2015 Coaching Changes Tracker

[Quentin Daniels]

Dear vcu fans,
No, actually not the worst ordeal anyone has ever gone through on a Good Friday.
#Perspective

 

[gmutom]

Good ole Shaka about to board that plane.

I just hope a depressed vcu fan isn't piloting the plane. #toosoon?

 

[KAOriginal]

UTSA announced former Roadrunners standout Summer Batiste has been named assistant coach.

 

[KAOriginal]

I just hope a depressed vcu fan isn't piloting the plane. #toosoon?

#notsoonenough

 

[Pablo]

I just hope a depressed vcu fan isn't piloting the plane. #toosoon?

Not a chance!


ALEXA WELCH EDLUND



vcu Head Coach Shaka Smart, Maya Smart and their daughter Zora get ready to leave for Texas from Chesterfield Airport Friday, April 3, 2015.

 

[mason2k1]

They lose their coach AND they have an unusable, slow MB?
Sucks to be them.
Appears their biggest concern at the moment is is HAVOC is dead or not.

 

[Walter]

Who owns havoc? Shaka or vcu?

 

[TweederGMU]

Ding Dong. HAVOC IS DEAD

 

[Nick]

Who owns havoc? Shaka or vcu?

Shaka better think twice about trying to bring Havoc to Texas. Quality competition tends to handle pressing teams a bit better than the opponents vcu was accustomed to. Ask WVU.

 

[JBiggs]

Who owns havoc? Shaka or vcu?

It's not registered by either. It's just a common law mark, which means whoever used it first in commerce has the rights. I'm guessing vcu by selling t-shirts and other merch.

 

[JBiggs]

And I should add that those rights attach only to the classes of goods the mark is used on in commerce. Nothing would prevent him from using the word havoc to describe his gameplan or anything like that (if vcu indeed owns).

 

[Haxormax]

What are you, some kinda lawyer?

 

[JBiggs]

Unfortunately

 

[CLP]

It's not registered by either. It's just a common law mark, which means whoever used it first in commerce has the rights. I'm guessing vcu by selling t-shirts and other merch.

I can't find the link, but I'm pretty sure you're right. It's vcu's to use to some extent, but who the hell buys that stuff now?

 

[TweederGMU]

Shaka developed/brought it to vcu. vcu "coined" it for use. They have a billboard on I-95 in Richmond with a vcu bball player on it saying Havoc lives here.

The next coach there will probably use the term "Havoc" since that name has been marketed by vcu over the years.

 

[Vurbel]

Who owns havoc? Shaka or vcu?

According to their site, it's a vcu thing.

 

[GMUgemini]

vcu paid for the billboard on I-95 in Richmond that says Havoc lives here. Shaka brought it to vcu. vcu "coined" it for use.

The next coach there will probably use the term "Havoc" since that name has been marketed by vcu over the years.

I wonder if FGCU still uses Dunk City?

 

[Vurbel]

Ding Dong. HAVOC IS DEAD

In all seriousness, from their message boards somebody said: HAVOC IS DEAD people, the worst thing we can do as a fanbase is hold onto it.

 

[MasonFanatic]

Yep, it's a protected mark, but unregistered:

http://apps.bsv.vcu.edu/TrademarksLicensing/VCUMarks.htm

 

[gmutom]

It's not registered by either. It's just a common law mark, which means whoever used it first in commerce has the rights. I'm guessing vcu by selling t-shirts and other merch.

Crap, if Shaka can't take HAVOC with him, does that mean Hewitt can't take CLUSTERF-CK with him?