From the August 3, 2016, Chicago Tribune "Top Of The Second."
Some college football fans are going to have to get more creative with their hashtags for the next several weeks. Thanks to the Olympics, #UGA no longer means University of Georgia (or its bulldog mascot , Uga X) and #PUR no longer means Purdue.
Yep, #UGA is what you'll use to talk about Uganda and #PUR stands for Puerto Rico during the Olympics.
Also #ECU (East Carolina University) means Ecuador. Husker fans will have to type out "Go Big Red" because of Great Britain.
Twitter used flag emoji during the 2014 World Cup, but only East Carolina fans felt hash-jacked then.
The Olympics end August 21st and college football kicks off August 26th.
--CootHash
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Thursday, August 18, 2016
Saturday, October 16, 2010
The Tradition Continues at Georgia: Welcome Uga VIII
Today, at the University of Georgia's homecoming game against Vanderbilt, new mascot Uga VIII will make his grand debut.
The Bulldogs have played their last six games with an interim bulldog, Russ. I believe their record this year is an unremarkable 2-4, even with last Saturday's trouncing of Tennessee, so this just might be the ticket for improved play.
So, Uga VIII is the eighth in a continuous line of white English bulldogs to serve as Georgia's mascot.
Uga VIII is registered under the name "Big Bad Bruce" in honor of the university's school of veterinary medicine's Dr. Bruce Hollet who has cared for and treated the Ugas which are owned by the Sonny Seilers family of Savannah, Georgia.
The new Uga is 13 months old and weighs in at 55 pounds and is the grandson of Uga VI. All Ugas have to be direct descendants.
The year I was at Georgia, I think the mascot was Uga III or Uga IV.
Georgia's Gone to the Dogs. --Cooter
The Bulldogs have played their last six games with an interim bulldog, Russ. I believe their record this year is an unremarkable 2-4, even with last Saturday's trouncing of Tennessee, so this just might be the ticket for improved play.
So, Uga VIII is the eighth in a continuous line of white English bulldogs to serve as Georgia's mascot.
Uga VIII is registered under the name "Big Bad Bruce" in honor of the university's school of veterinary medicine's Dr. Bruce Hollet who has cared for and treated the Ugas which are owned by the Sonny Seilers family of Savannah, Georgia.
The new Uga is 13 months old and weighs in at 55 pounds and is the grandson of Uga VI. All Ugas have to be direct descendants.
The year I was at Georgia, I think the mascot was Uga III or Uga IV.
Georgia's Gone to the Dogs. --Cooter
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