12-14-2020, 11:27 AM
(12-13-2020, 08:03 PM)cardcrimson Wrote: Next up, the Fighting Irish. As my daughter has direct lineage to the smaller island of the UK, I'm all for eliminating that mascot.
(12-13-2020, 07:59 PM)martyup Wrote: What about the "Fighting Irish?" Are any Irish upset about this name?Posted whilst I typed. . . .
Given its history I wonder why UND's mascot isn't the Fighting French. Someone dressed up like Louis-Phillippe instead of a leprechaun.
If there's one thing people have learned in Berkeley, it's that you can't put "Cal football" and "Rose Bowl" in the same sentence. The words just don't fit. You'd be better off linking "covered wagons" with "Mars travel." (Bruce Jenkins, Cal '70, SF Chronicle, Nov. 11, 2017)