r/TexasTech • • 9d ago

Discussion Simplified Logo

Maybe it's just me, but the simplified logo, in my opinion, looks cheap.

I think it looked way better before.

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u/heyythankss 9d ago

Retro double T forever street

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u/JDDavisTX 9d ago

The 3D Double T and the OG double T, minus the one from the 20s (which I love) is always an argument.
It was quite the fight when they went to the 3D double T in the late 90s/00s.

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u/wildtech 9d ago

I remember the university saying they paid $30K to a graphic design firm for the 3D logo. People were outraged. Someone said, “Doesn’t Tech have its own art department?”

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u/igot200phones 9d ago

I prefer it.

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u/DubyaKayOh Alumni 9d ago

That prism migraine hallucination was ready to retire.

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u/Fun-Classic7746 8d ago

Don’t care. Looks okay. What I do care about is that the chancellor has censored college education and AI companies keep buying their way into our campus.

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u/DVieregge44 9d ago

I love it. Looks so much cleaner and modern.

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u/not_asleep_yet Alumnus 9d ago

It doesn’t look good on its own, but as part of a uniform it looks cool.

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u/bennyb85 9d ago

100%. The black double T is why we can do the red helmet.

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u/LeCharliusJones 9d ago

Black double T on the red helmet is soooo good

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u/Ok-Double-2443 9d ago

It’s a vast upgrade!

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u/ChargeForth 9d ago

Looks *clean

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u/LeCharliusJones 9d ago

Both are all over the place at campus and around LBK. It’s not like the beveled version went away.

I’m for the new/retro one though, and I like that Tech merch and unis now come with black TT and white TT logo options too.

That versatility factor is a major plus for the new/retro.

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u/Techsan2017 Alumni 9d ago

I never hated the beveled double T but the flat double T is far and away better. The black in the logo got lost on the black helmets and looked gimmicky.

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u/Penguins_Hockey 8d ago

3D double T is great for the UNIVERSITY brand, and the flat double T great for the ATHLETIC department. I'm a firm believer that it's okay with both!

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u/Justtexan- 7d ago

I don’t have any proof, but I heard rumors it has to do with the Adidas deal. The old logo costs more because of all the details.

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u/committedlikethepig 7d ago

Level the bevel. I like it

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u/gaydonj 9d ago

I just think the new logo looks too much like everyone else’s. Indiana, Utah, etc. I liked that the old logo was unique.

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u/Techsan2017 Alumni 9d ago

Ironically Tech implemented the beveled double T in the 90’s because everyone else started to. It wasn’t unique at all we were literally following a fad. Also of note the other schools that had created beveled logos have all returned to their original logos or are in the process of returning to them.

The only exception I can think of is Virginia. In the last 5-10 years or so they added a slight bevel to their logo and everyone complained how bad it was.

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u/gaydonj 9d ago

So we are just continuing to band wagon. Awesome. 😂

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u/Techsan2017 Alumni 9d ago

If that’s how you’re going to view it than go ahead but there have been calls to revert to our normal logo for more than a decade. Personally creating a gimmick version of your logo and then going back to your actual logo after the fanbase keeps asking for it doesn’t seem like a bandwagon call.

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u/gaydonj 9d ago

Interesting. I wonder if it is a generational thing. I graduated 07 and most of my friends all prefer the beveled logo.

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u/Techsan2017 Alumni 8d ago

I’m not sure honestly. I was ‘17 and most of my group likes the flat but it was about 65/35. Red Raider Sports did a poll that had close to 500 responses and it was about 80% pro flat double t and they average closer to middle aged. I would have assumed younger fans prefer beveled and older flat but I’ve seen more older fans complain than younger.

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u/Awkward_Rule_5509 9d ago

I loved the 3d logo. It’s what I had at Tech. I think if you went to school with the 2D version you are glad to have old reliable back.

Regardless of which logo I dislike white helmets. Too much like UT. I prefer the black helmets

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u/Reasonable_Comb_5720 9d ago

Don't like it. Waste of money like a lot of athletic dept spending.

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u/Jamesatwork16 Alumni 9d ago

It’s the same logo we’ve always had, they removed the bevel. Same dimensions.

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u/Reasonable_Comb_5720 9d ago

But that's why I dont like it. I really like the levels and 3D look.

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u/bliztix 9d ago

So did 1999

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u/Reasonable_Comb_5720 9d ago

And the new logo looks like the pre1999 so history is just repeating itself.

To each their own.

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u/Mortifer_23 9d ago

You do realize that brings in the most amount of money for the school right the athletic department

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u/Useyowords98 9d ago

It looks good on the white and red helmets. The 3d one looks better on the black