CousinRicky Posted December 18, 2023 Group: TBP Subscriber III Topic Count: 582 Content Count: 22,691 Reputation: 5,823 Days Won: 108 Joined: 09/13/2007 Share Posted December 18, 2023 33 minutes ago, Rocky Style said: I thought it was just a cute orange. Our daughter's friend was the mascot for one season back in the 2000's. They came down to play in the Citrus Bowl and our daughter drove over to see her friend and got into the costume for a photo op in her room. 37 minutes ago, Grateful Dad said: Our reader: We should reflect on the history of Syracuse's nickname - The Daily Orange DAILYORANGE.COM Our reader imagines if Syracuse University and The Onondaga Nation collectively influenced Syracuse's nickname. Continue reading → In 1931, based on a campus connection with the Onondaga Nation, Syracuse University adopted the Orangemen nickname and Saltine Warrior logo. In the 1950s the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity added a human Indian mascot to the mix. That scenario lasted until the 1970s when concerns were first raised about the manner in which the Onondagan culture was being (mis)represented by the logo and mascot. In 1978 a pow wow between the Onondagans, the fraternity and the university resulted in the termination of the logo and the mascot. The nickname lived on until 2005 when it was officially shortened to just “Orange.” So, Orange must refer to the skin color of the native population in NY history. Good find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outlaw Posted December 18, 2023 Group: TBP Subscriber Topic Count: 71 Content Count: 12,484 Reputation: 3,227 Days Won: 25 Joined: 10/16/2017 Share Posted December 18, 2023 1 hour ago, Grateful Dad said: Our reader: We should reflect on the history of Syracuse's nickname - The Daily Orange DAILYORANGE.COM Our reader imagines if Syracuse University and The Onondaga Nation collectively influenced Syracuse's nickname. Continue reading → In 1931, based on a campus connection with the Onondaga Nation, Syracuse University adopted the Orangemen nickname and Saltine Warrior logo. In the 1950s the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity added a human Indian mascot to the mix. That scenario lasted until the 1970s when concerns were first raised about the manner in which the Onondagan culture was being (mis)represented by the logo and mascot. In 1978 a pow wow between the Onondagans, the fraternity and the university resulted in the termination of the logo and the mascot. The nickname lived on until 2005 when it was officially shortened to just “Orange.” So, Orange must refer to the skin color of the native population in NY history. So they were just ahead of the times and were the washington redskins that wanted to rebrand their image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outlaw Posted December 18, 2023 Group: TBP Subscriber Topic Count: 71 Content Count: 12,484 Reputation: 3,227 Days Won: 25 Joined: 10/16/2017 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Back to the classics 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CousinRicky Posted December 18, 2023 Group: TBP Subscriber III Topic Count: 582 Content Count: 22,691 Reputation: 5,823 Days Won: 108 Joined: 09/13/2007 Share Posted December 18, 2023 13 minutes ago, Outlaw said: So they were just ahead of the times and were the washington redskins that wanted to rebrand their image. That's about right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outlaw Posted December 18, 2023 Group: TBP Subscriber Topic Count: 71 Content Count: 12,484 Reputation: 3,227 Days Won: 25 Joined: 10/16/2017 Share Posted December 18, 2023 2 minutes ago, CousinRicky said: That's about right. See the drunk cuse fan from the big east days did give me solid info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky the Bull Posted December 18, 2023 Group: Member Topic Count: 1,034 Content Count: 7,513 Reputation: 1,117 Days Won: 10 Joined: 12/25/2001 Share Posted December 18, 2023 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bull2saintleo Posted December 18, 2023 Group: Member Topic Count: 131 Content Count: 3,096 Reputation: 162 Days Won: 1 Joined: 01/17/2004 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Bowl uniforms released. Looks like we might get a color vs. color matchup unless Cuse goes with road whites. USF Football (@usffootball) • Instagram photos and videos WWW.INSTAGRAM.COM 349 likes, 2 comments - usffootball on December 18, 2023: "Bowling in a classic look! #ComeToTheBay | #StayInTheBay" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outlaw Posted December 18, 2023 Group: TBP Subscriber Topic Count: 71 Content Count: 12,484 Reputation: 3,227 Days Won: 25 Joined: 10/16/2017 Share Posted December 18, 2023 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Ricky the Bull said: Heal up.Atleast he isnt pulling the same shenannigans the only minnesota QB pulled that has played before and didn't transfer out demand 30,000 in NIL money or he isn't playing. Welcome to the NIL era. Gophers Paying Cole Kramer a Rumored $30K in NIL to Stay for Bowl Game MSN WWW.MSN.COM Edited December 18, 2023 by Outlaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryson W Posted December 18, 2023 Group: Member Topic Count: 22 Content Count: 398 Reputation: 182 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/11/2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 26 minutes ago, Ricky the Bull said: this is huge actually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Style Posted December 18, 2023 Group: Member Topic Count: 109 Content Count: 21,056 Reputation: 4,576 Days Won: 38 Joined: 09/14/2007 Share Posted December 18, 2023 44 minutes ago, Outlaw said: Back to the classics Hot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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