Sports logos that blow

I was behind a car with a University of Louisville alumni plate this morning, and I found myself obsessed with the Cardinals logo. There’s just something about it I don’t get. Among the thoughts that crossed my mind…

• Is it just me or does he look like he’s really straining to poo?
• Does he have that pissed off look cause he knows how bad his athletics department sucks?
• Is he flipping other schools off? That has to be an NCAA violation of some sort.
• You’d grit your teeth like that too if you had to deal with Rick Pitino on a daily basis.
• The graphic designer in me absolutely cannot stand that Louisville font. Someone needs to beat the font designer to a bloody pulp, and the idiot who decided to use it to within an inch of his life.

This, of course, got me thinking about other logos. Many a blogs have been written about sports logos, of this I am aware. But not this one. So, welcome to my world. Some of these are older, some are more current, but all were found on a basic images.google.com search, so I didn’t make any of them up.

Denver Nuggets (from way back in the day)

Basketball should never combine Tetris and gay pride. I’m just saying.


New Jersey Devils

Is it just me, or is that decapitated devil-person sitting a little too seductively? Come on, stare at it long enough, tell me you don’t see it.

Brevard County Manatees (wherever the hell they are)

The problem with the Brevard County Manatee is that it looks like it’s trying to escape. The team is so bad the manatee would rather beach itself than be its mascot. That can’t be a good thing.


New Orleans Hornets

Aside from the fact the Hornets were Charlotte for the longest time and I saw enough purple and teal growing up, seeing this makes me want to spit, I have to wonder why on earth that bee is trying to dribble a ball while it is sitting down.


New England Patriots

 

This is the New England Cheaters logo from way back in the day – long before Bill Belicheck and his misinterpretation of the rules. Something doesn’t fly for me though. Is it just me, or does he look like he’s playing on a prison team? (Okay, I’ll give you a second for that one to sink in.)

Lexington Legends

It’s no big secret I despise the Lexington Legends, and I have always thought their mascot was about retarded. I mean, really, what’s so special about him and what does he have to do with legends? He is hardly legend-wait for it-ary. He has a God-awful handlebar mustache, yes, but let me tell you, it’s not like a handlebar mustache is the thing of legends – not in Lexington, anyway.

Anaheim Mighty Ducks

 

Ever wonder what it would look like if Jason was a duck?

Norfolk Tides

I don’t recall this being the logo of the Norfolk Tides when I lived at home, and I’m so glad. This is enough to make me cringe. What the hell do the wooden planks have to do with Norfolk? It’s not like Norfolk was known for being the “home of wooden planks.” With the wave (which does resemble the old Tides wave) cutting through like that, it’s making the N resemble an A. There’s not even an A in Norfolk, or Tides for that matter. Don’t get me started on the freaky-ass eyeball peeking out from behind those fence posts – it’s just disturbing.

There are more, oh so many more, but, that’s enough for now.