their logo or their uni's, I doubt that tradition
> >plays much of a role in the change.  It's more about making more money.
> >Case in point:  when OSU changed their football jerseys before this
> season,
> >there was a bit of an uproar about the new look.  But, if you go around
> >Columbus, you will see a lot of fans are are buying the new jerseys.  And
> >who gets a big cut from this revenue?  The athletic department of course.
> >
> >I'll be honest...I've never been a big fan of the "Jordan Jump-man" look
> of
> >UC's basketball jerseys used over the past several years.  I prefer the
> >more
> >traditional shoulder strap look.  I am looking forward to seeing what the
> >Adidas jerseys look like.
> >
> >As for the new Bearcat mascot look, I can take it or leave it but I am
> not
> >going to make a big stink about it one way or the other.  I am much more
> >concerned about the team on the floor.
> >
> >On 10/17/06, Justin Register <address@hidden> wrote:
> >>
> >>I think there is A LOT more to tradition then a logo.  Duke and NC have
> >>changed uniforms (not logos).  Tradition comes from years and years of
> >>success and recognition, in BIG conferences, hence earning that success
> >>against the best.  Being in CUSA and priors, and not doing mush at all
> in
> >>the tournament, makes it hard to have tradition.  All of the
> >>"tradition-having" schools are in the Big Ten, ACC, SEC, etc.
> >>
> >>If we went to the sweet 16 or furher every year, with multiple Big East
> >>championships, then we could change our logo/color/mascot every year and
> >>still have some tradition.
> >>
> >>
> >>On 10/17/06, Dan Marshall <address@hidden> wrote:
> >>
> >
> >
> >--
> >Keith Wedinger
> >Bearcatnews.com
> >Sciotofootball.com