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What are some of your favorite NCAA logos? I have a list of some of my favorite logos

Army Black Knights


Indiana Purdue Fort Wayne Mastadons


Southern Utah Thunderbirds


Binghamton Bearcats


LSU Tigers


Fairfield Stags


I hate the school, but I do like this Logo. Utah State Aggies


The Most creative logo In my mind, and MUCH better than Wash St's. Eastern Washington Eagles


Montana Grizzlies


Boise State Broncos


Old Dominion Monarchs


New Mexico Lobos


And the best (call me a homer if you like) logo of them all....


Weber State Wildcats



Those are some of my favorites, what are yours?

No way the EWU eagle is better than the WSU cougar.

nwFL Griz wrote:No way the EWU eagle is better than the WSU cougar.

i agree. the WSU one is a classic. although ewu is pretty cool too. they're simple to draw too!

I gotta admit the first few times I saw the EWU logo (it was in an avatar, you understand, which is much smaller than one would normally see it), I thought it was a swastika.



This has got to be among the worst:



My faves (not necessarily in this order):





(Thanks to Herky for this one.)



And a semi-pro one:

SuperHornet wrote:I gotta admit the first few times I saw the EWU logo (it was in an avatar, you understand, which is much smaller than one would normally see it), I thought it was a swastika.

You're 0fer tonight, SH.

GATW: I called myself on that, didn't I? I also noted that the larger print made it obvious that it wasn't.

Somehow that UND one looks like MS Paint compared to IL's....

Not surprised SH busted out the Sirens logo

tampajag wrote:Not surprised SH busted out the Sirens logo

Why would you be? It's not like s/he just listed the logos of the teams they're a fan of or anything.

Screamin_Eagle174 wrote:

tampajag wrote:Not surprised SH busted out the Sirens logo

Why would you be? It's not like s/he just listed the logos of the teams they're a fan of or anything.

Wrong, SE. Did it escape your exalted notice that I ALSO placed one that I DON'T like?!?

Army
Fairfield University
Marist
Morehead State

cats2506 wrote:

Looks like a logo for a car.

BF's Take:

When I think of great logos I think of an image that describes a team *WITHOUT* lettering. Another thing that great logos need is *SIMPLICITY* & *BALANCE*, most great logos are *usually* balanced. A balanced logo is usually helmet worthy. One last thing to take into consideration, is the logo unique and cool enough that the vast majority would notice what that logo meant if the schools name isnt listed under it. Lets take the Big Sky for example.




EWU- Good balance & creativity. IMO ppl would associate it to Eastern Washington University.
ISU- (taking "ISU" away)-Great creativity & balance even w/the burst lines.but there are tons of tiger logos out there.
UM-(taking the phase away) Creative but not balanced/NOT helmet worthy.
MSU-Great creativity but not balanced. This logo does make you think of MSU.
NAU- Technically NAU only has the 'axe' which isnt bad, but they should add more to the logo. the axe is a good start.
UNC- The bear does make you think of UNC but it isnt balanced or simple & is not helmet worthy.
PSU- Great creativity & simplicity but is not balanced, looks cool on helmet but should be balanced out in some way.
CSUS-Not very creative but it is unique & makes you think of Sac st. I think the fat hornet was the better logo.
WSU-The Shield is awkward but is unique & balanced. Removing 'Weber State' makes it helmet worthy.

Conclusion-MSU's 'M' with the triple stripe is the best helmet in the Big Sky. Second is EWUs creative Eagle. UM got beat to the 'M' punch by MSU bc technically that should be Montana, bc usually the 'State' school doesnt get that plain state letter. ex Michigan, Arizona, Washington, Oregon, Florida... the list goes on.

BlackFalkin wrote:CSUS-Not very creative but it is unique & makes you think of Sac st. I think the fat hornet was the better logo.

BF actually said something worth agreeing with!

Old Dominion Monarchs

Drexel
Montana
Old Dominion
Robert Morris
Youngstown State
South Dakota State

At first glance, the cat in Weber State's logo always looks to me like it's being sucked into an evil mirror. Like instead of leaping at me, it looks like it's reaching out for something to cling to. Anyone else get the intended sense of motion wrong, or is that just me?



I generally like two-color, non-letter logos like that though: Richmond, Penn State, Iowa, SMU, Michigan State, even Kansas State. I'd probably include Texas, were they not Texas. EWU's is technically 3-color, but feels kinda 2-color.

Logos I HATE: anything drawn cartoon or comic book style.
Also, these two:




What with Northwestern being a highly prestigious institution, I'm sure there's some important tradition behind that logo, but it still looks slapdash and Division II to me. And Pitt's I think was recognized as a disaster. I remember back when they put it on their helmets, I had no idea what the hell I was looking at.

LastMinuteman wrote:Logos I HATE: anything drawn cartoon or comic book style.

I generally agree, but I have a hard time believing anyone could hate this:



YSU has the greatest logo in the NCAA. I mean, it's one freakin' badass, mean, pissed off penguin....who's possibly a little cold despite being a penguin. One word to describe the awesomeness that is the penguin: AWESOME!

∞∞∞ wrote:

LastMinuteman wrote:Logos I HATE: anything drawn cartoon or comic book style.

I generally agree, but I have a hard time believing anyone could hate this:



YSU has the greatest logo in the NCAA. I mean, it's one freakin' badass, mean, pissed off penguin....who's possibly a little cold despite being a penguin. One word to describe the awesomeness that is the penguin: AWESOME!

lmao when you describe it that way how can you not agree? ∞∞∞,

BlackFalkin wrote: PSU- Great creativity & simplicity but is not balanced, looks cool on helmet but should be balanced out in some way.

Great creativity?? It looks like someone with entry level photo shop skills and a lingering passion for the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers drew it up in their dorm room.

The thing I find odd about Montana's logo is that the grizzly is brown. I know, grizzlies are in fact brown, but usually a logo incorporates the school colors. But, I have seen versions of the same logo where the grizzly is maroon and it just doesn't look all that good. So, the brown was probably the right call, but it still strikes me as odd.

LastMinuteman wrote:At first glance, the cat in Weber State's logo always looks to me like it's being sucked into an evil mirror. Like instead of leaping at me, it looks like it's reaching out for something to cling to. Anyone else get the intended sense of motion wrong, or is that just me?

Not until you mentioned it, now every time I look at my favorite logo, I see a Wildcat being sucked into an Evil mirror


Curse you