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re: University mascots being Demons/Devils
Posted on 3/20/24 at 8:05 pm to The Baker
Posted on 3/20/24 at 8:05 pm to The Baker
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Duke is United Methodist and they are the Blue Devils.
Wake Forrest is Baptist and they are the Demon Deacons.
In the case of Wake Forest, many decades ago (I think sometime around WW I or WW II), they beat Duke (then Trinity) in basketball and the local press described them as having played like demons in their win. Apparently, in spite of or because of their religious affiliation, they seem to have playfully evolved that into Demon Deacons.
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Posted on 3/20/24 at 9:06 pm to epbart
Most mascot/nicknames derived from some innocuous story like that. Generally they stuck because society had more important things to do than search for reasons to feign “outrage”…even the leftists!
Arizona St initially were the Owls. Then they became the Bulldogs. Then, in the 40’s, the track coach allegedly saw a dust devil arise and decided “Sun Devils” might be a good nickname. Evidently the students liked it a pushed for the change. It literally has nothing to do with religion.
LSU’s Tiger nickname came from a group of Louisiana soldiers in the Civil War nicknamed the “Tigers”.
Crimson Tide grew out of a sportswriter describing the Alabama football team as an playing like a “Crimson Tide” because their white uniforms were all stained with red clay during a game
Arizona St initially were the Owls. Then they became the Bulldogs. Then, in the 40’s, the track coach allegedly saw a dust devil arise and decided “Sun Devils” might be a good nickname. Evidently the students liked it a pushed for the change. It literally has nothing to do with religion.
LSU’s Tiger nickname came from a group of Louisiana soldiers in the Civil War nicknamed the “Tigers”.
Crimson Tide grew out of a sportswriter describing the Alabama football team as an playing like a “Crimson Tide” because their white uniforms were all stained with red clay during a game
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