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NCAA - "nicking ourselves to enfeeblement "

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Posted by Bobby 2005-08-09 08:09|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Here in Wisconsin we recently saw a major tempest in a teapot when Marquette went through a name changing episode. We continually see this issue come up with Illinios and Chief what'shsiname. There are a lot more things to worry about than this kind of crap. IIRC Florida State actually has the permission of the Seminole tribe to use the name so just WTF business is it of anybody else?

But the best take on the whole thing was the intermural basketball team at North Dakota (?) that called them selves the Fighting Whites/Whities

Posted by Cheaderhead 2005-08-09 11:50|| 2005-08-09 11:50|| Front Page Top

#2 "The fightin' Whities" were a group of non-white students trying to make a political point. Of course, no one cared about the supposed negative connotations, and instead started buying merchandise. And, of course, capitalism suddenly seemed to be more important to our young world changers than their original point.

Posted by Doolittle 2005-08-09 12:08|| 2005-08-09 12:08|| Front Page Top

#3 Florida State, which wants to keep its Seminole name in all games, is said to be considering a suit against the NCAA.

Actually, Florida has two Senators and 23 Representatives in Congress. Wonder how many the NCAA has? Hope they already have their travel and hotel reservations [heh] made for Washington. This could be far more entertaining than the Roberts nomination.

Posted by Flash Hupomoling8954 2005-08-09 12:26|| 2005-08-09 12:26|| Front Page Top

#4 Why don't the teams form a new league, and tell the NCAA to go take a flying leap?

Posted by mojo">mojo 2005-08-09 12:32|| 2005-08-09 12:32|| Front Page Top

#5 Why don't the teams form a new league, and tell the NCAA to go take a flying leap?

And get cut out of the BCS in football and March Madness for basketball? That ain't gonna happen.

Posted by Dreadnought 2005-08-09 12:48|| 2005-08-09 12:48|| Front Page Top

#6 Update / reminder - FSU will fight back (linky from Sat's thread).

Posted by Raj 2005-08-09 14:27|| 2005-08-09 14:27|| Front Page Top

#7 Wetherell says - quote - "This university will forever be associated with the "unconquered" spirit of the Seminole Tribe of Florida."

Hmmmm... Ya think anybody at NCAA knows the Seminole Nation was never defeated? Maybe that's why FSU likes the name, and the Seminoles don't mind!

Posted by Bobby 2005-08-09 16:30|| 2005-08-09 16:30|| Front Page Top

#8 Seminoles were beaten in battle - but never defeated as a "nation". The tribe itself has voted to support the name of the FSU mascot associateion with thier tribe. Maybe its because they never surrendered that the Seminole nation doesn't play the "Victim" card.

The PC idiots at the NCAA just bit off more than they coudl chew on this one. FSU and the Seminole tribe will chew the NCAA up.

And I still got my "Fightin Whities" T-Shirt from the last bout of PC-ness in mascots.

Posted by OldSpook 2005-08-09 17:51|| 2005-08-09 17:51|| Front Page Top

#9 Hmmmm... Ya think anybody at NCAA knows the Seminole Nation was never defeated? Maybe that's why FSU likes the name, and the Seminoles don't mind!

Best to understand the meaning of Seminole :> Runaway slave is close, Outlaw works too.

Posted by Shipman 2005-08-09 18:17|| 2005-08-09 18:17|| Front Page Top

#10 my alma mater San Diego State just went through this shit with Mexican/Raza activists opposing the "Aztecs" name and "Monty Montezuma" mascot. The socio-liberal arts depts brought out some frootloop in "authentic" plumage to define "Aztec warriors" as an Official MascotÂ©. He was jeered and booed at every event, and eventually we alumni responded with our own mascot and bought his tickets so the school couldn't eject him. Result - we f*&king won with our alumni $ (threatened to be withheld), students' support, and ridicule of the activists

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-08-09 19:13|| 2005-08-09 19:13|| Front Page Top

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