Does the U. of Mississippi have a new mascot now? Was Washington a rebel against England? GW Rebels? No, rebelling against England is offensive. Get rid of George Washington and Columbia College, Topple the Washington Monument, the "Committee" says it will bring unity to the GW? community.  

To be blunt, what makes any of you think they aren't coming for the University name next? Perhaps GW recognized this and did not issue a new moniker because it would be costly and dumb to have to do this twice. Maybe the idea is to see what shakes out over the next year before locking in. I have zero confidence that the Board will be able to fend off those who want the University name changed since they showed little backbone here. The new GW mascot should be one of these in honor of a board who twists with the wind ...

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danjsport, I'm sure most people will agree and demand that every family that had their name changed by immigration or other type of prejudice entity in this country should receive reparations from the US government. The suffering and pain that was involved in immigrating to this hostile country should be compensated.  That probably means most immigrants from the 1870's on. 
As for gas prices, the oil embargo many years ago showed us that slowing down on the highways does save gas. and money. However, on a recent 500 mile trip I saw that No one was slowing down. People were still doing 80 to 90 MPH in heavy rain storms in gas guzzling vehicles. So many dumb people on the roads today.

I’m done donating.  I decided early on I’d be finished if this was the result.  Total overreach.

Bravo, CAM!

Joel Joseph wrote:

Any news is good news?
We haven't been in the national news since the Nero debacle.
Another example of the constant bad decisions our university leadership continues to make.
I'm beginning to think we need to get (or refresh) GW's Board of Trustee's. They are inept. 

I would like to know what the Board of Trustees has actually accomplished.  If they have time for this, they have too much time on their hands, especially considering there are other more serious matters that need attention.  I admit, I don't follow their activities but will do a cursory google search...

CAM wrote:

The debate online and especially this board is already exhausting- after one day. In the grand scheme of the university, this is not a big deal. It will go down as a line or two on our Wikipedia page and in about a week we will go back to being an irrelevant sports program. After we finally pick a new name it will be debated for a few days and then again we will go back to being irrelevant. Call us whatever you want, I will go to games regardless. What’s that line from Romeo and Juliet about rose by any other name smelling just as sweet? It’s the same thing.

CAM you miss the point entirely. Nobody stays awake at night worrying about the name of the mascot. I really could care less what you call GW's sports teams. But I sure as hell care about the integrity of the University. Rather, it's the weak-kneed process that people are upset about. The University has shown weakness - bullied into a decision because some are too dumb to understand the plain meaning of words and push back. You want to change the name because you think something would be better marketing-wise, I won't argue. But that isn't what happened here. The University looks clownish and that is something everyone should care about. 

Last edited by GWRising (6/16/2022 3:23 pm)

Some additional team names for consideration:
GW Thoroughbreds (Washington loved horses)
GW Hunters (Washington also loved to hunt)
GW Cherry Blossoms 

 

Cherry Blossoms is the name of Japan´s national rugby team. Probably the sport´s greatest moment here...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgxoGMmCsXw
 
 

22ndandF wrote:

Some additional team names for consideration:
GW Thoroughbreds (Washington loved horses)
GW Hunters (Washington also loved to hunt)
GW Cherry Blossoms 

 

I'd be fines with CHERRIES