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 Posted: Mon Mar 5th, 2007 02:50 pm
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 JDC Duncan wrote: And the University of Kansas mascot is the "Jayhawk" - by definition a bird, but by tradition a reference to "Jayhawkers".  I've often wondered why the NCAA has not demanded KU change their mascot and symbols

Good thinking!

It is primarily Missouri Tigers fans (named after the local Confederate militia unit after all) that find KU so repulsive ;)

Of course,  'Hoosiers', 'Sooners', 'Longhorns' and, especially, 'Cowboys' have their detractors as well...

 

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