Syracuse - Keep Orangemen and Orangewomen

"Go Otto!"

"Our school nickname is who we are and what we have accomplished. Changing this name would take away from all of our school's history and accomplishments."

"I think having our nickname the "Orange" would be corny. Our current names, "Orangemen" and "Orangewomen" are much more intimidating to other sports teams, especially the ones we've beaten in Championships the past few years."

"its a tradition that i feel should stay the same. it seems like changing the name would bring some sort of 'end' to a legacy of teams and athletes that will not in fact be ending."

"You can't change something that has become the heart and soul of every student, alumni and faculty. KEEP IT THE WAY IT IS!!"

"After all the years, do you really expect us to just accept a complete identity change? It's like going into the Witness Protection Program: SU will never be the same... and for me, that's a bad thing."

"Class of 1999"

"come on now....leave it as is..."

"So is Otto gonna become a hermaphrodite now or something? This blows."

"Orangemen/women is an original label for a sports team in either college or professional sports. We take great pride in defending our mascot and our names. By becoming the Syracuse Orange, we've just given into mainstream names and become like one of the "