SSHoya
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Post by SSHoya on Jun 16, 2022 16:21:27 GMT -5
Generals won't fly due to perceived endorsement of militarism, not any gender thing. My friend who was a rower for the Buff & Blue predicts that George Washington himself will be dropped within the decade. Can't go back to Columbian College, though... My suggestion, combining ease of transition and multiple other things besides: The George Washington Carver University Fightin' Peanuts Was John "Big Kitty" Devlin the coach when your friend rowed? He was my accountant for years before he sold his practice when he got sick, may he RIP. PS The women Generals remark was in response to DFW's noting that female teams would not be happy with that name.
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njhoya78
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Post by njhoya78 on Jun 16, 2022 16:37:53 GMT -5
Why not Presidents...or is that too obvious?
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SDHoya
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Post by SDHoya on Jun 16, 2022 16:46:00 GMT -5
Could change the name to The Theodore Roosevelt University, and do "Presidents" as mascot--and use this guy: But unfortunately I think Teddy is cancelled these days too.
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RusskyHoya
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Post by RusskyHoya on Jun 16, 2022 21:18:51 GMT -5
Generals won't fly due to perceived endorsement of militarism, not any gender thing. My friend who was a rower for the Buff & Blue predicts that George Washington himself will be dropped within the decade. Can't go back to Columbian College, though... My suggestion, combining ease of transition and multiple other things besides: The George Washington Carver University Fightin' Peanuts Was John "Big Kitty" Devlin the coach when your friend rowed? He was my accountant for years before he sold his practice when he got sick, may he RIP. PS The women Generals remark was in response to DFW's noting that female teams would not be happy with that name. Nope, Devlin was before our time. Pretty sure DFW was saying women would - understandably - object to being called Hippos.
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SSHoya
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Post by SSHoya on Jun 16, 2022 22:51:51 GMT -5
Was John "Big Kitty" Devlin the coach when your friend rowed? He was my accountant for years before he sold his practice when he got sick, may he RIP. PS The women Generals remark was in response to DFW's noting that female teams would not be happy with that name. Nope, Devlin was before our time. Pretty sure DFW was saying women would - understandably - object to being called Hippos. Ah, got it. But Tufts teams are the Jumbos! (And named after Jumbo the Elephant from PT Barnum's circus. Barnum was an original trustee of Tufts University and Jumbo is actually stuffed and was in a campus museum until destroyed by a fire in 1975. My brother was an undergrad at Tufts when the fire occurred, the only reason I remembered thus factoid). www.gotuftsjumbos.com/information/jumbo
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RusskyHoya
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Post by RusskyHoya on Jun 17, 2022 8:14:19 GMT -5
Nope, Devlin was before our time. Pretty sure DFW was saying women would - understandably - object to being called Hippos. Ah, got it. But Tufts teams are the Jumbos! (And named after Jumbo the Elephant from PT Barnum's circus. Barnum was an original trustee of Tufts University and Jumbo is actually stuffed and was in a campus museum until destroyed by a fire in 1975. My brother was an undergrad at Tufts when the fire occurred, the only reason I remembered thus factoid). www.gotuftsjumbos.com/information/jumboNot as big of a deal when you're D-III and not in contention for elite recruits. Think of how long Amherst athletes - men and women alike - had to be known as the Lord Jeffs. What woman athlete wouldn't want to be styled after a male employer of biological warfare against native populations?
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C86
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Post by C86 on Jun 17, 2022 13:10:55 GMT -5
Tufts has won four national championships in women's sports since 2012. gotuftsjumbos.com/information/National_Champion_Page/national_championships_page I don't think Jumbo is holding them back. And Alabama seems to be doing all right despite the elephant. By the way, I would put Jumbos up there with Hoyas in the top 5 college nicknames. Both are unique, memorable, disyllabic (so easy to chant), and with an interesting back story that did not involve a focus group or a branding consultant.
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