tj4eck Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Another OK State helmet.Finally, Oklahoma State gets an orange helmet and it's freaking sweet!See the problem is it looks good from this distance, but then in the game I couldn't tell what the hell it was until they showed a close up of a player wearing it. And then I could tell what it was. The hat part of the logo is totally lost being the same color as the shell. Just a muddled look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETSGOBLUEBEATMSU Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Why is Toledo using Tennessee's intelocking UT logo on their helmets tonight?I'm not watching the game and haven't seen any pics. Is it anything like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CS85 Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Northwestern - awesomeNever again please. You know what woulda looked great?Disagree, flip it - black helmet with awesome logo, purple home uni, black pants. Bam. Great look. Quote "You are nothing more than a small cancer on this message board. You are not entertaining, you are a complete joke." twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cshookemHORNS Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Why is Toledo using Tennessee's intelocking UT logo on their helmets tonight?I'm not watching the game and haven't seen any pics. Is it anything like this?That looks more like Texas' interlocking UT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattb6 Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Why is Toledo using Tennessee's intelocking UT logo on their helmets tonight?I'm not watching the game and haven't seen any pics. Is it anything like this?That looks more like Texas' interlocking UT.no, i'm thinking Indiana's but with a line at the top to look like a t. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdu Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Texas wearing white cleats at home, can't remember the last time they've done this. Doesn't look bad at all, I just prefer the black at home.Im assuming it's a superstition thing?I know they did it through the 2004 season. I think the white looks MUCH better personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdu Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 The funny thing with Boise State is this is not necessarily BFBS.It is the definition of BFBS. Black isn't a school color. They have no history of wearing black. They have absolutely no reason to wear black other than to "look cool." This is the middle of their second season with the "no triple blue at home" and they have done just fine with other combos so they didn't need a new uniform to comply with that rule. BFBS, plain and simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdu Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 TCU went purple chrome/black/black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cshookemHORNS Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Why is Toledo using Tennessee's intelocking UT logo on their helmets tonight?I'm not watching the game and haven't seen any pics. Is it anything like this?That looks more like Texas' interlocking UT.no, i'm thinking Indiana's but with a line at the top to look like a t.Here's the Texas logo:And here the Indiana logo:But I swear I've seen a Texas logo that looks more like the one on the Toldeo picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimEOBrien Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 To be honest, the logo that looks the most like that Toledo logo is Illinois' interlocking UI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cshookemHORNS Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 To be honest, the logo that looks the most like that Toledo logo is Illinois' interlocking UI.Well the thing about it is the bottom of the U has corners while the U's on the other ones are rounded off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Speaking of Toledo, it looks like they've shrunk down their once-gigantic numbers this year.2011:2012:Still using that ugly font though. POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimEOBrien Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Northwestern - awesomeThis should be the first slide in a presentation titled, "How to completely screw up a logo: A guide for graphic designers."Could you explain what you mean by this. It seems a bit hyperbolic to me. I mean, I don't ever want to see that helmet or logo again, but I don't get why it's such an affront to good design. Seems like the exact same idea behind the Mizzou alt helmet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPDesign Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 I think you got to his point without even realizing it.It IS the same thought behind that NW helmet as the Mizzou helmet. However it's the execution that is lacking. Mizzou's tiger head is a pretty well done logo. This Northwestern cat is ugly. All of the elements in the mouth are rounded, but everything else on the cat is jagged. That's one example, but there's a lot lacking in the execution of that logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimEOBrien Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 But it appears like he's saying that they took a good logo and ruined it, which i don't get. Either the logo is bad, and they made it look slightly worse or the logo was good and is now worse (and I'm not even sure it's all that worse...). Either way, I don't get how that was a case of "completely ruining". Like I said, I only want to ever see the purple helmet with the white N, but I just think the comment is a tad hyperbolic, unless I'm not getting something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 They're actually both ripoffs of Boise's Death Horse helmets, except Boise is the only team that can pull it off. Even then, they'd look better with the bronco on both sides of the helmet. POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razorback447 Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Why is Toledo using Tennessee's intelocking UT logo on their helmets tonight?I'm not watching the game and haven't seen any pics. Is it anything like this?That's a pretty solid look. I like that combo better than either of the other two helmets that they've worn this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midway Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 TCU went purple chrome/black/blackGrowing up in Fort Worth and now being a Red Raider, yesterday's game was hard on the eyes. I'd been looking forward to seeing these teams duke it out for a long time and all I could see watching TCU was Nike's stupid gimmicks ruining what should've been a decent looking game. Tech's unis are also less than perfect but that's expected from UA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illwauk Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Why is Toledo using Tennessee's intelocking UT logo on their helmets tonight?I'm not watching the game and haven't seen any pics. Is it anything like this?That looks more like Texas' interlocking UT.no, i'm thinking Indiana's but with a line at the top to look like a t.Here's the Texas logo:And here the Indiana logo:But I swear I've seen a Texas logo that looks more like the one on the Toldeo picture.It's actually Toledo's logo from the 60's. Before the 1980s or so, pretty much every school's logo was either a varsity block letter or varsity block monogram. Ohio also had a OU monogram like Oklahoma's, Western Michigan used the same W that Wisconsin and Washington did at the time, and Miami (and pretty much every school with an M in its name) used the block M that we all associate with Michigan now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFB Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 But it appears like he's saying that they took a good logo and ruined it, which i don't get. Either the logo is bad, and they made it look slightly worse or the logo was good and is now worse (and I'm not even sure it's all that worse...). Either way, I don't get how that was a case of "completely ruining". Like I said, I only want to ever see the purple helmet with the white N, but I just think the comment is a tad hyperbolic, unless I'm not getting something. For one, the cat was ripped from the N. Ive never actually seen the cat used on its own before, so it's a hack job.Secondly, the Mizzou helmet in question is in done in a one-color gold and comes off as polished. This NW helmet looks like someone went into the Layer Effects window in Photoshop and then added a white stroke to the design and then added a dark drop shadow on top of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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