College Mascots

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knelson — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 10:32:09 GMT

Originally posted by Swimmer Bill Well, it looks like Rhode Island School of Design still has a hockey team called the "Nads" -- but now they apparently have a basketball team called the "Balls". It makes me wonder what name they would use if they started a women's volleyball team... I don't know what RISD's nickname should be, but I think David Byrne wearing "the big suit" would make a great mascot!

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Former Member — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 05:19:52 GMT

Well what about the Anteater- University of California at Irvine,I'm probably one of the few outside of California that knows that.

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Former Member — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 16:19:58 GMT

Originally posted by dorothyrde Except all the swim teams have "mandantory parties", this is not just UHS. Same thing goes on at the other schools too. It is called team bonding. I think IHSA has a lot more on their hands besides girls being required to go to parties. Considering they were just sued by the private schools for weighting the enrollment for private schools in the playoff system. The Catholic school in the Quad Cities has a very unfair advantage against the other schools because it can draw from the entire Rock Island county. It detroys all of the other teams in its conference and then bloats about it. Galesburg is the smallest school in the Western Big 6. We used to be the biggest. WE play them in basketball & football. Their enrollment is smaller than ours yet they have larger teams. Their recruitment policy is outrageously discriminitory. They don't compete fairly so why should they be treated fairly.

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Former Member — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 10:55:28 GMT

...and the "Balls" logo...

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Former Member — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 10:54:20 GMT

Well, it looks like Rhode Island School of Design still has a hockey team called the "Nads" -- but now they apparently have a basketball team called the "Balls". It makes me wonder what name they would use if they started a women's volleyball team... See attached pic.

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Michael Heather — Sun, 16 Oct 2005 10:25:17 GMT

Scottsdale (AZ) Junior College's mascot is the artichoke. Do with that as you will. Perhaps it is a brand of condom?

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Former Member — Tue, 11 Oct 2005 16:13:56 GMT

We know that they were not name for a condom. I think that USC started in the early part of the 20th century and so the Trojans were those of anicent Troy. That's why they have a guy dressed in armor and a helmet with a horse.

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Former Member — Mon, 10 Oct 2005 15:24:36 GMT

Sorry, but I'm stuck back on the Slugs. Now I wish that I had made my university choice based solely on its mascot. They have slug apparel - hats, shirts, even slippers. Go to http://slugstore.ucsc.edu/, click on "Apparel". I have a friend whose high school teams were the "Kewpies". As in Kewpie Dolls. I cracked up when he told me that and he gave me an odd look, like it had never occurred to him that it was a strange mascot.

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Former Member — Mon, 10 Oct 2005 14:40:10 GMT

Dorothy, I have talked to two guys who are "really close" to two girls on the team. If I understand it right, it has lots of meanings. It is very inappropriate regardless of the true meaning. also, they aer assigned things to bring to Friday night smoothie parties. I'm not sure but I think some could determine that since the girls are assigned to bring things and have to attend, it is a violation of IHSA rules.

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pmbchill — Mon, 10 Oct 2005 07:54:23 GMT

Team bonding? Mandatory parties? My HS swim team didn't have those. What did we do with all that free time?!

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dorothyrde — Mon, 10 Oct 2005 02:16:53 GMT

Except all the swim teams have "mandantory parties", this is not just UHS. Same thing goes on at the other schools too. It is called team bonding. I think IHSA has a lot more on their hands besides girls being required to go to parties. Considering they were just sued by the private schools for weighting the enrollment for private schools in the playoff system.

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dorothyrde — Sun, 09 Oct 2005 06:03:38 GMT

OK, I think I am wrong, and I think the UHS thing is raunchy. The person I asked who is in the know refused to tell me the what, but said it was not nice. HS kids often have an odd sense of humor, sigh.

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Former Member — Sat, 08 Oct 2005 05:15:24 GMT

Originally posted by dorothyrde I know their coach really well, and I know a lot of the girls and their parents really well. This must have some decent meaning to them because I cannot see their coach allowing it otherwise. I CAN find out what it means. Dorothy, When I first saw it on the wall at the pool, I was really puzzled by it. I really believe it is the responsiblity of a coach to promote the team coming together for the same goal. But I think this is really off the course. Ken, For my freshman year, I went to DePauw in Indiana. Not only was the coach a real drinker but he was also the "housemother" for one of the fraternities. I life-gaurded for the faculty swim during lunch hour. Most of the professors only swam for a few minutes. But they all drank inthe faculty lunchroom and showed up at classes drunk. DePauw is very conservative socially but a very wild school. Then I went to Knox. It is very liberal. However, the coaches were very hands-off socially. But every reception had booze served. Now none. Knox's partying wasn't even close to the extreme scenes held at DePauw. Knox has a spring holiaday called Flunk Day. At 5:30 am the bells go off & everything is cancelled. When I was there it was absolute mayhem. One year, I wouldn't help my friend get his girlfriend to the ER because my mom was a nurse at the hospital.

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Former Member — Fri, 07 Oct 2005 14:54:53 GMT

Originally posted by Ken Classen My college swim team's nick name was the "Toughukkers" say it real fast three times. That's what we did as our team cheer. The official name for the school was the "Roadrunners" Metropolitan State College of Denver. But we thought that just plain boring. So how have times changed since the early 80's. We used to go to 3.2% beer happy hour after Friday afternoon practice with our coach! Back then, you could drink 3.2 beer at age 18 in Colorado. You say only 3.2 beer, trust me it works on a empty stomach just after swimming 6000 or 7000 yards. We were only NAIA but we had fun. Where I went to college, now has a rule that no staff can drink alcohol where students are present. They've had terrible times with this at first in restaurants & bars. Now, I think it is only together as a group.

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Former Member — Fri, 07 Oct 2005 14:53:05 GMT

Originally posted by Matt S Craig, Speaking as an attorney, I sincerely hope that for the sake of the high school coach's career, to say nothing of the school district's account that pays for law suit judgments, that the official mascot for boys and girls teams at this high school is the beaver. If not, this has sexual harassment written all over it. (It might possibly pass muster if the coach is a women, and all her swimmers back a statement from her that the use of the beaver refers to that animal's manic work habits, and not - ahem - anything else.) Matt Matt, The mascot is a tiger. The coach is a woman but none of the girls have signed anyu thing. I mentioned it to my childhood friend whose husband is onthe school board. They didn't think anything of it. Another person mentioned that it means that the girl swims well. I thought it was really bad news. I've mentioned it to several people and no one evens thinks of the other thought. I was really surprised.

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Former Member — Fri, 07 Oct 2005 12:50:57 GMT

Craig, I know what I experienced in 1981, drinking with the coach, has completely changed today. My old school now prohibits that kind of fraternization. However the memory is a good one and I still have a great deal of respect for him. I currently coach masters at the University of Denver and their Varsity coaching staff is very professional and they would never go out drinking with there swimmers as a matter of course and by rule. Part of this is a cultural change. We were legal at age 18 and it was part of college life. It's now illegal at that age. At the time we actually had two 3.2% bars on campus. Additionally professors would routinely meet students at these bars have a beer with there student and discuss papers and projects. Again a different era.

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dorothyrde — Fri, 07 Oct 2005 10:04:30 GMT

Originally posted by craiglll@yahoo.com Matt, The mascot is a tiger. The coach is a woman but none of the girls have signed anyu thing. I mentioned it to my childhood friend whose husband is onthe school board. They didn't think anything of it. Another person mentioned that it means that the girl swims well. I thought it was really bad news. I've mentioned it to several people and no one evens thinks of the other thought. I was really surprised. I know their coach really well, and I know a lot of the girls and their parents really well. This must have some decent meaning to them because I cannot see their coach allowing it otherwise. I CAN find out what it means.

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Former Member — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 16:54:18 GMT

Here is the link to UC Santa Cruz's swim team: www.goslugs.com/.../swim.html

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Former Member — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 15:58:10 GMT

I have been swimming in Urbana, IL at the Indoor Aquatic Center. I noticed that the high school girl's coach puts a picture of a beaver onthe wall each day and names it for a girl who has done very well at pratice.

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Former Member — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 13:00:15 GMT

There was nothing on their web site about swimming teams, only the water polo team. Thanks for correcting the info. GO SAMMY:D

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michaelmoore — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 12:32:57 GMT

You guys should be attacking the mascott of US Santa Cruz, "Sammy the Slug" They have a beautiful 50 meter pool that PMS often uses for championships, but no college swim teams. Better tell Kim Mulsch the coach of the womens DIII swim team. UCSC has a mens and womans DIII swim team. Most of the profit from the Pacific Masters swim meets held there go to the swim teams. michael

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Former Member — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 08:44:49 GMT

Craig, Speaking as an attorney, I sincerely hope that for the sake of the high school coach's career, to say nothing of the school district's account that pays for law suit judgments, that the official mascot for boys and girls teams at this high school is the beaver. If not, this has sexual harassment written all over it. (It might possibly pass muster if the coach is a women, and all her swimmers back a statement from her that the use of the beaver refers to that animal's manic work habits, and not - ahem - anything else.) Matt

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Former Member — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 07:09:41 GMT

My college swim team's nick name was the "Toughukkers" say it real fast three times. That's what we did as our team cheer. The official name for the school was the "Roadrunners" Metropolitan State College of Denver. But we thought that just plain boring. So how have times changed since the early 80's. We used to go to 3.2% beer happy hour after Friday afternoon practice with our coach! Back then, you could drink 3.2 beer at age 18 in Colorado. You say only 3.2 beer, trust me it works on a empty stomach just after swimming 6000 or 7000 yards. We were only NAIA but we had fun.

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Dennis Tesch — Mon, 03 Oct 2005 11:17:33 GMT

I do think we react a great deal too much in this great country of ours. All we do is react, react , react.... Aside from that, I know that Utah and Florida were given passes on their mascots names due to their relationships and support from the indian tribes they represent. My understanding is that North Dakota doesn't have that same level of support as the other school. I'm sure the PC people still feel that Utah, Florida, etc are out of line. Since someone brought up the South Carolina "Game Cocks", what about the Oregon State "Beavers". Not only does this mascot strike terror in their opponents minds, but I'm sure their opponents use the term "beaver" not related to a dam making rodent. Why isn't "NOW" or other female organizations protesting this school.... I'm sure we can come up with many more...

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Former Member — Fri, 30 Sep 2005 16:20:38 GMT

Maybe if PETA went after TCU to change their mascot the "Horned Frog" (an animal who sparks fear and trembling in all of us) wouldn't be extinct today! Where is PETA when you need them??