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The story behind "COOTS" ?
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The story behind "COOTS" ?


Feb 1, 2011, 12:25 PM

Can someone give me a quick explanation of how USC players/fans became known as "COOTS" ? I am a Clemson fan, but did not attend the school and am not from the area so I have never been sure what it all meant ? thanks in advance! Go tigers!

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Feb 1, 2011, 12:26 PM

the Gamecocks sucked and their mascot is funny.

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A Coot is.....


Feb 1, 2011, 12:30 PM

a slow stupid looking bird or a foolish simple-minded slow-witted person. Considering their mascot and the lions share of their fans base, it's an entirely fitting and appropriate reference.

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Feb 1, 2011, 12:42 PM

Well that makes perfect sense to me now..and I now agree that it is quite fitting!.. thanks man

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...the real usc is out west, and the real university of


Feb 1, 2011, 12:48 PM [ in reply to A Coot is..... ]

south carolina is in clemson so what is left to call them?

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Feb 1, 2011, 12:48 PM

noun
1. any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old world, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
2. any of various other swimming or diving birds, esp. the scoters.
3. Informal . a foolish or crotchety person, esp. one who is old.
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Re: The story behind "COOTS" ?


Feb 1, 2011, 1:24 PM

Here's a different take on "coots"........many of us Clemson boys are from the low country of SC and are avid outdoorsmen and DUCK HUNTERS! Duck hunters often encounter coots while duck hunting and the trick is to make sure of your target and not mistake a coot for a REAL DUCK and therefore waste a good shotgun shell because coots are worthless aquatic fowl (members of the grebe family), cannot be consumed, literally stink and don't even have webbed feet.....not even worthy of being members of the duck family. We often called coots "trash" because of their lowly status. Therefore: coot = trash = gamecock = coot.....get it?

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Coots is for "bird" & Tater is for "farmer?" ***


Feb 1, 2011, 2:58 PM

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