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Why does Syracuse have a tropical fruit for a mascot?
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Why does Syracuse have a tropical fruit for a mascot?


Oct 5, 2013, 7:52 AM

I'm not an arborist but I don't think orange trees can survive in the crappy climate they have in Syracuse. I do know an orange strikes fear in people about as much as a chicken does.

Or is it just an orange blob of something? Inquiring minds want to know.

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Oct 5, 2013, 8:10 AM



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Oct 5, 2013, 8:11 AM



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Re: original team name was orange for their school color


Oct 5, 2013, 8:14 AM

Had an indian for a mascot. Also were known as orangemen or orangewoman. PC movement happened and they dropped the indian and men or women to be gender neutral. To go back to the original source orange,they picked a cartoon orange as a mascot. Some cheerleaders named it Otto.

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Oct 5, 2013, 8:20 AM



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Re: can't make this stuff up


Oct 5, 2013, 8:24 AM

Guess they figured an orange wouldn't offend anyone until the orange trees get a lawyer!

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Oct 5, 2013, 8:56 AM [ in reply to So they're gender nuetral? Interesting concept.**** ]

I kinda been that way since I got married!

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so they are like the Stanford Cardinal. Also named for


Oct 5, 2013, 9:44 AM [ in reply to Re: original team name was orange for their school color ]

the color.... and no reasoning whatsoever for it's Christmas Tree mascot!

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Oct 5, 2013, 8:16 AM



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I do know from a Syracuse native that their name change...


Oct 5, 2013, 8:30 AM

from the Orangemen to the Orange was due to their President/Chancellor who deemed the name Orangemen as sexist and demeaning to women

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Oct 5, 2013, 8:33 AM

We were the saltine warriors which we had similar mascot to FSU but the NY libs didnt like that so we swtiched to Orangemen but then again they NY libs didnt think that was PC so now were just Orange???

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Well, if you have trouble with the latter, then just


Oct 5, 2013, 8:39 AM

call yourselves, "The Urnge." If disagreement arises with that, tell 'em to kiss your posteriors!

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Could be worse


Oct 5, 2013, 8:56 AM

Could be a mango or a papaya

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Oct 5, 2013, 9:48 AM

It is all about PC. Orange has been SU's official color since 1890. The team mascot was formerly the Saltine Warrior after an archaeological find of a warrior skeleton in the area. The saltine comes from local natural resources.

In 1978, Native American students successfully petitioned to discontinue the Saltine Warrior, disapproving the mascot's supposed "stereotypical portrayal" of Native Americans.

Several new mascots were tried beginning with a Roman gladiator dressed in orange armor, Fans booed the mascot. We also had the "Dome Ranger" - really dumb.

In 1990, the Chancellor planned to introduce a new mascot of a Lion but the student body supported Otto.

Its tough having a piece of fruit for a mascot. That's why just about everybody just uses Cuse.

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