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re: Best college nicknames

Posted on 4/7/11 at 4:44 pm to
Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
Member since Jul 2007
157116 posts
Posted on 4/7/11 at 4:44 pm to
quote:

Sooners


yeah i should have remembered this one

ETA: Sooners, for those who don't know, were people who cheated by getting a head start in the great land rush of 1889

So their nickname honors cheaters
This post was edited on 4/7/11 at 4:49 pm
Posted by TheCaterpillar
Member since Jan 2004
76774 posts
Posted on 4/7/11 at 4:45 pm to
I think Miami should be singular "Hurricane". That would be cool.
Posted by TigerintheNO
New Orleans
Member since Jan 2004
44846 posts
Posted on 4/7/11 at 4:47 pm to
quote:

Rainbow Warriors


you would pick the one that was deemed to gay for their AD, so he changed it
Posted by S
RIP Wayde
Member since Jan 2007
172083 posts
Posted on 4/7/11 at 4:48 pm to
texas pan american broncs

i remember lsu played them i think in stromile's freshman year, hawthorne kept saying 'broncos'
Posted by TigerColonel
Up The Bayou
Member since May 2008
501 posts
Posted on 4/7/11 at 4:59 pm to
UCSC Banana Slugs
Posted by sms151t
Polos, Porsches, Ponies..PROBATION
Member since Aug 2009
140845 posts
Posted on 4/7/11 at 5:04 pm to
TU Golden Hurricane
Washburn Icabods
Hawai'i Hilo Vulcans
Alaska Fairbanks Seawolves
North Dakota Fighting Souix
Posted by Zamoro10
Member since Jul 2008
14743 posts
Posted on 4/7/11 at 5:09 pm to
quote:

Alaska Fairbanks Seawolves


I lived in Anchorage for awhile. UAA is the Seawolves...those kooks up in Fairbanks are the Nanooks.
Posted by tigernchicago
Alabama
Member since Sep 2003
5075 posts
Posted on 4/7/11 at 5:13 pm to
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Stanford Cardinal



That is PC run amouck.

They were originally the Stanford Indians.
This post was edited on 4/7/11 at 5:14 pm
Posted by GeauxColonels
Tottenham Fan | LSU Fan
Member since Oct 2009
25606 posts
Posted on 4/7/11 at 5:40 pm to
quote:

North Dakota Fighting Souix

Definitely. They have one of the best logos in all of sports too. frick the NCAA for forcing a name change.

Posted by LosLobos111
Austere
Member since Feb 2011
45385 posts
Posted on 4/7/11 at 5:41 pm to
UCI Anteaters
Posted by Quidam65
Q Continuum
Member since Jun 2010
20515 posts
Posted on 4/7/11 at 5:50 pm to
I like the Cal State Fullerton Titans. Along with Alabama they use an elephant as a mascot.
Posted by GeauxColonels
Tottenham Fan | LSU Fan
Member since Oct 2009
25606 posts
Posted on 4/7/11 at 5:51 pm to
Arkansas-Monticello Boll Weevils




Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys




Southern Arkansas Muleriders

Posted by secfan123
beverly hills
Member since Jan 2010
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Posted on 4/7/11 at 5:58 pm to
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Banana Slugs


Everyone fears UC-Santa Cruz! The Cardinal is up there too!
Posted by geauxtigers2
Lawrence, Kansas
Member since Jul 2007
4822 posts
Posted on 4/7/11 at 6:04 pm to
WKU Hilltopers
Posted by paperstreet
Member since Feb 2011
7434 posts
Posted on 4/7/11 at 6:06 pm to
quote:

UCI Anteaters

Frick you, I'm an Anteater.
Posted by Sophandros
Victoria Concordia Crescit
Member since Feb 2005
45219 posts
Posted on 4/7/11 at 6:10 pm to
Tulsa is the Golden Hurricane
Posted by St Augustine
The Pauper of the Surf
Member since Mar 2006
72082 posts
Posted on 4/7/11 at 6:15 pm to
Gauchos
Posted by nvasil1
Hellinois
Member since Oct 2009
17733 posts
Posted on 4/7/11 at 6:19 pm to
Hofstra Flying Dutchmen

...before they inexplicably changed their name to the Hofstra Pride. Ghey.
Posted by kbro
North Carolina, via NOLA
Member since Jan 2007
5332 posts
Posted on 4/7/11 at 7:14 pm to
UMKC Kangaroos

IPFW Mastodons
Posted by AMM AU9893
Auburn, AL
Member since Feb 2011
13789 posts
Posted on 4/7/11 at 7:15 pm to
I'm a homer, but I love Jayhawks
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