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  1. 35 minutes ago, SimonBolivar said:

    Cowboys could be fixed by just not being a white dude as their mascot or whatever. Cowboys in general had a high minority % of their population. The real history just got the ole White Jesus treatment.  

     

    30 minutes ago, mdmost said:

    I'm for anything that gets rid of Rowdy. Worst mascot in pro sports. 

    RIP Crazy Ray. It would have been nice if they named him the official mascot and named a successor when he passed away. I agree that Rowdy sucks balls.

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  2. 29 minutes ago, Valmy77 said:

    Yeah for the 1970 season somebody thought it would be awesome to just have an R on the helmet.

    It was lame.

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    I guess if we just dropped the feathers and had a new name that started with an R we could use this lame as shit helmet again. 

    I like it, just remove the feather and it's a nice clean logo. Might change up the R a little if they can avoid some stupid font. Redtails makes sense too.

  3. 2 hours ago, CooterBrown said:


    Yep. I can’t stand live theater or musicals. Tried twice to watch Hamilton. Made it 10 minutes the first time and maybe 20 the second time. Maybe it’s the least annoying musical of all time?

    Did you make it to King George's song? I've been humming it all weekend, thoroughly enjoyable. I like the whole thing, but musical theater isn't for everyone, just as I don't really care for most "blockbuster" movies.

  4. I thoroughly enjoyed it, although the premise was pretty silly and disingenuous. I get it's story telling, but google is the first thing anyone would do, and the Tramel article would come right up, as would his multiple appearances in Stillwater that mention he operates a farm in his hometown of Gans, and several OSU message board posts about him over the years. He isn't much for the limelight, but it's not like he's been a hermit hiding from the world. He's been to a bunch of OSU games over the last 4 years to watch his son get some mop up duty in big wins, and shows up at alumni events from time to time. 

    My favorite part was the end where the BC hall of fame museum set up a whole thing for him with stuff she gave them. Although I'm a little skeptical that there was literally only one Grizzlies basketball in the entire place beforehand.

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  5. 57 minutes ago, Rockethorn1978 said:

    So Redskins have to change? I don't watch the news anymore but has anything been said about the Chiefs? What about the Cowboys? Seems like everything is getting cancelled by the mob so what about those racist Cowboys that roamed this land back in the 1800's? I saw the Indians stuff was curious about other team names? Texans? there has been a time Texans were racist so that represents a racist right? 

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  6. So the National Congress of American Indians, an organization of tribal leaders from nearly every tribe in the US, supports the change. But 504 “self identified” Indians in a telephone poll and a UND grad some guy knows like the name so I guess we should just go with that, lol.

     

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  7. 4 minutes ago, Al_4_ISU said:

    Of all the things people have been arguing about changing due to inherent racism, this is probably the most obviously racist.  I think making UND change away from the Fighting Sioux is an overreaction.  It's an obvious homage.  Same with the Illinois Illini.  No offense intended clearly.

    The Redskins are on par with having teams called the Atlanta N*ggers, Seattle Chinks, or Miami Spics.  It's completely beyond the pale (no pun intended) and has been for years.

    I can't imagine being butt hurt about this, but welcome to America 2020, where the Confederate flag has become fetishized by northern Conservatives, and the god damn President is using blatant Nazi imagery in his reelection campaign.  Christ.

    UND tried but could not get all of the recognized Sioux bands to agree to their use of the name. I don't know about Illinois. The Illini are not a tribe, it's a term used to describe several tribes indigenous to the region. I'm not sure if they will continue.

  8. 1 minute ago, Iceman said:

    What say you on the "Chiefs" moniker .   Wouldn't it be a rank, similar to "Generals" or "Colonels?

    They've used the arrowhead and tomahawk chop for far too long to pretend that its referring to something else at this point. I'd feel the same about "Warriors" if they still or even up to recently used the headdress in their logo. 

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  9. 5 minutes ago, ImissWallyPryor said:

    It was a joke poking fun at the offended white professors and politicians who decided that Indians needed to be called Native Americans. Again, the NAs I know were fine with being called American Indians. Again, I don’t really give a damn. I bought several items of UND Fighting Sioux fan gear when that great moral offense was corrected. Maybe I’ll snatch up some Redskins gear while it lasts. 

    You're still wrong that it was a debate among "white professors and politicians." The fact that you choose to ignore Native voices is a big part of the problem. 

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  10. 4 minutes ago, ImissWallyPryor said:

    IDGAF either way. I rarely watch NFL beyond the 2nd half of the Super Bowl. I’m just relating my observations. The fact that you represent/teach students in a South Asian law class has nothing to do with this.

    Well your observation that " this, like so many other things, is more about white people being offended on behalf of POC" is objectively wrong. But sick burn at the end there, bro.

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  11. 22 minutes ago, ImissWallyPryor said:

    I probably know more full-blooded Native Americans than even most Oklahomans, and I’ve never had one say they find it offensive. Several I know own Redskins and Fighting Sioux (UND) fan gear. But this, like so many other things, is more about white people being offended on behalf of POC. 

    I bet your pow-wows with these card-carrying Cherokee citizens are a hoot and steeped in Native tradition.

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  12. 21 minutes ago, ImissWallyPryor said:

    I probably know more full-blooded Native Americans than even most Oklahomans, and I’ve never had one say they find it offensive. Several I know own Redskins and Fighting Sioux (UND) fan gear. But this, like so many other things, is more about white people being offended on behalf of POC. 

    I represent Indian tribes, I teach Indian students in an Indian law class, and I have many friends in this area. Nearly all have been very vocal about changing the name. But if you're not offended, I guess that's the end of the story. It's just the whites who care, lol.

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  13. 47 minutes ago, Michael Knight said:

    Couple of problems with that scenario,

    1. Trump and everyone around Trump is incompetent and wouldn't know how to pull this off.

    2. The military has made it clear they will not support Trump if he loses

    3. The GOP will no longer have any use for Trump because his power will be gone. They will turn on him right quick

    4. John Roberts isn't going to let his court sanction this type of shit. There would need to be some actual evidence of "chinese voter fraud" or whatever that article said for Roberts to even start considering the "emergency" as legitimate. It would be like his DACA ruling. The standard for overturning an administrative decision is really high with a ton of deference to the executive branch, but it still has to have reasons and be legal. Saying "chinese interference' isn't enough.

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  14. Also read that his buyout went from 75% to 50% of the remaining contract. So by my calculation it went from $19 mil ($5.125 x 5 years x .75) to about $8 mil ($4.125 x 4 years x .50). My guess is he wants a few good season to go out on and get past this mess then hang 'em up. He said at one point in time he didn't want to coach past 60 and this is probably something he is willing to not have to deal with anymore. 

  15. Watched last night and it got seriously dusty. I was there 2000-2005. I was at the memorial service and in the student floor section at the Mizzou game, which was the loudest I ever heard that arena. It was like we knew the players personally and just wanted them to know we supported them, and the win was nice. I knew some of the basics about his earlier career but not in that level of detail. His style in the 70s and 80s was awesome. He was seriously scapegoated at Kentucky for the recruiting thing, but the alcoholism was obviously on him. I remember learning of the crash in 2006. Seriously broke my heart. I also have a different view of Sean now. They said he was fired for poor results, which is true, but I'm pretty sure he was abusing pills at the time too. I distinctly remember a game where he fainted and it was pretty scary. I think the explanation was that he was drinking 15 diet cokes a day or something. Pretty sure he was on pills then too. Overall an incredibly interesting, uplifting, and heartbreaking story. I honestly wish it was longer.

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