Tufts has an engineering school and a vet school, so the tusk problem could be easily fixed before going into battle.
The Mammoths tusks don’t look like very effective weapons to me - they are long, but turned in on each other!
All show, no go!
As far as recent team national championships go…
Soccer
Tufts - two
Amherst- one
Field Hockey
Tufts - one (plus one runner up)
Amherst - none
Mens Lacrosse
Tufts - three
Amherst - none
Women’s Basketball
Tufts none (runners up twice)
Amherst - one
Softball
Tufts - three
Amherst - none
Last year’s Directors Cup
Tufts #4 in D3
Amherst #7 in D3
This year’s Directors Cup (through winter season)
Tufts #3 in D3
Amherst #13 in D3
You guys started the Williams rivalry when you stole students and library books from them to start Amherst, so maybe your attempt to copy our beloved mascot will create another… 