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How every team in the top 25 got it's nickname
Posted on 8/30/13 at 10:56 am
Posted on 8/30/13 at 10:56 am
Posted on 8/30/13 at 10:57 am to StopRobot
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it's ok though because i doubt it was that interesting
it's ok though because i doubt it was that interesting
Posted on 8/30/13 at 10:59 am to StopRobot
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The student body held an election to decide on a new nickname, and while Robber Barons garnered the most support, new president Donald Kennedy expressed his concern that the moniker was disrespectful to school founder and railroad magnate Leland Stanford.
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Some of the other suggestions that were considered include Golden Falcons, Statesmen, Crackers, Tarpons and Fighting Warriors.
And any Florida fan that can't find great troll-bait hidden in the middle of this part of the entry on FSU is unworthy of being considered a CFB fan.
This post was edited on 8/30/13 at 11:04 am
Posted on 8/30/13 at 11:00 am to StopRobot
Good article. Thanks for posting
Posted on 8/30/13 at 12:01 pm to StopRobot
nice link
I like LSU, Oklahoma, and TCU's nickname origins
I like LSU, Oklahoma, and TCU's nickname origins
Posted on 8/30/13 at 12:14 pm to StopRobot
Ohhh the irony.
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When Herman J. Stegeman took over as head coach in 1920, Georgia’s football team, which had previously been referred to as the Red and Black, became known as the Wildcats. Atlanta Journal sportswriter Morgan Blake took issue with the unoriginal moniker, pointing out that it was already shared by at least two other teams in the south—Kentucky State and Davidson. “I had hoped that Georgia would adopt some original nickname that would stand out,” Blake wrote. “…The ‘Georgia Bulldogs’ would sound good, because there is a certain dignity about a bulldog as well as ferocity, and the name is not common as ‘Wildcats’ and ‘Tigers.’ Yale is about the only team I recall right now that has the name.”
Posted on 8/30/13 at 12:18 pm to StopRobot
aTm Farmers sound a helluva lot better than an Aggie
Posted on 8/30/13 at 8:00 pm to StopRobot
The one on the right needs to be in the creepy mascot thread
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