Old Seminole Head or new one, Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher is not choosing sides.
Fisher was asked his thoughts on the new logo, which will be officially released April 11, following Monday's practice.
"It’s still our Seminole Head. It’s a beautiful head," he said. "It doesn’t change Florida State, what our values are, what our systems are. I don’t see the issue with it."
It was reported last week Florida State planned to change its logo. There were rumors the Seminole Tribe of Florida asked the university to alter the Seminole logo, but both the Tribe and Florida State told ESPN.com that it was a university decision. In a statement released last week, Florida State said the alterations began almost two years ago and the Tribe, student-athletes, coaches, boosters and administration were all consulted. The university had issues reproducing some of the details in the original Seminole logo and asked Nike to help produce a logo that can be achieved on a consistent basis.
That set off a faction of the Florida State fan base, which took to social media to voice its displeasure. The athletic department's official Twitter responded to the negative feedback by telling its followers they can offer their opinions to the school in an email.
"Did I like the old one? Yes. Do I like the new one? Yes. It’s our logo and not drastically that much different," Fisher said. "To me, I haven’t been there that long, but I’ve been a Florida State fan, too, and I don’t think it’s that big of a deal. If the Seminole Tribe is fine with things and they like that, to me, that’s great. But it still doesn’t change our traditions, our values and what we are."
Noles quarterback Jameis Winston is also a fan of the new logo. He offered his thoughts in a tweet.
My new wallpaper because this is a new era for FSU #swagback I LOVE the logo but a logo won't change a #trueseminole pic.twitter.com/RhuNj2RU3j
— Jameis Winston (@Jaboowins) April 4, 2014
