Per Kyle Meinke, the Athletic Department has sent out a flier detailing which Block M's are and aren't right. A lot of people here knew about the Split M, but here's the official guide.
Not every block M was created equal. What is and isn't approved, per the U twitter.com/kmeinke/status…
— Kyle Meinke (@kmeinke) February 28, 2013
What's funny is that Yost and Crisler have "incorrect" Block M's
Weird
I think it's the blue M with
I think it's the blue M with its yellow outlined in blue that's illegal, not the blue with straight yellow outlining (like in Yost & Crisler).
They probably don't want people using this M too much, that's why it isn't specified as good or bad.
My two cents.
that's a good point, the one
that's a good point, the one that is listed as unacceptable is specifically labelled as double bordered.
Damn
Now I have to redesign my tile floor. I like the blue M with the maize trim. However, I cannot install something "unapproved".
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Official block M's
So we get 2 official block M's but at least a half dozen official uniformz each year??? DB should go back to selling pizza.
The guy that took over
The guy that took over selling pizzas is a lot better than Dave Brandon.
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displaying an unacceptable avatar
simply cannot be accepted any longer.
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Dont you get tired of ragging
Dont you get tired of ragging on DB? The guy does more for UM athletics than any of us knows. Its getting old buddy.
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Nice burn, brosky.
Nice burn, brosky.
MUAHAHAHAHA! MUAHAHAHA!
This is a good decision.
This is a good decision. Inconsistent branding is a no-no. Need a clear-cut single logo.
It actually annoys me now when I see Split Ms on new things produced.
When the ADept sells special jerseys and gear, you'll see my picture next to the targeted customer crowd. A sheep.....but a Blue one.....
Not only Yost and Crisler but
Not only Yost and Crisler but any white or maize apparel usually has a blue block M as well.
The Team, The Team, The Team.
As pointed out above, there
As pointed out above, there was not a distinction one way or another on a blue Block-M with a plain maize border, but a blue Block-M with a maize-[and then blue] (or double) border is unacceptable. I think if you have a white or maize backround, it only makes sense to use a blue block M (how poorly maize shows up on white or on top of other maize has been covered ad nauseum here)
I
I don't like losing the bo era embroidered block M.
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Sorry, but your avatar is
Sorry, but your avatar is just unacceptable.
i dont think it was ever
i dont think it was ever acceptable
I don't either. Thank god
I don't either. Thank god for New Era.
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Yeah that split M drives me
Yeah that split M drives me nuts. I still see ESPN using it and it pisses me off.
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I email ESPN
weekly about the Split M. Obviously they dont read nor care about what is approved.
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WAT? Blue Block M being
WAT? Blue Block M being unacceptable is UNACCEPTABLE! /rabblerabblerabble
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The beatings will continue until the uniforms improve!
Aren't they kind of opening
Aren't they kind of opening themselves up to having a bunch of bootleg merchandise out there with the "unacceptable" logos? It seems to me that a decent lawyer could argue they are abandoning a copyright here.
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They can still own the
They can still own the copyright to the image without using it or allowing anyone to use it?
A decent lawyer
would argue that they were abandoning a trademark. :)
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I know that I am in the minority here but I actually like the spilt M. It is currently my computers background.
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Agreed, I like the split M as
Agreed, I like the split M as well
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When the ADept sells special jerseys and gear, you'll see my picture next to the targeted customer crowd. A sheep.....but a Blue one.....
My apologies, Wolverine
My apologies, Wolverine Devotee. I meant to moderate your comment/picture as funny and somehow I clicked on trolling. My bad.
Well played
Well played Wolverine Devotee.
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DB's block M
DB's block M is unacceptable.
lots of Ms out there
the split M with the word michigan doing the splitting is a lot more obvious for people out of the region that see lots of other Ms and U of M (missou, minnesota)
looks good, as well.
pbmd
Good point. I live in the NJ
Good point. I live in the NJ suburbs of Philly and there is a town with a yellow "M" as their logo (Moorestown). I once thought there was an unusual collection of U-M alumni/fans there until this was explained to me.
I'll stand proudly
next to you two. And whoever pos banged you.
I'm with you
My last 3 cars have all displayed it. With luck, I will find another for my next car. I am not a fan of the yellow M, much prefer the blue. Interesting that we are deluged with offbeat uniforms, but they want to police how the "M" looks.
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I'm with ya. I'm sure we're
I'm with ya. I'm sure we're nto as a minority as we think. It's a classy look, regardless if one likes the plain Block M better.
My understanding
Is that a lot of people don't inherently dislike the split M, but that they just think putting out new merchandise with all the various M's waters down the brand. With that I agree. But personally I love the retro look of the split M, and find as much old school merch as I can afford.
I do it for my love of the Streets
I can't stand the split block
I can't stand the split block M. Michigan is the block M and the block M is Michigan. Writing 'Michigan' across the block M cheapens its effect because we shouldn't have to identify ourselves by name. Everyone, including the illiterate, should know who we are just from seeing that block M.
Split M is something Missouri should use.
But they abandoned their block M logo entirely because everyone thought their logo was a Michigan logo (including Jerel Worthy).
Frankly, I think the split M epitomizes 1970s/80s awful. The block M is classic, old school and iconic.
And everyone knows it is Michigan.
Damn, now my favorite UM
Damn, now my favorite UM hoodie isn't acceptable.
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Maize/Blue
It would be nice if they properly figured this out so we can avoid highlighter yellow jerseys.
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DB gets it
/s ???
DB gets it
/s ???
"Ack ack!"
I don't really hate the split M
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Have to hand it to Sparty, he got you pretty good. Awful devious of him using the unacceptable "Split M" like that.
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blue all wrong
good M but blue is not good
pbmd
Not accurate
It's not a good picture. The blue is 100% correct, but that picture kinda sucks.
I was going to add that disclaimer to the original comment, guess I should have. The maize in the pic isn't very accurate either, and the whole thing has a slight metallic background. It's actually pretty nice in real life. Got it at M-Den some years ago.
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The primary UM logo has no
The primary UM logo has no blue on it?
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But the blue logo looks
But the blue logo looks awesome on white or maize colored attire!
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can we please go back
to putting athetics administrators in charge of large athletic departments.
at least brian can finally
at least brian can finally get his colors right, ffs
Maybe wrong
But I believe the blue M is wrong because it has yellow border and then a blue border on the outside of the yellow.
Weird that a plain blue block M isn't one of the approved logos...
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