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09-20-2005, 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Dryden
Stanford may go by the nickname "Cardinal," but as far as this thread goes Stanford's mascot is actually a tree. So no, the Buckeyes aren't the only one. (Just saw this picture on the ESPN Bottom-10 and remembered this thread).
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Lets just put it out there and say plants do NOT make good mascots...
Ugh...Brutus is a stupid looking mascot and so is Stanfords excuse for one.
A common misconception is that OSU is named after a nut... I hate that because they arent. They are nicked after the state tree. Which makes Brutus insulting to me...a pointless, poisonous nut with no value.
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It is rare for an athletic team to be named after a tree; but the Buckeye name is so ingrained in the history and lore of the state and the university that few stop to consider how unusual it is. It is native, tenacious, attractive and unique -- traits that Ohioans and Ohio State alumni are proud to be associated with.
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I would almost consider OSU's nickname to not be a nickname... They have no emblems on any of their uniforms (save the leafs) and their colors represent nothing about a Buckeye. I would say the Buckeyes is really just something they slapped on the end of their school because they had to.
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Parity in college football is when OSU is clearly better than everyone else.
Buckeye is a tree, not a nut. Please understand that.
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09-20-2005, 04:15 PM
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the stickers didnt even evolve until 1968 uni change.
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09-20-2005, 04:38 PM
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I have misplaced my pants.
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A friend asked me a trivia question that I couldn't get: name the four D-IA teams whose nicknames don't end in S, a color is not part of the name, and an animal is not part of the name. Here's what I got:
Don't end in S:
Alabama Crimson Tide
Illinois Illini
Marshall Thundering Herd
Navy Midshipmen
North Carolina State Wolfpack
North Texas Mean Green
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Stanford Cardinal
Syracuse Orangemen
Tulane Green Wave
Tulsa Golden Shower (or Golden Hurricane or something)
Nevada or Nevada State Wolfpack
First, maybe I should figure out if I have those all right. But that's boring. Let's go on..
Doesn't have a color. Take out Alabama, North Texas, Syracuse, Tulane, and Tulsa. Doesn't have an animal. Take out Marshall, NC St, Stanford, and Nevada or Nevada State. I have only three teams left: Illinois, Notre Dame, and Navy. Who am I missing?
By the way, the guy who asked me the question said he got them all, but when I asked him to tell me the fourth team, he couldn't remember it.
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09-20-2005, 04:44 PM
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I would say the Buckeyes is really just something they slapped on the end of their school because they had to.<!-- / message --><!-- sig -->
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I would say it is because Ohio is popularly known as The Buckeye State.
Then again I don't have a conspiratorial bone in my body... 
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09-20-2005, 04:57 PM
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Im not being conspiratory... Just look at the university, the uniforms, the logos and such. There is really no ephasis on the Buckeye besides the nut which is obviously NOT the idea behind the nickname. So it just seems to me the name was placed at a time when it wasnt really that important (before marketing and targeted groups of people).
Too much into tradition to try to make money off a cool sounding nickname now.
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Parity in college football is when OSU is clearly better than everyone else.
Buckeye is a tree, not a nut. Please understand that.
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09-20-2005, 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Zurp
A friend asked me a trivia question that I couldn't get: name the four D-IA teams whose nicknames don't end in S, a color is not part of the name, and an animal is not part of the name. Here's what I got:
Don't end in S:
Alabama Crimson Tide
Illinois Illini
Marshall Thundering Herd
Navy Midshipmen
North Carolina State Wolfpack
North Texas Mean Green
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Stanford Cardinal
Syracuse Orangemen
Tulane Green Wave
Tulsa Golden Shower (or Golden Hurricane or something)
Nevada or Nevada State Wolfpack
First, maybe I should figure out if I have those all right. But that's boring. Let's go on..
Doesn't have a color. Take out Alabama, North Texas, Syracuse, Tulane, and Tulsa. Doesn't have an animal. Take out Marshall, NC St, Stanford, and Nevada or Nevada State. I have only three teams left: Illinois, Notre Dame, and Navy. Who am I missing?
By the way, the guy who asked me the question said he got them all, but when I asked him to tell me the fourth team, he couldn't remember it.
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There are only three. He may have tried to count "Thundering Herd" since an actual animal isn't in the name, but that's a stretch.
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09-20-2005, 05:25 PM
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Watson, Crick & A Twist
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Im not being conspiratory...
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I'm not being serious -- :-)
Though you are likely quite correct about the timing and lack of commercial intent.
What innocent times those must have been.
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09-20-2005, 05:34 PM
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They should get rid of all of them.
I am personally offended by all mascots.
 (being very sarcastic)
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