NCAA Brackets

[2003TexasGrad]

Who will I root for in the Final Four?

My criteria:

1) can’t be from the state of Florida
2) can’t be from East of the Mississippi

Go Aztecs

How long until SDSU has to change their mascot?

 

[Giovanni Jones]

How long until SDSU has to change their mascot?

I was wondering if anyone would pick up on SDSU’s cultural appropriation.

On a related note: As you may recall, Cal State Long Beach changed their mascot from the 49ers to the Beach Athletics a few years ago because of … the inherent evil of wonton mineral extraction, I guess. So long, Prospector Pete; hello, Elbee the Shark.

 

[2003TexasGrad]

I was wondering if anyone would pick up on SDSU’s cultural appropriation.

On a related note: As you may recall, Cal State Long Beach changed their mascot from the 49ers to the Beach Athletics a few years ago because of … the inherent evil of wonton mineral extraction, I guess. So long, Prospector Pete; hello, Elbee the Shark.

So dumb.

 

[nashhorn]

Please UTEP, don’t drop the Miners.

 

[Giovanni Jones]

Please UTEP, don’t drop the Miners.

Paydirt Pete isn't packing heat, so he should be OK. As long as he doesn't start oozing toxic masculinity, anyway.

 

[Giovanni Jones]

As a public service, here are the fight songs for the teams in the Final Four (None of which are as iconic as Texas Fight or Hail to the Victors or a few others)

 

[Giovanni Jones]

San Diego State sinks a set shot in the final half second to beat Florida Atlantic, 72-71. A thriller!

 

[Horn6721]

GJ
Writing fight songs is hard.

 

[mb227]

GJ
Writing fight songs is hard.

Almost like working on the railroad all the live long day...

 

[Horn6721]

mb
Hey.
You have to admit writing lyrics to an existing piece of music is not easy either

 

[HornView]

mb
Hey.
You have to admit writing lyrics to an existing piece of music is not easy either

“Weird Al” Yankovic had a knack for it

 

[Horn6721]

HV
How many of Al's songs are sung by hundreds of thousands year after year at many different events?

 

[old65horn]

How long until SDSU has to change their mascot?

Aztec is the name of a tribe, which appears to be OK.
Indians and Redskins are not tribes but regarded as derogatory terms and racists. I wonder how ole Miss did not have to drop Ole Miss and just be called Miss since Ole Miss is slave jargon.

Fl State is the Seminoles and Utah is the Utes. Probably others too.

 

[HornView]

HV
How many of Al's songs are sung by hundreds of thousands year after year at many different events?

Bigger question for Al is how many hundreds of thousands of dollars did they put in his pockets

 

[Giovanni Jones]

mb
Hey.
You have to admit writing lyrics to an existing piece of music is not easy either

99 Dead Baboons is a favorite of mine in that regard

 

[mchammer]

I am afraid that we get a repeat of 2004, replacing Syracuse with UConn.

Bump.

 

[mchammer]

You are misinterpreting my point. Not sure if today’s game matters if the next one is an assured loss.

Bump

 

[NottaHorn]

How long until SDSU has to change their mascot?

When Nicholls State played in Lubbock I was curious about their logo, an N with a sword through it, and then heard the arena announcer refer to them as the Colonels. Googled to find out they’re a public university, named after a former Louisiana governor and Confederate Army general and the campus is located on a former plantation. How they’ve slipped under the woke radar thus far is amazing, and I applaud them for it.

 

[ViperHorn]

Notta, it is a Louisiana thing.

 

[1sahorn]

When Nicholls State played in Lubbock I was curious about their logo, an N with a sword through it, and then heard the arena announcer refer to them as the Colonels. Googled to find out they’re a public university, named after a former Louisiana governor and Confederate Army general and the campus is located on a former plantation. How they’ve slipped under the woke radar thus far is amazing, and I applaud them for it.

Pls either keep your political opinions/commentary to yourself or take them to the "West Mall".

 

[NottaHorn]

Notta, it is a Louisiana thing.

Louisiana thing = They don’t understand
or Louisiana thing = They don’t care

 

[ViperHorn]

It is a different world.

 

[2003TexasGrad]

When Nicholls State played in Lubbock I was curious about their logo, an N with a sword through it, and then heard the arena announcer refer to them as the Colonels. Googled to find out they’re a public university, named after a former Louisiana governor and Confederate Army general and the campus is located on a former plantation. How they’ve slipped under the woke radar thus far is amazing, and I applaud them for it.

Shhhhhhhh.....