It will be our 20th year of the school next year (2007).  Our school emphasizes academics more than athletics, but we would still like a mascot/team name.  The team name/mascot doesn't have to be tied to academics; please consider this question seriously.  I'm just trying to get a variety of people's opinions.  Just something that is a good team name.
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Assclowns. I bet nobody else uses that name. Using a cool name like Assclowns has the added benefit that your school could sell MILLIONS of t-shirts featuring your mascot ... the Assclown. That would be awesome.
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There are a few ways to go with this.  If you are a really good team (and you expect to win your league championship) you should consider a real wussy-like name like \n\nPowder Puffs\nPink Ladies\nDaisies  \n\nThere's a local team in my area that does this and they're awesome...they obliterate every opponent.  No one laughs at their name after the first inning.  If you don't have that kind of confidence you could go with something radical like:\n\nTali Bats\nAl K Da  (the "K" for strike-out symbol)\n\n\nIf you just want something "manly" you could go with:\n\nRazors\nSlayers\nBruisers\nPunishers\n\n\nOr you could consider some catchy, off-beat names:\n\nObliter9 (instead of obliter8)\nWild Slides\nStare Oyds
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Why that would be Wake Forest!  They are a US college team.  Lovely logo...
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I think the name should and logo should stay as they are.Im from Cleveland and I think that the name is great and couldnt imagine them by another name or seeing another logo on a hat or shirt.
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Ok after much search I think there is one college which might also take Gator as a mascot: LAHC. Here is the link about that. But a visit to the LAHC website didnt yeild any result/poll/information...\n\nhttp://www.dailybreeze.com/hottopics/articles/1839127.html\n\n.:Fishie:.
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I think Bob Knight's past is definately an issue in determining penalties by the NCAA.  Simply because he switched teams does not make his slate become "clean".  He made those choices to throw tantrums and his past has followed him.  I, too, am from Indiana, and this subject seems to come up every year about now.  Hopefully Bob "what's up" Knight (IU fans will get that reference) has changed his ways.  I'm going to quit talking about him before I feel his wrath reach through the computer and kick the chair out from under me.
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I know exactly what you are saying. It's always been this way. I think in many areas such as the area I live in, it's because of pride in the sports. It starts as early as youth football or little league and continues through high school. I've even seen parents from the same youth team fight until the police showed up. Seems for our high school having the "best" team is how our small area made it's mark. So, grades were pushed back as "not as important".
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Yes, I hate to be cynical, but it's about the money.  Joe Pa spoke out strongly about this a few days ago.  We need to stop focusing on the money and the profits, and find a system that is fair.\n   It may not be possible to determine the "national champion" since the conferences vary so much---some are "semi-pro" and don't bother with the "scholar" in "scholar-athletes" as much as others do.\n   This year, the Big Ten, known for outstanding athletics AND academics, has the two best teams in the nation.
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Yes I really wish they would get us a catagory...We compete just as hard as any other sport does, whether it be in a marathon or a 10k or in the 100m. I've been looking around and answering whatever questions other runners have to help out, but we really need a catagory. They have all these obscure catagories (darts?????? dozens of different types of soccer???) but no running, which is the basis of almost every single sport. I'm going to email them asking them if they could add a running catagory...
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Awesome, I want to do the same thing, not the Longhorns though...\n\nIf you have struck out everywhere else, the only suggestion I can come up with is to go to this website and have one custom made:\n\nhttp://www.teamcheer.com/department.asp?id=94
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As much as we in Cardinalland loved "Whiteyball", I would now have to agree with you.  Sometimes we think him nuts, but in the end, he keeps getting us to the dance, and this year we're the homecoming king.\n\nJust hope we don't give away the whole team in the off-season.
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To be honest, I have never seen a mascot for the martial arts. Try an interesting character that young children and teens are familiar with.\n\nWill this be a single advertising campaign for initial promotion of your business? Whatever you chose be sure that you are promoting safe martial arts practices and not "street smart" practices.
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Florida is celebrating 100 years of Florida football. The orange helmet is the current one, and the white one is the old time helmet, I'm assuming from the very first football team. I'm a student there and we all got T-shirts with that logo. Go Gators! =)
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You might be referring to what the name actually means.  Most names of NFL teams came from contests, where local fans would submit a name and a reason.\n\nThis particular name was chosen from a schoolteacher in Atlanta, 'Miss Julia Elliott, was selected winner because of her reasons: "The falcon is proud and dignified, with great courage and fight. It never drops prey. It is deadly and has a great sporting tradition."'  This was in 1965.\n\nThey have only recently (1998) made the Super Bowl for the first time, and the general sentiment about them is not that they are a powerhouse team in the NFL.  But they have had vey competitive seasons lately, and they are certainly currently on the way to forging their name amongst the elite teams.\n\nAs far as what they want people to think, I think only that they are fierce competitors with a lot of southern pride.
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Academics are your first priority in school. Like it or not. Even at the college level, I had to keep a 3.0 minimum grade point average. If you can't dedicate yourself to your studies, then what is there to make the coaches think that you're going to dedicate yourself to your sport? Remember too that people who are on school teams are representing that school in all aspects, not just for the sport.
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What kind of magazine is it? If it is a sport magazine try something like "school mascot" Sport. ex. Coyote Sport. If it just concerns your school in general, look through real magazines and find a name that inspires you.
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Realize that school is more important than baseball. Explain this to the coach. If you're any good, he'll make some exceptions for you.