The 30 Worst Sports Logos of All Time: #18

As my boy 'Moo and I were sitting through our training class, he turned me on to a website called LogoShak that has a remarkably extensive collection of logos from sports teams and events. Since I needed something new for the blog (and because November has 30 days), I decided to list the 30 worst sports logos of all time. I designated 'Moo as creative director of the project since he a.) found the site before I did, b.) has a good eye for a bad logo, and c.) agreed to go through half of the logos on the site so that I didn't have to spend even more time than I already do with unproductive exercises. I will be listing one per day for the next 30 days. There was no strict criteria; it just had to look ugly. Sometimes the logos were too busy, some of them had terrible color schemes, and some were just way too plain. Regardless, we tried to put together list of the all-time worst for your enjoyment (or displeasure, whichever). Let's keep this train rolling...

#18 - Nashville Noise

It's Friday night. I'm tired. My wit bucket is practically empty. There are so many jokes that I want to make about this logo, but none of them are coming to me right now. The Nashville Nose were a part of the ABL, much like #30. I know I should have low expectations for the play of women's sports teams, but I don't see any reason why their logos should be that much worse than men's teams. It'd be one thing if this were a league for women's minor league hockey or whatever, but this was supposed to be a competitive pro basketball league! Unfortunately, the ABL didn't make much *Noise*. Ahhh, there's the wit I've been striving to convey this whole post. Get it...Noise? Hehe, I make myself laugh sometimes. So is the basketball in the logo supposed to be talking? Or is it just an ambient-noise-making thing? Is it so loud that the rest of the letters are quaking from its sound waves? These are things I need to know. Not that it'd change my opinion of the logo, because it clearly sucks regardless. I just want to know what goes through the designers' heads, so that I know what not to do when I'm trying to be effectively creative. That's all.

~~ Lank