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Maybe it’s just the lighting but the blue on the sideline definitely looks darker than the end zones

Anderson High School, Cincinnati 🤔

Actually, that blue almost looks more like a royal blue than the standard Akron navy blue.

Man that old turf looks tired!

Looks like all of his offers were in 2020. Something changed between now and then. Maybe he got in trouble? Maybe bad grades? Maybe really bad junior and senior years? His last offer was October of 2020, looks like Akron was his only option. Must have a lot of talent but there is obviously some baggage...

Turf replacement generally takes 4-6 weeks so mid July would be really pushing it. My guess is that maybe they are waiting until camps are completed and they will start late June.

Apparently this is a well kept secret

Does anyone know what the timeline is for the new turf installation? If they haven't started yet I assume they will start any day now so that it will be ready by August.

I assume Clark isn't listed on the roster because maybe he hasn't enrolled yet?

I love marching bands and I think they are a big part of the college football experience but nobody pays to go watch the band perform (except maybe their parents).

Maybe Mom should have been more concerned about his tardiness - that crap won't fly at the next level.. Everybody wants to be a victim these days.

Now that the new logo has been selected, can anyone that was involved in the process now share some insight on the logos that did not make the cut? Did any include a marsupial along with the "A"?

As I continue to warm up to the new logo I wanted to make one more point. Most logos, especially one letter logos, become identifiable over time. Check out the Big 10 logos. Honestly, most are very boring and unimaginative. In my mind the new A is easily as good or better than Nebraska, Purdue, Rutgers, Wisconsin, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, and Illinois. Debatable vs Ohio State, Minnesota, Indiana and Northwestern. Less imaginative vs Iowa, Michigan State and Penn State. Bottom line, win some MAC championships and bowl games and it will look much better.

It took me almost 24 hours but I finally figured out what the new A reminded me of - the old A from the AFL football league. Very similar if you take of the top right “wing” and take a notch out of the right side of the cross on the A. Has a very similar feel to it. Having said that, I don’t hate it, don’t love it either. One thing that really helps it is the color combo, that navy and gold is so nice. As others have said, it’s just not identifiable enough yet. I wish the Roo could have been tied in somehow but overall I’ll give it a solid B.

Thank you for the insight, appreciate it. You, and a couple others on here, mention that you’ve seen the new logo but I’m a little confused how you’ve contradicted yourself by saying “a decision will be made soon”. I assume there is one design that is clearly the leader but they just haven’t confirmed it yet?

Or this…

Give some details! When will it be revealed?

I don't really care if it's stock Nike or not. Didn't know that Nike owned the script form of writing. I just think it looks classy and somewhat unique. Numerous school logos only represent their respective city or state and not necessarily the university so I don't think that's a big deal. I think the ideal scenario is a new unique logo that incorporates the name/letter as well as the mascot. One thing that we can be sure of is that everyone will not like it.

Sounds like I’m in the minority but I love the script Akron - not a fan of the sign of Zoro

The Big 10 is the only conference that offers a 4 year scholarship. The others offer a year by year renewable.

Is this rebrand really happening? I haven’t seen anything from the university or in the news about this. Is it the entire school? Just the athletic dept? So many questions!