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Oculus Spirit [94280]
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"They are just like us?"
Feb 27, 2013, 10:52 AM
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Surprise is an understatement.
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Oculus Spirit [82021]
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Hey old man, they meant that their board is independent
Feb 27, 2013, 11:07 AM
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from a major conglomerate of boards like scout or espn, just like Tigernet.
HTH.
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Heisman Winner [108390]
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go slow with him...
Feb 27, 2013, 11:09 AM
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he's a lip reader.
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Oculus Spirit [94280]
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^^^stole an old man's hearing horn***
Feb 27, 2013, 11:47 AM
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110%er [9694]
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It's funny that we think everyone knows Clemson. In Boston,
Feb 27, 2013, 10:55 AM
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at the first BC-Clemson game - I was having a nice conversation with a BC Alum. He laughed and said, "You know, I always thought Clemson was a historically all-black school."
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Orange Blooded [2394]
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LOL, Joey.....I've been around the country for work and '
Feb 27, 2013, 1:57 PM
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someone will ask where I'm from, and I start with the Greenville, SC area. Blank stare. Sort of near Clemson University? More of a blank stare. Upstate SC? Stare with obvious look of don't know what Upstate means. Finally, I give up and say between ATL and Charlotte. That usually sews up the conversation.
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110%er [6861]
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Wow, what a collection of ignorant dooshebags
Feb 27, 2013, 10:59 AM
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You would think they had done something in the last quarter century. They will simply be another one of those northern schools like BC that no one cares about and everyone beats every year.
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All-TigerNet [10402]
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Re: Wow, what a collection of ignorant dooshebags
Feb 27, 2013, 11:06 AM
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I think we beat them this year but at their place this game is one that worries me.
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Orange Blooded [2432]
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We are peeling that orange once and for all
Feb 27, 2013, 10:59 AM
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I am scared from the big orange. Who ever chosen that as their mascot, ought to be hung and what an idiot for selecting an orange.. Really, and orange!!!
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Oculus Spirit [97078]
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They used to be the Orangemen, then the PC Police
Feb 27, 2013, 11:03 AM
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pressured them into changing their nickname.
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All-In [39020]
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Shame
Feb 27, 2013, 11:04 AM
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we can't go back to the good old days when the inferior races were fodder for our sports nicknames.
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110%er [6861]
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Obama, is that you?
Feb 27, 2013, 11:35 AM
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The nicknames were chose for courage, strength, and pride of local tribes - not to mock them. Idiot.
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All-In [39020]
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Some were, some weren't.
Feb 27, 2013, 11:46 AM
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Those who have the blessing of a tribe are fine in my book. You're kidding yourself if you think some of the names weren't chosen to play on the 'savage' reputation of the Native American.
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CU Guru [1363]
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do some research
Feb 27, 2013, 2:16 PM
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In a Sports Illustrated poll, 75% of native americans did not find "Redskins" offensive
In a national survey, 90% of Native Americans were not offended.
http://www.volokh.com/posts/1242423155.shtml
And check out this excerpt:
Finally, while I'd have thought that most Indians would indeed be offended by the term "Redskins," given that it has often been used as a pejorative, the results that the surveys report are not at all implausible: Given that naming a team after some person or group is usually a sign of respect -- one would rarely name a team after something that one thinks is weak or contemptible (the U.C. Santa Cruz Banana Slugs are a rare and facetious exception) -- it seems quite reasonable that many Indians would focus on that more than they would on disrespectful uses of the same term in other contexts.
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Oculus Spirit [82021]
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Are you voting for changing the Washington Redskins?***
Feb 27, 2013, 11:35 AM
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All-In [39020]
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It's up for a vote?
Feb 27, 2013, 11:42 AM
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That would have been the first one I changed. A lot of them were, at least plausibly, tributes to the tribes. "Redskins," is like calling a team the Wetbacks.
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Oculus Spirit [82021]
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It's not up for a vote, and even if it were, it would be
Feb 27, 2013, 11:46 AM
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voted to keep it. Just like my high school went up for a vote regarding our mascot of "Indians"...70% voted in favor to keep it, 20% didn't care, and 10% wanted it changed. County ignored the vote (both at school level and at town level) and changed the mascot.
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Oculus Spirit [83625]
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Washington would be well-served to change their name...
Feb 27, 2013, 11:48 AM
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just look at what the change from Bullets to Wizards has done for violence in DC.
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All-In [39020]
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I'm sure they would vote to keep it.
Feb 27, 2013, 11:49 AM
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People are generally self-interested and unconcerned with bigotry that doesn't affect them.
County looked after it's own interests, primarily public relations. Have there been *any* negative effects of the name change?
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Oculus Spirit [94280]
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"INFERIOR RACES?"
Feb 27, 2013, 11:49 AM
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I love it.
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Oculus Spirit [83625]
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Member [22]
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to be fair
Feb 27, 2013, 11:02 AM
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I think they meant their website is independent like tigernet.
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All-In [39020]
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That's clearly what they meant.***
Feb 27, 2013, 11:03 AM
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Oculus Spirit [82021]
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I didn't even realize it was a question, lol.***
Feb 27, 2013, 11:04 AM
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All-In [39020]
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1988 no reading comprehension good.***
Feb 27, 2013, 11:05 AM
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Oculus Spirit [94280]
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The OP's misspelling the word 'bored.' threw me off.***
Feb 27, 2013, 1:02 PM
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Re: The OP's misspelling the word 'bored.' threw me off.***
Feb 27, 2013, 1:50 PM
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Shouldnt have... lips look the same when you say 'board' or 'bored'... or 'bort' for that matter... bu I dont think bort is a word.
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Orange Blooded [2672]
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LOL at them posting a link to our basketball board
Feb 27, 2013, 11:13 AM
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nm
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Head Coach [761]
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I like the Syracuse board.
Feb 27, 2013, 11:20 AM
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They seem to really care about football.
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110%er [6861]
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The seem like gamecock fans
Feb 27, 2013, 11:33 AM
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Spew of bunch of base-less ignorant BS and pretend like they are relevant in football. I will thoroughly enjoy the pounding they shall receive this fall.
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Head Coach [761]
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Re: The seem like gamecock fans
Feb 27, 2013, 11:45 AM
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Other than a couple threads, I haven't seen that much. Maybe I didn't see what you did.
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CU Medallion [64693]
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My only direct first hand experience with Syracuse fans....
Feb 27, 2013, 11:54 AM
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is from the 1996 Gator Bowl.
In my experience, Syracuse fans were some of the most foul-mouthed and obnoxious fans I had ever encountered.
Reminded me an awful lot of Maryland's repugnant fan base.
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110%er [6108]
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yankees***
Feb 27, 2013, 12:38 PM
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110%er [6861]
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And that is far from the only thread like that
Feb 27, 2013, 1:44 PM
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They are a bunch of cocky idiots with absolutely no reason to be - just like coots!
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CU Guru [1363]
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At least they hate NC State more than us
Feb 27, 2013, 2:25 PM
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They are, after all, the coots of the ACC...
And I like how they mentioned the fact that we failed to mention the final score of the Gator Bowl when we played them... Maybe someone should let them know that no one cares about a 1995 Gator Bowl but them.
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Orange Blooded [2013]
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Legend [17899]
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I like the idea of playing the "Syracuse Boehners"
Feb 27, 2013, 12:37 PM
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Syracuse Orange doesn't sound right.
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110%er [6101]
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yeah? Well you tell dem sum bishes we're comin...
Feb 27, 2013, 2:08 PM
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and he!!s comin with us! 
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