THE “SAVAGE ORANGE”!!!

[hUTch2002]

“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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Would be perfect for Syracuse.

 

[LouderVol]

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.

Syracuse is in New York, New York was founded as New Amsterdam, a Netherlands colony. I would say that is likely the source.

 

[VFL-82-JP]

Syracuse is in New York, New York was founded as New Amsterdam, a Netherlands colony. I would say that is likely the source.

True!

On the other hand, Syracuse (the city) wasn't founded until 1820, and had primarily French, then English influences. The Dutch had been there, but only in smaller numbers, and much earlier on. If Syracuse had been born back when New York (New Amsterdam) was, in the 1620s, there might be more of a chance for the Netherlands hypothesis. But by the 1660s, still 160 years before Syracuse was born, the British had already usurped the Dutch in the colonies.

And then Syracuse (the university) wasn't founded for another 50 years, in 1870. By then, the Irish potato famine had already pushed vast numbers of Gaelic immigrants to the US; NYC and upstate New York were, along with Boston, popular landing pads.

So, I mean, we still don't know which was the original inspiration for the Syracuse Oranemen, the Dutch or the Irish. But there are possibilities pointing back both ways.

Go Vols!

 

[Vol524]

OP you have an awesome collection. But, I am not a fruit being associated with UT.