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J.C. Watts Enslin

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From: "J.C. Watts Enslin" <jens...@charter.net>

Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2008 11:05:59 -0700 (PDT)

Local: Sun, Sep 7 2008 12:05 pm

Subject: Re: ASU Red Wolves RUTSing Bastids

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On Sep 7, 10:49 am, Chris Bellomy <ten.wohsdoog@sirhc> wrote:

> Jay Furr wrote, On 9/7/08 10:43 AM:

> > "J.C. Watts Enslin" <jens...@charter.net> wrote in news:86476f30-e07a-41b8-
> > 8e67-ff4af9d40...@l42g2000hsc.googlegroups.com:

> >> On Sep 7, 7:44ÿam, "deemsb...@aol.com" <deemsb...@aol.com> wrote:
> >>>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/ncaa/boxscores/2008/09/06/3...

> >>> ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ Only 4 third downs?

> >> "Red Wolves" is the dumnest nickname in all of collegiate sprots.

> > No, "Shockers" is. When I was an undergrad at UGA and drank a lot and
> > discussed this kind of thing, we thought Wichita State's mascot sounded kind
> > of cool in a "San Diego Chargers" kind of way until we found out that their
> > mascot was a pissed-off shock of corn.

> Wheat. They were originally the Wheatshockers.

> That's what I love about old school college nicknames --
> they actually reveal something about the areas the schools
> serve sometimes. It's so uncool it's cool.

UW-Whitewater's original name was the Quakers due to a local community
of them. They should have stuck with that.

Jon

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