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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
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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 11:00 am to StopRobot
nice read
Posted on 8/30/13 at 11:02 am to MasCervezas
I see i'm missing out. I retract my statement.
Posted on 8/30/13 at 11:03 am to CBandits82
the pic of the Stanford tree on the right... 
FSU used to be a womens college?
FSU used to be a womens college?
This post was edited on 8/30/13 at 11:07 am
Posted on 8/30/13 at 11:22 am to StopRobot
Good read.
Posted on 8/30/13 at 11:40 am to jj06
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FSU used to be a womens college?
You seriously didn't know that? Many gators will say that it still is.
Posted on 8/30/13 at 11:50 am to CGSC Lobotomy
I like that the guy from Georgia wanted an original nickname so he went with Bulldogs
Posted on 8/30/13 at 11:59 am to CGSC Lobotomy
I really wish some of the original names had stuck.
"Welcome to Evanston, Illinois, HOME OF THE... Fighting... Methodists. God dammit, guys..."
"Welcome to Evanston, Illinois, HOME OF THE... Fighting... Methodists. God dammit, guys..."
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 12:02 pm to jj06
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FSU used to be a womens college?
It still is, isn't it?
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 12:22 pm to NATidefan
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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.”
That is ironic.
Posted on 8/30/13 at 6:37 pm to randomways
Interesting that FSU stole the name of their older, in-state rival's yearbook... just like the tsippers stole ours. But that is only one of a long list of football traditions they stole/copied from A&M, like their fight song, hand signals, hex rallies, etc.
Posted on 8/30/13 at 8:00 pm to StopRobot
The one on the right needs to be in the creepy mascot thread
Posted on 8/30/13 at 10:41 pm to dawgfan1979
we
are
farmers.
dum du dum dum dum dum duh.
are
farmers.
dum du dum dum dum dum duh.
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