THE REALIST SPORTSTALK IN THE NORTHWEST
THE REALIST SPORTSTALK IN THE NORTHWEST
Wednesday, Feb. 24
Minnesota at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Portland at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Memphis at Washington, 7 p.m.
Indiana at Chicago, 8 p.m.
New Orleans at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Orlando at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Dallas, 9 p.m.
Philadelphia at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Charlotte at Utah, 9 p.m.
Detroit at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
The current student body at the University of Mississippi voted to start looking for a new mascot to represent their school…..in yesterday’s vote, students had to decide whether the university should begin looking for a successor for Colonel Reb….the school decided to eliminate the use of Colonel Reb. in 2003.…also that year , the school ended the waving of Confederate flags at all sporting events…..15 percent of the 18,344 students are black… the state’s black population is a 37.2 percent….. below are some examples of new nicknames that should be considered……
The State Bird: Mockingbird
The University of Mississippi Fightin’ Mockingbirds…..???
The State Flower and Tree: Magnolia
The University of Mississippi Fightin’ Magnolias….??
The State Land Mammal
The White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
The University of Mississippi Fightin’ White Tail Deers….??
The State Waterfowl
The Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
The University of Mississippi Fightin’ Wood Ducks….?
The State Fish
The Largemouth or Black Bass (Micropterus salmoides)
The University of Mississippi Fightin’ Largemouth or Black Bass….???
The State Insect
The Honeybee (Apis mellifera)
The University of Mississippi Fightin’ Honeybee’s…??
The State Water Mammal
The Bottlenosed Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus),
The University of Mississippi Fightin’ Bottlenosed Dolphins….??
Oprah Winfrey
Place of Birth: Kosciusko, Mississippi, USA
The University of Mississippi Fightin’ Oprah’s……or the Fightin’ Harpo’s….??
***personally I think they should name themselves after the most famous thing Mississippi is known for…..The Mississippi River……I could see them calling themselves “The University of Mississippi Big River Bandits”….****
♦written &posted by gtn-206- tech 2-23-10♦
