This is exactly what happened. They wanted to emphasize the "U" a little more to appease the academics, and in doing so, gave us the wack-*** "K." I don't like it, but when I saw it showing up in the graphics of the new dorms last month, knew it was a lost cause. Too much investment at this point for them to back down now.
False about emphasizing the U more. The U is not not emphasized any more at all. Not one little bit.
They decided to try to be artistic and have the intersection of the K mimic the shape of the bottom of the U so it would "lock" in place.
Also, all of the sections of both the U and the K are more uniform in thickness.
But I pretty much agree with everything else you said.
I am not a fan of the new logo, but it doesn't bother me very much at all. We'll get used to it. In the pecking order of things to worry about, it ranks down there with what shade of blue wcc's shirt is and which rub Dr. Boat likes to put on his pork.
* Damn. Just bought my first brisket. Had no idea they were that touching expensive. I'm afraid to touch it up now.
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= pure tastebud awesomeness
* The Michigan/Harbaugh hype is starting to get to me. All of the Wolverines are chirping about khakis. WTF? Apparently HarBo invented them or something. Go Utes.
* I guess those Titleist hats are cool if you are a big fan of Titleist since that is what the entire front is. The Cat head hat OTOH is erection producing.
* Damn I hate UofL. I really don't know how you natives put up with the local media. I don't think I could do it.