Ghost Posted December 8, 2015 Group: Member Topic Count: 7 Content Count: 2,305 Reputation: 120 Days Won: 6 Joined: 11/29/2010 Share Posted December 8, 2015 So shouldn't you all be East Florida? You mean West? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullsbucsfan426 Posted December 8, 2015 Group: Member Topic Count: 129 Content Count: 3,116 Reputation: 473 Days Won: 7 Joined: 11/28/2010 Share Posted December 8, 2015 So shouldn't you all be East Florida? The reason we're South Florida is because we were the southern most public university in the State of Florida at the time of our founding. FIU, FAU, and FGCU are much more recent universities. It's a misnomer, sure, but there's a reason behind it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchem1995 Posted December 8, 2015 Group: Member Topic Count: 51 Content Count: 3,355 Reputation: 1,099 Days Won: 5 Joined: 04/02/2014 Share Posted December 8, 2015 *sigh*... Bowling Green is located in a relatively flat area of the state (the Mammoth Cave watershed for the geography and geology nerds out there). However, in the middle of the downtown area, there is a 150ft hill. The university began at the very top of the hill back in 1906. The townspeople began to refer to the students who walked up the hill to class as the "Hilltoppers" and the name stuck and became synonymous with WKU. Now as for out big red blob (creatively named "Big Red")...I have no idea. The official media guide says he represents the "Spirit of Western" so yeah, sure. He is an awesome/fun mascot though, so be sure to keep an eye on him during the game.Yeah thanks for that explanation. I kinda know what you mean when you said 'sigh' I was a SIU Saluki for a minute before a was a Bull.Saluki- Egyptian hunting dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George_Bullnard_Shaw Posted December 8, 2015 Group: Member Topic Count: 55 Content Count: 6,740 Reputation: 1,743 Days Won: 17 Joined: 11/04/2012 Share Posted December 8, 2015 The reason we're South Florida is because we were the southern most public university in the State of Florida at the time of our founding. FIU, FAU, and FGCU are much more recent universities. It's a misnomer, sure, but there's a reason behind it.And FGCU is just an upstart USF regional campus! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Style Posted December 8, 2015 Group: Member Topic Count: 109 Content Count: 21,119 Reputation: 4,625 Days Won: 39 Joined: 09/14/2007 Share Posted December 8, 2015 You mean West?Let's be East. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paisa el Toro Posted December 8, 2015 Group: Member Topic Count: 132 Content Count: 10,380 Reputation: 1,058 Days Won: 18 Joined: 08/11/2003 Share Posted December 8, 2015 (edited) So shouldn't you all be East Florida?Finally! In 1956, we were the southernmost public university in the State of Florida. We were called South Florida because of this, not because of our geography.Edit: BullsBucsFan beat me to the punch. Edited December 8, 2015 by Paisa el Toro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull Martin Posted December 8, 2015 Group: Member Topic Count: 148 Content Count: 8,044 Reputation: 228 Days Won: 9 Joined: 12/23/2005 Share Posted December 8, 2015 For the love of Pete they are CUSA not Sunbelt Honest mistake. The American is basically CUSA 2.0 and CUSA is basically Sun Belt 2.0 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raetus Posted December 8, 2015 Group: Member Topic Count: 9 Content Count: 1,037 Reputation: 309 Days Won: 12 Joined: 01/31/2010 Share Posted December 8, 2015 (edited) You mean West?This isn't his fault. In 1894, the state of Kentucky abolished the cardinal direction 'West' because it got too confusing for its citizens. Also, Kentucky has no rectangles (only squares) and all mammals are referred to as cats. Edited December 8, 2015 by Raetus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotsofbull99 Posted December 8, 2015 Group: Member Topic Count: 114 Content Count: 6,744 Reputation: 912 Days Won: 17 Joined: 02/17/2002 Share Posted December 8, 2015 Honest mistake. The American is basically CUSA 2.0 and CUSA is basically Sun Belt 2.0I thought they where playing with MTSU in the OHIO Valley Conference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDYZR Posted December 8, 2015 Group: Member Topic Count: 486 Content Count: 12,473 Reputation: 2,851 Days Won: 25 Joined: 12/14/2005 Share Posted December 8, 2015 So shouldn't you all be East Florida? BOOM! Speaking of realization... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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