Sodboy13 Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 (Peoria, IL) -- The NCAA says Bradley University can't use the nickname "Braves," and students at the school don't want to use the "Bravehearts," "Bobcats," or "Squirrels." The school in Peoria Illinois says it will remain without a sports nickname for the near future. Officials have ended a mascot search, saying no one could agree on an acceptable team name. The school's teams were called the Braves until the NCAA cracked down on Native American themed mascots. Bradley had a cartoon caricature Indian dance the sidelines at its games. Administrators say a new nicknames was so unpopular, they're calling off plans to create a new one, and will go without anything. On 1/25/2013 at 1:53 PM, 'Atom said: For all the bird de lis haters I think the bird de lis isnt supposed to be a pelican and a fleur de lis I think its just a fleur de lis with a pelicans head. Thats what it looks like to me. Also the flair around the tip of the beak is just flair that fleur de lis have sometimes source I am from NOLA. PotD: 10/19/07, 08/25/08, 07/22/10, 08/13/10, 04/15/11, 05/19/11, 01/02/12, and 01/05/12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yh Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 The report above is not quite accurate. The school's athletic teams will continue to be called the Braves, but there will be no visual image of a mascot. The university hasn't used any Native American imagery for years and its most recent incarnation of a mascot was a bobcat, not a dancing Indian. The bobcat mascot was discontinued a few years ago and not replaced with anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodboy13 Posted February 2, 2007 Author Share Posted February 2, 2007 Figures. This is off the wire from the downstate idiot whose stories I have to constantly edit for grammar, punctuation, and the occasional substitution of fact for opinion. Pardon me while I make a call to the Springfield bureau. On 1/25/2013 at 1:53 PM, 'Atom said: For all the bird de lis haters I think the bird de lis isnt supposed to be a pelican and a fleur de lis I think its just a fleur de lis with a pelicans head. Thats what it looks like to me. Also the flair around the tip of the beak is just flair that fleur de lis have sometimes source I am from NOLA. PotD: 10/19/07, 08/25/08, 07/22/10, 08/13/10, 04/15/11, 05/19/11, 01/02/12, and 01/05/12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 The report above is not quite accurate. The school's athletic teams will continue to be called the Braves, but there will be no visual image of a mascot. The university hasn't used any Native American imagery for years and its most recent incarnation of a mascot was a bobcat, not a dancing Indian. The bobcat mascot was discontinued a few years ago and not replaced with anything else.They deep-sixed the bobcat because nobody liked it. As for the mascot...none of the choices were terribly appealing (and some outright sucked). NCAA's a bunch of pansies about the "Braves" moniker though... On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HedleyLamarr Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 The Squirrels?Intimidating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac the Knife Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 The Squirrels?Intimidating.Hey, it could be worse.My alma mater went from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indians to nothing, then to something far worse:The Indiana University of Pennsylvania Crimson Thunder.So it could, in fact, be worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitedawg22 Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 The Indiana University of Pennsylvania Crimson Thunder.Sounds like what happens the morning after going out and pounding 15 beers.I have an idea - why couldn't Bradley change their name to the Bradley "Brave", with no "s"? As in, land of the free and home of the Brave? That way, it could be an adjective recognizing the fighting spirit of their teams, rather than referencing a minority group that we'd evidently rather just forget about.I still have yet to figure out why there is a problem with schools referencing American Indians in their nicknames. I understand getting rid of slurs like "Redskins", but if a school wants to liken themselves to a group, isn't that a compliment? I mean, imitation is the highest form of flattery... oh ,my god ,i strong recommend you to have a visit on the website ,or if i'm the president ,i would have an barceque with the anthor of the articel . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 The Indiana University of Pennsylvania Crimson Thunder.Sounds like what happens the morning after going out and pounding 15 beers.I have an idea - why couldn't Bradley change their name to the Bradley "Brave", with no "s"? As in, land of the free and home of the Brave? That way, it could be an adjective recognizing the fighting spirit of their teams, rather than referencing a minority group that we'd evidently rather just forget about.I still have yet to figure out why there is a problem with schools referencing American Indians in their nicknames. I understand getting rid of slurs like "Redskins", but if a school wants to liken themselves to a group, isn't that a compliment? I mean, imitation is the highest form of flattery...To address the above one-"squirrels" or "Fighting Squirrels" is almost a running joke for naming the team in town (at least back before 2006, when they well and truly sucked).As for Brave-one columnist keeps pushing for that, but the local response is less than favorable (mainly because locals have a hard time wrapping their head around an adjective being the team name). On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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