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Message: [QUOTE="OrangeXtreme, post: 1346832, member: 41"] [B][URL='http://www.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/index.ssf/2015/03/nike_the_company_that_convinced_syracuse_to_ditch_orangemen_nickname_is_at_it_ag.html?hootPostID=f56b65df6defeed81e326fa6cd477c3c']Nike, the company that convinced Syracuse to ditch Orangemen nickname, is at it again (PS: Waters)[/URL][/B] [I]Nike, the company that convinced Syracuse University officials to ditch the school's iconic Orangemen nickname in 2004, is at it again. Last November, the University of Tennessee announced its decision to stop using the nickname Lady Volunteers, or Lady Vols, for its women's athletic teams except for women's basketball. Much like Syracuse's dumping of Orangemen in favor of Orange for all of its teams back in 2004, Tennessee's decision met with outrage from much of its fan base. It appears now that both decisions were the result of input from Nike...[/I] [/QUOTE]