<BEGIN DR EVIL VOICE> Are they at least ill-tempered turtles?
<END DR EVIL VOICE> --- In [email protected], "Ellen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Harvard Crimson, University of Alabama Crimson Tide. I think we have > had a similar discussion previously--colors as college team names, > college team names in general, Terrapins as a team name for the > University of Maryland--go turtles! Etc. > > --- In [email protected], tonyrichards@ wrote: > > > > Maroons are also escaped slaves although I would be surprised if > this was their inspiration. > > > > Not all universities have mascots, Stanford doesn't although they do > have a color - cardinal. > > Maybe it's the same deal with Chicago. > > > > Also, expanding the envelope a bit, the light, and dark blues. > > > > Regards, > > Tony > >
