Continuing on the name theme I have been hitting before….
This morning on the radio the host was discussing a college that is looking to change it’s mascot. It’s decided that “Crusaders” is insensitive to it’s foreign student populace (9% and growing), and is looking to increase that. The new mascot needs to:
How about “The Nads”? That way they could cheer “Go, Nads!”.
We did that once for a softball team I was on while in the Navy…a bunch of hospital corpsman with warped senses of humor.
I posted something on my blog last month about a controversy over the University of Nebraska using the tagline
The Aussie’s have a rugby team named the Walabies, wonder if those they defeat accuse them of hiding the ball in their pouch.
When on my High School wrestling and football teams, the mighty LeRoy Panthers were not infrequently beaten by the Fisher (wait for it….) Bunnies. Now how humilating is that? They always fielded tough teams.
Guess it’s not unlike naming your boy Sue. “And it’s that name that helped to make you strong”
I swear to God. Check out the fighting Bunnies mascot, here.