Today in college football – and if you’ve never gone to a college football game at any level you should even if you know nothing about the sport – UMass Amherst (my home state) plays Georgia Bulldogs. This seems weird to me. Good luck Minutemen and you’ll need oodles. Meanwhile UGA has the #1 mascot: UGA XI, also known as Boom.
Boom!
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It was not that long ago that I realized where Uga’s name came from. Sometimes it takes me a moment. That house he’s in is air conditioned because bulldogs have that ‘smashed-in-the-face-with-a-cast-iron-skillet’ snout and have problems breathing, especially in Georgia’s hot and humid weather. In case you didn’t get the name reference either, it’s initials of University of Georgia. I’m not happy with them as they beat Tennessee last Saturday, damn their hides! SEC battles are quite competitive. Go Vols! (Which is short for Volunteers, originating with the role of volunteers in the Tennessee militia during the war of 1812 & the Mexican-American war.
Greetings!
UGA has a great mascot!
Good afternoon to all!
I don’t follow sports but I know UGA.
Been interested in canine university mascots since Sargent Stubby. But UGA is definitely the most famous.
Am also aware of Ben Herbstreit’s passing, although he wasn’t exactly a team mascot. Peter Herbstreit has now taken over his older brother’s job and met UGA during a game in Athens, GA a week or two ago.
Of course my absolute favorites are Olive and Mabel. They belong to a sportscaster but do not normally attend any events with their guardian. Olive would probably sleep when not raiding the buffet and Mabel would be trying to fetch ever stick and ball in motion. Highly recommend Mr Andrew Cotter’s non-fiction accounts of their antics. Start with Olive, Mabel and Me.
ML, of course, Smokey the Bluetick Coonhound, named for the East Tennessee mountain range, is MY favorite! Aroooo!
I do feel a certain partiality for Jack the Bulldog, who is the Georgetown mascot. Not too well known in football circles but with greater prominence in the realm of college basketball
Well, if you know Georgetown history then you know the story of Sergeant Stubby.
And how about that Texas Longhorn?
Oh, I almost forgot. Today is Thankful for my Dog day.
I know every day we are thankful for our dogs.
But it seems to fit right in with the UGA post.