he was clapping for an awful performer there, 'hawk.
VCU is an upstart. Only 6 programs have been to the sweet 16 the last 2 years. We "upstarted" long ago. An upstart wasn't #6 national seed and #1 for much of the year last year.
I'm not offended, because people are just ignorant. But the English language has hundreds of words that accurately describe this team and program. "Upstart" is about as accurate as "purple."
http://www.louisiana.edu/about-us/me...iversitys-name
Athletics Nickname
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns® is the nickname of the University’s athletic teams. Teams also may be referred to using shorter versions of that nickname. In most cases, Ragin’ Cajuns plural is proper, though Ragin’ Cajun in the singular form can apply.
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He used the word in a way that I have never seen used before. If that was the best word he could find, then he's a worse writer than I previously thought. There are plenty of other, better terms to describe the team than "upstart". Terms that couldn't be misconstrued to mean something else.
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