Obviously in response to its shaming on MGoBlog...
http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/6889208/controversial-cy-hawk-trophy-replaced
so much for that
OT-ish - Cy-Hawk trophy scrapped...
August 23rd, 2011 at 6:51 PM
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OT-ish - Cy-Hawk trophy scrapped...
August 23rd, 2011 at 6:52 PM | 
If only we could do the same
If only we could do the same
August 23rd, 2011 at 7:02 PM |
I wish we could replace the NCAA
I wish we could replace the NCAA
That's what I really want to go.
Yep, that's Simba made out of a pineapple.
August 23rd, 2011 at 7:24 PM |
What would you replace it
What would you replace it
What would you replace it with?
August 23rd, 2011 at 9:16 PM |
An organization that actually
An organization that actually
does what it's supposed to do. One that enforces the rules. One that isn't focused on only making money. There's been talk of creating a competing organization to govern college athletics. You'd just need 10 or so big name teams to leave the NCAA, and some smaller ones too. Once you get the ball rolling, teams will be lining up to leave the NCAA. I really don't think anyone but the rule-breakers and cheaters are happy with the NCAA right now. Of course, I doubt this will happen but it's still nice to dream.
Yep, that's Simba made out of a pineapple.
August 23rd, 2011 at 9:51 PM |
I think a lot of people
I think a lot of people
I think a lot of people underestimate the difficulty of the NCAA's job. It does not have subpoena power, so it can't force wrongdoers to come clean. It has to hunt for bits and pieces of evidence. And it's not the NCAA's fault that the NFL and NBA choose to use it as a de facto farm system.
August 23rd, 2011 at 10:17 PM |
I understand that the NCAA can't subpoena people but
I understand that the NCAA can't subpoena people but
they should at least make the attempt to try and talk to potential witnesses. http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/ncaaosu-update-almost-laughable-if-it-werent-so-sad: That thread pretty much summarizes what's wrong with the NCAA. If they made attempts to try and talk to everyone involved but received no cooperation, I'd be happy that they at least tried. But the NCAA doesn't try. They couldn't give a damn about teams and schools cheating, as long as they get their money at the end of the day. Hell, the head of NCAA's COI was the AD at Miami while all NCAA violations were happening anywhere and everywhere you looked. How can you hire someone who either overlooked or didn't know about those major violations, while that's his damn job? If the NCAA even attempted to connect the dots, schools like OSU would be found guilty of violations far beyond what they're being charged with now. The NCAA's punishments oftentimes don't even make sense. And yes the NFL and NBA use the NCAA, but if that's going to continue to happen, the NCAA needs to talk to the NFL and NBA and implement some kind of partnership or agreement where those guilty of misdeeds in college, would still get punished in the NFL or NBA. Alabama and Auburn both won National Championships with inelgible players. Oregon got to the BCS championship after buying recruits. OSU, like it or not, enjoyed an extremely successful run under Tressel, another reign rife with major violations. USC, perhaps the most dominant team of the decade, more major violations. UConn, a team on probation, wins the national championship. Look at everyone's favorite cinderella team, Boise State. They were hit with LOIC. Those are just the teams off the top of my head. One thing is clear, things need to change, and things need to change drastically.
Yep, that's Simba made out of a pineapple.
August 23rd, 2011 at 10:18 PM |
Wow, that was way longer
Wow, that was way longer
than I planned/expected.
Yep, that's Simba made out of a pineapple.
August 23rd, 2011 at 8:37 PM |
Division names?
Division names?
I don't recognize Leaders and Legends. Sorry Mr. Delaney, but I'm going full Johnny Reb on this one. East and West speaks more to our collective paranoia about the Soviet Union, and now China.
Abort, Retry, Fail?
August 23rd, 2011 at 6:57 PM |
sigh
sigh
i guess others had the same thought.
August 23rd, 2011 at 7:03 PM |
Big Ten: home of the whoops this sucks
Big Ten: home of the whoops this sucks
scrap it.
August 23rd, 2011 at 7:04 PM |
As an ISU fan, thank god.
As an ISU fan, thank god.
As an ISU fan, thank god. That think created backlash the moment it was released. Both sides hated it almost unanimously. I will credit Iowa Corn here for admitting the mess up and moving on in the fashion they should have originally.
August 23rd, 2011 at 9:41 PM |
An Iowa State fan, hey?
An Iowa State fan, hey?
Props.
August 23rd, 2011 at 9:12 PM |
Wow, an ISU fan on the board.
Wow, an ISU fan on the board.
Here's to the State of Iowa and her far simpler tax code.
Man ball. Formerly, somebody else.
August 23rd, 2011 at 7:05 PM |
Good it was creepy.
It
Good it was creepy.
It
Good it was creepy.
It looked like Iowa's version of "Want some candy little kid?".
August 23rd, 2011 at 7:12 PM |
RIP Cy-Hawk
RIP Cy-Hawk
I am sure the winner of Iowa-Iowa State would have been even more satisfied with a real farmer and family presenting a real bushel of corn. You can at least eat the corn.
"Funny isn't it, how naughty dentists always make that one fatal mistake."
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August 23rd, 2011 at 7:19 PM |
I actually thought the trophy
I actually thought the trophy
I actually thought the trophy embodied the spirit of Iowa..../s
Hail to the Victors!
August 23rd, 2011 at 8:34 PM |
the spirit of iowa
the spirit of iowa
not a football game.
It looked like something you win for growing the best looking ear of corn at the Iowa State Fair, not something the winner of the game between the two biggest in-state schools should be taking home with them.
August 23rd, 2011 at 7:30 PM |
yikes
yikes
Yikes!! Throw that thing back into the fires of Mount Doom whence it came from!!
August 23rd, 2011 at 7:36 PM |
What could be easier to design...
What could be easier to design...
...than a football/corn themed trophy? Stand a football up on it's end and peel back the leather at the top to reveal corn kernals. Dun.
August 23rd, 2011 at 8:26 PM |
My thoughts exactly!
My thoughts exactly!
My thoughts exactly! Few other state logos prominantly blend into the general shape of a football better than this. Why make things more difficult?
"Long time listener, first time caller."
August 23rd, 2011 at 11:42 PM |
How about...
How about...
I was thinking something more like this:
I miss the Arb.
August 24th, 2011 at 7:11 AM |
This is at least football
This is at least football
This is at least football themed with a corn reference, no problem.
The other thing just screamed CORN, CORN, CORN!
Semper Fidelis
August 24th, 2011 at 9:21 AM |
Haha, well that's better than
Haha, well that's better than
Haha, well that's better than "SNOW, SNOW, SNOW!"
I miss the Arb.
August 23rd, 2011 at 7:53 PM |
We Nebraskans & Iowans are quivering in fear over
We Nebraskans & Iowans are quivering in fear over
August 23rd, 2011 at 8:09 PM |
Afterthought,
Afterthought,
one "new" rivalry trophy that wouldn't be fake-meaningful and contrived would be the winner of the NU-UM game taking possession of the loser’s 1997 NC award, as has been suggested many times on both schools fan sites.
Our fanbases could eternally relish the angst, sweet revenge, and vindication of their righteous cause on a yearly basis....the fires never extinguished.
That's the kind of stuff these things are supposed to represent and make CF what it is...a little friendly spit in the other guy's eye. Not this Things Remembered mall shit.
Hail Victors & Go Big Red!
August 23rd, 2011 at 8:24 PM |
That there's....
That there's....
...some serious stakes, Husker. If I could, I'd authorize it.
LSA '89 - MBB Natl Champions, Big 10/Rose Bowl Champions | @MGoShoe
August 23rd, 2011 at 9:01 PM |
Email write-in to our respective powers-that-be?
Email write-in to our respective powers-that-be?
August 24th, 2011 at 7:14 AM |
Wow, that would really make
Wow, that would really make
Wow, that would really make that game intense. I don't see it happening but that might be kind-of cool.
Semper Fidelis
August 23rd, 2011 at 8:44 PM |
One big design advantage...
One big design advantage...
It wouldn't have needed patent protection: Nobody in their right (sober) mind would have ever thought of stealing the design for ANY purpose, and certainly not as a basis for a football trophy.
August 23rd, 2011 at 9:07 PM |
That whole thing was like a
That whole thing was like a
That whole thing was like a real-life Parks and Recreation sideplot
August 23rd, 2011 at 9:39 PM |
I literally thought it was a
I literally thought it was a
I literally thought it was a joke when I saw the trophy on TV or somewhere the past couple of days. Now I know it was not -- how lame! Oh well, on to some newer corn-related design.
August 23rd, 2011 at 9:49 PM |
so they have stupid idea that was mocked by majority and they get rid of it almost immediately. yet legends and leaders remain...gosh i hate those stupid names
They do the talkin...I do the walkin.
-Charles Woodson
August 23rd, 2011 at 10:13 PM |
Marlin Perkins kicks Orville Rockwell's ass everytime
Marlin Perkins kicks Orville Rockwell's ass everytime
Here's a better idea since Iowa is 37-16 in the series:
August 23rd, 2011 at 10:39 PM |
That was a serious thing? I
That was a serious thing? I
That was a serious thing? I thought it was a joke. I even wrote about it in my diary...
If only we could do the same with the logos and the division names...
Go Blue!