UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA PANDAS
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Division: NAIA
Conference Affiliation: Canada West Universities Athletic Association
Comment: Many people don’t realize some Canadian schools play various college sports in America’s lower divisions. I don’t know anybody who doesn’t like pandas unless they were traumatized by the long national nightmare we had trying to get the National Zoo’s panda bears to mate. Continue reading
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MIAMI UNIVERSITY AT MIDDLETOWN THUNDERHAWKS
Location: Middletown, OH
Conference Affiliation: Ohio Regional Conference
Comment: Thunderhawks is one incredibly butt-kicking team name, especially compared to the overused names like Eagles, Tigers, Bulldogs and Wildcats. 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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WHITMAN COLLEGE MISSIONARIES
Location: Walla Walla, WA
Division: NCAA Division Three
Conference Affiliation: Northwest Conference
Comment: This institution was founded in 1859 so it has both longevity AND a very distinctive sports nickname going for it. Continue reading
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CUMBERLAND UNIVERSITY PHOENIX
Location: Lebanon, TN
Division: NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics)
Conference Affiliation: Mid-South Conference
Comment: GOOD FOR CUMBERLAND U! Balladeer’s Blog frequently points out the enormous number of college sports teams who go by the overused names Eagles, Tigers, Bulldogs and Wildcats. Cumberland just changed their team names from the Bulldogs to the Phoenix and unveiled their terrific new logo as well! Continue reading
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JEFFERSON COLLEGE CANNONEERS
Location: Watertown, NY
Division: NJCAA
Conference Affiliation: Mid-State Athletic Conference
Comment: How can any man, woman or child NOT like a name as cool and original as the Cannoneers? Plus their logo features a cartoon cannon that looks ready to sing Be Our Guest at any moment! Continue reading
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CONVERSE COLLEGE VALKYRIES
Location: Spartanburg, SC
Division: NCAA Division 2
Conference Affiliation: Conference Carolinas
Comment: As we’ve seen I’m a sucker for team nicknames that combine my passion for college sports with my passion for mythology so this institution’s teams were a natural for this blog! Continue reading
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ALVERNO COLLEGE INFERNO
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Division: NCAA Division 3
Conference Affiliation: Northern Athletics Conference
Comment: There is absolutely no truth to the stories that Alverno’s teams used to be called The Disco Inferno and had a character in a Saturday Night Fever outfit as a mascot.
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OGLALA LAKOTA COLLEGE BRAVE HEARTS
Location: Kyle, SD
Division: AIHEC (American Indian Higher Education Consortium)
Comment: Oglala Lakota College was chartered by the Oglala Sioux Tribal Council in 1971. Continue reading
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RED LAKE NATION COLLEGE MIGIZI
Location: Red Lake, MN
Division: AIHEC (American Indian Higher Education Consortium)
Comment: Red Lake Nation College’s mascot animal for their sports teams is the Migizi (Bald Eagle). Not only that, but: Continue reading
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