What are the worst nicknames in college sports?
What are the worst nicknames in college sports?
JoePa...oh, wait
Hokies, Hoyas and Tarheels comes to mind first.
I am sure there are plenty more.
UCSC Banana Slugs
Delta State. Fighting Okra.
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My favorite college nicknames are the Wichita State (Shockers) and the UC Santa Cruz (Banana Slugs).
My least favorite is the Penn State University (Raping Nittany Lions).
My honorable mentions are:
New Mexico Tech (Pygmies).
Delta State University (Fighting Okra).
Long Beach State (Dirtbags - although only for the men's basketball team).
University of Arkansas-Monticello (Boll Weevils).
Blackburn College (Battlin’ Beavers).
Wabash College (Little Giants).
Whittier College (Poets).
Montana State University (Northern Skylights).
Arkansas Tech University (Wonder Boys).
Knox College (Prairie Fire).
Webster University (Gorloks).
Pacific Lutheran University (Lutes).
University of Alaska-Southeast (Humpback Whales).
the st. louis Bilikens are doing pretty well this year
i would also like to add the manhattan college Jaspers to the list
As an alum, it hurts to admit. However, names don't get much worse than Cornell Big Red. WTF is a "big red?" Sounds like a nickname for a hemorrhoid.
Stanford Cardinal (the color not the bird)
Oregon Ducks (f*** the ducks)
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Hydrite wrote:
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
and their mascot is probably one of the dumbest in sports too.
The red blob
Badgers and wolverines I can see, but golden gophers? That's even worse than beavers.
The real winner, however, is the Scottsdale Community College Fighting Artichokes. Even a gopher can defeat an artichoke.
Flatulus wrote:
Stanford Cardinal (the color not the bird)
Oregon Ducks (f*** the ducks)
Yeah, but the Stanford mascot does get some action-
http://w7.campusexplorer.com/img/guide-info-graphic/top10-weirdest-college-mascots/Stanford-University-The-Stanford-Tree.jpgConcordia College - "Cobbers", their mascot is a corn cob.
Fighting Okra is pretty weird.
But they are officially "The Statesmen".
Geaux Tigers for LSU football. Geaux is too close to g a y.
Ohio Weslyan University Fighting Bishops
A fighting chess piece?!? give me a break.
I know it's not a chess piece but I would always tell my wife that.
Columbia College Fighting Koalas-
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