Jared and team working to help with better UNT merchandise

[TheReal_jayD]

2 minutes ago, Hunter Green said:

So what do yall suggest?

 

the Eagle wings are so much better than the plain north Texas we had on side before. 

[Hunter Green]

7 minutes ago, NT80 said:

This is ours, and ours alone!

 

 

Sorry, that is so...80's.

[NT80]

6 minutes ago, TheReal_jayD said:

 

the Eagle wings are so much better than the plain north Texas we had on side before. 

Agree.  But the Eagle wings are not a logo, and they are too similar to Oregon's duck wings...

 https://www.helmethistory.com/oregon.html

[Hunter Green]

7 minutes ago, TheReal_jayD said:

 

the Eagle wings are so much better than the plain north Texas we had on side before. 

I agree.

[Hunter Green]

1 minute ago, NT80 said:

Agree.  But the Eagle wings are not a logo, and they are too similar to Oregon's duck wings...

 https://www.helmethistory.com/oregon.html

Agree with that too.

[NT80]

1 hour ago, Hunter Green said:

Sorry, that is so...80's.

Well, it's actually 70's.  The Longhorn is so 60's, but just try to change their helmets!

Edited January 22, 2023 by NT80

[TheReal_jayD]

1 minute ago, NT80 said:

Agree.  But the Eagle wings are not a logo, and they are too similar to Oregon's duck wings...

 https://www.helmethistory.com/oregon.html

maybe so! I would say ours are more fitting because they match the wings of our logo. Also the recruits/players love them. 

 

THese are my favorite helmets. I hope we have some more variations of this helmet next year. I would love to see green helmet, white texas and white face mask. The eagle by itself on the helmet does not fit right. you either need wings or texas behind eagle moving forward. 

[NT80]

2 minutes ago, TheReal_jayD said:

maybe so! I would say ours are more fitting because they match the wings of our logo. Also the recruits/players love them. 

 

THese are my favorite helmets. I hope we have some more variations of this helmet next year. I would love to see green helmet, white texas and white face mask. The eagle by itself on the helmet does not fit right. you either need wings or texas behind eagle moving forward. 

Agree a large SOW does not fit well by itself on the helmet.  

I believe with the new technology of helmet wraps, plus today's constant keep-it-fresh rebranding society, and keeping it "cool" for players and to attract recruits, we will continue to see constant change in our helmets.  We have not established enough history with a set helmet/logo.

[Hunter Green]

6 minutes ago, NT80 said:

Well, gee, the Longhorn is so 60's, but just try to change their helmets!

Not much to change on the Longhorn, unless you want to make it cartoonish like the worm. The reason it hasn't changed since the 60'. It's a classic design.

[Hunter Green]

1 minute ago, NT80 said:

Agree a large SOW does not fit well by itself on the helmet.  

I believe with the new technology of helmet wraps, plus today's constant keep-it-fresh rebranding society, and keeping it "cool" for players and to attract recruits, we will continue to see constant change in our helmets.  We have not established enough history with a set helmet/logo.

So much for tradition. 

[Hunter Green]

8 minutes ago, TheReal_jayD said:

maybe so! I would say ours are more fitting because they match the wings of our logo. Also the recruits/players love them. 

 

THese are my favorite helmets. I hope we have some more variations of this helmet next year. I would love to see green helmet, white texas and white face mask. The eagle by itself on the helmet does not fit right. you either need wings or texas behind eagle moving forward. 

I like the concept. Agree with color variations. 

[NT80]

5 minutes ago, Hunter Green said:

Not much to change on the Longhorn, unless you want to make it cartoonish like the worm. The reason it hasn't changed since the 60'. It's a classic design.

Classic is in the eye of the beholder.   I think the longhorn is actually rather boring.  But then so is a pony, hog, an interlocked OU, TT, aTm, etc....

[Hunter Green]

42 minutes ago, NT80 said:

Classic is in the eye of the beholder.   I think the longhorn is actually rather boring.  But then so is a pony, hog, an interlocked OU, TT, aTm, etc....

All those you listed fit the definition of classic meaning, they stood the test of time. The worm did not.

[NT80]

5 minutes ago, Hunter Green said:

All those you listed fit the definition of classic meaning, they stood the test of time. The worm did not.

What?  We have been using the worm nearly 50 years now...  lol

 

[greenminer]

1 hour ago, Hunter Green said:

So what do yall suggest?

We keep it.  They're the ones that suck.

[greenminer]

1 hour ago, NT80 said:

This is ours, and ours alone!

 

 

 

PREFACE: I LOVE this logo.  One of the most endearing parts of our history.  I personally have nothing against it being front and center of our image

ADMITTANCE: It does not work in today's environment.

[Hunter Green]

11 minutes ago, NT80 said:

What?  We have been using the worm nearly 50 years now...  lol

 

One game a year. On throwback day.

[GrandGreen]

1 hour ago, NT80 said:

Royal Australian Air Force

I knew this old picture would again surface.  I think NT should just add the bomb and make those happy that believe NT copied this logo.   

It also should be noted this is a 2018 picture, so it is more likely the Australian Air Force copied NT than the other way around. 

Edited January 22, 2023 by GrandGreen

[Stix]

2 hours ago, Hunter Green said:

Sorry, that is so...80's.

Tell Washington State

70s, actually...

Edited January 22, 2023 by Stix

[Stix]

1 hour ago, Hunter Green said:

All those you listed fit the definition of classic meaning, they stood the test of time. The worm did not.

Because it was abandoned shortly after Hayden Fry left for Iowa, as if to erase that whole era.

[MeanGreenDan]

10 hours ago, TheReal_jayD said:

maybe so! I would say ours are more fitting because they match the wings of our logo. Also the recruits/players love them. 

 

THese are my favorite helmets. I hope we have some more variations of this helmet next year. I would love to see green helmet, white texas and white face mask. The eagle by itself on the helmet does not fit right. you either need wings or texas behind eagle moving forward. 

It looks great in pictures but horrible on the field (in person and on TV). It completely gets washed out.

[TheReal_jayD]

1 minute ago, MeanGreenDan said:

It looks great in pictures but horrible on the field (in person and on TV). It completely gets washed out.

Why I recommended going with green helmets and white logo. Think it would pop more

[SilverEagle]

8 hours ago, Stix said:

Because it was abandoned shortly after Hayden Fry left for Iowa, as if to erase that whole era.

Yep. All the old nesters who strongly resisted change (which Fry represented) did away with anything having to do with Fry.

[greenminer]

10 hours ago, Stix said:

Tell Washington State

70s, actually...

How about this: we are trying to compete with others in a video game of Street Fighter or Mortal Kombat, and the Flying Worm is akin to introducing Yoshi or Kirby as a character option.

it just doesn’t work

IMO, the WSU logo is fine. This has nothing to do with the vector-style design

PS: I completely get how, sometimes, something works very well because it’s not supposed to work/fit. Maybe if it was reintroduced it would end up a hit!

Edited January 22, 2023 by greenminer

[Glory to the Green]

11 hours ago, Hunter Green said:

One game a year. On throwback day.

Green pants would be next level. Love the flying worm!

ETA:  still in search of the green polo from a few years ago. 

Edited January 22, 2023 by Glory to the Green