Favorite college team nicknames

[Toga]

And we regularly beat the Lord Jeffs.

Boo (to the Moo)

 

[kirbivore]

Banana Slugs (Santa Cruz) and Anteaters (Irvine). Those newer U of California campuses have picked some cute ones. I actually have a Banana Slug tee-shirt from Santa Cruz (son of friend used to go there). It has a smiling banana slug on the front; and the ass of a banana slug on the back.

forever immortalized by John Travolta in Pulp Fiction

 

[Delmar]

Boo (to the Moo)

It almost matches your avatar.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

There is always the Colby White Mules.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

The Purple Cows of Williams College, my alma mater. (Traditionally, the Ephmen, but what can you do with that?)

I thought UCONN were the -men

 

[tee1222]

The Centenary College Gentlemen
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You sir, you're no gentleman!

 

[ORRange]

In fact you used to be able to buy gear with the message "You can't beat our Cocks"

You used to be able to buy Oregon St. hats with a beaver on it. The beaver had his huge red tongue sticking out. Too funny. Always a hit at a party or bar but never at the in-laws.

 

[TheRoyalIveyFund]

As a proud Marine, I will go with the Western Illinois Leathernecks.

You were a Marine? I picture you as Billy C, so I cannot envision you getting over the high wall or under the ropes for the obstacle course race and then blasted off a automatic weapon! Thanks for the service!

 

[cpatrocks]

Orangemen

The Saltine Warriors.

 

[Cowtown]

Boo (to the Moo)

Dude.

 

[Cowtown]

You sir, you're no gentleman!

How could I have forgotten the Bushwood College Lacey Underalls?

 

[Dave85]

Look for it...

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I don't get it.

 

[atcar]

The Smurfsburg Blue Hose is a good one.

Hard to go against Banana Slugs.

I have that shirt...gotta love Banana Slugs. It wasn't too long ago I heard the school was considering changing their mascot but the alum rallied to keep it.

 

[ORRange]

I don't get it.

I think they are all right handed. haha.

 

[OrangeAl]

I don't get it.

Google Shocker hand gesture - but not when the kids are around.

 

[tee1222]

How could I have forgotten the Bushwood College Lacey Underalls?

I swear it, was going to post the almost the same exact college nickname. Love me some Lacey.

 

[pearl31]

Being the Billikens were already mentioned, I'm going to honor my avatar and personality and go with the Badgers.

Nice!

 

[NYCSUGrad]

Long Beach State Dirtbags (baseball only). I laughed out loud at that.

 

[jekelish]

I've always been partial to the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, since my high school team was also the Hilltoppers.

 

[NYCSUGrad]

I like the Rhode Island School of Design Nads too.

 

[Dave85]

Google Shocker hand gesture - but not when the kids are around.

Wow, so that's what it means. And I thought those girls were innocent and sweet! It took me a while to find it because it brings a lot of hits. If you add "yahoo answers" someone posted something.

 

[OttoMets]

(Inexplicably and unforgivably) retired nicknames: Poets (Bard), Flying Dutchmen (Hofstra), Orangemen, and Red Raiders (just so inexcusable that Colgate changed this; infuriating).

Current nicknames: Billikens (St. Louis), Privateers (New Orleans), Vandals (Idaho), Banana Slugs (UCSB [or maybe UCSC, always forget]).

 

[jekelish]

(Inexplicably and unforgivably) retired nicknames: Poets (Bard), Flying Dutchmen (Hofstra), Orangemen, and Red Raiders (just so inexcusable that Colgate changed this; infuriating).

Current nicknames: Billikens (St. Louis), Privateers (New Orleans), Vandals (Idaho), Banana Slugs (UCSB [or maybe UCSC, always forget]).

Whittier is still the Poets, if you miss that one.

 

[lvilleorange]

Worst nickname - Hoyas - enuff said.

Favorite - my Red Foxes of Marist. Fox you!

 

[OttoMets]

Whittier is still the Poets, if you miss that one.

A good one.

Allegedly branding is important. Never understood why schools with a unique nickname would dump it and adopt the most generic names ever. Bard went from Poets to Raptors, Lehigh went from Engineers to Mountain Hawks, Colgate...ugh.

"Orange" isn't perfect, but it beats the heck out of those "Wolfpack" options SU was tossing around in the mid '90s.