GDT: 2024-25 NCAA Frozen Four Thread

[Breakers]

Why you say that? I just googled and it looks pretty clean TBH with nice shoulder patches. BU's jerseys look like pajamas with the most unnecessary word mark in the history of sports. You really need to put the entire "title" of the school with absolutely nothing else?

Marketing-wise, BU is also the worst. If you look at all the legendary logos in sports, they are logos that do not need any explaining (Cowboys, Blackhawks, Canadiens, Yankees, Red Wings, Red Sox, Barcelona FC, etc. - none of them have word marks in them). Penn State doesn't need to say "Penn State" on their jersey because everyone knows who they are. One way you do this is by keeping a logo for a long time (like 50+ years) and marketing your school. BU is a big-name school, both in terms of academics and sports. Maybe not nation-wise like Penn State is, but definitely in the NE-region it is, and that is one of the heavily populated places of the entire USA. My argument is that BU is big enough that you don't need a jersey that says "Boston University" on its front with one stripe. It's like Under Armour and the school did a 15-minute brain session with contributing zero effort into it.

So by that same logic you would hate Boston College by the same

 

[S E P H]

So by that same logic you would hate Boston College by the same

I don't dislike all wordmark jerseys when they are done right, Denver's is solid, Western Michigan is smooth, and Maine/Michigan State are wonderful. My problem is that MOST teams just copy and paste the same design from their basketball or throwball kits onto their hockey sweaters. Most colleges have brilliant logos and they just go with the curved wordmarks with numbers underneath for some reason (just look at every hockey jersey in the ECAC except Quinnipiac). I don't necessarily hate BC because they have at least one jersey that has their old school Eagle logo (plus the slant New York Rangers jersey isn't too horrible). However, Minnesota State and Arizona State are some of the biggest criminals. They purposely went from great logo jerseys to these monstrosities:

Like the scoreboard and the PxP will mention a million times which teams are playing, we don't need a jersey that has the school's name to solidify that for the average viewer lol. Arizona State has one of the most recognisable and unique logos of any college (up there with Penn State), they never needed to rebrand themselves to show the other school who they are playing against like an uncreative walking billboard.

 

[Summer Rose]

National championship game started a few minutes ago. Western Michigan is already up 1-0 early!

 

[William H Bonney]

The Broncos have been so good all season and they have their game going again to start this one

 

[William H Bonney]

Slukynksky is going to want that one back. Should have been an easy cover, he got the yips there.

What a tip in by Eiserman though.

 

[Summer Rose]

Well, that was an interesting goal to tie it. I could have sworn Western Michigan's goalie had it covered, but I guess not.

 

[boredmale]

Eiserman another goal from fellow Islander draft pick Bednarik

 

[William H Bonney]

Eiserman another goal from fellow Islander draft pick Bednarik

Didn't even look like he could see that and still somehow got a stick on it. That goal scorer's sense.

 

[William H Bonney]

What a set up on the PP and Valente whiffs

 

[SI90]

 

[boredmale]

Didn't even look like he could see that and still somehow got a stick on it. That goal scorer's sense.

 

[Summer Rose]

2-1 Broncos! What a shot!

 

[Bounces R Way]

More like Crushberg-ripseam

i'll see myself out

 

[Mr Misunderstood]

Wanted to pop in to say I love this uniform matchup, the two tone white/brown vs red/white is so damn pretty.

Watching two Isles prospects ain’t bad either

 

[IsThatSemin]

It sucks ESPN subjects college hockey fans to Buccigross for the biggest games of the year

 

[Summer Rose]

It sucks ESPN subjects college hockey fans to Buccigross for the biggest games of the year

Buccigross sucks. Not sure who else ESPN could get to cover college hockey though. I don't pay enough attention.

 

[Summer Rose]

Hell of a net drive to help make it 3-1 for Western Michigan.

 

[Bounces R Way]

Like this Western Michigan team. Big fast and aggressive.

 

[Big L]

Not lookin good for BU

 

[Summer Rose]

And we have a game again! BU cuts the lead to 3-2.

 

[Corso]

Sloppy....but we'll take it!

 

[IsThatSemin]

If that’s goalie interference I’m going bed because I clearly don’t understand hockey

 

[Bounces R Way]

Got to be good goal

 

[William H Bonney]

I remember when Kaplan was so hyped pre-NTDP. 10 cent brain unfortunately

 

[a mangy Meowth]

That was dirty imo