Siouxperfan7 Posted April 12, 2018 Posted April 12, 2018 Some peoples reaction to the new Fighting Hawks mascot 1 Quote
stoneySIOUX Posted April 12, 2018 Posted April 12, 2018 1 hour ago, Blackheart said: Get ready to have some fun! This is NOT fun. Lol Quote
UNDBIZ Posted April 12, 2018 Posted April 12, 2018 Can't remember who posted it here first, but... 1 2 Quote
Siouxphan27 Posted April 12, 2018 Posted April 12, 2018 Here's my guess for the mascot. It screams/screeches of the same creativity put into the logo design. 2 2 Quote
NoiseInsideMyHead Posted April 12, 2018 Posted April 12, 2018 14 minutes ago, Siouxphan27 said: Here's my guess for the mascot. It screams/screeches of the same creativity put into the logo design. No amount of "creativity" will help when you've got a bland nickname in a bland location and your hands are tied by a long-standing controversy and open, gaping wounds. The Fighting Hawks logo was doomed before it ever came to be. They could have come up with the freaking Mona Lisa of college sports logos and it would not have made a bit of difference with most people. Pick 10, 20 or 100 of your favorite corporate/sports logos and then assess them based on the same "creativity" criteria you used here and let us know what you come up with. Simple lines? Reproducibility? Incorporation and integration of multiple elements? Recognizability? I'd be shocked if your off-the-cuff critique of UND's logo would hold up. In all honesty, this mascot is really UND's first chance to take a chance and come up with something fun. I am slightly optimistic. Quote
Blackheart Posted April 12, 2018 Posted April 12, 2018 1 hour ago, NoiseInsideMyHead said: No amount of "creativity" will help when you've got a bland nickname in a bland location and your hands are tied by a long-standing controversy and open, gaping wounds. The Fighting Hawks logo was doomed before it ever came to be. They could have come up with the freaking Mona Lisa of college sports logos and it would not have made a bit of difference with most people. Pick 10, 20 or 100 of your favorite corporate/sports logos and then assess them based on the same "creativity" criteria you used here and let us know what you come up with. Simple lines? Reproducibility? Incorporation and integration of multiple elements? Recognizability? I'd be shocked if your off-the-cuff critique of UND's logo would hold up. In all honesty, this mascot is really UND's first chance to take a chance and come up with something fun. I am slightly optimistic. I'm picturing something like Izzy from the 1996 Olympics... 1 1 Quote
Fetch Posted April 16, 2018 Posted April 16, 2018 The Little WHite Dove might look MEAN ? Oh we can't have that Quote
The Sicatoka Posted April 16, 2018 Posted April 16, 2018 Just beat these guys. Admittedly, I kind of like the middle one as mascots go. Beat that and I'll be impressed. Quote
stoneySIOUX Posted April 16, 2018 Posted April 16, 2018 6 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said: Just beat these guys. Admittedly, I kind of like the middle one as mascots go. Beat that and I'll be impressed. Good god, those are all so horrendous lol. Quote
Siouxperfan7 Posted April 16, 2018 Posted April 16, 2018 5 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said: Just beat these guys. Admittedly, I kind of like the middle one as mascots go. Beat that and I'll be impressed. We can all be grateful that our mascot will not be an inanimate object come to life like an ear of corn!!! Quote
Siouxperfan7 Posted April 16, 2018 Posted April 16, 2018 Just now, stoneySIOUX said: Good god, those are all so horrendous lol. especially the one on the right!!! Quote
SiouxFanatic Posted April 16, 2018 Posted April 16, 2018 No way on a mascot.... but I'd be totally down for UND adopting an actual Hawk. Be especially awesome to have when the Minnesota Gophers visit Grand Forks. I still love the idea of someone throwing a live gopher on the ice and our Hawk swoops down from the REA rafters to tear the gopher apart. Nothing like a pregame ritual to get fans amped. 3 Quote
The Sicatoka Posted April 16, 2018 Posted April 16, 2018 10 minutes ago, stoneySIOUX said: Good god, those are all so horrendous lol. I'm setting my mascot expectations in line with my nickname and logo expectations: Low, so they're easily exceeded. 2 Quote
jdub27 Posted April 16, 2018 Posted April 16, 2018 I'd expect to see the final choices for students to choose from released in the next couple days. Quote
Siouxphan27 Posted April 16, 2018 Posted April 16, 2018 1 hour ago, The Sicatoka said: Just beat these guys. Admittedly, I kind of like the middle one as mascots go. Beat that and I'll be impressed. It's no wonder the Salvation Army had a down year. Quote
tnt Posted April 16, 2018 Posted April 16, 2018 1 hour ago, The Sicatoka said: I'm setting my mascot expectations in line with my nickname and logo expectations: Low, so they're easily exceeded. Didn't work for me. Guess I should have set them even lower. Quote
The Sicatoka Posted April 16, 2018 Posted April 16, 2018 17 minutes ago, tnt said: Didn't work for me. Guess I should have set them even lower. 1 Quote
darell1976 Posted April 16, 2018 Posted April 16, 2018 2 hours ago, Siouxperfan7 said: We can all be grateful that our mascot will not be an inanimate object come to life like an ear of corn!!! How about a freaky looking tree. 1 Quote
Blackheart Posted April 17, 2018 Posted April 17, 2018 5 hours ago, darell1976 said: How about a freaky looking tree. that thing scares the shi+ out of me... Quote
Blackheart Posted April 17, 2018 Posted April 17, 2018 6 hours ago, The Sicatoka said: I'm going to have to get some posters or coffee mugs with this on it...spectacular! Quote
Frozen4sioux Posted April 17, 2018 Posted April 17, 2018 On 4/16/2018 at 1:49 PM, SiouxFanatic said: No way on a mascot.... but I'd be totally down for UND adopting an actual Hawk. Be especially awesome to have when the Minnesota Gophers visit Grand Forks. I still love the idea of someone throwing a live gopher on the ice and our Hawk swoops down from the REA rafters to tear the gopher apart. Nothing like a pregame ritual to get fans amped. Thats not bad. Actually could be cool. I'd get begind that. There is ZERO chance the committee will be creative enough to come up with that. They've already paid the consulting company to fabricate the costume. To put into context what kind of pathetic effort went into the design company gore that is the Fhawks logo..... The damn costume contract cost the school 2/3 the price they paid for the intern effort on the logo. Quote
stoneySIOUX Posted April 17, 2018 Posted April 17, 2018 13 minutes ago, Frozen4sioux said: Thats not bad. Actually could be cool. I'd get begind that. There is ZERO chance the committee will be creative enough to come up with that. They've already paid the consulting company to fabricate the costume. To put into context what kind of pathetic effort went into the design company gore that is the Fhawks logo..... The damn costume contract cost the school 2/3 the price they paid for the intern effort on the logo. Also ZERO chance any kind of animal rights group lets this fly. Would be sweet, though. Quote
stoneySIOUX Posted April 17, 2018 Posted April 17, 2018 23 hours ago, The Sicatoka said: I've always been a fan of saying "High aspirations, low expectations." Quote
The Sicatoka Posted April 17, 2018 Posted April 17, 2018 My motto: Under promise; over deliver. Quote
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