Speaking of Tennessee......

What is a "Volunteer" anyway?







Seriously, what is their mascot's meaning?

 

Thanks to Wikipedia:

 

Volunteer...One who agrees to be massacred in his own house.:lol:

 

No thanks to you J..... I didn't know that. Thanks for the info.
:thumb:

 

Wow... I've known this since I was a kid. Thought it was pretty well known.

I have a better question... what is a sooner? Why choose a buckeye?

 

According to my Dad, Sooners are people that went into Oklahoma before the date the government set as the day to enter the state and claim land, and claimed their land.

They did it SOONER.

At least that's what Dad said when I asked him.

 

When they go to another State to play, the Sooner they leave the better. :hihi:

 

It was the Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889. The "Sooners" could have actually been called "Cheaters".

Cajun Punk...

Buckeye is the official state tree of Ohio. I use to think those stickers on their helmet looked like this



and not this

 

Oh ok... good to know, but that's still a dumb mascot... :hihi:

and I know what you mean about the MJ...