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Post by keithfromxenia on Jun 25, 2024 11:13:12 GMT -5
Then, runt , we had to go all pc. After all, Vikings raided people and did awful things , so while it is ok to be called a raider we cannot be portrayed as one. Make sense? ![???](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/huh.png) That list of names has some real losers like Dayton state. Folks who have been around here a while know that was the mental health facility on Wayne ave. I used to sit in class in the second floor of Belmont high and watch the “inmates” farming the field right across the fence from us. I can only imagine the jokes that name would have generated locally. Interesting that we passed on Shawnee State and Edison State and now both names are attached to schools That reminds me of one of the most boneheaded decisions I can remember, and no it does not revolve around raider roundball. Years back Ohioans were asked to vote for someone to be a representative of Ohio. Somehow we voted for Thomas Alva Edison, who if I remember correctly, was only tangentially associated with Ohio. Not the Wright Brothers. Since I am mentally meandering, one other thought. Several years ago we were at Disney world. There was an exhibit that highlighted the discoveries and events of individual centuries. When they got to the 1900’s they highlighted the Wright Brothers …..of North Carolina. No mention of Dayton Ohio. My wife had to restrain me from jumping up and correcting them. Of course they were mannequins. When the show was over I went straight to the “office” and registered my complaint about the historical inaccuracy of that exhibit. She dutifully wrote down my complaint. I left and she probably trashed it. To this day they are probably filling people’s heads with bogus information.ℹ️
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Post by raiderrunt on Jun 25, 2024 12:52:00 GMT -5
I think the President Harley Flack thought the Viking mascot was too gender specific and too violent.
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Post by bearcatraider on Jun 25, 2024 17:48:00 GMT -5
The State University of Ohio at Dayton
Now, that would have been a fun name to poke fun of the team over East.
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Post by 5string on Jun 25, 2024 21:40:17 GMT -5
While I also agree with the apparent disconnect...there are plenty of other disconnects out there in college mascot world, at least two of which I can immediately think of here in Ohio: Akron Zips along with their kangaroo, Zippy, and the Youngstown State Penguins.
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Post by raiderbill on Jun 30, 2024 14:40:32 GMT -5
I had heard that the University was going through a rebranding of the entire University. I am not sure where that stands however and I do not know if Athletics would be involved in the rebranding. Anyone out there have any knowledge?
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Post by alpharaider on Jul 3, 2024 13:53:18 GMT -5
I was a student at Wright State when the mascot naming occurred. I seem to remember a student committee that chose the ultimate name. You have to remember in 1970 there were no real athletic teams, there were club and intramural sports. Vietnam and the draft was the only thing that students were concerned about as the student deferment policy was lifted. No one took anything like this seriously. Students submitted suggestions. I remember The Guardian printed the finalists and it turned out to be: The Raiders, The Wings, or The Guppies. I remember Pilots being a suggestion, but Wilbur Wright High School in Dayton was the Pilots, so that was nixed. One of the members was a big fan of the Oakland Raiders and later admitted that he may have "influenced" the final decision. It is a long time ago now and I might not have all the details correct.
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