Arkansas State

[NT03]

I like the new name :

JONESBORO, Ark. -- Arkansas State's athletic teams will be called the Red Wolves starting this fall, ending nearly eight decades of being known as the Indians.

Arkansas State has used Indians as a nickname since 1931. In 2005, the NCAA announced a ban on ethnically or racially "hostile" or "abusive" nicknames, mascots and imagery at championship events. Arkansas State was one of the schools found in violation of the policy.

The school had narrowed the replacement choices to Wolves and Red Wolves -- and Potts preferred the latter.

"This would make our choice unique, and much easier to protect under intellectual property law," Potts said in a statement. "The red wolf is a noble species that once inhabited Arkansas. They are vicious and very aggressive. I believe that Red Wolves is the best choice and that is the mascot that we would like to adopt."

The school will host a ceremony introducing the new mascot next Thursday.

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[NTPhiKap99]

Won't that single out and offend Red wolfs.

[Travis]

Won't that single out and offend Red wolfs.

Or at least the indians named Red Wolf.

[NT03]

My inside source has told me that the makers of the JOLLY GREEN GIANT company are going to ask NORTH TEXAS to drop the term " Mean Green" as it offendeds most of it's consumers. They have suggested the name UNT "Nice Green Men"

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[UNTflyer]

What are they trying to imply by using "Red"?

Won't this offend the Gray Wolves? Gray wolves are people too!

[NT03]

As a Red Foxx I would be offended.

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[NTPhiKap99]

I just want to know what Senator McCarthy would say about this.

[trud1966]

Arkansas State has used Indians as a nickname since 1931. In 2005, the NCAA announced a ban on ethnically or racially "hostile" or "abusive" nicknames, mascots and imagery at championship events. Arkansas State was one of the schools found in violation of the policy.

Someone explain to me how "Indians" is racially hostile or abusive? It's not INJUNS or REDSKINS.

Idiots....

[UNTflyer]

Arkansas State has used Indians as a nickname since 1931. In 2005, the NCAA announced a ban on ethnically or racially "hostile" or "abusive" nicknames, mascots and imagery at championship events. Arkansas State was one of the schools found in violation of the policy.

It's all about the Benjamins.

[Bundy]

trud1966 - I completely agree. It is a sad day in this country when anything called "Indian" is offensive. Children cannot even cross their legs now and refer to it as "indian style".

I was hoping that ASU would be more creative and call themselves the Criss Cross Applesauce Warriors....

[FirefightnRick]

Hmm, Wolf, Wolves, and WolfPack, quite unique?

Rick

[KingDL1]

My inside source has told me that the makers of the JOLLY GREEN GIANT company are going to ask NORTH TEXAS to drop the term " Mean Green" as it offendeds most of it's consumers. They have suggested the name UNT "Nice Green Men"

Its still better then the Jolly Green men.

Down with PC!!!! What an a$$ wiping it has become.

[KingDL1]

Its still better then the Jolly Green men.

Down with PC!!!! What an a$$ wiping it has become.

Sorry I did not mean to offend all the A$$es out there!

[jdennis82]

Hmm, Wolf, Wolves, and WolfPack, quite unique?

Rick

do you expect them to make up new words and call it a mascot?

[Travis]

trud1966 - I completely agree. It is a sad day in this country when anything called "Indian" is offensive. Children cannot even cross their legs now and refer to it as "indian style".

I was hoping that ASU would be more creative and call themselves the Criss Cross Applesauce Warriors....

it is now called "native american style"

[Green Guy Bass]

They should have gone with "White Rabbits" and have a real tripped out Jefferson Airplane like fight song. Now that would be imposing as teams rolled into Jonesboro.

[SCREAMING EAGLE-66]

Personally I liked: "The Red Engines" suggestion... to replace Indians

[HoustonEagle]

Any Native Americans out there that would like to chime in? Me personally, I don't feel passionately either way on the subject. But then I am just your average white boy mutt. So I am not really qualified to speak on what is and is not offensive to Native Americans.

[oldschoollefty]

I was on the phone the other day with a customer service rep in Mumbai, India who also was highly offended at the use of "Indians" by ASU.

I explained to him that the term "indian" was in reference to Native American people (feather), not Asian (spot).

He hung up on me.

[UNT_playmaker]

It was pretty strange to change all of the college mascot teams, poor Arkansas State

I do like the name Red Wolves though....

[jperg2]

Found this article on the subject:

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2005/08/08/mascot

It listed other schools impacted by this as well:

* Alcorn State University (Braves)

* Arkansas State University (Indians) <-- changed to "Red Wolves"

* Bradley University (Braves)

* Carthage College (Redmen)

* Catawba College (Indians)

* Central Michigan University (Chippewas)

* Chowan College (Braves)

* Florida State University (Seminoles)

* Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Indians)

* McMurry University (Indians)

* Midwestern State University (Indians)

* Mississippi College (Choctaws)

* Newberry College (Indians)

* Southeastern Oklahoma State University (Savages)

* University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Illini)

* University of Louisiana-Monroe (Indians) <-- changed to "Warhawks"

* University of North Dakota (Fighting Sioux)

* University of Utah (Utes)

[ADLER]

I think they should have stayed with the Indians theme and just changed the mascot to Pakastanis.

[UNTLifer]

Sorry I did not mean to offend all the A$$es out there!

Apology accepted. I was about to report you.

[GreenMachine]

1. Everyone knows the red wolf is more an Auborn color with a tinge of grayish white around the neck, someone call the fashion police.

2. Wonder when Florida State is going to change their mascot. This does pertain to all schools with offensive mascots right?

[UNTLifer]

2. Wonder when Florida State is going to change their mascot. This does pertain to all schools with offensive mascots right?

The Seminole nation of Florida has come to the support of FSU, so the NCAA has backed down from having them change their mascot. I think the same was done with ND and teh Sioux tribe.