Mose Schrute is their mascot?

Elon Chainsaw Messiahs

Emperor Nero would have enjoyed seeing the Fighting Christians take on the Nitany Lions.

Ahmadenijad finds the old name quite accurate.

The Colorado Rockies are wondering if that name is copyrighted.

Should have changed it to the Evil Fighting Lincolns.

Isn't "Fighting Christians" redundant? "Christians" should suffice.

I'm glad the Fightin' Chrians got into the tourney. What do you think they will do when they lose?

Perhaps chri, like their 1 legged puppy has died?

i have a food in the oven.

Worst Punch-Out opponent ever.

@UkraineNotWeak: +1

You trying to say Jesus Christ can't make a free throw?

Kyle Orton votes for Elon Neck Beards

Change the guy's hair to a payess and it takes on a whole new meaning.

@UkraineNotWeak: That's actually Dwide Schrude.

That mascot appears suspiciously Irish. Must be the belligerence.

...and boasting former Marlins' manager Jack McKeon (pictured) as its most famous graduate.

Old'd.

They also misspelled "Koreans" at the bottom of their logo.

"I'll show you me other cheek, laddy.. just come a mite closer"

Unless you can wear ties on the court, I don't think BJU is going to get into hoops anytime soon.

The NCAA made them change their name. Apparently, all of the other teams got tired of the rematches 3 days later.

When the hell did Elon go D1? I remember getting recruited to play football there in the 90s(till they learned I was jewish)

For what it's worth, the nickname change came along with a change from being Elon College to Elon University. And they were getting skads of money from alums to build new facilities, rumor having it that some of those donations came with riders re: mascot. So, you know, there is that.

@LeNoceur:

God forbid the Fightin' Christians ever have to play the Fighting Irish. It would be the Troubles all over again.

You know, the more I look at that mascot, the more I believe that it's a version of the old Letterman joke about the "Fightin' Amish".

Kitna went there for a year then left after the name change

@Yostal: That was how we referred to ourselves at Franklin and Marshall College (Lancaster, PA). Slightly fiercer than our actual mascot, the Diplomats.

Elon lost a tough game the other day against the Melbourne Fightin' Russell Crowes.

My high school's mascot was the Quakers. "Fighting Quakers" would have been too awesome. You want to build a reputation as a smarty school, go for the ironic nickname.

Correction -

and boasting NASCAR's Ward Burton as its most famous graduate.

/got her done

@UkraineNotWeak: You mean Ken Tremendous.

They were originally the Fighting Catholics, when they would just beat themselves up.

I have cousins who graduated from both Elon and Bob Jones. Where is my award?

Elon selected the Phonix by a slight margin over 'Suspicious Darkies' and 'Covetous Jews' neither which met objection from the Alumni Association.

Fightin' Quakers would enventually be PC'd into Quake.

@RugDaniels: If they had a controversy, would it be called Elongate ?

Must have been quite a crusade to get rid of the fightin christians.

@Christmas Ape: Exactly. The Fighting Lubavitchers would basically describe where I grew up.@Encouraging Referee Pitman: See the following: [dolphin.upenn.edu]

Sorry I'm late to this (Thanks Bell South !)

As a semi-proud Grad (1990) They told us the change was due to many people thinking they were like Liberty Baptist, Bob Jones & the other "Christian" schools.

@AppFan:
Ward went to Elon but he quit to start racing full time before he graduated.

INVSABUL HOLY BRASS NUCKLES

@Lunatic Fringe: No shit, I graduate in '09. Go Phoenix!

Good thing they changed the mascot. I found the old one horribly offensive and demeaning to Christians.

Also, Kay Yow first coached college ball at Elon. Her family is from around here.

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