UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SUMTER FIRE ANTS
Location: Benghazi, Libya – no, actually Sumter, SC
Division: NJCAA
Comment: In a college sports world littered with far too many teams called Eagles, Tigers, Bulldogs and Wildcats it’s always a pleasure to find teams that have a certain flair and originality. Continue reading
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Frederick Lawrence, Brandeis U’s cowardly and hypocritical president, is the perfect mascot for such a spineless institution.
Location: Cowering under a bed somewhere
Conference Affiliation: Institutions Too Cowardly To Defy Muslim Homophobia and Misogyny
Comment: Balladeer’s Blog is renaming the Brandeis University sports teams to reflect their recent gutless decision to rescind the honorary degree they were extending to Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the courageous woman who defies death threats from Muslim fanatics by continuing her criticism of the religion whose oppressive nature caused her to flee two countries now.
Brandeis spinelessy claimed that after Islamist pressure group C.A.I.R. and others brought attention to Ali’s criticism of Islam’s barbaric treatment of women, including genital mutilation, Brandeis’ administration rescinded the honorary degree they were scheduled to confer upon her. Continue reading
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SAINT CLAIR COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE SKIPPERS
Location: Port Huron, MI
Division: NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association)
Comment: You can insert your own Gilligan’s Island comment if you like, but I find the nickname Skippers to be Continue reading
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FAULKNER STATE SUN CHIEFS
Location: Bay Minette, AL
Division: NJCAA
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DELAWARE COUNTY COLLEGE PHANTOMS
Division: NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association)
Sports: basketball, baseball, soccer, volleyball, tennis and golf
Comment: “Find yourself here” is the very appropriate slogan of the Delaware County Community College system. This Continue reading
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RAINY RIVER COLLEGE VOYAGEURS
Location: International Falls, MN
Conference Affiliation: Minnesota College Athletic Conference
Comment: The motto of this excellent institution is “Don’t just plan your future … begin your future!” Their secondary motto should be “Don’t call your sports teams something boring like Eagles, Tigers, Bulldogs or Wildcats … call them something cool like Voyageurs!” Regular readers of Balladeer’s Blog are familiar with the Continue reading
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QUINSIGAMOND COLLEGE WYVERNS
Location: Worcester, MA
Major Sports: baseball, softball, basketball
Comment: Quinsigamond is a mouthful, no doubt about it, and when you combine that memorable school name with the memorable team name Wyverns you have got the kind of magic that Continue reading
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UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES DEVILS
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Division: NCAA Division Two
Conference Affiliation: Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference
Comment: Drake the Devil is his name, being the mascot of the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia Devils is his game! A mad scientist with devil-horn hair and lab glasses on is not only the perfect mascot for this prestigious school’s sports teams but it would also be Continue reading
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COKER COLLEGE COBRAS
Location: Hartsville, SC
Division: NCAA Division 2
Conference Affiliation: Conference Carolinas
Comment: The name Cobras is so cool you have to wonder why some professional sports franchises in the U.S. haven’t used it. Coker College is Continue reading
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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-KEARNEY LOPERS
Location: Kearney, NE
Division: NCAA Division Two
Conference Affiliation: MidAmerica Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Comment: Founded in 1905 this former NAIA institution is Continue reading
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