NCAA nixes nicknames (Central Michigan and Saginaw Chippewas balk)

Mt Pleasant Morning Sun ^ | 8-6-05

[Verginius Rufus]

This reminds me of a story a while back about the University of North Dakota team, the Fighting Sioux...some activists have been demanding that the name be changed, but apparently the Sioux have no problem with the name. The activists are either from other tribes or non-Indians.

[gpapa]

"Braves" and "Warriors" seem to be a positive reference to Native American culture to me. "Redskins" could be deemed offensive

If you do not like Redskins how about Blueskins, Pinkskins, Purpleskins, Orangeskins or Greenskins. If those will not suffice just Skins should do. Can't use Reds, so I guess Cincinnati will have to use Blues just like St. Louis in another sport.

[freepatriot32]

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[mmowery23]

CMU last made the NCAA men's basketball tournament in 2003, and played Duke in the second round. This would be the last time that the nickname got play on national TV. Other squds (softball, gymnastics, wrestling, men's track and field) have been in the NCAA postseason since then. Football was last in the playoffs in 1974, when CMU won the Division II national title. The thing to remember is that only four teams at CMU even had the 'Chippewa' name on their uniforms.

The NCAA can't really aim that hard at FSU, either, because any bowl game that the Seminoles would play in for football, are NOT affiliated with the NCAA. (there is no official NCAA postseason tournament in Division I-A football). This is just heavy-handed politics by the NCAA, trying to back-door a solution that they WANT but don't really have the power to make happen.