Grand Junction Jackalopes

139

Is there a better name in all of sports than this? Perhaps, but this is definitely one of the best.

For those of you who aren't familiar with the jackalope, you can learn about it on the official Wyoming Game and Fish Department website. Go read that page before continuing if you're unfamiliar with Jackalopes. Seriously, read that page before you read the rest of this review if you're unfamiliar with Jackalopes. And even if you are, you should still check that page out.

Have you read it now? Do you feel educated? Good.

That page does make me realize one slight problem with the team's name, which is that apparently the plural of jackalope is jackalope, not jackalopes. After all, the official Wyoming Game and Fish Department says so, and since the jackalope is believed to have first evolved in Wyoming, they should know. But I won't hold this against the team. I'm sure it's just a regional dialect thing.

That said, I have to say that the logo is a bit much. It's very busy, with lots of colors that don't necessarily contrast well at a distance. The Old West directional sign seems a weird way of including the city name. The handlebar moustache makes the jackalope look like it's one quarter walrus on its dad's side.

But still, how do you argue with a name like Jackalopes? You don't. It's that simple.

Final Score: 139 points.
Penalties: Alliteration, 5 pts; Script, 7 pts; Equipment, 13 pts; Diamond, 16 pts; Humanoid, 30 pts; Colorful, 31 pts; Cartoon, 47 pts.
Bonuses: Name, -10 pts.