O to P,- it's a bold statement to call something ignorant without the understanding from where the name originated. It makes you look, well...ignorant. The name originates from Samuel Duke (Duke the Builder), who was the College President when the team originated. Same way that the Cleveland Browns are not named for the color, but for their 1st coach-Paul Brown. Since you can't really have a mascot for a non famous person, we chose the bulldog, because of it's royalty tie-in with the word Duke.

Carry on.

Thanks goodness the non-ignorant folks understand the origin of the term 'Lady Dukes'.

Didn’t know what the heck a “Vol” is, so looked it up ... the name originated from [male] Volunteer soldiers in the War of 1812.

So ... yeah ... Lady Vols is so much more appropriate

Wow this thread is awful. Read every post, thank you for the entertainment ladies!

I am a Duke.
You are a Duke.
He/She/It is a Duke.
We are Dukes.

Go Dukes!

(10-09-2019 05:44 PM)JMURocks Wrote:  Didn’t know what the heck a “Vol” is, so looked it up ... the name originated from [male] Volunteer soldiers in the War of 1812.

So ... yeah ... Lady Vols is so much more appropriate

Lol, yeah there's a win. Also, OtP cited "Lady Bears" as okay. ANYONE with HALF A BRAIN knows that a female bear is a sow. CALLING THEM LADY BEARS IS JUST IGNORANT. Frankly, I'm disgusted.

What an insanely stupid semantic argument.

There is an official directive from Official Athletics Identity - Usage and Style Guide:

Quote:For naming purposes, first preference for all references to the athletics program is “James Madison” or “JMU.” The program’s sports
teams are identified as the “Dukes” and should never be listed as the “Lady Dukes” or “Duke Dogs,” the latter being the institution’s
mascot but not its teams’ nickname.

https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/j..._Guide.pdf

I will continue IGNORANTLY calling them the Lady Dukes.

There is an official directive from Official Athletics Identity - Usage and Style Guide:
Quote:
For naming purposes, first preference for all references to the athletics program is “James Madison” or “JMU.” The program’s sports
teams are identified as the “Dukes” and should never be listed as the “Lady Dukes” or “Duke Dogs,” the latter being the institution’s
mascot but not its teams’ nickname.

I rest my case. Go Dukes!! (of either gender)

(10-09-2019 03:14 PM)olddawg Wrote:  O to P,- it's a bold statement to call something ignorant without the understanding from where the name originated. It makes you look, well...ignorant. The name originates from Samuel Duke (Duke the Builder), who was the College President when the team originated. Same way that the Cleveland Browns are not named for the color, but for their 1st coach-Paul Brown. Since you can't really have a mascot for a non famous person, we chose the bulldog, because of it's royalty tie-in with the word Duke.

Carry on.

Thanks Old Dawg, I did not know that! (I'm not alum) If we open our eyes, ears, mind, we never stop learning.

(10-10-2019 12:35 PM)orange-to-purple Wrote:  I rest my case. Go Dukes!! (of either gender)

Nothing like bad process, good result, amirite?

(10-10-2019 12:35 PM)orange-to-purple Wrote:  There is an official directive from Official Athletics Identity - Usage and Style Guide:
Quote:
For naming purposes, first preference for all references to the athletics program is “James Madison” or “JMU.” The program’s sports
teams are identified as the “Dukes” and should never be listed as the “Lady Dukes” or “Duke Dogs,” the latter being the institution’s
mascot but not its teams’ nickname.

I rest my case. Go Dukes!! (of either gender)

But then there are the Dukettes. Imagine that! The horror...