Team name/mascot origins.

Thomas Sumter, revolutionary war hero, was nicknamed "The Fighting Gamecock"

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Tennessee adopted the name Volunteers, or more commonly Vols, because of a now-official nickname that Tennessee received during the War of 1812, the Volunteer State. The name became even more prominent in the Mexican War when Governor Aaron V. Brown issued a call for 2,800 men to battle Santa Ana and some 30,000 Tennesseans volunteered.

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A guy named Andrew Jackson, a Tennessee native, was appointed colonel of the Tennessee militia, and states were being asked by President James Madison to raise militias to help fight the war. So Jackson gathered an army that was made up almost entirely of volunteers, or “non-professional soldiers” as Schwartz called them.

Some estimated this Tennessee army of volunteers to be an astounding 20,000, and the Jackson-led force was instrumental in securing big victories for America, highlighted by its triumph over the British at the Battle of New Orleans.

“Winning that battle made Jackson a hero (and eventually president), and when Tennessee raised another massive volunteer army of 30,000 men for the Mexican-American War in 1846, there was no longer a doubt: Tennessee was the Volunteer State,” Schwartz wrote.

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According to Tennessee’s university website, the secretary of state asked for 2,800 Tennessee volunteers during the Mexican-American War and got 30,000 respondents.

About 50 years later, “volunteers” with a lowercase letter became Volunteers with a capital letter, as the football team at the University of Tennessee was given the nickname to celebrate and honor the thousands who put their lives on the line for the U.S. without even full training.

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I forgot the ignorant part in the other thread. I knew it didnt look right.

Auburn has earned the name of Boogs because of the frequency their fans are caught mining nose gold and consuming it. It is not necessarily a bad habit.

"Eating boogers (or bogies) is the key to a happier and healthier life. You might be reading that last sentence over for the third time, but that’s exactly what scientists are saying they’ve recently found. According to scientists, new research shows eating snot could help people’s immune systems fight respiratory infections, stomach ulcers, and even HIV. Not only that (oh yes, there’s more!), but scientists have found that people who go digging for nose-gold and eat the booger-booty are overall not only healthier, but happier, than those outside the booger-eating-community. Looks like you don’t need healthcare after all! "

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There used to be more bulldogs here than actual people, so...

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bullshite

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Auburn has earned the name of Boogs because of the frequency their fans are caught mining nose gold and consuming it. It is not necessarily a bad habit.

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Origin of Aubs eat boogs
"In the 70s, there was a picture of Shug Jordan in the Crimson White or the alternative paper at the time," says Egan's owner Bob Weatherly. "And he was picking his nose -- his thumb was in his nose. The caption read, 'Shug picks a winner.' We thought that was pretty funny."

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I'd be shocked if Ole Miss makes it to 2030 with the ability to call our teams Rebels

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2030? At the rate we're going you'll be lucky to make it to the end of the year.

Arkansas:

The original school mascot was the Cardinals. That's why the colors are Cardinal & White.

After beating LSU (:rivalry:) in 19ought-something, the coach Bezdek..

(this guy, what a DILF)



...said that the team played ferociously, like a "wild band of Razorbacks" in the victory. The nickname became popular, and a few years later, the student body voted to change the team name.