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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 12:44 pm to hg
Hence the warning. I just wanted to see how bad it is across the board.
Posted on 5/20/16 at 12:45 pm to Killean
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You realize that Thomas Sumter was nicknamed after fighting cocks right?
And? We still got our nickname from him, not the activity itself.
Posted on 5/20/16 at 12:45 pm to CNB
I know, not talking about you. SDS articles get posted on here a lot.
Posted on 5/20/16 at 12:47 pm to CNB
Probably should have been mentioned.. but ultimately.. you guys are named after fighting roosters
Posted on 5/20/16 at 12:48 pm to Killean
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you guys are named after Thomas Sumter who was named after fighting roosters
FIFY
Posted on 5/20/16 at 12:50 pm to CNB
It's probably better than being the Swamp Foxes
Posted on 5/20/16 at 12:51 pm to CNB
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References to students as “Aggies” came much sooner than that in the 1920s, and that name arose from Texas A&M students being called “Farmers” dating all the way back to the early 1900s.
Probably could have just left us out of the article. Agricultural school goes by the Aggies...breathtaking
Posted on 5/20/16 at 12:53 pm to hg
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SDS is terrible and should be viewed the same as Bleacher Report on here.
Br actually hired a couple legitimate writers. Sds is just a Damn joke.
Posted on 5/20/16 at 12:54 pm to CNB
You guys should be the South Carolina fighting Sumters then.. Am i right?
Posted on 5/20/16 at 12:55 pm to MSU5
No. Thomas Sumter was nicknamed the Fighting Gamecock.
Posted on 5/20/16 at 12:58 pm to CNB
Kentucky's is correct.
Posted on 5/20/16 at 1:01 pm to UKWildcats
It's correct but I thought the score was 6-0, not 6-2.
Posted on 5/20/16 at 1:01 pm to UKWildcats
Dammit.
This post was edited on 5/20/16 at 1:02 pm
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 1:25 pm to BranchDawg
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Georgia's is correct.
Should have stuck with the billy goats
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.”
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