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I did some investigating..
In case you didn't know..
Our official school font is "AMERICAN CAPTAIN"
Now that we know our font; it is time to get this across all team uniforms.
In case you didn't know..
Our official school font is "AMERICAN CAPTAIN"
Now that we know our font; it is time to get this across all team uniforms.
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URI women's softball has "bought in" to the official font
time to get the rest of our sports teams to have the same font
and to use that font across all sports related websites/media
WAKE UP URI..
this isn't rocket science
http://www.gorhody.com/sports/w-softbl/index
time to get the rest of our sports teams to have the same font
and to use that font across all sports related websites/media
WAKE UP URI..
this isn't rocket science
http://www.gorhody.com/sports/w-softbl/index
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here's a better look
it's not my favorite..
but if that is the official font of the school (which it is, got this 1st hand)..
then time to embrace it
it needs to be everywhere tho for it to "stick"
http://www.dafont.com/american-captain.font
it's not my favorite..
but if that is the official font of the school (which it is, got this 1st hand)..
then time to embrace it
it needs to be everywhere tho for it to "stick"
http://www.dafont.com/american-captain.font
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at first glance, not a fan. No wonder no one uses it.
what font was used in 1998? That I think fits this New England school.
what font was used in 1998? That I think fits this New England school.
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I think the official font should be wing dings
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Yuk
We're gonna run the picket fence at "em.....now boys don't get caught watchin' the paint dry!
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Must be the salvageable piece from "Not-So-Cooler-and-Warmer"........
Maybe, well, just maybe, go with the blank uniforms and have the players put anything on them they want.
Yeah, that way there'll be a lot of fonts....
And no tag-line.
Yeah.
Maybe, well, just maybe, go with the blank uniforms and have the players put anything on them they want.
Yeah, that way there'll be a lot of fonts....
And no tag-line.
Yeah.
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I don't get why we need an "official" font. As long as athletics, and specifically the men's basketball program, is consistent year-to-year I don't think it matters what the school says is the official font. There's obviously no reason for some random font being the "official" font.
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There's an officially random official out there who should font-off! Keep messing around with this nonsense and you'll see where it gets you -- an official state logo that looks like the Budget Rent-a-Truck logo!!!!!TruePoint wrote:I don't get why we need an "official" font. As long as athletics, and specifically the men's basketball program, is consistent year-to-year I don't think it matters what the school says is the official font. There's obviously no reason for some random font being the "official" font.
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http://www.basketinside.com/wp-content/ ... -james.jpg
I liked these jerseys/font, colors weren't bad. Last seasons colors were great.
I liked these jerseys/font, colors weren't bad. Last seasons colors were great.
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To me, a unified font gives the school an identity and should be marketed
Look at Uconn, Miami, etc
At the end of the day, this post I started is not about debating fonts
Now I got official word on our font, it should be implemented correctly
All our merchandise and websites and marketing materials should be unified for it to work
Look at Uconn, Miami, etc
At the end of the day, this post I started is not about debating fonts
Now I got official word on our font, it should be implemented correctly
All our merchandise and websites and marketing materials should be unified for it to work
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Is there anything that the school coulda spent money on that would make anyone say, "Y'know...we shoulda spent that money on a new font instead" ? No...probably not....?
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to me its about branding ourselves since we are going to dominate hoops in the upcoming years
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this is what i am talking about
it's so easy - people need to wake up at URI instead of sleep walking
http://www.theuconnblog.com/2013/4/4/41 ... rebranding
it's so easy - people need to wake up at URI instead of sleep walking
http://www.theuconnblog.com/2013/4/4/41 ... rebranding
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Very simple...home white, away Keaney blue. Both uniforms should have the gold/yellow trim and piping.
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Here is the official URI style guide, in case anyone is interested:
http://advance.uri.edu/visualstandardsg ... ide-sm.pdf
While the gold/yellow is a part of the "new" branding effort, traditionally the gold/yellow colors were not part of the school's color palate. I would prefer that our sports teams stick to white/navy/keaney. We have not had the gold/yellow on the basketball uniforms in over two decades IIRC.
http://advance.uri.edu/visualstandardsg ... ide-sm.pdf
While the gold/yellow is a part of the "new" branding effort, traditionally the gold/yellow colors were not part of the school's color palate. I would prefer that our sports teams stick to white/navy/keaney. We have not had the gold/yellow on the basketball uniforms in over two decades IIRC.
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We are all over the map here
No wonder why we don't have an identity
You need something official from the top ala UConn and their announcement
Everywhere I go I see the same font that is Uconn
Uri has no such identity
Needs fixing
This is so simple but we somehow cannot do
Put me in charge and I'll get it done
Along w the sports pub at Ryan and revamped press row
Where's the leadership ?
No wonder why we don't have an identity
You need something official from the top ala UConn and their announcement
Everywhere I go I see the same font that is Uconn
Uri has no such identity
Needs fixing
This is so simple but we somehow cannot do
Put me in charge and I'll get it done
Along w the sports pub at Ryan and revamped press row
Where's the leadership ?
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ECR is hired. We'll use funds from Gov Raimondo's campaign account to pay for ECR. We'll even throw in a trip to Davos for him.
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Ha - pay me back with the NCAAs...
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I bet 99.7% of college basketball fans would never know that UConn has an official font. They have a strong brand because they win national championships, not because they have an official font.
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Agree with that, the blue and gold looks like my high school...the "Yachtsmen".TruePoint wrote:Here is the official URI style guide, in case anyone is interested:
http://advance.uri.edu/visualstandardsg ... ide-sm.pdf
While the gold/yellow is a part of the "new" branding effort, traditionally the gold/yellow colors were not part of the school's color palate. I would prefer that our sports teams stick to white/navy/keaney. We have not had the gold/yellow on the basketball uniforms in over two decades IIRC.
Put ECR in charge of efforts to:
-improve the pub
-fix press row
-be Chief of the Font Squad
but, must complete tasks in that order.
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We'll agree to disagree here about branding - and of course putting national championships aside - of course that is ultimately the main reasonadam914 wrote:I bet 99.7% of college basketball fans would never know that UConn has an official font. They have a strong brand because they win national championships, not because they have an official font.
But I think you are missing my point
In an ever changing landscape of different uniforms - you must keep the identity of URI consistent
Look at Miami - they change basketball, football, cross country, baseball, etc uniforms all the time.. But there is no denying their unique font that is across the board on all their team uniforms and public apparel
The font squad - I like that
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Baseball rocking Rams in rising script.
Grand Font that.
Some kinda wonderful!
Grand Font that.
Some kinda wonderful!
We're gonna run the picket fence at "em.....now boys don't get caught watchin' the paint dry!
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Are we still talking about FONT? Man this is goin to a be a long off-season...
Go Rhody
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Grand Font RailroadRhody15 wrote:Are we still talking about FONT? Man this is goin to a be a long off-season...
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TRUE THAT !Rhody15 wrote:Are we still talking about FONT? Man this is goin to a be a long off-season...
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I'm totally with you on font ECR! We've had so many different fonts in the last 20 years its YUCK.
I'd like the softball font. Something that's not slanted like the one now. Most schools do have a standard font. I can't think of one state school that doesn't have an official font other than us.
I'd like the softball font. Something that's not slanted like the one now. Most schools do have a standard font. I can't think of one state school that doesn't have an official font other than us.
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I can't think of one state school, where, if they changed their font, many people would even notice...
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I'll take a guess off the bat at Michigan. If the font changed at Michigan, people would notice.
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Indiana would notice.
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At this point, who gives a font.
The lettering the last few seasons has been ugly to my eyes.
Go with something that exudes class, constancy, like the banner-font for the Keaney Board.
The lettering the last few seasons has been ugly to my eyes.
Go with something that exudes class, constancy, like the banner-font for the Keaney Board.
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Win games and no one will give a font?
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the keaney blue font is unique and beautiful
yet... we don't have this font on our white or navy blue unis
why is that ?
we should have this 1 font for all of our font teams
get rid of crappy ADIDAS, give me NIKe.. and give me the keaney blue font for all sports teams unis and also all rhody gear
yet... we don't have this font on our white or navy blue unis
why is that ?
we should have this 1 font for all of our font teams
get rid of crappy ADIDAS, give me NIKe.. and give me the keaney blue font for all sports teams unis and also all rhody gear
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NY GFan had it right. Dn’t care if the wear phys ed issue gray tees, or shirts and skins, just win some games!
Ram logo via Grist 1938
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Winning is priority but branding matters. There’s plenty of schools that get it right.
GO RAMS
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exactly.. and the branding is already done for us - it is a slam dunk - yet the idiots in charge have no clue
why arent we keeping the keaney font ?
lamar odom wore it
tyson wheeler wore it
its a no brainer and a great font
totally dropping the ball here
why arent we keeping the keaney font ?
lamar odom wore it
tyson wheeler wore it
its a no brainer and a great font
totally dropping the ball here
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Blah blah blahsection(105) wrote: ↑3 months ago NY GFan had it right. Dn’t care if the wear phys ed issue gray tees, or shirts and skins, just win some games!
How about we just let uniform talk happen without someone always saying something like this? Every single uniform discussion ever has someone saying bs like this. An obnoxiously predictable cliche take.
GOOD FOR YOU that you don't care about uniforms and NO SHIT winning is all that matters!
But sorry, uniforms do matter and branding does matter and we have problems with it that need to be fixed.
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We get so many things wrong it's baffling
Like replays
We are the only program in America that uses ill prepared students to call the games and we are the only school that can't even figure out what our own damn colors are. Don't have a font. The list goes on
The Colombia blue pull overs for the keaney uniforms is so trash and embarrassing. We also had a polo out during the Cox years which was Kentucky blue with stripes! Our home unis from 16-19 had three different blues on it. The cumberhorns were somewhere between keaney and navy. It didn't match the keaney in the two toned logo on the shorts.
We have keaney and Navy and then we use Colombia and regular duke/Kentucky blue on accident. How I tf do we mess thus up?
Like replays
We are the only program in America that uses ill prepared students to call the games and we are the only school that can't even figure out what our own damn colors are. Don't have a font. The list goes on
The Colombia blue pull overs for the keaney uniforms is so trash and embarrassing. We also had a polo out during the Cox years which was Kentucky blue with stripes! Our home unis from 16-19 had three different blues on it. The cumberhorns were somewhere between keaney and navy. It didn't match the keaney in the two toned logo on the shorts.
We have keaney and Navy and then we use Colombia and regular duke/Kentucky blue on accident. How I tf do we mess thus up?
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honestly.. it is sooooo easily fixed
we have a great uni and font that has history and we currently are using
all you need to do is take the keaney blue unis an mirror it for the white and navy
i would even use the keaney blue unis as the permanent home jersey...
then navy for the road
then white as an alternate
if that is to drastic then i'd go back to using navy as the alternate
also.. and just as important.. use the keaney font across all sports
think about the pride in having your own unique font
its a no brainer
i have no idea why someone would make the decision of changing fonts from our keaney to our white and blue unis
makes zero sense
out PETERRAMTIMe and myself on this and we wil have this al cleaned up by next year
oh.. and CUT ADIDAS BAIT
we have a great uni and font that has history and we currently are using
all you need to do is take the keaney blue unis an mirror it for the white and navy
i would even use the keaney blue unis as the permanent home jersey...
then navy for the road
then white as an alternate
if that is to drastic then i'd go back to using navy as the alternate
also.. and just as important.. use the keaney font across all sports
think about the pride in having your own unique font
its a no brainer
i have no idea why someone would make the decision of changing fonts from our keaney to our white and blue unis
makes zero sense
out PETERRAMTIMe and myself on this and we wil have this al cleaned up by next year
oh.. and CUT ADIDAS BAIT
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I, um, kind of agree with 105 on this one...PeterRamTime wrote: ↑3 months agoBlah blah blahsection(105) wrote: ↑3 months ago NY GFan had it right. Dn’t care if the wear phys ed issue gray tees, or shirts and skins, just win some games!
How about we just let uniform talk happen without someone always saying something like this? Every single uniform discussion ever has someone saying bs like this. An obnoxiously predictable cliche take.
GOOD FOR YOU that you don't care about uniforms and NO SHIT winning is all that matters!
But sorry, uniforms do matter and branding does matter and we have problems with it that need to be fixed.
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I was never going to say anything until I saw this thread but...I was watching the last game thinking, why don't we have blue uniforms that match a blue anywhere else on the court etc. Those jerseys had a strange color. If we were 1st in the A10, I wouldn't care much.
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Ha…. Six degrees of NYG…NYGFan_Section208 wrote: ↑3 months agoI, um, kind of agree with 105 on this one...PeterRamTime wrote: ↑3 months agoBlah blah blahsection(105) wrote: ↑3 months ago NY GFan had it right. Dn’t care if the wear phys ed issue gray tees, or shirts and skins, just win some games!
How about we just let uniform talk happen without someone always saying something like this? Every single uniform discussion ever has someone saying bs like this. An obnoxiously predictable cliche take.
GOOD FOR YOU that you don't care about uniforms and NO SHIT winning is all that matters!
But sorry, uniforms do matter and branding does matter and we have problems with it that need to be fixed.
Kevin bacon has nothing on him
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Rhody_NYCT wrote: ↑3 months ago I was never going to say anything until I saw this thread but...I was watching the last game thinking, why don't we have blue uniforms that match a blue anywhere else on the court etc. Those jerseys had a strange color. If we were 1st in the A10, I wouldn't care much.
Bottom line is that we all should agree on the rhody font should be universal and be the one we always had - and it’s the one on the keaney jersey
And it’s a beautiful font that means something to
Our school and has decades of history to it
And it should be worn by all teams
Anything else is Cracker Jack
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Those jerseys were keaney...Rhody_NYCT wrote: ↑3 months ago I was never going to say anything until I saw this thread but...I was watching the last game thinking, why don't we have blue uniforms that match a blue anywhere else on the court etc. Those jerseys had a strange color. If we were 1st in the A10, I wouldn't care much.
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PeterRamTIme and I got this..
honestly we can do a better job than anyone else
Where is Sonny Vaccaro's phone number ?
honestly we can do a better job than anyone else
Where is Sonny Vaccaro's phone number ?
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When you add up all the little things they become big things...yes in isolation it's a so what let's win first. But what makes you think when we win those things will get fixed...they won't. The uniforms, in arena experience, broadcast, public marketing, etc. If all those things were firing in a top notch way trust me all ships would rise. When they aren't the sum of them all are a program run a bit like a Cracker Jack operation.
Dress for the job you want not the one you have.
Dress for the job you want not the one you have.
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Haven’t heard his name in a long time, ECR. I wonder what Sonny Vaccaro is doing these days ?
He was such a major shaker and mover in the sport. He has to be pretty old and retired by now, I would think ?
He was such a major shaker and mover in the sport. He has to be pretty old and retired by now, I would think ?