Bring Back The Fightin' Christians! - Deadspin Comments

Bring Back The Fightin' Christians!

MenaceIISobriety — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:20:42 EDT

/mentally lists PCU quotes

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hawsquire — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:11:01 EDT

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

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Chief Wahoo — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:06:44 EDT

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

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hawsquire — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:02:43 EDT

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

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MenaceIISobriety — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:58:34 EDT

INVSABUL HOLY BRASS NUCKLES

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Lunatic Fringe — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:32:02 EDT

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.

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IchiroSuzukiSamurai — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:27:10 EDT

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

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Laser Guided — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:20:27 EDT

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

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blastitbiggs — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:18:44 EDT

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

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blastitbiggs — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:17:23 EDT

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

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RugDaniels — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:09:56 EDT

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

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JohnCocktosten — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:02:42 EDT

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

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G.G. — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:43:39 EDT

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

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The White Boom Boom — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:36:36 EDT

@UkraineNotWeak: You mean Ken Tremendous.

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AppFan — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:36:20 EDT

Correction -

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

/got her done

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Encouraging Referee Pitman — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:28:31 EDT

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.

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Christ Sabo — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:16:50 EDT

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

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Et Tu, Schrute? — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:15:52 EDT

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

Et Tu, Schrute?

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Babcocksure — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:14:09 EDT

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

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Yostal — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:12:10 EDT

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".

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BigTenObsession — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:10:17 EDT

@LeNoceur:

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

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Eirishis — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:05:35 EDT

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.

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Steve Trachsel, Ace — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:04:47 EDT

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

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The Boy Wonder — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:04:39 EDT

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

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brougham — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:00:03 EDT

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

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Storming the Floor — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:58:26 EDT

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

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Brazil Thrill — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:57:38 EDT

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

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Tuffy — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:55:59 EDT

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

Old'd.

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LeNoceur — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:55:18 EDT

That mascot appears suspiciously Irish. Must be the belligerence.

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Fuck Lion — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:55:13 EDT

@UkraineNotWeak: That's actually Dwide Schrude.

Fuck Lion

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Christmas Ape — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:54:53 EDT

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

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McCroskey — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:53:58 EDT

Kyle Orton votes for Elon Neck Beards

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throwbot — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:53:21 EDT

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

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LeagueofShadows — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:50:42 EDT

@UkraineNotWeak: +1

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Peter Cavan — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:49:43 EDT

Worst Punch-Out opponent ever.

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drewheyman — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:49:31 EDT

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.

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Brazil Thrill — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:48:16 EDT

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

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tater — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:48:09 EDT

Should have changed it to the Evil Fighting Lincolns.

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Doyle McPoyle — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:47:53 EDT

The Colorado Rockies are wondering if that name is copyrighted.

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Carlton_Whitfield — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:47:16 EDT

Ahmadenijad finds the old name quite accurate.

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Civil Negligence — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:45:21 EDT

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

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Matt Sussman — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:44:33 EDT

Elon Chainsaw Messiahs

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UkraineNotWeak — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:44:10 EDT

Mose Schrute is their mascot?

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