Tuesday, May 11, 2004

SEEING RED: In an inconsequential move designed to inspire no one, Syracuse University has axed the Orangeman as a mascot, instead choosing to call its athletic teams the Syracuse Orange.

By following on the heels of the Cornell Big Red, Dartmouth Green, Harvard Crimson, Tulane Green Wave and Stanford Cardinal in choosing color-based mascots in unpluralized form, Syracuse has likely consigned itself to a similar fate of futility in the NCAA world.

My lingering question is this: is Otto safe?

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