Because the trojans didn't have a strong abstinence message.
The Blue Devils.
It goes from Trojans-Blue Devils-Tigers-Wombats-Hornets, so in the end they are the Merryweather Hornets, yet in the movie this is different.
I believe there is Duke Blue Devils in Durham NC and Depaul Blue Demons in Chicago.
The mascot for Duke University is a Blue Devil. It is this because during WWI the French soldiers were known as "the blue devils". They were well trained and helped break the stalemate on the French Alps.
Merryweather wears blue, Flora wears pink/red, and Fauna wears green.
"Blue" for the VFW color and "Devils" after Concord's local landmark, Mt. Diablo).
Mount Morris School are the blue devils too
The mascot in the book "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson is a tree. It symbolizes Melinda's struggle to find her voice and speak up about the traumatic experience she went through.
The blue jays mascot is Ace.
Hamburg Blue Devils was created in 1992.
The mascot for Duke University is the Blue Devil.
In the book "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson, the school mascots are the Trojans. The main character, Melinda, refers to them as the "Merryweather Marthas" due to their overly enthusiastic school spirit.