Johnny Thunderbird Logo

[RedStormNC]

As maligned as Johnny Thunderbird is, especially here compared to Chief, that logo on floor of Garden is ten times more eye catching than STJ or just full name with no creativity

( way better than unicorns though)

Give the person a raise that suggested this

 

[Fizzy]

Gotta love the Johnny Bird!!!!!

 

[bamafan]

As maligned as Johnny Thunderbird is, especially here compared to Chief, that logo on floor of Garden is ten times more eye catching than STJ or just full name with no creativity

( way better than unicorns though)

Give the person a raise that suggested this

Don’t forget the contract extension!

 

[JohnnyFan]

Oh, I did not like the center court logo at all.

 

[Amaseinyourface]

I have seen some people say they love it and seen equal people say they hate it. I appreciate the attempt but wish it was better. Larger to start. Size matters when it comes to thundercocks.

 

[mjmaherjr]

I hated it. Make the colors brighter and more vibrant. I thought it was milk toast

 

[SJU85]

As I said in the game thread, I really liked it. It was ”eye“ catching as it stood out.

 

[firestorm]

I'll add my voice to the "like the idea, hate the execution..." crowd. It's a way to give the character some relevance but they need to clean up the details.

 

[MainMan]

Say what you want about the name, but this was a kickass center court logo:

 

[monte]

Hated the whole "bird" thing. It's weak.

 

[Linx]

It is terribly designed and almost laughable that someone would approve it. St. John's has done a very poor job with their branding over the last several years.

 

[espken]

One would be hard pressed to successfully brand a Red Storm. Tough to make chicken salad out of that.

 

[room112]

Say what you want about the name, but this was a kickass center court logo:

100% agree. And I appreciate what they were going for, but there is no way to successfully pull off a Johnny Thunderbird logo and make it look good.

 

[monte]

One would be hard pressed to successfully brand a Red Storm. Tough to make chicken salad out of that.

Exactly. I mean, what the hell is a "Red Storm" anyway??? And if you can't explain it, how can you create a marketing campaign for it?

 

[stjohnnie75]

Exactly. I mean, what the hell is a "Red Storm" anyway??? And if you can't explain it, how can you create a marketing campaign for it?

Mascot History - St. John's University Athletics

Sept. 29, 2009 Johnny Thunderbird Mascot Appearance Request Form FACEBOOK PHOTOS: Johnny the Thunderbird at Belson Stadium on Sept. 18 FACEBOOK PHOTOS: Johnn...

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[monte]

Mascot History - St. John's University Athletics

Sept. 29, 2009 Johnny Thunderbird Mascot Appearance Request Form FACEBOOK PHOTOS: Johnny the Thunderbird at Belson Stadium on Sept. 18 FACEBOOK PHOTOS: Johnn...

redstormsports.com

Whatever the logic was, and it seemed far more convoluted then it needed to be(probably because they paid some high falutin marketing firm who needed to justify their fee), it hasn't worked. The team has no name or mascot identity. Not even amongst the fan base. Not one person I know has ever referred to the team as "the red storm" or "the storm". It's either "the redmen" or "the johnnies".

 

[firestorm]

The team has no name or mascot identity. Not even amongst the fan base. Not one person I know has ever referred to the team as "the red storm" or "the storm". It's either "the redmen" or "the johnnies".

100 percent accurate. Any time I have heard someone try to root for the Red Storm, it sound incredibly forced and fake. I've adopted the Johnnies as my go-to. (And if we want to be the Thunderbirds, be the Thunderbirds. I don't know why we would but we've already bought the costume...)

 

[NCJohnnie]

I'll take Johnnies over Thunderbirds all day and every day...

 

[bamafan]

I'll take Johnnies over Thunderbirds all day and every day...

We can’t risk offending the population of peoples named John.

 

[SJUWillRockNYC]

Hated the whole "bird" thing. It's weak.

It looked corny as hell, reminded me somewhat of the mighty ducks, opponents were teasing the players and other players didn't want to go there, so they had to take out the mighty.