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**LZclone** · 08-12-2010, 09:01 PM

Originally Posted by dualthreat

... maybe the stanford pine trees

My wife asked me the other day what the scariest mascot was and my response was the Stanford Tree.....

those eyes!

**LonoClone** · 08-12-2010, 09:03 PM

Originally Posted by LZclone

That is what happens when you are from Iowa, but in Illinois it is a question that comes up. I have traveled to Colorado quite a bit. In the summer used to do a week or so in Rocky Mountain National Park, and a store their stated that "Cy" (the one with navy blue) was a HUGE seller. I love the new one with the new colors.

Why that is NOT the primary logo is beyond me!

Originally Posted by LZclone

WRONG... I think it is a very recongnizable logo. (See previous post) And a big seller. The reason a logo becomes recognizable is based on team (FB and MBB) success, and that has been lacking lately.

A huge seller at a gift shop in a national park, you say? Well, I'm not surprised. National Parks are where all the kids go to get their sports apparel these days, right? Seriously, what constitutes a "huge seller" at a store like that? Like 7 shirts a week, maybe? Yeah, people are just rushing to America's national parks to pick up college sports merchandise.

**UNIGuy4Cy** · 08-12-2010, 09:05 PM

My whole thing is how many times has Cy won the mascott challenge? Cy is recognizable for a school as small as Iowa State, why change it to something that could be mistaken by the average fan for a school like Indiana State or Idaho State.

**LZclone** · 08-12-2010, 09:08 PM

Originally Posted by LonoClone

A huge seller at a gift shop in a national park, you say? Well, I'm not surprised. National Parks are where all the kids go to get their sports apparel these days, right? Seriously, what constitutes a "huge seller" at a store like that? Like 7 shirts a week, maybe? Yeah, people are just rushing to America's national parks to pick up college sports merchandise.

Dude it is Estes Park.... 1,000's of people are in those stores every day.

Your statement is nothing more than ignorant.

Once again, win RECONGNIZATION! I like the CY logo with the Cardinal and Gold over the I State logo 6 days a week and twice on Sunday. IT is more RECOGNIZABLE!

**cyclonedave25** · 08-12-2010, 09:11 PM

Originally Posted by UNIGuy4Cy

My whole thing is how many times has Cy won the mascott challenge? Cy is recognizable for a school as small as Iowa State, why change it to something that could be mistaken by the average fan for a school like Indiana State or Idaho State.

Our colors are what separates it. And once it gets more national recognition, by winning, people will know what our logo is. It takes time.
If we are arguing about people getting I-state mixed up with the other ISU's, then what about OSU getting mixed up with the other OSU's.
Winning and being on national TV will solve this problem.

**TitanClone** · 08-12-2010, 09:11 PM

Originally Posted by Haverhill

We need more merchandise with a state of Iowa imprint behind the I-State logo. Including on the new court.

Agree. The "Beat Iowa" shirt that has the I-State logo outlined by the state of Iowa is my personal favorite.

**RustShack** · 08-12-2010, 09:13 PM

Hated the I-State change. Grew on me, and now I love it. Hope it sticks. Love the new color scheme too.

**cyclonedave25** · 08-12-2010, 09:13 PM

Originally Posted by LZclone

Dude it is Estes Park.... 1,000's of people are in those stores every day.

Your statement is nothing more than ignorant.

Once again, win RECONGNIZATION! I like the CY logo with the Cardinal and Gold over the I State logo 6 days a week and twice on Sunday. IT is more RECOGNIZABLE!

That's because we had that logo for so long and had some national success with that logo. If we had our current logo since the 80's, people would recognize that. Give the new logo some more time and let it get some more airtime on national tv and people will recognize it more.

**GoShow97** · 08-12-2010, 09:13 PM

I diddn't read this thread or responses but i asume you are talking about Illinois, Indiana and Idaho State. Correct.

Yes, the I state Logo/concept is stoopid.

**Palmer** · 08-12-2010, 09:15 PM

Originally Posted by RustShack

Hated the I-State change. Grew on me, and now I love it. Hope it sticks. Love the new color scheme too.

the 'new' color scheme is our true/old colors in fact.

thank goodness we finally got rid of those fashion disasters from the Gene Smith/McCarney era.

**LonoClone** · 08-12-2010, 09:20 PM

Originally Posted by LZclone

Dude it is Estes Park.... 1,000's of people are in those stores every day.

Your statement is nothing more than ignorant.

Once again, win RECONGNIZATION! I like the CY logo with the Cardinal and Gold over the I State logo 6 days a week and twice on Sunday. IT is more RECOGNIZABLE!

Oh, Estes Park! Well why didn't you say so earlier? I take it all back. I didn't know you were talking about the shopping mecca of Estes Park. That consumerist haven of a mountain town. The shangri la of sporting goods. It's where everyone goes to buy their jerseys. I'm pretty sure that Nike is thinking of moving their headquarters there, just so they could have their finger right on the pulse of sports apparel?

**cyclonedave25** · 08-12-2010, 09:21 PM

For the people saying the getting I-State mixed up with Illinois st, Indiana St, and Idaho st is a common mistake, that is a lame argument.
If I were to wear a shirt with this logo on it on Oregon's campus, do you think I would get ****?

Well, I shouldn't because it's not Oregon St, its Oklahoma St.
See how fun this game is? At least we have different colors than all of the other ISU's and are the only BCS ISU.

**GoShow97** · 08-12-2010, 09:21 PM

Originally Posted by Palmer

the 'new' color scheme is our true/old colors in fact.

thank goodness we finally got rid of those fashion disasters from the Gene Smith/McCarney era.

Thank God ISU got rid of the coaching disasters from the Gene Smith/McCarney era as well.

**capitalcityguy** · 08-12-2010, 09:21 PM

Originally Posted by UNIGuy4Cy

My whole thing is how many times has Cy won the mascott challenge? Cy is recognizable for a school as small as Iowa State, why change it to something that could be mistaken by the average fan for a school like Indiana State or Idaho State.

The whirly bird (or whatever it is called ) with blue didn't win the mascot challenge, Cy did. Cy is still here. The whirly bird is too.

I dont' get your point? How would Cy entering a mascot challenge in the future be affected by this change? Seriously?

Answer. It won't. No one voting for these things does a cross check with a team's mascot and the dominant schools logo.

**InCytful** · 08-12-2010, 09:42 PM

Originally Posted by hurricane

It still doesn't change the fact that the I-State logo is extremely lame =/

I didn't agree with the switch when they made it and still like the Cy stuff (own quite a few things with Cy on them), but I think the new logo is pretty sharp. It's not as busy as the Cy logo and someday will be as recognized as the "N" or "OU" logos. Gonna take a few big wins over the power houses of the Big XII to do it.