Dolphins new logo?

joe · 12-27-2012, 08:54 AM

Looks like Shamu's blind little bastard.

Fortunately the Dophins salvaged some of their cred being associated with the 'terminally hip' Jimmy Buffet and Darius Rucker.

GoPats · 12-27-2012, 11:09 AM

They should go with this:

I always thought "Dolphins" was a really non-intimidating nickname for a team. They're friendly little playful animals... not exactly menacing.

BeastBeach · 12-27-2012, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by GoPats

They should go with this:

I always thought "Dolphins" was a really non-intimidating nickname for a team. They're friendly little playful animals... not exactly menacing.

lol I always thought the same. Could have been the sharks or killer whales. but noooooo

GoPats · 12-27-2012, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by BeastBeach

lol I always thought the same. Could have been the sharks or killer whales. but noooooo

It made it even worse in the 80s when I watched the Patriots lose to them over and over again, lol...

Initially, all NFL teams were given names that had some kind of "regional" element to them (apologies if that's common knowledge), but then teams moved, expansion happened, etc. A lot of the names don't make sense now.

Did the "U" Hurricanes already have their nickname when the Dolphins first formed? That would have been a little more badass I guess.

BeastBeach · 12-27-2012, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by GoPats

It made it even worse in the 80s when I watched the Patriots lose to them over and over again, lol...

Initially, all NFL teams were given names that had some kind of "regional" element to them (apologies if that's common knowledge), but then teams moved, expansion happened, etc. A lot of the names don't make sense now.

Did the "U" Hurricanes already have their nickname when the Dolphins first formed? That would have been a little more badass I guess.

I don't really know about the Canes. I'm not from Florida myself. I've lived in VA my whole life haha. I follow the Phins cuz my dad is from Florida and raised me rooting for them. Unfortunately... lol

joe · 12-27-2012, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by GoPats

Did the "U" Hurricanes already have their nickname when the Dolphins first formed? That would have been a little more badass I guess.

Yes GP.. UM adopted the 'hurricane' nickname back in the 20's after the great hurricane of 1926. A lesser known version has the nickname 'hurricane' coming about as a player's protest in response to a rumored nickname being chosen after some local flora or fauna.

Cane trivia: the mascot (the Ibis) was chosen back in the 1920's as was the name of the yearbook. Originally they dressed a bulldog named 'Hurricane' in green & orange. The ibis mascot makes sense because ibises are the last to take shelter from a hurricane, so when they do, all other animals know it's about to 'go down' and to take shelter and ibises are the first to emerge after the storm. Sebastian the Ibis ('Sebastian' named after a dorm) came about in the 1950's. Bottom line: you know your mascot is badass when the keystone cop sherrif's at Doak Cambell Stadium (FSU) look to arrest you:

Brave and fearless: Sebastian the Ibis.
Gay and loving it: the Miami Dolphins. :-)

Barry the Baptist · 12-27-2012, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by GoPats

It made it even worse in the 80s when I watched the Patriots lose to them over and over again, lol...

Initially, all NFL teams were given names that had some kind of "regional" element to them (apologies if that's common knowledge), but then teams moved, expansion happened, etc. A lot of the names don't make sense now.

Did the "U" Hurricanes already have their nickname when the Dolphins first formed? That would have been a little more badass I guess.

The U is actually 40 years older then the Phins...

I always liked the nickname based on the city... like in the case of the Milwaukee Brewers or Texas Rangers... Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens

GoPats · 12-27-2012, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by BeastBeach

I don't really know about the Canes. I'm not from Florida myself. I've lived in VA my whole life haha. I follow the Phins cuz my dad is from Florida and raised me rooting for them. Unfortunately... lol

Hard to escape that paternal influence! A good family friend of ours decided to be a 'Phins fan back in the 80s. At one point I had a collection of hats/tees/etc because he'd buy me Miami gear for birthdays and Christmases.

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Originally Posted by joe

Yes GP.. UM adopted the 'hurricane' nickname back in the 20's after the great hurricane of 1926. A lesser known version has the nickname 'hurricane' coming about as a player's protest in response to a rumored nickname being chosen after some local flora or fauna.

Cane trivia: the mascot (the Ibis) was chosen back in the 1920's as was the name of the yearbook. Originally they dressed a bulldog named 'Hurricane' in green & orange. The ibis mascot makes sense because ibises are the last to take shelter from a hurricane, so when they do, all other animals know it's about to 'go down' and to take shelter and ibises are the first to emerge after the storm. Sebastian the Ibis ('Sebastian' named after a dorm) came about in the 1950's. Bottom line: you know your mascot is badass when the keystone cop sherrif's at Doak Cambell Stadium (FSU) look to arrest you:

Brave and fearless: Sebastian the Ibis.
Gay and loving it: the Miami Dolphins. :-)

That's pretty funny, thanks for posting man!

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Originally Posted by Barry the Baptist

The U is actually 40 years older then the Phins...

I always liked the nickname based on the city... like in the case of the Milwaukee Brewers or Texas Rangers... Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens

Agreed. Took me forever to figure out what "Browns" are though.

Barcs · 12-27-2012, 03:02 PM

That's different from the current logo how? He's not wearing the cheesy Miami helmet? Big whoop.

Barry the Baptist · 12-27-2012, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Barcs

That's different from the current logo how? He's not wearing the cheesy Miami helmet? Big whoop.

It's quite a bit different, the shape and the dolphin has no face.

Barry the Baptist · 12-27-2012, 03:29 PM

Sorry.. for some reason I can't edit that stupid picture...

PaPZ187 · 12-27-2012, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Satire?

Looks fabulous.

+1 love it

It could be worse......Im pretty sure I just can't think of any examples at the moment

Sent from my LG-P999

IWillPeeGreen · 12-28-2012, 12:59 AM

Slight improvement IMO but just not enough. They really gotta change their color scheme and uniforms, most of the college teams in FL have much better uniforms than the Dolphins. Happy that the Bills improved theirs, but the Dolphins have been due a makeover for awhile man.

ConcordeChops · 12-28-2012, 04:33 AM

It looks a lot better than the current logo.

But still the worst in the NFL.

DirtySanchez · 12-28-2012, 12:05 PM

Looks like the dolphin is in the middle of a money shot for some reason.

flagator07 · 12-28-2012, 04:43 PM

They should go back to their old logo from the 70's.

TheJetChase · 12-31-2012, 03:12 AM

I think this was tweeted by the Faux John Madden account and those accounts have been making fake team logos all year. I don't think it's real.

Murrell2878 · 03-20-2013, 01:18 PM

Dumb

Falco21 · 03-20-2013, 01:49 PM

That's terrible looking LOL

Axel3419 · 03-20-2013, 02:25 PM

Once again, it looks kind of like a logo that would be from a cheap frozen-seafood company.

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12-27-2012, 08:54 AM	#21
joe TheGangGreen.com Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 906 vCash: 500	Looks like Shamu's blind little bastard. Fortunately the Dophins salvaged some of their cred being associated with the 'terminally hip' Jimmy Buffet and Darius Rucker.

12-27-2012, 11:09 AM	#22
GoPats Totally Addicted Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,296 vCash: 500	They should go with this: I always thought "Dolphins" was a really non-intimidating nickname for a team. They're friendly little playful animals... not exactly menacing.

12-28-2012, 12:59 AM	#33
IWillPeeGreen TheGangGreen.com Regular Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 258 vCash: 500	Slight improvement IMO but just not enough. They really gotta change their color scheme and uniforms, most of the college teams in FL have much better uniforms than the Dolphins. Happy that the Bills improved theirs, but the Dolphins have been due a makeover for awhile man.

12-28-2012, 12:05 PM	#35
DirtySanchez Totally Addicted Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,819 vCash: 503	Looks like the dolphin is in the middle of a money shot for some reason.

12-28-2012, 04:43 PM	#36
flagator07 Undrafted FA Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 10 vCash: 500	They should go back to their old logo from the 70's.

12-31-2012, 03:12 AM	#37
TheJetChase TheGangGreen.com Regular Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 393 vCash: 2912	I think this was tweeted by the Faux John Madden account and those accounts have been making fake team logos all year. I don't think it's real.

03-20-2013, 01:49 PM	#39
Falco21 Banned Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 1,377 vCash: 500	That's terrible looking LOL

03-20-2013, 02:25 PM	#40
Axel3419 TheGangGreen.com Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 971 vCash: 2655	Once again, it looks kind of like a logo that would be from a cheap frozen-seafood company.