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All-In [43242]
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When did the name "coots" start?
Sep 7, 2014, 5:59 PM
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Was it on Tigernet in the 90s?
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that was the first time I ever saw it***
Sep 7, 2014, 6:05 PM
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My uncle Jimmy called them Coots when I was in high school
Sep 7, 2014, 9:48 PM
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during the late 80's. But he was the only one that I heard it from back then. Mostly they were simply reffered to as Chickens.
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Orange Blooded [2587]
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Right about the same time...
Sep 7, 2014, 10:35 PM
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the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor.
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All-In [25393]
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Never heard it until signing on to TigerNet...and then
Sep 7, 2014, 10:38 PM
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wondered who were these Coots of which everyone spoke.
We always called them the Chickens, Carolina or USC, the latter two of which are no-no's on TNet, the former being the name I still use.
To each his own, I suppose. lol
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Re: Never heard it until signing on to TigerNet...and then
Sep 7, 2014, 10:49 PM
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I call 'em Carolina too, Hartins.....I actually hate UNC more and don't deem them worthy of the name. I think it's an age thing too.....so I'll follow Tnet protocol and refer to them as the chickens here.
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Oculus Spirit [81897]
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You're breaking your post protocol here.
Sep 7, 2014, 10:55 PM
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Re: When did the name "coots" start?
Sep 7, 2014, 11:21 PM
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it came around soon after tigernet was born and fgf was getting started.
I wish I could remember the name of the long time poster (who I don't think posts anymore), but he called them coots. He said it was not fair to a chicken because chicken is an enjoyable meat and coot meat is not very sought after. Duck hunters do not kill coots because the meat is so bad. This poster often referred to a coot eating its own dung from bottom of pond because they are known as bottom feeders. They eat things that ducks or geese will not touch. If one is cooked, it has a terrible scent that is hard to get rid of.
FGF thought is was funny to come back with a name for Clemson. They came up with tater, thinking it would make Clemson fans mad, but instead fans embraced it because it represented part of the agriculture heritage of the school.
And the rest is history
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Athletic Dir [878]
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Re: When did the name "coots" start?
Sep 7, 2014, 11:30 PM
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I think the university hired a consultant to help them market their mascot and team. The consultant informed the school that their mascot (C0CKS) referred to a male reproductive organ. They started that name "COOTS" themselves but the fans loved "C0CKS" and the rest is history!
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LOL.....History rewritten with a bit of Clemson tint!***
Sep 8, 2014, 6:07 AM
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We used it in the 70's***
Sep 8, 2014, 6:48 AM
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Dabo invented the term "Coot" along with "All In" ;-) ****
Sep 8, 2014, 8:58 AM
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