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Old Wed Oct 18, 2006, 06:24pm
IRISHMAFIA IRISHMAFIA is offline
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Originally Posted by Dakota
It's absolutely amazing that this "rule" is only being enforced against small schools. Florida State was granted an excemption, for example. I guess that was when they still expected their football team to be good.
FSU received an exemption because the standing council of a Seminole sect completely supports the portrayal and, supposedly, are consulted as to garb and actions the "mascot" performs. Granted, not all Seminoles agree, but apparently the council carries enough weight in the eyes of the NCAA.
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