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re: Changes to Tiger Stadium Turf

Posted on 8/10/22 at 8:42 am to
Posted by Ping Pong
LSU and UVA alum
Member since Aug 2014
5355 posts
Posted on 8/10/22 at 8:42 am to
Posted by mpwilging
Punta Gorda Isles, Florida
Member since Jan 2011
7010 posts
Posted on 8/10/22 at 8:43 am to
Les ate it all...
Posted by T
Member since Jan 2004
9889 posts
Posted on 8/10/22 at 8:47 am to
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I know why they introduced the Geaux Font (it's something that can be trademarked and licensed), but I feel like it came off the logo of some software app. There is nothing traditional or strong about it. Looks like lettering for a west coast school that plays at odd times on ESPN


In the early to mid 2000s a handful of schools trademarked a font and acted like it was the most unique thing ever. But they are really very similar and hard to tell apart if the letters aren’t in school colors.






This post was edited on 8/10/22 at 8:53 am
Posted by jcaz
Laffy
Member since Aug 2014
15718 posts
Posted on 8/10/22 at 8:58 am to
Don’t think the head coach decides something that major. Seems like AD territory. I honestly like the field the way it is. Eye of the Tiger is legendary
Posted by Alt26
Member since Mar 2010
28470 posts
Posted on 8/10/22 at 9:02 am to
quote:

In the early to mid 2000s a handful of schools trademarked a font and acted like it was the most unique thing ever. But they are really very similar and hard to tell apart if the letters aren’t in school colors.


If you look at logos many have the same "style". Graphic design companies go on a marketing blitz, complete with some BS speech about how unique the logos are and what they "mean", and get the schools to buy in to the BS. The result is many schools end up with the same cartoonish looking crap...that cost $100k to design.

Every school has access to thousands of creative and talented kids on their campus. Just have a student contest to design a logo. I'd bet anything that would produce results 1000x greater than the shite "professional designers" come up with. And it would be a hell of a lot cheaper









Posted by lsutigers1992
Member since Mar 2006
25317 posts
Posted on 8/10/22 at 9:03 am to
Somebody told me they were doing this.

Posted by GeauxHouston
Houston,TX
Member since Nov 2013
4460 posts
Posted on 8/10/22 at 9:07 am to
The Tiger eye has to stay. It’s iconic and awesome. I would maybe say we should add faint tiger stripes to the end zones. Just like a darker shade of purple on top of the purple or darker yellow on the yellow. Would look very clean.
Posted by Ponchy Tiger
Ponchatoula
Member since Aug 2004
45197 posts
Posted on 8/10/22 at 9:07 am to
Bring back the big block LSU and roll the field every five yards to give it that light dark alternating look.
Posted by Ampipe96
Member since Sep 2020
1358 posts
Posted on 8/10/22 at 9:08 am to
I think the state of Louisiana outline with the eye of the tiger over Baton Rouge at midfield
And go back to the Block LSU in the end zones
Posted by jbraua
Oklahoma City, OK
Member since Oct 2007
6794 posts
Posted on 8/10/22 at 9:09 am to
This is the second thread on this in the last month.

All those decisions come from the folks in branding/imaging. While CBK could technically pull rank and change anything he wants, he won't as he has more important things to focus on. He'll leave that up to the branding people who get get paid to make those decisions.

As for the Tiger Eye, it's consistently voted the best mid-field logo in college football in polls. No way that gets changed.

The only thing that might change one day is the GeauxFont (used in the endzones) which is a propriety-copyrighted type-face controlled by the University; but, that would only change as part of a much larger branding/ re-imaging campaign which I doubt LSU will do anytime soon. At least, we haven't heard plans for that.
This post was edited on 8/10/22 at 9:12 am
Posted by Lsuhoohoo
Member since Sep 2007
94674 posts
Posted on 8/10/22 at 9:11 am to
quote:

Miles kept the Eye with the "Geaux Font" LSU in the endzones.


Don't think that had anything to do with Miles.
Posted by OweO
Plaquemine, La
Member since Sep 2009
114038 posts
Posted on 8/10/22 at 9:12 am to
Get this shite out of here.

I am all for change and being up with the times, but if a team is available to take care of the field, paint the field, etc.. You don't go to turf. There is something special about the grass in TS. Plus that turf is hot AF.

This rant poster says you are nuts.
Posted by deuce985
Member since Feb 2008
27660 posts
Posted on 8/10/22 at 9:21 am to
You're right, have another downvote. The eye is one of the coolest things and I find it imposing for visitors.
Posted by RedPop4
Santiago de Compostela
Member since Jan 2005
14424 posts
Posted on 8/10/22 at 9:23 am to
You do know that turf is a more generic term? You do know that in the agricultural/groundskeeping "world" turf means both natural turf and artificial? I think LSU even offers a turf management program.
Posted by WildTchoupitoulas
Member since Jan 2010
44071 posts
Posted on 8/10/22 at 9:42 am to
quote:

would look extremely outdated.


How fricking gay is that?
quote:

Tiger eye on the 50 & purple/gold endzones forever


I see. So a scheme from 20 years ago looks "extremely outdated" but 50 years from now the tiger eye won't look outdated?

Will anyone even remember Survivor in 50 years? Does anyone even remember today that that's where we got the eye from? What does "outdated" even mean? Queer eye much?
Posted by The Boat
Member since Oct 2008
164339 posts
Posted on 8/10/22 at 10:02 am to
Bring back the 2000 eye centered at the 45 for some reason
Posted by RightWingTiger
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2003
5319 posts
Posted on 8/10/22 at 10:02 am to
Ive always hated Florida’s gator head logo. Its very cartoonish & certainly not intimidating IMO anyway.

If course next to the LSU Toonces Hurricane logo it looks GREAT!!!

BTW that Tennessee’s Smokey Dog is just outright pitiful!!
Posted by 0x15E
Outer Space
Member since Sep 2020
12810 posts
Posted on 8/10/22 at 10:03 am to
The eye is one of (if not the most) iconic midfield logos.

LSU would be fricking up royally to remove it, save for the occasional benefit or special logo game.

Endzones, I don’t care about. Although I do like having opposite colors for them. Hope that stays as well.
Posted by T
Member since Jan 2004
9889 posts
Posted on 8/10/22 at 10:04 am to
There were two design companies that made a killing redesigning every college logo, minor league logo and basically any special sporting event logo around that time. The logos are all angry cartoons with dark shadows and had the school name and mascot right under the cartoon. Phoenix Design Works was one company, but there was another company who made the same type logos.

Thankfully most of the bigger schools have moved away from the terrible 2000s logos but a lot of mid-majors still use them.


Posted by JodyPlauche
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2009
8895 posts
Posted on 8/10/22 at 10:06 am to
They should get rid of the 5, 15, 25, 35, and 45 markers on the field and go back to the North Endzone being purple with gold letters...block style
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