point that ours is very cool among all the “freshman cap” logos out there.

Are you sure ours was even drawn by this same guy you’re referencing?

And I think his comparison is a good one: every school has a freshman cap logo. Every school has a letter(s) logo. Some are better than others. I think ours are elite in both of these nearly-universal categories.

Being a design professional I see a lot of difference between our sailor Coug and others’ similar logos.