MBB: USA South Conference

[hasanova]

I do think the pride logo needs some work.  That I do agree with.  I always found it odd, I thought Quakers were supposed to be peaceful.  The Guilford Quaker does not look peaceful.  It even looks like he needs a stool softener  Just kidding hasanova

Well, he does eat a lot of oatmeal.

[hasanova]

in the spirit of prognostication and the most famous groundhog in the world, im calling 3 home team wins in usasac action on saturday. not exactly a bold prediction, but i like it because it puts cnu in first place all alone.

I thought he predicted six more weeks of cold-shooting. 

[hasanova]

narch, so much for consensus building. 

consensus probably isn't as important to me as it is to you, given your educational background

pride1fan is certainly entitled to be wrong on this subject, and with art, beauty is always in the eye of the beholder - for instance, i think this is one of the worst logos in all of college sports


to show that i'm an equal opportunity offender and don't simply have an axe to grind, this one might be worse

The Quaker "guy" has been much maligned over the years, but I think you'd have a lot of people upset if you tried to change him.   Yeah, Quakers are supposed to be peaceful, but the last few weeks have proven otherwise.    How do you make a logo that connotes "peace" and also says "my defensive linemen are going to stomp your Quarterback's a$$" all at the same time?  That's a tough one.  lol  Too many lions and tigers and bears.  Personally, I'm glad we have a mascot that's unique.  I know there are a couple of other teams that are also the Quakers (Penn, Earlham and Wilmington), but their logos don't look like ours.  Besides, with the exception of the Cougars, no other USASAC football or men's basketball teams have mauled or stung the Quaker guy this year.  Must be the hat - or the shoes.     

[notamensa]

its always the shoes. that is, if you believe the marketing people. make mine high tops, please.

[Rikki_Tikki_Tavi]

I thought I saw where Guilford switched to just a bold G. I could be wrong tho.

[Rikki_Tikki_Tavi]

PS Thanks to whomever bumped my karma up a point!! 

[narch]

in the spirit of prognostication and the most famous groundhog in the world, im calling 3 home team wins in usasac action on saturday. not exactly a bold prediction, but i like it because it puts cnu in first place all alone.

2/3 correct...the battlin' bishops ruined it for you in ot...but you still got your wish of the capts in first place

psbbg - will ferrum still be ranked ahead of the monarchs this week, despite having lost twice to them?

'nova - while the quaker logo is horrible, i will freely admit that a quaker is tough to pull off graphically

scottiedoug - i like the new m'ville marks, although i understand why some would be upset over losing the fighting portion...

[hasanova]

'nova - while the quaker logo is horrible, i will freely admit that a quaker is tough to pull off graphically

Yeah, he's kind of like that ugly puppy that no one else wants, but he grows on you after a while.  lol  Go to Wilmington (OH) College's site sometime and check out their rendition of the Quaker. 

[PrideSportBBallGuy]

I don't have any thoughts about the GC-AU game. 

Narch-I will have to take a look at the statistics and see where the rankings end up.  By the way I like the new logo.

AU has the worst fans.  I forgot to mention.  They show some of the worst class.

personally, i have to disagree - i thought the au fans at the mc/au game yesterday were very supportive of their team, and they brought a nice crowd that was pretty vocal - the mc crowd was decent, but they sat on their hands most of the game - i wish the monarchs could have a more significant home-field advantage - we're one of the largest schools in the usasac, but too few of the students go to and get loud at games...makes no sense to me

Of course I show some class and keep my mouth shut.

unfortunately, you don't keep your keyboard shut

Narch - their basketball fans used to be obnoxious and annoying. They would sit behind the visitors bench even tho that was against USA South policy and make a huge and annoying racket. I do however commend their spirit in cheering for their team. They have calmed a bit now but still make a heckuva lot of noise which is great considering how far that program has come since Jimmy Allen took over. As for their football fans, couldnt tell ya. They sit on on the other side of the field!

(Quote taken from USASouth football post)

So I lied I do have one thing to say about the game.  I was up there and did see them sit behind the visitors bench.  I am saying if its against USASAC policy I want to see where it says it is. If it is they are not doing a goo enough job of enforcing it.  I sat over that way.  I give au fans a little more credit.  Saying something like "if we lose at least we are having fun."


CNU fans I learned a story today where at a baseball game, some fans were calling our starting pitcher's mom a whore.  I don't care where you come from or what you say.  You don't ever call anybody's mama a whore.

[narch]

Go to Wilmington (OH) College's site sometime and check out their rendition of the Quaker. 

is this what you're talking about?

if this is their athletic logo (the image is hosted on their website), i hope that the ne patriots sue them for trademark infringement - it's amazing that an institution of higher education would simply re-color an existing professional team's logo in this day and age - would they allow their students to plagiarize their papers?

[PrideSportBBallGuy]

Go to Wilmington (OH) College's site sometime and check out their rendition of the Quaker. 

is this what you're talking about?

if this is their athletic logo (the image is hosted on their website), i hope that the ne patriots sue them for trademark infringement - it's amazing that an institution of higher education would simply re-color an existing professional team's logo in this day and age - would they allow their students to plagiarize their papers?

Wow..interesting you bring that up.  My high school when it first opened up orginally got in trouble becuase our "cougar" looked exactly like Penn State's Nittany Lion.  Case was dropped because a cougar is much different than a nittany lion.  So it means you would have to be an idiot to think Fallston High would remind you of Penn State.




That's Penn State.




That's Fallston High School

[notamensa]

in the spirit of prognostication and the most famous groundhog in the world, im calling 3 home team wins in usasac action on saturday. not exactly a bold prediction, but i like it because it puts cnu in first place all alone.

2/3 correct...the battlin' bishops ruined it for you in ot...but you still got your wish of the capts in first place

i think we should savor it while it lasts.

[hasanova]

Go to Wilmington (OH) College's site sometime and check out their rendition of the Quaker. 

is this what you're talking about?

if this is their athletic logo (the image is hosted on their website), i hope that the ne patriots sue them for trademark infringement - it's amazing that an institution of higher education would simply re-color an existing professional team's logo in this day and age - would they allow their students to plagiarize their papers?

Looked like a rip-off to me also.  Earlham has a mascot called Mr. Quaker that has the traditional hat and shoes, but has his hands up like he's ready to box.  lol

[Pat Coleman]

Any chance that Wilmington had it first?

Mostly joking but I'm reminded that Beloit had its swashbuckling logo first before the Buccaneers used it.

[notamensa]

great point, pat. isnt it funny how we always assume that the little guy is subservient to the big guy? maybe the pats copied the wilmington logo instead of the other way around.