I understand the reasons, laid out in this post from the Observer, and the thinking behind making a brand simpler and easier to reproduce. I also know that it looks like Central Michigan and I will not be able to un-see that.
Here is the branding landing page.
This rebrand is horrible and judging by the comments on social media, they nays outweigh the yays 9 to 1. This is a big mistake and I hope it is never implemented.