Minnesota’s mascot is the Grey Duck. First you may ask, “what is a Grey Duck?” And to that I say, they are a made up waterfowl because Minnesotans do not know how to properly play Duck Duck Goose. They insist it is called Duck Duck Grey Duck like some stubborn drunkards in the same why they think soda is called “pop.” Lunatics I tell you! Regardless, this does give Minnesota a great mascot, as not many sport teams are such lovable birds!
As for the design of the mascot on the field, we would start its design by looking at the actually real animal in the duck, specifically the male Mallard duck. The mascot would have a coloring pattern similar to the mallard, but instead of a green head and brown feathers, our mascot would have a light blue or aqua colored head with grey feathers. This design should mirror our current logo, as it has such a nice color palette. With the colors and overall design locked down, the final piece to our mascot puzzle is the shape. Some may rather go traditional style, a la Oregon and their Donald Duck inspired mascot, and while many would prefer I go the same route, I feel the Grey Duck deserves a much more unique design. I would put the Grey Ducks colors over this gorgeous mascot from Virginia Tech in the 70s and 80s, shown on the left!
Like the Grey Ducks, the Hokie bird is also a made up waterfowl and its such origins also as obscure. What better way for the Grey Duck to be represented?? I don’t think there is any!
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As for the design of the mascot on the field, we would start its design by looking at the actually real animal in the duck, specifically the male Mallard duck. The mascot would have a coloring pattern similar to the mallard, but instead of a green head and brown feathers, our mascot would have a light blue or aqua colored head with grey feathers. This design should mirror our current logo, as it has such a nice color palette. With the colors and overall design locked down, the final piece to our mascot puzzle is the shape. Some may rather go traditional style, a la Oregon and their Donald Duck inspired mascot, and while many would prefer I go the same route, I feel the Grey Duck deserves a much more unique design. I would put the Grey Ducks colors over this gorgeous mascot from Virginia Tech in the 70s and 80s, shown on the left!
Like the Grey Ducks, the Hokie bird is also a made up waterfowl and its such origins also as obscure. What better way for the Grey Duck to be represented?? I don’t think there is any!
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