SFU Athletics are a study in absurdity. They play in the NCAA (where their football team is a punching bag with 3 measly wins in the last 5 years, but that's another story), ]
That's interesting. I've been hearing about SFU players in the CFL for decades, so I always assumed that they had a pretty strong program. Though admittedly I've never known anything about their won-lost record until now.
Western (along with Laval) has arguably the most storied and successful football program in Canada. For years I was an academic advisor for the team. Coach Marshall has done a fantastic job for the team he once starred on. (Mustangs).
With their first full season in 1929, the Western Mustangs are one of the most decorated football teams in Canadian university history. The team has had the most Vanier Cup national championship appearances, having made it to the title game 15 times (most recently in 2021).[1] The Mustangs have won eight Vanier Cups, second only to the Laval Rouge et Or. The Mustangs have also won the Yates Cup conference championship 33 times in team history; more than any other Canadian University.
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There have been three former Western Mustang team members who have participated in the NFL Draft:[3] John Priestner (Baltimore Colts, 1979), Tyrone Williams (Phoenix Cardinals, 1992) and Vaughn Martin (San Diego Chargers, 2009).
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Western (along with Laval) has arguably the most storied and successful football program in Canada. For years I was an academic advisor for the team. Coach Marshall has done a fantastic job for the team he once starred on. (Mustangs).
Hey, that's pretty neat. I would have loved to play a role like that had I worked for a university.
yeah, I got free tickets (4) for each home game.
My job was to help students balance their (intense) need to commit to the team (training, travel) and to maintain a superior academic record. Some juggling was involved (e.g., exam period, when the team was on a championship roll).
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The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts. (Bertrand Russell)
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The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts. (Bertrand Russell)
SFU Athletics are a study in absurdity. They play in the NCAA (where their football team is a punching bag with 3 measly wins in the last 5 years, but that's another story), and of course the fact that they do that means that they had to change their innocuous name because of the connotations it holds down there. Wouldn't be an issue if they played in Canada, but they can't have that.
And while they won't play in Canada, they will wrap themselves in their Canadian identity. It's pathetic. "Canada's NCAA Team"
It is weird. When I was a student there in the 90s there were in the NAIA, which is another US group but a tier down from NCAA.
I don't think the "The Clansman" or "The Clanswomen" would be at all offensive in a Canadian context.
This. I don’t know why Rousseau (and a few others) seem so constantly outraged when this happens to the same guy over and over again. It’s literally one of the oldest and hardest rules in online forums and has almost always resulted in an instaban. If anything SSP is far more lenient than most online platforms when it comes to it.
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My point is this: Ryerson had an opportunity to rebrand itself here. It had a whole nation and history of choices it could have chose from to do so. Distinctive choices, interesting choices, hell, even weird choices. Choices that would have set it apart from the preexisting universities in the area.
Instead, it took the bland pablum route; a name that could be confused with the other major university of the city.
Do people get Boston College and Boston University confused? Texas Tech and Texas? Etc. Nothingburger.
Haven't seen any other suggested names that get the point across better than Metropolitan, and anecdotally every graduate I either know personally or publicly approve of the new name.
Video on the nee Faculty of Health Sciences at uOttawa's Lees Campus, one O-Train stop away from the main campus. Includes a few exterior and interior renderings.
I'm not at all surprised. Is 850 people "a lot"? Boy, I feel tired. Anyone else just starting to check out and go "meh, whatever"? Would anyone in their right mind EVER propose naming anything after any specific person or group ever again?
2103: "A new poll indicates that many are in favour of renaming 'Université du Sud-est du Nouveau-Brunswick' due to the name having ties to King George III, the original Duke of Brunswick..."
I'm not at all surprised. Is 850 people "a lot"? Boy, I feel tired. Anyone else just starting to check out and go "meh, whatever"? Would anyone in their right mind EVER propose naming anything after any specific person or group ever again?
2103: "A new poll indicates that many are in favour of renaming 'Université du Sud-est du Nouveau-Brunswick' due to the name having ties to King George III, the original Duke of Brunswick..."
I was on the "meh, whatever" train from the beginning. Lots of things change from time to time and while it might cost a bit of time and money, if it only happens once every 60 years or so, it's not a much of problem.
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I think that for uMoncton, it's more about claiming the francophone identity than "wokeism". It's not like anyone is asking Moncton change it's name (for now). I'm in support of the name change.
That's interesting. I've been hearing about SFU players in the CFL for decades, so I always assumed that they had a pretty strong program. Though admittedly I've never known anything about their won-lost record until now.
About to come to an end. SFU has decided to shutdown its football program.
The students are in court to try to get a court order forcing them to continue the program.
Side note, we visited Kingston late last week. Queen's is a beautiful campus. That classic campus you'd see in movies, TV shows and cartoons. Very impressive. uOttawa doesn't compare to a lot of other Canadian University campuses as most of its growth was during the 60s and 70s brutalist era.
Maybe we should restart naming our universities/colleges and streets to 1 to 1,000,000 in order not to hurt anybody's feelings. I would say A to Z but that would upset people who don't use a European language.
Just tell these bleeding hearts they we are not going to change our streets, schools etc or tear down our statues to accommodate their insecurities. These people desperately need to get a life or therapy.
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