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    Here comes the Merchandise

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    I started this topic and shared the original pic because I like most have struggled with why we are changing this name.  Had the administration not taken the approach to it the way they did I might have been more supportive.  As more time passes I like some are coming to grips with the change.  What scared me a little when I saw that first Fhawks shirt at Scheels is the thought that popped into my mind "That's my team, that's my alma mater, but i'm going to get so much $%*# for wearing that".  Not a good place to be when you struggle with the pride to not look past the change that like in so many other things isn't going away.  Let's be honest, there are a lot of bad nicknames in the NCAA, but the fan base owns it and supports it.  Look south...is a Bison, by today's standards which is not much different than a domesticated cow and that the fan base doesn't even pronounce the name right, a good nickname?  I don't think so, but those people...including the bandwagon fans of the last 5 years, own it and support it with pride.  We could definitely say the same thing about the Packers.  We can continue to pretend the change hasn't happened, try to ignore it, get called the fighting who for years to come and be the laughing stock of the Midwest for how this was handled, or suck it up, own the new name, logo, mascot or whatever and be a true fan of a university, and its sports teams and crush all that crap.  

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