So it appears that my Fresno State Bulldogs are going to be playing some school called Michigan State in a bowl game on New Year's Eve. Having never heard of this school, I doubt its actual existence. Certainly anyone claiming a degree from such a school should be ready to be challenged on the veracity of their claim. This is particularly true for those who claim doctorates from this school. And I bet they can't play football, either! Tom Nixon
This so-called "Michigan State" claims that their football team is called the 'Spartans'. Well, everyone knows that San Jose State are the Spartans.
If I remember correctly, Michigan State lost their accreditation when they lost to Duke in the basketball tournament. I read it on degreeinfo.com, so it must be true.
Also MSU got it's start as the Michigan State Agricultural (sp?) College, so they are well known as big Mooooovers in Michigan. ------------------ M. C. (Mike) Albrecht, PE
Where have you gone, Duffy Daugherty? Biggie turns his lonely eyes to you. John Bear who, since the shameful and still remembered by all who care about college football, 10-10 tie with Notre Dame in 1967, has been more interested in the U. of California Santa Cruz Fighting Banana Slugs
Doctorates? Certainly. NCAAs? Of course. Rose Bowls? Another matter entirely. Where have you gone, Greg Kelser? (Hint: "They got game.") Rich "Dougie Doug" Douglas, who can still go to his left.
Several ask: Fighting Banana Slugs??... That is the official team name for the University of California at Santa Cruz. Just as the Evergreen State College mascot is the geoduck (and full marks to anyone outside the northwest who knows how to pronounce it!). And then there are the University of California at Irvine's Anteaters. And the all-time great one for the Macon, Georgia minor league baseball team, the Macon Whoopies.
And for those who do not believe try http://www.ucsc.edu/general_info/mascot.html ------------------ M. C. (Mike) Albrecht, PE
Here are links for pictures of the beloved slug: http://www.andearth.com/Wallpaper/Huddart/Banana%20Slug.html http://www.ucsc.edu/currents/00-01/03-12/
Hey, now we've got a slug thread: just the thing for a distance learning forum. Every year, in the little town of Monte Rio, north of San Francisco, they have a "Slugfest," featuring a cooking competition, where dishes are prepared with slugs as the main ingredient. I believe they actually had the UC Santa Cruz band one year.
I've eaten a good deal of geoduck (pronounced "gooeyduck")in my mis-spent youth but I've never tasted banana slug chowder. Does anyone have a recipe? Nosborne
It is, after all, just a clam, so any clam recipe will work, if you prepare the geoduck correctly. You will learn how at: http://www.geoduck.org/Content_Frames/recipesMAIN.html
What's a clam? The banana slug? I used to make geoduck chowder like New England clam chowder and it's good. Of course, if you don't HAVE any clams, you can substitute little bits of rubber eraser... Nosborne
I was reminded of this old thread with interesting team names today when I came across the world's WORST university sports team name: the University of Nairobi's Terrorists. (See Federation Fixes Play-Offs Date -- scroll to 2nd last paragraph.) And this in the city that was the site of the 1998 Embassy bombing. What were they thinking?
The answer is simple. They want people to believe that they could unleash terror on any team that dares them. I recommend that they should hire Osama as their team manager
And to keep the record straight(er), it should be pointed out that the Macon Whoopees team has recently moved to Louisville, but the article I read did not say whether they were to be the Louisville Whoopees or not. Makes as much sense as the Utah Jazz. Oh, and they play hockey, not baseball.
