Meeeeshagan fans not amused. Heh.
 

http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/story/8567402

Zoo changes animal names after complaints





June 15, 2005
CBS SportsLine.com wire reports



ROYAL OAK, Mich. -- Some University of Michigan backers weren't amused to learn the Detroit Zoo's baby wolverines had been given nicknames of rival Big Ten teams.

After receiving several dozen complaints, including threats to cancel memberships or reduce donations, the zoo renamed the 3½-month-old kits last week.

A zookeeper who graduated from Michigan State University had named the kits Sparty -- for the MSU mascot -- and Bucky, either for the Wisconsin Badger mascot or a variation on the Ohio State Buckeyes.

"We got some e-mail and phone calls from zoo visitors and the general public who were deeply offended by the names," zoo spokeswoman Rana Kozouz told the Detroit Free Press on Tuesday. "So we changed the names to Tamarack and Tilia, the names of Michigan trees."
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Geez, those people are pansies...

Big 10 fans generally are.

:fire:

Michigan fans suck.

Heh. The same thing happened at "Boone Pickens Stadium". Someone put an OU logo in bricks. (At Oklahoma States stadium).

Deep down we're all hawkeye fans at heart. :IA:

Well, the intelligent ones anyway.

you suck


:p


go blue!

Shut up, n00b.

Up yours skippy

As opposed to fans who follow whatever team is winning, right? :p

Yeeaahh...? Go Big XII! \m/ Hook'em! Boomer Sooner! :rolleyes:

You know what I meant Wildca...err, Jawha...err...

If only it were true, it would be funny. :P

It is funny. I think I'll start rooting for Iowa in football and Iowa State in basketball.

That wouldn't be as bad as rooting for NU football and MU basketball. :)

BTW, Scoreboard biatch!