The Earthworms or the Bunnies, as they are both Badger food. posted by caddis at 10:48 PM on May 11, 2005
munchkins! manglers! maulers! muppets! mongosauruses! mongooses! mongeese! mudslingers! moxie! manhandlers! magicians! macaroni! MAC-10s! mauves! municipals! mononucleosises! manatees! mastodons! bugheads. posted by furiousthought at 10:55 PM on May 11, 2005
They chose Gold. They were told it was a shitty decision. They are trying again. Not something you see everyday. posted by gunthersghost at 11:02 PM on May 11, 2005
why has it become pc to make your nickname a color?
so lame.
i second the Trolls. posted by tsarfan at 11:04 PM on May 11, 2005
(and before the flamewar starts, it's based on the GNAA which is a legendary Internet rabble-rousing group) posted by thedevildancedlightly at 11:24 PM on May 11, 2005
For something aggressive, faintly kinky, yet politically correct, how about the Flagella? Just imagine all the wet wriggling whips routines the cheerleaders could perform. posted by GoatCactus at 11:41 PM on May 11, 2005
Actually, my alma mater holds claim to the coolest mascot - the Evergreen State College Geoducks -
(words and music by Malcolm Stilson, 1971)
Go, Geoducks go,
Through the mud and the sand,
let's go.
Siphon high, squirt it out,
swivel all about,
let it all hang out.
Go, Geoducks go,
Strech your necks when the tide
is low
Siphon high, squirt it out,
swivel all about,
let it all hang out.
Stenseng, is that a circumcised or uncircumcised geoduck? posted by Gamblor at 6:24 AM on May 12, 2005
Seconded, gunthersghost. Whatever they end up choosing, it's really cool that they listened to their alumni and their fans and ditched the unpopular name.
How about the "Hops", to pay tribute to Milwaukee's beer-town heritage. It would work particularly well for the basketball team. Maybe a cutsey kangaroo mascot for the children. posted by AgentRocket at 6:50 AM on May 12, 2005
This makes me think of SUNY Stony Brook; they used to call all their sports teams/mascot something traditional, like the "Patriots" or something... then they changed it several years ago to... The Seawolves, trying in part to reflect both agressiveness and the maritime "vibe" that much of coastal Long Island has. But a seawolf? It's not even a thing. Not even a mythological thing. wtf. posted by exlotuseater at 7:08 AM on May 12, 2005
Oh, it's uncut baby. We let it ALLLLL hang out.... posted by stenseng at 8:03 AM on May 12, 2005
The UC Santa Cruz Banana Slug mascot is actually not the official mascot ( I think its the sea lion or something), but was just used because of popular demand. Now everything at the school has a banana slug on it, so it has official approval on some level. I wonder if we have a track team...
Of course, the University of Delaware has the Blue Hens, I wonder if the men's teams have a qualifier, like with male mascots (the Lady whatevers). posted by 445supermag at 10:49 AM on May 12, 2005
I remember in San Diego when the SDSU Aztecs changed their mascot from "Monty" Montezuma, to "Ambassador" Montezuma, who was going to (I swear to god) "inform and educate the San Diego community about Aztec history and culture."
The football team's mascot changed from a big, oily, roid-raging bodybuilder in a loincloth with a spear, to a pudgy grad student wearing a robe and a big feathery cap. They might as well have dressed up Ben Stein, that's how non-threatening that caramel-coated queer of a mascot was. Fuckin' MECHa. posted by iron chef morimoto at 10:59 AM on May 12, 2005
Funny how uppity white liberals whine about "offensive" sports mascots like Redskins, Indians and Warriors, which their "stereotypical" portrayals of native americans, but they never say anything about the similarly stereotypical portrayals of white cultures.
Boston Celtics: that little midget Irish dude? You don't here Irish complaining.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish: same as above.
USC Trojans: a guy in armor on a horse. Many parallels to native american mascots, only this one is white, and gets no complaints from uppity white liberals.
UNLV Rebels/Ole Miss Rebels: Southern guy with a musket and dirty facial hair.
Minnesota Vikings: OK, so now all nordic men have blond hair and braided pigtails?
There are many, many, many more examples such as SF 49ers (lots of teams with that name) Philadelphia 76ers, Dallas Cowboys, Portland Trailblazers... the list goes on and on.
Some people just need to STFU on this one. posted by b_thinky at 11:49 AM on May 12, 2005
The difference, b_stinky, is that most while males LIKE being stereotyped as bloodthirsty warriors. (And the Irish - of which I am 3/8 - are usually too drunk to notice they're being dissed) posted by wendell at 12:26 PM on May 12, 2005
Personally, I think the Vikings should change their name because the Norsemen were actually good in battle. :) posted by graventy at 1:10 PM on May 12, 2005
Personally, I think the Vikings should change their name because the Norsemen were actually good in battle. :)
Clearly, the Vikings need to become the Whizzinators. Or the Prosthetic Cocks. posted by COBRA! at 1:21 PM on May 12, 2005
stenseng isn't kidding. On my first day at Evergreen I saw a guy in a huge geoduck suit (much more geoduck-like than the goofy costume pictured above) walking around campus. And all I could think was "I'm attending a college whose mascot is a giant penis!" posted by litlnemo at 3:35 PM on May 12, 2005
wendell: isn't it kind of, like, stereotyping to say one race of people like being stereotyped while another does not?
But warriors rock!
posted by BoringPostcards at 9:13 PM on May 11, 2005