So, My Brother's College Just Renamed Their Mascot

[preppyak]

and it made Deadspin

http://www.deadspin.com/sports/whimsy/keep-her-away-from-the-stanford-tree-222598.php

The comments are hilarious...thank you IUP.

The best part, the initial name idea was the Squirrels, which they abandoned due to its potential for the students to work with...and instead they took this...


Some sample comments

"It kind of makes sense that a place called "Indiana University of Pennsylvania" would have as their mascot a heroine that routinely gets teabagged."

"Let me get this straight, "Crimson Hawk" is Laura Quinn's alter-ego?"

[Dirty Ernie]

Omg Iup Wtf?!? Lolz

[Dirty Ernie]

But seriously I went to West Chester and have been to IUP a few times on bball trips, and this makes me want to go to one of their sporting events again.

[preppyak]

the squirrels would ahve been just as amazing

and "Mighty Oaks" was another possibility...I mean, come on...

[histrionics22]

Haha. There was a blurb in a recent Sports Illustrated about it. Both of my parents went to IUP.

[fromwithin]

ew IUP is awful. that mascot is about fitting for that shithole.

[Juliana101]

My aunt went to IUP. She majored in Home Economics.

[leftstranded]

WOW!

that's the worst mascot ever

[Vincewithouthee]

Haha yeah that's hilarious.

[Zeran]

lol

[Drew Beringer]

hahah the comments on that page are great:

"Ronaldhino immediately signs up for that team."

hahahah

[punk shawn]

that's pretty funny.

[Split2nd]

ehh... I don't think that's worse than Banana Slugs or Dirtbags.

[Drew Beringer]

http://www.pennlive.com/news/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1166843407221130.xml&coll=1