Massachusetts Athletics Branding

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Re: Massachusetts Athletics Branding

Post by eXelwood » Fri Apr 26, 2019 9:00 am

Agree we need a decision and consistency. A key part of branding is see a color make an association e.g. Tennessee orange, Carolina blue etc . The red tones make that association difficult since look like Harvard and BC. IMHO deep maroon is the color I as an alumnus associate with he University of Massachusett .

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Re: Massachusetts Athletics Branding

Post by FightMass19 » Wed May 01, 2019 4:40 pm

eXelwood wrote: Fri Apr 26, 2019 9:00 am Agree we need a decision and consistency. A key part of branding is see a color make an association e.g. Tennessee orange, Carolina blue etc . The red tones make that association difficult since look like Harvard and BC. IMHO deep maroon is the color I as an alumnus associate with he University of Massachusett .
These won't make you happy then... do other schools have t-shirts like this? Seems a bit ludicrous that we'd have a UMass Amherst t-shirt with colors that aren't even remotely similar to our school's colors... I know you wouldn't find a t-shirt like this at Michigan or Ohio State.

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Re: Massachusetts Athletics Branding

Post by InnervisionsUMASS » Thu May 02, 2019 7:56 am

FightMass19 wrote: Wed May 01, 2019 4:40 pm
These won't make you happy then... do other schools have t-shirts like this? Seems a bit ludicrous that we'd have a UMass Amherst t-shirt with colors that aren't even remotely similar to our school's colors... I know you wouldn't find a t-shirt like this at Michigan or Ohio State.

http://umassstore.com/MerchDetail.aspx? ... EVE%20TEES
http://umassstore.com/MerchDetail.aspx? ... EVE%20TEES
http://umassstore.com/MerchDetail.aspx? ... EVE%20TEES

I don't mind different color random tees for the school... those are going to come up from time to time. It's the inability to be consistent with the school colors in almost every facet of the University that is frustrating. You can do different color shirts like these.. the issue is when you do a color like this but UMass is spelled out in bright red instead of maroon.
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Re: Massachusetts Athletics Branding

Post by SignMan » Thu May 02, 2019 8:44 am

We were in Madison Fri - Mon...

We did not go in the UW bookstore this trip, but did walk past it...
all clothing in the window was the real UW red and white...no variations...

Everywhere you go there, UW red and white...
not dark red, pinkish red, etc.

Many of the non-UW businesses use the red and white...
One boutique even had their plastic bags in the same colors...some red/some white...

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Re: Massachusetts Athletics Branding

Post by eXelwood » Thu May 02, 2019 10:45 am

Fight, your right about those shirts. I ready to eat some beets and puke maroon.

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Re: Massachusetts Athletics Branding

Post by FightMass19 » Mon Sep 30, 2019 12:17 pm

Have to say, I'm very pleased with the new uniform reveals we've seen this year. Really a big fan of the "traditional" look of the football and basketball uniforms and feels like we are taking our place as the commonwealth's team. Hope they're here to stay.

Basketball: https://twitter.com/UMassAthletics/stat ... 3340468226

Football: https://twitter.com/UMassFootball/statu ... 0283079682

The only issue I still have is the power U logo, but that aside I will say the uniforms this year are a massive step in the right direction. Hope the new hockey sweaters follow the trend - however they were already the best uniforms we had IMO, so excited/nervous to see what they came up with.

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Re: Massachusetts Athletics Branding

Post by Quann » Mon Sep 30, 2019 5:57 pm

I’m all for going back to the script “Umass” of the Cal era. It’s become somewhat iconic especially since the change to the boring block letters in 2003-04. Just got that black tee with the basketball in the logo from 19nine. Looks so damn good.

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Re: Massachusetts Athletics Branding

Post by Quann » Mon Sep 30, 2019 6:00 pm

^^^^^
I also love “MASSACHUSETTS” in all caps on football unis. Gives them a clean retro look. Couple that with the 90s “Umass” on the helmet and you’ve got a winner. The Unis for the Rutgers game were awesome.

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Re: Massachusetts Athletics Branding

Post by McKinney » Mon Sep 30, 2019 6:20 pm

The unis for the Rutgers game were awesome. So was that first quarter.
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Re: Massachusetts Athletics Branding

Post by econalum » Tue Oct 01, 2019 8:26 pm

UMass has officially endorsed 202c https://www.umass.edu/brand/elements/color

A great deal of detail is provided in that url.

Then it is all about enforcement, or lack thereof.
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Re: Massachusetts Athletics Branding

Post by McKinney » Tue Oct 01, 2019 8:34 pm

Hasn't it always been 202 C (at least for academics)? To your point, the problem is with enforcement (or the lack thereof).
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Re: Massachusetts Athletics Branding

Post by McKinney » Wed Dec 01, 2021 11:49 am

Update from the Boston Globe on the new state flag. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/11/28/ ... orthanded/

For now, it seems like the initiative is going nowhere. But with the UMass seal being essentially a maroon version of the state seal, I wonder if that will get an update as well.
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