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Why so many other Aggie teams?

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cecil77 said:

Dartmouth was once a land grant school.
I feel like this is a trap of some sort.
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Texagtrojan said:

You forgot a few including Kansas state

Formerly known as Aggies:

  • Arkansas State Red Wolves, formerly the "Indians" (1931-2008), "Warriors" (1930-1931), "Gorillas" (1925-1930), and "Aggies" (1911-1925).
  • Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys, originally nicknamed "Aggies"; the term "Wonder Boys" was first attached to the school's football team in an Arkansas Gazette story on November 17, 1920, and was soon officially adopted. The women's nickname of "Golden Suns" was adopted once Tech added women's sports.
  • Colorado State Rams, referred to as "Aggies" before 1957
  • Connecticut Huskies, officially adopted as the nickname in 1934, they had previous been unofficially known as the "Aggies" and the "Statesmen".
  • Fort Lewis Skyhawks, known first as the "Beavers", changed to "Aggies" in the early 1930s, changed to "Raiders" in 1963, and adopted current nickname in 1994
  • Kansas State Wildcats, changed from the "Aggies" and the "Farmers" in 1915, before reverting to the old nicknames that same year, when the school was known as the Kansas State Agricultural College. It was changed permanently in 1920. The school changed its name to Kansas State University later.
  • Maryland Terrapins, made official in 1932, although in unofficial use earlier; formerly the "Old Liners", and before that, the "Aggies" and "Farmers" when the school was known as Maryland Agricultural College.
  • Michigan State Spartans, changed from "Aggies" in 1925, which had been used contemporaneously with the unofficial nicknames of the "Fighting Farmers" and "Farmers".
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs, changed from "Maroons" in 1961, they were known as the "Aggies" under the school changed its name from Mississippi A&M in 1932.
  • North Carolina State Wolfpack, adopted in 1922, previous nicknames had included the "Aggies", "Farmers", "Techs", and "Red Terrors"
  • Oklahoma State Cowboys and Cowgirls -- Oklahoma A&M used the nickname of the "Agriculturalists" in the 1890s, which was shortened to "Aggies" and "Farmers". "Tigers" was briefly used as well, but proved unpopular. In 1924, the media began referring to the teams as the "Cowboys" and it was later officially adopted.
  • Oregon State Beavers, previously known as the "Aggies" and then the "Orangemen". The yearbook was named The Beaver in 1916, which later led to the athletics teams' adoption of the nickname.


Currently known as Aggies:

  • Cameron (Lawton, Oklahoma)
  • Delaware Valley (Doylestown, Pennsylvania)
  • New Mexico State (Las Cruces)
  • North Carolina A&T (Greensboro)
  • Panhandle State (Goodwell, Oklahoma)
  • Texas A&M (College Station)
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Story about the "Minus A" movement at Colorado State:

https://www.coloradoan.com/story/sports/csu/football/2015/04/10/hughes-stadium-fort-collins/25578767/
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BmtAg96 said:

Watching jville state game on espn and noticed they are the Aggies. Wondering why so many other college football teams use the name Aggies. There are at least 4. Weren't we able to trademark the name? I don't see any other college teams called longhorns or buckeyes.
Agriculture used to be super ubiquitous. Ag school people are called Aggies. It used to be even more than today. Okla State was the Aggies for a long time.
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I wear Colorado A&M Aggies shirt whenever I am watching one of their games.
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