TMU Just Announced Their New Mascot & Team Name, But Some People Are Confused

Say goodbye to the Ryerson Rams and hello to Toronto Metropolitan University's new team name and mascot.

In April, the formally known Ryerson University officially changed its name to Toronto Metropolitan University.

Over 2,600 names were considered, and the committee produced a shortlist of potential options based on several factors, and then one was chosen.

The move comes after residents called for a name change over the past few years due to its connection with Egerton Ryerson, who was said to be involved with Canada's residential school system.

Regardless, with a name change comes a lot of rebranding, and one of those things the university needs to consider is how to represent its school to the world.

The team name

From now on, Ryerson Rams will no longer be the name representing the university. Instead, they are introducing TMU Bold.

"Boldness is a core value of our university. It is shared by our students, reflected in our approach to learning and research, and demonstrated on the court, the field, and the rink by our athletes," said president and vice-chancellor Mohamed Lachemi in a press release.

The university landed on that name through community feedback. They saw that people wanted a team name that was "unique and confident."

"Every legacy begins with a bold decision to start something meaningful, lasting and memorable," Lachemi added. "This is a team name that we can cultivate, own, and celebrate."

The Mascot

With every new team name obviously comes a new mascot.

Is that a human? No, it's a plane. Actually, it's a bird!

In other words, Eggy the Ram has been put to sleep, and a new falcon is making an appearance. Yes, you read that right. The university will no longer be represented with a ram mascot instead, a falcon one will fly over the community.

However, "the character development for the new mascot hasn't happened yet - the physical mascot will be unveiled in the coming months," a spokesperson from TMU told Narcity.

People's reactions

While this may come as exciting news to the university, others on social media are a bit confused.

Some may be excited about the new team name, but this Twitter user commented on a promo video saying, "Not trying to be hypercritical here, but it doesn't exactly sound like a team name."

At the same time, the university rivals, Waterloo Warriors, thought it was a bold strategy, "But seriously - we love it," they commented.

Others questioned why call them TMU Bold when you can just call them "The Falcons."

Meanwhile, there are a few Reddit threads about the new name and mascot, but unfortunately, people sound disappointed.

One Redditor said, "I don't care about the falcon as the mascot, I think that's pretty cool, but "Bold." That's a pretty corny name to go by in my opinion."

Another hoped the mascot would be an emu, AKA "TMU Emus," and someone else just called it "Pathetic."