I'll admit that it was much cooler to watch the team handle the crystal trophy immediately after the game. At that point, whether it was Alabama or OSU winning the game, I was still in a euphoric state of mind, and the memories from those moments are awesome. But watching both Alabama and OSU pass around this trophy didn't diminish that memory at all. Still a sweet feeling.
I almost never get to see OSU's trophies displayed, and have never been to Tuscaloosa. I have to settle for watching game replays and reliving those moments in my mind. So, the look of the trophy itself doesn't really matter to me, but I have to admit that the display with the 16 helmets is pretty awesome.