The Cy-Hawk trophy should display a tree branch made out of gold for the winning mascot to call their own.
Only half joking.
Only half joking.
New CyHawk Trophy
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Overheard in the hallways at Iowa Corn:
Clay: I can't believe the crap I took over the weekend over the trophy.
Mae: I know, everybody looked at me as I was the devil.
Clay: They will all warm up to it. I mean, we all loved it, the schools loved it and the ad agency said it tested well with the target demographic.
Mae: Yeah...well... about that..
Clay: What?!? You were behind it 100%!!
Mae: Yeah.. I know.... But I kinda had a huge stake in it since you insisted I model for the "mother" part of trophy. The rest of it creeps me out a little.
Clay: What could possibly creep you out?!?!
Mae: Well, I can't understand what the dad is doing with that cob of corn, the son looks scared out of his mind and the corn cob is freakishly large - almost as if it's not a corn cob at all.
Clay: What the heck are you saying?!?!
Mae: The dad looks like a creeper!
Clay: BUT I MODELED AS THE DAD!!!!
Mae: That wasn't lost on me. The ad agency also tested it against the demo YOU sent them, not what the universities suggested.
Clay: I sent them "Females; 19 to 34"
Mae: You might take another look at that...
Clay: DAMMITT! "Females; 119 to 134"
Mae: That's why it took so long. We couldn't get through a lot of focus groups without having to call EMS.
Clay: Well, what the hell are we going to do?
Mae: We?? You got a mouse in your pocket? I just took a job with the Pork association.
Clay: I can't believe the crap I took over the weekend over the trophy.
Mae: I know, everybody looked at me as I was the devil.
Clay: They will all warm up to it. I mean, we all loved it, the schools loved it and the ad agency said it tested well with the target demographic.
Mae: Yeah...well... about that..
Clay: What?!? You were behind it 100%!!
Mae: Yeah.. I know.... But I kinda had a huge stake in it since you insisted I model for the "mother" part of trophy. The rest of it creeps me out a little.
Clay: What could possibly creep you out?!?!
Mae: Well, I can't understand what the dad is doing with that cob of corn, the son looks scared out of his mind and the corn cob is freakishly large - almost as if it's not a corn cob at all.
Clay: What the heck are you saying?!?!
Mae: The dad looks like a creeper!
Clay: BUT I MODELED AS THE DAD!!!!
Mae: That wasn't lost on me. The ad agency also tested it against the demo YOU sent them, not what the universities suggested.
Clay: I sent them "Females; 19 to 34"
Mae: You might take another look at that...
Clay: DAMMITT! "Females; 119 to 134"
Mae: That's why it took so long. We couldn't get through a lot of focus groups without having to call EMS.
Clay: Well, what the hell are we going to do?
Mae: We?? You got a mouse in your pocket? I just took a job with the Pork association.
Gov. Branstad thinks a redo is in order:
Gov. Branstad Supports ‘do-over’ on Cy-Hawk Trophy | KCRG-TV9 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa News, Sports, and Weather | Local
Gov. Branstad Supports ‘do-over’ on Cy-Hawk Trophy | KCRG-TV9 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa News, Sports, and Weather | Local
I love how for the unveiling for the (now defunct) new Cy-Hawk Football Trophy, the University of Iowa sends the non-football mascot.
Fail on their part.
Man Herky looks dumb.
I honestly had no idea there was more than one Herky outfit. So I googled 'Herky' and found this:
I dislike the Hawkeyes as much as the next guy, but that's pretty awesome, haha!
I dislike the Hawkeyes as much as the next guy, but that's pretty awesome, haha!
The funniest thing about this whole ordeal is in the press conference where they announced they were getting rid of the trophy they basically blamed everyone for not buying into their "high concept" for a trophy. I believe their wording was "we were trying for more than just a football trophy." Yes, it was our fault that we wanted a trophy that didn't involve a pedophile proposing to a young boy with an ear of corn.
