I love my school because of the experiences I had there, but I'm not crazy about our name or mascot. We're the only FBS school in Florida whose mascot has absolutely nothing to do with the state of Florida.

We were originally the Florida Tech Citronaughts. While the Citronaught is kind of dumb looking, at least it was unique. If I could re-write history I would have kept the Florida Tech name and chosen the Conquistador as our mascot. It's still kind of like a Knight, but it would be unique and would draw on Florida's history as a Spanish colony.

I went to high school in Key West. We were the Fighting Conchs. I always loved that mascot and it's very appropriate for a school in the Keys.