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Chattanooga info
Posted on 9/6/17 at 6:34 pm
Posted on 9/6/17 at 6:34 pm
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Founded: 1886
Enrollment: ~13,000
Notable Alumni: Terrell Owens
Mascot: "Mocs" (Mockingbird)
Stadium: Finley Stadium (20,668)
Colors: Navy and Gold
Division: FCS
Conference: Southern (2nd place in '16)
Four playoff appearances
All time record: 530-519-35 (.505)
2016 record: 9-4 (6-2), lost to Alabama 3-31
Head coach: Tom Arth (0-1)
2017: lost to JSU 13-27
Founded: 1886
Enrollment: ~13,000
Notable Alumni: Terrell Owens
Mascot: "Mocs" (Mockingbird)
Stadium: Finley Stadium (20,668)
Colors: Navy and Gold
Division: FCS
Conference: Southern (2nd place in '16)
Four playoff appearances
All time record: 530-519-35 (.505)
2016 record: 9-4 (6-2), lost to Alabama 3-31
Head coach: Tom Arth (0-1)
2017: lost to JSU 13-27
Posted on 9/6/17 at 6:35 pm to bayoubengals88
Chattanooga >> Baton Rouge
Posted on 9/6/17 at 6:43 pm to DollaChoppa
Tigers >>>>>>>>>>> Mocs
This post was edited on 9/6/17 at 6:44 pm
Posted on 9/6/17 at 6:44 pm to DollaChoppa
Yep. Chattanooga is a beautiful clean city.
Posted on 9/6/17 at 6:48 pm to bayoubengals88
Mock, yeah
Ing, yeah
Bird, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Mockingbird
Ing, yeah
Bird, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Mockingbird
Posted on 9/6/17 at 6:52 pm to KyrieElaison
quote:
Chattanooga is a beautiful clean city.
Oh wow, the opposite of BR
Posted on 9/6/17 at 6:53 pm to Lakeboy7
quote:
Oh wow, the opposite of BR
And Nola!
Posted on 9/6/17 at 6:55 pm to The Belk
quote:
Mock, yeah
Ing, yeah
Posted on 9/6/17 at 8:08 pm to bayoubengals88
quote:Interesting. I always assumed it was short for 'Moccasins'. Learn something new every day!
Mascot: "Mocs" (Mockingbird)
Posted on 9/6/17 at 8:11 pm to DollaChoppa
Moccasins >>>>>>>>>>>> Mockingbirds
Posted on 9/6/17 at 8:15 pm to bayoubengals88
I was in Chattanooga last weekend. I want to live there. It's awesome.
Posted on 9/6/17 at 9:07 pm to bayoubengals88
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Mascot: Mocs (Mockingbird)
The school's athletic teams are called the Mocs. The teams were nicknamed Moccasins until 1996. (The origin of the name is uncertain; however, Moccasin Bend is a large horseshoe-shaped bend in the Tennessee River directly below Lookout Mountain.)
The mascot has taken on four distinct forms, with a water moccasin being the mascot in the 1920s, and then a moccasin shoe (known as "The Shoe") was actually used as the school's mascot at times in the 1960s and 1970s. From the 1970s until 1996, the mascot was Chief Moccanooga, an exaggerated Cherokee tribesman.
In 1996, due to concerns over ethnic sensitivity,[29] the Moccasins name and image were dropped in favor of the shortened "Mocs" and an anthropomorphized northern mockingbird, in accordance with the state bird, named "Scrappy" dressed as a railroad engineer. The school's main athletic logo features Scrappy riding a train (a reference to Chattanooga's history as a major railroad hub and to the song "Chattanooga Choo Choo"). The mascot takes its name from former football coach A. C. "Scrappy" Moore.
This post was edited on 9/6/17 at 9:10 pm
Posted on 9/6/17 at 9:54 pm to bayoubengals88
Moved to BR from there in the early 80's.
Most of my family still lives in that area.
It is beautiful - read 4 distinct seasons. A little snow, not much humidity. Beautiful mountains.
At the same time, I wouldn't trade the people, culture, food, or Tigers for living there. Not even close. ??
Most of my family still lives in that area.
It is beautiful - read 4 distinct seasons. A little snow, not much humidity. Beautiful mountains.
At the same time, I wouldn't trade the people, culture, food, or Tigers for living there. Not even close. ??
Posted on 9/6/17 at 9:59 pm to Jeff
So what the hell is it? I've not seen this level of ambiguity/identity crisis from college mascots, save Auburn...
Posted on 9/7/17 at 7:16 am to plance
From Baton Rouge, but lived in Chattanooga for nine years. Beautiful area, town is too touristy, but it was an ideal location, 1 1/2 hours from Nashville, Birmingham, Knoxville, and Atlanta. For SEC fan, there are a lot of games within driving distance. Smokies just up the road, too.
UTCs problem is that they have to compete with Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee fans. No one really gives a fig about UTC football. Even the students go to SEC games before a UTC game. Better the last few years, but when I arrived in Chattanooga, they had won one game in three years, or something like that.
Chattanooga was a nice place to live, and I would consider moving back for retirement if I didn't have to deal with the people there. Can't compare to the people in Louisiana.
UTCs problem is that they have to compete with Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee fans. No one really gives a fig about UTC football. Even the students go to SEC games before a UTC game. Better the last few years, but when I arrived in Chattanooga, they had won one game in three years, or something like that.
Chattanooga was a nice place to live, and I would consider moving back for retirement if I didn't have to deal with the people there. Can't compare to the people in Louisiana.
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