Ryan4VT 4,557 Report Share Posted February 17, 2022 6 hours ago, redtiger said: Thats a great idea! MUCH better than most hurricane logos, like the swirly Carolina uses or the horrible one Miami used for a few years Hey now! What’s wrong with Carolina’s logo?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan4VT 4,557 Report Share Posted February 17, 2022 1 hour ago, redtiger said: the hurricane flags on black look great but I hate the gloss logos on flat helmets. I basically hate flat helmets all around And you don’t like matte helmets?!?!? …sad. Lol redtiger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichlandsAlum 678 Report Share Posted February 17, 2022 25 minutes ago, SwvaOG said: I have vague memories of Marion using some blue. Of course, I’m fairly old, but I think I remember that. Could be confusing them with someone else. When was the last time they used blue? Blue was a secondary/trim color used by Marion in the late'70s/early '80s. Pretty sure those great basketball teams led by Clarence Hanley played in uniforms that had some royal blue accent stripes. Fun fact... In the early 1980s football coach Sonny Hagy had his team change from scarlet jerseys to blue between pregame warmups and the actual kickoff. Not sure of the reason why and I don't remember the specific opponent, but I do know that happened. Liam McPoyle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtiger 1,742 Report Share Posted February 17, 2022 16 minutes ago, Ryan4VT said: Hey now! What’s wrong with Carolina’s logo?!? Its kind of plain, and wouldn't work well as a helmet logo imo but is infinitely better than that thing Miami used lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account 5,203 Report Share Posted February 17, 2022 7 hours ago, SwvaOG said: Do you want to rock this logo if your a high school football player? It’s one of the better ones around TBH. redtiger and Ryan4VT 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam McPoyle 1,863 Report Share Posted February 17, 2022 I'm pretty sure both versions of this logo were used on the hip panel of basketball shorts in the 2000s. IIRC, the last time blue was used in football was the early 80s (a thin stripe on the sleeve). I think the cheerleaders still use royal blue trim. redtiger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan4VT 4,557 Report Share Posted February 17, 2022 1 hour ago, redtiger said: Its kind of plain, and wouldn't work well as a helmet logo imo but is infinitely better than that thing Miami used lol It wouldn’t look bad on a white lid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwvaOG 602 Report Share Posted February 17, 2022 49 minutes ago, UVAObserver said: It’s one of the better ones around TBH. Well, let’s look at the SWD: Richlands, Graham and Tazewell are better right off the bat. Virginia High probably is as well. M7: Id take Ridgeview, Abingdon and Gate City easily. So they’d be competing with Union, Lee, Battle and Central. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plywood_King 518 Report Share Posted February 17, 2022 Any Marion uniform that doesn't feature the arching "CANES" text on the helmet is trying too hard. Red helmet or white helmet, I dont care, they got it right 35 years ago and didn't need to change it. Not the best picture, but it's best I could find: I like the new Marion logo in theory, but I think it was a little poorly executed. The flag coming of the edge is kinda difficult to discern. I'm pretty sure the logo is based on a concept logo for Carolina that made its rounds on the internet a few years ago that was a much better execution of the same thing, in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real Sasquatch 1,869 Report Share Posted February 17, 2022 6 minutes ago, Plywood_King said: Any Marion uniform that doesn't feature the arching "CANES" text on the helmet is trying too hard. Red helmet or white helmet, I dont care, they got it right 35 years ago and didn't need to change it. Not the best picture, but it's best I could find: I like the new Marion logo in theory, but I think it was a little poorly executed. The flag coming of the edge is kinda difficult to discern. I'm pretty sure the logo is based on a concept logo for Carolina that made its rounds on the internet a few years ago that was a much better execution of the same thing, in my opinion. I like the old ones better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwvaOG 602 Report Share Posted February 17, 2022 15 minutes ago, Plywood_King said: Any Marion uniform that doesn't feature the arching "CANES" text on the helmet is trying too hard. Red helmet or white helmet, I dont care, they got it right 35 years ago and didn't need to change it. Not the best picture, but it's best I could find: I like the new Marion logo in theory, but I think it was a little poorly executed. The flag coming of the edge is kinda difficult to discern. I'm pretty sure the logo is based on a concept logo for Carolina that made its rounds on the internet a few years ago that was a much better execution of the same thing, in my opinion. I like the old look as well. Maybe use hurricane flags as small helmet stickers for accomplishments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtiger 1,742 Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 I'm a big fan of arched writing or cursive like Tulsa uses. The M7 overall struggles with logos imo. Imo Tazewell isn't better than Marion, Graham and Richlands are. Battles is the same style as Richlands unless I'm mistaken but gor whatever reason it works better for Richlands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtiger 1,742 Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 2 hours ago, Ryan4VT said: It wouldn’t look bad on a white lid. In every newspaper pic it will look like a blob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam McPoyle 1,863 Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 With a small tweak, this could work for Marion. Well, at least until the trademark infringement suit is filed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EH31 2,520 Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 I like the originality of Marion’s logo. It’s much better than the generic names & logo that the Wise county schools went with after the mergers. Deleted Account and redtiger 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwvaOG 602 Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 1 hour ago, redtiger said: I'm a big fan of arched writing or cursive like Tulsa uses. The M7 overall struggles with logos imo. Imo Tazewell isn't better than Marion, Graham and Richlands are. Battles is the same style as Richlands unless I'm mistaken but gor whatever reason it works better for Richlands. Union and Central’s doesn’t do much for originality. Union basically adopted the Chicago Bears. Plots and name and bear logo and co-opted the U from Miami. But it doesn’t look bad. Central just copied the Cincinnati Reds “C” and called it quits. John Battle should look to Michigan State for motivation as the “B” doesn’t do much. Abingdon needs to stick with their script “A” the baseball team uses. Their Oregon inspired helmets work. Lee is at least original if not creative. As for Ridgeview, I actually like the split helmet decal…Wolf on one side and number one the other. I think the look is very original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan4VT 4,557 Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 4 hours ago, redtiger said: I'm a big fan of arched writing or cursive like Tulsa uses. The M7 overall struggles with logos imo. Imo Tazewell isn't better than Marion, Graham and Richlands are. Battles is the same style as Richlands unless I'm mistaken but gor whatever reason it works better for Richlands. Yes, Battle stole Richlands’ font for some reason. As did Rural Retreat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtiger 1,742 Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 Nothing Union uses in any way other than color scheme is a copy of Chicago, but bears and Navy/Orange must be some kind of rule (e.g. Union, Bland, Grainger, etc) Abingdons script A is sharp. Centrals C is pretty plain, a lot of teams use that font but combine it with a nod to the school's mascot(I've seen hornets, spears, etc in the C). The number on one side, logo on the other is really common with college teams. The Lee logo isn't original, its a ripoff of UVA like just about every team in the state with a calvary connected mascot uses e.g. Lord Botetourt, R.E. Lee Staunton before the name change, Dinwiddie, Jefferson Forest, Carroll County, etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaiderNation 24 Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 EH31 and SwvaOG 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tru Blue 72 423 Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 Back to the topic: Does anyone have any word on Honaker? Have they chosen a coach yet. I may have missed it, been out of town for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jags52 346 Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 47 minutes ago, Tru Blue 72 said: Back to the topic: Does anyone have any word on Honaker? Have they chosen a coach yet. I may have missed it, been out of town for a while. I have not heard a thing. I find it odd that the school that had the most time out of anyone to find a head coach still havnt found one yet. I guess may be a little rusty since this is the first coaching search in almost 4 decades Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account 5,203 Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 15 hours ago, EH31 said: I like the originality of Marion’s logo. It’s much better than the generic names & logo that the Wise county schools went with after the mergers. Bingo. Jags52 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehcwasp 27 Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 Looks like the John Battle and Rural Retreat logos are stock letters from Richardson. Not sure about Richlands, it may not be exactly like the Richardson letter redtiger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaiderNation 24 Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 Ryan4VT, Real Sasquatch and EH31 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldfool 98 Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 All this logo crap pertains to new coaching opportunities? ghos88t and Tru Blue 72 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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