Bulls, Gamecocks Highlight Dilemma with Women’s Mascots

Mike Merrell FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Mike Merrell’s Three-and-Out Most college team mascots were chosen long before Title IX came along, and naturally no thought was given to the possibility that women might someday bear the name on the battlefields. So when Title IX created intercollegiate women’s sports, the dilemma of what to do about team mascots came with it. Somebody got the bright idea to …