THE “SAVAGE ORANGE”!!!

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“SAVAGE ORANGE PRODUCTIONS” in Franklin, TN, invented and promoted this logo around 1994 (Some of Tennessee’s glory years). It fizzled out sometime in the early 2000’s and the copyrights was not renewed.

Current Status:
CONTINUED USE NOT FILED WITHIN GRACE PERIOD, UN-REVIVABLE
12/13/2003

I’m no trademark expert, but I think this means that it is “fair-game” for others to produce and wear this logo now. I have a small, treasured collection of “SAVAGE ORANGE” merchandise, and I also use it as my avatar.

I would love to see more students, alumni, & fans wearing the “SAVAGE ORANGE” logo with pride & reviving it along with the revival of our football program!

CHEERS! — & GO BIG ORANGE! 🍊

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EverythingOrange said:
“SAVAGE ORANGE PRODUCTIONS” in Franklin, TN, invented and promoted this logo around 1994 (Some of Tennessee’s glory years). It fizzled out sometime in the early 2000’s and the copyrights was not renewed.

Current Status:
CONTINUED USE NOT FILED WITHIN GRACE PERIOD, UN-REVIVABLE
12/13/2003

I’m no trademark expert, but I think this means that it is “fair-game” for others to produce and wear this logo now. I have a small, treasured collection of “SAVAGE ORANGE” merchandise, and I also use it as my avatar.

I would love to see more students, alumni, & fans wearing the “SAVAGE ORANGE” logo with pride & reviving it along with the revival of our football program!

CHEERS! — & GO BIG ORANGE! 🍊

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No, no, no, no x1,000 really? a fruit with teeth?
 
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Savage oranges, you say?

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from Syracuse's less politically correct days, lol.

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They're softer and gentler now. :)


In any case, I think we leave the fruit to the team from upstate New York.

Go Vols!
 
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I remember it. I never wanted to wear a shirt with that graphic. But I'm not opposed to anyone else wearing it of course. Whatever floats your boat.
 
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I have a Savage Orange long sleeve t shirt. I've outgrown it and now my wife wears it. It is a little corny now but I still like it.
 
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EverythingOrange said:
“SAVAGE ORANGE PRODUCTIONS” in Franklin, TN, invented and promoted this logo around 1994 (Some of Tennessee’s glory years). It fizzled out sometime in the early 2000’s and the copyrights was not renewed.

Current Status:
CONTINUED USE NOT FILED WITHIN GRACE PERIOD, UN-REVIVABLE
12/13/2003

I’m no trademark expert, but I think this means that it is “fair-game” for others to produce and wear this logo now. I have a small, treasured collection of “SAVAGE ORANGE” merchandise, and I also use it as my avatar.

I would love to see more students, alumni, & fans wearing the “SAVAGE ORANGE” logo with pride & reviving it along with the revival of our football program!

CHEERS! — & GO BIG ORANGE! 🍊

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To each his own - wear it with pride!
 
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Unconditional Surrender said:
What made the Orangeman Orange?
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Honestly? I'm not sure, but would assume they're the "Syracuse Orangemen" as a throwback to one of two historical traditions.

Either:

(a) the Orangism movement in the Netherlands around the same time the US was winning its independence ... the Orangemen favored retaining the monarchy and were opposed to the Republicans who wanted to follow in the footsteps of the French and Americans of the time.

or

(b) the Orangemen of Northern Ireland, which is to say the Protestants in favor of the northern six counties remaining a part of Great Britain.

Obviously, both of those associations carry political baggage, and so Syracuse University has made every effort to divorce all of its online information (whether at syracuse.edu or other sites such as Wikipedia) from any such historical ties.

So who knows? But I'll bet it was originally one of those two.
 
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I'm not much of an artist, but I did a quick mockup of a new savage orange. Maybe someone with skills can do a better modern version of it. Or maybe even 3D!
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Tennessee orange has nothing to do with William or the Irish, neither is it affiliated with the loyal Netherlanders. That said, wearing my Tennessee gear got me adopted by a group of Dutch at the 1996 Olympics. They knew how to party.
 
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VFL-82-JP said:
Honestly? I'm not sure, but would assume they're the "Syracuse Orangemen" as a throwback to one of two historical traditions.

Either:

(a) the Orangism movement in the Netherlands around the same time the US was winning its independence ... the Orangemen favored retaining the monarchy and were opposed to the Republicans who wanted to follow in the footsteps of the French and Americans of the time.

or

(b) the Orangemen of Northern Ireland, which is to say the Protestants in favor of the northern six counties remaining a part of Great Britain.

Obviously, both of those associations carry political baggage, and so Syracuse University has made every effort to divorce all of its online information (whether at syracuse.edu or other sites such as Wikipedia) from any such historical ties.

So who knows? But I'll bet it was originally one of those two.
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I would have thought that too but in view of the old logo, they may have thought the Iroquois had an orange tinge to their skin.
 
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woodpusher said:
I would have thought that too but in view of the old logo, they may have thought the Iroquois had an orange tinge to their skin.
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Heh, it is quite possible that the Iroquois cartoon was their FIRST attempt to slip away from political controversy. As in, "let's act like we meant these native Americans all along, and not some political group in Europe." And if that were the case, then they'd just have to shift again a century later, once it became politically incorrect to have native Americans as team mascots!
 
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Cant really say that's my vibe cosmetically but I am glad to see someone who treasures it to keep a bit of Vol history alive.

aka - even ugly girls need a date.
 
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EverythingOrange said:
“SAVAGE ORANGE PRODUCTIONS” in Franklin, TN, invented and promoted this logo around 1994 (Some of Tennessee’s glory years). It fizzled out sometime in the early 2000’s and the copyrights was not renewed.

Current Status:
CONTINUED USE NOT FILED WITHIN GRACE PERIOD, UN-REVIVABLE
12/13/2003

I’m no trademark expert, but I think this means that it is “fair-game” for others to produce and wear this logo now. I have a small, treasured collection of “SAVAGE ORANGE” merchandise, and I also use it as my avatar.

I would love to see more students, alumni, & fans wearing the “SAVAGE ORANGE” logo with pride & reviving it along with the revival of our football program!

CHEERS! — & GO BIG ORANGE! 🍊

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That’s awesome
 
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