[stainlessbanner]

Thanks to everyone who voted out Col Reb and playing Dixie at football games

[Huntress]

If I recall correctly, there is a high school in Washington state that calls itself the Bombers. Its mascot is a mushroom cloud.

[RogerRabbit]

Good sense of humor -- I like thems kind

[Luddite Patent Counsel]

My favorite offensive team nickname was from Pekin, Illinois, which until 1981 was the home of the "Chinks". Bunch of wussies changed it to "Dragons".

[Land_of_Lincoln_John]

I thought "Tribe" referred to Jews?

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

In that same vein, Syracuse recently abandoned its Orangemen – to the great relief of orange people everywhere – and became simply the Orange.

Wouldn't this offend Tangerines?

[Land_of_Lincoln_John]

Isn't there a school in Long Island, Hofstra U (where the NY Jets train) called the Fighting (or Flying) Dutchman?

[lawdude]

How about the Scottsdale Community College "Artichokes" ??

[Chewbacca]

If they don't like the name 'The Tribe', why not change it to 'The Clan'?

Then they could all walk around in their tartan kilts and play bagpipes.

[speedy]

Amherst is The Lord Jeffs, which could be deemed offensive to royalty, or to people named Jeff. Of all sports mascots, the one whose continued presence surprises me the most is Chief Wahoo of the Cleveland Indians. How he's made it through the lawsuits is amazing. Chief Nock-A-Homa bump.

[Dan from Michigan]

If they change "Fighting Irish", I'll be mad, since we're good at fighting. :)

(Actually I think it was named after a Civil War brigade).