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 :*I agree on all three points.  The inclusion (or not) of ""State"" in the team names is determined by WP:COMMONNAME.  Cbl probably had the best idea with regard to ""Lady ___"": if there is no mascot gender difference except the use of ""Lady,"" then omit ""Lady"" from the article title, create a ""Lady ___"" redirect and include ""Lady ___"" in the lead as bolded text.  I think that resolves the gender problem 90%+ of the time.  As for the new naming scheme, do not underestimate SMcC: he is an MOS regular and a self-styled article title expert on article titles.  He is relentless as pitbull terrier, and he's right more often than he's wrong, and he sometimes gets his way even when he is wrong.  Better to nip that in the bud before we're forced to have a Wikipedia-wide RfC on college sports team names, and have to defend existing consensus to a bunch of people who don't understand the existing naming system.  Cheers, old man.    "