The 1941 Jayhawk

AKA -- The Football Jayhawk

It's one of the many annual topics on the message boards. Put the Jayhawk on the helmet and more specifically, the 1941 Jayhawk. Kansas football fans seem to prefer the '41 Jayhawk, because he's brings a certain anger and attititude that the current Jayhawk just can't match.

However, if you check out the Helmet Project (scroll down once you get to the Big 12 page), the Jayhawk does look a little strange on the helmet. So, lately I 've been wondering if it would be cool to use the '41 Hawk as a small helmet sticker for good plays ala Ohio State. Perhaps that wouldn't work with the famous Trajan lettering on the side. Possibly just a small '41 Hawk at the base of helmet on the back. Right now it reads "Jayhawks" there, but that might work. In fact, my favorite KU hat has a small '41 Hawk on the back and it looks pretty sharp.

Anyway, it's all part of the fun of speculating on the internet, but you can be sure the popularity of the "angry Jayhawk" will never die with KU football fans.