As the Erie School District unveiled the Royals as the mascot and royal purple and gold, the students shouted their approval at Veterans Stadium. They also pledged, along with their principals and ...

The idea was to make the gray mascot look more like the school's yellow-gold Bulldog logo. But reaction from alumni, students and other fans was both swift and ruff. "Absolutely ugly," read one tweet.

Bengals, Bears, Bulldogs ... mascots and logos for their communities. Brennan High School, the District's 10th comprehensive high school, will be the Brennan Bears with the colors of black and gold.