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SDS warning: Brief history of SEC team nicknames
Posted on 5/20/16 at 12:39 pm
Posted on 5/20/16 at 12:39 pm
Laughably incorrect for us. Let's see how incorrect it is for other teams, yeah?
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Just, no.
Our nickname comes from Thomas Sumter. A revolutionary war hero. Not because of fricking illegal chicken fighting
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SOUTH CAROLINA
As mentioned earlier, the nickname “Gamecocks” is almost unique. While South Carolina is the only FBS school that uses it, FCS school Jacksonville State of the Ohio Valley Conference also uses it.
Nonetheless, South Carolina was first referred to unofficially as the “Gamecocks.” It was shortened to become one word in 1903 by the Columbia newspaper, The State.
A gamecock is a fighting rooster known for its spirit and courage, and cock fighting was its own popular sport all over the United States in the 19th century. Of course, it’s illegal now in all 50 states with Louisiana being the last to outlaw it, but the Palmetto State has a long history with the sport.
Just, no.
Our nickname comes from Thomas Sumter. A revolutionary war hero. Not because of fricking illegal chicken fighting
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Posted on 5/20/16 at 12:44 pm to CNB
You realize that Thomas Sumter was nicknamed after fighting cocks right?
Posted on 5/20/16 at 12:44 pm to CNB
SDS is terrible and should be viewed the same as Bleacher Report on here.
Posted on 5/20/16 at 12:58 pm to CNB
Kentucky's is correct.
Posted on 5/20/16 at 1:18 pm to CNB
Georgia's is correct. Like Alabama it was newspaper writers. The Yale thing is ironic but coincidental.
Posted on 5/20/16 at 1:33 pm to CNB
Ours is pretty accurate.
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While a lot of other teams’ nicknames can be traced back to games against long-time rivals, Kentucky’s story stems back to a game against a school it’s only played twice (1909 and 1913) in school history. The story is similar to Arkansas in that it was coined by describing how the team played during a victory. Following a 6-2 win against Illinois in that first meeting, Commandant Carbusier, then head of the military department, told a group of students at a chapel service that the team “fought like Wildcats.”
Posted on 5/20/16 at 1:36 pm to CNB
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Of course, it’s illegal now in all 50 states with Louisiana being the last to outlaw it
Posted on 5/20/16 at 1:58 pm to CNB
I always thought Tennessee Volunteers was in reference to those who took up arms in the Texas Revolution. Had no idea it was because of the War of 1812. Either way, we thank your ancestors for their service against Santa Anna and his men.
Posted on 5/20/16 at 2:18 pm to CNB
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Still, Vanderbilt — a shipping and railroad magnate — did donate his largest steamship to Union forces during the Civil War.
I guess we are Yankee after all
Posted on 5/21/16 at 3:18 pm to CNB
The reporter missed a few:
Florida's nickname was the Rats
Miss. St. was the Blacksmiths
Auburn was known as the Plainsmen even into the late 60's
LSU was mistakenly called the Pelicans in the late 1890's and early 1900's.
I read the old newspapers from the 1890's and 1900's for research on early football.
The Arkansas football team was on a road trip to Texas in 1908 when a Texan saw them getting off the train and called them Hogs form Arkansas, Hugo Bezdek liked the name and got it changed by the next season.
Florida's nickname was the Rats
Miss. St. was the Blacksmiths
Auburn was known as the Plainsmen even into the late 60's
LSU was mistakenly called the Pelicans in the late 1890's and early 1900's.
I read the old newspapers from the 1890's and 1900's for research on early football.
The Arkansas football team was on a road trip to Texas in 1908 when a Texan saw them getting off the train and called them Hogs form Arkansas, Hugo Bezdek liked the name and got it changed by the next season.
This post was edited on 5/21/16 at 3:25 pm
Posted on 5/21/16 at 3:34 pm to CNB
LSU's is incorrect.
Google Lee's Tigers
Google Lee's Tigers
This post was edited on 5/21/16 at 3:53 pm
Posted on 5/21/16 at 3:40 pm to CNB
Missouri "Home of the original Tigers".
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