Swarbrick very positive on Fighting Irish nickname.

Swarbrick very positive on Fighting Irish nickname.
by G.K.Chesterton (2020-07-14 22:52:43)
Edited on 2020-07-14 22:53:18

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From a wide-ranging interview this week on many subjects. I'm just picking the last question:

Q: What’s your take on people debating the Fighting Irish nickname and whether that’s something that should endure?

JS: “What we’re stressing in the current environment with our students is: We want to talk about everything. We want to talk about any issue or any concern, especially relating to social justice and the treatment of other people.

“So it would be inconsistent with that core message not to say we welcome people’s thoughts on this. We view it very positively. We don’t view it as having a negative connotation and certainly our experiences in Ireland have tended to reinforce that view.

“But I understand some people might have a different view and I welcome them expressing those views.”

Click here for link at https://www.ndinsider.com/football/jack-swarbrick-talks-spec

Replies:

Let’s go with “The Moops” and be done with it * - Frank Drebin 2020-07-16 08:27:14
Fighting Faustians? (note multiple interpretations) * - Rfk 2020-07-15 21:57:50
Their old name The Ramblers reminds me of AMC * - thethinman 2020-07-15 21:04:51
Liam Neeson and I feel we can still keep the true idea of - rgvirish 2020-07-15 20:54:20
There were likely Irish who fought for South in Civil War - Father Nieuwland 2020-07-15 19:26:38
- So If Corby were blessing the Confederate troops, - domer4 2020-07-15 19:34:22
"Redskins" is available. * - jimclarke5 2020-07-15 15:01:23
- That would be kind of applicable. * - RocketShark 2020-07-15 19:59:42
"The Independents" just to piss everyone off. * - Giggity_Giggity 2020-07-15 14:19:07
- like * - ksqdomer 2020-07-16 10:10:37
NDSCM78 reports ND is considering the" Ramblers"" - Irishgruff 2020-07-15 12:40:30
- Nah, ground work already laid for "Fighting Crazy Trains". * - cmhirish 2020-07-15 17:43:20
- At least we could have a cooler kickoff song. - BeastOfBourbon 2020-07-15 14:27:11
  - Replace the Victory March w/ Allman Bros "Ramblin Man". * - ArasEra 2020-07-16 14:26:05
  - How years ago in days of old, when magic filled the air. * - tdiddy07 2020-07-15 15:53:58
- whatever name is chosen, someone will be offended, sad. * - discNDav 2020-07-15 14:15:59
- ND should go with “The Hoofers” as a salute to Four Horsemen - Frank Drebin 2020-07-15 12:56:36
  - “The Hooters” as a salute to SMC chicks * - Father Nieuwland 2020-07-15 19:27:32
    - Halftime show - ksqdomer 2020-07-16 10:14:08
  - The “Nags.” * - usmcirish 2020-07-15 13:55:54
    - As a salute to ND women * - Father Nieuwland 2020-07-15 21:36:03
Guiness and Jameson also support our name. * - Domerduck 2020-07-15 11:53:06
- "Pubs: Irish Sunscreen"....... * - Nd66NC 2020-07-15 12:21:46
Jack currently working on a way to market/monetize - 84david 2020-07-15 09:45:28
Perhaps we should change it - novadamer 2020-07-15 09:32:21
Word salad. * - 1NDGal 2020-07-15 08:56:15
Jack is prepping us for ND’s new nickname: “Fabulous French” - Frank Drebin 2020-07-15 08:42:44
- So "Fighting Frogs" a tad too racist? - rgvirish 2020-07-15 20:44:17
- Combine the FSU chop with an "Off With Their Heads" chant * - Notra_Dahm 2020-07-15 15:29:55
- We already have the wine and cheese tailgating mastered. * - IAND75 2020-07-15 11:08:58
I don’t want to talk about everything. - mkovac 2020-07-15 01:21:15
- Right on, brother... - Kbyrnes 2020-07-15 20:19:51
- I feel this same way about the Tribe - ndgotrobbedin97 2020-07-15 16:48:09
- end of discussion, wish everyone would see this. * - discNDav 2020-07-15 10:03:20
  - it does glorify the Irish sterotypes of getting drunk and - jt 2020-07-15 12:20:30
    - Bullshit. I have never once connected Fighting Irish .... - Wolfetone 2020-07-15 16:12:56
      - That's the soyrse of the nickname.. A perjorative - ODSCHOOL 2020-07-15 20:17:53
        * * - Moff 2020-07-15 22:02:27
        “They fight like a bunch of drunken Irishmen,” was the story - 1NDGal 2020-07-16 20:47:42
      - and they were the mine field testers in WW1 as well * - jt 2020-07-15 17:16:32
        I think they were used as mud flaps in the early days - ACross 2020-07-16 01:14:51
        * * - Moff 2020-07-15 20:10:14
        you know why the Italian Navy builds their boats with - jt 2020-07-15 22:15:14
        * * - Moff 2020-07-16 07:15:10
        Well I suppose you had to do that. - 1NDGal 2020-07-16 20:41:31
      - And the Irish Brigade of the Civil War. - Domer84 2020-07-15 17:09:46
        ''Blue for the Union and Green for Ireland" * - Wolfetone 2020-07-16 05:04:27
    - Your suggestion that "getting drunk" and "fighting" - JC_90_94 2020-07-15 13:40:39
  - Doesn’t help when ND-affiliated sites push articles on the - 1NDGal 2020-07-15 10:16:57
- Always worried when Savvy touches anything..... - Wolfetone 2020-07-15 08:58:50
- finally, someone said it * - irishrock 2020-07-15 08:13:37
- Well said * - RoccoGlobboSchoolForWomen 2020-07-15 07:44:50
- Amen * - ND76 2020-07-15 06:26:14
- Thanks for saying that - acrossdmiddle 2020-07-15 05:55:24
This is the 3rd board of this refresher (link) - enginerd194 2020-07-14 22:57:37
- Little did we know what awaited us that fall.... * - graNDfan 2020-07-15 07:47:24
- Man oh man, where have all those posters gone? * - nd71 2020-07-15 07:09:18
  - * * - Moff 2020-07-15 11:46:23
    - Lovely to see you again .... * - nd71 2020-07-15 15:54:57
    - Lovely to see you again .... * - nd71 2020-07-15 14:54:26
- terry fox....never seen nor heard from again * - jt 2020-07-15 00:20:56
- That’s the most replies to a post I’ve ever seen * - HScorpio 2020-07-14 23:44:30