NCAA madness

No, not March Madness, which keeps me glued to hours of basketball as I watch my brackets crumble.

Politically correct madness. The NCAA is waging a relentless campaign against North Dakota State University the University of North Dakota over its use of the nickname "Fighting Sioux" and its accompanying mascot. This, of course, is despite the fact that the Spirit Lake Sioux Nation has adopted a neutral stance on the issue.

I personally wouldn't adopt an American Indian mascot simply because of the controversy that comes with it, and I don't see a reason to embrace the controversy when I can just as easily pick an animal (though the animal rights activists will no doubt rise to the call at some point, as they already have with the Green Bay Packers). However, one must also consider that this mascot has existed long before the controversy did.

What makes me so annoyed with the NCAA is that they have no problem with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish or the West Virginia Mountaineers. I haven't heard the NFL or anyone else demanding that the Minnesota Vikings change their name.

The hypocrisy is just maddening.