How well do you know your college nicknames?
by David Pleacher



Wisconsin Badgers -- People who are always on my case

Baylor Bears -- Storied porridge eaters

Idaho State Bengals -- Formerly a girl

Delaware Blue Hens -- Why did the Blue Rooster cross the road? -- To get to the ____ ____

Ohio Bobcats -- Robert's pets

Georgia Bulldogs -- What you get when you cross a male bovine with a female canine

Stanford Cardinal -- State bird of Virginia

Oregon Ducks -- The little kids like to play "____, ____, Goose!"

Boston College Eagles -- "Hotel California" singers

South Carolina Gamecocks -- Fighting roosters

Minnesota Golden Gophers -- A valuable person who runs errands

St. Joseph's Hawks -- What a huckster does

Connecticut Huskies -- The opposite of slim jeans

Columbia Lions -- They are Ivy League and they have their pride

Southern Methodist Mustangs -- Popular car from Ford that was introduced in the 1960s

Penn State Nittany Lions -- Big cats near Mount Nittany

Temple Owls -- Wise old birds

Georgia State Panthers -- Peter Sellers' movies

Hofstra Pride -- The sin of the devil

Kansas Jayhawks -- When someone asked Jay who owned the hawks, he replied, "____."

UNC Wilmington Seahawks -- Fish eagles; ospreys

Richmond Spiders -- 8-legged web spinners

Marshall Thundering Herd -- Opposite of "lightning seen"

Clemson Tigers -- "Lions, ____, and bears, Oh My!"

North Carolina State Wolfpack -- Family group of wolves

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets -- Predatory wasps





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