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Jarid in Cedar
08-15-2013, 09:35 AM
Here we go!

Jarid in Cedar
08-15-2013, 09:51 AM
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Jarid in Cedar
08-15-2013, 10:04 AM
The wallpaper

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08-15-2013, 10:04 AM
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08-15-2013, 10:06 AM
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sancho
08-15-2013, 10:11 AM
The wallpaper


Ugh, get that bird out of there.

Jarid in Cedar
08-15-2013, 10:30 AM
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08-15-2013, 10:30 AM
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Jarid in Cedar
08-15-2013, 10:50 AM
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Scratch
08-15-2013, 10:57 AM
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I'm relieved that they have the big "Athletic Training" sign just in case someone can't figure out what all the weights and gym equipment is for.

DanielLaRusso
08-15-2013, 11:31 AM
Ugh, get that bird out of there.

You love hawks...hawks are good...you want to be a hawk...

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g146/chazsexington/gifs%203/hawks.gif

Jarid in Cedar
08-15-2013, 11:35 AM
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08-15-2013, 11:36 AM
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sancho
08-15-2013, 11:38 AM
You love hawks...hawks are good...you want to be a hawk...

Nice. You know, I am proud to be a Utah man. There is only one aspect of Utah athletics that embarrasses me - the dang bird. Not that I mind if we have to change someday, but it's embarrassing that we should change to something this uninspired and lame, that we should do it "secretly" over the course of years, and that we should do it with no input from fans.

concerned
08-15-2013, 11:42 AM
Nice. You know, I am proud to be a Utah man. There is only one aspect of Utah athletics that embarrasses me - the dang bird. Not that I mind if we have to change someday, but it's embarrassing that we should change to something this uninspired and lame, that we should do it "secretly" over the course of years, and that we should do it with no input from fans.

Should the interior decorating dispel the notion that we are phasing out the drum and feather? Why feature it so prominently in a new building if we are trying to get rid of it?

sancho
08-15-2013, 11:46 AM
Should the interior decorating dispel the notion that we are phasing out the drum and feather? Why feature it so prominently in a new building if we are trying to get rid of it?

Yes, it's nice to see it there. I wasn't really talking about phasing anything out. I was mostly griping about phasing the hawk in. It's insulting.

LA Ute
08-15-2013, 11:59 AM
Yes, it's nice to see it there. I wasn't really talking about phasing anything out. I was mostly griping about phasing the hawk in. It's insulting.

I noted the absence of any Native American figure other than the drum and feather. In Florida State's football center you'd see this:

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But our deal with the Ute tribe doesn't allow that. So I guess the thinking is that we have to show some kind of mascot. I am just speculating. I don't like the red-tailed hawk that much myself and agree that there should be fan input on such matters.

DanielLaRusso
08-15-2013, 12:12 PM
Yes, it's nice to see it there. I wasn't really talking about phasing anything out. I was mostly griping about phasing the hawk in. It's insulting.

What I find infinitely more abominable is not the idea of being the hawks, but of using a pair of completely uninspired logos that look exactly like every several collegiate hawk logos (I believe Iowa is the only outlier). Seriously, look it up.

sancho
08-15-2013, 12:18 PM
What I find infinitely more abominable is not the idea of being the hawks, but of using a pair of completely uninspired logos that look exactly like every several collegiate hawk logos (I believe Iowa is the only outlier). Seriously, look it up.

Well, that's really one of the problems with the Hawk - it's already been done with hundreds (thousands?) of high school, college, and professional teams. The other problem is that fans had no input on it. Why work with a small marketing group when you can harness the creativity of thousands of people who are invested in the outcome?

Jarid in Cedar
08-15-2013, 12:25 PM
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Jarid in Cedar
08-15-2013, 12:27 PM
Trevor Reilly

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LA Ute
08-15-2013, 12:28 PM
Well, that's really one of the problems with the Hawk - it's already been done with hundreds (thousands?) of high school, college, and professional teams. The other problem is that fans had no input on it. Why work with a small marketing group when you can harness the creativity of thousands of people who are invested in the outcome?

That's how we got the US Irvine Anteaters (http://www.uci.edu/peter/)and the UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs (http://www.ucsc.edu/about/mascot.html). (Kidding. There must be a happy medium between leaving it up to the students and simply mandating a mascot.)

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Sammy the Slug

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Peter the Anteater

Jarid in Cedar
08-15-2013, 12:29 PM
Coach Whitt

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Jarid in Cedar
08-15-2013, 12:30 PM
Lol. Whitt just dropped a pitch to Spence Eccles about expanding the stadium

sancho
08-15-2013, 12:35 PM
That's how we got the US Irvine Anteaters (http://www.uci.edu/peter/)and the UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs (http://www.ucsc.edu/about/mascot.html). (Kidding. There must be a happy medium between leaving it up to the students and simply mandating a mascot.)


Ole Miss opened it up to students when they replaced their Rebel mascot. The students voted on Admiral Akbar. They went with the 2nd place finisher. Unless UofU students have significantly gone down in quality since I left, there's no way Hawks is finishing in the top 5.

I was disappointed in Westminster students when they voted on Griffins instead of Abbeys. What a wasted opportunity.

But what we see here is that everyone includes some form of fan/student input when they make these kinds of changes.

Corvan
08-15-2013, 01:15 PM
Lol. Whitt just dropped a pitch to Spence Eccles about expanding the stadium

Yeah, and Spence just dropped a pitch right back at him.

Tony Jones ‏@Tjonessltrib (https://twitter.com/Tjonessltrib)29m (https://twitter.com/Tjonessltrib/status/368081015039729664)
Spence Eccles: I remember the long drive home last year from Logan.....then he glances sideways at none other than Kyle Whittingham...oh boy

LA Ute
08-15-2013, 01:26 PM
Yeah, and Spence just dropped a pitch right back at him.

Tony Jones ‏@Tjonessltrib (https://twitter.com/Tjonessltrib)29m (https://twitter.com/Tjonessltrib/status/368081015039729664)
Spence Eccles: I remember the long drive home last year from Logan.....then he glances sideways at none other than Kyle Whittingham...oh boy


Ouch!

LA Ute
08-15-2013, 05:57 PM
Some video of the new place:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2QfYtpFtSA

OrangeUte
08-15-2013, 09:00 PM
jarid - what is your overall impression? looks beautiful.

Jarid in Cedar
08-15-2013, 09:50 PM
jarid - what is your overall impression? looks beautiful.

There is not a picture or video that can truly do justice to the immense size or the opulence of the building. It is a stunning facility.

LA Ute
08-15-2013, 10:21 PM
I haven't seen other facilities but I've seen this one, and I keep hearing that all reports are that it's as good or better as any facility in the USA, college or pro.

OrangeUte
08-15-2013, 11:17 PM
There is not a picture or video that can truly do justice to the immense size or the opulence of the building. It is a stunning facility.

Good news! It looks incredible from the photos for sure. I am glad that incorporated a hall of game for fans. I always wanted to see the sugar and fiesta bowl trophies but since they weren't in a case in the huntsman center I had no clue where to go. Now that isn't a problem.

From a medical standpoint this looks like a all services clinic - very thorough and state of the art.

Conference and film rooms look comfortable and large.

Thanks for posting the pics!

Sullyute
08-16-2013, 09:09 AM
Thanks Jarid for the pics. Bring on the recruits! We have built it so let them come.

Damage U
08-18-2013, 05:05 PM
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Anyone else notice the tiny blue sign on the side of the chair? I hope its not on all of them or our D is in for a looong year. (sorry I couldn't find larger version of this pic that I could post)

OrangeUte
08-18-2013, 09:34 PM
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Anyone else notice the tiny blue sign on the side of the chair? I hope its not on all of them or our D is in for a looong year. (sorry I couldn't find larger version of this pic that I could post)

What does it say?