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re: Should South Carolina change their "gamecock" name to something
Posted on 8/14/13 at 9:38 am to parkjas2001
Posted on 8/14/13 at 9:38 am to parkjas2001
Because a dog bred to assist in bringing down bulls in ancient Rome is the same as a chicken with a razor cuffed to its leg.
I couldn't give any less of a shite that Carolina uses a Gamecock as it's mascot. I'm just amused by the USCe denial over what a Gamecock is and represents
I couldn't give any less of a shite that Carolina uses a Gamecock as it's mascot. I'm just amused by the USCe denial over what a Gamecock is and represents
This post was edited on 8/14/13 at 9:39 am
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Posted on 8/14/13 at 9:43 am to tylerdurden24
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I couldn't give any less of a shite that Carolina uses a Gamecock as it's mascot. I'm just amused by the USCe denial over what a Gamecock is and represents
Because anyone who gives a frick about USC knows that we weren't named after the animal, we were named after a general in the Revolutionary War - Thomas "The Fighting Gamecock" Sumter. The Revolution was also where the Palmetto and Crescent come from. Now, obviously, we use the animal as the physical manifestation, but, just like LSU's Tigers, the name has a deeper meaning.
And BTW, it's not "as it's mascot." It's "its mascot."
Good thing it's not a rivalry. If it were, this shite would get outta hand.
This post was edited on 8/14/13 at 9:45 am
Posted on 8/14/13 at 9:45 am to tylerdurden24
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Gamecock is and represents
Well in USC's case, a Gamecock is a football player and represents the fighting spirit of some revolutionary war fighters. Having an original mascot is cool.
But I guess copying Yale is cool too.
Posted on 8/14/13 at 11:01 am to tylerdurden24
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Because a dog bred to assist in bringing down bulls in ancient Rome is the same as a chicken with a razor cuffed to its leg.
a little off on your dog breed history there.
Posted on 8/14/13 at 11:02 am to tylerdurden24
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Because a dog bred to assist in bringing down bulls in ancient Rome is the same as a chicken with a razor cuffed to its leg.
Bulldogs got their name from the blood sport of bull baiting, where multiple dogs were sent to attack a tethered or confined bull. Bull-baiting was popular in England from the 1500s to 1835 when it was finally outlawed. I'm not sure where you got that ancient Rome and "assisting" nonsense, unless you are thinking about ancient Molossers, which were used in similar baiting blood sports.
Both mascots have a past history in blood sports, and both still show some of that history in their imagery. For example, USC's logo has spurs, UGA's bulldog logo has a spiked collar, these were originally used to deter other dogs/animals from biting the dogs neck in a fight.
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