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  • Utah HS Can't Be Called Cougars

    This is embarrassing.

    http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/highsc...161402778.html
    "Nobody listens to Turtle."
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  • #2
    Don't you think that the given justification is probably just a pretext? Seems more likely that there are a couple of Utes on the board, and that they didn't like the implications of the mascot and color scheme.

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    • #3
      Originally posted by Babs View Post
      Don't you think that the given justification is probably just a pretext? Seems more likely that there are a couple of Utes on the board, and that they didn't like the implications of the mascot and color scheme.
      I hope so.
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      • #4
        Hmmmm, maybe they should make Kearns High School change their mascot from Cougars.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Surfah View Post
          I hope so.
          I checked and it's in the board records. They said they were flooded with emails and were concerned about a mascot that might "cause division or dissent." As far as I can tell, they never even mentioned the sexual connotation of cougar.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Shaka View Post
            Hmmmm, maybe they should make Kearns High School change their mascot from Cougars.
            Union High School as well.

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            • #7
              Wow, pretty embarrassing move from my hometown. The chargers? I can personally affirm of the strong presence of both types of cougars in Draper and think its the only option for a mascot frankly.

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              • #8
                who cares about offending middle-aged women?
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                • #9
                  Holy Shit @ the concept drawing of the school.

                  WTF is it that the Draperites are getting fancy looking schools like that while the rest of the state gets buildings that look like a mix of low-end shopping malls and minimum security prisons?

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by TripletDaddy View Post
                    who cares about offending middle-aged women?
                    Anybody that comes in regular contact with the mothers of teenagers? I think offending perimenopausal women is one of those mistakes you only make once.

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                    • #11
                      My elementary and middle school mascot was the Cougar.
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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Portland Ute View Post
                        Holy Shit @ the concept drawing of the school.

                        WTF is it that the Draperites are getting fancy looking schools like that while the rest of the state gets buildings that look like a mix of low-end shopping malls and minimum security prisons?
                        I'll bet it ends up looking just as lame as the rest of the schools. Also, it doesn't appear to be located as near to Corner Canyon as the picture makes it look.
                        Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Surfah View Post
                          My elementary and middle school mascot was the Cougar.
                          I went to an elementary school in Norman where the mascot was the Cowboys. They said they chose the name for its alliterative value only, which might have been convincing were the colors not orange and white. By the time I was in high school both the mascot and the colors had been changed.

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Surfah View Post
                            My elementary and middle school mascot was the Cougar.
                            My elementary school was the Hooters. Oh yeah!

                            Hooray for the Hidden Valley Hooters. No wonder they changed it eventually.

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by BigPiney View Post
                              My elementary school was the Hooters. Oh yeah!

                              Hooray for the Hidden Valley Hooters. No wonder they changed it eventually.
                              Weren't they worried about offending flat-chested women?
                              Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.

                              "The only one of us who is so significant that Jeff owes us something simply because he decided to grace us with his presence is falafel." -- All-American

                              GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!

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