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Topic: New Court!

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A-townBound
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New Court!

Posted: 7/29/2025 9:42:08 AM

https://x.com/OhioBobcats/status/1950179762065797370

Bleed Green and GO OHIO!!

Bobcat Love's Sense of Shame
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RE: New Court!

Posted: 7/29/2025 10:31:49 AM

I think it's an upgrade, though I still an partial to the outline of the state we had when I was in school.

M.D.W.S.T
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RE: New Court!

Posted: 7/29/2025 10:38:47 AM

That paw is pretty sick.

I wish they kept the bricks on the baselines though. I love when they lean into it.

OhioCatFan
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RE: New Court!

Posted: 7/29/2025 11:15:05 AM

IMHO this new floor is butt ugly. I agree with the one poster who said the State of Ohio version was the best. We've now had at least three downgrades from that standard of excellence. I'm hoping this one looks better in person, but I'm not impressed at this moment.

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SBH
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RE: New Court!

Posted: 7/29/2025 12:18:14 PM

Not a big fan of the paw but I like the look. The bricks was a nice idea but it just didn't work, IMO.

shabamon
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RE: New Court!

Posted: 7/29/2025 12:31:23 PM

I think the previous court design was perfect. I loved the brick pattern. That is identity. This new two-tone, I don't love it now, but it's alright, and it might grow on me. I don't like the paw. It's simply too high school/women's basketball.

Bobcat Love's Sense of Shame
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RE: New Court!

Posted: 7/29/2025 1:06:20 PM

I wasn't a fan of the bricks, so this change is an upgrade, but there are too many shades here. It looks like there are two shades of green between the center logo and the key/baseline, and then there are also two wood tones. Just a ton going on.

This remains the best one, in my opinion: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:OHIOConvoCenter2.jpg

Last Edited: 7/29/2025 1:09:39 PM by Bobcat Love's Sense of Shame

BobcatBurner
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RE: New Court!

Posted: 7/29/2025 1:40:00 PM

Bobcat Love's Sense of Shame wrote:

It's a shame they aren't allowed to do the convo logo in the paint anymore. I am pretty sure it's a MAC requirement to have the league logo in the paint.

I liked the two tone wood state better than the all green, but was good with either. Way too much going on this court. I was whatever on the bricks. It made it unique but it was a lot to look at.

This court is just a rip off, worse version than Notre Dame's.

https://www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2020/02/12/USAT/d881...

Victory
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RE: New Court!

Posted: 7/29/2025 3:47:54 PM

My question is why? Wasn't the last court just 4 years old? Or was it just sanded down and repainted?

I'm not a huge fan of the Ohio state outline (just like the green and white Ohio state flags). I don't hate them but we are one of dozens of colleges in Ohio. Putting the state outline seems almost as bizarre as putting the U.S. outline. Even though we are the oldest and bear the name "Ohio" I don't feel broadcasting that you are one of the schools in Ohio is a brand.

I've never been a fan of painting inside the 3 point line or the entire court either. It looks unnecessarily busy to me. Maybe that just makes me old. But I think that this being just stained and tied together by the center logo looks OK.

The court we had in the early and mid 90's was kind of boring. You can see it here.
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=193748525420626

I don't remember it, but the court on the Luckett SI cover also looks pretty plain.

https://sicovers.com/featured/ohio-university-walter-luck...

You can see the last three on Wikipedia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convocation_Center_(Ohio_Un...

I know that we had to have put in a different court or paint job sometime around when we adapted the Attack Cat around 1995 that falls between the Trent era court and the 2008 shot on Wikipedia. But I can't remember what it looked like.

Last Edited: 7/29/2025 8:26:40 PM by Victory

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RE: New Court!

Posted: 7/29/2025 4:05:57 PM

Victory wrote:

My question is why? Wasn't the last court just 4 years old? Or was it just sanded down and repainted?

I'm not a huge fan of the Ohio state outline (just like the green and white Ohio state flags). I don't hate them but we are one of dozens of colleges in Ohio. Putting the state outline seems almost as bizarre as putting the U.S. outline. Even though we are the oldest and bear the name "Ohio" I don't feel broadcasting that you are one of the schools in Ohio is a brand.

I've never been a fan of painting inside the 3 point line or the entire court either. It looks unnecessarily busy to me. Maybe that just makes me old. But I think that this being just stained and tied together by the center logo looks OK.

The court we had in the early and mid 90's was kind of boring. You can see it here.
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=193748525420626

I don't remember it, but the court on the Luckett SI cover also looks pretty plain.

https://sicovers.com/featured/ohio-university-walter-luck...

We put in a new floor around 2002-04. Otherwise everything g else has been paint jobs.
You can see the last three on Wikipedia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_Bobcats_men%27s_basket...

I know that we had to have put in a different court or paint job sometime around when we adapted the Attack Cat around 1995 that falls between the Trent era court and the 2008 shot on Wikipedia. But I can't remember what it looked like.

BobcatBurner
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RE: New Court!

Posted: 7/29/2025 4:40:09 PM

Victory wrote:

My question is why? Wasn't the last court just 4 years old? Or was it just sanded down and repainted?

I'm not a huge fan of the Ohio state outline (just like the green and white Ohio state flags). I don't hate them but we are one of dozens of colleges in Ohio. Putting the state outline seems almost as bizarre as putting the U.S. outline. Even though we are the oldest and bear the name "Ohio" I don't feel broadcasting that you are one of the schools in Ohio is a brand.

I've never been a fan of painting inside the 3 point line or the entire court either. It looks unnecessarily busy to me. Maybe that just makes me old. But I think that this being just stained and tied together by the center logo looks OK.

The court we had in the early and mid 90's was kind of boring. You can see it here.
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=193748525420626

I don't remember it, but the court on the Luckett SI cover also looks pretty plain.

https://sicovers.com/featured/ohio-university-walter-luck...

You can see the last three on Wikipedia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_Bobcats_men%27s_basket...

I know that we had to have put in a different court or paint job sometime around when we adapted the Attack Cat around 1995 that falls between the Trent era court and the 2008 shot on Wikipedia. But I can't remember what it looked like.

Last time it was just sanded down and repainted. The pictures they posted earlier in the month showed it was a full fledged wood replacement.

SBH
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RE: New Court!

Posted: 7/29/2025 6:38:58 PM

BobcatBurner wrote:

[QUOTE=Victory]
I'm not a huge fan of the Ohio state outline (just like the green and white Ohio state flags). I don't hate them but we are one of dozens of colleges in Ohio. Putting the state outline seems almost as bizarre as putting the U.S. outline. Even though we are the oldest and bear the name "Ohio" I don't feel broadcasting that you are one of the schools in Ohio is a brand.

Bizarre take. Perhaps you should call THE school in Columbus and set them right as well.

Gill
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RE: New Court!

Posted: 7/29/2025 6:59:46 PM

This court was not old enough to be replaced. It should have lasted another 20 years.

SBH
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RE: New Court!

Posted: 7/29/2025 8:17:37 PM

Tons of dead spots.

Pete Chouteau
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RE: New Court!

Posted: 7/29/2025 8:44:35 PM

Serious question:

What about The Paw triggers "womens basketball" vibes?

And what makes that inferior?

OhioCatFan
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RE: New Court!

Posted: 7/30/2025 1:05:35 AM

Pete Chouteau wrote:

Serious question:

What about The Paw triggers "womens basketball" vibes?

And what makes that inferior?

That puzzled me, too. But, "high school" vibes would be right on target.

leshka97
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RE: New Court!

Posted: 7/30/2025 1:14:17 AM

I like it anyway.

Deciduous Forest Cat
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RE: New Court!

Posted: 7/30/2025 7:15:49 AM

Victory wrote:

I'm not a huge fan of the Ohio state outline (just like the green and white Ohio state flags). I don't hate them but we are one of dozens of colleges in Ohio. Putting the state outline seems almost as bizarre as putting the U.S. outline. Even though we are the oldest and bear the name "Ohio" I don't feel broadcasting that you are one of the schools in Ohio is a brand.

BS. We are Ohio. We were born with the State and named for the State. We are Ohio. The rest are just wannabees.

Andrew Ruck
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RE: New Court!

Posted: 7/30/2025 8:09:36 AM

Deciduous Forest Cat wrote:

Victory wrote:

BS. We are Ohio. We were born with the State and named for the State. We are Ohio. The rest are just wannabees.

Agree, we stake a claim on the state outline more than anyone else. For that reason I liked what we had.

But also, I put this in the same category as curtains my wife selects. I just don't care and barely notice. About this, or about uniforms, and always struggle to form opinions when these topics come up.

Last Edited: 7/30/2025 8:10:08 AM by Andrew Ruck

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shabamon
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RE: New Court!

Posted: 7/30/2025 8:31:34 AM

I'm just getting a division 3 high school girls basketball vibe with the paw. I don't get the vibe of a program that stood toe to toe with UNC and their first round draft picks. It's like it was picked from a template as opposed to something that's unique to us.

Bobcat Love's Sense of Shame
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RE: New Court!

Posted: 7/30/2025 10:25:43 AM

Victory wrote:

This is kind of how I felt about the bricks, honestly. Our campus has a lot of bricks, sure. But so do a lot of college campuses, as evidenced by the fact that Albin switched schools and ended up at another one that uses bricks in their branding.

Just feels sort of generic and confusing to the average person. Where as the outline of Ohio is recognizable, and a visual representation of the name of our university.

FearLeon
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RE: New Court!

Posted: 7/30/2025 12:09:19 PM

Bobcat Love's Sense of Shame wrote:

Victory wrote:

No issue with court design. I have a much bigger issue with our home white uniforms that have Bobcats across the front instead of OHIO.

Last Edited: 7/30/2025 12:11:38 PM by FearLeon

#BleedGreen #TrentIsGOAT

FearLeon
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RE: New Court!

Posted: 7/30/2025 12:10:39 PM

Last Edited: 7/30/2025 12:10:53 PM by FearLeon

#BleedGreen #TrentIsGOAT

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