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Unread 20-05-2011, 12:02
Leeebowitz Leeebowitz is offline
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Re: Changing a team name

For the sake of gaining a slightly different perspective, I'd like to share some of the debate that happened on our team. While I don't necessarily agree with this, our head mentor said that you shouldn't have a weird or silly name unless you can back it up as a good team. Teams like the Thunderchickens and Exploding Bacon are examples of this. He said that a team that isn't as successful just loses respectability, which can be tough on a team like ours which is struggling to find a financial sponsor.

My own perspective is that a unique name has very little correlation to respectability. If anything, I'd say that it actually helps a team stand out to potential sponsors and the community at large and even makes the experience more enjoyable for students. I think everyone on our team has wished at some point they could come up with a cheer like "Oink! Oink! Boom!"

So, food for thought.
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