Ranking FCS nicknames

[Laker]

Have at it............

http://footballscoop.com/news/definitive-authoritative-completely-correct-ranking-every-fcs-schools-nickname/

[Professor Chaos]

Any best nickname list that doesn't have the Fighting Camels of Campbell University at the top is null and void in my mind.

Of course in the article they judge them based just on using Camels as their nickname (similar with Delaware just being the Blue Hens) so I guess they may have been skewed by bad data from the start.


EDIT: Also... with two MVFC teams at the top and three in the top 10 their algorithm must be skewed just like Massey's and Sagarin's are. ;)

[JacksFan40]

Any best nickname list that doesn't have the Fighting Camels of Campbell University at the top is null and void in my mind.

Of course in the article they judge them based just on using Camels as their nickname (similar with Delaware just being the Blue Hens) so I guess they may have been skewed by bad data from the start.
I find the Blue Hose of Presbyterian to be the best.

[FUBeAR]

I find the Blue Hose of Presbyterian to be the best.AKA, Blue Ho’s, which further solidifies their high ranking!

[katss07]

So why does ESPN drill it into our heads that its BiZOn, not Bison? Kind of like their fetish for the Fargodome crowd noise. Just something I notice everytime I watch.

FCS nicknames are great. You know whos playing when you get a game between the Jackrabbits and Sycamores.

[UAalum72]

Yes, do Howard and Bucknell pronounce it Bison, not BiZon?

A Catamount is a "wild cat" but it's not a wildcat, it's the Puma concolor, ​also known variously as puma, cougar, panther, or mountain lion, weighing over 200 pounds.

[ElCid]

How long ago was our AGS nickname championship? I think the Camels, Bluehose, Spiders, and Leathernecks all did well.

[Professor Chaos]

So why does ESPN drill it into our heads that its BiZOn, not Bison? Kind of like their fetish for the Fargodome crowd noise. Just something I notice everytime I watch.

FCS nicknames are great. You know whos playing when you get a game between the Jackrabbits and Sycamores.
I'm guessing it's because they catch hell from BiZon fans when they don't pronounce it right. ;)


Yes, do Howard and Bucknell pronounce it Bison, not BiZon?
Everyone has the right to be wrong. Lipscomb doesn't play football but they actually call themselves the "Bisons".

[PantherRob82]

How is Elon below the Rams and arguably the Bears?

[DFW HOYA]

I'm not sure how Hoyas ranks below any of these. How many other teams are named for a interrogative pronoun?


How is Elon below the Rams and arguably the Bears?

Elon lost points when they dropped being the Fightin' Christians.

https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--IUu_556d--/18s3n18gsu931jpg.jpg

[Thumper 76]

I'm guessing it's because they catch hell from BiZon fans when they don't pronounce it right. ;)


Everyone has the right to be wrong. Lipscomb doesn't play football but they actually call themselves the "Bisons".

Nobody can throw a tantrum quite like the bison xlolx


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[Professor Chaos]

Nobody can throw a tantrum quite like the bison xlolx


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http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VYKJVq6Gjtg/UMD0z-O6RLI/AAAAAAAADt8/aKwM45AX6PE/s1600/damn-right.gif

[Thumper 76]

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[dbackjon]

Lumberjacks

[VandalBasher]

Is there anything more unique than the Vandal?

GV!

[FUBeAR]

I'm not sure how Hoyas ranks below any of these. How many other teams are named for a interrogative pronoun?



Elon lost points when they dropped being the Fightin' Christians.

https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--IUu_556d--/18s3n18gsu931jpg.jpg

EXACTLY! Expunged them completely from my “Schools I Respect” list and I have vowed to never call them anything other then “Former Fightin’ Former Christians.”

Besides Phoenix is stupid & singular and, to me, carries the connotation that, in their minds, they had to rise from the ashes of being Christians to become whatever singular fake bird that they imagine themselves to be now.

[caribbeanhen]

how about the Country Trumpkins.... for say Nichols State?

[AmsterBison]

Yes, do Howard and Bucknell pronounce it Bison, not BiZon?

A Catamount is a "wild cat" but it's not a wildcat, it's the Puma concolor, ​also known variously as puma, cougar, panther, or mountain lion, weighing over 200 pounds.

I'm pretty sure that Howard and Bucknell pronounce Bison with an "s" sound. I also see it the plural form as "bisons" especially when associated with Bucknell - that's just plain wrong. :)

The University of Manitoba call themselves the "Bisons" - they pronounce it with a "z".

Did a little web searching to see (as a clip from up there and the guy was definitely saying "bizons".) Also found this discussion: https://wordsmith.org/board/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=24151

[AmsterBison]

I'm guessing it's because they catch hell from BiZon fans when they don't pronounce it right. ;)


Ha! I was thinking the exact opposite. ESPN guys do their research and pronounce it right (with a "z"). What they are trying to do is let people know that they are purposely saying it with a "z", possibly to avoid snarky comments on social media and whatnot.

[Professor Chaos]

Ha! I was thinking the exact opposite. ESPN guys do their research and pronounce it right (with a "z"). What they are trying to do is let people know that they are purposely saying it with a "z", possibly to avoid snarky comments on social media and whatnot.
Idk.... I seem to recall a lot of Bye-sun pronunciations from the ESPN guys in the mid-2000s when they beat Minnesota in football and Wisconsin and Marquette is basketball. Even when College Gameday made their first appearance in the fall of 2013 they were trying to catch themselves if the missed the "z" and even did a short feature on it IIRC.

Edit: Here is it (it was just part of a larger feature by Tom Rinaldi): https://youtu.be/UV4YRL5d-98?t=57m38s

[ST_Lawson]

Is there anything more unique than the Vandal?

GV!

"more unique"....well, kinda depends on how you want to count things.
I mean, there's a good number of schools who have completely unique nicknames...nobody else are Vandals, Blue Hose, or Leathernecks, for example. You can't really get more unique than having literally only one school using it.

[Go...gate]

With the demise of their very proud nickname of "Red Raiders", the Colgate "Raiders" have little going for them here. Wish Lehigh would bring back the "Engineers", too!

[Laker]

With the demise of their very proud nickname of "Red Raiders", the Colgate "Raiders" have little going for them here. Wish Lehigh would bring back the "Engineers", too!

I never did understand the reason for that change. Engineers was "unique". Mountain Hawks not so much.

[ElCid]

I never did understand the reason for that change. Engineers was "unique". Mountain Hawks not so much.

And you used your 7000th post for something about Lee-High? xlolx

[Laker]

And you used your 7000th post for something about Lee-High? xlolx

It was that or Velvet Milkman............

[PAllen]

Can I vote Mountain Hawks as worst? Also in competition for worst renaming, Fighting Christians to Pride, and in the alumni category: Flying Dutchmen to Pride

[PAllen]

I'm pretty sure that Howard and Bucknell pronounce Bison with an "s" sound. I also see it the plural form as "bisons" especially when associated with Bucknell - that's just plain wrong. :)

The University of Manitoba call themselves the "Bisons" - they pronounce it with a "z".

Did a little web searching to see (as a clip from up there and the guy was definitely saying "bizons".) Also found this discussion: https://wordsmith.org/board/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=24151

I can confirm, that Howard pronounces the s correctly. Carry on.

[Elvis was a Bison]

Up north, they say that if it weren't for the commie pinkos in Indianapolis, the #1 nickname would be the "Fighting Sioux"...…. (Most of teh hockey fans think that is still the nickname!!)

[TheKingpin28]

It was that or Velvet Milkman............Well time for you to get your moniker.

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[cx500d]

Is there anything more unique than the Vandal?

GV!

Gv? Gay Vandals?


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[Redbird 4th & short]

ISUr Redbirds .. 8th place in MVFC .!!!

so this dude really needs to keep his day job .. some conferences he ranks the same nickname at top and others at bottom. Then he rips many teams for having too ordinary or common nicknames, only to rip my beloved ISUr Redbirds for having not just using same Cardinal nickname as 100's of other teams have done.

And how are we behind Penguins (this bird don't even frickin fly !!!) or Sycamores (they just stand there the whole time !!).

Plus the fact that he doesn't even know a Redbird is an actual kind of bird .. just ask Merriam-Webster !!!


Definition of redbird: any of several birds (such as a cardinal or scarlet tanager) with predominantly red plumage

I'll await his apology and retraction .. next year I'm expecting top 4 in MVFC !!!

[katss07]

Gv? Gay Vandals?


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How about Go Vandals.

[VandalBasher]

Gv? Gay Vandals?


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Your mom allows you to live in basement with her heffer?

[Redbird 4th & short]

ISUr Redbirds .. 8th place in MVFC .!!!

so this dude really needs to keep his day job .. some conferences he ranks the same nickname at top and others at bottom. Then he rips many teams for having too ordinary or common nicknames, only to rip my beloved ISUr Redbirds for having not just using same Cardinal nickname as 100's of other teams have done.

And how are we behind Penguins (this bird don't even frickin fly !!!) or Sycamores (they just stand there the whole time !!).

Plus the fact that he doesn't even know a Redbird is an actual kind of bird .. just ask Merriam-Webster !!!


Definition of redbird: any of several birds (such as a cardinal or scarlet tanager) with predominantly red plumage

I'll await his apology and retraction .. next year I'm expecting top 4 in MVFC !!!
ok so I may have over-reacted a tad bit .. in fact, my mind is opening to his suggestion .. with a slight twist. I'm going to propose to our Board of Regents that we change our nickname to the ISU Scarlet Tanagers .. if that doesn't move us to top of this guys list, nothing will.

xdrunkyx

[cx500d]

Your mom allows you to live in basement with her heffer?

No, that’s NotTru


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[NoCoDanny]

Morgan State Bears is ranked above North Carolina A& T Aggies but UC Davis Aggies is ranked above N. Colorado Bears...

They just threw darts at a board apparently.

[Tuna85]

This here poll is bassackwards. Simple and clean is the best way to go. Year in and year out Bama's uniform is always recognized as best due to its simplicity and lack of fancy foofru. The only way it could be improved is to change colors to purple and gold. A nickname should be simple and clean. Something along the lines of....hmm.."Lions"! Only five letters and everyone knows it stands for the King of the Jungle.

[Laker]

This here poll is bassackwards. Simple and clean is the best way to go. Year in and year out Bama's uniform is always recognized as best due to its simplicity and lack of fancy foofru. The only way it could be improved is to change colors to purple and gold. A nickname should be simple and clean. Something along the lines of....hmm.."Lions"! Only five letters and everyone knows it stands for the King of the Jungle.

I was told by Valdosta fans that it was spelled S-N-O-I-L.

[Milktruck74]

Dear Jesus, I need a propofol drip for the next 45 days...wake me up when its about an hour before kickoff...how do we get through the next 45 days? Anyway, Here is a list of ALL sports teams nicknames. While the FCS has a few good ones, there are much better out there....THE FIGHTING OKRA????

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_college_sports_team_nicknames


Its a long list, but we have 45 days to kill.

[Milktruck74]

Dear Jesus, I need a propofol drip for the next 45 days...wake me up when its about an hour before kickoff...how do we get through the next 45 days? Anyway, Here is a list of ALL sports teams nicknames. While the FCS has a few good ones, there are much better out there....THE FIGHTING OKRA????

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_college_sports_team_nicknames


Its a long list, but we have 45 days to kill.


Holy Hell...How did I miss the Rhode Island College tribute to RON BURGUNDY the first time through!!!!! I seriously considering switching my team.....GO Anchormen!!!!!!!

[DeltaDevil662]

Anyone can be a Tiger.

It takes someone special to be a mythical deity of the underworld

[DeltaDevil662]

Dear Jesus, I need a propofol drip for the next 45 days...wake me up when its about an hour before kickoff...how do we get through the next 45 days? Anyway, Here is a list of ALL sports teams nicknames. While the FCS has a few good ones, there are much better out there....THE FIGHTING OKRA????

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_college_sports_team_nicknames


Its a long list, but we have 45 days to kill.

Fighting Okra was originally a spoof but it caught on and stuck.

Delta State Statesmen is ordinary and plain. If you call them the Fighting Okra you end up on Mike And Mike with a mention from Golic

[Tuna85]

I was told by Valdosta fans that it was spelled S-N-O-I-L.

Ah, the Blazers...many a tough tussle with them over the years. They have been a formidable opponent and I hope they find their way to FCS in the near future. First, though, they must learn how to spell.

[Tuna85]

Dear Jesus, I need a propofol drip for the next 45 days...wake me up when its about an hour before kickoff...how do we get through the next 45 days? Anyway, Here is a list of ALL sports teams nicknames. While the FCS has a few good ones, there are much better out there....THE FIGHTING OKRA????

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_college_sports_team_nicknames


Its a long list, but we have 45 days to kill.
All a matter of perspective Milktruck. UNA should have made the move to FCS in 1985 when I was a young feller. What's 45 days? We will get to that bright shining day shortly and all will be well!

[Tuna85]

Anyone can be a Tiger.

It takes someone special to be a mythical deity of the underworld

The devil you say! I agree anyone can be a tigger, but a Lion well, that's pretty special.

[PAllen]

How about a turkey vulture mistaken as some kind of nonexistant hawk species by a couple of overpaid "marketing specialists" who didn't do their work prior to their meeting with the customer?

[TribeNomad1]

Remember when Hofstra was "The Flying Dutchmen"?

[Redbird 4th & short]

Morgan State Bears is ranked above North Carolina A& T Aggies but UC Davis Aggies is ranked above N. Colorado Bears...

They just threw darts at a board apparently.

Thanks for making my point more succinctly ... I say we all boycott this guy out of business !!!

p.s. unless he moves my ISU Redbirds turned Scarlet Tanagers up in rankings next year, then I'll lift my boycott .

[ElCid]

Just to refresh everyone's memory....here was our poll not that long ago. The Fighting Camels took it pretty comfortably against the Blue Hose.

Semifinal Group A

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/showthread.php?175578-Semifinal-A-AGS-Unique-Mascot-Poll&highlight=mascot

Semifinal Group B

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/showthread.php?175579-Semifinal-B-AGS-Unique-Mascot-Poll&highlight=mascot

And Finals

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/showthread.php?176073-FINAL-AGS-Unique-Mascot-Poll&highlight=mascot

[Bisonoline]

Just to refresh everyone's memory....here was our poll not that long ago. The Fighting Camels took it pretty comfortably against the Blue Hose.

Semifinal Group A

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/showthread.php?175578-Semifinal-A-AGS-Unique-Mascot-Poll&highlight=mascot

Semifinal Group B

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/showthread.php?175579-Semifinal-B-AGS-Unique-Mascot-Poll&highlight=mascot

And Finals

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/showthread.php?176073-FINAL-AGS-Unique-Mascot-Poll&highlight=mascot

Oh yes!!! who can forget the Fighting Camels!!!

[cx500d]

This here poll is bassackwards. Simple and clean is the best way to go. Year in and year out Bama's uniform is always recognized as best due to its simplicity and lack of fancy foofru. The only way it could be improved is to change colors to purple and gold. A nickname should be simple and clean. Something along the lines of....hmm.."Lions"! Only five letters and everyone knows it stands for the King of the Jungle.

Penn state would win the plane Jane contest


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[cx500d]

Anyone can be a Tiger.

It takes someone special to be a mythical deity of the underworld

Yours is ok, and your logo is great. My all time favorite is the Devils Lake, ND high school team, the Satans. Unfortunately they fell to PC also.

https://www.willistonherald.com/sports/devils-lake-school-board-throws-out-satans-nickname/article_ac780162-bd14-56b2-87fa-68061cd6ddcf.html


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[Laker]

Penn state would win the plane Jane contest

A coaching friend and I were talking about the Penn State uniforms. When I talked about the navy and white- he grabbed my arm and said, "What? You mean their colors aren't white and white?" :D

[underdawg]

At least for uniqueness SIU is the only D-1 "Salukis" in the USA

[McCowboys]

I loved it when Hofstra was the Flying Dutchmen. They really took several steps backward in the way of originality to become the Pride. xconfusedx Why? Was that considered sexist or racist?

[Laker]

I loved it when Hofstra was the Flying Dutchmen. They really took several steps backward in the way of originality to become the Pride. xconfusedx Why? Was that considered sexist or racist?

Never did get a solid answer. It was unique. If they were worried about sexism, just shorten it to the Flying Dutch. Syracuse shortened Orangemen to Orange.

The LA Times said that they went from a colorful name to a meaningful one.

http://articles.latimes.com/2001/mar/13/sports/sp-37041

Pride sucks whale wang.

[Tuna85]

At least for uniqueness SIU is the only D-1 "Salukis" in the USA

Surprised it's not the only one in all divisions. The lower division school in Memphis spells it differently though.

I worked with a fellow a while back that said he was a Saluki and yes, I had to ask what in the world was a Saluki? Upon his explanation I told him I was a Lion. No explanation needed.

[Tuna85]

Penn state would win the plane Jane contest


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Truth!

[Thumper 76]

Love all the guys who are fans of generic mascots trying to twist them into something unique. xcoffeex


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[Big Dawg]

I’m just sayin...”Rattlers” is the best nickname in the MEAC. I agree with the author that the nicknames in our confer nice are fairly generic...but I’d put Rattlers, Spartans and Aggies over the Howard Bison.

[clenz]

Love all the guys who are fans of generic mascots trying to twist them into something unique. xcoffeex


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98.% college mascots are trash generic don’t want to offend anyone mascots.

Doesn’t mean there can’t be a neat story behind how they were gotten but Lions, Bears, generic color of a generic bird, etc. are all lame

[Thumper 76]

yup.


98.% college mascots are trash generic don’t want to offend anyone mascots.

Doesn’t mean there can’t be a neat story behind how they were gotten but Lions, Bears, generic color of a generic bird, etc. are all lame

That last part is very true.


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[Derby City Duke]

Our Dukes are actually named after the 2nd president of 'The State Normal School for Women at Harrisonburg' Samuel Duke. Under his watch the school would eventually become known as Madison College. It was the teacher's college in Virginia.

[BucBisonAtLarge]

Bucknell uses the cultural norm to pronounce its nickname, so there's no need for the ESPN patter. 'Bisons' has long been banished, due to the dedicated work of a former SID who openly loathed the use of that final 's'.

[Redbird 4th & short]

I’m just sayin...”Rattlers” is the best nickname in the MEAC. I agree with the author that the nicknames in our confer nice are fairly generic...but I’d put Rattlers, Spartans and Aggies over the Howard Bison.

then just change conferences and come over to MVFC .. he hated Bison in MVFC.

[uni88]

Love all the guys who are fans of generic mascots trying to twist them into something unique. xcoffeex


Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkNo argument from me about the UNI mascot's placement. I could quibble about the Bears but they're both generic and clearly the bottom 2.

[Catamount87]

Now if y'all want a really good laugh, look up the mascot for the Rhode Island School of Design. Just don't do it at work.

[Thumper 76]

Now if y'all want a really good laugh, look up the mascot for the Rhode Island School of Design. Just don't do it at work.

I grew up by high schools with the mascots of Midgets (2), Nimrods, Speedboys/Speedgirls, Oredockers, and Hatchets. I’m sure I forgot a few. So I have a great appreciation for odd nicknames.


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[F'N Hawks]

yup.


98.% college mascots are trash generic don’t want to offend anyone mascots.

Doesn’t mean there can’t be a neat story behind how they were gotten but Lions, Bears, generic color of a generic bird, etc. are all lame

Speaking of which, have I got a cool story for y'all on we were lucky enough to be named the Fighting Hawks.... #blessed

[TheKingpin28]

Now if y'all want a really good laugh, look up the mascot for the Rhode Island School of Design. Just don't do it at work.

https://i.imgur.com/a9TpuJR.gif

[Laker]

Ten weirdest college mascots:

https://www.oddee.com/item_96800.aspx

[clenz]

I grew up by high schools with the mascots of Midgets (2), Nimrods, Speedboys/Speedgirls, Oredockers, and Hatchets. I’m sure I forgot a few. So I have a great appreciation for odd nicknames.


Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkIowa has a few good ones. We've got the Midgets, Orabs, Westerners, Bloodhounds, Chickasaws (there are actually a dozen schools in Iowa still using Indians/Cheifs...I'm shocked they haven't faced the change rath yet that about 20 others already have...and like 20-30 schools using Warriors), Dons, Grayhounds, Polar Bears, Railsplitters, Roadrunners, Savages, Scattergood Crew, Stormin Pointers, Toreadors, Wheelers


After that it's just generic Mustang, Wildcat, Lion, Panther, some variation of a bird/wolf/hawk.

[clenz]

No argument from me about the UNI mascot's placement. I could quibble about the Bears but they're both generic and clearly the bottom 2.
How UNI got the name Panthers is half interesting, but it's a rather generic name in the grand scheme of things. I prefer what we were, unofficially, known for prior to that - THE Iowa State Teachers College Pedagogues.

[344Johnson]

Delaware Fighting Blue Hens or GTFO.

My fav mascot in D1 athletics is probably the Billikens. Lit AF.

[Thumper 76]

Iowa has a few good ones. We've got the Midgets, Orabs, Westerners, Bloodhounds, Chickasaws (there are actually a dozen schools in Iowa still using Indians/Cheifs...I'm shocked they haven't faced the change rath yet that about 20 others already have...and like 20-30 schools using Warriors), Dons, Grayhounds, Polar Bears, Railsplitters, Roadrunners, Savages, Scattergood Crew, Stormin Pointers, Toreadors, Wheelers


After that it's just generic Mustang, Wildcat, Lion, Panther, some variation of a bird/wolf/hawk.

I love the Orabs and the story behind it. At least the story I was told.


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[BisonFan02]

Jimmies

[Milktruck74]

Now if y'all want a really good laugh, look up the mascot for the Rhode Island School of Design. Just don't do it at work.

Classic...RI has some good ones...Rhode Island College Mascot pays tribute to one of the finest Newsmen of our day, Ron Burgundy!!!!

[Milktruck74]

I grew up by high schools with the mascots of Midgets (2), Nimrods, Speedboys/Speedgirls, Oredockers, and Hatchets. I’m sure I forgot a few. So I have a great appreciation for odd nicknames.


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Pamlico County HS inNC is the Pampax... just a little too close

[FUBeAR]

In GA, my favorite is the Cairo HS Syrupmakers / Syrupmaids...helps to understand that the town of Cairo, GA is pronounced as Kay-Ro...y’know, as in Karo http://www.karosyrup.com/ - Of further interest, the mascot was chosen because Roddenberry’s Syrup was located in Cairo, GA. Roddenberry’s is not affiliated with Karo Syrup in any way & actually is cane syrup vs. Karo’s being corn syrup. Makes perfect sense...in South/Middle GA.

Also...Fairly nearby town of Vienna, GA is pronounced as Vy-enna & fairly nearby county of Houston is pronounced as How-ston...”In Middle & South Georgia, we may not be able to think up new names for our locations, but we dang sure ain’t gonna pronounce ‘em the way y’all do!” ...but I digress.

Runner-up in GA - Solomon Charles Johnson HS Atom Smashers...located adjacent to Savannah State University; so FCS-related...this season.

https://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/images/ga/GASAVatomsmash_mavisjeff.jpg

[aust42]

2. "Delaware Blue Hens — Delaware is the only Division I school to choose an explicitly female animal or occupation as its sigil."

What? Fighting Bluehen is a gamecock and YoUDee is hung like a horse.

[JSUSoutherner]

The devil you say! I agree anyone can be a tigger, but a Lion well, that's pretty special.

Yeah so special that three high school teams within a 30 mile radius of my high school were named Lions.

[JSUSoutherner]

I'd just like to point out that we are the only school in the FCS where it is perfectly acceptable and encouraged to profess your love for Cocks by yelling at the top of your lungs in a stadium with 24,000 other Cock lovers.

[UAalum72]

How UNI got the name Panthers is half interesting, but it's a rather generic name in the grand scheme of things. I prefer what we were, unofficially, known for prior to that - THE Iowa State Teachers College Pedagogues.Before renaming itself the State University of New York at Albany with the Great Dane mascot, the New York State College for Teachers teams were also known as the Peds, with a mascot named Pedwin
http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=28121&stc=1

I was disappointed when D-III Skidmore College in Saratoga dropped the Wombat in favor of the blander Thoroughbreds. Their Ultimate Frisbee teams still use the Wombat

[ST_Lawson]

I've always liked the UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs, personally.

https://findd.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/pulp-fiction-tee-shirt_opt.jpg


I'd bet every state has at least a few weird ones at high schools. Illinois has things like Cornjerkers, Flaming Hearts, Wooden Shoes...Dekalb is the Barbs (barbed wire was invented in Dekalb), and two schools are the Pretzels, including the HS of WIU's Steve McShane and younger brother, UNI's Deion McShane...the Freeport Pretzels.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/highschool/ct-spt-0921-prep-sunday-special-graphic-20140920-story.html

And if you really want to get nuts...up until the early '80s, we had the Pekin Chinks (and yes...it was a reference to Chinese people...wasn't some other term/nickname that was related to something the town did/made/was known for). They became the Pekin Dragons in '81.
http://nebula.wsimg.com/242e56e864cb6e9c0f357231a09c6805?AccessKeyId=2AFDA 291876BBE7C6EAC&disposition=0&alloworigin=1

[aust42]

I'd just like to point out that we are the only school in the FCS where it is perfectly acceptable and encouraged to profess your love for Cocks by yelling at the top of your lungs in a stadium with 24,000 other Cock lovers.

One of my all-time favorite U of Delaware tailgate t-shirts had a picture of gamecock Bluehen that read: "Fightin Bluehen's, you can't lick our cocks!"

[JSUSoutherner]

One of my all-time favorite U of Delaware tailgate t-shirts had a picture of gamecock Bluehen that read: "Fightin Bluehen's, you can't lick our cocks!"

Consider that we used to have Troy as our major rival.

[FUBeAR]

Consider that we used to have Troy as our major rival.
...who are the Trojans (not everyone knows that - after all, they are a G5 Slurry Belt (right?) Team, so not widely recognized outside of Pike County, AL.

I, on the other hand, clearly remember their final meeting in 2001, when Troy prevailed 21-3. The Trojans sure capped it off & shut down the Cocks’ Offensive production that day!

[dbackjon]

Now if y'all want a really good laugh, look up the mascot for the Rhode Island School of Design. Just don't do it at work.

For a work-safe description from Wikipedia...

RISD has teams in two sports, hockey and basketball. As might be considered befitting for an arts school, the symbolism used for the teams is unique. The hockey team is called the "Nads", and their cheer is "Go Nads!"[20] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island_School_of_Design#cite_note-20) The logo for the Nads features a horizontal hockey stick with two non-descript circles at the end of the stick's handle.
The basketball team is known simply as the "Balls", and their slogan is, "When the heat is on, the Balls stick together."[21] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island_School_of_Design#cite_note-21) [22] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island_School_of_Design#cite_note-22) The Balls' logo consists of two balls next to one another in an irregularly shaped net.[23] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island_School_of_Design#cite_note-23)
Lest the sexual message of these teams and logos be lost, the 2001 creation of the school mascot, Scrotie, ended any ambiguity. Despite the name, Scrotie is not merely a representation of a scrotum, but is a 7-foot tall penis,[24] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island_School_of_Design#cite_note-24) with scrotum and testes at the bottom. RISD has stated that Scrotie is only an "unofficial" mascot, yet Scrotie is featured prominently on the school's official website.[25] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island_School_of_Design#cite_note-25) In 2016, the school reported that the 2009 incarnation of the mascot had been deemed not appropriate for younger fans, and so the mascot would return to its earlier, "more cartoonish" appearance.[26] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island_School_of_Design#cite_note-26)

[dbackjon]

I've always liked the UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs, personally.

https://findd.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/pulp-fiction-tee-shirt_opt.jpg


I'd bet every state has at least a few weird ones at high schools. Illinois has things like Cornjerkers, Flaming Hearts, Wooden Shoes...Dekalb is the Barbs (barbed wire was invented in Dekalb), and two schools are the Pretzels, including the HS of WIU's Steve McShane and younger brother, UNI's Deion McShane...the Freeport Pretzels.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/highschool/ct-spt-0921-prep-sunday-special-graphic-20140920-story.html

And if you really want to get nuts...up until the early '80s, we had the Pekin Chinks (and yes...it was a reference to Chinese people...wasn't some other term/nickname that was related to something the town did/made/was known for). They became the Pekin Dragons in '81.
http://nebula.wsimg.com/242e56e864cb6e9c0f357231a09c6805?AccessKeyId=2AFDA 291876BBE7C6EAC&disposition=0&alloworigin=1


We used to have to play Pekin HS during my HS years - last 10 years or so before they changed their name, none of the jersey had Chinks on it.

The town got it's name when the founders couldn't come up with a name all agreed on. They decided to spin a globe, and have one of the wives stick a pin in it - it landed in China. The pin obscured the g, and all they could read was "Pekin" instead of Peking.

[Milktruck74]

I'd just like to point out that we are the only school in the FCS where it is perfectly acceptable and encouraged to profess your love for Cocks by yelling at the top of your lungs in a stadium with 24,000 other Cock lovers.

And does your professing of your love for Cocks have anything to do with where you went to school, or is that just a coincidence?

[Tuna85]

Yeah so special that three high school teams within a 30 mile radius of my high school were named Lions.

Yep, I would expect no less. Everybody strives to be pretty special. Some succeed and truly are.

[Leatherneckcountry]

I've always liked the UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs, personally.

https://findd.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/pulp-fiction-tee-shirt_opt.jpg


I'd bet every state has at least a few weird ones at high schools. Illinois has things like Cornjerkers, Flaming Hearts, Wooden Shoes...Dekalb is the Barbs (barbed wire was invented in Dekalb), and two schools are the Pretzels, including the HS of WIU's Steve McShane and younger brother, UNI's Deion McShane...the Freeport Pretzels.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/highschool/ct-spt-0921-prep-sunday-special-graphic-20140920-story.html

And if you really want to get nuts...up until the early '80s, we had the Pekin Chinks (and yes...it was a reference to Chinese people...wasn't some other term/nickname that was related to something the town did/made/was known for). They became the Pekin Dragons in '81.
http://nebula.wsimg.com/242e56e864cb6e9c0f357231a09c6805?AccessKeyId=2AFDA 291876BBE7C6EAC&disposition=0&alloworigin=1

Don't forget the Orphans.

[Leatherneckcountry]

[QUOTE=Leatherneckcountry;2646902]Don't forget the Orphans and Annies

[bison137]

Yes, do Howard and Bucknell pronounce it Bison, not BiZon?




Bucknell correctly pronounces it Bison, which is the first pronunciation in the dictionary - the only one in many dictionaries.

[Bisonoline]

We used to have to play Pekin HS during my HS years - last 10 years or so before they changed their name, none of the jersey had Chinks on it.

The town got it's name when the founders couldn't come up with a name all agreed on. They decided to spin a globe, and have one of the wives stick a pin in it - it landed in China. The pin obscured the g, and all they could read was "Pekin" instead of Peking.

Wasnt there a Pekin Chiefs Hockey team? They were an upper level team that was pretty good. We used to see them play when we lived in Urbana.

[clenz]

I love the Orabs and the story behind it. At least the story I was told.


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What story were you told? There is about 10 of them.

It’s an incredibly boring and bland name and way it was created but that all makes the name amazingly unique.


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[cx500d]

Wasnt there a Pekin Chiefs Hockey team? They were an upper level team that was pretty good. We used to see them play when we lived in Urbana.


Yes there was, here is some footage from a recent game

http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view5/20151128/5271693/hansons-fight-o.gif

[ST_Lawson]

Wasnt there a Pekin Chiefs Hockey team? They were an upper level team that was pretty good. We used to see them play when we lived in Urbana.

There's a Peoria Chiefs minor league baseball team and a Peoria Rivermen hockey team. Pekin is a suburb of Peoria, but I'm not aware of any Pekin Chiefs hockey team.


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[dbackjon]

And does your professing of your love for Cocks have anything to do with where you went to school, or is that just a coincidence?

What's wrong with professing your love for Cocks?

[Thumper 76]

What story were you told? There is about 10 of them.

It’s an incredibly boring and bland name and way it was created but that all makes the name amazingly unique.


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I was told they knew the colors they wanted, orange and black, but couldn’t come up with a mascot they liked. So they just combined the phrase orange and black into Orabs.


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[JSUSoutherner]

And does your professing of your love for Cocks have anything to do with where you went to school, or is that just a coincidence?

Scoreboarrrrddd.

[ElCid]

In GA, my favorite is the Cairo HS Syrupmakers / Syrupmaids...helps to understand that the town of Cairo, GA is pronounced as Kay-Ro...y’know, as in Karo http://www.karosyrup.com/ - Of further interest, the mascot was chosen because Roddenberry’s Syrup was located in Cairo, GA. Roddenberry’s is not affiliated with Karo Syrup in any way & actually is cane syrup vs. Karo’s being corn syrup. Makes perfect sense...in South/Middle GA.

Also...Fairly nearby town of Vienna, GA is pronounced as Vy-enna & fairly nearby county of Houston is pronounced as How-ston...”In Middle & South Georgia, we may not be able to think up new names for our locations, but we dang sure ain’t gonna pronounce ‘em the way y’all do!” ...but I digress.

Runner-up in GA - Solomon Charles Johnson HS Atom Smashers...located adjacent to Savannah State University; so FCS-related...this season.

https://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/images/ga/GASAVatomsmash_mavisjeff.jpg

Having lived in How-Ston county for 15 years of my life, let me say, it was just weird. Right up there with Vy-anna. Been there, pronounced it correctly.

[TheKingpin28]

Yes there was, here is some footage from a recent game

http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view5/20151128/5271693/hansons-fight-o.gif

Putting on the foil coach!

[clenz]

I was told they knew the colors they wanted, orange and black, but couldn’t come up with a mascot they liked. So they just combined the phrase orange and black into Orabs.


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Something like that. Blah blah blah. Long story in 1920 some 8th grader won a contest to name the year book. She submitted Orab as a shortened orange and black

A 10th grader that did the sports write ups for the football team liked it and used it to describe the football team and it stuck.

Sheldon still had that original year book and a bunch of other stuff preserved in the high school on display.


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[Laker]

Sheldon still had that original year book and a bunch of other stuff preserved in the high school on display.

Steve Kirschbaum from Sheldon was a really good basketball player for the MSU-Mankato Mavs, including when they made it to the national semifinals. His folks sat in front of me during his career.

[Bisonoline]

There's a Peoria Chiefs minor league baseball team and a Peoria Rivermen hockey team. Pekin is a suburb of Peoria, but I'm not aware of any Pekin Chiefs hockey team.


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I just remembered. They were called the Pekin All Stars. This was in the 60s.

When we used to go over there to play Peoria was an outdoor rink and I think Pekin was indoors.

[ST_Lawson]

”In Middle & South Georgia, we may not be able to think up new names for our locations, but we dang sure ain’t gonna pronounce ‘em the way y’all do!” ...but I digress.

I think lots of rural areas do this.
Visit the bustling metropolis of Terre Haute, IL (pronounced Terry Hut): https://goo.gl/maps/nDde8zDHSaA2
And we have our own Cairo pronounced ka-ro: https://goo.gl/maps/ryje3kS6TgG2
It's smaller than Georgia's ka-ro and is as far south as you can get in IL. It's closer to Jackson, MS and Birmingham, AL than it is to downtown Chicago (both in actual proximity and in culture).



I just remembered. They were called the Pekin All Stars. This was in the 60s.

When we used to go over there to play Peoria was an outdoor rink and I think Pekin was indoors.

Ah, ok. Maybe these guys? http://www.hockeydb.com/stte/pekin-stars-7380.html

[clenz]

Steve Kirschbaum from Sheldon was a really good basketball player for the MSU-Mankato Mavs, including when they made it to the national semifinals. His folks sat in front of me during his career.
Also home of Tom and Terry Brands and A.G. Kruger (2 time olympian)

[Thumper 76]

I grew up by high schools with the mascots of Midgets (2), Nimrods, Speedboys/Speedgirls, Oredockers, and Hatchets. I’m sure I forgot a few. So I have a great appreciation for odd nicknames.


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I feel the need to mention that the Hatchets were from Tomahawk, which was always insanely redundant to me.

[OhioHen]

Gv? Gay Vandals?


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+1 for a truly unique suggestion.

[Milktruck74]

Scoreboarrrrddd.


I'd rathertake an L, than a ......Well....... HAha.

[UAalum72]

I think lots of rural areas do this.
Visit the bustling metropolis of Terre Haute, IL (pronounced Terry Hut): https://goo.gl/maps/nDde8zDHSaA2
And we have our own Cairo pronounced ka-ro: https://goo.gl/maps/ryje3kS6TgG2
It's smaller than Georgia's ka-ro and is as far south as you can get in IL. It's closer to Jackson, MS and Birmingham, AL than it is to downtown Chicago (both in actual proximity and in culture).
Cairo NY is pronounced care-oh. Greenwich NY is pronounced green-witch (HS team is the Witches) not gren-itch like in England, Connecticut or the Village in NYC. Wiki says Chili NY is Chy-ly, I don't know if they mean CHI-LIE or CHi-Lee. But Shenendehowa, Schagticoke, and Canajoharie are pronounced the way they're spelled.

[JSUSoutherner]

I'd rathertake an L, than a ......Well....... HAha.

I'm sure UTC fans enjoy taking it more than giving. :D

Fortunately for you guys, the Cocks are always happy to oblige. xlolx

[SU DOG]

Since we are allowing non FCS names here, I have two that I've always liked. A D-2 team, Pittsburg State, that is located in Kansas xeyebrowxare the GORILLAS, and a now defunct minor league hockey team down in Georgia was called The Macon Whoopee. xlolx

[PantherRob82]

Having lived in How-Ston county for 15 years of my life, let me say, it was just weird. Right up there with Vy-anna. Been there, pronounced it correctly.

In the Quad Cities we have Milan, IL. My-len. Near Waterloo we have Tripoli, IA. Tri-poh-luh.

[FUBeAR]

Since we are allowing non FCS names here, I have two that I've always liked. A D-2 team, Pittsburg State, that is located in Kansas xeyebrowxare the GORILLAS, and a now defunct minor league hockey team down in Georgia was called The Macon Whoopee. xlolxMaconga has become unfunct & minor league hockey has returned with a pretty good name - Macon Mayhem

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ee/Macon_Mayhem_logo.jpg
But the name of the new College/Minor League baseball Team is better - Macon Bacon

https://www.41nbc.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/macon-bacon-logo-e1506565301562.jpg

Interestingly, a former Mercer All-SoCon OLman, whom I know quite well, was the winner of the “Name the Team” contest by submitting “Bacon” AND having his name drawn from those who had also suggested that name. Won a family of 4 day at the Park & $200 worth of SWAG from the Team Store. We had a great time at the game & I am sure enjoying my new official Macon Bacon jersey with #1 (actually a single strip of bacon) on the back.

BTW - this mascot guy...his name is Kevin & he wears #6...get it?

[Elvis was a Bison]

A great High School team nickname from a small town in North Dakota - Ayr (Air) - Yep, you guessed it.... the Rifles!

[CHIP72]

Since we are allowing non FCS names here, I have two that I've always liked. A D-2 team, Pittsburg State, that is located in Kansas xeyebrowxare the GORILLAS, and a now defunct minor league hockey team down in Georgia was called The Macon Whoopee. xlolx

I personally have always wanted to see sports teams in various cities have appropriate nicknames, like the Berlin Walls, the Hong Kong Phooeys, the Frankfurt Hot Dogs, the Manila Folders, and the Delhi Sandwiches.

[Bisonoline]

I personally have always wanted to see sports teams in various cities have appropriate nicknames, like the Berlin Walls, the Hong Kong Phooeys, the Frankfurt Hot Dogs, the Manila Folders, and the Delhi Sandwiches.

xlolxxthumbsupx