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Rebranding Thoughts

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The Good:

  • Adding bronze to the color palette
  • Orange uniforms + helmet
  • White uniforms + helmet (stripe is somewhat busy and distracting but logo looks sweet)
  • Replacing the old logo
  • Block font

The Bad:

  • The Beaver gloves
  • The BeaVer font (i.e. the dropped "v")
  • The black uniforms and black helmet (not sure what they were thinking…horrible)

Overall I am content and don't mind it. The one thing I hate is that the black uniform sucks, and it's the one we'll probably see the most. Ugh. I'm hoping they listen to feedback and fix that one before the first game. Just put black matte on the helmet–the stripe is too busy and distracting, and it also clashes stylistically (too retro against the modern uniform).

Agnew Transfers, New Logo Reveal, and Baseball team #4

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Agnew's transfer is a win-win. He will get playing time, Beavs free up a scholarship and the depth chart. Chris Brown will likely get his playing time next year. Agnew was actually a very good runner, but could not block, stay healthy, or hold onto the ball.

All indications are the logo we saw here is the finished product or something close to it. I agree with those who said it looks better than the current logo on helmets but worse on merchandise. Overall a C+ effort. I'll take pretty much anything over the cartoon Beaver, even if it's a hockey logo with no message or identity. It should modernize OSU's look and be more attractive nationally. But I don't think the logo represents the essence of the University, and I fret I won't live long enough to see one that does. OSU administration and Nike reminds me of a patient/doctor relationship…OSU's branding is sick, Nike claims to have the cure, OSU is so desperate they submit to bad treatment.

Baseball team moves to #4 in the Baseball America Poll and USA Today poll. Nothing to add since it's a fair ranking. I thought the pre-season ranking was a bit high (I was thinking more like #15), but so far it is justified. Obviously conference play will be the true test. Gotta say that I am impressed with the bullpen thus far (my biggest concern). Clutch hitting and team speed are still suspect. Beavs lack a true leadoff hitter, too. That Dylan Davis maturing into a true cleanup hitter might gloss over some of the chinks.

Bryant @ Oregon State

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Weekend game thread. Start times below.

03/01/13 vs. Bryant Corvallis, Ore. 5:35 p.m. PT
03/02/13 vs. Bryant Corvallis, Ore. 1:05 p.m. PT
  vs. Bryant Corvallis, Ore. 3:30 p.m. PT
03/03/13 vs. Bryant Corvallis, Ore. 1:05 p.m. PT

Video feed: http://pac-12.com/live/osubeavers.aspx

Go Beavs

Baseball & General Discussion

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Baseball team can't get any love from Baseball America. Still pinned at #6 after an 8-0 start.

Some other polls:

Warren Nolan

D1

Sportswriters

The rest of the sites still have last years ranking up. Not sure what's up with that–when do they update?

Heard someone mention, in the other thread, Poyer will go in the third round. I still think he goes late first round.

Uh Oh Mamma Machado

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Marissa Mayer brought free food and shiny new iPhones to Yahoo. Now she's making a change that's a lot less fun, instituting a policy that says Yahoos can no longer work from home.

Link

Last I heard, my arch enemy Mamma Machado had a devil child and was working from home.

Hey Yahoo, if you need to replace that fascist wench here I am!