JD Heel
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<a href='http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=5236' target='_blank'>Indians Fouled By NCAA For Political Incorrectness</a>
A little taste of the article:
[quote]In an ironic twist, the National Collegiate Athletic Association
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12-30-2002 03:54 PM |
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JoltinJacket
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Hello....McFly?!?!? Florida State Seminoles? Illinois Fighting Illini? North Dakota Fighting Sioux? Bradley Braves?
That logo is offensive? Are they out tree (don't answer that)? Me thinks this is yet another case of having an argument just for the sake of keeping things stirred up.
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12-30-2002 04:16 PM |
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JoltinJacket
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One more thing... If they really wanted to be picky, they could chastise about a third of America's pro and college teams. There are plenty of other Native American teams (Indians, Braves, etc). They could go after the "religious" nicknames like Angels, Devils, Demon Deacons, and Fighting Irish. They could go after the Brewers because it promotes drinking, the Giants because it belittles (no pun intended) midgets, and the White Sox because...well, because some people just don't like to wear white socks. And we all know that the nickname "Rebels" can cause an uproar.
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Just another case of the NCAA not doing its homework. If any school has a reason/right to use those names, it is UNC-P. The Lumbees should send a taskforce to the NCAA office and say, "We are Indians, we like the nickname Braves, and our logo is a picture of Chief _____. Now go waste taxpayer dollars elsewhere."
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12-30-2002 05:08 PM |
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Lucy Wrote:Just another case of the NCAA not doing its homework. If any school has a reason/right to use those names, it is UNC-P. The Lumbees should send a taskforce to the NCAA office and say, "We are Indians, we like the nickname Braves, and our logo is a picture of Chief _____. Now go waste taxpayer dollars elsewhere."
Interesting to note that there is one Lumbee who has made his mark on NCAA basketball just recently: Oklahoma head coach Kelvin Sampson, who this past March became the first American Indian to lead his team to the Final Four.
And I believe he got his degree from Pembroke State (or is that a different school from UNC-Pembroke?)
--soonerterp.
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12-30-2002 11:19 PM |
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JD Heel
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Same school, ST -- Pembroke State changed its name to UNC-Pembroke a few years ago.
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12-31-2002 12:01 AM |
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12-31-2002 03:30 AM |
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