Nickname Rights

Notre Dame is full of hypocrites, drunks, and douche bags. So it has been since the beginning of time. So shall it be till the end.

Growing up as a wee little Trojan lad, I was watching football with my Dad and one of the opposing players went down with an injury. As they lifted him up and helped him off the field, the crowd started to cheer. I asked my Dad why they were cheering. He told me that it was a show of sportsmanship, that even though he played for the other team, we fans all hoped he would be OK. I asked if it was ever OK to cheer for someone to get hurt. My Dad said, "only if it's Notre Dame".

That formative lesson in sportsmanship takes on a new meaning today.

ND doesn't have a choice.

Trademarks and copyrights don't allow for selective defense: It's either always defend or lose the trademark. USC did the same thing when the University of South Carolina used an interlocking SC on their baseball caps. Even though their SC looked very different from ours, USC had to sue, just in case some later court decided that failure to defend invalidated USC's trademark.

(Note: I am not a lawyer. Taking any of the above as legal advice would be incredibly stupid.)

Bosco and Bosco JR: thanks for providing yet another example of why generations of trOXans resemble a permanent teachers strike: no class.

speaking of class: in an emergency meeting held early this morning after Preferred Plus Night, the Classy Cadre Executive Council has decided NOT to bet the pension fund on the ND game. we have some inside info that indicates this will NOT be a LOCK of the CENTURY like the Oregon game last year that funded the new Cadre HQ complex and the acquisition of majority holdings of Proffered Plus Inc. by the Cadre Holding Company Ltd.

but don't worry, Aja, ND will still win easily.

As a PR move we should offer to liscense them to use Trojans if they change their mascot.

ND should sell t-shirts that say "killing student cameramen"...

Just in case there is any confusion:

cadre = gay orgy