That is indeed a pretty cool sounding trophy. I assume if they put it on display for the year, one side was facing the wall?
I have fond memories of someone asking the question "how come buffalo nickels are worth 4 cents?"
I remember following some of the mascot controversy a couple years back before the change happened.
I hope it isn't impossible for the University to do right by the tribe, and the tribe to be well represented, but yeah, marketing and merchandising and much of the hoop la surrounding these events do not exactly lend themselves to sensitive distinctions of cultural identity and the like...
If i chose a mascot for my athletic department, i'm going to go with the French variation on Sweetem's role in the first Muppet Movie.