I definitely see racism in this NCAA ruling.
White heritage from the "Irish" to the "Spartans" can be honored but Native Americans are denied that honor in spite of a tribal resolution desiring it.
June 17, 2005..... Seminole Tribe supports use of Seminole name
Some vicious law firm needs to go after the NCAA's deep pockets and make them pay through the nose for this vile, racist ruling.
The attack on accepted names and ethnic terminology, is not really about "protecting" anyone. It is an attack on pride in lines of descent, on family indentification; on the cohesion and continuity of peoples. If you scratch the surface of those posing as the champions of minority peoples, you will find bigoted fanatics, trying to force all of mankind into a new mindset--one which will enable the institution of a One World Monolith.
The Leftist mindset, we describe, would like nothing better than for a full blooded Seminole to disdain his own ancestry. They certainly would like to see a major sports power cease to commemorate that ancestry, in any form.
To understand what has been going on--and how far, indeed, it is from the true interests of any of us--see Myths & Myth Makers In American "Higher" Education.
Or for a different aspect of the same thing, see The Battle Over Patterns Of Personal Identification.
It is not surprising that the NCAA would go off on this tangent. They have long pushed silly notions that have nothing to do with good sport and fair play.
William Flax