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College sports team names with regional significance

  1. FSU Seminoles
  2. OSU Buckeyes
  3. University of Miami Hurricanes
  4. University of Illinois Fighting Illini
  5. Nebraska Cornhuskers

College sports team names with regional significance

  1. FSU Seminoles
  2. OSU Buckeyes
  3. University of Miami Hurricanes
  4. University of Illinois Fighting Illini
  5. Nebraska Cornhuskers
  6. Duke Blue Devils

College sports team names with regional significance

  1. FSU Seminoles
  2. OSU Buckeyes
  3. University of Miami Hurricanes
  4. University of Illinois Fighting Illini
  5. Nebraska Cornhuskers
  6. Duke Blue Devils
  7. U of North Carolina Tar Heels
  1. FSU Seminoles
  2. OSU Buckeyes
  3. University of Miami Hurricanes
  4. University of Illinois Fighting Illini
  5. Nebraska Cornhuskers
  6. Duke Blue Devils
  7. U of North Carolina Tar Heels
  8. UT Longhorns

College sports team names with regional significance

  1. FSU Seminoles
  2. OSU Buckeyes
  3. University of Miami Hurricanes
  4. University of Illinois Fighting Illini
  5. Nebraska Cornhuskers
  6. Duke Blue Devils
  7. U of North Carolina Tar Heels
  8. UT Longhorns
  9. Indiana Hoosiers

College sports team names with regional significance

  1. FSU Seminoles
  2. OSU Buckeyes
  3. University of Miami Hurricanes
  4. University of Illinois Fighting Illini
  5. Nebraska Cornhuskers
  6. Duke Blue Devils
  7. U of North Carolina Tar Heels
  8. UT Longhorns
  9. Indiana Hoosiers
  10. University of Calgary Dinos

Formerly the U of C Dinosaurs, the name pays homage to the many dinosaur fossils found in southern Alberta, where Calgary is located.

As printed, one natural pronunciation would seem to pay homage to either of these Dinos:slight_smile:

Well, the U of Calgary has DYE-nos, not DEE-nos; but I take your point. Just realize that U of Calgary teams resemble neither Mr. Martin or Fred Flintstone’s pet, and you’ll be welcome in Calgary. :wink:

College sports team names with regional significance

  1. FSU Seminoles
  2. OSU Buckeyes
  3. University of Miami Hurricanes
  4. University of Illinois Fighting Illini
  5. Nebraska Cornhuskers
  6. Duke Blue Devils
  7. U of North Carolina Tar Heels
  8. UT Longhorns
  9. Indiana Hoosiers
  10. University of Calgary Dinos
  11. Notre Dame University Fighting Irish

College sports team names with regional significance

  1. FSU Seminoles
  2. OSU Buckeyes
  3. University of Miami Hurricanes
  4. University of Illinois Fighting Illini
  5. Nebraska Cornhuskers
  6. Duke Blue Devils
  7. U of North Carolina Tar Heels
  8. UT Longhorns
  9. Indiana Hoosiers
  10. University of Calgary Dinos
  11. Notre Dame University Fighting Irish
  12. University of Pennsylvania Quakers

I must be missing this one. What’s the regional significance?

College sports team names with regional significance

  1. FSU Seminoles
  2. OSU Buckeyes
  3. University of Miami Hurricanes
  4. University of Illinois Fighting Illini
  5. Nebraska Cornhuskers
  6. Duke Blue Devils
  7. U of North Carolina Tar Heels
  8. UT Longhorns
  9. Indiana Hoosiers
  10. University of Calgary Dinos
  11. Notre Dame University Fighting Irish
  12. University of Pennsylvania Quakers
  13. University of Oregon Ducks

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Sports teams (be they professional or collegiate) that have changed their nickname, and what their original nickname was

  1. Kent State Golden Flashes - used to be the Silver Foxes

Sports teams (be they professional or collegiate) that have changed their nickname, and what their original nickname was

  1. Kent State Golden Flashes - used to be the Silver Foxes
  2. Chicago Bears - Decatur Staleys

Sports teams (be they professional or collegiate) that have changed their nickname, and what their original nickname was

  1. Kent State Golden Flashes - used to be the Silver Foxes
  2. Chicago Bears - Decatur Staleys
  3. St. John’s University Red Storm - Redmen

The school in Queens, NY

Sports teams (be they professional or collegiate) that have changed their nickname, and what their original nickname was

  1. Kent State Golden Flashes - used to be the Silver Foxes
  2. Chicago Bears - Decatur Staleys
  3. St. John’s University Red Storm - Redmen
  4. Marquette Golden Eagles - Hilltoppers

Sports teams (be they professional or collegiate) that have changed their nickname, and what their original nickname was

  1. Kent State Golden Flashes - used to be the Silver Foxes
  2. Chicago Bears - Decatur Staleys
  3. St. John’s University Red Storm - Redmen
  4. Marquette Golden Eagles - Hilltoppers
  5. Tennessee Titans - Houston Oilers

Sports teams (be they professional or collegiate) that have changed their nickname, and what their original nickname was

  1. Kent State Golden Flashes - used to be the Silver Foxes
  2. Chicago Bears - Decatur Staleys
  3. St. John’s University Red Storm - Redmen
  4. Marquette Golden Eagles - Hilltoppers
  5. Tennessee Titans - Houston Oilers
  6. Houston: Astros - Colt 45s

Sports teams (be they professional or collegiate) that have changed their nickname, and what their original nickname was

  1. Kent State Golden Flashes - used to be the Silver Foxes
  2. Chicago Bears - Decatur Staleys
  3. St. John’s University Red Storm - Redmen
  4. Marquette Golden Eagles - Hilltoppers
  5. Tennessee Titans - Houston Oilers
  6. Houston: Astros - Colt 45s
  7. Syracuse Orange - used to be the Orangemen

Sports teams (be they professional or collegiate) that have changed their nickname, and what their original nickname was

  1. Kent State Golden Flashes - used to be the Silver Foxes
  2. Chicago Bears - Decatur Staleys
  3. St. John’s University Red Storm - Redmen
  4. Marquette Golden Eagles - Hilltoppers
  5. Tennessee Titans - Houston Oilers
  6. Houston: Astros - Colt 45s
  7. Syracuse Orange - used to be the Orangemen
  8. Washington Wizards - Washington Bullets