Midfield - not from 2023
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Fun fact, this will only be the second game in school history where that logo is painted midfield.
I don't know if any of you are aware of this or not, but Goat doesn't like this logo and we should never have changed.
Quick, there’s still time to change it back before some rando in Wisconsin gets confused because of our marketing!
Nike is going to be pissed!***
I had forgotten about that. The years where we had the interlocking MSU on the helmets, we had the banner M-State as the midfield logo.
Fun fact, this will only be the second game in school history where that logo is painted midfield.
I'm pretty sure it was on the field for one season, 1996. Unless there is some slight difference between Nikes 96 msu and this one.
86-1995 was MSJ.
1996 Nike msu
1997-?? MState.
We all about traditions, mane....
Fun fact, this will only be the second game in school history where that logo is painted midfield.
This is our best field (non-specialty logos), and it's not close:
Fun fact, this will only be the second game in school history where that logo is painted midfield.
The less we talk about the first time we did it, the better.
Brought the interlocking logo out of a 20 year sleep just to score 3 points against Kentucky on our home field..
So the banner M (ugly one, granted) was there on the field during the lemmings' glory days??? Hahahaha ain't that just something else
You are correct. The 1996 Alabama-MSU game is on YouTube, and the interlocking MSU logo is at midfield.
Eh. It appears to be a bastard of MSJ and skinny interlocking. Its not the right logo.Its fatter and the S does not snake around the M.
Agreed....and we had that logo on the field for a few years before 1995 I think. I never realized how weird it looks until I was checking this out yesterday. I guess now I can understand why some people think the MSJ and the interlocking logo are basically the same. They look very different on the helmets.Eh. It appears to be a bastard of MSJ and skinny interlocking. Its not the right logo.Its fatter and the S does not snake around the M.
So skinny interlocking was never on the 50. Nice.Eh. It appears to be a bastard of MSJ and skinny interlocking. Its not the right logo.Its fatter and the S does not snake around the M.
The pre 1986 version of the MSU diagonal logo appears to be closer to what is midfield in '96. Cheap *** LT refused to buy a new stencil. My guess is the groundskeepers made their own stencil. It doesn't look quite right with the S sitting on top like that.
Speaking of cheap LT ****, the 1996-97 version of the M-State at midcourt in the Hump was awful. It was off-center and looked terrible. The rumor at the time is that it was freehanded and no stencil was purchased. Look at the logo on the scorers table vs. midcourt.
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Can we afford the additional paint? Maybe the Hampton Inn could pitch in for a couple gallons.
That basketball logo looks like something you’d see at a middle school.
The pre 1986 version of the MSU diagonal logo appears to be closer to what is midfield in '96. Cheap *** LT refused to buy a new stencil. My guess is the groundskeepers made their own stencil. It doesn't look quite right with the S sitting on top like that.
Speaking of cheap LT ****, the 1996-97 version of the M-State at midcourt in the Hump was awful. It was off-center and looked terrible. The rumor at the time is that it was freehanded and no stencil was purchased. Look at the logo on the scorers table vs. midcourt.
Except for 1 game in 1993, apparently.
And it looked SPECTACULAR.
I don't usually weigh in on the logo threads, because it doesn't matter that much to me. I have always wished State would just pick a logo and stick with it, though. Establish some clear branding. When they first unveiled the Banner M I was a little disappointed because it wasn't unique. But it grew on me over the years, and I would just as soon keep it. But I really like the interlocking logo, in maroon, on the field. Has nothing to do with Sherrill, I just think it looks good. I think the only other time we had that logo in maroon was the Snow Bowl, and I wasn't paying much attention to the helmets that night.
It got people talking
And I've noticed that nobody says Hail State to each other anymore, our fans are WAYYYYY too cool for a tradition like that
I still "Hail State" people when see them wearing State gear and usually get one in return.
However , I could see that getting really old though if I lived where I saw State folks regularly.
That midfield is hilarious. Attempted at the Nike logo using the M-S-J font. We have come a long way
Didn't know that. That's really odd it's only the 2nd time. What was the primary mid field logo during the Sherrill era? I cannot remember.
Fun fact, this will only be the second game in school history where that logo is painted midfield.
Yeah I mean you obviously don't walk around Starkville saying it.
But the pushback from so many fans, saying it was "embarrassing"? I mean holy hell. We really don't understand how to do anything except cheese, grass and baseball.
Some schools separate the official logo from the sports logo (Georgia). Some do not. Some have a completely random helmet (LSU). Some have one for all 3 (Oregon).
I really don't see why we can't have it all. I've always said the problem is the folks who want to do away with banner M in ALL FACETS. It actually looks really good as a focal point on the side of the stadium, on stationary, and websites. Heck I'd even give them midfield (even though banner should be there too).
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