Pretty sure that everyone knew they were booing the name, not the team. People are obviously not ready to move forward; give it time...like about 20 years.
How about when Barry Alvarez served as interim football coach during a recent Badger bowl game? Oh wait, I guess he jacked UW for about 50k for that one game.
Comcast channel 999 will carry Saturday's game in the metro area, according to the announcers last night. The description in the channel guide will likely be "Special Event".
Sic was in the 'control what is yours to control' group...as far as complaining/discussing the nickname, he is hardly unique (much like the Hawks name) in that respect.
Yeah, putting the Fighting in front of any nickname automatically makes it golden...Fighting Giant Douches or Fighting Turd Sandwiches? Hard to say which one is better.