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Sports => Frank Martin's OOD sponsored by the "Angriest Fans in America" => Topic started by: ksdb on March 18, 2008, 11:33:07 AM
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Wondering if this is the second most-repeated comment about Kansas — and why is 'cardinal' included in that list??
It’s a tournament where there is a team from Manhattan, Kan., but not Manhattan, N.Y. – the Little Apple one upping the Big Apple. Where terms such as Hoyas, Tar Heels and Hoosiers make sense and it’s great to be a Boilermaker, a Sooner or a Cardinal.
full story at link (http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/news?slug=dw-amtourney031708&prov=yhoo&type=lgns)
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why is 'cardinal' included in that list??
why wouldn't it be??? racist?
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why wouldn't it be??? racist?
The other mascots are unique ... but cardinal, not so much.
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The other mascots are unique ... but cardinal, not so much.
there's only one cardinal.
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there's only one cardinal.
This could be Ball State or even Iowa State (if you didn't know who was actually in). I would have picked something unique like Torero.
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Where terms such as Hoyas, Tar Heels and Hoosiers make sense and it’s great to be a Boilermaker, a Sooner or a Cardinal.
That sentence doesn't make sense. Is the Little Apple where those teams make sense? To avoid confusion from the previous sentence's context, where (not a good preposition at any rate) probably should be although. Should there be a question mark at the end of the sentence, meaning the first four teams make sense but the last two don't. But it really reads as though the whole sentence is a introductory clause to something else, such as " . . . or a Cardinal, being a Jayhawk is just gay."
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This could be Ball State or even Iowa State (if you didn't know who was actually in). I would have picked something unique like Torero.
ball state cardinals
iowa state cyclones
stanford cardinal
they're all different.
i thought you'd turned a corner with the road/home analysis post. joke's on me i guess.
:flush:
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i thought you'd turned a corner with the road/home analysis post. joke's on me i guess.
:flush:
LOL at sys jumping the gun :lol:
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ball state cardinals
iowa state cyclones
stanford cardinal
they're all different.
What's the mascot at Louisville??
i thought you'd turned a corner with the road/home analysis post. joke's on me i guess.
That's easy enough, but has nothing to do with this thread.
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LOL at sys jumping the gun :lol:
Do you ever make posts about the thread topics??
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LOL at sys jumping the gun :lol:
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Does this mean you're punting the question about the Louisville mascot??
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A team whose mascot is its color and who represents itself with a pine tree seems pretty unique to me.
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A team whose mascot is its color and who represents itself with a pine tree seems pretty unique to me.
Doesn't get much more unique than that.
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A team whose mascot is its color and who represents itself with a pine tree seems pretty unique to me.
Iowa State's mascot is Cy the Cardinal (after the school color). As for the pine tree, I didn't see pine tree on the list. Did you???
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(http://www.educ.uidaho.edu/center_for_ethics/athletes%20of%20character/Cyclone.jpg)
It's a bird in a tornado. Lame.
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Just when you think ksdb brings something to the table, his douche bag personality sweeps in to ruin everything.
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It's a bird in a tornado. Lame.
What kind of bird, Steve??
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Iowa State's mascot is Cy the Cardinal (after the school color).
stanford and isu enjoy an inverse mascot/nickname relationship.
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stanford and isu enjoy an inverse mascot/nickname relationship.
That's nice, but you didn't answer the question about Louisville yet. Hop to.
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A team whose mascot is its color and who represents itself with a pine tree seems pretty unique to me.
Doesn't get much more unique than that.
Or lame.
the stanford cardinal is lamer than St. Patrick's day falling on a rainy Monday.
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My God ksdb :flush:
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My God ksdb
Are you going to answer the Louisville mascot question? Sys seems to think it's a 'duck.'
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Should have known: sys and steve = low mascot IQ
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Are you going to answer the Louisville mascot question? Sys seems to think it's a 'duck.'
capitalizing my ksufans.com name is infuriating.
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capitalizing my ksufans.com name is infuriating.
You're preaching to the choir, but that's no excuse for your LMIQ.
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a tournament where it's great to be a Cardinal
A complex concept worthy of a lengthy debate, for sure.
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a tournament where it's great to be a Cardinal
A complex concept worthy of a lengthy debate, for sure.
So which school do you think it refers to??
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a tournament where it's great to be a Cardinal
A complex concept worthy of a lengthy debate, for sure.
So which school do you think it refers to??
It doesn't matter.
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It doesn't matter.
I think your opinion matters or else I wouldn't have asked, so please, which school did you think it was referring to??
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This thread is clearly going nowhere. Change of topic...which radio broadcaster's thoughts are you guys most excited to hear? I know who my vote goes to!
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KK of course
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It doesn't matter.
I think your opinion matters or else I wouldn't have asked, so please, which school did you think it was referring to??
Wasn't referring to my opinion.
Is it a tournament where it's great to be a Wildcat?
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Did it look like the writer of that story was enjoying Manhattan??
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Wasn't referring to my opinion.
Doesn't matter, I'm still asking which school you think it referred to. Why are you so reluctant to answer??
Is it a tournament where it's great to be a Wildcat?
Sure is. Now it's your turn to answer my question.
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Stanford
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Did it look like the writer of that story was enjoying Manhattan??
Can't tell.
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Stanford
Very good. Now do you know the mascot for Louisville??
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Stanford
Very good. Now do you know the mascot for Louisville??
Cardinals
next question? :excited:
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Stanford
Very good. Now do you know the mascot for Louisville??
Cardinals
next question? :excited:
No, that makes the point for me, although Louisville has their mascot listed in a singular form here:
http://louisville.edu/about/profile.html
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Is it a tournament where it's great to be a Wildcat?
Sure is.
why is 'cardinal' included in that list??
Is it a tournament where it's great to be a Cardinal?
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So the point was that "A Cardinal" obviously refers to Stanford, the only team with that as a nickname?
There is a difference between the mascot name and the teams nickname.
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So the point was that "A Cardinal" obviously refers to Stanford, the only team with that as a nickname?
There is a difference between the mascot name and the teams nickname.
Reread the quoted passage in the OP. It doesn't say whether it's great to be a cardinal by nickname or a cardinal by mascot. It could apply to more than one team. The other team mentions aren't as ambiguous. I didn't realize so much of our fan base was going to be flummoxed by this very minor observation.
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The Stanford "Trees" sound like a marketing nightmare..
Stanford "Pines"?
Stanford "Redwoods?"
Stanford "Oaks"
Stanford "Cherry Trees?"
How about birds in the trees?
Stanford "Wood Peckers?"
Stanford "Cardinals.."
DING DING DING.. we have a winner!!
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The Stanford "Trees" sound like a marketing nightmare..
Stanford "Pines"?
Stanford "Redwoods?"
Stanford "Oaks"
Stanford "Cherry Trees?"
How about birds in the trees?
Stanford "Wood Peckers?"
Stanford "Cardinals.."
DING DING DING.. we have a winner!!
:blindfold:
Correction:
Stanford Cardinal
Singular, refers to the color red.
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The Stanford "Trees" sound like a marketing nightmare..
Stanford "Pines"?
Stanford "Redwoods?"
Stanford "Oaks"
Stanford "Cherry Trees?"
How about birds in the trees?
Stanford "Wood Peckers?"
Stanford "Cardinals.."
DING DING DING.. we have a winner!!
:blindfold:
Correction:
Stanford Cardinal
Singular, refers to the color red.
Marketing guys always tweaking ...
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Marketing guys always tweaking ...
This is true. Stanford has been Indians and wanted to be Griffins, among other things. Officially they have no mascot.
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Imagine this..
Normal Person: What's your school's name and mascot?
SC: I'm a Stanford Cardinal.
NP: Ah.. the Cardinal.. nice bird.
SC: No, it's Red.
NP: A Cardinal is red.
SC: No, our mascot is Red.
NP: Yeah, I think most cardinals are Red..
SC: No, our mascot is the color Red as in Cardinal Red.
NP: Cardinal Red, as in the Bird Red?
SC: Well, yes..
NP: So why not just be the Cardinal?
SC: Our mascot is Cardinal, the color Red.
NP: Does your mascot go to games?
SC: Yes..
NP: What's it look like?
SC: Well, the Cardinal Bird..
NP: Why would your game mascot be a bird if the real mascot is the color?
SC: I don't really know, that's what they tell us in the indoctrination..
NP: Isn't Stanford like, one of the top 5 academic institutions in the country?
SC: Yeah..
NP: And your mascot is a color, but when you go to games, the mascot is a actually a bird.
SC: Well.. it's more to get people to understand that the bird is easier to recognize...
NP: So that's why you put a tree in the logo?
SC: Umm..
NP: Nevermind.
SC: Sorry..
NP: So what are you taking at Stanford?
SC: Marketing..
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If they were smart at Stanford, they'd change the team name to the Tiger, then that tree mascot would actually makes sense.
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Tiger Woods went to Stanford.
(http://lucu.cocolog-nifty.com/banyak/images/elin20nordegren2020in20bikini20sitting20on20rock.jpg)
Just Sayin'...
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Tiger Woods went to Stanford.
(http://lucu.cocolog-nifty.com/banyak/images/elin20nordegren2020in20bikini20sitting20on20rock.jpg)
Just Sayin'...
Millions of dollars will get you that kind of trophy.
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Tiger Woods went to Stanford.
Just Sayin'...
Hence my comment about changing the team name to the Tiger so that the mascot makes sense.
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Tiger Woods went to Stanford.
Just Sayin'...
Hence my comment about changing the team name to the Tiger so that the mascot makes sense.
Yeah, but your post lacked the visual punch that my gratuitous pic of Elin provided. Plus, you made reference to a tree, which confused and scared me. So in summary, using visual aids;
YOUR POST:
(http://ets.berkeley.edu/Images/AboutETS/Rates/Equipment/overheadProjector.jpg)
MY POST:
(http://www.cybertheater.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/red-color-dvd-projector.jpg)
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there's only one cardinal.
This could be Ball State or even Iowa State (if you didn't know who was actually in). I would have picked something unique like Torero.
BUMP for saying it was good to be a Torero!
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A team whose mascot is its color and who represents itself with a pine tree seems pretty unique to me.
Doesn't get much more unique than that.
Or lame.
the stanford cardinal is lamer than St. Patrick's day falling on a rainy Monday.
Their mascot isn't actually a cardinal, it's a christmas tree.
LBBIQ = all of you.
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ha, obviously my post was before I noticed there was a second page...egg on my face.
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egg on my face.
Nothing out of the norm for you.
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At the end of the day, I'm still a dumb whitey.
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A team whose mascot is its color and who represents itself with a pine tree seems pretty unique to me.
Doesn't get much more unique than that.
Or lame.
the stanford cardinal is lamer than St. Patrick's day falling on a rainy Monday.
Their mascot isn't actually a cardinal, it's a christmas tree.
LBBIQ = all of you.
It's not a X-mas tree, its a redwood. (Unless you have some serious ass vaulted ceilings, no one I know is using a redwood for a X-mas tree.) The redwood is the symbol for the city of Palo Alto. And their official mascot is the color cardinal, not a bird-cardinal. The tree is really more like an extended, long term student body joke.
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A team whose mascot is its color and who represents itself with a pine tree seems pretty unique to me.
Doesn't get much more unique than that.
At NYU the teams are called the Violets (as in the color), but since that doesn't intimidate they have a bobcat as a mascot. This comes close to the Stanford situation, but a tree is more unique than a bobcat.
Showing off my HMIQ. :dancin:
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The Indiana State Sycamores used to be known as the Fighting Trees and had a tree for a mascot, until they decided it needed to leave. (pun intended)