Booking Site Has Odds on FSU Switching Away from Seminoles

On Monday, an era ended in the nation's capital, as the NFL franchise previously known as the Washington Redskins ceased its use of that nickname, with a replacement to come. This has put several other teams with Native American inspired mascots on the radar, and the question has been posed: who's next?

According to odds recently released by online booking site BetOnline.ag, only one team is more likely to make a change than FSU: the Cleveland Indians and their offensive, cartoonish mascot. But check out the rest of the list:

Team to Officially Change Their Name Next

Cleveland Indians: 1/2

Florida State Seminoles: 11/2

Kansas City Chiefs: 11/2

Atlanta Braves: 8/1

Chicago Blackhawks: 10/1

Personally, I feel like if you have a friend who wants to bet on Florida State changing its symbol (not its mascot, as FSU doesn't have a mascot), you should be really nice to that friend, and stay in his/her good graces. Because that person is the kind of terrible bettor who could prospectively put your kids through college.

I feel like Florida State is only on this list because of the fact that it's a high-profile, national brand. The other week, I wrote about the very special relationship FSU has cultivated with the Seminole Tribe of Florida, and how the Tribe endorses Florida State's representation of Seminoles. Similarly, Central Michigan University has been cleared my Michigan's Chippewa Tribe-- but you don't see CMU on this list, perhaps because the Chips are a much smaller, more regional program.