Mid-Con Name Change

[CollegeSportsInfo]

I haven't seen a dedicated topic to the horrendous name change that the Mid-Con is going through. If it exists, my apologies. Summit League? Are you kidding me?

I touch on the topic at http://collegesportsinfo.com/blog as well.

[dbackjon]

Summit League??? xpumpukex

What, they emulating the Horizon League and going after arena names?

[spelunker64]

1st I've heard of that. What's wrong with Mid-Con???

[dbackjon]

I liked this one better: Great American Conference

[CollegeSportsInfo]

1st I've heard of that. What's wrong with Mid-Con???

It's bad, but still better than Summit League.

[CollegeSportsInfo]

I liked this one better: Great American Conference

I would have loved if they just absorbed the Great West for football and adopted that name. Or made a deal with the trademark holders of the Great Midwest to bring that name back.

[dbackjon]

I would have loved if they just absorbed the Great West for football and adopted that name. Or made a deal with the trademark holders of the Great Midwest to bring that name back.

Great West doesn't really work for a league with teams in Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, and Louisiana.

Staying away from a Geographical title is good.


Mid-Continent Line-up - 2008
Oral Roberts - OKLAHOMA
Oakland - MICHIGAN
IUPUI - Indiana
IPFW - Indiana
Southern Utah
Mo. Kansas City
Centenary - LOUISIANA
Western Illinois
North Dakota State
South Dakota State

[TexasTerror]

91% wanted a name change away from the Mid-Con...they got their way!

[CollegeSportsInfo]

Great West doesn't really work for a league with teams in Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, and Louisiana.

Staying away from a Geographical title is good.


Mid-Continent Line-up - 2008
Oral Roberts - OKLAHOMA
Oakland - MICHIGAN
IUPUI - Indiana
IPFW - Indiana
Southern Utah
Mo. Kansas City
Centenary - LOUISIANA
Western Illinois
North Dakota State
South Dakota State


I agree, I just hate the Pat Summit League as a name.

[NoCoDanny]

It seems like any change in anything that's done for marketing reasons fails miserably. I don't know the back story on this but it has the ugly stench of a marketing ploy from a mile away.

[CollegeSportsInfo]

It seems like any change in anything that's done for marketing reasons fails miserably. I don't know the back story on this but it has the ugly stench of a marketing ploy from a mile away.


I don't know about that. I'm not the biggest fan of the Horizon League name change years back (I think they fit a certainly geography in which they could have come up with something more regional sounding) .

That said, I think that while the worst conference in the country is the Atlantic Sun, I think it's a much better name that the old Trans America Athletic Conference, or the TAAC. Just think of the confusion that would have existed is they were still the Trans America when the movie Transamerica (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407265/) came out.

[bison95]

Who cares? We are in a conference!!!!!!!!!!xoopsx I mean leaguexconfusedx xsmhx xrotatehx

[JBB]

Even though i liked Mid Con, I think Summit League is the best name there ever was! xsmiley_wix

[dbackjon]

I agree, I just hate the Pat Summit League as a name.

xlolx xlolx I thought the same thing - will she be the mascot?

[bison95]

xlolx xlolx I thought the same thing - will she be the mascot?
In her Vols cheeeleading outfit, singing that awful song!xnodx

[Gil Dobie]

How do you like it now? :D

http://img.epinions.com/images/opti/33/86/Summit_Extra_Pale_Ale1-resized200.jpg

[crunifan]

Well, they are officially the oppposite of the Valley, haha.

[Fresno St. Alum]

I thought All Across America Conference should have been the name since they have teams spread out all over. Summit League, what is the new logo gonna be. A stick figure with a rhythmic gymnastics ribbon like the Horizon?

[Fresno St. Alum]

The MidCon website hasn't announced it yet. Aren't they going promote their new name?

[FargoBison]

The MidCon website hasn't announced it yet. Aren't they going promote their new name?

They actually planned on announcing the whole thing on this upcoming Tuesday but IPFW can't keep a secret very well and decided to print that IPFW is a Summit League member in all the Fort Wayne phone books.

[Fresno St. Alum]

morons. well at least IPFW played UC-Irvine in the Men's Volleyball championship, I don't know who won. But that is one thing the IPFW is good at.

[BearsCountry]

Great American Conference would have been better IMO.

[Bison_Kent]

Here is the story out of the Fargo Forum. Personally, I kind of like the Summit League name.

http://www.in-forum.com/articles/index.cfm?id=165325&section=Columnists&columnist=Jeff%20Kolpack

[TexasTerror]

I use to go to games at The Summit (before it became Compaq Center and then Lakewood Church) to cheer on the Rockets, Comets and Aeros...

http://hockey.ballparks.com/WHA/HoustonAeros/front.gif

[BigApp]

if "Summit League" is the best they could come up with, I'd hate to see what names they rejected...

[aggie6thman]

morons. well at least IPFW played UC-Irvine in the Men's Volleyball championship, I don't know who won. But that is one thing the IPFW is good at.

UC Irwhine won it.

[Fresno St. Alum]

Good for the Big West

[bigd]

I havent heard about this, but the mid-con is changing its name to the summit league.

http://collegesportsinfo.com/blog/

I dont know what I think about this.

[NDSUFREAK]

I havent heard about this, but the mid-con is changing its name to the summit league.

http://collegesportsinfo.com/blog/

I dont know what I think about this.

:pumpuke:

[Fresno St. Alum]

we have a thread on this on the other sports board. The name sucks

[Fresno St. Alum]

thats funny our 3 posts got moved to the other sports board right after I said there was a thread here

[PantherRob82]

The name is stupid. None of these teams really seem to be on a summit, the teams aren't at the Summit (i.e. the top) of any sport, and it's not catchy.

[89rabbit]

http://www.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070510/SPORTS0202/705100337/1002/SPORTS

Report: Mid-Con Conference to change name
Confusion, new vision seen as reasons SDSU's future home will alter title to Summit League

By Terry Vandrovec
[email protected]
Published: May 10, 2007

There's nothing middling about this name - other than the way it was made public.

Beginning next season, the Mid-Continent Conference reportedly will become the Summit League. The name and a new logo for South Dakota State's future conference home will likely be unveiled next Tuesday at a news conference, but word of the change leaked early because it was part of an advertisement for incoming member Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne placed in a recently released phonebook in Fort Wayne, Ind.

While Commissioner Tom Douple could not be reached for comment Wednesday, the ABC television affiliate in Fort Wayne reported that it received confirmation from the league.

"I'm told there will be a press conference on May 15," said SDSU marketing and promotion director Micah Grenz, the school's representative on the name and logo committee. "Exactly what will be released at that press conference, I'm not totally sure."

According to Grenz, the league began exploring possible changes for a variety of reasons including: its diverse and expanding geographic footprint, confusion over the full name in light of the frequently used abbreviation (Mid-Con) and the mediocre connotation of the word "mid". In a fall survey of 800 student-athletes, athletic staff members, boosters and media, 91 percent felt that a new name and logo - a rainbow doesn't mean what it used to - would boost perception of the league. . . . (read more)

[89rabbit]

Other NCAA D-I Leagues:

http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/images/index_08.gif

http://graphics.fansonly.com/confs/patr/graphics/patr-06-masthd-a.jpg

http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/3/38/Horizon_League_logo.gif

[PantherRob82]

Other NCAA D-I Leagues:

http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/images/index_08.gif

http://graphics.fansonly.com/confs/patr/graphics/patr-06-masthd-a.jpg

http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/3/38/Horizon_League_logo.gif

I like all of the names better than Summit. Logos are all fine except for the Horizon. Hope the Summit's logo makes up for the name.

[Fresno St. Alum]

I thought All Across America Conference should have been the name since they have teams spread out all over. Summit League, what is the new logo gonna be. A stick figure with a rhythmic gymnastics ribbon like the Horizon?

like I said look at the horizon logo

[espete]

Here is the new logo
http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/ipfw/sports/genrel/auto_action/1115339.jpeg

[89rabbit]

http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/stories/051507aaf.html

Mid-Continent Conference Presidents Council Lanuches Summit Plan

Mid-Con becomes The Summit LeagueMay 15, 2007


Elmhurst, IL - The Mid-Continent Conference Presidents Council has embraced a strategic plan that places a renewed emphasis on improving the academic and athletic performances of all its student-athletes.

The Summit Plan, which places an emphasis on presidential leadership, seeks to advance the league to one of the premier mid-major conferences in the country. It focuses on student-athlete welfare, academic performance, increased home attendance, and improving the league's rating percentage index (RPI) in all sports.

The league plans to recognize the academic achievements of its student-athletes at every opportunity, while seeking to improve the Academic Progress Report (APR) scores of each team. The marketing efforts will be focused on increasing the home attendance, which helps support the student-athletes and provides additional exposure. In addition, the Summit Plan will include a review of staffing, budgeting, and scheduling by each member institution to be conducted with the goal of improving RPI in all conference sports.

Included in the plan is the creation of a new image with the unveiling of a new name, logo, and Web site. As of June 1, 2007, the conference will be known as The Summit League (www.thesummitleague.org).

"The Summit League provides a mental image to reach for the top, both academically and athletically," Commissioner Tom Douple said. "The new name fits in perfectly with the Presidents Council's vision for the continued improvement and growth of the league."

The name was developed over the last eight months by a conference-wide committee. The logo itself was designed by Nina Schmidt, a graphic designer at South Dakota State University. . . . (read more)

[bisonguy]

How do you lanuch something?:p

[Hammersmith]

if "Summit League" is the best they could come up with, I'd hate to see what names they rejected...

Other finalists:
Great American Conference (GAC or gaak? - nope)
Big Star Conference (rip off Big Sky and Texas in one easy name)
Vista League (hoping for Microsoft sponsorship?)
Pinnacle League (got nothing funny - still a bad name, though)
Great Plains Conference (good for us(NDSU), not so much for most of the others)
Summit Conference (that's a little redundant redundant)

[AmsterBison]

They didn't go with my suggestion: Super Extreme Action League X.

Not surprising since I wasn't allowed to give my presentation. Stupid restraining orders. I had sketches for action figures representing each conference member.

Or not.

[Hammersmith]

They didn't go with my suggestion: Super X-treme Action League X.
fixed


now with 100% more X

it's the X that makes it cool

[89rabbit]

The Summit League web site is up and running. xthumbsupx

http://www.thesummitleague.org/

[Gil Dobie]

They didn't go with my suggestion: Super Extreme Action League X.

Not surprising since I wasn't allowed to give my presentation. Stupid restraining orders. I had sketches for action figures representing each conference member.

Or not.

The SEAL Conference xthumbsupx

[Go...gate]

Pleased to see a league named after one of New Jersey's nicest towns. xwhistlex

[Fresno St. Alum]

89rabbit, what ever happened with the new rabbit logo for SDSU?

[89rabbit]

89rabbit, what ever happened with the new rabbit logo for SDSU?



Still working on it. xbangx