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Missouri fans, please share the history of your mascot
Posted on 9/10/15 at 9:13 am
Posted on 9/10/15 at 9:13 am
I know that you are the original SEC school with a tiger mascot, which is awesome, but I bet others would like to know more about it history.
Thanks
Thanks
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Posted on 9/10/15 at 9:14 am to Old Sarge
militia formed in columbia to defend against confederate raiders called themselves the Missouri Tigers.
Posted on 9/10/15 at 9:15 am to NaturalLight00
oh yeah, and the raiders never even came.
so theres that
so theres that
Posted on 9/10/15 at 9:15 am to NaturalLight00
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militia formed in columbia to defend against confederate raiders
fricking yankees
Posted on 9/10/15 at 9:15 am to Old Sarge
Is it true at A&M that after every home game victory the male cheerleaders tackle the Yell leader, engage in a big tickle fight, and then carry him across campus to dump him in a water fountain?
Posted on 9/10/15 at 9:15 am to Choctaw
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fricking yankees
slaverys bad
Posted on 9/10/15 at 9:15 am to Old Sarge
Big12 board
Posted on 9/10/15 at 9:15 am to NaturalLight00
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militia formed in columbia to defend against yankee raiders called themselves the Missouri Tigers.
FIFY. The area around Central Missourah was called Little Dixie due to settlers from Virginia.
MO folks fight about everything then and now. Even within the family.
This post was edited on 9/10/15 at 9:19 am
Posted on 9/10/15 at 9:17 am to SabiDojo
Yes but the yell leaders strip down first.
This post was edited on 9/10/15 at 9:17 am
Posted on 9/10/15 at 9:19 am to Mizzou Mule
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Mizzou Mule
actually thats wrong, boone county was largely confederate but Columbia was a Union town and the Tigers were a Union militia
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One particularly famous Home Guard militia was that of Columbia, Missouri. In 1864, it was rumored that Confederate General Sterling Price was planning on turning his march through Missouri towards the staunchly pro-Union town. Columbia had value not only as a stronghold of pro-Union thought, but served as home to a garrison of Union troops and prison located in the library and main academic building at the University of Missouri. Worried about Price's raid and concerned about the presence of bushwhackers in the surrounding areas of pro-Confederate Boone County, ninety men assembled a militia named the "Missouri Tigers". The brigade stockpiled weapons, kept watch, set up a warning bell for the town, and even dug a moat around the city courthouse.
This post was edited on 9/10/15 at 9:20 am
Posted on 9/10/15 at 9:22 am to NaturalLight00
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militia formed in columbia to defend against terrorists & called themselves the Missouri Tigers.
FIFY
Posted on 9/10/15 at 9:24 am to SabiDojo
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Is it true at A&M that after every home game victory the male cheerleaders tackle the Yell leader, engage in a big tickle fight, and then carry him across campus to dump him in a water fountain?
Yes. The freshmen get to fondle them as a reward for yelling loud enough to win the game. Also, the yell leaders have to strip. It basically ends up being a wet T-shirt contest at the fountain.
This post was edited on 9/10/15 at 9:25 am
Posted on 9/10/15 at 9:24 am to Old Sarge
A picture is worth a thousand words
First 1,000
Second 1,000
Probably gets stoned with this Tiger
Still not great as this Tiger
Still not cool as this Tiger
Still not awesome as this Tiger
First 1,000
Second 1,000
Probably gets stoned with this Tiger
Still not great as this Tiger
Still not cool as this Tiger
Still not awesome as this Tiger
Posted on 9/10/15 at 9:29 am to Old Sarge
So the SEC has:
One university that named itself after Union supporters
One university that named itself after Confederate supporters (but has the best live mascot in sports)
One university that calls itself the tigers but who's mascot is a bird
No wonder people think the South is all f'd up.
One university that named itself after Union supporters
One university that named itself after Confederate supporters (but has the best live mascot in sports)
One university that calls itself the tigers but who's mascot is a bird
No wonder people think the South is all f'd up.
This post was edited on 9/10/15 at 9:30 am
Posted on 9/10/15 at 9:31 am to cokebottleag
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Yes. The freshmen get to fondle them as a reward for yelling loud enough to win the game. Also, the yell leaders have to strip. It basically ends up being a wet T-shirt contest at the fountain.
I feel like burning my diploma now. I feel cheated.
Posted on 9/10/15 at 9:32 am to Cheese Grits
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A picture is worth a thousand words
That was the first year we were in the SEC. Every Missouri fan was lighting up that year.
Posted on 9/10/15 at 9:33 am to Quidam65
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So the SEC has:
One university that named itself after Union supporters
One university that named itself after Confederate supporters (but has the best live mascot in sports)
One university that calls itself the tigers but who's mascot is a bird
No wonder people think the South is all f'd up.
We have a winner.
Posted on 9/10/15 at 9:36 am to Quidam65
Columbia, MO in the mid 1850s thru the 1860s was as liberal then as it is today. However, the rest of the state other than St. Louis was much more conservative and sympathized more with the south.
This post was edited on 9/10/15 at 9:42 am
Posted on 9/10/15 at 9:37 am to Old Sarge
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Old Sarge
this thread didn't turn out how you expected, did it?
Posted on 9/10/15 at 9:41 am to mizzoukills
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Columbia, MO is the mid 1850s thru the 1860s was as liberal then as it is today. However, the rest of the state other than St. Louis was much more conservative and sympathized more with the south.
Only a small portion of Southern MO sympathized more with the south. The rest stood with the Union. Although it was pretty crazy between individuals, the majority of the state sided with the union.
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