Best University Nicknames/Mascots
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Virginia Tech Hokies
10 points - added 13 years ago by veggiebaby -
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UC Santa Cruz 'Banana Slugs
How can you not have the Fighting Banana Slugs on your list?
3 points - added 13 years ago by guest -
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TCU Horned Frogs
The only Horned Frogs in the nation, and my alma mater, we are named after a southern, mostly Texan creature that has sharp spikes to defend itself and spits blood out of his eyes at enemies. See why we pciked it? GO FROGS!
0 points - added 13 years ago by veggiebaby -
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Alabama Crimson Tide
Perhaps the only school to have a force of nature as their mascot, the alumni and fans can consistently be screaming "Roll Tide" at all Bama sporting events.
0 points - added 13 years ago by veggiebaby -
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Duke Blue Devils
Long a force to be reckoned with in basketball (see March Madness 2010, among others), I always love seeing the grinning, scheming devil with the blue hat on cheering at the games.
0 points - added 13 years ago by veggiebaby -
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Purdue Boilermakers
Purdue alumni were named boilermakers simply due to their sports teams' early and enduring dominance.
0 points - added 13 years ago by veggiebaby -
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Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Originally a Baptist school, Wake got its nickname by "playing like demons" but being a religious school in roots.
0 points - added 13 years ago by veggiebaby -
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Penn State Nittany Lions
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Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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Arkansas Razorbacks
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West Cirginia Mountaineers
0 points - added 13 years ago by veggiebaby - 1 comment
Comments:
That should have said West Virginia Mountaineers.
Added 13 years ago by veggiebaby, 0 points
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Army Black Knights
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New Orleans Privateers
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North Texas Mean Green
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Illinois Fighting Illini
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Syracuse Orange
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Texas Longhorns
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South Carolina Gamecocks
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Texas A & M Aggies
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Nebraska Cornhuskers
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Richmond Spiders
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