re: Miss State fans.....any of y'all embarrassed about the whole cowbell thing?

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We had a Bulldog before yall did. Research that shite dumbass. 1905>1956

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I did, dumbass, you are predictable wrong.

From an article:

Over the last half century, while UGA's bulldog has become such a well-known symbol, the belief the animal was initially connected to the University in 1901 has become widespread. The notion is all over the internet, printed in several UGA football books, including one or two by yours truly, and currently published at my UGA Nickname & Mascot History page. Come to find out, however, in order to be totally accurate, I apparently have some editing and updating to do at my website.

I recently came in contact with Auburn graduate Maury Ingram of Atlanta. Despite his allegiance to the Tigers, I know Maury to be a really good guy, for one, and to also own probably the largest collection of vintage college football pinbacks of anyone. He even has a Georgia Bulldog pinback (image) which appears rather similar to the one described from 1901. However, this bulldog pinback is actually from before 1901. Notably, according to the manufacturer's stamp on the back, the "badge" dates from 1898 to 1900.

Maury also shared a poem with me from Auburn's yearbook, the Glomerata, written in the 1899 edition regarding the 1898 Georgia-Auburn game—At the Goal. You can see the portion of the poem yourself. Apparently, Georgia had a "bull-dog" team for their meeting on November 24, 1898, and although the dogs would "eat 'em up," Auburn won the game.

There you have it. Georgia fans wore bulldog badges as early as 1898, 1899, or 1900, and Georgia had a "bull-dog" team and were "dogs" in 1898.

And this:

State's nickname didn't official become Bulldogs until 1961 when they obtained university status