The 30 Worst Sports Logos of All Time: #23

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...

#23 - Tampa Tide

A little inside information here: 'Moo and I tried to avoid obscure leagues and sports, because the logos wouldn't be as recognizable, but we included logos from such leagues that were just unbelievably bad. Case in point, the Tampa Tide. The Tide played in the National Indoor Football League, which was an alternative to the Arena Football League -- you know, since there was such a huge market for indoor football that two leagues were required. Sadly, the NIFL is now defunct, which means we can no longer gawk at the absurdity that is the Tampa Tide logo. I can't decide which is my (least) favorite part; the sea monster with the mean expression on his face, the fact the he's holding a football in his "hand", or the fact that "tampa tide" is written in purple across a blue background. Just so many missteps with this one; it's no wonder that the NIFL never caught on. I admit that I never saw a Tampa Tide game live, so I don't really know what their uniforms looked like; but considering this was their primary logo, this sea monster had to be shown somewhere on the jersey, right? Or did the NIFL design its jerseys about as well as it did its logos? Regardless, I think we can all agree that this Tampa Tide logo is poor and should be...wait for it...washed away with the tide. Thank you, thank you; I'll be here all month. Try the veal.

~~ Lank