The B1G TEN has finally lost its collective mind

[bartshan-83]

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Interesting decisions:

1. Keeping the name Big Ten, but putting a fun new twist on the logo where they substitute the number 1 for the "I" in "BIG"

2. Seriously naming the two divisions "Leaders" and "Legends"

3. Creating a list of bizarre hyphenated-name trophies that are so numerous they would make a little league baseball team blush.

 

Championship Game Trophies

Stagg-Paterno Championship Trophy Amos Alonzo Stagg, Chicago Joe Paterno, Penn State

Grange-Griffin Championship Game MVP Harold Edward "Red" Grange, Illinois Archie Griffin, Ohio State

 

Postgraduate Awards

Ford-Kinnick Leadership Award Gerald R. Ford, Michigan Nile Kinnick, Iowa

Dungy-Thompson Humanitarian Award Tony Dungy, Minnesota Anthony Thompson, Indiana

 

Annual Awards/Trophies

Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year Otto Graham, Northwestern Eddie George, Ohio State

Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year Bronislau "Bronko" Nagurski, Minnesota Charles Woodson, Michigan

Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year Wayne Woodrow "Woody" Hayes, Ohio State Glenn Edward "Bo" Schembechler, Michigan

Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year Darrell Thompson, Minnesota Antwaan Randle El, Indiana

Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year Dave Rimington, Nebraska Orlando Pace, Ohio State

Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year Charles Aaron "Bubba" Smith, Michigan State Courtney Brown, Penn State

Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year Bob Griese, Purdue Drew Brees, Purdue

Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year Alan Ameche, Wisconsin Ron Dayne, Wisconsin

Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year Jack Tatum, Ohio State Rod Woodson, Purdue

Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year Dick Butkus, Illinois Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern

Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year Pat Richter, Wisconsin Desmond Howard, Michigan

Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year Ted Kwalick, Penn State Dallas Clark, Iowa

Bakken-Andersen Kicker of the Year Jim Bakken, Wisconsin Morten Andersen, Michigan State

Eddleman-Fields Punter of the Year Thomas Dwight "Dike" Eddleman, Illinois Brandon Fields, Michigan State

 

 

 

To quote the great Adam Sandler: "Who are the ad wizards who came up with this one?"

[KD in CA]

"We decided to look to our history and our future"

 

Boy, that's so profound!

 

 

So do they change the names of the awards when someone better comes along than the random guy from the last ten years whose name they stuck there for now?

[bartshan-83]

Boy, that's so profound!

 

 

So do they change the names of the awards when someone better comes along than the random guy from the last ten years whose name they stuck there for now?

 

Sorry, I have to go back to the logo for a second. Apparently I sold them waaay short. It's actually some sort of Hidden Image puzzle where things aren't what they seem. The designer explains it much better than a simpleton like me:

 

"The new Big Ten logo was developed to symbolize the conference's future, as well as its rich heritage, strong tradition of competition, academic leadership, and passionate alumni," said Gericke. "Its contemporary collegiate lettering includes an embedded numeral "10" in the word "BIG," which allows fans to see "BIG" and "10" in a single word. Memorable and distinctive, the new logo evolved from the previous logo's use of negative space and is built on the conference's iconic name, without reference to the number of member institutions."

 

:beer:

[Ramius]

Apparently the guys who designed the Bills jerseys and the sabres slug have found some new work.

 

Everything about it...the logo, the design, the division names, the trophy names, is abhorrent. Leaders and Legends? WTF is that? On a positive note, i'm glad that there's finally a conference with worse division names than the ACC.